高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选阅读理解34.docx

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高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选阅读理解34

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：

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1.

WesternartistR.V.（Ron）Jahnscreateshisuniquewesternwildlifepaintingsbytappinginto（利用）hisvastexperienceoftruelife.HehadrichwesternexperiencesoutinthemountainsinthegreatNorthwest.

Ronpaintsfromtheheartandhisexperienceasacowboyinthewest.Hehasaparticularpassion（激情）forthemountainsfromEasternOregontoAlaskaanddrawsfromhismanyyearsofmountainadventuresasinspirationforhiswesternpaintings.Bornandraisedonafarm,thiscowboyartistiswellknowledgeablewiththesubjectsofhisWesternart.Ronstrugglesforhistoricalaccuracyinhiswesterncowboypaintingswhenanartistgivesafalsedescriptionofthefactsaboutcowboysinthewest!

LivinginAlaskafor17yearsaddedanewfactortoRon’swesternart.Asahunterandfishermanheobservedthewildlifeinitsnaturalsettingandhasconveyedthisspirittohiscanvas.Ron’swesternartcanbeviewedthroughouttheUnitedStates,inEuropeandthroughoccasionalprivateshowings.YoucanfindwesternwildlifepaintingsbyRonatvariousartshowsthroughouttheyear.ForalistofartshowstheCowboyArtistwillbeattending,visithisArtShowpage.Althoughaself-taughtwesternartist,Ronhimselfhastaughtpaintingincollegesandthroughprivatelessons.Ronisquiteastorytellerandthelastofanoldkindofcowboypoetsandwesternstorytellers.Ifyou’vemetRonattheFleaMarketsinSumpter,Oregonthenyounodoubthavealreadyhadatasteofhisknack（诀窍）fortellingtalltalesandsharinghisoriginalcowboypoemsoftruelifeontheranch.

36.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AhandsomecowboyB.Acowboyartist

C.AnartistinthewestD.Afamousartist

37.WhycanRontrulypresentthefactsaboutcowboylifeinthewest?

A.Becausehehasreadalotaboutcowboys’life.

B.Becausehehasseenmanysuchpaintings.

C.Becausehehasexperiencedsuchlife.

D.Becauseheknowswesternstyleswell.

38.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“canvas”inthesecondparagraphmean?

A.Akindofcloth.B.BluejeansC.ThoughtsD.Paintings

39.FromthepassagewecanseeRonis______.

A.agoodartistaswellasastorytellerandpoetB.skilledathisteaching

C.arichartistD.aBritishartist

40.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Ron’spaintingfocusesoncitylife.B.Ronlearnedalotfromhisteacher.

C.Ronwasbornandraisedonafarm.D.Ron’spaintingscan’tbeseeninEurope.

2.

AteamofengineersatHarvardUniversityhasbeeninspiredbyNaturetocreatethefirstroboticfly.Themechanicalflyhasbecomeaplatformforaseriesofnewhigh-techintegratedsystems.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinymachineisthesizeofafathousefly.Itsminiwingsallowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks.

“It’sextremelyimportantforustothinkaboutthisasawholesystemandnotjustthesumofabunchofindividualcomponents（元件）,”saidRobertWood,theHarvardengineeringprofessorwhohasbeenworkingontheroboticflyprojectforoveradecade.Afewyearsago,histeamgotthego-aheadtostartpiecingtogetherthecomponents.“Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofthosecomponentsareofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown,”hesaid.

Theyengineeredaseriesofsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly.“Theseeminglysimplesystemwhichjustmovesthewingshasanumberofinterdependenciesontheindividualcomponents,eachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwell,butthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingit’sconnectedto,”saidWood.Theflightdevicewasbuiltintoasetofpower,computation,sensingandcontrolsystems.Woodsaysthesuccessoftheprojectprovesthattheflyingrobotwiththesetinycomponentscanbebuiltandmanufactured.

Whilethisfirstroboticflyerislinkedtoasmall,off-boardpowersource,thegoaliseventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersource,sothatitmightsomedayperformdata-gatheringworkatrescuesites,infarmers’fieldsoronthebattlefield.“Basicallyitshouldbeabletotakeoff,landandflyaround,”hesaid.

Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudyflightmechanicsandcontrolatinsect-scale.Yet,thepower,sensingandcomputationtechnologiesonboardcouldhavemuchbroaderapplications.“Youcanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropenscientificquestions,youknow,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimals,butusingtheserobotsinstead,”hesaid.“Sotherearealotoftechnologiesandopeninterestingscientificquestionsthatarereallywhatdrivesusonadaytodaybasis.”

41.Theroboticflyprojecthasbeenconducted__________.

A.justbyaccidentB.withinadecade

C.justbyaprofessorD.formorethantenyears

42.Thedifficultytheteamofengineersmetwithwhilemakingtheroboticflywasthat__________.

A.theyhadnomodelintheirmind

B.theydidnothavesufficienttime

C.theyhadnoready-madecomponents

D.theycouldnotassemblethecomponents

43.Itcanbeinferredfromparagraphs3and4thattheroboticfly__________.

A.consistsofaflightdeviceandacontrolsystem

B.canjustflyinlimitedareasatthepresenttime

C.cancollectinformationfrommanysources

D.hasbeenputintowideapplication

44.Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Theroboticflyerisdesignedtolearnaboutinsects.

B.Animalsarenotallowedinbiologicalexperiments.

C.Thereusedtobefewwaystostudyhowinsectsfly.

D.Wood’sdesigncanreplaceanimalsinsomeexperiments.

45.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.FatherofRoboticFly

B.InspirationfromEngineeringScience

C.RoboticFlyImitatesRealLifeInsect

D.HarvardBreaksThroughinInsectStudy

3.

Howcouldwepossiblythinkthatkeepinganimalsincagesinunnaturalenvironments－mostlyforentertainmentpurposes－isfairandrespectful?

Zooofficialssaytheyareconcernedaboutanimals.However,mostzoosremain“collections”ofinteresting“things”ratherthanprotectivehabitats.Zoosteachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsbored,lonely,andfarfromtheirnaturalhomes.

Zoosclaimtoeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies,butvisitorsleavezooswithouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals’naturalbehavior,intelligence,orbeauty.Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcages,andmostsignsonlymentionthespecies’name,diet,andnaturalrange.Theanimals’normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon’tusuallytakecareoftheanimals’naturalneeds.

Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces,withnoprivacyandlittleopportunityformentalandphysicalexercise.Thisresultsinunusualandself-destructivebehaviorcalledzoochosis.Aworldwidestudyofzoosfoundthatzoochosisiscommonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages.Anotherstudyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbitingcagebars,andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth,asignofunhappinessandpain.

Furthermore,mostanimalsinzoosarenotendangered.Captivebreeding（圈养繁殖）ofendangeredbigcats,Asianelephants,andotherspecieshasnotresultedintheirbeingsentbacktothewild.Zoostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprogramsbecausetheydonotwantpeopletoworryaboutaspeciesdyingout.Infact,babyanimalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers.Haven’tweseenenoughcompetitionstonamebabyanimals?

Actually,wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandputanendtothereasonspeoplekillthem.Insteadofsupportingzoos,weshouldsupportgroupsthatworktoprotectanimals’naturalhabitats.

36.Howwouldtheauthordescribetheanimals’lifeinzoos?

A.Dangerous.B.Unhappy.C.Natural.D.Easy.

37.Inthestateofzoochosis,animals_________.

A.remainincagesB.behavestrangely

C.attackotheranimalsD.enjoymovingaround

38.Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthepassage?

A.Zoosarenotworththepublicsupport.

B.Zoosfailintheirattempttosaveanimals.

C.Zoosshouldtreatanimalsashumanbeings.

D.Zoosuseanimalsasameansofentertainment.

39.Theauthortriestopersuadereaderstoaccepthisargumentmainlyby_____.

A.discussingtheadvantagesofnaturalhabitats

B.usingevidencehehascollectedatzoos

C.questioningthewayanimalsareprotected

D.pointingoutthefaultsinwhatzoosdo

40.Althoughhearguesagainstzoos,theauthorwouldstillagreethat_______.

A.zooshavetokeepanimalsinsmallcages

B.mostanimalsinzoosareendangeredspecies

C.someendangeredanimalsarereproducedinzoos

D.it’sacceptabletokeepanimalsawayfromtheirhabitats

4.

Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.

Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuitofsuccess,thedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.

However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceed,otherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayers,theystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoung