安徽省固镇县2016高考英语二轮复习阅读理解精编(5)

安徽固镇县2016高考英语阅读理解【二轮】精编（5）
阅读理解。

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。

When he thought of the past，my grandfather would sometimes show us photographs of himself at school.They were brown and faded，and it was hard to believe that the blurred figure of the little boy in the short trousers and socks could ever have been Grandfather.Besides，he wore a cap—and the boys in the photographs wore caps pulled so far forward that half of their faces were obscured.When Grandfather asked us to pick him out from the group，we would surely point to the wrong boy.
On one such occasion my younger sister，aged six，burst into tears when Grandfather proudly guided her finger to the right boy.“How could that boy be you？”she cried.“He should have a heard.”We were，of course，all convinced that grandfathers should have beards，preferably white and bushy，like our own grandfather's.
“I was a goo d scholar，”Grandfather would say，wagging his beard over the photographs.“I should have been top of the class if I hadn't had to get up at six every morning to milk the cows and chop the wood，and again when I came home from school.”
“But Saturdays? What did you do on Saturdays？”
“Saturdays，if it was fine，I'd be out all day in the fields with the men，”replied Grandfather. “And if it was wet，I'd be helping my mother with odd jobs round the house.There wasn't much time for studying.”
We all tried hard to imagine what it would have been like to have been Grandfather getting up at crack of dawn and never，obviously，having a moment for himself.It seemed we had learnt something from what Grandfather had said about his childhood.
1．In the first paragraph of this passage，what the author really tells us is that________.
A. his grandfather used to wear short trousers，socks and a cap as well
B．it was difficult to tell which of the boys in the photographs was Grandfather C．he didn't believe Grandfather wore a cap pulled forward when he was at school D．it was fun to watch boys in the photographs wearing caps pulled forward 答案：B 细节判断题，可用直接就题找题法来解。

第一段最后一句：When Grandfather asked us to pick him out from the group，we would surely point to the wrong boy.此句表明答案为B。

2．The author's sister burst into tears because________.
A. she did not get a chance to pick out Grandfather in the photographs
B．she was told which was the right boy before she herself could pick him out C．other children did not agree with her that Grandfather should have had a beard D．she found Grandfather in the photographs did not have a beard
答案：D 细节判断题，可用直接就题找题法来解。

由短文第二段第二句：“How could that boy be you？”she cried.“He should have a beard.”可以推断，小女孩接受不了爷爷没有胡子的事实。

3．When Grandfather said，“I should have been top of the class...”，be meant________.
A. if he had had more time for studying，he would have been the best in his class
B．he should have spent more time studying rather than playing ball games C．his school days should not have been so hard and miserable
D．he could have never been the best student even if he had studied still harder 答案：A 推理判断题，可用逻辑推断法来解。

该句为虚拟语气，表明如果他不需要每天起早干活，他的成绩一定会是班上最好的。

4．In the last paragraph the author said，“We all tried hard to imagine...”because________.
A. the figures of the boys in the photographs were small and blurred
B．the children had never experienced life like that of Grandfather
C．the photographs Grandfather showed them were brown and faded
D．Grandfather failed to tell them about his childhood in detail
答案：B 推理判断题，可用逻辑推断法来解。

