山西黎城县2016高考英语阅读理解（二轮）精选（4）由 (2012安徽淮南、淮北高三二模)改编Name:Off the Beaten PathCover price:$30.00Our price: $19.80The best-selling Readers Digest travel book has 40% new content including over 200 new sites,over 200 new full-color photographs,and all-new,up-to-date maps.It focuses on more than 1,000 of the United States most overlooked must-see destinations.Name:Container Gardens by NumberCover price: $15.95Our price:$9.49A unique book contains 50 easy-to-follow container designs.Each design provides a simple numbered planting plan that shows exactly how to create each display,with an instruction of the finished planter and in-depth plant information.The plans are easy to follow and for any type of living space or garden.Name:Best Weekend ProjectsCover price:$ 17.95Our price: $13.96Choose from 80 unique ideas to create an extraordinary living space.The projects are practical,as well as attractive,and will improve your home and yard and can be made in a weekend.These 80 well-designed projects are presented in a clear,easy-to-follow style that addresses readers in an accessible,user-friendly tone.Name: 1801 Home Remedies (治疗方案)Cover price:$ 40.00Our price: $ 29.96Plenty of health complaints can be handled at home.Each and every remedy will be tested by a doctor to make sure it is safe and sound.Dozens of conditions are covered,from headaches,sunburn,bad breath,and blisters to allergies,and hiccups.18. You can most probably read the passage in a .A.travel guideB.reference bookC.textbookD.newspaper19. How much money could you save if you want to buy a travel book?()A.$10.20.B.$6.46.C.$13.96.D.$19.80.20. Which of the following could help you to deal with common diseases without a doctor?()A.Off the Beaten Path.B.Container Gardens by Number.C.1801 Home Remedies.D.Best Weekend Projects.21. Whats the purpose of the passage?()A.To advise readers to buy their books.B.To advise readers to read more in spare time.C.To share the pleasure of reading with readers.D.To share his opinion about the books with readers.语篇解读:本文向读者介绍了关于几本书的信息,包括书名,订阅价,销售价和内容简介。答案及剖析:18.D推理判断题。由全文内容可知,文章介绍了几本书的价格和主要内容,由此推知这是一篇卖书的广告,应出现在报纸上,故选D项。19.A细节理解题。由关于第一本书Off the Beaten Path价格描述Cover price:$30.00, Our price:$19.80可知,订阅价格为$30.00,而实际的销售价格为$19.80,故选A项。20.C细节理解题。由几本书的简介可知,1801 Home Remedies是关于疾病治疗的,故选C项。21.A推理判断题。由全文内容可知,作者通过介绍几本书的价格和内容简介,目的是吸引读者购买这些书,故选A项。【疑难词汇解读】1.content n.& adj.& v.内容,满意;满意的;使满意The content of the article is too abstract to understand.这篇文章的内容太抽象了,很难理解。2.safe and sound 安然无恙;平安无事He returned home at last,safe and sound.他终于回家了,安然无恙。【长难句子分析】 为了确保它安全无事,每一个治疗方法都将经过医生的检验。【浙江省2014高考英语模拟冲刺卷】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，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。In the countries of South and Southeast Asia, the elephant has been an important part of the culture, economy and religion for centuriesAnd nowhere more so than in ThailandUnlike its African cousin, the Asian elephant is easily domesticated（驯化）The rare so-called white elephants have actually lent the power of royalty to its rulers，and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red backgroundTo the early Western visitors, the countrys romantic name was“ Land of the White ElephantToday, however, the story is very differentOut of work and out of land, the Thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no longer needs itThe elephant has found itself more or less deserted by previous owners who have moved on to a different economic world and a society in the western partAnd while the elephants problems began many years ago, now it has a very low national advantageHow does the national symbol turn into ignored animals? It is a story of worse environment and the changing lives of the Thais themselvesAccording to Richard Lair, Thailands expert on the Asian elephant and author of the report Gone Astray, at the turn of the last century, there may well have been as many as 100,000 national elephants in the countryIn the north of Thailand alone, it was estimated（估计）that more than 20,000 elephants were employed in transport, 1,000 of them alone on the road between the cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Saen This was at a time when 90 percent of Thailand was still forest-a habitat that not only supported the animals but also made them necessary to carry goods and peopleNothing ploughs through thick forest better than lots of sure-footed elephantsBy 1950 the elephant population had dropped, but still to the number of 13, 397However, today there are probably no more than 3,800, with another l,350 wandering free in the national parksBut now, Thailands forest covers only 20 percent of the landThis deforestation（采伐森林）is the central point of the elephants difficult situation, for it has effectively put the animals out of workThis century, as the road network grew, the elephants role as a beast of burden decreased50What can we k