黑龍江省佳木斯市2016高考英語二輪復習閱讀理解選訓(5)

1、閱讀理解二輪選訓（5）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。(Exploration of the Titanic)   After resting on the ocean floor, split asunder and rusting, for nearly three-quarters of a century, a great ship seemed to cone alive again. The saga of the White Star liner Titanic, which struck an iceberg and s

2、ank on its maiden voyage in 1912, carrying more than 1,500 passengers to their death, has been celebrated in print and on film, in poetry and song. But last week what had been legendary suddenly became real. As they viewed videotapes and photographs of the sunken leviathan, millions of people around

3、 the world could sense her mass, her eerie quiet and the ruined splendor of a lost age.Watching on television, they vicariously joined the undersea craft Alvin and Jason Jr. (J.J.) as they toured the wreckage of the luxury liner, wandering across the decks past corroded bollards, peering into the of

4、ficers quarters and through rust-curtained portholes. Views of the railings where doomed passengers and crewmembers stood evoked images of the moonless night 74years ago when the great ship slipped beneath the waves.The two-minute videotape and nine photographs, all in color and shot 12,500ft.under

5、the North Atlantic, were a tiny sample of 60 hours of video and 60,000 stills garnered during the twelve-day exploration. They are released at a Washington press conference conducted by Marine Geologist Robert Ballard, 44, who led the teams from the Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution that found the

6、 Titanic last September and revisited it this July.Recounting the highlights of what has already become the most celebrated feat of underwater exploration, Ballard revealed some startling new information. His deep-diving craft failed to find the 300-ft. gash that, according to legend, was torn in th

7、e Titanics hull when the ship plowed into the iceberg. Instead, he suggested, the collision had buckled the ships plates, allowing water to pour in. He also brought back evidence that the ship broke apart not when she hit bottom, as he had thought when viewing the first Titanic images last September

8、, but as she sank: the stern, which settled on the bottom almost 1,800ft. from the bow, had swiveled 180 on its way down.1.      What is the best title for this passage?A. New Information about the Sunken Ship. Exploration of the Titanic.C. To watch the Videotape.D. To explore the Tit

9、anic with High Tech.2.      How did the viewers feel when watching the videotape?A. They felt rather sad, and felt they themselves took part in the exploration. They felt keenly for it. C. They felt rather bad about it.D. They felt out of spirits.3.      When did the gr

10、eat ship sink?A. In 1912. She sank in its maiden voyage in 1912.C. She sank in its second voyage in 1912.D. She sank in its first voyage in 1912.4.      What did Robert reveal at a press conference?A. He revealed some startling information. He said nothing.C. He complained the explora

11、tion was very hard.D. He revealed the success of their work.Vocabulary1.      split asunder                         向不同方向裂開，散開2.      saga             

12、;                  英雄傳說，冒險故事3.      maiden voyage                       處女航4.      celebrate            &

13、#160;               贊美，慶祝。這里指大肆宣傳5.      leviathan                            巨型遠洋輪6.      eerie        

14、                      可怕的，怪異的7.      splendor                            美妙的景象8.      vicariously  

15、                       產(chǎn)生共鳴的，代理的9.      luxury liner                          豪華巨輪10.      bollard    

16、60;                         系攬柱11.      porthole                             舷窗12.      railing 

17、0;                            欄桿13.      evoke                               喚起，引起，（招）魂14. 

18、0;    still                                 靜物攝影照片15.      garner                         

19、      收集，積累16.      highlight                             最精彩場面，最重要部分17.      feat                   

20、;              功績18.      gash                                裂縫19.      hull            &

21、#160;                    船體20.      plow into= plough into                 撞上，干勁十足的投入21.      buckle             &#

22、160;                使彎曲22.      stern                                船尾23.      bow        

23、60;                      船頭24.      swivel                               旋轉難句譯注1.      The saga of t

