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1、2014高考英语阅读理解全程提升训练(7)及答案 阅读理解-ASome of Beijing Zoos animals are suffering menu changes because of the bird flu spread in Asia.Gone are the lions and tigers delightful “live” chicken dinners. In their menu , instead , are raw beef and mutton. While the lions and tigers go chickenless, the zoos birds
2、are also receiving some special and uncomfortable treatment these days. The peacocks in Badaling Safari Animal World, who used to be featured in the park and could walk around showing off their beautiful feathers, now are forced to stay in cages.And turkeys at the Beijing Zoobelieved to be most like
3、ly to suffer from the bird flu virus have been moved out of their old home to places separate from visitors. In most cases, display areas with birds have been closed for health reasons.Yet a good thing about the present situation is that the living conditions of the zoos birds are being improved , w
4、ith keepers keeping the display areas cleaner and not as crowded as before . Almost all zoos have done more frequent cleaning and disinfection for bird cages measures to prevent infection.In this special period , pigeons(鸽子)are frowned upon . In Beijing , many homing pigeon lovers use balconies (阳台)
5、to build cages for birds . Most neighbours are fed up with these cages since they can produce waste and feathers . Now the citys homing pigeon organization is asking all its members to stop letting pigeons out of their cages and keep cages clean. Still, pigeons and some other birds seem less lovely
6、to people than before.As a Chinese newspaper put it : “Doves , are you still angels ?”1. Which of the following shows the menu changes in the Beijing Zoo?A. The lions and tigers have “live” chicken dinners.B. The lions and tigers eat raw beef and mutton.C. The lions and tigers have chickens only for
7、 supper.D. The lions and tigers have beef and mutton for part of meals.答案解析:答案为B。本题为细节题。从第二段第一、二句 “Gone are the lions and tigers delightful “live” chicken dinners. In their menu , instead , are raw beef and mutton.”可知,狮子和老虎不再享受活鸡的美餐,而是吃生牛肉和羊肉。故答案为B。2. We can conclude from the text that .A. turkeys h
8、ave been moved out of the zoo because of the bird flu virus B. peacock shows used to be free of charge C. people can hardly see peacock shows in the Beijing Zoo now D. homing pigeons are safe from the bird flu virus 答案解析:答案为C。本题为细节推理题。从第二段的最后一句话 “The peacocks in Badaling Safari Animal World, now are
9、 forced to stay in cages.”可知,孔雀现在被关在笼子里,因此人们几乎在北京动物园看不到它们了。故答案为C。3. The underlined sentence in the text means “ ”.A. pigeons receive the best care B. people are worried about pigeons C. people feel displeased with pigeons D. people show no interest in pigeons 答案解析:答案为C。本题为句意推断题。本句出现在倒数第二段的首句,也是该段的中心
10、句(topic sentence)。结合后文 “Most neighbours are fed up with these cages . Still, pigeons and some other birds seem less lovely to people than before”可知,人们受够了鸽子,并且鸽子和其他的鸟儿也似乎没有以往那么可爱了。这些细节都是在证明首句的中心句,表达的意思是人们对鸽子感到不愉快。故答案为C。 阅读理解-Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a fam
11、ily with eighteen childrenIn spite of the hopeless condition, two of the children, Albrecht Durer and Albert, had a dreamThey both wanted to pursue their talent for artAfter many long discussions, the two boys finally worked out an agreementThey would toss a coinThe loser would go down into the near
12、by mines and, with his earnings, support his brother who attended the academyThen, when that brother who won the toss completed his studies, in four years, he would support the other brother at the academyTossing a coin, Albrecht Durer won and went off to NurembergAlbert went down into the dangerous
13、 mines and, for the next four years, supported his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation(轰动)By the time he graduated, he had earned considerable fees for his outstanding worksWhen the young artist returned to his village, the Durer family held a festive dinner to celeb
14、rate Albrechts triumphant(胜利的)homecomingAlbrecht drank a toast to his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled him to complete his dream“And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your turnNow you can go to Nuremberg to look for your dream, and I will take care of you”Tea
