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1、山东省巨野县2016高考英语二轮阅读理解自练（1）阅读理解-AUS billionaires are back on top with Microsoft founder Bill Gates again the worlds richest man in a year when even billionaires felt the heat of the global recession, Forbes magazine said Wednesday. The wealthy few did not escape big shocks this year, with net worth on
2、 the list of 793 billionaires - down from 1,125 billionaires in 2008 - plummeting to 2.4 trillion dollars from 4.4 trillion, Forbes said. The biggest news today is that we are here and there still are billionaires, Forbes spokeswoman Monie Begley joked at a press conference. The much-watched annual
3、rich list put Gates back on top with a net worth of 40 billion dollars, although he saw his bank balance lose 18 billion over the last 12 months. In second came investor Warren Buffett with 37 billion dollars, despite losing 25 billion dollars this year in the value of his Berkshire Hathaway shares.
4、 Also losing 25 billion dollars, Mexican telecoms king Carlos Slim still managed to come in third with 35 billion dollars. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, at number 17, was notable as the only top 20 member to see a net gain. That was not because of his salary, which is a symbolic one dollar a yea
5、r, but thanks to re-evaluation of Bloomberg financial news agency after the mayor bought a 20 percent stake from Merrill Lynch last year for 4.5 billion dollars. About 64 percent of the billionaires are self-made and their average age is 63.7, a slight rise resulting from the lower number of rich Ru
6、ssians and Chinese, whose average ages last year were 46 and 48.By contrast with that aging trend, Gates is a relatively youthful 53. The youngest billionaire prize this year goes to Albert von Thurn und Taxis of Germany, who is 25 and listed as having 2.1 billion dollars. But one of the young succe
7、ss stories from last year - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg - dropped off the list altogether.1. Of all the billionaires mentioned above, who didnt lose in the global recession? A. Bill Gates.B. Warren Buffet.C. Carlos Slim.D. Michael Bloomberg.答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由第五段“New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg
8、, at number 17, was notable as the only top 20 member to see a net gain.”可知，排名第十七的Michael Bloomberg是唯一一位前20名富翁中获得净利的，因此他就是在全球经济萧条中没有输的人，故答案为D。2. The sentence “The biggest news today is that we are here and there still are billionaires” may probably means _ A. the number of billionares in 2009 is muc
9、h smaller than that in 2008 B. the number of billionares in 2009 is a bit larger than that in 2008 C. there are many billionaires in America, which is the biggest news today. D. the biggest news is that many billionaires are at the press conference答案解析：答案为A。本题为语义理解题。该句话出现在第三段财富(福布斯)杂志发言人在记者招待会上的玩笑话，
10、结合第二段的内容 “The wealthy few did not escape big shocks this year, with net worth on the list of 793 billionaires - down from 1,125 billionaires in 2008 - plummeting to 2.4 trillion dollars from 4.4 trillion, Forbes said.”可知，发言人指出今年（2009年）有793位亿万富翁，2008年却有1,125位，因此该发言人的言外之意就是2009年的亿万富翁比2008年少了，故答案为A。C选项
11、只是文字的表层意思，D选项与文意完全不符合，均不选。3. How many billion dollars did the US billionaires lose in 2008 altogether mentioned in the paragraph 4? A. 18B. 25C. 43D. 50答案解析：答案为C。本题为数字计算题。题干要求算出第四段中美国的亿万富翁在2008年总共损失多少美元，由第四段可知，Gates损失了18 billion，Warren Buffett损失了25 billion，他们都是美国人，总共是43 billion，故答案为C。第四段提到的第三位虽然也损失了
12、25 billion，但是是墨西哥人，因此他所损失的美元不计入总数。4. What is the best title of the passage? A. Self-Made Billionaires B. What Made Billionaires C. Bill Gates Back on Top Again D. Biggest Gainter and Biggest Loser答案解析：答案为C。本题要求选择最佳标题。从文章的语言可以看出本文为新闻报道，首段的内容就是该报道的中心内容，故答案为C。阅读理解EDGEWOODEvery morning at Dixie Heights
13、High school, customers pour into a special experiment :the districts first coffee shop run mostly by students with special learning needs.Well before classes start, students and teachers order Lattes, Cappuccinos and Hot Chocolates. Then, during the first period, teachers call in orders on their roo
14、m phones, and students make deliveries.By closing time at 9.20 a.m. , the shop usually sells 90drinks.“whoever made the chi tea, Ms. Schwartzman says it was good, ”Christy McKinley , a second year student , announced recently, after hanging up with the teacher.The shop is called the Dixie PIT, which
15、 stands for Power in Transition. Although some of the students are not disabled, many are, and the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school. They learn not only how to run a coffee shop but also how to deal with their affairs. They keep a timecard and receive paychecks, which they keep in check registers.Special-education teachers Kim Chevalier and Sue Casey introduced the Dixie PIT from a similar program at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Georgia.Not that it was easy. Chevaliers first problem to overcome was product-related. Should schools be selling coffee? W