24、he White Star liner Titanic, which struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, carrying more than 1,500 passengers to their death, has been celebrated in print and on film, in poetry and song.結構簡析 被動語態(tài)，中插定語從句which struck 和分詞短語carrying more than 都是修飾 liner.參考譯文 白星級定期輪班泰坦尼克號于1912年的首航中因撞上冰

25、山而沉沒，船上一千五百多名乘客全部罹難。此后關于它的種種傳說一直為各種刊物，電影，詩歌和歌曲廣泛宣傳。2.      Watching on television, they vicariously joined the undersea craft Alvin and Jason Jr. (J.J.) as they toured the wreckage of the luxury liner, wandering across the decks past corroded bollards, peering into the officers quarte

26、rs and through rust-curtained portholes.結構簡析 主從句，主句前有分詞短語watching, 修飾主句中的they （觀眾），而從句中（as）they 是指Alvin 和Jason Jr. 后面的分詞短語都是說明從句中的they。參考譯文 觀眾們看著電視，就像親臨其境似的參與深水工作船阿爾文號和機器人探測器小賈森的工作。隨他們巡視這艘豪華舉輪殘骸，漫游甲板，經(jīng)過侵蝕的系欄柱，凝視高級船員艙，穿過滿是鐵銹的舷窗。3.      Views of the railings where doomed passengers and

27、crewmembers stood evoked images of the moonless night 74years ago when the great ship slipped beneath the waves.結構簡析 主從句，主句中定從where修飾railings。參考譯文 看到那些欄桿使人想起七十四年前就在這艘巨輪沉入汪洋的那個暗無星月的夜晚，罹難的旅客和水手們也曾站在欄桿旁。4.      He also brought back evidence that the ship broke apart not when she hit bott

28、om, as he had thought when viewing the first Titanic images last September, but as she sank: the stern, which settled on the bottom almost 1,800ft. from the bow, had swiveled 180 on its way down.結構簡析 結構復雜。That clause 是evidence 的同位語。That 從句中用了notbut 句型。 Not句中為主從句加狀從 as he had though ，but 句中為主從句，中插入定語

29、從句which settled 修飾the stern。參考譯文 他還帶回證據(jù)說明船不是撞在海底時斷裂的，而是在下沉時斷裂的。船尾下沉時旋轉一百八十度，它在海底幾乎離船頭一千八百英尺遠。而在他去年九月第一次見到泰坦尼克號時，還以為船是撞到海底才斷裂的。寫作方法與文章大意   文章描述了對沉沒巨輪（泰坦尼克號）探測的情況，也是一篇三段式模式的文章：先時間，地點，所發(fā)生沉輪的事實，再引了錄像帶把進行探測的全過程呈現(xiàn)，最后是驚人的結果。答案祥解1.      D. 用高技術探測泰坦尼克號。第一段最后一句“當世界上千百萬人觀看這艘沉沒巨輪的錄像帶說，他

30、們都會覺察到她的巨大的船體，她周圍可怕的沉寂和歲月流失那種凄慘的景象。”這里已說明是探測的錄像片。第三段“這兩分鐘彩色錄像帶和九張照片是在被大西洋12500英尺深處拍攝的，它們只是十二天探測期間拍攝的60小時錄像帶和60000靜物照中的一小部分。這些錄像帶和照片是44對的海洋地質學家羅伯特巴拉德領導的伍德霍爾海洋研究所科學探險隊，于去年九月發(fā)現(xiàn)了泰坦尼克號并于今年七月重訪了它?！钡诙沃悬c明用“深水工作船和機器人小賈森”高科技。A. 有關沉船的新消息。這只是羅伯特在記者招待會上宣布的一條消息。作為標題不合適。   B. 探測泰坦尼克號，接近標題，但沒有D確切。   C. 看

31、錄像帶。2.      A. 他們黯然神傷，有身臨其境在探測之感。見第1題中第一段最后一句注譯和難句譯注2。B. 他們很同情這艘船；  C. 他們感到不愉快。    D. 他們感到很消沉。這三段文內都沒有提到。3.      B. 她于1912年首航中沉沒。見難句譯注1。A. 1913。      C. 1912。第二次航行。       D. 1913年首航。這三項都不對。4.      A. 他宣布一個

