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高考英语全国卷2

2016年全国英语2卷

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15题：

每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

What'son?

ElectricUnderground

7.30pm—1.00amFreeattheCyclopsTheatre

Doyouknowwho'splayinginyourarea?

We'rebringingyouaneveroidgoflive

andpopmusicfromthebestlocalbands.Areyouinterestedinbecomingamusicianandgettingarecordingcontract合同）?

Ifso,comeearlytothetalkat7.30pmby

JulesSkye,asuccessfulrecordproducer.He'sgoingtotalkabouthowyoucanfind

therightpersontoproduceyoumusic.

GeeWhizz

8.30pm-10.30pmComedyatKaleidoscopecomedyscene.Thisjoyfulshowwillpleaseeveryone,fromtheyoungesttotheoldest.

GeeWhizzreallyknowshowtomakeyoulaugh!

Ourbarisopenfrom7.00pmfordrinksandsnacks快餐）.

Simon'sWorkshop

5.00pm-7.30pmWednesdaysatVictoriaStage

Thisisagoodchaneeforanyonewhowantstolearnhowtodocomedy.Theworkshoplooksateverykindofcomedy,andpracticesmanydifferentwaysofmakingpeoplelaugh.Simonisacomdianandactorwhohas10years'experieneeofteachingcomedy.Hisworkshopsareexcitingandfun.AneveningwithSimonwill

giveyoutheconfideneetobefunny.

CharlotteStone

8.00pm-11.00pmPizzaWorld

Finefoodwithbeautifuljazzmusic;thisisagreateveningout.CharlotteStonewillperformsongsfromhernewbest-sellingCD,withJamesPickeringonthepiano.ThemenuisItalian,withexcellentmeatandfreshfish,pizzasandpast面食）.Bookearlytogetatable.Ourbarisopenallday,andservescocktails,coffee,beer,andwhitewine.

21.Whocanhelpyouifyouwanttohaveyourmusicproduced?

A.JulesSkye.B.GeeWhizz.

C.CharlotteStone.D.JamesPickering.

22.Atwhichplacecanpeopleofdifferentagesenjoyagoodlaugh?

A.TheCyclopsTheatreB.KaleidoscopeC.VictoriaStageD.Pizza

World

23.WhatdoweknowaboutSimon'sWorkshop?

A.Itrequiresmembershipstatus.B.Itlaststhreehourseachtime.

C.Itisrunbyacomedyclub.D.ItisheldeveryWednesday.

24.WhenwillCharlotteStoneperformhersongs?

A.5.00pm-7.30pm.B.7.30pm—1.00am.

C.8.00pm-11.00pm.D.8.30pm-10.30pm.

B

Fiveyearsago,whenItaughtartataschoolinSeattle,IusedTinkertoysasatest

atthebeginningofatermtofindoutsomethingaboutmystudents.Iputasmallsetof

Tinkertoysinfrontofeachstudent,andsaid:

”MakesomethingoutoftheTinkertoys.

Youhave45minutestoday-and45minuteseachdayfortherestoftheweek.”

Afewstudentshesitatedtostart.Theywaitedtoseetherestoftheclasswoulddo.

Severalotherscheckedtheinstructionsandmadesomethingaccordingtooneofthemodelplansprovided.Anothergroupbuiltsomethingoutoftheirownimaginations.

OnceIhadaboywhoworkedexperimentallywithTinkertoysinhisfreetime.Hisconstructionsfilledashelfintheartclassroomandagoodpartofhisbedroomathome.Iwasdelightedatthepreseneeofsuchastudent.Herewasanexceptionallycreativemindatwork.HispreseneemeantthatIhadanunexpectedteachingassistantinclasswhosecreativitywouldinfect感染）otherstudents.

Encouragingthiskindofthinkinghasadownside.Irantheriskoflosingthose

studentswhohadadifferentstyleofthinking.Withoutfailonewoulddeclare,

I'mjustnotcreative.”

“Doyoudreamatnightwhenyou'reasleep?

”

Oh,sure.

“Sotellmeoneofyourmostinterestingdreams.”Thestudentwouldtellsomething

wildlyimaginative.Flyingintheskyorinatimemachineorgrowingthreeheads.

“That'sprettycreative.Whodoesthatforyou?

”

“Nobody.Idoit.”

“Real-atnight,whenyou'reasleep?

”

“Sure.”

“Trydoingitinthedaytime,inclass,okay?

”

25.TheteacherusedTinkertoysinclassinorderto?

A.knowmoreaboutthestudentsB.makethelessonsmoreexciting

C.raisethestidents'interestinartD.teachthestudentsabouttoydesign

26.WhatdoweknowabouttheboymentionedinParagraph3?

A.Helikedtohelphisteacher.B.Hepreferredtostudyalone.

C.Hewasactiveinclass.D.Hewasimaginative.

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“downside”inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Mistake.B.Drawback.C.Difficulty.D.Burden.

28.Whydidtheteacheraskthestudentstotalkabouttheirdreams?

A.Tohelpthemtoseetheircreativity.B.Tofindoutabouttheirsleepinghabits.

C.Tohelpthemtoimprovetheirmemory.D.Tofindoutabouttheirwaysof

thinking.

C

Readingcanbeasocialactivity.Thinkofthepeoplewhobelongtobookgroups.

Theychoosebookstoreadandthenmeettodiscussthem.Now,thewebsite

BookCrossinturnsthepageonthetraditionalideaofabookgroup.

