湖南省湘潭县高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解基础选编1.docx

1、湖南省湘潭县高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解基础选编1湖南湘潭县2016高考英语二轮阅读理解基础选编（1）高考英语阅读理解提升全程训练及答案阅读理解-AMany people believe Henry Ford invented the automobile (汽车). But Henry Ford did not start to build his first car until 1896. That was eleven years after two Germans developed the worlds first automobile. Many people believe Hen

2、ry Ford invented the production line that moved a cars parts to the worker, instead of making the worker move to the parts. That is not true, either. Many factory owners used methods of this kind before Ford. What Henry Ford did was to use other peoples ideas and make them better. And he made the wh

3、ole factory a moving production line. In the early days of the automobile, almost every car maker raced his cars. It was the best way of gaining public notice. Henry Ford decided to build a racing car. Fords most famous race was his first one. It was also the last race in which he drove the car hims

4、elf. The race was in 1901, at a field near Detroit. All of the most famous cars had entered, but only two were left: the Winton and Fords. The Winton was famous for its speed. Most people thought the race was over before it began. The Winton took an early lead. But halfway through the race, it began

5、 to lose power. Ford started to gain. And near the end of the race, he took the lead. Ford won the race and defeated the Winton. His name appeared in newspapers and he became well-known all over the United States. Within weeks of the race, Henry Ford formed a new automobile company. In the 1903, a d

6、octor in Detroit bought the first car from the company. That sale was the beginning of Henry Fords dream. Ford said: I will build a motor car for the great mass of people. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for one person to operate and care for. It will be built of the best ma

7、terials. It will be built by the best men to be employed. And it will be built with the simplest plans that modem engineering can produce. It will be so low in price that no man making good money will be unable to own one. The Model T was a car of that kind. It only cost $850. It was a simple machin

8、e that drivers could depend on. Doctors bought the Model T. So did farmers. Even criminals. They considered it the fastest and surest form of transportation. Americans loved the Model T. They wrote stories and songs about it. Thousands of Model Ts were built in the first few years.( ) 1. What do we

9、know about Henry Ford from Paragraph 1?A. He made good use of ideas from others. B. He produced the first car in the world. C. He knew how to improve auto parts.D. He invented the production line.【答案】：A【解析】：细节题。由文章What Henry Ford did was to use other peoples ideas and make them better.可选A。( ) 2. Why

10、 did Henry Ford take part in the 1901 car race? A. To show off his driving skills. B. To draw public attention.C. To learn about new technology. D. To raise money for his new company. 【答案】：B。【解析】：细节题。由文章第3段The Winton was famous for its speed. Most people thought the race was over before it began.可得出

11、 B。 ( ) 3. “That sale” in Paragraph 4 refers to .A. the selling of Ford cars at reduced prices B. the sale of Model T to the mass of people C. the selling of a car to a Detroit doctorD. the sales target for the Ford Company【答案】：C【解析】：猜测词义，有上文In the 1903, a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from

12、 the company.可知。( ) 4. What was Henry Fords dream according to the text? A. Producing cars for average customers.B. Building racing cars of simple design. C. Designing more car models. D. Starting more companies.【答案】：A 【解析】：细节题，由I will build a motor car for the great mass of people可选A。 阅读理解-BThe Coa

13、lition for the Homeless is an organization that seeks to address the needs of the homeless population in the United States. It is a network of offices, some of which provide food and houses for the homeless population, and some of which fight for the passing of laws that of over two hundred million

14、people living in the United States, up to three million are homelessand the number is still growing. Since the late 1970s,fast rising house prices, large cuts in government supported housing programs, and economic recession(经济衰退)have made it impossible for many Americans to meet housing costs. Sadly

15、, this has resulted in a number of persons being forced to leave their homes and/or unable to find new affordable homes. According to another research, families with children appear to be the fastest-growing part of the homeless population, making up 39% of it. The old idea of a homeless person, tha

16、t of the single man who gets drunk all the time, is no longer true. A much lager part of the population now finds itself homeless. Even worse, once a person becomes homeless, he often finds it impossible to find a job, since most employers require anyone who wants a job from them to provide a home a

17、ddress on a job application. ( ) 1. The word “address” in the first line probably means .A. talk about B. deal with C. fight for D. write to【答案】：B【解析】：猜测词义题。由后文It is a network of offices, some of which provide food and houses for the homeless population, and some of which fight for the passing of la

