湖南醴陵市高考英语阅读理解一轮选练9及答案.docx

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湖南醴陵市高考英语阅读理解一轮选练9及答案

阅读理解。

Blindimitation（模仿）isself-destruction.Tothosewhodonotrecognizetheiruniqueworth.Imitationappearsattractive:

tothosewhoknowtheirstrenghth.Imitationisunacceptable.

Intheearlystagesofskillorcharacterdevelopment,imitationishelpful.WhenIfirstlearnedtocook,Iusedrecipes（菜谱）andturnedoutsometastydishes.ButsoonIgrewbored.Whyfollowsomeoneelse’swayofcookingwhenIcouldcreatemyown?

Imitatingrolemodelsislikeusingtrainingwheelsonachild’sbicycle;theyhelpyougetgoing,butonceyoufindyourownbalance,youflyfasterandfartherwithoutrelyingonthem.

Indailylife,imitationcanhurtusifwesubconsciously（下意识地）holdpoorrolemodels.If,asachild,youobservedpeoplewhoseliveswerebad,youmayhaveacceptedtheirfearandpainasnormalandgoneontofollowwhattheydid.Ifyoudonotmakestrongchoicesforyourself,youwillgettheresultsoftheweakchoicesofothers.

Inthefieldofentertainment,ourcultureglorifiescelebrities.Thosestarslookgreatonscreen.Butwhentheystepoffscreen,theirpersonallivesmaybedisastrous.Ifyouaregoingtofollowsomeone,focusontheirtalent,nottheirbadcharacterorunacceptablebehaviors.

Blessedisthepersonwillingtoactontheirsunddendesiretocreatesomrthingunique.Thinkofthemovies,books,teachers,andfriendsthathaveaffectedyoumostdeeply.Theytouchedyoubecausetheircreationsweremotivatedbyinspiration,notdesperation.Theworldischangednotbythosewhodowhathasbeendonebrforethem,butbythosewhodowhathasbeendoneinsidethem.Creativepeoplehaveanendlessresourceofideas.Theproblemacreatorfacesisnotrunningoutofmaterial;itiswhattodowiththematerialknockingatthedoorofimagination.

Syudyyourrolemodels,acceptthegiftstheyhavegiven,andleavebehindwhatdoesnotserver.Thenyoucansay,”Istandontheshouldersofmyancestors”tragediesandtory,andknowthattheyarecheeringon.

1.Imitationprovesusefulwhenyou.

A.knowyouareuniqueB.losethebslanceoflife

C.begintolearnsomethingnewD.gettiredofroutinepractice

2.Toavoidthebadresultofimitation,weshould________.

A.forgetdailyfearandpainB.choosetherightexample

C.askothersfordecisionsD.stayawayfromstars

3.Acordingtotheauthor.Theworldmovesonbecauseofthosewhoare.

A.desperatetointruenceotherswiththeirknowledge

B.readytoturntheiroriginalideasintoreality

C.eagertodiscoverwhattheirancestorsdid

D.willingtoacceptothers’ideas

4.Thetroubleacreatorfacesis.

A.thelackofstrongmotivationB.theabsenceofpracticalideas

C.howtosearchformorematerialsD.howtouseimaginationcreatively

5.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tohighlighttheimportanceofcreatively.

B.Tocriticizethecharactersofrolemodels.

C.Tocompareimitationwithcreation.

D.Toexplainthemeaningofsuccess.

【参考答案】1—5、CBBDA

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。

AlmostanyonewhohasreadatravelbrochureaboutAfricahasheardofelephantsgettingdrunkfromthefruitofthemarulatree.Itissaidthatelephantscangetdrunkbyeatingthefermented（发酵）fruitrottingontheground.Bookshaveevenbeenwrittentoprovethetruthofthephenomenon.

ButastudypublishedinthejournalPhysiologicalandBiochemicalZoologytellsaverydifferentstory.

SteveMorris,abiologistattheUniversityofBristolinEnglandandanauthorofthestudy,saysthereisnothinginthebiologyofeithertheAfricanelephantorthemarulafruittosupportthestories.Morrissays,“peoplejustwanttobelieveindrunkenelephants.”

Themarulatree,amemberofthesamefamilyasthemango,growswidelyinAfrica.Itssweet,yellowfruitisusedformakingjam,wineandbeer.“Thefirstmistakeofthedrunken-elephanttheoryisthatit’sunlikelythatanelephantwouldeatthefruitifitwererotten,”Morrissays.“Elephantseatthefruitrightoffthetree,notwhenit’srottenontheground,”heexplains.

Otherexpertsaddthatifanelephantweretoeatthefruitontheground,itwouldn’twaitforthefruittoferment.MichelleGadd,anAfricanwildlifespecialist,saysthatelephantsandmanyotheranimals,includingbirdsandmonkeys,aretoofondofmarulafruittoletitrot.

Iffermentedfruitonthegroundisoutofthequestion,soisthenotionthatthefruitcouldfermentinthestomachofelephants,accordingtothestudyauthors.Foodtakesbetween12and46hourstopassthroughanelephant’sdigestivesystem,theauthorspointout,whichisnotenoughforthefruittoferment.

Supposingthatthishappened,it’sstillhighlyimprobablethatthefoodwouldproduceenoughalcoholtomakeanelephantdrunk.Throughcalculationsofbodyweight,elephantdigestionrates,andotherfactors,theauthorsconcludethatitwouldtakeabout1.9litresofethanol（乙醇）tomakeanelephantdrunk.

