高考英语阅读理解集训十一.docx
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高考英语阅读理解集训十一
2016高考英语阅读理解集训(十一)
【高效增分】第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题,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、D)中,选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Test1
A
WhenIfirstheardaboutgeocaching(地理寻宝),Iwasskeptical.ButthemoreIthoughtaboutit,themoreitseemedlikeaninterestingidea.Iatleastwantedtotryitonce.
Havingfamiliarizedmyselfwithhowthegameworks,Isetoutinsearchofmyfirstcache.Mytriptookmethroughaseriesoflivelyhutong(胡同),pastanumberofsmalltemples,andrightintothecourtyardofaquietyouthhotel.Ispentseveralminuteslookingaround,butcouldn'tfindanything.Justbeforelwasabouttogiveup,Ispottedacolorfulobjectinthecrackofawall.Coulditbethehiddencache?
Atthatmomentgroupofbackpackersamped.Accordingtothegame'srules,peoplewhoarenotinthegamemustnotbeallowedtofindoutaboutsecretcaches.SoIpretendedtomakeaphonecallwhilewaitingforthemtoleave.Whenthecoastwasclear,Igrabbedtheobject.Itwasthecache!
Iopeneditandpulledoutacrumpled(皱的)sheetofpaperwithseveralnamesandcelebratorymessageswrittenonit.Iaddedmyownandreplacedthecacheinitshidingplace,readyforthenextgeocachertofind.
Itmayseemlikeasimplegame,buttheideathattherearecacheshiddenallaroundusisexciting.Onceyou'rehooked,it'seasytosetyourselfthegoaloffindingeverysinglecacheinaneighborhoodorevenanentirecity.Therealtreasure,however,isnotthecacheitself,buttheplacesittakesyouto.
HuntingforfurthercacheshassinceintroducedmetoplaceswhichIdidn'tevenknowexisted.Somearepeacefulparks,whileothersareforgottenhistoricalsites.AfewcacheshaveevenbeeninplacesIpassedregularlywithoutgivingthemanythought.Now,feelamuchcloserconnection.
21.Whatwastheauthor'sinitialattitudetogeocaching?
A.Hethoughtitinteresting.B.Hewantedtotryitatonce.
C.Heshowedlittleinterestinit.D.Hefounditunsuitableforhim.
22.Wheredidtheauthorfindthecache?
A.Inahutong.B.Inatemple.C.Inawell.D.Inahotel.
23.Whenagroupofbackpackerswereapproaching,theauthor____.
A.pretendedtobecleaningtheyardB.madeacalltoothergeocachers
C.didn'tallowthemtocomeinD.triedtokeepthecachesecret
24.Inwhatwaydoestheauthorbenefitfromgeocaching?
A.He'smorefamiliarwiththecity.B.Hehasfoundmuchtreasure.
C.Hehasmademorefriends.D.Hehasmasteredhunting.
B
TheInternetisfullofheadlinesthatgrabyourattentionwithbuzzwords(流行词).Butoftenwhenweclickthrough,wefindthecontenthardlydeliversanditwastesourtime.Weclosethepage,feelingwe'vebeencheated.Thesetypesofheadlinesarecalled"clickbait".
AheadlineonBusing,reconsider.comreads:
"Thisphrasewillmakeyouseemmorepolite".First,whenyouclickthrough,youfindanotherheadline:
"Fourwordstoseemmorepolite."Then,onreadingthearticle,youfindit'sactuallyanessayaboutsympathy.Andwhatarethefourwords?
They're"Wow,thatsoundshard."Onsomevideowebsites,youmightencounterheadlinessuchas"Here'swhathappenswhensixpuppiesvisitedacampus".Turnsoutit'sjustsomeuneventfuldogfootage(镜头).
Nowadays,withthepopularityofsocialmedia,manynewsoutletstweet(推送)clickbaitlinkstotheirstories.Thesetweetstakeadvantageofthecuriositygaporattempttodrawthereaderintoastoryusingaquestionintheheadline.Theseclickbaitheadlinesaresoannoyingthatsomeoneisattemptingtosavepeopletimebyexposingnewsoutletclickbaitthroughsocialmedia.TheTwitteraccount@SavedYouAClick,runbyJakeBeckman,isonesuchexample.
Beckman'smethodistograbtweetslinkingtoastoryandrewetthemwithaclick-savingcomment.Forexample,CNETtweeted"Soios8appearstobejailbreakablebut…",withalinktoitscoverageofApple'sproductannouncements.Beckmanretreateditwiththiscommentattached:
"...ithasn'tbeenjailbrokenyet."
Sincefoundingtheaccount,Beckman'sTwitterexperimenthasbroughthimmorethan131,000followers.Beckmansaidthat@SavedYouAClickis"justmywayoftryingtohelptheInternetbelesstumble."Askedabouthisgoal,hesaid,"I'dlovetoseepublishersthinkabouttheexperienceoftheirreadersfirst.Ithinkthere'sanenormousopportunityforpublisherstoprovidereaderswithinformativeupdatesthatincludelinkssoyoucanclickthroughandreadmore.
25.ThearticleonBusinesslnsider.comturnsouttobe___.
A.usefulsuggestionsonpolitenessB.anessayaboutanothertopic
C.anarticlehardtounderstandD.alinktoavideowebsite
26.Whyarereadersoftencheatedbytrickyheadlines?
A.Socialmediahasbecomemorepopular.B.Readershavequestionstobesolved.
C.Suchheadlinesarefairlyattractive.D.There'realwaysstoriesbehindthem.