18、ws that of over two hundred million people living in the United States,可得出选B。( ) 2. How many people are homeless in the U.S. according to the Coalition studies?A. 39% of the population. B. 200 million people.C. About 3 million people. D. About one-fifth of the population.【答案】：C【解析】：细节题，由up to three

19、million are homeless可得出C。( ) 3. Homeless people often have difficulty finding a job because .A. they have no home addressesB. they mostly have a drinking problemC. they arent supported by government programsD. they often dont have enough work experience【答案】：A【解析】：细节题，由he often finds it impossible to

20、 find a job, since most employers require anyone who wants a job from them to provide a home address on a job application.可知。( ) 4. What is the main cause of the rising number of the homeless in the U.S.?A. The passing of new housing laws. B. The fast growth of family size. C. The slow construction

21、of houses. D. The ever-rising price of housing.【答案】：D【解析】：细节题，由fast rising house prices, large cuts in government supported housing programs, and economic recession(经济衰退)可知选D。阅读理解。Every year in America, high-school students who want to go on to college take a national examination called the Scholast

22、ic Aptitude Test, or SAT in a shortened way. Their score is an important factor in determining which colleges will admit them or whether any will be admitted at all. The Scholastic Aptitude Test muasures ones mathematical ability and use of the English language. Traditionally, the English portion in

23、volved grammatical questions and paragraphs that test reading comprehension. But the SAT folks have added a single question , to be answered in an essay, hand-written on the spot. Thats an interesting way to test writing ability, but content aside, have you ever seen young peoples handwriting lately

24、? Or anyones for that matter, in this age of computer keyboards? Students write numbers and sign their names on bank checks. They scribble class notes in what can generously be described as the written word. And they hand-write, or more often print, a word or two of identification on luggage and lun

25、ch bags. Otherwise, penmanship(书法)-once taught so morally and carefully by second-grade teachers, has gone the way of the dodo bird which has died out.Yet todays kids are asked to write, thoughtfully and legibly, for several minutes on this SAT Test. Good luck to the test scorers who must work out d

26、ifficultly the scrawl of young people whove been typing on computers since the age of three! Teachers insist that good handwriting can not only help ones score on the SAT, but also, later on in life, impress potential employers and earn bigger tax refunds because the tax inspectors can actually read

27、 the computations. And dont forget, we all have to resort to handwriting from rime to time, as computers go down when the power goes out. 1. The subjects to be tested in the SAT include . A. math,English,reading and handwriting B. math, grammar,reading and writing C. math,foreign language and writin

28、g D. math,English and handwriting答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由第一段最后两句话 “The Scholastic Aptitude Test muasures ones mathematical ability and use of the English language. Traditionally, the English portion involved grammatical questions and paragraphs that test reading comprehension.”和第二段第一句话 “But the SAT folks

29、have added a single question , to be answered in an essay, hand-written on the spot.”可知，答案为B。 2.The author write this passage to introduce the fact that . A. writing seems to be very important in the SAT B. those who will go to colleges have to take the SAT C. students should practice handwriting mo

30、re often D. at the computer age kids dont know how to write. 答案解析：答案为C。本题为文章的主旨大意题。全文由SAT考试增加书面表达部分的改革引入话题-当前学生不重视书写，因此此项改革就是为了使学生书写工整，改掉书写潦草的坏习惯。故答案为C。3. What does the underlined word “scribble”probably mean? A. write quickly and roughly B. take notes difficultly C. print penmanship carefully D. de

31、scribe written word generously 答案解析：答案为A。本题为词义推断题。结合划线部分的上下文，在这个计算机时代，学生手写的内容已经非常罕见，只有一两个单词写在行李箱或者午餐包上，用来辨认物主，书法在其他场合就像嘟嘟鸟一样灭绝了。故可以推断，学生在课堂上记笔记非常潦草。故答案为A，迅速而粗糙地书写。4. According to the passage good handwriting can . A. help students get high scores in tests B. make a student more popular C. measure st

32、udentss ability D. assist one to get a job答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由文章最后一段 “Teachers insist that good handwriting can not only help ones score on the SAT, but also, later on in life, impress potential employers and earn bigger tax refunds because the tax inspectors can actually read the computations.”可知，漂亮的书法不仅对SAT考试得分起到帮助作用，而且能给今后找工作时的雇主留下良好的印象，获得更多的退税。故答案为D，帮助一个人找工作。干扰项最强的A选项“帮助学生获得高分”拔高了文章的意思。故答案为D。阅读理解-AThe space shuttle Columbia flared and broke up in the skies over