湖南省长沙市高考英语阅读理解一轮精选练习(2)

-1-湖南省长沙市2016高考英语阅读理解一轮精选练习（2）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。“Dr.Papaderos,whatisthemeaningoflife?”Theusuallaughterfollowed,andpeoplestirredtogo.Papaderoshelduphishandandstilledtheroomandlookedatmeforalongtime,askingwithhiseyesifIwasseriousandseeingfrommyeyesthatIwas.“Iwillansweryourquestion.”Takinghiswalletoutofhishippocket,hefishedintoaleatherbillfoldandbroughtoutaverysmallroundmirror,aboutthesizeofaquarter.Andwhathesaidwentlikethis:“WhenIwasasmallchild,duringthewar,wewereverypoorandwelivedinaremotevillage.Oneday,ontheroad,Ifoundthebrokenpiecesofamirror.AGermanmotorcyclehadbeenwreckedinthatplace.Itriedtofindallthepiecesandputthemtogether,butitwasnotpossible,soIkeptonlythelargestpiece.Thisone,and,byscratchingitonastone,Imadeitround.IbegantoplaywithitasatoyandbecamefascinatedbythefactthatIcouldreflectlightintodarkplaceswherethesunwouldnevershine—indeepholesandcrevices（裂缝）anddarkclosets.ItbecameagameformetogetlightintothemostinaccessibleplacesIcouldfind.Ikeptthelittlemirror,and,asIwentaboutmygrowingup,Iwouldtakeitoutinidlemomentsandcontinuethechallengeofthegame.AsIbecameaman,Igrewtounderstandthatthiswasnotjustachild’sgamebutametaphorforwhatImightdowithmylife.IcametounderstandthatIamnotthelightorthesourceoflight.Butlight—truth,understanding,knowledge—isthere,anditwillshineinmanydarkplacesonlyifIreflectit.Iamafragment（碎片）ofamirrorwhosewholedesignandshapeIdonotknow.Nevertheless,withwhatIhaveIcanreflectlightintothedarkplacesofthisworld—intotheblackplacesintheheartsofmen—andchangesomethingsinsomepeople.Perhapsothersmayseeanddolikewise.ThisiswhatIamabout.Thisisthemeaningofmylife.”1.Onhearingtheauthor’squestion,Dr.Papaderos__________atfirst.A.laughedathisfoolishnessB.wasn’tsureoftheanswerC.doubtedhisseriousnessD.wasn’tinterestedatall-2-2.HowdidDr.Papaderosgetthesmallroundmirrorwhenhewasachild?A.Hefounditontheroadandmadeitround.B.AdyingGermansoldiergavehimasapresent.C.Hechancedtofinditinthestreetwhileplaying.D.Heputthebrokenpiecestogetherandmadeit.3.WhydidDr.Papaderoslikethesmallroundmirrorsomuchasachild?A.Becausehewastoopoortoaffordothertoys.B.Becauseitcouldshinetheplaceswherethesuncouldn’treach.C.Becausehebelieveditwouldbringgoodlucktohim.D.Becauseittoldhimalotaboutwhatlifereallymeanttohim.4.Theunderlined“metaphor”inthe7thparagraphmostprobablymeans_____.A.symbolB.sourceC.lightD.purpose5.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ASpecialGameintheChildhoodB.ABrokenPieceofMirrorC.Dr.Papaderos’ExperienceD.TheMeaningofLife【参考答案】1—5、CABAD。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。Mostmornings,thelinebeginstoformatdawn:scoresofsilentwomenwithbabiesontheirbacks,bucketsbalancedontheirheads,andineachhandabright-blueplasticjug.Ongooddays,theywillwaitlessthananhourbeforeawatertankergoesacrossthedirtpaththatservesasaroadinKesumPurbahari,aslumonthesouthernedgeofNewDelhi.Onbaddays,whenthereisnoelectricityforthepumps,thetankersdon’tcomeatall.“Thatwaterkillspeople,”ayoungmothernamedShobasaidonerecentSaturdaymorning,pointingtoarowofpailsfilledwiththick,caramel(焦糖)-coloredliquid.“Whoeverdrinksitwilldie.”Thewaterwasfromapipesharedbythousandsofpeopleinthepoorneighborhood.Womenoftenuseittowashclothesandbathetheirchildren,butnobodyisdesperateenoughtodrinkit.Thereisnostandardforhowmuchwaterapersonneedseachday,butexpertsusuallyputtheminimumatfiftylitres.ThegovernmentofIndiapromises(butrarelyprovides)-3-forty.Mostpeopledrinktwoorthreelitres—lessthanittakestowashatoilet.Therestistypicallyusedforcookingandbathing.Americansconsumebetweenfourhundredandsixhundredlitresofwatereachday,morethananyotherpeopleonearth.MostEuropeansuselessthanhalfthat.ThewomenofKesumPurbaharieachhopedtodragawayahundredlitresthatday—twoorthreebuckets’worth.Shobahasahusbandandfivechildren,andthatmuchwaterdoesn’tgofarinafamilyofseven,particularlywhenthetemperaturereachesahundredandtendegreesbeforenoon.Sheoftenmakesupthedifferencewithbottledwater,whichcostsmorethanwaterdeliveredanyotherway.Sometimesshejustbuysmilk;it’scheaper.Likethepoorestpeopleeverywhere,thepeopleofNewDelhi’sslumsspendafargreaterpercentageoftheirincomesonwaterthananyoneluckyenoughtoliveinahouseconnectedtoasystemofpipes.1Theunderlinedword“slum”mostlikelymeans______.A.avillageB.asmalltownC.anareaofatownwithbadly-built,over-crowdedbuildingsD.thepartofatownthatlackswaterbadly2.Sometimesthewatertankerdoesn’tcomebecause______.A.theweatherisbadB.thereisnoelectricityC.thereisnowaterD.peopledon’twantthedirtywater3.Apersonneedsatleast________litresofwateraday.A.ahundredB.fourhundredC.fortyD.fifty4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?A.ahundredlitresofwateradayisenoughforShoba’sfamilyB.AmericansusesthelargestamountofwatereachdayC.inKesumPurbaharimilkischeaperthanbottledwaterD.Shobahasafamilyofsevenpeople5.Thepassagemainlytellsus______.-4-A.howwomeninKesumPurbaharigetstheirwaterB.howmuchwateradayapersondeedsC.thatIndialackswaterbadlyD.howIndiagovernmentmanagestosolvetheproblemofwater【参考答案】1—5、CBDAC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。TheAnswerIsRightThereaboveYou.Ifyouputabuzzardinafencesixtoeightfeetsquareandentirel