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1、湖南长沙市2016高考二轮英语阅读理解选练（2）阅读理解。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。For more than nine days，for more than 60 miles，thousands of Beijingbound vehicles have come to an almost total stop on highways called the 6 and 110 that run from Inner Mongolia southeast to the nations capital. Bai Xiaolong，a 30yearol
2、d truck driver，says it took him five days to make the 350mile journey from Inner Mongolia to Tianjin.He spent much of that time reading，textmessaging and sleeping rather than speeding up. “There was one day that I didnt move，not even an inch，”said Bai，an inhabitant of Jining in Inner Mongolia，a city
3、 at the western end of the traffic jam. Chinese officials said that the congestion is mainly because of the maintenance(维护)projects that began in midAugust and are scheduled to be completed in midSeptember.Trucks carrying 8 tons or more of coal or fruit have been responsible for damaging the roadway
4、，thus making the work necessary. Drivers who often use the route know that heavy traffic has long been a fact of life.“The problem is really that therere too many cars and trucks and not enough lanes(车道)，”Bai said.“We drivers are used to this sort of thing happening.”The two national freeways are he
5、avily used by trucks carrying coal from the recently opened fields of Inner Mongolia to Chinas coastal cities.The seemingly endless jam began on the 6 and spread to the 110，which runs parallel(平行的)，when officials sought to ease the traffic on the 6. The Global Times，and Englishlanguage newspaper，sai
6、d the jam had eased somewhat in the last two days，but inhabitants of the region say the congestion simply spilled out onto other roads.The congestion has created an economy of its own.Vendors(小贩)sell boxed lunches，noodles and drinking water to the travelers，often at jackedup prices.And because of th
7、e longstanding problems along the highways，dozens of small hotels have appeared，attracting drivers who need a stop to catch more serious sleep. 1According to the text，the 110 was mainly damaged by_.Atoo many carsBbad weatherCpoor maintenanceDheavy trucks答案：D细节理解题。根据文章第四段最后一句及第六段可知，导致这条国道毁坏的主要原因是那些重型
8、卡车，故选D项。 2What can we infer from the text?ABai Xiaolong was born in Tianjin.BThe problem of traffic jams in China will be solved soon.CChinese officials think it is necessary to build more lanes.DThe local people dont think the congestion has eased.答案：D推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中的inhabitants of the region say
9、the congestion simply spilled out onto other roads可知，当地居民认为交通堵塞只是转移到了别的道路上，也就是说他们认为当地的交通拥堵并没有得到缓解。3The underlined word“jackedup”in the last paragraph probably means“_”Ahigh BrightCspecial Dlow答案：A猜测词义题。因为堵车所以司机被困在那里，他们需要吃的和喝的，而一些商贩发现了这个商机，往往哄抬物价，司机们别无选择，由此可猜测出该词的意思为“很高的”。4What would be the best titl
10、e of the passage?AThe congestion creates an economy of its ownBTraffic jam near Beijing stretches on for daysCThe traffic has improved in BeijingDTruck drivers in China live a hard life答案：B标题归纳题。本文报道了一次严重的交通堵塞。60多英里的道路变成了停车场，足足堵了九天多的时间，B作为标题最合适。 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。【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(三)
11、】AShould ecigarettes (electronic cigarettes) be a new choice for the smokers trying to get rid of the habit? Reactions from Americans are mixed.More than half of the people questioned in a survey think ecigarettes should be controlled by the US Food and Drug Administration，but 47 percent believe the
12、 ecigarettes should be available to the smokers who want to quit.“In the hunt for a safer cigarette，ecigarettes are becoming a popular choice among those either trying to quit or looking to replace standard tobacco smoke with an alternative that manufacturers claim to be safer，” Zogby International，
13、which conducted the survey，said in a statement.About half of the 4,611 adults who took part in the survey had heard about ecigarettes，which are batterypowered，or rechargeable cigarettes that vaporize a liquid nicotine solution.They do not produce smoke but a water vapor without smell.Sold mostly on
14、the Internet，ecigarettes were first made in China.Last year the World Health Organization (WHO) warned against using ecigarettes，saying there was no evidence to prove they were safe or helped smokers break the habit.The WHO said people who smoke ecigarettes breathe in a fine fog of nicotine into the
15、 lungs.Nearly a third of people questioned in the survey think that ecigarettes should be allowed in places where smoking is forbidden，because they dont produce smoke，but 46 percent disagree.Men who were aware of the availability of ecigarettes were more likely than women to say they should be a cho
16、ice available to smokers who want to quit.Young people，aged 1829，and singles were the groups most open to trying ecigarettes.Smoking is the single largest cause of preventable death worldwide，according to the WHO.26What can we learn from Paragraph 1?AAmerican smokers ought to try ecigarettes. BAmericans have different opinions about e
