2016届高考英语冲刺演练：阅读理解
A.the effective traffic system
B.the kindness of New Yorkers
C.the loyalty of his guide dog
D.his will to overcome difficulty
答案 D [考查主旨大意。A.有效的交通系统;B.纽约人的好心;C.他的向导狗的忠诚;D.他克服困难的意志。根据文章第三、四段的描述，是Mr Torres的坚强意志让他克服了困难。故选D。]
4.What is the principle of the hospital in employing a worker?
A.Sympathy counts most.
B.Ability comes first.
C.Preference for the blind.
D.Easy job for the weak.
答案 B [考查判断推理。A.同情心最重要;B.能力为先;C.偏爱盲人;D.对弱者来说的容易工作。根据文章第四段的.“We find what a person can do rather than what he can't do，”可知该医院雇佣人是能力为先。故选B。]
5.Mr.Torres works very hard in order to ________.
A.make plenty of money
B.win his supervisor's trust
C.live like a normal person
D.complete his daily task
答案 C [考查细节辨认。根据文章最后一段的I'm not doing anything out of the ordinary可知Mr.Torres工作就是为了像正常人一样工作。故选C。]
6.In the eyes of the writer，Alberto Torres is a man of ________.
A.deep thinking B.weak motivation
C.special talents D.great independence
答案 D [考查主旨大意。通读全文，并根据文章中对主人翁的描述可知在作者的眼中Alberto Torres是一个独立的人。故选D。]
B
体裁：记叙文 话题：人与自然 词数：320 时间：5′
All trade in five named species of sharks is to be regulated (管制) from now on.Without a permit，the sale of their meat or fins(鳍) will be forbidden.
The regulation was agreed last year at a meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Thailand.According to the rules，the whitetip (白鳍鲨)，the porbeagle (鼠鲨)，and three varieties of hammerhead will be protected.Besides，manta rays (比目鱼)，valued for their gills (鳃)which are used in Chinese medicine，will also be protected.
The action is seen as the most important one in the 40year history to protect these species.
“Regulating international trade in these shark and manta ray species has a great effect on their survival and is a very clear way of helping to protect sharks and our oceans，” said Secretary General John Scanlon.“The practical steps will involve issues such as limiting export levels，and identifying the fins，gills and meat that are in trade.This may seem challenging，but by working together we can do it and we will do it.”
Under the rules，all trade in these sharks and rays across 180 countries will not be allowed unless they have got their permits given by the national related organization.
As a matter of fact，trade in shark fins has already decreased greatly as a result of campaigns to raise awareness.Recently it has been reported that sales have gone down by 70%.Earlier this year the hotel giant，Hilton Worldwide stopped serving shark fins at its 96 owned and managed AsiaPacific hotels.
However，Denmark，Canada，Guyana，Japan，Iceland and Yemen have all announced they will not follow the new rules and will continue to fish for some or all of these species.Under the regulations though，they are only able to trade with other countries that are also ready to ignore the rules.
Officials point out that for such a questioned issue，the number of countries which is going to continue the trade is small.
【语篇解读】 去年在泰国的一个国际会议上，与会人员通过了保护鲨鱼和比目鱼的规定。人们需要获得许可证才能捕杀和交易鲨鱼。
7.The purpose of putting the new rules into force is to ________.
A.limit people's trade in ocean animals' meat
B.protect some species of sharks against over fishing
C.let fishers know the importance of protecting sharks
D.prevent big hotels from serving sharks' meat
答案 B [细节理解题。根据第一、
8.Which of the following doesn't belong to species of sharks?
A.The manta ray.
B.The porbeagle.
C.The whitetip.
D.The hammerhead.
答案 A [细节理解题。根据第二段“According to the rules，the whitetip，the porbeagle，and three varieties of hammerhead will be protected.Besides，manta rays...”可知，比目鱼不属于鲨鱼。]
9.What can be inferred from John Scanlon' s words in Paragraph Four?
A.The regulation may have some negative effects on sharks.
B.The export of sharks' meat will be called off in some periods.
C.It's nearly impossible to carry out the regulation worldwide.
D.Officials are confident that the regulations have a promising future.
答案 D [推理判断题。根据第四段“This may seem challenging，but by working together we can do it and we will do it.”可知，John Scanlon认为虽然很具有挑战性，但是只要人们一起努力，保护鲨鱼的行动就会成功，由此可推知，官方对新规定的前景很看好。]