（英語）高考英語閱讀理解的技巧及練習題及練習題(含答案)一、高中英語閱讀理解1．閱讀理解

Whentimesgettough,wealllookforwaystocutback.Whenwe'rehungry,weeatathomeinsteadofgoingout.Wetakebusesinsteadoftaxis.Andwewearourolddesignerjeansjustafewmonthslonger.Withcollegeexpensesatall-timehighs,highschoolstudentsareeagertodoanythingtocutthecostofauniversityeducation.

Onecost-cuttingproposalistoallowcollegestudentstogetabachelor'sdegreeinthreeyearsinsteadoffour.Educationalinstitutionshavebeenactivelyexploringwaystomakethelearningprocessmoreefficient.Butthere'saquestion:Wouldthequalityofundergraduateeducationsuffer?FewUSuniversitieshaveformallyapproveda"three-yeardegree"model.

IdoubtthatmainstreamNorthAmericancollegeswillcarryoutathree-yearcurriculumanytimesoon.Foronething,mostuniversitiesalreadyallowhighlyqualifiedstudentstograduateearlybytestingoutofcertainclassesandobtaininganumberofcollegecredits.Inaddition,atfamousuniversities,thecommitteewhodeterminewhichcoursesarerequiredandwhichcoursesareelectivesareunlikelytosuddenly"throwout"onequarteroftherequiredcredits.Professorswillresist"diluting(稀釋)"thequalityoftheeducationtheyoffer.

Inmyopinion,aqualityfour-yeareducationisalwayssuperiortoaqualitythree-yeareducation.Acollegeeducationrequiressufficienttimeforastudenttobecomeskilledintheirmajoranddocourseworkinfieldsoutsidetheirmajor.Itisnotagoodideatowaterdowneducation,anymorethanit'snotagoodideatowaterdownmedicine.Ifwewanttohelpstudentsfindtheirwaythroughuniversity,weshouldhelpthemunderstandearlyonwhatknowledgeandskillstheyneedtohaveupongraduation.Weshouldallowstudentstotestoutofasmanycoursesaspossible.Weshouldgivethemachancetoearnmoneyasinterns(實習生)inmeaningfulpart-timejobsthatrelatetotheiruniversitystudies,suchasthefive-yearco-opprogramatNortheasternUniversity.（1）Whichofthefollowingcanbestsumupthemainidea?A.It'stimetoshortenthelearningprocess.B.Bestlearningtakesplaceovertime.C.Universityeducationshouldbewatereddown.D.Collegeeducationcallsforreform.（2）Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.mostAmericanuniversitiesareagainstthe"three-yeardegree"modelB.manyfamousUSuniversitiesareconsideringadoptingthe"three-yeardegree"modelC.professorsarewillingtoacceptthe"three-yeardegree"modelD.The"three-yeardegree"modelcanmakecollegelearningmoreefficient（3）InmostUSuniversities,________.A.collegestudentsareofferedtheco-opprogramB.electives'creditsmakeuponequarteroftherequiredcreditsC.allstudentsarerequiredtofinishfour-yeareducationbeforegraduationD.someexcellentstudentscangraduateaheadoftime（4）Wecaninferthat________.A.theauthorisacollegeprofessorexploringwaystomakelearningmoreefficientB.theauthorthinksthecostofauniversityeducationistoohighforpeopletoaffordC.theauthorconsiderstheuniversityeducationqualityveryimportantD.theauthorpaysspecialattentiontotheall-rounddevelopmentofcollegestudents【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）D（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，作者認為把大學四年的學制縮短為三年不是一個好主意，保證足夠的時間才能保證大學教育的質(zhì)量。（1）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第二段中的“FewUSuniversitieshaveformallyapproveda‘three-yeardegree’model.”很少有美國大學正式批準“三年學位”模式；以及最后一段中的“Inmyopinion,aqualityfour-yeareducationisalwayssuperiortoaqualitythree-yeareducation.”在我看來，優(yōu)質(zhì)的四年教育總是優(yōu)于優(yōu)質(zhì)的三年教育?？赏茢?，文章作者認為把大學四年的學制縮短為三年不是一個好主意，學好大學功課是需要付出時間的，所以這篇文章的中心思想是“最好的學習是隨著時間的推移而進行的。”，故選B。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“FewUSuniversitieshaveformallyapproveda‘three-yeardegree’model.”美國很少有大學正式批準“三年制學位”模式。由此推斷出，大多數(shù)美國大學反對“三年制學位”模式，故選A。（3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Foronething,mostuniversitiesalreadyallowhighlyqualifiedstudentstograduateearlybytestingoutofcertainclassesandobtaininganumberofcollegecredits.”一方面，大多數(shù)大學已經(jīng)允許合格的學生通過某些課程的考試和獲得一些大學學分提前畢業(yè)?？芍貏e優(yōu)秀的大學生可以提前畢業(yè)。故選D。（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“Acollegeeducationrequiressufficienttimeforastudenttobecomeskilledintheirmajoranddocourseworkinfieldsoutsidetheirmajor.”大學教育要求學生有足夠的時間掌握專業(yè)技能，并在專業(yè)以外的領(lǐng)域?qū)W習課程；以及“Itisnotagoodideatowaterdowneducation,anymorethanit'snotagoodideatowaterdownmedicine.”削弱教育不是個好主意，就像削弱醫(yī)學不是個好主意一樣?？芍髡叻浅？粗卮髮W教育質(zhì)量。故選C?！军c評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。2．閱讀理解

