2016高考英语全国卷I(word版)

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（

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B

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C

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D

）中选出最佳选项，并在答题

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A

You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of

B. Going camping

B. In a five-star hotel

B. Watch DVDs

B. Boring

C. Going boating

C. In her aunt’s home

C. Join the woman

C. Busy.

14. Where will the woman stay in Keswick?

15. What will Gordon do over the weekend?

16. What

does the woman think of Gordon’s coming weekend?

the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past

100 years?

Jane Addams (1860-1935)

Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams

helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community(

社区

)by creating

shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the

first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Rachel Carson (1907-1964)

If

it

weren’t

for

Rachel

Carson,

the

environmental

movement

might

not

exist

today.

Her

popular

1962

book

Silent

Spring

raised

awareness

of

the

dangers

of

pollution

and

the

harmful

effects of chemicals on humans and on the 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 Montgomery 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 teaching skills.

C. Her efforts to win a prize.

D. Her community background.

22. What was 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.

D. Rosa Parks

B. They are truly creative.

D. They are peace- lovers.

C. Sandra Day O’Connor.

24. What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?

A. They are highly educated.

C. They are pioneers.

B

Grandparents Answer a Call

As a third generation native of Brownsville, Texas, Mildred Garza never planted move away.

Even

when

her

daughter

and

son

asked her

to

move

to

San

Antonio

to

help

their

children,

she

politely refused. Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms Garza finally say yes. That was

four

years

ago.

Today

all

three

generations

regard

the

move

a

success,

giving

them

a

closer

relationship than they would have had in separate cities.

No

statistics

show

the

number

of

grandparents

like

Garza

who

are

moving

closer

to

the

children

and

grandchildren.

Yet

there

is

evidence

suggesting

that

the

trend

is

growing.

Even

President Obama’s mother

-in- law, Marian Robinson, has agreed to leave Chicago and moved into

the White House to help care for her granddaughters. According to a study grandparents com, 83

percent

of

the

people

said

Mrs.

Robinson’s

decision

will

influence

the

grandparents

in

the

American family. Two-

thirds believe more families will follow the example of Obama’s family.

“In

the

1960s

we

were

all

a

little

wild

and

couldn’t

get

away

from

home

far

enough

fast

enough

to

prove

we

could

do

it

on

our

own,”

says

Christine

Crosby,

publisher

of

Grand,

a

magazine for grandparents. We now realize how important family is and how important is to be

nea

r them, especially when you’re raining children.”

Moving

is

not

for

everyone.

Almost

every

grandparent

wants

to

be

with

his

or

her

grandchildren

and

is

willing

to

make

sacrifices,

but

sometimes

it

is

wiser

to

say

no

and

visit

frequently

instead.

Having

your

grandchildren

far

away

is

hard,

especially

knowing

your

adult

child is struggling, but giving up the life you know may be harder.

25. Why was Garza’s move a success?

A. It strengthened her family ties.

B. It improved her living conditions.

C. It enabled her make more friends.

D. It helped her know more new places.

26. What was the reaction of the public to Mrs. Robinson’s decision?

A. 17% expressed their support for it.

B. Few people responded sympathetically.

C. 83% believed it had a bad influence.

D. The majority thought it was a trend.

27. What did Crosby say about people in the 1960s?

A. They were unsure of themselves.

B. They were eager to raise more children.

C. They wanted to live away from their parents.

D. They had little respect for their grandparent.

28. What does the author suggest the grandparents do in the last paragraph?

A. Make decisions in the best interests of their own.

B. Ask their children to pay more visits to them.

C. Sacrifice for their struggling children.

D. Get to know themselves better.

C

I am Peter Hodes, a volunteer stem cell

courier

. Since March 2012, I've done 89 trips of those,

51 have been abroad. I have 42 hours to carry stem cells (

干细胞

) in my little box because I've got

two ice packs and that's how long they last. In all, from the time the stem cells are harvested from

a donor (

捐献者

) to the time they can be implanted in the patient, we’ve got 72 hours at most. So I

am always conscious of time.

I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked up the stem

cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washington then back to London. But

when

I

arrived

at

the

check-

in

desk

at

Providence,

the lady

on

the

desk

said:

“Well,

I’m

really

sorry, I’ve got some bad news for you —

there are

no flights from Washington.” So I took my box

and put it on the desk and I said: “In this box are some stem cells that are urgently needed for a

patient

—

please, please, you’ve got to get me back to the United Kingdom.” She just dropped

everything.

She

arranged

for

a

flight

on

a

small

plane

to

be

held

for

me,

re-routed

(

改道

)

me

through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.

For this courier job, you’re consciously aware that in that box you’re got something that is

potenti

ally going to save somebody’s life.

29. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier” in Paragraph17

A. provider

B. delivery man

C. collector

D. medical doctor

30. Why does Peter have to complete his trip within 42 hours?

A. He cannot stay away from his job too long.

B. The donor can only wait for that long.

C. The operation needs that very much.

D. The ice won't last any longer.

31. Which flight did the woman put Peter on first?

A. To London.

B. To Newark.

C. To Providence.

D. To Washington.

D

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y be empty when a person has nothing to say. A silence in a conversation may also show stubborn

ness, or worry. Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable; theref