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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