27.BeckmanattachedhiscommenttoCNET'stweetto___
A.criticizeCNETB.savereaders'time
C.advertiseapple'snewproductD.tellreaderssomethingaboutiOS8
28.Inthelastparagraph,Beckmanappealsthat_____
A.publishersbemoreresponsibleforthelink
B.readersthinkabouttheirneedsbeforereading
C.publishersprovidemoreinformationforreaders
D.peopleworktogethertomaketheInternetlesstumble
C
InUS,thepotatoisoneofthemostwidelyconsumedcrops.FrenchfriesarecommonlyfoundintypicalAmericanfast-foodburgerjointsandcafeterias.FrenchfrieswereintroducedtotheUSwhenThomasJeffersonservedthemintheWhiteHouseduringhispresidencyfrom1801t01809.Potatochipsarepopularwithconsumersaswell.
Thehumblepotatoismorethanjustakindoffood.Inmanywaysit'spartoftheAmericanpopculture.Let'stakealookatsomepopculturepotatoes.
MashedPotatodance
TheMashedPotatodanceisacrazethatbeganin1962.Thenameofthedancecamefromthesongitaccompanies,MashedPotatoTime,performedbyAmericanR&BsingerDeeDeeSharp.ThemovevaguelyresemblesthatoftheTwistdancestyle,bySharp'sfellowPhiladelphian,
ChubbyChecker.
HotPotato!
HotPotato!
isanactionpuzzlevideogamereleasedin2001.Inthegametheplayermustdriveabusandcleartheroadofalienpotatobeings.Thepotatobeingsareeitherredorblue;whentwolike-coloredpotatoestoucheachother,theydisappear..Overtheyears,HotPotato!
hasreceivedmostlypositivereceptionfromcritics.
Mr.PotatoHead
Mr.PotatoHeadisanAmericantoyinventedbyGeorgeLernerin1949.Thetoyconsistsofaplasticpotatomodelandavarietyofplasticpartslikehands,feet,earsandmouths.In1952,Mr.PotatoHeadbecamethefirsttoyadvertisedontelevision.Thiscommercialrevolutionizedmarketingandcausedaboomthatsolidifiedthistoy'splaceinAmericanpopculture.
29.WhichisthenewesttotheAmericanpopculture?
A.Frenchfries.B.MashedPotatodance.
C.HotPotato!
D.Mr.PotatoHead.
30.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.FrenchfrieswerepopularinUSwhenfirstservedintheWhiteHouse.
B.MashedPotatoTimecamefromMashedPotatodance.
C.PlayerscanplayHotPotato!
ontheirphone.D.Mr.PotatoHeadcanbetakenapart.
31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.EnjoyAmericanFastFoodB.HaveFunwithPotatoes
C.DifferentUsesofPotatoesD.AmericanFoodCulture
D
Pickingauniversityisatenseperiodofaskingyourselfwhichinstitutionismostrelevant.That'swhyuniversityrankingsplaysuchavitalroleinstudentssearchingfortheirnextacademicdirection.Rankingsarealsoaninescapablepartofthereputationandbrandimageofuniversities."Nouniversitywebsiteiscompletewithouttheclaimtobeinthetop100forsomethingorother,"reportedtheBBC.Thereasonissimple:
Rankingshelpthemtoattractstudents,staffandresearchinvestment.
Currentlytherearenumbersofuniversityrankings,andeachhasitsownlistofcriteria.Butthemaincategoriesarethesame:
academicreputation,graduates'performanceandfacultyresources.
However,expertspointouttherankingprocessisn'tentirelyreliable.MarkKantrowitz,aUSfinancialaidresearcher,saiduniversityrankingsweremostlyjustforshow.HewroteinTheNewYorkTimes."Itmaygiveyourparentsbetterbraggingrights,butthat'saboutit."
Moreover,it'snotdifficulttoseethelimitationsofuniversityrankings.Manyrankingsfocusonthenumberoftimesresearchworkiscited(引用)byotherresearchers.IthelpsBritishandUSuniversitiestodominateglobalrankingsbecauseEnglishisthefavoredlanguageofacademia,JohnO'Leary,amemberoftheQSacademicadvisoryboard,toldTheGunrdian,.Also,rankingssuchasQSmainlyfocusonthequalitiesoftheuniversityratherthanitsstudents."Anyuniversityrankingislikelytohelpstudentsmakebetterdecisionsaboutwheretostudy,buttheneedtobalancethemwithothermorehumanfactorsisalsoimportant,"saidPhilMoss,aneducationandadmissionsconsultant."Advicefromgraduatesorcurrentstudentscanbeasvaluableinprovidingagenuineinsightintotheexperienceorqualityofaparticulardegreeprogram.Itcanalsoaddanelementthatrankingscanneverconvey-theactualemotionofauniversityexperience."
32.Whydouniversitiesconsiderrankingsimportant?
A.Rankingsmakethemmoreappealing.B.Rankingsarestudents'onlyreference.
C.Rankingscanincreasetheiracademiclevel.D.Rankingshelpthemcompletetheirwebsites.
33.Whatdoestheunderlined"It"inparagraph4referto?
A.Academicresearchwork.B.Thenumberofresearches.
C.Thewayofrankinguniversities.D.Thelimitationofuniversityranking.
34.AccordingtoJohnO'Leary,whathelpsBritishandUSuniversitiesrankwell?
A.ThewideuseofEnglishinacademia.B.Theiroutstandingqualities.
C.Theirgraduates'excellentperf
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