Japanhasmadealotofnoiseinrecentyearsaboutremovingthetraditionalviewthatwomenshouldstayathomewhilemengoouttowork.Soitwasshockingwhen,onAugust7th,TokyoMedicalUniversity(TMU),adistinguishedmedicalschool,admittedmarkingdownthetestscoresoffemaleapplicantstokeeptheratioofwomenineachclassbelow30%.

Theirdefencewasthatwomenaremorelikelytodropouttomarryandhavechildren.TojudgefemaleapplicantstomedicalschoolpurelyontheiracademicperformancewouldleaveJapanwithashortageofdoctors,theysaid.Theadmissionhascausedoutrage.

"Doctoringhaslongbeenamalefield.Butitisnottheonlyone.Discriminationiscommoninbanksandtradingfirms,wherestamina(耐力)andloyalty,qualitiessomehowassociatedwithmen,areprized,"saysMariMiura,apoliticalscientistatSophiaUniversity.Allthisembarrassesagovernmentthathaspromisedtomakewomen"shine".Thepolicyseemsbasedontheneedformoreworkersratherthanongenuineconcernforwomen.

ShinzoAbe,theprimeminister,sayshewantstobringmillionsmorewomenintotheworkforcetomakeupforalabourshortfallcausedbyitsageinganddecliningpopulation.Inthefieldofpolitics,therecordunderMr.Abe'spremiership(首相任期)isdisappointing.Justtwomembersofhis20-strongcabinetarewomen,includingSeikoNoda,inchargeofwomen'srights.Ms.Noda,whomakeslittlesecretofherambitiontobeatMr.Abeinaleadershipcontestnextmonth,hasjustpublishedabookcalled"GrabtheFuture",herpublicdeclarationforpullingJapanintolinewith"globalstandards".Shehasalmostnochanceofwinning.（1）Accordingtothepassage,whathasarousedthepublic'sshockandrageinJapan?A.

Womenbeingmorelikelytodropoutofschooltomarryandhavechildren.

B.

TMUjudgingfemaleapplicantstomedicalschoolmerelyontheirtestscore.C.

TMUputtingalowergradeonfemaleapplicantstokeepalowpercentageofwomenineachclass.

D.

Japantendingtoabandonthetraditionalviewthatwomenshouldstayathomewhilemengoouttowork.（2）WhatdoweknowaboutSeikoNoda?A.

Sheisquitelikelytowintheleadershipcontest.

B.

Sheneverfailstoshowherambitioninpublic.C.

