重庆市渝中区高考英语短文阅读类暑假选练5.docx

1、重庆市渝中区高考英语短文阅读类暑假选练5重庆市渝中区2016高考英语短文阅读类暑假选练（5）【陕西省西安市长安一中2014第二次模拟】 阅读些列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出你最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Scientists have long had it in their mind to make a robot lizard (蜥蜴). They began with finding out why a lizard can hang on a wall. They noticed the lizards toes were unique: They h

2、ave suckers (吸盘), which enable it to hang on walls. They, therefore, made a robot with suckers on its hands and feet. The robot could hang on the wall but fell off when crawling. So, they went on researching. 6 years ago, scientists discovered that suckers only were not enough. It is the bristles (刚

3、毛) on each foot that adds friction (摩擦) and static adsorption (静电吸附力) that makes a lizard move on the smooth wall easily without falling down. Then scientists made great efforts to fix thick bristles to the robots hands and feet. However, the effect was not satisfactory. The robot still couldnt atta

4、ch itself firmly to the wall. Scientists got puzzled: How on earth can the lizard crawl on an extremely smooth wall or even on a ceiling without dropping off? An accidental finding inspired them: One day a scientist happened to see an animal attack a lizard and bite off its tail. The lizard broke aw

5、ay from the animals teeth and threw itself on a wall to escape, only to fall off heavily on the ground. The scientist wondered: Is it the tail that plays an important role in its travelling on the wall? He caught some lizards for an experiment. The result proved his assumption: A tailless lizard has

6、 no trouble walking on an ordinary wall but cant on a smooth one. A further study showed the lizards tail can prevent it falling over backward and, whats more, that the tail acts as an additional leg while one of the lizards legs leaves the wall, which is always the case while it is walking on the w

7、all. Thus, Tailbot, a super tailed robot, is born. 49. What part(s) would be a must if scientists just wanted a robot which can hang on the wall? A. Suckers. B. Suckers and bristles. C. Suckers, bristles and a tail.D. Hands, feet, bristles and a tail. 50. The bristles function as something _. A. to

8、protect the lizards toes from injury B. to produce friction and static adsorption C. to prevent a lizard falling over backward D. to help a lizard move about without falling51. The biggest importance of a lizards tail lies in _. A. helping support the body B. serving as another leg C. sticking to th

9、e wallD. stopping slipping 52. What does the underlined part in the fifth paragraph refer to? A. A lizard often falls over backward while it travels on the wall.B. A lizard often has three legs on the wall while walking on the wall. C. A lizards tail will replace one of its legs while it moves on th

10、e wall. D. A lizards tail often stops it fall over backward while moving on the wall.【参考答案】4950、AB 512、BC 【2015高考复习】阅读理解 For many people，volunteering is a way of life.Holidays are the time of the year that more people are in a giving mood.Homeless shelters，childrens hospitals，and nursing homes are e

11、xcellent places to give of ones time.Volunteering in Homeless SheltersThere is a homeless directory online that anyone can easily access to find the closest homeless shelter to their home.According to the homeless shelter directory，currently there are 3,233 shelters in the US，so it is not difficult

12、to find a shelter.Helping to serve food，picking up donations of food，preparing meals，and cleaning up are things that one can do to help at a homeless shelter.Volunteering in Childrens HospitalsEvery child needs comfort and joy，especially during the holiday seasons.By visiting sick children in hospit

13、als，an individual provides helping hands by supplementing the services usually done by the hospital staff.Personalizing the hospital experience adds to the comfort and happiness of the children and their families.Volunteers provide help，and positive interactions (相互交流) which enhance the patients qua

14、lity of care.Help is needed almost everywhere in a hospital；from the lobby，parking lot，cafeteria，to admitting，helping with the gift cart，and even reading to children in the waiting rooms or their hospital rooms.Volunteering in Nursing HomesAccording to the National Center for Health Statistics，“Over

15、 50% of those living in nursing homes do not have close relatives and 46% have no living children.” Life in a nursing home is lonely，confusing，and frightening for many residents.Volunteering at a nursing home is a great opportunity to make a difference in someone elses life.Playing cards，sitting wit

16、h and talking to a resident，taking a walk，or sharing a meal makes a huge difference，especially when they have no other sole on earth to visit them.The three examples above are only a small fraction of institutions in which volunteers are needed.Giving of oneself，especially during the holidays blesse