15、rs streaming down his pale face, Albert sobbed, “NonoIt is too late for meLooklook at what four years in the mines have done to my hands!The bones in every finger have been broken at least once, and lately I have been suffering from arthritis(关节炎)so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a g
16、lass to return your toast, much less draw delicate lines with a pen or a brush”To show thanks to Albert for all that he had sacrificed, Albrecht Durer painstakingly drew his brothers injured hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skywardHe called his powerful drawing simply “Hands”, bu
17、t the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and renamed it “The Praying Hands”The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, let it be your reminderno one ever makes any success alone!【文章大意】本文叙述了有两个兄弟家境贫困,通过扔硬币来决定了弟弟Albrecht Durer去学习艺术了,哥哥 Albert要去危险的矿
18、井干活供弟弟上学。Albrecht Durer毕业后回到自己的村庄,感谢哥哥对他的牺牲和奉献,希望他的哥哥能完成自己的梦想。通过这故事我们可以总结这样一个道理:没有人帮助指导,人们就不会成功的。36Why did the two brothers work out the agreement?AThey were so curious as to make a jokeBTheir family couldnt afford the academyCOne of the brothers was supposed to go into minesDThey wanted to support
19、the other sisters and brothers【答案】B【 解析】推理判断题。根据In spite of the hopeless condition, two of the children, Albrecht Durer and Albert, had a dream可知两个兄弟的家庭比较穷,无法供养他们学习艺术,一次要讨论,在达成一致意见。故选B。37The underlined word “whose” in Para2 refers to _Athe Durer familys Bthe miners CAlberts DAlbrechts【答案】D【 解析】词义猜测题
20、。根据Albrecht Durer won and went off to Nuremberg可知Albrecht Durer赢了,他去学习艺术了。故选D。38Which of the following statements is NOT true about Albrecht Durer?AHe began to earn his living after graduationBHe did perfectly well at the academyCHe wanted his brother to go to the academyDHe created great masterpiec
21、es【答案】A【 解析】推理判断题。根据Albrecht drank a toast to his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled him to complete his dream可知Albrecht Durer毕业后回到自己的村庄,感谢哥哥对他的牺牲和奉献,希望他的哥哥能完成自己的梦想。因此A项与文章不符合。故选A.39Which of the following is the correct order of the story?aAlbrecht went to Nuremberg bAlbert
22、supported his brothercThe Durer family held a festive dinner dAlbrecht drew his brothers injured handseThe brothers tossed a coinAb, a, c, d, e Ba, e, c, d, b Ce, a, c, b, d De, a, b, c, d【答案】D【 解析】细节理解题。按照事情发展的顺序:先是两兄弟扔硬币来决定谁去上学,然后是Albrecht赢了,去上学了,他的哥哥供他上学;接下来是Albrecht学成归来,杜勒一家为他准备了丰盛的晚餐,最后,Albrech
23、t画了一幅他哥哥受伤的手。故选D。40What can we learn from the story?AOne can achieve success simply on his ownBAny success requires the help of othersCIts other people who contribute to ones successDNobody could succeed without good guidance【答案】B【 解析】推理判断题。根据no one ever makes any success alone可知没有人帮助指导,人们就不会成功的。故选B
24、。 社会生活类Pacing and PausingSara tried to befriend her old friend Steves new wife, but Betty never seemed to have anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didnt hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem had to do with expectation
25、s about pacing and pausing. Conversation is a turn-taking game. When our habits are similar, theres no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before Im finished or fail to take your turn when Im finished. Thats what was happening with Betty and Sara. It may not be coincident
26、al that Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland
27、. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel. The general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. These habitual di
28、fferences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping(思维定式). And these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department got together for meet
29、ings, she kept searching for the right time to break inand never found it. Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to
30、 speak up. Thats why slight differences in conversational styletiny little things like microseconds of pausecan have a great effect on ones life. The result in this case was a judgment of psychological problemseven in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and reg
31、istered for assertiveness training. 1. What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her? A. Betty was talkative. B. Betty was an interrupter.C. Betty did not take her turn.D. Betty paid no attention to Sara.2. According to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns? A.