SheistheonlyfemalememberinAbe'scabinet.

D.

Hernewlyreleasedbook"GrabtheFuture"isabithit.（3）Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.

DoctoringhaslongbeenamalefieldinJapan.

B.

Professionslikebankingandtradingaretailoredtomen.C.

ShinzoAbeperformedpoorlyindealingwithlabourshortfall.

D.

DiscriminationagainstwomenincareersinJapanisabigconcern.【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了最近的日本尤其是醫(yī)藥大學對女性性別的歧視，使社會一片嘩然，這一性別歧視現(xiàn)象讓日本政府陷入窘境。（1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“Soitwasshockingwhen,onAugust7th,TokyoMedicalUniversity(TMU),adistinguishedmedicalschool,admittedmarkingdownthetestscoresoffemaleapplicantstokeeptheratioofwomenineachclassbelow30%.”在8月7日，當聲望卓著的醫(yī)學院——東京醫(yī)科大學承認壓低了女性申請者的考試分數(shù)，以將每個班級中女生的比例維持在30%以下時，社會一片嘩然。故選C。（2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Ms.Noda,whomakeslittlesecretofherambitiontobeatMr.Abeinaleadershipcontestnextmonth,hasjustpublishedabookcalled‘GrabtheFuture’,herpublicdeclarationforpullingJapanintolinewith‘globalstandards’”可知，野田毫不掩飾她在下個月的競選中擊敗安倍的野心。她剛剛還出版了一本名為《抓住未來》的書，根據(jù)她的言行可知，她在公眾場合表達自己的雄心，故選B。（3）考查主旨大意。通讀全文可知，本文主要敘述了最近日本尤其是醫(yī)藥大學對女性性別的歧視，使社會一片嘩然，這一性別歧視現(xiàn)象讓日本政府陷入窘境，出現(xiàn)了很大的問題。故選D?！军c評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇社會類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。3．閱讀理解WhatCocktailPartiesTeachUs

You'reataparty.Musicisplaying.Glassesareclinking.Dozensofconversationsaredrivingupthedecibel(分貝)level.Yetamongallthosedistractions,youcantuneyourattentiontojustonevoicefrommany.Thisabilityiswhatresearcherscallthe“cocktail-partyeffect”.

ScientistsattheUniversityofCaliforniainSanFranciscohavefoundwherethatsound-editingprocessoccursinthebrain—intheauditorycortex(聽覺皮層)justbehindtheear,notinareasofhigherthought.Theauditorycortexboostssomesoundsandturnsdownotherssothatwhenthesignalreachesthehigherbrain,“it'sasifonlyonepersonwasspeakingalone,”saysinvestigatorEdwardChang.

Thesefindings,publishedinthejournalNaturelastweek,explainwhypeoplearen'tverygoodatmultitasking—ourbrainsarewiredfor“selectiveattention”andcanfocusononlyonethingatatime.Thatinbornabilityhashelpedhumanssurviveinaworldbuzzingwithvisualandauditorystimulation(刺激).Butwekeeptryingtopushthelimitswithmultitasking,sometimeswithtragic(悲劇的)consequences.Driverstalkingoncellphones,forexample,arefourtimesaslikelytogetintotrafficaccidentsasthosewhoaren't.

Manyofthoseaccidentsaredueto“inattentionalblindness”,inwhichpeoplecan,ineffect,turnablindeyetothingstheyaren'tfocusingon.Themoreattentionataskdemands,thelessattentionwecanpaytootherthingsinourfieldofvision.Imageslandonourretinas(視網(wǎng)膜)andareeitherboostedorplayeddowninthevisualcortexbeforebeingpassedtothebrain,justastheauditorycortexfilterssounds,asshownintheNaturestudylastweek.“It'sapush-pullrelationship—themorewefocusononething,thelesswecanfocusonothers,”saysDianeM.Beck,anassociateprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofIllinois.

