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高考英语阅读理解抓分训练65及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练(65)及答案
阅读理解
TheArcticisoneofthefewplacesintheworlduntouchedbypollutionwhereyoucanuseitsbeautifulnature.JoinourshiptheNorthernStarfrom2to18July,fora17-dayvoyagetotheArctic.Duringthevoyageyouareabletorelaxyourself.Therearenopartiesorfilm-showstoattend,quizzestoenter,orentertainerstowatch.However,wedohavespecialistsonboardwhoarewillingtoansweranyofyourquestionsabouttheArctic.
AftersettingofffromScotland,wegonorthalongthecoastofNorwaytoBearIsland.Alongthewayyou’llseethousandsofseabirdsandwonderfulscenery,withriversoficeandhugecliffs.YouwillhavethechancetoseepolarbearsandotherArcticanimals.Althoughwehaveatimetable,experiencehasshownthatwemayhavetochangeourdirectionalittle,dependingontheweather.
TheNorthernStarisaveryspecialshipandourpastvoyageshavebeenverypopular.Ourcabinsallhavethesameexcellentfacilities.Ourchefsarehappytoprepareanyfoodforpeopleonspecialdiets.Ifyouneedsomeexercise,whynotdosomeswimmingintheindoorpool?
Pricesincludeeconomyclassairtraveland16nightsontheNorthernStar,allmealsandalllectures.
Day1:
BoardtheNorthernStar.
Day2-7:
WesailslowlynorthalongthecoastofNorway,stoppingatplacesofinterest.
Day8:
Tromse.YouneedtogetupatsunrisetoseethewhalesaswesailtowardsTromse.VisitTromsetoseetheArticMuseumandthebeautifuloldwoodenhouses.IntheeveningwesailawayalongthewestcoasttoBirdIsland,whichisexcellentforbird-watching.
Day9-10:
BearIsland.Wearrivethereintheearlyevening.BearIslandoncehadanactivefishingindustry,buttodaylittleofthisremains.
Day11-16:
Spitsbergen—aplaceofmountainsandriversofice.Itishometoalargevarietyofanimals.
Day17:
LeavetheshipinSpitsbergenandflytoLondonfromTromse.
17.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Manydifferentactivitiesareorganizedonboard]
B.ThevoyagestartsfromScotland.
C.Theshipfollowsafixedroute.
D.Therearedifferenttypesofaccommodations.
18.Wherecanyouseedifferentkindsofanimals?
A.TromseB.BearIslandC.BirdIslandD.Spitsbergen
19.BearIslandusedtobe___________.
A.abusyfishingcenterB.aplaceofinterest
C.ashoppingcenterD.aplaceforbird-watching
20.What’sthewriter’saimofwritingthepassage?
A.IntroducingtheArtic.B.Arrangingatrip.
C.Describingtheship.D.AdvertisingatriptotheArctic.
参考答案17—20、BDAD
(201*·全国卷,A)
Since1984,Philadelphiahasbeencleaningupitsact.Onebyone,graffiticoveredwallsarebeingchangedintooutdoorart.Sofar,morethan1,800murals(壁画)havebeenpainted.PhiladelphianowhasmoremuralsthananyotherAmericancity.
Thewallsthatwereonceuglywithgraffiti(涂鸦)arenowcoveredwithbeautifulpicturesofhistoricalheroesandmodernart,thankstotheMuralArtsProgram(MAP).Itsworkmakesschoolsandpublicplacesattractive,anditscitizensveryproud.TheprogrambeganaspartofPhiladelphia'sAntiGraffitiNetwork.JaneGoldenistheMAP'sartisticdirector.“Whenpeopleaskmewhatourprogramisabout,”shesays,“Ianswerthemwithoneword:
hope.”Eachyear,theMAPoffersyouthartprogramsandworkshops.SomeonetimegraffitiwritersevenhelppaintMAPmurals.
