防上火四川省南充市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解寒假训练(26)

2021年1月17日发(作者：世界上最小的花是什么花)
阅读理解寒假训练（26）
【由北京市丰台区2014高考模拟改编】
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A Mountain of Green Beans
Another envelope in the mail. There’s my name, Alexander Spencer, typed on the
front. I throw it under the bed. The piles of envelopes are growing.
The envelopes were applications to all the colleges I was supposed to attend. I
did open the first envelope. Then I saw the application, all those blank spaces I
was supposed to fill with my own writing, spaces for my name and birth date and grade
average and … statement of purpose. I looked at them for a long time. I could write
for hours and not fill all those spaces. So I put the application back in the envelope.
I would fill it out the next day, when I had time. But another envelope arrived. And
then the pile began.
The pile scares me — it is really like a monster. All the while, I feel the weight
of a million envelopes raining down on my head until my grandmother calls me and wants
to know how I am.
“I am overcome by too many tasks,” I say.
“Honey, you just take it bit by bit,” she says, and she reminds me about the green
beans.
When I was a little kid I hated green beans. But my mom said I couldn’t leave the
table until I ate ten green beans. All alone at the table, I stared at the green beans
for what seemed like hours. It was a mountain of green beans. I couldn’t do it.
My grandma came to me and asked if I could eat one green bean.
“But Grandma, I have to eat ten!”
She said all I had to do was to eat one green bean. One tiny little green bean.
So I ate one. It was bad, but not as bad as I’d thought it would be. Then she asked
me again if I could eat one. So I ate one green bean nine more times.
My grandma doesn’t know about the envelopes, but she tells me anyone can do one
thing every day.
Back in my room, I lay down on the bed. Just like I used to do when I was a little
kid, I hang my head down to look at the pile of envelopes. There it is. But instead
of a monster, I see a pile of green beans. Who’s afraid of green beans?

1. Envelopes are piling up because the author _______.
A. doesn’t know how to reply
B. feels bored of the paper work
C. doesn’t want to attend college
D. has been too busy to open them
2. What does the author learn from the story of the green beans?
A. A good start is half done.
B. Actions speak louder than words.
C. A long journey begins with a single step.
D. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
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3. What do you think the author will do next?
A. He will fill out the applications one after another.
B. He will go to the college that he dreams of.
C. He will throw away all the envelopes.
D. He will eat up the green beans.
【参考答案】1—3、B C A

2016高考英语二轮：（寒假）阅读理解训练（26）及答案

A
An artist in Oakland, California is using his skills to help the homeless. Greg Kloehn
builds very small shelters that make life on the streets a little more comfortable.
The structures offer the homeless some safety and protection from bad weather. Each
little house also has wheels on the bottom so it can go wherever its owner goes.
Greg Kloehn has given away at least 20 tiny houses. Several are on the roadside
near an active railroad. On a recent day, Mr. Kloehn stops at one to visit Oscar Young.
The two men hug. Inside his little shelter Mr. Young gets relief from cold nights
on the streets. Mr. Kloehn also visits Sweet-Pea, another friend who also lives in
one of the little homes the artist built. She says it keeps her safe and protects
her belongings.
In the mornings, Mr. Kloehn searches the streets for building materials. He gathers
what he can and takes it to his studio. There, he puts the houses together. Empty
coffee bags become roof material. A washing machine door and refrigerator part become
windows. Nails, screws and the sticky glue hold all the pieces together. The artist
also attaches a small electrical device to the house. The device is powered by the
sun.
Some of the people living on the streets once had normal houses of their own. But
some of the people say they have learned to live with less and they are thankful to
that man.
Mr. Kloehn says his work is not a social project. He says he is just someone using
his skills to help his homeless neighbors.
21. The following are the advantages of the small shelters except ________.
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A. saving power and energy
B. protecting possessions of the homeless
C. decorating the streets where they are
D. keeping the homeless safe and comfortable
22. We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. Greg Kloehn has sold at least 20 tiny houses
B. An act of kindness has made people simple and grateful
C. The shelters are immovable
D. The government has got involved in the action
23. The passage is likely taken from ________.
A. An official report B. An art review
C. A science magazine D. A news report
24. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. An artist creates homes for the homeless.
B. A more comfortable shelter on the streets.
C. A successful social project in Oakland.
D. An artist makes a living by designing small shelters.
参考答案A) CBDA



B
Researchers in Hungary have confirmed something many dog owners have long suspected:
that canines understand our feelings.
Using a Magnetic Resonance Scanner, or MRI, scientists found that when it comes
to emotions, dogs’ brains are similar to those of humans. Dogs are usually not
relaxed in a lab environment, but with a little petting and lots of treats they
can be trained to sit still even in an MRI scanner. That’s how researchers in
Hungary’s ELTE University were able to get images of their brains at work.
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Research fellow Attila Andics says it helped them better understand the dogs’
relationship with humans. “We have known for a long time that dogs and humans share
similar social environment, but now our results show that dogs and humans also have
similar brain mechanisms（大脑机制）to process social information,”said Andics.
After training 11 dogs to stay motionless while their brains were scanned, the
researchers checked their neurological（神经系统的）responses to about 200
emotionally significant sounds, from whining and crying to playful barking and
laughing. They then compared the responses from human subjects. They found striking
similarities.
Andics says it opens new possibilities for research. “It establishes a foundation
of a new branch of comparative neuroscience, because until now it was not possible
to measure the brain activities of a non-primate（非人灵长类动物）and the primate
brain in a single experiment,” said Andics.
And what that tells ordinary dog owners, the Hungarian scientists say, is to
treat your canine companions as friends, not mere animals, because they evidently
understand human feelings.
25. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Dog’s behaviors are the same as those of humans.
B. Usually dogs can sit still in a lab environment.
C. Dog owners shouldn’t treat dogs as their friends.
D. The emotions of dogs are similar to those of humans.
26. What does the underlined word “canines” mean in the first paragraph?
A. Dogs B. Animals C. dog owners D. researchers
27. How do researchers get the dogs to sit still?
A. By force. B. By injection.
C. By comforting and treating. D. By ignoring.
参考答案B) DAC



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