高三英语二轮突破 阅读理解特训34（含解析）

《阅读理解特训：3真2模含解析》2014届高三英语二轮突破34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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIttakesmorethanjustpracticetobecomeanOlympian.Goldmedalperformancesrequiresomeseriousnutrition.Haveyoueverwonderedwhatthesesuccessfulathleteseattostayinpeakshape?KeriGlassman,aregistereddietitianandfounderofNutritiousLifeMeals,appearedon“GoodMorningAmerica”todaytogiveyouaglimpseintothedietsofsometopathletes.Someoftheirmealscouldsurpriseyou.CrazyCalorieCountGlassmansaidOlympianseatalotoffood-quantitiesthatforordinarypeoplewouldconstitutepiggingout.OnesecretofswimmerMichaelPhelps’astonishingperformanceinthe2008OlympicsinBeijingwasconsumingasmanyas12,00caloriesinoneday.Athletescaneatlikethisandnotgainanyweightbecausetheirworkoutsareintense.AccordingtoGlassman,Phelps’workoutscanburn4,000to6,000caloriesinaday,andthosecaloriesmustbeaddedinordertotrainthefollowingday.SnackingSecretsSomeathleteseatstrangefoodsthatimprovetheirperformance.YohanBlake,theJamaicasprinterand100-meterworldchampion,hasstolenchampionsprinterUsainBolt’sthunderonthetrackduringtheOlympictrials,Askedabouthowhegetshisenergy.Blakeansweredthatheeats16bananasperday,Glassmansaid.JonathanHorton,theleadgymnastontheUsteam,hasabloodsugarproblem.Hissolutionishoney.Whenhestartstofeelshakyatthegym,hetakeshoneytoboosthisenergy,Classmansaid.FoodsforRecoveryWhatarethebestfoodstohelpthebodyrecoverafterharshcompetition?ForOlympicswimmerRyanLochte,therecoverymealisgrilledchickenbreastswithAlfredosauce,whole-grainspaghettiandasaladwithlemonjuiceandoliveoil.Lochte,whorecentlycutoutjunkfood,candyandsoda,hasundertakenastrength-trainingregimen(养生法)thatinvolvesflippingtractortires,andtossingbeerkegs,Glassmansaid.56.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.GoodDietMakesaTrueOlympian.B.OlympiansHaveOlympic-sizeAppetites.C.Olympians’StrangeEatingHabits.D.TheDiestofSomeTopOlympicAthletes.【答案】D【解析】第一段是中心段落。成为奥运选手不仅仅需要锻炼，获得金牌还需要营养。57.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceprobablymean?A.OrdinarypeopleeatfewpigscomparedwithOlympians.B.Olympianseatalotmorefoodthanordinarypeople.C.Olympianstendtoeatalotofhigh-qualityfood.D.Olympianseatalargeamountoffood,justlikepigs.【答案】B【解析】前一句说奥运选手吃很多食物。划线部分在破折号之后，是对前面话语的补充。58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.RyanLochtequiteatingjunkfood,candyandsodaforhisbetterrecovery.B.YohanBlakefinallybeatUsainBoltinthe100-metertrackintheOlympics.C.MichaelPhelps’astonishingperformancewasduetohiseatinglotsoffood.D.JonathanHortonhasabloodsugarproblembecauseoftakingtoomuchhoney.【答案】A【解析】根据最后一段，最后一句可知A正确。59.Whichofthefollowingisnotthebestfoodtohelpthebodyrecover?A.Soda.B.Oliveoil.C.Whole-grainspaghetti.D.Asaladwithlemonjuice.【答案】A【解析】从最后一段最后一句可以得知Lochte为了恢复砍掉了junkfood,candyandsoda，可知，soda不是最好的帮助身体恢复的食物。60.Thepassageismostlikelytobefoundin.A.atechnicalreportB.afashionmagazineC.aneducationcolumnD.asportsnewspaper【答案】D【解析】本文说的是运动员与饮食，所以这篇文章可能出现在报纸的体育版面。BManagersandofficebusybodiesmightbekeenonacleandesk--butitseemsthatintermsofproductivity,theycouldhaveitallwrong.Amessydeskcanactuallyleadpeopletowardsclearerthinking,sayresearchersfromGermany.Theresearchersfoundinaseriesoflinkedstudies-usingamessydeskandamessyshopfrontthatpeopleactuallythoughtmoreclearlywhenallaroundwaschaos,astheysoughttosimplifythetasksathand.Thatis,visualandmentalclutter（杂乱）forceshumanbeingstofocusandthinkmoreclearly.Forinstance,famousthinkersandwriterssuchasAlbertEinsteinandRoaldDahlhavebeennotoriousfortheiruntidydesks.“Messydesksmaynotbeasdetrimentalastheyappeartobe,astheproblem-solvingapproachestheyseemtocausecanboostworkefficiencyoremhanceemployees’creativityinproblemsolving,”saytheauthors.Oddly,theeffectseemstoworkmostonconservatives-politicalliberalsarelessliabletobeworriedaboutmessinthefirstplace,saytheresearchers.“Businessandgovernmentmanagersoftenpromote‘cleandesk’policiestoavoiddisorganizedofficesandmessydesks,forthepurposeofboostingworkefficiencyandproductivity.”Writesaresearcher,JiaLiuoftheUniversityofGroningen,“Thispracticeisbasedontheconventionalwisdomthatadisorganizedandmessyenvironmentcanclutterone’smindandcomplicateone’sjudgments”“However,notallevidencesupportsthisconventionallinkbetweenamessyenvironmentandamessymind”.Thescientiststestedpeople’sresponseinvarious’messy’environments,includingamessyshopfront,adisorganizeddesk,andevenaworkenvironmentwherealanguagetask’reminded’peopleofmessiness.Theauthorsfoundintheseriesofsixstudiesthatpeopletendedtowardssimplicityintheirthinking.