TheMAP'swork,saysGolden,isallaboutdevelopingasenseofcommunity(社区).Whenaneighborhoodrequestsamural,theMAPworkswiththepeopletheretodevelopamessage.Somemessageshavebeen“SafeStreets,”“LoveandCare,”and“PeaceWalk.”
TheMAPreceivesupto50requestsformuralseachweek.Lastyear,theworkerspainted140murals.
“Themakingofamuralenterspeople'scollectivememoryasanextraordinary,pleasantmomentinneighborhoodhistory,”saysGolden,whobeganasamuralistinLosAngeles.
本文论述了费城通过MAP这一项目逐步地将墙体上的涂鸦变成了一种室外艺术形式——壁画,从而给人们带来了新的希望。
1.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Love,fromGraffitiWriterstoMuralists
B.MAP,aNewCompanyinPhiladelphia
C.Jane,anExcellentMuralArtist
D.Hope,OneWallataTime
答案:
D。
主旨大意题。
本文主要介绍费城通过MAP这一项目逐步地将墙体上的涂鸦变成了一种室外艺术形式——壁画,从而给人们带来了新的希望。
2.WhatistheMuralArtsPrograminPhiladelphiaaimedat?
A.Helpingtheyoungfindjobs.B.Protectingtheneighborhood.
C.Fightingagainstgraffiti.D.Attractingmorevisitors.
答案:
C。
细节理解题。
由第二段的“theprogrambeganaspartofphiladelphia'sAntiGraffitiNetwork.”可知C项正确。
3.HowdoestheMAPdecideonthemessageforamural?
A.Byhavingdiscussionswithpeopleinthecommunity.
B.Byseekingadvicefromthecitygovernment.
C.Bylearningfromtheyounggraffitiwriters.
D.Bystudyingthehistoryofthecity.
答案:
A。
细节理解题。
由第三段第二句可知答案为A项。
4.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheworkoftheMAP?
A.Difficult.B.Dangerous.
C.Experimental.D.Successful.
答案:
D。
推理判断题。
由文章第四段可知theMAP每周会收到很多的邀请,每年会画很多的壁画,故可推出工作很成功,答案为D项。
B
(2011·湖北卷,B)
Howlingisabehaviourcommonlyobservedamongawolfpack.Aspackanimals,wolvesworktogethertohuntandrelyonhowlingasanimportantmeansofcommunicationamongeachother.Therearedifferentexplanationsofawolf'showlanditappearsthattheremaybemoretodiscover.
Onetheoryisthatwolveshowltobondbettertogether.It'salmostasifhowlingtogetherhelpsthepackstaytogether.Perhapssomethingsimilartopeoplefeelingasenseofinvolvementwitheachotherwhensingingasongtogether.Butthistheorymaybewrong,explainsFredH.Harrington,aprofessorwhostudieswolfbehaviour.
Indeed,therehavebeentimeswhenwolveshavebeenseenonemomenthowlinginachorus,andthenext,quarrelingamongeachother.Itappearsthatusuallythelowestrankingmembersofthepackmayactuallybe“punished”forjoininginthechorusattimes.Soishowlingawaytostrengthenasocialbondorjustawaytoreconfirmstatusamongitsmembers?
—Whydowolveshowlforsure?
Whatisclear,however,isthathowlingisoftenusedamongpackmatestolocateeachother.Huntinggroundsaredistantandithappensthatwolvesmayseparatefromoneanotherattimes.Whenthishappens,howlingappearstobeanexcellentmeansofgathering.
Howling,interestingly,isacontagiousbehaviour.Whenonewolfstartstohowl,verylikelyotherswillfollow.Thisisoftenseentooccurinthemorning,asifwolvesweredoingsomesortof“rollcall”wherewolvesallhowltogethertoreporttheirpresence.
动物的嚎叫有其目的性,而人的对唱也是为了呼唤同伴,所以人们认为两者在这一方面是相同的;但专家似乎发现,狼的嚎叫不仅仅是为了呼朋引伴,因为有时也会争斗,因此,研究之后,专家发现:
狼的嚎叫可能是个传染形式的行为,有时也是为了呼唤同伴。
5.Whatisthepossiblesimilaritybetweenwolves'howlingtogetherandhumans'singinginchorus?