认真分析思考可以发现，作者身处现在较优越的生活环境中真难以想象爷爷当初会那么辛苦。

社会文化（阅读理解）
一 (2013四川绵阳高三第二次诊断性考试)改编
Although his one-year-old smart-phone still works perfectly,Li Jijia already feels the need to replace it.
“There are many better ones available now.It’s time to upgrade(更新)my phone.”
Li’s impatience is shared by many.Shortly after the season when new products are released,many consumers feel the urge to upgrade their electronic equipment,even though the ones they have still work just fine.
As consumers’minds are occupied by Apple’s newly released products and debate whether the Google tablet is better than the new Amazon Kindle,it might be time to take a step back and ask: “Do we really need the latest upgrades?”
According to Donald Norman,an American author,“planned obsolescence (淘汰)” is the trick behind the upgrading culture of today’s consumer electronics industry.
Electronics producers strategically release new upgrades periodically,both for hardware and software,so that customers on every level feel the need to buy the newest version.
“This is an old-time trick—they’re not inventing anything new,”Norman said.“This is a wasteful system through which companies—many of them producing personal electronics—release poor-quality products simply because they know that,in six months or a year,they’ll put out a new one.”
But the new psychology of consumers is part of this system,as Norman admitted,“We now want something new,something pretty,the next shiny thing.” In its most recent year,Apple’s profit margin was more than 21 percent.At Hew lett-Packard,the world’s biggest PC maker,it was only 7 percent.
Apple’s annual upgrades of its products create sales of millions of units as owners of one year’s MacBook or iPhone line up to buy the newest version,even when the changes are slight.
As to Li Jijia,the need for upgrading his smart-phone comes mainly from friends and classmates.When they are switching to the latest equipment,he worries about feeling left out.
“Some games require better hardware to run,” said Li.“If you don’t join in,you lose p art of the connection to your friends.”
1.What’s the author’s attitude towards people’s greed for new products?()
A.Supportive.
B.Optimistic.
C.Critical.
D.Unclear.
2.How do the electronics companies successfully promote their latest products?( )
A.The y make full use of the “planned obsolescence” strategy.
B.They make a fool of customers by recycling their old products.
C.They control the customers’way of thinking while shopping.
D.They invent new products to attract the youth like Li Jijia.
3.Why is Apple Company interested in producing latest version of its products?( )
A.To provide customers with better service.
B.To defeat other competitors like Hewlett-Packard.
C.To establish a favorable image of itself among its customers.
D.To make huge profits out of its business.
4.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that Li Jijia feels the need to replace his smart-phone as a result of .
A.new psychology
B.peer pressure
C.life style
D.friends’ expectation
语篇解读:本文讲述了一种社会现象——一旦有新款电子产品上市,即使变化不大,很多人也会在自己的电子产品性能很好的情况下盲目追求新款,这样做有必要吗?
答案及剖析:1.C 推理判断题。

由文章首句Although his one-year-old smart-phone still works perfectly,Li Jijia already feels the need to replace it和第三段的Li’s impatience is shared by many可知,作者对这种现象持批评的态度,故选C项。

2.A 推理判断题。

由第五段的“planned obsolescence (淘汰)” is the trick behind the upgrading culture of today’s consumer ele ctronics industry可知,电子产业利用“计划报废”的策略,故意设计生产一些在一定时间内就会被淘汰的产品,然后推出所谓的新产品上市,以达到吸引消费者的目的,故选A项。

3.D 细节理解题。

由文章内容可知,很多人喜欢新的、好看的东西,苹果公司不断推出新款的产品目的是为了多挣钱,由第九段的Apple’s annual upgrades of its products create sales of millions of units...也可以得出答案为D项。

4.B 推理判断题。

由文章最后一段可知,当朋友们有了新款的手机而自己没有的话,Li Jijia会担心失去和朋友的部分联系,故选B项。

【疑难词汇解读】
1.release v.&n.释放,发行
He called for the immediate release of all political prisoners.
他要求立即释放所有政治犯。

2.leave out 漏掉,不考虑,忽略
Don’t leave out any necessary information on your application.
你在申请单上不要遗漏任何必要的信息。