StudiesoverthepastdecadeattheUniversityofUtahshowthatdriverstalkingonhands-freecellphonesarejustasinfluencedasthoseonhands-heldphonesbecauseitistheconversation,notthedevice,thatisdistractingtheirattention.Thosetalkingonanykindofcellphonereactmoreslowlyandmissmoretrafficsignalsthanothermotorists.

Somepeoplecantrainthemselvestopayextraattentiontothingsthatareimportant—likepoliceofficerslearntoscancrowdsforfacesandconductorscanlistenforindividualinstrumentswithintheorchestraasawhole.Manymorethinktheycaneffectivelymultitask,butareactuallyshiftingtheirattentionrapidlybetweentwothingsandnotgettingthefulleffectofeither,expertssay.（1）WhathavescientistsinUniversityofCaliforniafoundabout“thecocktail-partyeffect”?A.

Usuallythereisonlyonepersonwhoisspeakingalone.

B.

Allkindsofannoyingsoundsdriveupthedecibellevel.C.

Thehigherbrainprocessessoundsandimagesselectively.

D.

Soundsaresortedoutbeforereachingthehigherbrain.（2）Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?A.

Wearebiologicallyincapableofmultitasking.

B.

Wesurvivedistractionsinlifebymultitasking.C.

Wecannotmultitaskwithoutextraattention.

D.

Webenefitfrompushingthelimitwithmultitasking.（3）Whichofthefollowingisanexampleof"inattentionalblindness"?A.

Acarelessdriverlosthiseyesightafteracaraccident.

B.

Policescannedthecrowdsandlocatedthecriminal.C.

Amanagertalkedonahands-freephonewithhisclient.

D.

Apedestrianhadacaraccidentbecauseofphubbing(低頭).（4）Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A.

compareandcontrast

B.

informandexplainC.

argueanddiscuss

D.

examineandevaluate【答案】（1）D（2）A（3）D（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，講述的是“雞尾酒會效應(yīng)”的啟示。（1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“ScientistsattheUniversityofCaliforniainSanFranciscohavefoundwherethatsound-editingprocessoccursinthebrain—intheauditorycortex(聽覺皮層)justbehindtheear,notinareasofhigherthought.”現(xiàn)在，加州大學舊金山分校（UniversityofCaliforniainSanFrancisco）的科學家找到了這種聲音編輯過程在大腦中發(fā)生的位置──在耳朵后面的聽覺皮層，而不是大腦的高級思維區(qū)域?？芍?，在到達更高的大腦之前，聲音已經(jīng)被整理出來了，故選D。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“Thesefindings,publishedinthejournalNaturelastweek,explainwhypeoplearen'tverygoodatmultitasking-ourbrainsarewiredfor‘selectiveattention’andcanfocusononlyonethingatatime.”這些上月發(fā)布在《自然》期刊上的研究結(jié)果強調(diào)了為何人們不是很擅長處理多任務(wù)──我們的大腦有“選擇性注意”機制，一次只能專注于一件事?？芍?，我們在生理上無法同時處理多項任務(wù)。故選A。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“Manyofthoseaccidentsaredueto‘inattentionalblindness’,inwhichpeoplecan,ineffect,turnablindeyetothingstheyaren'tfocusingon.”可知，D項Apedestrianhadacaraccidentbecauseofphubbing.“一個行人因低頭族而發(fā)生車禍?！笔且粋€“inattentionalblindness”的例子。故選D。（4）考查目的意圖。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Somepeoplecantrainthemselvestopayextraattentiontothingsthatareimportant—likepoliceofficerslearntoscancrowdsforfacesandconductorscanlistenforindividualinstrumentswithintheorchestraasawhole.Manymorethinktheycaneffectivelymultitask,butareactuallyshiftingtheirattentionrapidlybetweentwothingsandnotgettingthefulleffectofeither,expertssay.”有人可以訓練自己對重要的事情付出格外的注意力──就像警察學習掃描人群的面孔，以及樂團指揮可以在整個樂團中聽到每件樂器的聲音。專家說，更多的人則是自以為可以有效地處理多任務(wù)，但他們其實是在兩件事之間迅速轉(zhuǎn)移注意力，而并沒有全身心地投入到其中任何一件事中。可知本文的目的是“檢查和評估”，故選D?！军c評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和目標意圖三個題型的考查，是一篇生活類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行討論推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。4．閱讀理解