A.Theactofcallingeachother.B.Thesenseofaccomplishment.
C.Theactofhuntingforsomething.D.Thesenseofbelongingtoagroup.
答案:
D。
细节判断题。
从第二段的信息词“bondbettertogether”以及“helpthepackstaytogether”等可以确定两者的共同点与选项D的说法是一致的。
6.WhydoesHarringtonthinkthe“socialbond”theorymaybewrong?
A.Wolvesseparatefromeachotherafterhowling.
B.Wolvestendtoprotecttheirhuntinggrounds.
C.Wolvessometimeshavequarrelsafterhowlingtogether.
D.Wolvesoflowrankareencouragedtojoininthechorus.
答案:
C。
细节判断题。
根据第三段中提到的“andthenext,quarrellingamongeachother”以及“itappearsthat...bepunishedforjoining...”都可以表明选项C的说法是符合原文之意的。
7.Researchersaresurethatwolvesoftenhowlto________.
A.showtheirranksB.findtheircompanions
C.reportthemissingonesD.expresstheirloneliness
答案:
B。
细节判断题。
根据倒数第二段中的第一句话的信息词“locateeachother”以及最后一句中的“appearstobeanexcellentmeansofgathering”都可以明确:
狼的嚎叫正是为了找伴儿,故选项B的说法是最符合原文的。
8.“Howling...isacontagiousbehaviour”(inthelastparagraph)means________.
A.howlingisasignalforhuntingB.howlingisawayofcommunication
C.howlingoftenoccursinthemorningD.howlingspreadsfromonetoanother
答案:
D。
句意理解题。
从最后一段中的第二句话中可以找到contagious一词的理解:
一个随着一个的去做事情,如同选项D所说的那样。
TheBritishpsychoanalystJohnBowlbymaintainsthatseparationfromtheparentsduringthesensitive“attachment”periodfrombirthtothreemayscarachild'spersonalityandpredisposetoemotionalproblemsinlaterlife.SomepeoplehavedrawntheconclusionfromBowlby'sworkthatchildrenshouldnotbesubjectedtodaycarebeforetheageofthreebecauseoftheparentalseparationitentails,andmanypeopledobelievethis.Buttherearealsoargumentsagainstsuchastrongconclusion.
Firstly,anthropologistspointoutthattheinsulatedloveaffairbetweenchildrenandparentsfoundinmodernsocietiesdoesnotusuallyexistintraditionalsocieties.Forexample,wesawearlierthatamongtheNgonithefatherandmotherofachilddidnotreartheirinfantalone——farfromit.
Secondly,commonsensetellsusthatdaycarewouldnotsowidespreadtodayifparents,caretakersfoundchildrenhadproblemswithit.Statisticalstudiesofthiskindhavenotyetbeencarriedout,andeveniftheywere,theresultswouldbecertaintobecomplicatedandcontroversial.
Thirdly,inthelastdecade,therehavebeenanumberofcarefulAmericanstudiesofchildrenindaycare,andtheyhavereportedthatdaycarehadaneutralorslightlypositiveeffectonchildren'sdevelopment.Butteststhathavehadtobeusedtomeasurethisdevelopmentarenotwidelyenoughacceptedtosettletheissue.ButBowlby'sanalysisraisesthepossibilitythatearlydaycarehasdelayedeffects.Thepossibilitythatsuchcaremightleadto,say,morementalillnessorcrime15or20yearslatercanonlybeexploredbytheuseofstatistics.
Whateverthelong-termeffects,parentssometimesfindtheimmediateeffectsdifficulttodealwith.Childrenunderthreearelikelytoprotestatleavingtheirparentsandshowunhappiness.Attheageofthreeorthreeandahalfalmostallchildrenfindthetrans