届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解16.docx

届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解16.docx

《届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解16.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解16.docx（9页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解16

2014届高三英语二轮专题测试：

阅读理解

1.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。

IfIraisedthequestion,“Whatwouldbethelastthingyouwouldexpecttohappenwhilewatchingyourson’sflagfootballgame?

”youprobablystillcouldn’tcomeupwithwhathappenedtomeandmyfamily.

Asweweresittingonthesidelinesenjoyingthegame,alow-flyingbirdcameswoopinginattemptingtolandonmydaughter’shead!

Ithonestlycameoutofnowhere.Wewereseatedbyourselvesonthetreelinedsideofthefield.Iwasabletocalmmydaughter’sshockandfearonceIshowedherthatthebirdwasnotsomewildanimal,itwasinfact,somebody’spet!

Now,we’resittingattheoutdoorfieldsofthePontiacSilverdome,farfromanypopulatedarea,wonderingwherethisverysocialcockatiel,anAustralianparrot（澳洲鹦鹉）couldhavecomefrom.Iwalkeduptothebirdandputoutmyhand.Immediately,ithoppedonandchirpedinafriendlyway.Welookedaroundusandknewthatwecouldnotjustleaveandsupposethatthebirdwouldreturntowhereitcamefrom.Thiswasaverydomesticatedbirdthatneededhelporitwouldnotsurvive.

Theflagfootballgamehadendedsowewalkedthebirdovertoothergroupsofadultsandaskediftheyknewofanyonewhohadlostabird.Allthekidswereexcitedaboutthebirdandfeditwithsomepostgamesnacks.Thebird’snailsweregettinglongandhewaslookingprettydirty,soweknewithadbeenouthereforalongtimeandwashungry.Sinceitswingswereclipped,itcouldflyalittlebutprobablynotmorethan100yardsorsoatatry.Wealljustscratchedourheadsasagroupwonderingwhattodowiththelostbird.

Weexplainedtothekidsthatthisbirdneededourhelpsinceitwassomeone’spetandwouldnotknowhowtogetitsownfood,anditcouldnotflywellsinceitswingswereclipped.Thekidsunderstood,andallofthemwantedtotakethebirdhome!

Theparentshowever,knewthiswasnotagoodchoiceasonehadalargedog,anothertwocats,etc.WeexplainedtothekidsthatoneofuscouldtakethebirdhomeforthenightandthenbringittotheHumaneSocietyinthemorninginhopestoconnectittoitsowners.Wecouldn’tkeepthebird.Itwasn’tours.Thiswastoughforthekidstounderstandatfirst.Wecouldn’tjustleavethebirdeither.Therewasnowayitcouldattenditself.ThegroupofussataroundtheSilverdomepracticefieldsforquiteawhiletryingtodeterminethebestcourseofchoiceforthelostbird.Itwasgettingdarkoutbutnoonewaswillingtoleavethatparkinglotuntilwehadagameplanforhowtohelpthebird.

Theownerofthefootballleague,ChrisNovak,offeredtotakethebird.Itwasextremelyniceofhimandhereallysteppedintohelpwhilealltherestofuswhohadkidstuggingonourshirtsandbeggingtotakeithome.Wetookaboxandputabunchofholesinitandhebroughtithomeforthenight.Anothermomwentonlineandfoundafamilythathadlostabirdthatlookedjustliketheonewe’dfound.SheemailedtheinfotoChriswhogotintouchwiththefamilyandthenextday,reunitedthebirdwiththefamilythatlostitalmost3weeksearlier!

WhenChrisemailedustoletusknow,wecouldnotbelievethatthisbirdhadtraveledfromTheRochesterTienkenareaallthewaytotheSilverdome!

Weweresohappytobeabletosavethisbirdandgetitbacktoitsfamily.Ishowedmykidstheemailabouthowtheotherfamilygottheirpetback.Thefamilyhas3kidswhoweresohappytoseetheirbird.Mykidsrealizedwhataniceendingthisstoryhad.Notonlyhadwebeenabletosavethisbird’slife,butwewereabletobringitbacktothefamilythatlovesandmisseshim.

Thelifelessoninthemissingbirdstoryseemedtomissitsmarkwithmykidsatfirst.Theywerealittlebummedoutthattheycouldn’tkeepthelostbird.Iexplainedtothemthatwhenananimalorsomeoneneedshelp,youjustcan’tturnablindeyeandhopeeverythingworksoutOK.The“lostbirdincident”wasalsoaremindertothemthatteamworkandthekindnessofstrangerscanmakeaworldofdifferenceandthatagroupofwell-meaningstrangerscanworktogethertohelpsomeone.Itwasn’taheroicact,butonethatIknewhadsunkinwithmykidswhentheyrealizedthattryingtohelpwasthebestandonlyrealcourseofaction.　

55.Whathappenedwhentheauthorwatchedhisson’sfootballgames?

A.Aparrottriedtoeattheirfood.

B.Hisdaughterwashurtbyaparrot.

C.Aparrotflewtowardshisdaughter.

D.Aparrotlandedonhisdaughter’shead.

56.Theunderlinedword“domesticated”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans_______.

A.havingbeenabandonedB.havingbeenusedtohomelife

C.havingbeenusedtolifeinthewildD.havingbeenweekandhungry

57.Whowasthefirstonetofindthebird’sowner?