Valentine'sDayissupposedtobeaboutloveandromance.Butunfortunately,itcanbejusttheopposite.Becauseofthat,Feb.15thstartsthebusyseasonfordivorcelawyers,aspeoplewhowereunhappywiththeirmarriagesheadingintothedayoftendecidethattheynolongerwanttobewiththeonetheyusedtolove.

Astudyofdivorcefilings(檔案)inNewYork,IllinoisandCaliforniabyAttorneyFee.com,alegalreferral(推薦)site,foundthatFebruaryisthebusiestmonthoftheyearfordivorcefilings,upabout18%fromtheaveragemonth.Andthoseseekingreferralsforadivorcelawyeronthesiteincrease38%followingtheholiday,withthebiggestriseonthedayafterValentine's.

Anotherlegalsite,Avvo.com,reportsa40%increaseinthoseseekinginformationandadviceaboutdivorceintheperiodrightafterValentine'sDay."There'saverylargenumberofpeoplewhoareconsideringthedivorceallthetime,decidingwhetherornottofile,"saidRichardKomaiko,aco-founderofAttorneyFee."OnValentine'sDay,thisthingiscarefullyconsidered."

KomaikosaidFebruaryhasfactorsotherthantheholidaythatcouldleadtoanincreaseindivorces.Januaryisthebusiestmonthoftheyearforbankruptcy(破產(chǎn))filings,highlightingthefinancialproblemsthatoftendividecouples.Inaddition,thecoldweatherofFebruarycankeepcouplesthatarehavingtroubleindoorsandclosertoeachother,addingtoproblems.

ButAltonAbramowitz,presidentoftheAmericanAcademyofMatrimonialLawyers,believestheholidayitselfoftenworsentherelationshipforcoupleswhoarehavingtrouble."There'salwaystheclientswhocomeinadayortwoaftersaying'Ican'tbelieveit.ImadethisbeautifuldinnerformyhusbandforValentine'sDay,buthecalledtosayhewasstuckintheofficeandthendidn'tcomehomeatall.'"Abramowitzsaid,"thedaycancreateproblemsthatleadtothemfinallygettingcaught."（1）WhatmakesValentine'sDayconveythemeaningoppositetoloveandromance?A.

Valentine'sDaywon'tbringpeopleloveandromance.B.

ManydivorcefilingschangethenatureofValentine'sDay.C.

CoupleshavingtroublestendtobreakupafterValentine'sDay.D.

DivorcelawyersdisliketheatmosphereofValentine'sDay.（2）AccordingtothestudymadebyAttorneyFee.com,divorcefilingsare________.A.

occurringmostafterthenewyear

B.

lessconnectedwithValentine'sDayC.

morelikelytobehandledonline

D.

