2016年高中英语竞赛【阅读理解30篇

2016高考英语阅读理解练习及答案（39）In sport the sexesare andmen do not run or swim in the same less strong than at least is whatpeople are called the weaker sex, or, ifmen want to please them, the fair boys andgirls are taught together at schools and are women who are famous Prime Ministers,scientists and women live longer thanmen .A European woman can expect to live until the age of 74, a man only until he is ‘s bodies really weaker?The fastest men can run a mile in under 4 best women need ‘s time are always slower than men’s, but some facts are a of the fastestwomen swimmers today are teenage of them swam 400 metres in 4 minutes when she was only first ‘Tartan’in film was an Olympic swimmer, fastest 400 metres was 4 minutes seconds, which is seconds slowerthan a girl 50 years later! This does not mean that women are catching men arevery different now and sport is much more is so serious that some women athletesare given hormone injections。

2016高考英语阅读理解练习及答案（22）This incident occurred one morning outsideAlbert Schweizer‘s hospital in the African jungle. Apatient had gone fishing in another man‘s boat. Theowner of the boat thought he should be given all thefish that were caught. Dr. Schweizer said to the boatowner;You are right because the other man ought tohave asked permission to use your boat. But you are wrong because you are careless andlazy. You merely twisted the chain of your canoe round a palm tree instead of fastening it witha padlock. Of laziness you are guilty because you were asleep in your hut on this moonlit nightinstead of making use of the good chance for fishing.‖He turned to the patient: ―But you were in the wrong when you took the boat withoutasking the owner‘s permission. You were in the right because you were not so lazy as he wasand you did want to let the moonlit night go by without making some use of it.‖Dr. Schwerzer divided the catch among the fisher-man, the boat owner, and the hospital.1. Dr. Schweizer settled the argument because ______.A. he was the judge thereB. it took place at his hospitalC. he wanted some of the fish.D. he wanted to help the patient2. The final judgment was the ______.A. all the fish should go to the patientB. the fish should go to the owner of the canoeC. the fish should be destroyedD. everyone involved should get a third of the fish3. The best title for this selection is ______.A. The ArgumentB. A Wise Man‘s DecisionC. The ThiefD. Right and wrong答案。

2016年高考英语真题分类汇编：专题05-阅读理解(解析版)Dthe world’s lakes and oceans.Sandra Day O’Connor(1930-present)When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952,she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator(参议员) and ,in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. O’Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.Rosa Parks(1913-2005)On December 1,1955,in Montgomery, Alabama,Rasa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgmery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,” said Parks.21.What is Jane Addams noted for in history?A. Her social work.B. Her lack of proper training in law.C. Her efforts to win a prize.D. Her community background.22. What is the reason for O’Connor’s being rejected by the law firm?A. Her lack of proper training in law.B. Her little work experience in court.C. The discrimination against women.D. The poor financial conditions.23. Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the US?A. Jane Addams.B. Rachel Carson.C. Sandra Day O’Connor.D. Rosa Parks.24. What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?A. They are highly educated.B. They are truly creative.C. They are pioneers.D. They are peace-lovers.【答案】21 -24 A C D.C考点：考查人物类短文阅读【技巧点拨】细节理解题的解题可以先从问题中抓住关键性词语（题眼），然后以此为线索，运用略读及查读的技巧快速在文章中寻找与此问题相关的：段落、语句，仔细品味，对照比较，确定答案。

2016高考英语阅读理解练习及答案（84）The engineer Camillo Olivetti was 40 years old when he started the company in his factory in lvera, he designed and produced the first Italian the company’s head office is still in Ivrea, near Turin, but the company is much lareer than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world.By 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13,000 machines a went to customers in Italy, but Olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries.Camilllo’s son, Adriano, started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the introduecd a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and desion company developed new and better typewriters and the calculators。

In 1959 it prodyced the ELLA computer was the first mainframecomputer designed and brade in Italy.After Adriano died in 1960, the company had a period of financial companies, especially the Janpanese, made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company.In 1978, Carlo de Benedetti became the new increased its marking and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office itbecame one, of the world’s leading companies in informationg technology and are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group --- one for personal computers,one for other office equipment, one for systerms and servicse, and two for telecommunications.the text we learn that__________.1930 Olivetti produced 13,000 typewriters a yearearned more in the 1960s than in the 1950sof Olivetti,s 700 staff regularly visited customers in Italyset up offices in other countries from the very beginningwas probably the direct result of Olivetti,s falling behind in electronic technology?dtiano’s death.period of financial problemfaster progressagreements with other companiesdo we know about Olivetti ?produced the best typewriter in the word.designed the word’s first mainframe computer.exported more typewriter than other computer.has five independent companies with its head office in lvrea.best title for the text would be___________. Origin of OlivettiSuccess of OlivettiHistory of OlivettiProducich of Olivetti答案ABDC。

