高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练题13.docx

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高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练题13

2014高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练题（13）及答案

[社会生活型阅读理解

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Weallknowwhatitisliketobeunabletoturnyourheadbecauseofacoldinthemuscles（肌肉）ofyourneck,orbecauseanunexpectedtwist（扭曲）hasmadeyourneckache.Theslightestmovemakesyoujumpwithpain.Nothingcouldbeworsethanapainintheneck.

Thatiswhyweusethephrasetodescribesomepeoplewhogiveyouthesamefeeling.Wehaveallmetsuchpeople.

Oneisthemanwhoalwaysseemstobeclappinghishands—oftenatthewrongtime—duringaperformanceinthetheatre.Hekeepsyoufromhearingtheactors.

Evenworsearethosewhocanneverarrivebeforethecurtaingoesupandtheplaybegins.Theycomehurryingdowntoyourrowofseats.Youarecomfortablysettleddown,withyourhatandheavycoatinyourlap.Youmuststanduptoletthempass.Youareproudofyourselfcontrolaftertheyhavesettledintotheirseats…Well,whatnow…God,oneofthemisupagain.Heforgottogotothemen'sroom,andoncemoreyouhavetostandup,hangingontoyourhatandcoattolethimpass.Now,thatis“a_pain_in_the_neck”．

Another,wellknowntousall,isthepersonsittingbehindyouinthemovies.Hismouthisfullofpopcorn（爆米花）;heischewing（嚼）loudly,ortalkingbetweenbitestofriendsnexttohim.Noneofthemremainstill.Upanddown,backandforth,theygo—foranotherbagofpopcorn,orsomethingtodrink.

Then,thereisthemansittingnexttoyouatlunch,smoking.Hewantsyoutoenjoyittoo,andblowssmokeacrossyourfoodintoyourmouth.

Wemustnotforgetthemanwhocomesintoabusorsubwayandsitsdownnexttoyou,justascloseasyouwilllethim.Youarereadingthenewspaperandhegetsclosersothathecanreadthepaperwithyou.Hemayeventurnthepapertothenextpagebeforeyouarereadyforit.

Wealsocallsuchapersona“rubberneck”，alwaysgettingclosetowhereitdoesnotbelong,likeneighbourswhowatchallyourvisitors.Theyenjoylearningaboutyourpersonalbusiness.Peoplehaveastrongdislikefor“rubbernecks”.Theyhatebeingwatchedsecretly.

1.Wherecanyoufindthispassage?

A.Inamedicinedictionary.

B.Inakids'storybook.

C.Inasocialsciencebook.

D.Inasciencetextbook.

2.Accordingtothepassage,howdoyoufeelwhenlatecomerswalkbackandforthinfrontofyouinacinema?

A.Disturbed.B.Bored.

C.Ignored.D.Relaxed.

3.A“rubberneck”often________．

A.saysbadwordsbehindpeople

B.quarrelsfacetofacewithneighbours

C.bargainswithsalespeopleovertheprice

D.asksaboutotherpeople'sbusiness

4.Whichofthefollowingpersonscannotbedescribedasa“painintheneck”？

A.Someonewhooftenclapsatthewrongtimeduringaperformance.

B.Someonewhofeelsacheinhisneckduetoacoldinthemuscles.

C.Someonewhositsnexttoyousmoking,whichyouneverenjoy.

D.Someonewhokeepseatingortalkingallthroughthemovies.

5．Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthor?

A．Totellpeoplewhatmightbebadmannersinpublic.

B．Tocriticize（批评）thepeoplewhomightbea“painintheneck”.

C．Toshowangertothosewhoaredescribedasa“painintheneck”.

D．Totellpeoplehowtostopthepainintheneck.