32、驚人的消息。見最后一段第二句起：“他的探潛工作船沒找到泰坦尼克號船上那三百英尺長裂縫，據(jù)說這裂縫是巨輪撞冰山時在船體上留下的。相反，巴拉德認為與冰山相撞造成船體彎曲變形，使海水大量涌入船內”后面譯文見難句譯注4。B. 他沒有說什么。       C. 他抱怨探測工作非常艱難。      D. 他宣布探測成功。這三項文內沒有涉及。閱讀理解。閱讀下列短文, 從給的四個選項 (A、B、C和D) 中, 選出最佳選項。Which are you more likely to have with you at any given mom

33、entyour cell­phone or your wallet? Soon you may be able to throw your wallet away and pay for things with a quick wave of your smart phone over an electronic scanner.In January，Starbucks announced that customers could start using their phones to buy coffee in 6,800 of its stores.This is the fir

34、st pay­by­phone practice in the US.，but we're likely to see more wireless payment alternatives as something called near field communication(NFC)gets into America's consumer electronics.Last December，some new smart phones which contain an NFC chip were introduced to the public.Alrea

35、dy in use in parts of Asia and Europe，NFC allows shoppers to wave their phones a few inches above a payment terminala contact­free system built for speed and convenience.But before NFC becomes widely adopted in the US.，a few problems need to be worked out，like who will get to collect the profit

36、able transaction(交易)fees.Although some credit card providers have been experimenting with wave­and­pay systems that use NFC­enabled credit cards，cellphone service providers may try to muscle their way into the point­of­sale (POS)market.Three big cellphone service providers h

37、ave formed a joint venture(合資企業(yè))that will go into operation over the next 15 months.Its goal is“to lead the US. payments industry from cards to mobile phone.”The other big NFC issue，apart from how payments will be processed，is security.For instance，what's to stop a thief from digitally pickpocke

38、ting you? “We're still not at the point where an attacker can just brush against you in a crowd and steal all the money out of your phone，”says Jimmy Shah，a mobile security researcher，“Users may also be able to set transaction limits，perhaps requiring a password to be entered for larger purchase

39、s.”Still uneasy about this digital­wallet business？Keep in mind that if you lose your smart phone，it can be located on a map and remotely disabled.Plus，your phone can be password protected.Your wallet isn't.隨著手機的普遍使用，以及手機功能的提升，如今，用手機付費購物都已經(jīng)成了現(xiàn)實。 隨著第一部能夠付費的手機的誕生，以及其配套的科技手段的支撐，付費購物手機很快便成為美國市場

40、上的搶手貨。17What is predicted to happen in the US.?AThe expansion of cellphone companies.BThe boom of pay­by­phone business.CThe disappearance of credit cards.DThe increase of Starbucks sales.答案：B。推理判斷題。從第二個段落的第二句話，隨著第一部“用手機付費”的手機的上市，美國人會看到“more wireless payment”，可以推斷出：這種手機會迅速火起來，即如同選項B所說的“boo

41、m”。18The NFC technology can be used to_.Aensure the safety of shoppersBcollect transaction fees easilyCmake purchase faster and simplerDimprove the quality of cellphones答案：C。理解判斷題。根據(jù)本段中關于NFC的說法“wireless payment alternative”可以斷定：這種無限付費方式自然是極其方便的，即：快捷的購物手段。故選項C的說法是對的。19Three cellphone service provider

42、s form a joint venture to_.A. strengthen their relationshipB. get a share in the payments industryC. sell more cellphonesD. test the NFC technology答案：B。理解判斷題。根據(jù)第三個段落“may try to muscle their way into the point­of­sale market”以及最后一句話“Its goal is.”可以找到本問題的提示，即： 為了打入這個新興行業(yè)的市場，由此可見，選項B的說法與原文的信息