attheheightofpopularityinFebruary（3）PeopleintendingtodivorcemaymakeuseofValentine'sDayto________.A.reflectonthedivorceB.takelegalactionC.makenegotiationsD.putthedivorceaside（4）AccordingtoKomaikowhydodivorcesgrowinnumberinFebruary?A.Becausefinancialproblemsandcoldweathermaybringmoreproblems.B.Becausethelongwinterholidaymakescoupleshardtogetthrough.C.Becausethehusbandistoobusywithworktospendthedaywithhiswife.D.BecauseValentine'sDaygetscouplesintofinancialtrouble.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）A（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，情人節(jié)本該是愛和浪漫的日子，但是在2月份，離婚申請增加，咨詢離婚律師的人也增多。除了假期的原因之外，每年1月份是申請破產(chǎn)最忙的一個月，夫妻之間出現(xiàn)財務(wù)問題；2月份寒冷的天氣讓夫妻在室內(nèi)呆的時間更長，這些都增加了提出離婚申請的機率。（1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“peoplewhowereunhappywiththeirmarriagesheadingintothedayoftendecidethattheynolongerwanttobewiththeonetheyusedtolove”可知，情人節(jié)本該是關(guān)于愛和浪漫的日子，但是在情人節(jié)那天因為那些對自己的婚姻感到不愉快的人往往會決定不再想和他們曾經(jīng)愛過的人在一起，在情人節(jié)后分手。因此推斷有問題的夫婦在情人節(jié)之后往往會分手。故選C。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Februaryisthebusiestmonthoftheyearfordivorcefilings,upabout18%fromtheaveragemonth.Andthoseseekingreferralsforadivorcelawyeronthesiteincrease38%followingtheholiday,withthebiggestriseonthedayafterValentine's”2月份是一年中提交離婚申請最忙的月份，比平均月份增長了約18%。而那些在網(wǎng)站上尋求離婚律師推薦的人在假期后增加了38%，這是情人節(jié)后的最大漲幅，可知，2月份在情人節(jié)后提交離婚申請達到高峰期。故選D。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“There'saverylargenumberofpeoplewhoareconsideringthedivorceallthetime,decidingwhetherornottofile和OnValentine'sDay,thisthingiscarefullyconsidered”可知，有很多人一直在考慮離婚。在情人節(jié)的時候，可以慎重考慮是否提交離婚申請。故選A。（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第五段中的“Januaryisthebusiestmonthoftheyearforbankruptcy(破產(chǎn))filings,highlightingthefinancialproblems和thecoldweatherofFebruarycankeepcouplesthatarehavingtroubleindoorsandclosertoeachother,addingtoproblems”可知，2月份離婚率增加有兩個原因：一月份是一年中申請破產(chǎn)最忙的一個月，凸顯了夫妻間的財務(wù)問題；2月的寒冷天氣讓有問題的夫妻呆在室內(nèi)時間更長，距離更近，從而增加了問題。故選A。【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇社會現(xiàn)象類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解

TEENSGIVINGisanexcitingyearlyeventwherehundredsofNewYorkCityteensgathertogetherannuallyforaremarkabledayofcommunityservice.Thisyear,TEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016participantswillonceagainbetterNewYorkCityandinfluencethousandsoflives!

WhenisTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016?

Sunday,April20,2016

WhereisTEENSGIVING?

AlloverNewYorkCity.Everyonewillmeetatthe92ndStreetY(92ndandLexington)at9:00AMfortheeventkick-off.Then,allTEENSGIVINGvolunteerswillgoacrossthecitytoworkwithourpartneringagencieswheretheywillmakeaHUGEdifferenceandhavefun!WhoparticipatesinTEENSGIVING?

Hundredsofteenagersfromaroundthecity.Teenscomefromthe92ndStreetY,variouscityschools,youthgroups,andorganizationsinthearea.Inaddition,manyadultvolunteers(aged21andolder)willdonatetheirtimetoTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016.

Whatprojectsdoparticipantsdoattheagencies?

Sampleprojectsincludepaintingparkbenches,plantinggardens,visitingandplayingwithpooranddisabledchildren,assistingatanimalshelters,workingatsoupkitchens,deliveringmealsandcelebratingwithfamiliesathomelessshelters.

DoIgetanythingforparticipatinginTEENSGIV1NG?

Yes!Everybodybenefits!Teenvolunteerswillreceive“6hours”ofcommunityservicecredit,goodtowardshonorsociety,highschoolgraduationandcollegeapplicationrequirements.Adultvolunteerswillbethankedwithalightbreakfast,agiftcertificatefortheirtroubles,andthesatisfactionofhelpingourcity'syouthcontributetotheircommunity.Inaddition,allteenandadultvolunteerswillreceiveacoolTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016T-shirt.

Thissoundsawesome!HowdoIregisterforTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016?Interestedteensand/oradultsshoulde-mailtheTEENSGIVINGCoordinatorJoshHymanatjhyman@92Y.org<mailto:jhyman@92Y.org>(subject:TEENSGIVING)toreceivemoreinformationandtoregisterforthisfantasticevent!