17、s and cheers others.【语篇解读】本文介绍了人们在假期中可以选择去做志愿活动的三个地方。1According to the passage，what can a volunteer do in nursing homes?AVisiting the sick children. BPicking up the donated food. CHelping with the gift cart. DPlaying cards with a lonely old man.解析细节理解题。根据文中Volunteering in Nursing Homes部分的描述可知D项正确。A、

18、C项是在childrens hospitals可以做的事，B项是在homeless shelters可以做的事。答案D2What can we learn about the volunteering?AYou can only volunteer during the holidays. BYou can help prepare meals in a nursing home. CIt is easy to find a homeless shelter to volunteer. DHelp is needed everywhere in a homeless shelter.解析细节理

19、解题。根据文中的“There is a homeless directory online that anyone can easily access to find the closest homeless shelter to their home.”可知，人们很容易找到一个能在里面做志愿活动的流浪者之家。其他三项都是与文章内容不符。答案C3In a childrens hospital，which of the following is true?AOver 50% of those living there do not have relatives.BA personal visit

20、 brings happiness to a sick boy.CChildren live a lonely and frightening life.DChildren love listening to volunteers reading.解析细节理解题。根据文中Volunteering in Childrens Hospitals部分的描述可知B项正确，A、C两项错误，D项文中未提及。答案B4The best title for the passage would be_.AGiving of oneself cheers others BVolunteering is a way

21、of lifeCVolunteering during the holidays DGiving is better than taking解析主旨大意题。全文主要介绍了假期中人们可以选择去做志愿活动的三个地方。故C项作为本文的标题最佳。答案C阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 Money is all surrounding usEvery day, we see it, use it, and it is on the tip of our tongueDid you ever stop to take into consideration where the m

22、oney that you carry around every day comes from? Making new money is a very unique job and no easy taskIt has up to 65 steps. When the money in circulation（流通）gets dirty and worn out, it is replaced with new money. The old money is taken from banks and brought to places where it is destroyed. Usuall

23、y, the old money is burned. The burned money is replaced by new paper money. If old money is being replaced, then new money is printed in a place called a mint（造币厂）Large sheets of paper are printed with many pictures of some currency （流通货币）These large sheets are cut into individual billsThe individu

24、al bills are then put together in big stacks and then sent to banks Sometimes the mint will make a new bill with a new picture （portraits of statesman and places of interest are favoured）or a new colour. It is not easy for the government to make a new bill. It takes a long time, and there are many s

25、teps to go through before a new bill can be sent to banks, First, people in the government decide that a new kind of bill is needed. Then, they ask an artist to design the new billA different artist cuts the new picture into a soft piece of metal called a dieThe dies are made and put onto large prin

26、ting machinesThen, very special paper is used, which no one but the mint can haveAlong with this special paper, the mint also prints currency using special coloursAfter the dies print the new currency onto the paper, the bills are cut, stacked, and sent off to the banks1From the passage we know that

27、 Abanks make new money Bit takes 65 procedures to make new money Cmints decide what kind of bill is needed Dold money that is not used is forever stored in a special place2We can infer from the passage that a die is _ Asomething for dead people Ba special machine that prints the money Ca special pie

28、ce of paper that the money is made from Da piece of metal that puts the picture on the money3Which of the following shows the right order of dealing with new money? New money is printed in a mint Bills are cut from large sheets of special paper New money is sent in large amounts to banks The governm

29、ent decides to make new money A B C D4Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? AThe reason for making new money BThe processes of making a new bill CThe amount of new money needed DThings used to make new money or a new bill5. Where can you most probably find this kind of article?A. a

30、 daily newspaper B. a fashion magazine C. textbook D. an advertisement【参考答案】15、BDDCC完型填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Rosa liked making up stories. She was so _1_ that her classmates believed her from time to time. In fact, the whole class believed her! At first she supposed it was _2_.

31、 Now, as she got up to _3_ before the class, She knew that make believe stories had some way of coming back to make you sad.Rosas parents were separated. Nine months out of the year, Rosa lived with her mother in an apartment on Anderson Street. But when summer _4_, she went to her fathers farm in A

32、rizona.The farm was great! Rosa rode horses and _5_ with some farm work. Her father, however, was so _6_ that he couldnt find time to go places with her. When she arrived each summer, her father would _7_ her at the airport and take her out to eat. And the day she went back to the _8_ he would always buy her a p