43、句非常吻合。20According to the passage，what can users do if they lose their smart phones?A. Stop the functioning of their phones.B. Set up a password.C. Get all the money out of their phones.D. Cancel large purchases.答案：A。細節(jié)判斷題。從最后一段中的信息詞“remotely disabled”可以斷定選項A是正確的。閱讀理解。閱讀下列短文, 從給的四個選項 (A、B、C和D) 中, 選出最

44、佳選項。 Going on a road trip? The St. Louis Arch, Statue of Liberty and Golden Gate Bridge are great tourist sites. But if you prefer offbeat destinations(目的地), check out the following roadside attractions. World's Largest Ball of Paint Alexandria, Ind. In 1977, Michael Carmichael set out to create

45、 the biggest ball of paint anywhere. Starting with a baseball as center, he painted layer after layer of paint day after day, year after year. The ball weighs more than 1,300 pounds, with more than 20,000 coats of paint,” which is recognized by Guinness World Records. Visitors can paint the ball the

46、mselves and become part of history. The Museum of Dirt Boston, Mass. The museum is the idea of Glenn Johnson. Labeled(貼有標簽的) glass bottles contain such treasures as dirt from the Great Wall of China, as well as sand from a desert in Saudi Arabia and Omaha Beach in France. Best of all, the cost of se

47、eing this museum is dirt cheap: It's free. Mount Horeb Mustard Museum Mount Horeb, Wis. It's heaven for hotdog lovers! This museum claims to have the world's largest collection of prepared mustard (芥末). Its more than 4,100 bottles of spices come from 60 nations, including Turkey and Chin

48、a. Visitors learn the history of mustard, from how it's made to how it's advertised and sold. The museum's creator, Barry Levenson, loves mustard so much that he even puts it on ice cream! Paper House Rockport, Mass. Swedish immigrant (移民) Ellis Stenman was much ahead of his time in 1922

49、, when he started to build a two-room house almost entirely out of newspaper. At the time, people didn't give much if any-thought to recycling paper. The house is framed with wood, but the walls are made of 215 layers(層) of newspaper.64. The underlined word “offbeat” in the first paragraph has t

50、he same meaning as . A. great B. foreign C. unusual D. historical 65. If you want to add your own work to what you visit, you may choose . A. World's Largest Ball of Paint B. The Museum of Dirt C. Mount Horeb Mustard Museum D. Paper House 66. Which of the following is true of Barry Levenson acco

51、rding to the text? A. No spices but mustard can be found in his museum.B. He travels around the world to collect mustard.C. Mustard is advertised and sold in his museum.D. In a way, he shows much preference for mustard.閱讀理解。閱讀下列短文, 從給的四個選項 (A、B、C和D) 中, 選出最佳選項。 A Book Review The Snake­Stone by B

52、erlie DohertyThe setting: Urban England (the cities), but also rural England (the countryside) including remote English villages. The theme: The main theme is a teenage search of self­discovery, in this case the search for a mother from whom the hero was separated at an early age. Its other con

53、cerns are love, getting on with others ，being persistent and courageous and trying to deal with doubts, troubles and worries. As the book moves to a close, James' swimming coach says to him: You are not like a kid obeying instructions any more. You are diving like a young man who knows where he

54、is going.The characters: James is the hero of the story. He is a championship diver, and has a comfortable life with his foster parents(養(yǎng)父母)Yet he also has the qualities to take him on a long journey to find his birth mother. The other characters in The Snake­Stone, James' parents, his divi

55、ng instructor, best friend, the villagers, people he meets on his journey, are pictured realistically.The turning point：The turning point in the story comes while James' foster parents are away in London, and he wonders about the identity of his birth mother. The only clue he has is a fossil, th

56、e snake stone which she left behind along with a note on which she had written，Take good care of Sammie. It was written on a torn envelope with parts of an address still there.The journey：Instead of going to London, James decides to find his birth mother. With help from his geography teacher, James sets out for the remote country village where his mother might be found. James has painful, challenging, but also humorous and happy travels. The mother he finally meets, Anne, has a minor yet powerful voice in the novel. He comes to under