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2016高考英语阅读理解--历史类

Put your car keys away and forget about your travel pass --- it’s time to do a bit of walking.

National Walking Month is organized every May by Living Streets, an organization that campaigns for the rights and the needs of pedestrians, so the organization is previously known as the Pedestrians’ Association. The association’s aim is to make streets safe, attractive and enjoyable spaces for people to live, work, shop and play. By putting people (rather than vehicles) first, Living Streets wants to create streets and spaces where people feel happier, healthier and more sociable.

The annual campaign gives participants a great opportunity to

experience the many virtues of walking. These include the physical health benefits of becoming fitter; the environmental advantages of not using vehicles; the delight of local discoveries --- seeing more of your local

areas on foot; the enjoyment of walking with other people, whether family, friends or work colleagues and finally the stress relief that comes from walking --- walking can clear your head.

Walk to School Week, 18 to 22 May, is part of the month’s activities and its aim is to encourage parents to send children to school on foot,

rather than take them in the car or let them use public transport. The movement was started in 1995 with only five participating schools and now two decades later, more than one million children take part. Similarly, there is Walk to Work Week, 11 to 15 May, where grown-ups

are encouraged to walk. In the morning, getting off the bus a stop early or parking a few streets away is a good way to add more steps to the daily

total. And during the working day, after having lunch at the desks or in the canteen, take a walk and get some fresh air. Walk home with your workmates and chat away about everything under the sun but work! 【小题1】What’s the purpose of Living Streets? A．To let people keep away from vehicles. B．To build safer walkways for pedestrians.

C．To help people enjoy walking in the street and enjoy life. D．To make people aware of environmental pollution.

【小题2】Paragraph 3 is intended to show that walking is __________. A．so interesting B．very relaxing C．perfectly safe

D．highly beneficial

【小题3】What can we learn from Walk to School Week? A．It is organized by the government. B．It is held before Walk to Work Week.

C．It has developed rapidly over the last 20 years. D．It encourages students to walk to school alone.

【小题4】 What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．An introduction to Walk to Work Week. B．A nationwide health movement. C．The influence of working day. D．National Walking Month’s history. 1、

2016高考英语阅读理解--历史类

In 1932 the warning of the British politician, Stanley Baldwin, that “the bomber will always get through” made a deep impression in Britain, the only state to make serious plans to evacuate civilians from large towns before the war started.

The British Government developed plans for evacuating 1 million

children to the United States and Canada and other Commonwealth nations. It established the Children's Overseas Reception Board (CORB) in May 1940. After the fall of France, many people thought the war was lost and some saw this as one way of ensuring that Britain could survive even if invaded. The Germans eventually began bombing British cities in September. Some children were evacuated by ship to British Dominions, including

Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa. The CORB selections were not done on a first-come, first-served basis. CORB classified and prioritized the children. Charges soon appeared in the press that the well-to-do were being given priority. CORB arranged for the transportation. The Government paid the passages. Quite a number of

children had already been evacuated. This tended to be children from rich families with money and overseas contacts. The British public eventually demanded the government pay so that less privileged children were also eligible.

World War II occurred before the beginning of trans-Atlantic air travel. Liners were used to transport the children and this proved to

be dangerous because the U-boats quickly emerged as the greatest threat. And this put the evacuee children trying to cross the Atlantic to safety in danger. Two ships carrying child evacuees were torpedoed (破坏)in 1940. One was the Dutch liner Volendam with 320 children on August 30. The crew managed to get the life boats off and saved the children. They were

returned to Glasgow. The other was the City of Benares, an ocean liner with 200 British and foreign civilian passengers and 93 British children with a guard of nurses, teachers, and a clergyman. It was torpedoed on September 13. The crew attempted to launch the life boats as Benares began to sink. The rough weather made this difficult, so many of the passengers in the life boats died in the extreme conditions. Only 15 children

survived. Churchill, when he learned of the disaster, decided to end the overseas evacuation scheme.

【小题1】The whole passage is mainly about _____. A．bombing Britain B．children evacuation

C．German U-boats D．loss of children

【小题2】What can we learn about the British people according to the passage?

A．They were concerned about their children. B．They were threatened by Stanley Baldwin. C．They were frightened by German invasion. D．They longed to go to commonwealth nations.

【小题3】The underlined word “eligible” in the last sentence of Paragraph 3 probably means _____. A．qualified B．accessible C．hopeful

D．popular

【小题4】Churchill decided to end the evacuation scheme mainly because _____.

A．so many people needed evacuating B．the weather in the Atlantic was rough

C．the crew were inexperienced in saving people

D．liners easily became the targets of the German U-boats 2、

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

It's 5：00 in the morning when the alarm (闹钟) rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the bathroom.