2016高考英语阅读理解练习及答案（120）Moscow, Russia —“The computer is a better chess player,” insisted Viktor Prozorov, the loser.“It seemed as if it were laughing after every good know I should have beaten it for the sake of mankind ，but I just couldn’t win,” he a nnounced and shook his head sadly.Prozorov’s disappointment was shared by several grand masters who were present, some of whom were so upset that they shouted at the chess players said that this meant the end of chess championships around the world, since the fun had been taken out of the game.The computer walked—or rather, rolled—away with 5,000 dollars in prize money and limited its remarks to a set of noises and lights.of the following best gives the main idea of this newspaper article?,000 dollars goes to a computer !invention, a laughing computer !’s best chess player beaten!defeats man in chess !did some of the grand masters feel about the chess gamebetween Prozorov and the computer?thought that the game was no fun.thought that the game wasn’t fair.agreed that Prozorov didn’t play well.were unhappy that the computer had won.was it that Prozorov felt most bitter about?he didn’t win the $ 5,000.he hadn’t tried his best.he had lost to a machine.this was the end of the chess game.winning the game, the computer .awaysome remarksout some lights and soundschess players felt that playing with a computer would .the game tougherthe game less interestingman appear foolishman lose lots of money参考答案：。

2016高考英语阅读理解练习及答案（118）An ape has a larger brain than any animal except man, though it is much smaller than a man’s all belong to the hot countries of the world—tropical Africa and South—east Asia.The gorilla is the largest of the is as tall as six feet when standing people think that gorillas are very are often described as standing upright like a man, beating their fists and their home, in the forests of Cetral Africa, however, they are not at all like this, They are peaceful animals and never use their great strength unless then, they retreat if they can.Gorillas have black faces and long, black, hairy feed during the day on plants and night the old male often sleeps on the ground at the foot of a tree, while the others each make a sleeping platform in the tree bending the leafy this, gorillas climb trees very seldom.live in .parts of the worldcold countriesAmerica and Africacountries of Africa and South—east Asiaape’s brain is .large as a man’s brainlot smaller than a man’s brainthan that of any other animal including man lot larger than a man’s braingorilla is about six feet tall when he .on his legson his armshis great strengthgorillas live on .and grassand fruitthe night gorilla usually sleep in trees except . old female gorillaold male gorillayoung gorillas up to six years oldbaby gorillas参考答案：。

2016高考英语阅读理解练习及答案（33）It would be pleasant to believe that all younggirls in the past got married for romantic reasons;but the fact is that manyof them regarded marriageas their only chance to gain independence fromtheir parents, to have a provider, or to be assured ofa good place in couple of generations ago,an old maid of twenty-five did not have much to lookforward to, she was more or less fated to remain withher parents or to live in some relative‘s home where she would help with the chores and so any the first place, women remain young much longer than they usedto, and an unmarried woman of twenty-eight or thirty does not feel that her life is , since she is probably working and supporting herself, she is free to marry only whenand if she a result, today‘s women tend to marry later in have fewerchildren-or none at all- if they prefer to devote themselvesto their result is adecline in the birthrate.The new role that women have developed for themselves has changed family raised differently; they spend more time with adults who are not their parents: baby sitters,day-care center personnel, relatives, or they gain or lose in the process isa hotly debated child experts believe that young childrenmust spend all theirtime with their mother if they are to grow sound in body and think that childrenget more from a motherrather than hours of who spends with them ―quality time‖　forced and unhappy baby many childpsychologists point out that children kept in day-care centers every day are brighter than thoseraised at matter what it is, one thing about child raising to be certain of is that thelonger the child is with the mother, the better.can be concluded from the passage that______.today have developed a new role in family lifebirthrate is declining as a result of women‘s pursuit of careershave always been dependent on their parents even after marriagemust spend all their time with their mother if they are to grow soundchange in women‘s attitude towards marriage results in all of the followingEXCEPT______.and more women quit jobs to take care of their children at hometoday tend to marry later than they didhave less time to raise childrenand more families remain childlesshave different opinions over the question as to______. children should be raisedchildren should be raisedchildren should stay with their parentslong children should stay with their parentsauthor suggests that______.women should not have childrenshould be kept in day-care centers all the timechildren should stay with their mother as long as possible should leave their work to look after their children at home 答案。