32、 Americans.B. Israelis.C. The British.D. The Finns.3. We can learn from the passage that.A. communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacingB. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the USC. ones inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimesD. one should r
33、eceive training to build up ones confidence4. The underlined word“assertiveness” in the last paragraph probably means.A. being willing to speak ones mindB. being able to increase ones powerC. being ready to make ones own judgmentD. being quick to express ones ideas confidently【参考答案】66.1-4 CBCD 阅读理解-
34、Conservationists have unveiled plans to preserve and protect the worlds most important species of coral, in a response to increasing threats that they say will lead to functional extinction within decadesLed by scientists at the Zoological Society of London, the Edge Coral Reefs project has identifi
35、ed 10 coral species in most urgent risk of becoming extinctThe scientists say that reefs are under pressure from a variety of threats including rising sea temperatures due to climatic instability, increased acidity(酸性), overfishing and pollutionThe Edge plan, which focuses on the most evolutionarily
36、 distinct and globally endangered species , will take a regional approach to conservationThis means focusing on the coral triangle around the Philippines, the West Indian Ocean around the Mozambique channel, and in the Caribbean channelCoral reefs are threatened with functional extinction in the nex
37、t 20-50 years, due predominantly to global climatic instability, said Catherine Head, coordinator of the reefs projectIn these regions, well be supporting and training in-country conservationists to carry out research and implement targeted conservation actions, she saidTheir projects will last init
38、ially for two yearsWe provide them with a whole host of tools to carry out their projects including funding and intensive training She addedCoral reefs are the planets most diverse marine ecosystem(生态系统), known as the rainforests of the oceansDespite taking up under 02% of the ocean floor, they prov
39、ide food and shelter for almost a third of all sea lifeIf we lose the ecosystems, we lose not only the biodiversity (生物多样性), but we also lose the capability of people to obtain income and food from coral reefsClimatic instability, which leads to rising sea temperatures, causes corals to bleachBleach
40、ing occurs when sea temperatures rise and this causes the coral tissue to expel their symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae - these are what give the coral their colourBleached corals often die if the stress continuesAmong the 10 species chosen to start the Edge project are the pearl bubble coral, a
41、food source for the hawksbill(玳瑁)turtle, and the Mushroom coral, which supports at least 15 brightly colored fish【文章大意】本文您叙述了气候的不稳定导致珊瑚未来10年后将可能会绝迹,因此自然资源保护者正在采取计划保护珊瑚。珊瑚为海洋里三分之一的生物提供食物,是地球上最不同的生态系统。41What does the first paragraph mean in the passage ?AConservationists planned to preserve and protec
42、t some extinct corals years agoBConservationists have banned plans to protect endangered corals for yearsCConservationists are going to protect corals that are dying out in several ten yearsDConservationists have made plans to protect corals from being extinct in ten years【答案】C【 解析】主旨大意题。根据preserve
43、and protect the worlds most important species of coral,和increasing threats that they say will lead to functional extinction within decades自然资源保护着正在计划保护未来十几年将可能绝迹的珊瑚。故选C。42What will probably happen to coral species with the increasing threats?ADecrease BLosing functionsCDisappearanceDExistence 【答案】C【
44、 解析】 推理判断题。根据in a response to increasing threats that they say will lead to functional extinction within decades可知随着威胁不断增加,珊瑚将会绝迹,消失。故选C。43Which of the following statements about the Edge Plan is TRUE?AThe Edge Coral Reefs project was carried out by American scientistsBThe plan concentrates on the c
45、hannels to protect the endangered speciesCThe Conservationists have carried out the Edge plan for many years to protect the coralsDTen coral species chosen by the project are at the greatest risk of becoming extinct【答案】D【 解析】推理判断题。根据The Edge plan, which focuses on the most evolutionarily distinct an
46、d globally endangered species , will take a regional approach to conservation可知边缘计划集中保护濒临绝种的珊瑚物种,故选D。44Which of the following will be the consequence of coral extinction in the passage?AWe will keep the balance of the marine ecosystemsBAbout one third of the marine species cant surviveCMan can benef
47、it more from coralsDWe will lose the rainforests on our earth【答案】B【 解析】推理判断题。根据 Despite taking up under 02% of the ocean floor, they provide food and shelter for almost a third of all sea life可知珊瑚为海洋里三分之一的生物提供食物,因此一旦珊瑚消失了,海洋里三分之一的生物将无法生存下去。故选B。45What is the best title of the passage?AClimatic Instability and Coral Extinction BReasons for Coral Functional ExtinctionCA Plan to Save Coral from Extinction DA Researc