Teenscanalsocontacttheirschool'sCommunityServiceAdvisor.

TEENSGIVINGissponsoredbythe92ndStreetY.（1）TEENSGVINGisaneventwhichisheld

.A.

twiceeveryyear

B.

everytwoyears

C.

onceeveryyear

D.

fromtimetotime（2）Whatcantheteenagersdointhisevent?A.

Givethankstotheadults.

B.

Takegoodcareofanimals.C.

CleanthestreetsofNewYork.

D.

Workforhighschoolsand!colleges.（3）Anadultvolunteermayget

forhistimedevotedtoTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016.A.

aT-shirtandagiftcertificate

B.

communityservicecreditandaT-shirtC.

ahighschoolcertificateandalightbreakfast

D.

agiftcertificateandcommunityservicecredit（4）Thewriter'spurposeinwritingthispassageisto

.A.

askreaderstodonatetheiradvicetoTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016

B.

encouragereaderstoaskmorequestionsaboutTEENSGIVINGC.

introduceTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016toreaders

D.

informreadersofsomefrequentlyaskedquestions【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）A（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了2016TEENSGIVING活動內(nèi)容，時間，地點，志愿者福利等信息。(1)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“TEENSGIVINGisanexcitingyearlyevent”可知，TEENSGIVING是一個一年一度的激動人心的事件。故選C。(2)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Whatprojectsdoparticipantsdoattheagencies?部分中的“Sampleprojectsincludepaintingparkbenches,plantinggardens,visitingandplayingwiththepoorchildren,assemblingmodelplanesforchildreninhospitals,assistingatanimalshelters,workingatsoupkitchens,deliveringmealsandcelebratingwithfamiliesathomelessshelters.”可知，活動包括在公園長椅上繪畫，園藝勞動，看望貧困兒童并且與他們玩耍，在動物收容所協(xié)助照看動物等等。故選B。(3)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)

DoIgetanythingforparticipatinginTEENSGIV1NG?部分中的“Adultvolunteerswillbethankedwithalightbreakfast,agiftcertificatefortheirtroubles,andthesatisfactionofhelpingourcity'syouthcontributetotheircommunity.Inaddition,allteenandadultvolunteerswillreceiveacoolTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016T-shirt.”可知，成年志愿者將獲得一份愛心早餐，一個解決他們煩惱的禮品券以及幫助我們城市青少年為他們的社區(qū)做貢獻的滿足感。另外，所有的青少年和成人志愿者都會獲得一個很酷的TEENSGIVING2016春季T恤。故選A。(4)考查寫作意圖?？v觀全文可知，本文介紹了2016年春季TEENSGIVING的主要內(nèi)容，以及如何申請參加這項活動。故作者的目的是給讀者介紹這個活動，選C?！军c評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇廣告類閱讀，要求考生準確掌握細節(jié)信息，根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，選出正確答案。6．閱讀理解

Oneofthehardestpartsoflivingabroadisbeingawayfromyourlovedones,especiallyyourfamily.Whilemyfriendsaresoimportanttome,I'vepersonallyfounditmoredifficultbeingawayfromfamily.

However,Iwasfortunatethatmymumandsisterrecentlyfoundthetimetoseeme.BothmysisterandIhavemajorbirthdaysthisyearasshe'stuming18andI'llbe21.Mysisterisaverybigmusicfanandthisyear,IcreatedmystatusasthebestoldersisterbykeepinganeyeoutformusicconcertsinParis.InourhometownofLeicester,wedon'tregularlygetmanywell-knownartistsplayinginourcity.ButinParis,Imanagedtogetthebest18thbirthdaypresentofall:ticketsforallthreeofustoseemysister'sfavoriteAmericanrapper,AngelHaze.

