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辽宁省高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练1
2019年辽宁省高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练1
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Onetheoryisthatwolveshowltobondbettertogether.It’salmostasifhowlingtogetherhelpsthepackstaytogether.Perhapssomethingsimilartopeoplefeelingasenseofinvolvementwitheachotherwhensingingasongtogether.Butthistheorymaybewrong,explainsFredH.Harrington,aprofessorwhostudieswolfbehaviour.
Indeed,therehavebeentimeswhenwolveshavebeenseenonemomenthowlinginachorus,andthenext,quarrelingamongeachother.Itappearsthatusuallythelowest-rankingmembersofthepackmayactuallybe“punished”forjoininginthechorusattimes.Soishowlingawaytostrengthenasocialbondorjustawaytoreconfirmstatusamongitsmembers?
—Whydowolveshowlforsure?
Whatisclear,however,isthathowlingisoftenusedamongpackmatestolocateeachother.Huntinggroundsaredistantandithappensthatwolvesmayseparatefromoneanotherattimes.Whenthishappens,howlingappearstobeanexcellentmeansofgathering.
Howling,interestingly,isacontagiousbehaviour.Whenonewolfstartstohowl,verylikelyotherswillfollow.Thisisoftenseentooccurinthemorning,asifwolvesweredoingsomesortof“rollcall”wherewolvesallhowltogethertoreporttheirpresence.
1.Whatisthepossiblesimilaritybetweenwolves’howlingtogetherandhumans’singinginchorus?
C.Theactofhuntingforsomething.D.Thesenseofbelongingtoagroup.
2.WhydoesHarringtonthinkthe“socialbond”theorymaybewrong?
A.Wolvesseparatefromeachotherafterhowling.
B.Wolvestendtoprotecttheirhuntinggrounds.
C.Wolvessometimeshavequarrelsafterhowlingtogether.
D.Wolvesoflowrankareencouragedtojoininthechorus.
3.Researchersaresurethatwolvesoftenhowlto .
4.“Howling...isacontagiousbehaviour”(inthelastparagraph)means .
C.howlingoftenoccursinthemorningD.howlingspreadsfromonetoanother
【参考答案】1-4DCBD
A
OnasunnydaylastAugust,Timheardsomeshouting.Lookingouttotheseacarefully,hesawacoupleofkidsinarowboatwerebeingpulledouttosea.
Two12-year-oldboys,ChristianandJack,rowedoutaboattosearchforafootball.Oncethey'drowedbeyondthecalmwaters,abeachumbrellatiedtotheboatcaughtthewindandpulledtheboatintoopenwater.Thepairpanickedandtriedtorowbacktoshore.Buttheywerenomatchforitandtheboatwasoutofcontrol.
Timknewitwouldsoonbeswallowedbythewaves.
"Everythingwentquietinmyhead,"Timrecalls(回忆)."Iwastryingtofigureouthowtoswimtotheboysinastraightline."
Timtookoffhisclothesandjumpedintothewater.Every500yardsorso,heraisedhisheadtojudgehisprogress."Atonepoint,Iconsideredturningback,"hesays."IwonderedifIwasputtingmylifeatrisk."After30minutesofstruggling,hewascloseenoughtoyelltotheboys,"Takedowntheumbrella!
"
Christianmademuchefforttotakedowntheumbrella.ThenTimwasabletocatchupandclimbaboardtheboat.Hetookoverrowing,butthewaveswerealmosttoostrongforhim.
"Let'saimforthepier(码头),"Jacksaid.Timturnedtheboattowardit.Soonafterward,wavescrashedovertheboat,anditbegantosink."Canyouguysswim?
"hecried."Alittlebit,"theboyssaid.
Oncetheywereinthewater,Timdecideditwouldbesaferandfasterforhimtopulltheboystowardthepier.ChristianandJackwerewearinglifejacketsandfloatedontheirbacks.Timswamtowardlandaswaterwashedovertheboys'faces.
“Arewealmostthere?
"theyaskedagainandagain."Yes,"Timtoldthemeachtime.
After30minutes,theyreachedthepier.
1.Whydidthetwoboysgotothesea?
A.Togoboatrowing.B.Toswimintheopenwater.
C.Togetbacktheirfootball.D.Totesttheumbrellaasasail.
2.Whatdoes"it"inParagraph2referto?
A.Thebeach.B.Thewind.
C.Theboat.D.Thewater.
3.WhydidTimraisehisheadregularly?
A.Tocheckhisdistancefromtheboys.
B.Toconsiderturningbackornot.
C.Totakeinenoughfreshair.
D.Toasktheboystotakedowntheumbrella.
4.Howdidthetwoboysfinallyreachthepier?
A.TheywerecarriedtothepierbyTimonhisback.
B.Theyswamtothepierallbythemselves.
C.Theywerewashedtothepierbythewaves.
D.TheyweredraggedtothepierbyTim.
参考答案1-4CBAD
B
Whatwillpoweryourhouseinthefuture?
Nuclear,wind,orsolarpower?
AccordingtoscientistsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)intheUS,itmightbeleaves—butartificial(人造的)ones.
Naturalleavesareabletochangesunlightandwaterintoenergy.Itisknownasphotosynthesis(光合作用).Nowresearchershavefoundawaytoimitatethisseeminglysimpleprocess.
TheartificialleafdevelopedbyDanielNoceraandhiscolleaguesatMITcanbeseenasaspecia