2016高考英语阅读理解练习及答案（50）Almost every family buys as least one copy of anewspaper every people subscribe to asmany as two or three different newspapers But whydo people read newspapers?Five hundred years ago，news of importanthappenings--battles lost and won，kings or rulersoverthrownor killed--took months and evenyears to travel from one country to news passed by word of mouth and was we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in far awaycountries on the same day they happen.Apart from supplying news from all over the world，newspapers give us a lot of other usefulinformation There are weather reports，radio，television and film guides，bookreviews，stories，and of bigger ones are put in by large companiesto bring attention to their pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for theadvertising space，but it is worth the money for news of their products goes into almost everyhome in the country For those who produce newspapers，advertisements are also earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell theirnewspapers at a low price and still make a profit.phrase “subscribe to” in the first paragraph means”________”to the newspaper stand and buytheir own news stories toto buy for a specific period of timefaithful readers ofhabit of reading newspapers is _____among a few familiespopularthe time of the newspaper，______news traveled quickly and good news slowlypeople cared about events that took place in far away countriesand rulers were often overthrown or killedwas passed from one person to anotherauthor seems to agree that money spent on advertisements is ______muchspentno use to anyoneof the following statements is TRUE?hundred years ago it took a long time for news to reach other countries.advertisements turn people’S attention away from their products.news that we read in newspapers is mainly about new products.newspapers are sold at a low price，the newspaper producers will lose money.答案。

高中英语真题:2016高考英语阅读理解练习（3）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。

The world is filled with smart，talented and gifted people．We meet them every day．A few days ago，my car was not running well．I pulled it into a garage，and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes．H e knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine．I w as amazed．The sad truth is，great talent is not enough．I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn．I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans ear n more than $100，000 a year．A business consultant who specializes in the me dical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists stru ggle financially．It was this business consultant who gave me the phrase，“They are one skill away from great wealth．”There is an old saying that goes，“Job means ‘just over broke （破产）’”．And unfortunately，I would say that the saying applies to millions of people．Because school does not think financial intelligence is intelligence ，most workers“ live within their means”．They work and they p ay the bills．Instead I recommend young people to seek work for what they will learn，more than what they will earn．When I ask the classes I teach，“How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDona ld’s?” almost all the students raise their hands．I then ask，“So if most of you can cook a better hamburger，how come McDonald’s makes more money than you?” The a nswer is obvious: McDonald’s is excellent at business system s．The reason why so many talented people are poor is that t hey focus on building a better hamburger and know little or no thing about business systems．The world is filled with talente d poor people ．They focus on perfecting their skills at buildin g a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and deliv ering the hamburger．1．The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph t hat ．A．he is just one of the talented peopleB．he is ready to help othersC．he has a sharp sense of hearingD．he knows little about car repairing2．The underlined part in the third paragraph can be best repl aced by ．A．spend more than they can affordB．do in their own wayC．live in their own circleD．live within what they earn3．Why do talented people earn so 1ittle according to the aut hor?A．They don’t work hard enoughB．They lack financial intelligenceC．They don’t make full use of their talentsD．They have no specialized skills．4．The success of McDonald's lies in its ．A．skills at making hamburgersB．good business systemsC．talented workers D．excellent service5．The main purpose of the author is to tell us ．A．how young people can find a satisfactory jobB．what schools should teach studentsC．why so many talented people are poorD．how McDonald’s makes much money【参考答案】1—5、ADBBC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。

2016高考英语阅读理解练习及答案（46）Most of us know about the Nobel Prize, especially theNobel Peace Prize, but few of us know anything aboutthe man who set them name was was a great scientist and inventor , he had a big business maysurprise made and sold even made and sold ’t thissomething that surprises you? The man who mademoney from weapons should set up the Peace Prize?Though Alfred Nobel had a lot of money from weapons, he hated hoped that therewould be no war in the was one of the richest in he died in 1896, heleft behind him a lot of money and his famous to his will, most of his money wasplaced in a wanted the interest from the fund to be used as prizes every them as the Nobel Nobel Prizes are Nobel wanted thewinners to be chosen for their work, not the country they came from.Alfred Nobel had given his whole life to his studies and work and to the benefits of money all by his own efforts, but he left the world share his inventions andwealth stay with the world for ever.’s business was _____.and selling explosives making and selling weaponsexplosives and selling weapons weapons and selling explosiveswanted to set up the Nobel Peace Prize because _____.made enough moneyhated warwanted to get more interest from the fundliked to live in a peaceful worldPrizes come from _____.Nobel’s money in the fundNobel’s money in his companythe interest from the fundof the interest in the fundwas a _____ person in the world.statement of the following is Right according to the passage?set up his company to sell clothes.of Nobel’s money was used for the world Wars.Prizes are only for some people from some special countries.worked hard in his life and saved lots of money for theworld to share.答案。