Iwilltrytovisitformysister'sactualbirthdayinJune,thechanceformysisterandmymumtovisitbecameabirthdaytreat.TheexperienceoffindingourwaytogethertotheconcertorgettingtoshowthemaroundtheParissitessuchastheEiffelTower,theArcduTriompheandevenmyfavoriteicecreamplace,Amorino,wasanamazingmemoryforusall!DespitethefactthatIfelttheslightpressuretomakesuretheweekendwentsmoothly,eventheheavyrainfailedtodampenourmood.

Therefore,whileitcanbedifficultbeingawayfromhomeandpotentiallymissingbigfamilymoments,therearewaystoavoidthesadnessandfindawaytomakethebestofyoursituationtocreateanunforgettablememory.JustlikethecontinuingrainwhilewewentuptheEiffeltower,everycloudhasasilverlining,becausethenwegotthefunniestphotosever!（1）Whatcanbeknownabouttheauthorwhilelivingabroad?A.

Sheknewherfriendswereallhomesick.

B.

Sherealizedfriendsweremoreimportant.C.

Shesomewhatmissedherparentsandsiblings.

D.

Sheknewsheshedoherbesttostudy.（2）Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthorfromthesecondparagraph?A.

Shedislikedthedullanddrylifeinherhometown.

B.

Sheinfactlovedmusicnolessthanhersister.C.

ShethoughtAmericanrapperwasthemostpopular.

D.

Sheshoweddeeploveforheryoungersister.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dampen”meaninthepassage?A.

Inspire.

B.

Damage.

C.

Protect.

D.

Remind.（4）Howdoestheauthordescribeherselfinthepassage?A.

Sheiseasytobehomesick.

B.

Sheisresponsibleforherfamily.C.

Shehasapositiveattitude.

D.

Sheisskilledintakingphotos.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）B（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者以自己的親身經(jīng)歷，告訴讀者：想家是在外的學子們的共同感受，在異鄉(xiāng)看到親人時的感覺是難以用語言去形容的。(1)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段可知，身在異鄉(xiāng)的作者也會時不時地思念家中的親人，故選C。(2)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段可知，作者的妹妹喜歡音樂，她便想盡一切辦法給妹妹買到音樂會演出的票，做了一個名副其實的好姐姐，由此可知，選D。(3)考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第三段中的“DespitethefactthatIfelttheslightpressuretomakesuretheweekendwentsmoothly,eventheheavyrainfailedtodampenourmood.”可知，作者帶著母親和妹妹在巴黎游玩地非常高興，由此可知大雨沒有破壞她們的情緒，故選B。(4)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“JustlikethecontinuingrainwhilewewentuptheEiffeltower,everycloudhasasilverlining,becausethenwegotthefunniestphotosever!”可知，雖然作者和家人在雨中登上埃菲爾鐵塔，但是在云彩的襯托下他們所拍的照片非常美，作者對待困難的態(tài)度非常積極，由此可知，故選C。【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的同時，需根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，選出正確答案。7．閱讀理解

Abitefromatsetsefly(采采蠅)isanextremelyunpleasantexperience.Itisnotlikeamosquito,whichcanputitsthinmouthpartdirectlyintoyourblood,oftenwithoutyounoticing.Incontrast,thetsetsefly'smouthhastinysawsonitthatsawintoyourskinonitswaytosuckoutyourblood.

Tomakemattersworse,severalspeciesoftsetseflycantransmitdiseases.Oneofthemostdangerousisaparasitethatcauses＂sleepingsickness＂,or＂humanAfricantrypanosomiasis＂togiveititsofficialname.Withouttreatment,aninfectionisusuallyfatal.

Likesomanytropicaldiseases,sleepingsicknesshasoftenbeenneglectedbymedicalresearchers.However,researchershavelongendeavoredtounderstandhowitavoidsourbodies'defencemechanisms.Someoftheirinsightscouldnowhelpuseliminatesleepingsicknessaltogether.

Therearetwoclosely-relatedsingle-celledparasitesthatcausethisdeathlysleep:TrypanosomabruceirhodesienseandT.b.gambiense.Thelatterisfarmorecomm