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【要点综述】文章介绍了一些在公共场合不礼貌的行为，可以把有这些行为的人比喻成“painintheneck”。

1．C　推理判断题。

这篇文章讲述了一些在社交场合让人不舒服的行为，所以本文应该是出自一本社交科学的书，故选C项。

2．A　推理判断题。

从第四段的句子“Youmuststanduptoletthempass.Youareproudofyourselfcontrolaftertheyhavesettledintotheirseats…”可知，这种行为让你感觉很厌烦，故选A项。

3．D　细节理解题。

从最后一段的“Theyenjoylearningaboutyourpersonalbusiness.”可知，rubberneck是喜欢打探别人隐私的人，故选D项。

4．B　细节理解题。

文章介绍的painintheneck的人是从行为上让人厌烦的，不是真的有颈椎病的人，故选B项。

5．A　主旨大意题。

文章主要介绍了一些在公共场合不礼貌的行为，故选A项。

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

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。

【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷（七）】A

Plantsthatliveintherainforesthaveadaptedinamazingwaystoseveralverydifficultconditions.Thismeansthattheplanthaschangedsomethinginits“body”or“habits”tomakeiteasiertosurviveindifficultconditions.Thereareseveralconditionstheyhavehadtoadaptto.First，thesoiloftheforestfloorisshallow.Also，thesoiloftherainforestisnotveryrich，oreasytogrowin.Nextistheproblemofveryheavyrainwhichcontinuesoveralargepartoftheyear.Finally，manyplantsoftherainforestarefoodforanimalsthatlivethere.

Thebiggestproblemthatrainforestplantshavetoadapttoisthelackofsunlightintherainforest’slowerlevels.Plantshaveadaptedtothisprobleminseveralways.Manyplantshaveverylargeleaves.Thelargeleafishelpfulbecauseithasabiggersurfacearea.Thebiggersurfaceareaaleafhas，themoresunlightitcanabsorb.Thecanopytreesadaptbygrowingtobe100feettallsothattheirleavescangraballavailablesunlight.Otherplantscalledlianas（climbingwoodyvines）haveadaptedbyrootingthemselvesinthesoiloftheforestfloorandgrowingupthetreesuntiltheyreachthecanopylayer.Stillotherplants，suchasepiphytes，haveadaptedbygrowingdirectlyonthetrees’trunksandbranchesinthecanopyandunderstorylayersoftherainforest.

Anadaptationtothelargeamountsofrainfallthatmanyrainforestplantshaveiscalled“driptips”．Theirleavesaretapered（逐渐变细）toasharppointattheend.Thisallowswatertorunofftheleafquickly.Therearemanyotheradaptationsthatrainforestplantshavemadetotheirenvironment.Thesewillbediscussedindetail，asweinvestigatetheplantsoftherainforest!

26．Whichofthefollowingisadifficultythattherainforestplantshavetoface?

A．Changesintheir“body”or“habits”．

B．Soilthatisnotverydeep.

C．Epiphytesthatgrowontrees’trunks.

D．Theworseningofthenaturalenvironment.

27．Howdolianasadapttotheenvironmentintherainforest?

A．Theygrowunderbigleavesforprotection.

B．Theyrelyonotherplantstoreachthecanopylayer.

C．Theychangetheirleafstructureconstantly.

D．Theygrowonotherplants’branches.

28．Theunderlinedword“This”inParagraph3probablyrefersto________.

A．thetakeinofsunlight

B．thelargeamountsofrainfall

C．theleaves’havingasharppointattheend

D．water’srunningofftheleavesquickly

29．Whatcanbeinferredaboutrainforestplants?

A．Theyhavetofacedangersnotonlyfromanimalsbutalsofromeachother.

B．Toolittlesunlightandtoomuchwaterarethebiggestproblemstheyface.

C．Differentkindsofplantshavedifferentwaystoabsorbsunlight.

D．Alloftheiradaptationshavebeeninvestigatedindetail.

30．Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A．HowdoPlantsAdapttotheRainforests?

B．WhydoPlantsChangeThemselves?