I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house is still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I

go for a long run, but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD, Insanity. Sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. My heart races as I force my

body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise, I feel extremely tired, but a smile is on my face. It's not a smile because the DVD is over, but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.

Some people enjoy shopping, smoking, food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exercise to get through each day. Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmother's chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows, surprised by my “no thank you，” or by my choice to have a salad. Over

the years, I have learned it's okay to just say “no”. I shouldn't feel

sorry for refusing food that I don't want to eat.

So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5：00 a．m.？What gives me the reason to just say no to ice cream? Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases self­confidence and energy，extends life and above all improves my body shape.This is the point where a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right.It's through commitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself inside and out.

一个每天按时起床锻炼身体的女人，一个有着自己个性与喜好的女人，为了保持自己的体型，降低压力，提高自信，坚持着这种日复一日的锻炼，让自己每天都挂着笑容面对生活。

1．Why is there a smile on the author's face in the morning? A．Because she sees her family sleeping peacefully. B．Because she finishes her favorite exercise. C．Because she enjoys the interesting DVD. D．Because she feels a sense of achievement.

答案：D。细节判断题。根据第一个段落的最后一句话， 先排除C的说法；在本句中“a smile of success of pushing…”可以断定其实是一种成就感令她脸上挂着笑容。最大的干扰项可能会是B，但如果细读，会找到关键词“success”。

2．Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 2? A．She doesn't treat others politely. B．She likes to make others surprised.

C．Others don't understand what she dose.

D．Others try to help her by offering her food.

答案：C。细节判断题。从本段的情节来看，选项A，D都相差甚远；而“I need exercise to get through each day”正是表明了作者的喜好，而不是像选项B说的喜欢出奇，故排除B。从“raised their eyebrows, surprised by...”来看，其实别人是感到奇怪而已。

3．What does the underlined word “commitment” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Good health. B．Firm belief. C．A strong power.

D．A regular habit.

答案：B。词意理解题。从全文的语境信息来看，这么多年，这么坚持，这么享受，而且从“sweat”一词身上也能找到提示，即：坚定的信念与汗水，故

选项B最符合语境。 4．What can we learn about the author from the text? A．She acts in a strange way.

B．She wants to look different from others. C．She aims to develop a good body shape.

D．She has difficulty getting along with others.

答案：C。理解判断题。文章的最后一段中有一句话“above all improves

my body shape”，从这句话中可以确定选项C的说法是正确的。

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Scientists have found what look like caves on Mars(火星), and say they could be protecting life from the planet’s terrible environment. The first caves discovered beyond the Earth appear as seven mysterious black dots on the pictures sent back by NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter. Each as large as a football field, they may be openings into natural caves below the Martian surface.

“If there is life on Mars, there is a good chance you’d find it in

caves,” said Jut Wynne, one of the researchers who noticed the features while working on a US Geological Survey Mars Cave Detection Program. Jonathan Clarke, a geologist with the Mars Society of Australia, yesterday described the discovery as exciting.

One photo taken at night by an infrared imager(红外线成像器) showed one hole to be unusually warm,suggesting hot air trapped during the day is flowing out.

“I said:‘Wow, that’s a cave. ’” Dr. Clarke said excitedly. “People have been looking for these for a long time;now we have found them.” He agreed such caves would be perfect places to hunt for life escaping from the bitterly cold,radiation-soaked(充满辐射的),dry surface. “Tiny drops of water could collect inside,” he said. “If there are

gases coming out, they could provide energy for a whole range of bacteria.

A cave is also a protection from radiation; the surface of Mars is exposed to high levels of space radiation.

The caves probably formed when tube-shaped lava flows(管状岩浆流) spread across the planet long ago. The outside of the tubes cooled,forming solid walls, while something hotter inside allowed the remaining lava to flow out, forming caves.”

1. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. How the caves were formed on Mars.

B. How scientists found these caves on Mars. C. Caves on Mars may be full of hot air or a sign of life. D. Scientists have completely recognized the surface of Mars. 2. We can learn from the passage that .

A. water has already been found on Mars B. the scientists found all the caves at night

C. it is certain that there is life in these caves

D. the surface of Mars is bitterly cold,radiation-soaked and dry 3. According to the passage,Dr. Clarke was so excited because . A. such caves could provide energy for life B. they had finally found the caves on Mars

C. such caves would be perfect places to hunt for life D. scientists had long been looking for these caves

4. Necessary condition for life on Mars mentioned in the passage may include .

A. lava and energy B. water and radiation from spaceC. gases and lava D. water and protection from radiation【参】1--4、CDBD