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湖南省醴陵市高考英语阅读理解一轮选练11

湖南省醴陵市2016高考英语阅读理解一轮选练（11）

阅读理解。

CarsareanimportantpartoflifeintheUnitedStates.Withoutacarmostpeoplefeelthattheyarepoor.Andevenifapersonispoorhedoesn’tfeelreallypoorwhenhehasacar.

HenryFordwasthemanwhofirststartedmakingcarsinlargenumbers.Heprobablydidn’tknowhowmuchthecarwasgoingtochangeAmericanculture.ThecarmadetheUnitedStatesanationonwheels.AndithelpedmaketheUnitedStateswhatitistoday.

TherearethreemainreasonswhythecarbecamesopopularintheUnitedStatesFirstofallthecountryisabigoneandAmericansliketomovearoundit.Thecarmakesthetravelthemostcomfortableandcheapest.Withacarpeoplecangotoanyplacewithoutspendingalotofmoney.

ThesecondreasoncarsarepopularisthefactthattheUnitedStatesneverreallydevelopedapracticalandcheappublictravelsystem.LongdistancetrainshaveneverbeenascommonintheUnitedStatesastheyareinotherpartsoftheworld.Nowthereisagoodsystemofair-serviceprovidedbyplanes.Butitistooexpensivetobeusedoften.

Thethirdreasonisthemostimportantone,though.TheAmericanspiritofindependenceiswhatreallymadecarspopular.Americansdon’tlikewaitingforabus,oratrainorevenaplane.Theydon’tliketohavetofollowanexacttimetable.Acargivesthemthefreedomtoplantheirowntime.AndthisisthefreedomthatAmericanswantmosttohave.

LessoilhascausedabigproblemforAmericans.

Buttheanswerwillnotbeabiggersystemofpublictransportation.Therealanswerwillhavetobeanewkindofcar,onethatdoesnotusesomuchoil.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

AIntheUnitedStateseventhepoorowncars.

BIntheUnitedStatesallthepoorhavenocars.

CWhenanAmericanhasacar,hewillneverbepoor.

DAnAmericanwillfeelpoorunlesshehasacar.

2.WecanlearnfromthispassagethatAmericans______.

AspendalotofmoneytravelingbycarBtravelalotintheircars

CseldomtravelbyplaneDusepublictrafficoften

3.Whichofthefollowingisnottoldinthepassage?

ABuses,trainsandplanesarenotcomfortable

BTravelingbycarisnotexpensive.

CAmericanshavethespiritofindependence

DAmericansoftenmovefromplacetoplace

4.Inthewriter’sopinion,carsarepopularintheUnitedStatesmainlybecause___.

AAmericansliketoplantheirowntime

BTheUnitedStatesdoesnothaveenoughpublictransportation

CAmericanswillnotfeelpoorwhentheytravelintheircars

DAmericanscannotmovearoundwithouttheirowncars

5.“Anationonwheels”inthesecondparagraphmeansthat_______.

AeveryoneintheUnitedStatesownsacar

BtheUnitedStatesproducesmostofthecarsintheworld

CcarsplayanimportantpartinAmerican’life

DtheUnitedStatesdependoncarindustryforitsdevelopment

【参考答案】1—4、DBAAC

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。

IttakesmorethanjustpracticetobecomeanOlympian.Goldmedalperformancesrequiresomeseriousnutrition.Haveyoueverwonderedwhatthesesuccessfulathleteseattostayinpeakshape?

KeriGlassman,aregistereddietitianandfounderofNutritiousLifeMeals,appearedon“GoodMorningAmerica”todaytogiveyouaglimpseintothedietsofsometopathletes.Someoftheirmealscouldsurpriseyou.

CrazyCalorieCount

GlassmansaidOlympianseatalotoffood-quantitiesthatforordinarypeoplewouldconstitutepiggingout.OnesecretofswimmerMichaelPhelps’astonishingperformanceinthe2008OlympicsinBeijingwasconsumingasmanyas12,00caloriesinoneday.

Athletescaneatlikethisandnotgainanyweightbecausetheirworkoutsareintense.AccordingtoGlassman,Phelps’workoutscanburn4,000to6,000caloriesinaday,andthosecaloriesmustbeaddedinordertotrainthefollowingday.

SnackingSecrets

Someathleteseatstrangefoodsthatimprovetheirperformance.YohanBlake,theJamaicasprinterand100-meterworldchampion,hasstolenchampionsprinterUsainBolt’sthunderonthetrackduringtheOlympictrials,Askedabouthowhegetshisenergy.Blakeansweredthatheeats16bananasperday,Glassmansaid.

JonathanHorton,theleadgymnastontheUsteam,hasabloodsugarproblem.Hissolutionishoney.Whenhestartstofeelshakyatthegym,hetakeshoneytoboosthisenergy,Classmansaid.

FoodsforRecovery

Whatarethebestfoodstohelpthebodyrecoverafterharshcompetition?

ForOlympicswimmerRyanLochte,therecoverymealisgrilledchickenbreastswithAlfredosauce,whole-grainspaghettiandasaladwithlemonjuiceandoliveoil.Lochte,whorecentlycutoutjunkfood,candyandsoda,hasundertakenastrength-trainingregimen（养生法）thatinvolvesflippingtractortires,andtossingbeerkegs,Glassmansaid.

56.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.GoodDietMakesaTrueOlympian.

B.OlympiansHaveOlympic-sizeAppetites.

C.Olympians’StrangeEatingHabits.

D.TheDiestofSomeTopOlympicAthletes.

【答案】D

【解析】第一段是中心段落。

成为奥运选手不仅仅需要锻炼，获得金牌还需要营养。

57.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceprobablymean?