56.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.

A.itisnoteasytofindmarulafruitinthewildinAfrica

B.Africanelephantsdon’tliketoeatmarulafruitatall

C.marulafruitcanbemadeintofoodordrinkconsumedbypeople

D.birdsandmonkeysinAfricaliketoeatrottenmarulafruit

57.AccordingtoParagraph6,marulafruitislikelytoferment________.

A.inabout12hoursB.inabout34hours

C.between12and46hoursD.inmorethan46hours

58.AccordingtoMr.Morris,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Elephantsjusteatthefruitrightoffthetree.

B.Elephantswillnoteatthefruitwhichisrotten.

C.Themarulatreeandthemangobelongtodifferentfamilies.

D.ThereareseveralconnectionsbetweenElephantsandthemarulafruit.

59.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inthelastparagraphprobablyreferto?

A.Elephantsgettingdrunk.

B.Marulafruitfermentinginelephants’stomachs.

C.Elephantseatingrottenmarulafruit.

D.Elephantseatingmarulatreesdirectly.

57.【答案】D

【解析】根据本段中“Foodtakesbetween12and46hourstopassthroughanelephant’sdigestivesystem,theauthorspointout,whichisnotenoughforthefruittoferment.”可知答案。

【考点定位】考查推理判断能力。

58.【答案】B

【解析】根据第四段中“Thefirstmistakeofthedrunken-elephanttheoryisthatit’sunlikelythatanelephantwouldeatthefruitifitwererotten,”Morrissays.“Elephantseatthefruitrightoffthetree,notwhenit’srottenontheground”一句可知。

【考点定位】考查细节理解。

59.【答案】B

【解析】“Supposingthatthishappened,it’sstillhighlyimprobablethatthefoodwouldproduceenoughalcoholtomakeanelephantdrunk.”这句话的意思是假设这种果实在大象体内能发酵，那它产生的乙醇也不足以使大象醉倒。

【考点定位】考查推理判断能力。

【北京市丰台区2014统一模拟】

CarTalk

WhenIgotthedrivinglicenselastsummer,MomandItookourfirsttriparoundanemptyparkinglot.ThenIfoundthatmymotherwasnotthebestteacherforme.Itwasn'tthatsheshouted,ortoldmethatIwasdoingpoorly.Asyoucanimagine,mymother's"helpfulinstructions"onlymanagedtomakememorenervous.

SinceIcouldnolongerpracticewithher,thejobwasplacedinthehandsofmyfather.TheideaoflearningfromDadwasnotonethatthrilledme.Ilovedhimdearly,butIjustdidnotseeDadassomeoneIcouldbecomfortablelearningfrom.Healmostnevertalked.Wesharedatypicalfather-daughterrelationship.He'daskhowschoolwas,andI'dsayitwasfine.Unfortunately,thatwasthemostofourconversations.Spendinghoursalonewithsomeonewhomightaswellhavebeenastrangerreallyscaredme.

Aswegotintothecarthatfirsttime,Iwasnotsurprisedatwhathappened.DadandIdrovearound,sayingalmostnothing,asidefromafewinstructionsonhowtoturn.Asmylessonswenton,however,thingsbegantochange.DadwouldturntheradioupsoIcouldfullyappreciatehisfavoriteStonesmusic.Andheactuallybegantalking.Iwassoonhearingaboutpastfaileddates,"basicbody"gymclass,andothertalesfromhispast,includingsomeofhisfirstmeetingwith

Mom.

Dad'ssuddenchattinesswasshockinguntilIthoughtaboutwhyhewastellingmesomuchinthecar.InalltheyearsthatIhadwonderedwhymyfatherneverspokethatmuch,IhadneverstoppedtoconsiderthatitwasbecauseIhadneverbotheredtolisten.Homework,friends,andevenTVhadallcalledmeawayfromhim,and,consequently,Ineverthoughtmyquietfatherhadanythingtosay.

SinceIbegandrivingwithhim,mydrivingskillhasgreatlyincreased.Moreimportant,though,isthatmyknowledgeofwhomyfatherishasalsoincreased.Justlivingwithhimwasn'tenough—ittookdrivingwithhimformetogettoknowsomeonewhowasamystery.

59.Theauthorcouldn'tpracticedrivingwithhermotherbecause.

A.shecouldn'ttalkwithhermotherB.herfatherwantedtoteachher

C.hermothermadehernervousD.shedidn'ttrusthermother

60.Atfirst,theideaoflearningdrivingfromherfathermadeher.

A.happyB.uneasyC.satisfiedD.disappointed

61.Whatsurprisedtheauthorwhenthedrivinglessonswenton?

A.HerDadlikedmodernmusic.B.HerDadwasthebestteacher.

C.HerDadwasachattyperson.D.HerDadtoldherhissadstories.

62.Withherstory"CarTalk",theauthorindicatesthat.

A.fatherslovetheirdaughtersdearly

B.mothersarelesspatientthanfathers

C.familymembersneedrealcommunication

D.ittakestimetoimprovethefather-daughterrelationship

【参考答案】59.C60.B61.C62.C

阅读理解。

Beginningcollegeisexciting:

newideastoexplore,newchallengestobemetandmanydecisionstobemade.Yourfuturebeginshere.

However,youwillfindcollegelifeisdifferentfromyourpreviousschoolenvironment.Manyofuscanbeeasilyoverwhelmed（压垮）bythedetailsofrunningawell-balancedlife.Whilesomeofusmayhavethekn