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1、高考英语二月阅读理解精选1及答案维A1 阅读理解(每题2分，总分值8分)选材相似度：设题相似度：难度系数：The modern British Empire first took shape in the early 17th century，with the British settlement of the eastern colonies of North America，which would later become the original United States，as well as Canadas Maritime provinces，and the colonizatio
2、ns of the smaller islands of the Caribbean such as Trinidad and Tobago，the Bahamas，Barbados，and Jamaica.These sugar plantation islands，where slavery became the basis of the economy，were at first Britains most important and successful colonies.The American colonies providing tobacco，cotton，and rice i
3、n the south and naval material and furs in the north were less financially successful，but had large areas of good agricultural land and attracted far larger numbers of British immigrants.Britains American empire was slowly expanded by war and colonization.The ever growing American colonies pressed w
4、estward in search of new agricultural lands.Conflict arose with the Dutch over trade and empire; First AngloDutch War (16521654); Second AngloDutch War (16651667); Third AngloDutch War (16721674); Britain gained control of New Amsterdam，which was renamed New York，but ceded Suriname.They defeated the
5、 French，first expanding their hold over the maritime provinces.Then during the Seven Years War the British defeated the French at the Plains of Abraham and captured all of New France in 1760.This gave Britain control over almost all of North America.Fourth AngloDutch War (17801784); AngloDutch Treat
6、y of 1814；AngloDutch Treaty of 1824.In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century a series of technological advances led to the Industrial Revolution.Britains position as the worlds preeminent trader helped fund research and experimentation.The nation was also gifted by some of the worlds grea
7、test reserves of coal，the main fuel of the new revolution.Notes：naval adj.海的cede vt.放弃treaty n条约preeminent adj.卓越的；优秀的长短句分析：The American colonies providing tobacco，cotton，and rice in the south and naval material and furs in the north were less financially successful，but had large areas of good agric
8、ultural land and attracted far larger numbers of British immigrants.句法点睛：本句中，“providing tobacco，cotton，and rice in the south and naval material and furs in the north为定语，修饰colonies；but连接两个谓语。句意：美洲的殖民地，南方提供了烟草、棉花、水稻，北方提供了海产品和皮毛，这从经济上不是很成功，但是肥沃的农业用地吸引了大量的英国移民。【语篇解读】 现代大不列颠帝国的雏形开始于17世纪，当时英国占领了现在美国、加拿大临海
9、的一些省份以及北美一些岛屿国家的地方。英国进行了残酷的殖民统治，从当地人手中夺取了大量的土地。南方为英国人提供烟草、棉花和水稻，而北方那么提供大量的优质农业用地。经过多年的战争，英国人从法国人手中夺取了土地，并与当地人签署协议，成为合法的土地使用者。这里的煤炭为18世纪晚期和19世纪早期的工业革命提供了能源保证。1Where did the British first settle when they first came to America in the 17th century?AOnly the United States.BNot only the United States but
10、 also parts of other countries.CThe whole of Canada.DSmall islands.答案B细节理解题。由“the original United States，as well as Canadas Maritime provinces，and the colonizations of the smaller islands of the Caribbean such as Trinidad and Tobago，the Bahamas，Barbados，and Jamaica可知，当时英国占领的不仅仅是美国，还占领了加拿大的临海省份，以及一些岛
11、屿国家。2According to the passage what in America made the British interested most?ATobacco，cotton，and rice.BNaval material and furs.CA great deal of good farmland.DForests.答案C联系第二段中的“naval material and furs in the north were less financially successful，but had large areas of good agricultural land and
12、attracted far larger numbers of British immigrants可知，英国移民看上的不是海产品和皮毛，而是大量的肥沃土地。3What does the underlined word “pressed mean in the third paragraph?ATouched. BPushed. CPublished. DExtended.答案D词义猜想题。联系“westward in search of new agricultural lands可知，这些殖民者向西扩张以寻求更多的土地，因此D项最适宜。4How many years was it from
13、 the first war with Anglo to the end of the last war in history?A132 years. B162 years. C172 years. D108 years.答案A推理判断题。第一次战争开始于1652年，而最后一次战争结束于1784年，因此得出答案A。*结束维A2 阅读理解(每题2分，总分值8分)选材相似度：设题相似度：难度系数：Culture helps human societies survive in changing natural environments.For example，the end of the last
14、 Ice Age，beginning about 15,000 years ago，brought an enormous challenge to which humans had to adapt.Before this time，large parts of the northern hemisphere were covered in great sheets of ice that contained much of the earths water.In North America，large animals that roamed the vast tundra provided
15、 people with food and materials for clothing and simple shelters.When the earth became warm，large Ice Age animals disappeared，and many land areas were submerged by rising sea levels from melting ice.But people survived.They developed new technologies and learned how to survive on new plant and anima
16、l species.Finally some people settled into permanent villages，durable houses and farms.Cultural adaptation has made humans one of the most successful species on the planet.Through history，major developments in technology，medicine，and nutrition have allowed people to reproduce and survive in everincr
17、easing numbers.The global population has risen from 8 million during the Ice Age to about 6 billion today.However，the successes of culture can also create problems in the long run.Over the last 200 years，people have begun to use large quantities of natural resources and energy and to produce a great
18、 amount of material and chemical wastes.The global population now consumes some crucial natural resourcessuch as petroleum，wood，and mineral oresfaster than nature can produce them.Many scientists believe that in the process of burning fuels and producing wastes，people may be changing the global clim
19、ate in unpredictable and possibly harmful ways.Thus，the adaptive success of the presentday global culture of production and commerce may be temporary.Notes：tundra n冰原；苔原submerge vt.淹没crucial adj.关键的ore n矿长短句分析：Many scientists believe that in the process of burning fuels and producing wastes，people m
20、ay be changing the global climate in unpredictable and possibly harmful ways.句法点睛：这是个主从复合句。Many scientists believe为主句局部，in the process of burning fuels and producing wastes为宾语从句的时间状语，people may be changing the global climate in unpredictable and possibly harmful ways为宾语从句的主干局部。句意：很多科学家认为，在燃料燃烧和产生垃圾的
21、过程中，人们可能正以无法预测的，甚至是有害的方式改变着全球的气候。【语篇解读】 本文为议论文。文章论述了人类在适应自然环境得到了飞速开展的同时，也带来了系列问题：人类的过度开展破环了自然，以至给人类自己带来了灾难。1What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?AHow the human being survived in the Ice Age.BWhat the situation was during the Ice Age.CWhat caused the Ice Age to come to an end.DWhy the Ice
22、Age was very important.答案A主旨大意题。虽然冰川融化，人类食物链遭到破坏，但由于人类具有认识和使用新技术的能力而得以存活，并开展状大。2The passage doesnt tell the readers _.Awhat caused the earth to become warmBwhen the ending of the Ice Age beganCthe population of the Ice AgeDthe problem of cultural adaptation答案A细节理解题。短文没有论及地球变暖的原因。3Which is the proble
23、m of cultural adaption?AA very developed culture came into being.BToo much species have been endangered.CThe world has become too crowded.DHuman activities have made damage to the balance of nature.答案D细节理解题。人类过量使用自然资源而破坏了生态平衡。4In face of the greater challenge，human beings should _.Astop developing any longerBreduce using too much natural resourcesCfind a way out to stop the warming up of the globeDsave more animals in case they all die out答案B细节理解题。人类过量使用自然资源已经导致了环境的恶化，理智的方法就是减少使用自然资源。*结束