A.OrdinarypeopleeatfewpigscomparedwithOlympians.

B.Olympianseatalotmorefoodthanordinarypeople.

C.Olympianstendtoeatalotofhigh-qualityfood.

D.Olympianseatalargeamountoffood,justlikepigs.

【答案】B

【解析】前一句说奥运选手吃很多食物。

划线部分在破折号之后，是对前面话语的补充。

58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.RyanLochtequiteatingjunkfood,candyandsodaforhisbetterrecovery.

B.YohanBlakefinallybeatUsainBoltinthe100-metertrackintheOlympics.

C.MichaelPhelps’astonishingperformancewasduetohiseatinglotsoffood.

D.JonathanHortonhasabloodsugarproblembecauseoftakingtoomuchhoney.

【答案】A

【解析】根据最后一段，最后一句可知A正确。

59.Whichofthefollowingisnotthebestfoodtohelpthebodyrecover?

A.Soda.B.Oliveoil.C.Whole-grainspaghetti.D.Asaladwithlemonjuice.

【答案】A

【解析】从最后一段最后一句可以得知Lochte为了恢复砍掉了junkfood,candyandsoda，可知，soda不是最好的帮助身体恢复的食物。

60.Thepassageismostlikelytobefoundin.

A.atechnicalreportB.afashionmagazine

C.aneducationcolumnD.asportsnewspaper

【答案】D

【解析】本文说的是运动员与饮食，所以这篇文章可能出现在报纸的体育版面。

【山东省2014仿真模拟冲刺卷】A

SixteenyearsagoIlearnedthislessoninthebackofaNewYorkCitytaxicab．Here’swhathappened．Ihoppedinataxi,andwetookoffforGrandCentralStation．Weweredrivingintherightlanewhen,allofasudden,ablackcarjumpedoutofaparkingspacerightinfrontofus．Mytaxidriverslammedonhisbrakes,skidded,andmissedtheothercar’sbackendbyjustinches!

Thedriveroftheothercar,whoalmostcausedabigaccident,startedyellingbadwordsatus．Mytaxidriverjustsmiledandwavedattheguy．AndImeanhewasfriendly．So,Isaid,“Whydidyoujustdothat？

Thisguyalmostruinedyourcarandsentustothehospital！

”AndthisiswhenmytaxidrivertoldmewhatInowcall“TheLawoftheGarbageTruck．”

Manypeoplearelikegarbage（rubbish）trucks．Theyrunaroundfullofgarbage,fulloffrustration,fullofanger,andfullofdisappointment．Astheirgarbagepilesup,theyneedaplacetodumpit．Andifyouletthem,they’lldumpitonyou．Whensomeonewantstodumponyou,don’ttakeitpersonally．Youjustsmile,wave,wishthemwell,andmoveon．You’llbehappywithwhatyoudid．

Istartedthinking,howoftendoIletGarbageTrucksrunrightoverme？

AndhowoftendoI　taketheirgarbageandspreadittootherpeopleatwork,athome,oronthestreets？

Itwasthatday

Isaid,“I’mnotgoingtodoanymore．”

SuccessfulpeopledonotletGarbageTruckstakeovertheirday．Whataboutyou？

Ifyouletmoregarbagetruckspassyouby,you’llbehappier．Life’stooshorttowakeupinthemorningwithregrets．So,Lovethepeoplewhotreatyouright．Forgetabouttheoneswhodon’t．

41．Whathappenedonedaywhentheauthorwastakingataxi？

A．Thetaxialmosthitanothercar．

B．Thetaxidriverwasinjured．

C．Theauthorscoldedthedriveroftheothercar．

D．Theauthorlearnedalessonfromthedriverofthegarbagetruck．

42．Howdidthetaxidriverrespondtothebehaviorofthedriveroftheblackcar？

A．Heyelledbackatthedriver．

B．Hesentthedrivertothehospital．

C．Hewasfriendlytowardsthedriver．

D．Hedumpedsomegarbageinfrontofhiscar．

43．WhatdoesthetaxidriverthinkofpeopleaccordingtoParagraph3？

A．Manypeopleliketodrivegarbagetrucks．

B．Manypeopledumpgarbagewherevertheylike．

C．Manypeoplearewarm-heartedtomakeothershappy．

D．Manypeopletendtobeverymuchdepressed．

44．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4？

A．Theauthorusedtohavealotofgarbagetrucks．

B．Theauthorusedtocomplainalot．

C．Theauthorusedtohavealotofmoney．

D．Theauthorusedtobeagoodmanager．

45．Accordingtothepassage,whatshouldyoudoifpeople“dumpgarbage”onyou？

A．Ignorethemandgoonwithourownwork．

B．Tryourbesttopersuadethemnottodothatagain．

C．Tellthemtodumpthegarbageintherightplace．

D．Takeovertheirworkandcarrythegarbagetosomewhereelse．

【参考答案】41---45ACDBA

阅读下列短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Managersandofficebusybodiesmightbekeenonacleandesk--butitseemsthatintermsofproductivity,theycouldhaveitallwrong.Amessydeskcanactuallyleadpeopletowardsclearerthinking,sayresearchersfromGermany.

Theresearchersfoundinaseriesoflinkedstudies-usingamessydeskandamessyshopfront---thatpeopleactuallythoughtmoreclearlywhenallaroundwaschaos,astheysoughttosimplifythetasksathand.Thatis,visualandmentalclutter（杂乱）forceshumanbeingstofocusandthinkmoreclearly.Forinstance,famousthinkersandwriterssuchasAlbertEinsteinandRoaldDahlhavebeennotoriousfortheiruntidydesks.

“Messydesksmaynotbeasdetrim