【长难句子分析】
在新产品上市后很快就有很多消费者急切地更新他们的电子产品,即使他们拥有的这些产品的工作性能仍然很好。

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。

President George Bush is heading to Camp David for Thanksgiving, thankful for his almost-expired "privilege of serving as the president."
President-elect Barack Obama is staying in Chicago to "have a whole bunch of people over to the house" and squeeze in some Christmas shopping.
On a holiday designed for reflection(回忆), one man, historically unpopular, is heading to a remote mountaintop with his family. The other, promising change, is surrounding himself with dozens of people in a busy city.
Dressed casually in a leather jacket and black scarf on Wednesday, Obama handed out food to the needy at a Chicago church with wife Michelle and their two daughters, shaking hands and happily telling people "you can call me Barack."
He followed that with a quick visit to a school next door, where he asked the excited kids, "Who's going to have turkey?" "Who's going to have green beans?" "Who's going to have sweet potato pie?"
Obama has shown a knack(窍门) for symbolism, in this case following the Thanksgiving tradition of helping the poor, said David Greenberg, a Rutgers University historian who is working on a history of political spin.
"Here he's showing a different side of himself, the president as national conscience or moral authority. I think that's probably a good note for him to introduce
in a transition period that's been so heavily focused on Wall Street and the financial system and these economic problems," he said. "He's not forgetting who these economic problems are hurting the most."
For Bush, his final Thanksgiving in office is proving a time for nostalgia. He always reflects a bit at Thanksgiving, but he went further as he spared（放飞）the Thanksgiving turkey, "Pumpkin," on Wednesday.
He gave thanks to troops and volunteers, to teachers and pastors, to all the American people. Then he gave thanks for his wife and twin daughters —"two Thanksgiving miracles who we were blessed with 27 years ago" — and that his mother, former first lady Barbara Bush, was doing well after being hospitalized. "Most of all," he said, "I thank the American people for the tremendous privilege
of serving as the president."
This Thanksgiving, Obama used the opportunity for a relatively rare public event
with his wife and children, Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10 —and a chance for a little lesson
for the kids.
"I want them to learn the importance of how fortunate they are and to make sure
they're giving back," he said of bringing the girls to the church.
And what's he thankful for?
"I just want you to know what I'm thankful for is my family and my friends and
my community," he told the schoolchildren. "That's the most important thing."
1. The best title of the passage should be _______
A. Thanksgiving for Bush and Obama
B. Thanksgiving Day
C. How to celebrate Thanksgiving Day
D. Thanksgiving Day for presidents
答案解析：答案为A。

本题考查文章的标题。

全文报道了即将卸任的总统Bush和新选举的总
统Obama各自在感恩节做的事情。

故答案为A。

2. The underlined word “squeeze” in paragraph 2 is closest to _______
A. force
B. push
C. join
D. take
答案解析：答案为C。

本题为词义猜测题。

结合下文的第三段“On a holiday designed for reflection, one man, historically unpopular, is heading to a remote mountaintop with his family. The other, promising change, is surrounding himself with dozens of people in a busy city.”可知，“one man”指的是第一段提到的President George Bush，他和家人一起要去遥远的山顶；“The other”指的是第二段提到的President-elect Barack Obama，他在繁忙的城市中，周围都是人。

可以推断，第二段写的是新选举的总统Obama加入了圣诞节的购物潮中，因此squeeze意思最接近“join”，故答案为C。

3. Which of the following is NOT right according to the passge?
A. Bush is thought highly of by the people in the article.
B. Bush’s daughters are 27 years old now.
C. Obama visited some of the people who needed help.
D. Bush gave thanks to troops and volunteers, to teachers and pastors, to all the
American people.
答案解析：答案为A。

本题为细节题。

由第三段“On a holiday designed for reflection, one man, historically unpopular, is heading to a remote mountaintop with his family.”可知，“one man”在历史上不受欢迎，结合上题的分析，“one man”指的是Bush，因此A选项“文中人们对Bush评价很高”错误，故答案为A。

第九段写的是Bush, 由文中“He gave thanks to troops and volunteers, to teachers and pastors, to all the American people. Then he gave thanks for his wife and twin daughters —‘two Thanksgiving miracles who we were bl essed with 27 years ago’…”可知，B、D选项符合文意。

由第四段“Dressed casually in a leather jacket and black scarf on Wednesday, Obama handed out food to the needy at a Chicago church…”可知，C选项符合文意。

4. The passage suggests that _______
A It’s a tradition for a US president to spare a turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
B On Thanksgiving Day, Obama mainly has a get-together with his family and friends.
C Obama asked his two daughters to make contribution to the US economy.
D Bush thinks it a honour and also a pity to be the US president.
答案解析：答案为A。

本题为细节推理题，解答此题可用排除法。

由第十一段“This Thanksgiving, Obama used the opportunity for a relatively rare public event with his
wife and children, Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10 — and a chance for a little lesson for the kids.”可知，Obama利用这个机会和妻子孩子团聚，没有和朋友一起，故B选项错误。

C、D选项未提。

因此只有选择A选项“对于美国总统来说感恩节放飞火鸡是一种传统”，文中第八段提到“For Bush, his final Thanksgiving in office is proving a time for nostalgia. He always reflects a bit at Thanksgiving, but he went further as he spared the Thanksgiving turkey, "Pumpkin," on Wednesday.”由此可知，A选项是正确的。