Membersgoonthesiteandregisterthebookstheyownandwouldliketoshare.

BookCrossingprovidesanidentificationnumbertostickinsidethebook.Thenthepersonleavesitinapublicplace,hopingthatthebookwillhaveanadventure,travelingfarandwidewitheachnewreaderwhofinds_it.

BrucePederson,themanagingdirectorofBookCrossing,says,“Thetwothings

thatchangeyourlifearethepeopleyoumeetandbooksyouread.BookCrossingcombinesboth.”

Membersleavebooksonparkbenchesandbuses,intrainstationsandcoffeeshops.Whoeverfindstheirbookwillgotothesiteandrecordwheretheyfoundit.

Peoplewhofindabookcanalsoleaveajournalentrydescribingwhattheythoughtofit.E-mailsarethensenttotheBookCrossingtokeepthemupdatedaboutwheretheirbookshavebeenfound.BrucePetersonsaystheideaisforpeoplenottobeselfishbykeepingabooktogatherdustonashelfathome.

BookCrossingispartofatrendamongpeoplewhowanttogetbacktothe“re

andnotthevirtual虚拟）.Thesitenowhasmorethanonemillionmembersinmorethanonehundredthirty-fivecountries.

29.Whydoestheauthormentionbookgroupsinthefirstparagraph?

A.Toexplainwhattheyare.

B.TointroduceBookCrossing.

C.Tostresstheimportaneeofreading.

D.Toencouragereaderstosharetheirideas.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?

A.Thebook.B.Anadventure.

C.Apublicplace.D.Theidentificationnumber.

31.WhatwillaBookCrosserdowithabookafterreadingit?

A.Meetotherreaderstodiscussit.B.Keepitsafeinhisbookcase.

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C.Passitontoanotherreader.D.Mailitbacktoitsowner.

32.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.OnlineReading:

AVirtualTourB.ElectronicBooks:

AnewTrend

C.ABookGroupBringsTraditionBackD.AWebsiteLinksPeoplethroughBooks

D

AnewcollectionofphotosbringsanunsuccessfulAntarcticvoyagebacktolife.

FrankHurley'spictureswouldbeoutstanding----undoubtedlyfirst-ratephoto-journalism---iftheyhadbeenmadelastweek.Infact,theywereshotfrom1914through1916,mostofthemafteradisastrousshipwreck海滩）,byacameramanwhohadnoreasonableexpectationofsurvival.Manyoftheimageswerestoredinanicechest,underfreezingwater,inthedamagedwoodenship.

TheshipwastheEnduranee,asmall,tight,Norwegian-builtthree-masterthatwasintendedtotakeSirErnestShackletonandasmallcrewofseamenandscientists,27meninall,tothesouthernmostshoreofAntarcticaWeddellSea.FromthatpointShackletonwantedtoforceapassagebydogsled（雪橇）acrossthecontinent.ThejourneywasintendedtoachievemorethanwhatCaptainRobertFalconScotthaddone.CaptainScotthadreachedtheSouthPoleearlyin1912buthaddiedwithhisfourcompanionsonthemarchback.

AswriterCarolineAlexandermakesclearinherforcefulandwell-researchedstoryTheEnduranee,adventuringwaseventhenathoroughlycommercialeffort.Scott'slastjourney,completedasbelayinatentdyingofcoldandhunger,caughttheworld'isnagination,andafilmmadeinhishonordrewcrowds.Shackleton,aonetimeBritishmerchant-navyofficerwhohadgottowithin100milesoftheSouthPolein1908,startedabusinessbeforehis1914voyagetomakemoneyfrommovieandstillphotography.FrankHurley,aconfidentandgiftedAustralianphotographerwhoknewtheAntarctic,washiredtomaketheimages,mostofwhichhaveneverbeforebeenpublished.

33.WhatdoweknowaboutthephotostakenbyHurley?

A.Theyweremadelastweek

B.Theyshowedunderseasceneries

C.Theywerefoundbyacameraman

D.Theyrecordedadisastrousadventure

34.WhoreachedtheSouthPolefirstaccordingtothetext?

A.FrankHurleyB.ErnestShackleton

C.RobertFalconScottD.CarolineAlexander

35.WhatdoesAlexanderthinkwasthepurposeofthe1914voyage?

A.ArtisticcreationB.Scientificresearch

C.MoneymakingD.Treasurehunting

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项

为多余选项。

Agardenthat'sjustrightforyou

Haveyouevervisitedagardenthatseemedjustrightforyou,wheretheatmosphereofthegardenappearedtototalmorethanthesum（总和）ofitsparts?

36_.Butitdoesn'happenbyaccident.Itstartswithlookinginsideyourselfandunderstandingwhoyouarewithrespecttothenaturalworldandhowyouapproachthegardeningprocess.

•37

Somepeoplemaythinkthatagardenisnomorethanplants,flowers,patternsandmassesofcolor.Othersareconcernedaboutusinggardeningmethodsthatrequirelesswaterandfewerfertilizers（月肥料）.38.However,thereareanumberofotherreasonsthatmightexplainwhyyouwanttogarden.Oneofthemcomesfromourearliestyears.

•Recal回忆）yourchildhoodmemories

Ourmodelofwhatagardenshouldbeoftengoesbacktochildhood.Grandma's

rosegardenandDad'svegetablegardenmightbegoodorbad,butthat'snotwha