北京平谷区高考英语阅读理解和作文自选练习6.docx

1、北京平谷区高考英语阅读理解和作文自选练习6北京平谷区2016高考英语 阅读理解和作文自选练习（6）阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。Have you got some paper, a pair of scissors and, above all, a desire to decorate your house? Then, we have the perfect holiday artwork for you: Make Star Wars snowflakes (雪花). Remembered as a cherished form of work

2、in classrooms before the holidays, paper snowflakes have drawn many peoples attention again.The designer, Anthony Herrera, just recently released his 2013 collection. The Star Wars snowflake designs began as just doing designs of characters that I and my daughter wanted to make three years ago, Herr

3、era told us in an email. The second year I introduced vehicles, and this year I decided to push further by designing battle scenes.Sometimes, he feels a bit bored with his job. With each year, the designs have got more detailed and various, but the process of creating them remained the same: sketchi

4、ng figures on paper with a pencil until a symmetrical (对称）pattern comes out, then scanning the designs and cut them with scissors. However, he says he has plenty of ideas for new flakes next year, so no two will ever be the same. Hopefully with Star Wars: Episode VII coming in 2015 hell have even mo

5、re work in the future. Check out your favorite finished versions of Herreras flakes (from both 2013 and previous years) and download the pictures beneath them and then get down to creating your own work. A warning: Most designs arent for the casual flake-maker, so patience you must have.1. Making pa

6、per snowflakes draws many peoples attention probably because _.A. it is a traditional form of decoration B. it is a course of artwork in school C. it is a way of killing time in holiday D. it is designed by Anthony Herrera2. From the text, we know that Herrera _.A. can make snowflakes with his daugh

7、ters helpB. made more complicated designs before 2013C. introduced paper vehicles in 2011D. will make a great variety of detailed paper flakes3. Herrera is fed up with the job sometimes because _A. he has to design detailed and different patternsB. he has to follow the fixed process of paper cutting

8、C. he spends much time designing, scanning and cuttingD. he has few ideas for what the next designs will be like4. By writing the last paragraph, the author tries to _.A. offer us more information about Herreras paper cuttingB. tell us how to download picture of snowflakesC. instruct people to be a

9、real creative artistD. remind us of being patient with Herreras designs【参考答案】14、ADBC 【由安徽省合肥市2014高考模拟题改编】阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。Can I get a light? This question is among the most common between smokers. What if this question was to come from an unusual source? In April 2014, the Nationa

10、l Health Promotion Foundation uploaded an anti-smoking advertisement onto YouTube. The anti-smoking ad has quickly been known as the most powerful anti-smoking ad.The anti-smoking video, called the Smoking Kid, features children walking up to adult smokers asking for a light. The children in the ad

11、are actors but the adults smoking are unsuspecting participants in the project.The video begins with the statement adults know that smoking is harmful, but dont remind themselves of this fact Once a smoking kid approaches the adults, every adult asked is shocked that a child with a cigarette in hand

12、 is asking for a light. The first adult starts by saying, Im not giving it to you, and the video goes on to state every adult filmed said no and reminded the children that smoking is bad.Before going away, the kid hands each adult a booklet after being turned down for a light. The booklet says, You

13、worry about me, but why not about yourself? Each adult looks around for the child as their faces are filled with confusion and discomfort.The video shows that a few of the smokers quickly threw away their cigarettes or put their cigarettes away, showing that this experiment was affective at that mom

14、ent.The most influential element in the ad isnt the use of children or the responses from the smoking adults. It comes down to something much simpler than that. Why is it that we worry about other people, forgetting to worry about ourselves?1. According to the text, the anti-smoking ad is _.A. unusu

15、al B. shocking C. influential D. encouraging2. The underlined word unsuspecting (in Para. 2) probably means _A. uninformed B. unwilling C. unfortunate D. unacceptable3. What are the adults，reactions to the children asking for a light?A. They pay no attention to childrens request.B. They reject kids，

16、request and educate them.C. They look around for childrens parents.D. They quickly throw childrens cigarettes away.4. The best title of the text might be _.A. Give up smoking, for your own sake B. Keep away from smoking, adults C. Tell your children not to smoke D. Reject a child asking for a light【

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22、, many other complicated diseases and metabolic(新陈代谢的) diseases.Our students come from varied academic and cultural background. This rich diversity adds to your unique learning experience.64. If you intend to apply for admission to this college, you need to_. A. complete your high school studies B.

23、visit the college admission advisers C. attend the exams held by the college D. go through the online application procedure65. Once admitted, most of the students can get _. A. student loans B. free financial support C. different scholarships D. part-time jobs66 . The strength of their school learni

24、ng environment mainly lies in _.A. task-based and school-based B. application and school-basedC. cooperation and competition D. innovation and teamwork67. The advertisement is designed for _.A. all potential applicants B. Singaporean students onlyC. international teachers D. US applicants only【参考答案】

25、64-67、DB DA 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Three years ago, the president of Harvard, Lawrence H. Summers, got into trouble for questioning womens“intrinsic (内在的)aptitude (能力)”for science and engineering. Recently, a study paid for by Americas National Science Foundation has found that girls

26、 perform as well as boys on standardized math tests. Although boys in high school performed better than girls in math 20 years ago, the researchers found that is no longer the case. The reason, they said, is simple: Girls used to take fewer advanced math courses than boys, but now they are taking ju

27、st as many. “Now that enrollment in advanced math courses is equalized, we dont see gender differences in test performance,” said Marcia C. Linn of the University of California, Berkeley, a co-author of the study. “But people are surprised by these findings, which suggests to me that the stereotypes

28、 are still there.”The researchers looked at the average test scores of all students, the performance of the most gifted children and the ability to solve complex math problems. They found, in every category, that girls did as well as boys. Janet Hyde, a professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madi

29、son, who led the study, said the stereotypes about girls and math, had taken a toll (造成伤害). “The stereotype that boys do better at math is still held widely by teachers and parents,” hyde said. “And teachers and parents guide girls, giving them advice about what courses to take, what careers to purs

30、ue. I still hear anecdotes about guidance counselors (顾问)steering (指导)girls away from engineering, telling them they wont be able to do the math.”The study also analyzed the gender gap on the math section of the SAT. Since more girls than boys go to college, about 100, 000 more girls than boys take

31、the test, including lower-achieving girls who bring down the girls average score.1. What might be the reason to carry out the study? A. To put Harvard University to shame for its presidents prejudice against girls. B. To find out if theres any gender gap in science. C. To help girls to earn equal so

32、cial status as boys. D. To enroll more girls in advanced math courses in the university. 2. Which statement about peoples opinions of girls is NOT true? A. People still find it hard to believe average girls perform in math as well as boys. B. Highly educated people are more likely to accept the fact that girls can do well in math. C. Many teachers and pa