A.TheauthorB.ChrisNovak

C.TheHumaneSocietyD.Aparticipant’smother

58.Whatcanbelearnedfromthe“lostbirdincident”?

A.Strangerscanalsoworkwelltogether.

B.HumaneSocietyhelpschildreninteamwork.

C.Childrencankeeplostinjuredpetbirdshome.

D.Helpingothersisalwaysregardedasaheroicact.

59.Whatdidtheauthorwanttotellinthetext?

A.Howtohelpalostparrottofindhome.

B.Theexperienceofwatchingafootballgames.

C.Theimportanceofteamworkandhelpingothers.

D.Howaparrotcanflyalongdistancefromhome.

60.Thebesttitleofthetextshouldbe________.

A.WhatAnimalsCanTeachUs

B.CompleteCareforaLostBird

C.LifeLessonsWhenYouLeastExpectIt

D.LoveFirst,TeamworkandKindnessSecond

2.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。

TheengineerCamillaOlivettiwas40yearsoldwhenhestartedthecompanyin1908.AthisfactoryinIvrea,hedesignedandproducedthefirstItaliantypewriter.Todaythecompany’sheadofficeisstillinIvrea,nearTurin,butthecompanyismuchlargerthanitwasinthosedaysandthereareofficesallaroundtheworld,

By1930therewasastaffof700andthecompanyturnedout13.000machinesayear.SomewenttocustomersinItaly,butOlivettiexportedmoretypewriterstoothercountries.

Camillo’sson,Adriano,startedworkingforthecompanyin1924andlaterhebecametheboss.Heintroducedastandardspeedfortheproductionlineandheemployedtechnologyanddesignspecialist.Thecompanydevelopednewandbettertypewritersandthencalculators（计算器）.In1959itproducedtheELEAcomputersystem.Thiswasthefirstmainframe（主机）computerdesignedandmadeinItaly.

AfterAdrianodiedin1960,thecompanyhadaperiodoffinancialproblem.Othercompanies,especiallytheJapanese,madefasterprogressinelectronictechnologythantheItaliancompany.

In1978,CarlodeBenedettibecamethenewboss.Olivettiincreaseditsmarketingandservicenetworksandmadeagreementswithothercompaniestodesignandproducemoreadvancedofficeequipment.Soonitbecameoneoftheworld’sleadingcompaniesininformationtechnologyandcommunications.TherearenowfiveindependentcompaniesintheOlivettigroup—oneforpersonalcomputers,oneforotherofficeequipment,oneforsystemsandservice,andtwofortelecommunications.

51.Fromthetextwelearnthat

A.by1930Olivettiproduced13.000typewritersayear

B.Olivettiearnedmoreinthe1960sthaninthe1950s

C.someofOlivetti’s700staffregularlyvisitedcustomersinItaly

D.Olivettisetupofficesinothercountriesfromtheverybeginning

52.WhatwasprobablythedirectresultofOlivetti’sfallingbehindinelectronictechnology

A.Adriano’sdeathB.Aperiodoffinancialproblems

C.ItsfasterprogressD.Itsagreementswithothercompanies.

53.WhatdoweknowaboutOlivetti?

A.Itproducedthebesttypewriterintheworld.

B.Itdesignedtheworld’sfirstmainframecomputer.

C.Itexportedmoretypewritersthanothercompanies.

D.IthasfiveindependentcompanieswithitsheadofficeinIvrea.

54.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe

A.TheOriginofOlivetti.B.TheSuccessofOlivetti.

C.TheHistoryofOlivettiD.TheProductionofOlivetti.

3.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。

Drivingtoafriend’shouseonarecentevening,Iwasattractedbythesightofthefullmoonrisingjustabovemyfriend’srooftop.Istoppedtowatchitforafewmoments,thinkingaboutwhatapityitisthatmostcitypeople---myselfincluded---usuallymisssightslikethisbecausewespendmostofourlivesindoors.

Myfriendhadalsoseenit.HegrewuplivinginaforestinEurope,andthemoonmeantalottohimthen.Ithadtouchedmuchofhislife.

Iknowthefeeling.LastDecemberItookmyseven-year-olddaughtertothemountainousjungleofnorthernIndiawithsomefriends.Westayedinaforestresthousewithnoelectricityorrunninghotwater.Ourgrouphadcampfiresoutsideeverynight,andindoorswhenitwastoocoldoutside.Themoongrewtoitsfullestduringourtrip.Betweenmeandthehighmountainslaythreeorfourvalleys.Notalightshoneinthemandnotasoundcouldbeheard.ItwasoneofthequietestplacesIhaveeverknown,abottomlesswellofsilence.Andabovemewasthefullmoon,whichstruckmedeeply.

Todayourlivesarefilledwithglass,metal,plasticandfiber-glass.Wehavetelevision,

cellphones,pagers,electricity,heatersandovensandair-conditioners,cars,computers.

Strugglingthroughtrafficthateveningattheendofatiringday,mostofitspentindoors,Ithought,“Beforelong,Iwouldliketoliveinasmallcottage.ThereIwillgrowvegetablesandreadbooksandwalkinthemountains.Andperhapswrite,butnotinanger.Imaybecomeanoldmanthere,andwearthebottomsofmytrousersrolledandmeasureoutmylifeincoffeespoons.ButIwillbeabletowalkoutsideonacoldsilentnightandtouchedthemoon.”

46.Th