重庆市渝中区2016高考英语短文阅读类暑假选练（5）
【陕西省西安市长安一中2014第二次模拟】
阅读些列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出你最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Scientists have long had it in their mind to make a robot lizard (蜥蜴). They began with finding out why a lizard can hang on a wall. They noticed the lizard’s toes were unique: They have suckers (吸盘), which enable it to hang on walls. They, therefore, made a robot with suckers on its hands and feet.
The robot could hang on the wall but fell off when crawling. So, they went on researching. 6 years ago, scientists discovered that suckers only were not enough. It is the bristles (刚毛) on each foot that adds friction (摩擦) and static adsorption (静电吸附力) that makes a lizard move on the smooth wall easily without falling down.
Then scientists made great efforts to fix thick bristles to the robot’s hands and feet. However, the effect was not satisfactory. The robot still couldn’t attach itself firmly to the wall.
Scientists got puzzled: How on earth can the lizard crawl on an extremely smooth wall or even on a ceiling without dropping off?
An accidental finding inspired them: One day a scientist happened to see an animal attack a lizard and bite off its tail. The lizard broke away from the animal’s teeth and threw itself on a wall to escape, only to fall off heavily on the ground. The scientist wondered: Is it the tail that plays an important role in its travelling on the wall? He caught some lizards for an experiment. The result proved his assumption: A tailless lizard has no trouble walking on an ordinary wall but can’t on a smooth one. A further study showed the lizard’s tail can prevent it falling over backward and, what’s more, that the tail acts as an additional leg while one of the lizard’s legs leaves the wall, which is always the case while it is walking on the wall.
Thus, Tailbot, a super tailed robot, is born.
49. What part(s) would be a must if scientists just wanted a robot which can hang on the wall?
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A. Suckers.
B. Suckers and bristles. C. Suckers, bristles and a tail. D. Hands, feet, bristles and a tail.
50. The bristles function as something ________. A. to protect the lizard’s toes from injury B. to produce friction and static adsorption C. to prevent a lizard falling over backward D. to help a lizard move about without falling
51. The biggest importance of a lizard’s tail lies in ________. A. helping support the body B. serving as another leg C. sticking to the wall D. stopping slipping
52. What does the underlined part in the fifth paragraph refer to? A. A lizard often falls over backward while it travels on the wall. B. A lizard often has three legs on the wall while walking on the wall. C. A lizard’s tail will replace one of its legs while it moves on the wall. D. A lizard’s tail often stops it fall over backward while moving on the wall. 【参考答案】49—50、AB 51—2、BC
【2015高考复习】阅读理解
For many people，volunteering is a way of life.Holidays are the time of the year that more people are in a giving mood.Homeless shelters，children’s hospitals，and nursing homes are excellent places to give of one’s time. Volunteering in Homeless Shelters
There is a homeless directory online that anyone can easily access to find the closest homeless shelter to their home.According to the homeless shelter directory，currently there are 3,233 shelters in the US，so it is not difficult to find a shelter.Helping to serve food，picking up donations of food，preparing meals，and cleaning up are things
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that one can do to help at a homeless shelter. Volunteering in Children’s Hospitals
Every child needs comfort and joy，especially during the holiday seasons.By visiting sick children in hospitals，an individual provides helping hands by supplementing the services usually done by the hospital staff.Personalizing the hospital experience adds to the comfort and happiness of the children and their families.Volunteers provide help，and positive interactions (相互交流) which enhance the patient’s quality of care.Help is needed almost everywhere in a hospital；from the lobby，parking lot，cafeteria，to admitting，helping with the gift cart，and even reading to children in the waiting rooms or their hospital rooms. Volunteering in Nursing Homes
According to the National Center for Health Statistics，“Over 50% of those living in nursing homes do not have close relatives and 46% have no living children.” Life in a nursing home is lonely，confusing，and frightening for many residents.Volunteering at a nursing home is a great opportunity to make a difference in someone else’s life.Playing cards，sitting with and talking to a resident，taking a walk，or sharing a meal makes a huge difference，especially when they have no other sole on earth to visit them.
The three examples above are only a small fraction of institutions in which volunteers are needed.Giving of oneself，especially during the holidays blesses and cheers others. 【语篇解读】 本文介绍了人们在假期中可以选择去做志愿活动的三个地方。 1．According to the passage，what can a volunteer do in nursing homes? A．Visiting the sick children. B．Picking up the donated food. C．Helping with the gift cart. D．Playing cards with a lonely old man.
解析 细节理解题。根据文中Volunteering in Nursing Homes部分的描述可知D项正确。A、C项是在children’s hospitals可以做的事，B项是在homeless shelters可以做的事。 答案 D
2．What can we learn about the volunteering?
A．You can only volunteer during the holidays. B．You can help prepare meals in a nursing home. C．It is easy to find a homeless shelter to volunteer. D．Help is needed everywhere in a homeless shelter.
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