C．WhatKindofPlantsIstheMostAdaptable?

D．WhatIstheBestPlaceforPlantstoLivein?

26．B　[细节理解题。

根据第一段的“First，thesoiloftheforestfloorisshallow.”，可知B为答案。

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27．B　[细节理解题。

根据第二段的“Otherplantscalledlianas...growingupthetreesuntiltheyreachthecanopylayer.”可知答案为B。

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28．C　[词义猜测题。

this指代的是前面提到的“Theirleavesaretaperedtoasharppointattheend.”。

D项是改变后的结果。

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29．C　[推理判断题。

根据第二段的“Plantshaveadaptedtothisprobleminseveralways.”及后来列举的不同植物的适应方法可推出C为正确答案。

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30．A　[主旨大意题。

本文主要介绍了热带雨林中一些植物是如何适应那里艰难的生存条件的。

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[社会生活型阅读理解

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（一）

An“applepolisher”isonewhogivesgiftstowinfriendshiporspecialtreatment.Itisnotexactlyabribe（贿赂）,butisclosetoit.

Allsortsofpeopleare“applepolishers”，includingpoliticiansandpeopleinhighoffices—justabouteverybody.OliverCromwell,thegreatEnglishleader,offeredmanygiftstowinthesupportofGeorgeFoxandhisparty,butfailed.

Thereareotherphrasesmeaningthesamethingas“applepolishing”—“softsoaping”or“butteringup”.Agiftisjustonewayto“softsoap”somebody,orto“butterhimup”.Anotherthatisjustaseffectiveisflattery,givingsomeonehighpraise—tellinghimhowgoodhelooks,orhowwellhespeaks,orhowtalentedandwiseheis.

Endlessarethewaysofflattery.Whodoesnotlovetohearit?

Onlyanunusualmancanresistthethrillofbeingtoldhowwonderfulheis.Intruth,flatteryisgoodmedicineformostofus,whogetsolittleofit.

Weneedittobemoresureofourselves.Itcannothurtunlesswegetcarriedawaybyit.Butifwejustlapitupforitsgoodvalueandnourishment,asacatlapsupmilk,thenwecanstillremaintruetoourselves.

Sometimes,however,flatterywillgetyounothingfromonewhohashadtoomuchofit.Agoodexampleisthefamous12thcenturylegendofKingCanuteofDenmarkandEngland.Thekinggottiredoflisteningtoendlesssickeningflatteryofhiscourtiers（朝臣）.Theyoverpraisedhimtotheskies,asamanoflimitlessmight.

Hedecidedtoteachthemalesson.Hetookthemtotheseashoreandsatdown.Thenheorderedthewavestostopcomingin.Thetidewastoobusytolistentohim.Thekingwassatisfied.Thismightshowhisfollowershowweakhispowerwasandhowemptytheirflatterywas.

1．Whichofthefollowingactivitieshasnothingtodowith“applepolishing”？

A．Aboytellshisgirlfriendhowprettyshelooks.

B．Anemployeetellsherbosshowgoodheisatmanagement.

C．Aknightissaidtobeoflimitlesspowerbyhisfollowers.

D．Ateacherpraisesherstudentsfortheirtalentandwisdom.

2．WhatdoesthewriterwanttoprovewithCromwell'sexample?

A．Everybodycanbeanapplepolisher.

B．Cromwellwasnotagoodapplepolisher.

C．GeorgeFoxandhispartywerenotapplepolishers.

D．Therearepeoplewhodon'tlikebeingapplepolished.

3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutflatteryisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?

A．Toomuchflatterycancarryusaway.

B．Flatteryistooemptytodopeopleanygood.

C．Flatterycangetyounothingbutexcessive（过度的）pride.

D．Flatteryisoneofthewaystoapplepolishedpeople.

4．WhydidKingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglandtakehisfollowerstotheseashore?

A．Becausehewassick