“Theycategorizedproductsinasimplermanner,werewillingtopaymoreforaT-shirtthatdepictsasimple-lookingpicture,andsoughtlessvarietyintheirchoices”,saidtheresearchers.61.Accordingtothetext,aproperwaytoleadpeopletowardsclearerthinkingisto.A.makealistofprioritiesB.simplifythetasksathandC.followfamouspeopleD.messuptheirmind【答案】B【解析】根据第二段第一句可知当四周混乱的时候，他们的思维更清晰。因为他们试图简化手头的工作。62.WhydidtheauthortakeAlbertEinsteinandRonaldDahlforexample?A.Totellreadersuntidydeskscanmakeyouasfamousascelebrities.B.Toconvincereadersthatuntidinessisnotallthatbad.C.Toinformreadersofonewaytosuccess-untidydesks.D.Toattractreadersandshowtheauthor’swiderangeofknowledge.【答案】B【解析】第二段倒数第二句“视觉上和精神上的杂乱迫使人们集中注意力思维更清晰”；最后一句接着举了AlbertEinsteinandRonaldDahl的例子，就是为了说明上一句的。63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Amessyenvironmentwillcertainlyleadtoamessymind.B.Acleanenvironmentwilldogreatharmtoworkefficiency.C.Peopletendtoclearupthemessbeforethinkingclearly.D.Allpeoplearenotinfavorof“cleandesk”intheoffice.【答案】D【解析】D项的意思是“并不是所有人都赞成办公室里清洁的桌子”。可从倒数第三段东一句可知。64.Theunderlinedword“detrimental”probablymeans.A.disadvantageousB.usefulC.beneficialD.accessible【答案】A【解析】根据下句可知“。。。他们导致的解决问题的方法能够促进工作效率”。所以第一句的意思是“杂乱的桌子看上去似乎不想他们看上去那么有害的”65.Whatisthemainideaforthispassage?A.Themessierthedesksare,themoreefficienttheemployeesare.B.Messydesksintheofficecanhaveapositiveeffectonemployees.C.Weshouldmakeourofficemessytoimproveourworkefficiency.D.Cleandeskscanboosttheemployees’productivityandcreativity.【答案】B【解析】第一段最后一句可知。CAngeratthepracticeofdemandingdowries,whichcanleadtoviolenceagainstbrides,haspromptedatakeoffof“AngryBirds”called“AngryBrides”thataimstohighlighttheillegalpracticestillprevalentinmanySouthAsiancountries.Dowries-suchasjewelry,clothes,carsandmoney-aretraditionallygivenbythebride’sfamilytothegroomandhisparentstoensuresheistakencareofinhernewhome.Thecustomwasoutlawedmorethanfivedecadesago.Butitisstillwidelypracticed,withthegroom’sfamilydemandingevenmoremoneyaftermarriage,leadingtomentalandphysicalannoyancethatcandrivethewomantosuicide.“TheAngryBridesgameisourwayofthrowingaspotlightonthenuisance(陋习)ofdowry.”saidRamBhamidi,seniorvicepresidentandheadofonlinemarketingforS,amatrimonial(婚姻的)websitewithtwomillionmembers.“Accordingtoa2007study,thereisadowry-relateddeatheveryfourhoursinIndia,Wecondemnthisandhaveconsistentlyruncampaignsonsocialmediatohelpcreateawarenessoftheissue”.Thenameoftheapp,availableonthegroup’shomepage,isaspinofffromthegloballypopular“AngryBirds”game,Itshomepageshowsared-clad,eight-armedwomanresemblingapowerfulfemaleHindugoddess.Underneath,thereisacaption:“Awomanwillgiveyoustrength,careandalltheloveyouneed……NOTdowry!”Toplaythegame,usershavetotryandhitthreedodginggrooms--apilot,abuilderandadoctor.Thereareavarietyofweaponstochoosefrom,includingafryingpan,broomstick,tomatoandloafer.Eachgroomhasapricetag,startingat1.5millionrupees($29,165).Everytimetheplayerhitsagroom,hisvaluedecreasesandmoneyisaddedtotheplayer’sAnti-DowryFund,whichissavedpostedontheirFacebookpage.“Sincewelaunchedthegamelastweek,morethan270,000peoplehavelikedtheapp.Bothmenandwomenseemtobeplayingit”,saidBhamidi.66.Whatcaused“AngryBrides”toappearonline?A.Women’srights’beingseriouslyabused.B.Angeratthepracticeofdemandingdowries.C.Thebride’sgivingagreatmanydowries.D.ThepopularityofAngryBirdsonline.【答案】B【解析】根据第一段第一句可知“嫁妆有时会导致对新娘的暴力，由于对索要嫁妆的愤怒引起了对“愤怒的小鸟”的滑稽的模仿，被称之为“愤怒的新娘”目的在于强调在东南亚国家普遍存在的不合法做法”67.WhichofthefollowingisTrueabout“Dowries”?A.Thecustomofgivingdowrieshasbeeninpracticeforfivedecades.B.Lackofabundantdowriesmayleadtothebride’sbeinginviolence.C.TheillegalpracticeofdowriesisstillpopularinmanyAfricancountries.D.Moredowriesthebridegivesmeanahighsocialstatusofherfamily.【答案】B【解析】看文章第一段第一句68.Theunderlinedword“spinoff”probablymeans.A.relationB.connectionC.copyD.fake【答案】C【解析】“愤怒的新娘”是对“愤怒的小鸟”的模仿。69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutthegame“AngryBride”?A.Thereareavarietyofweaponstochoosefrom.B.RamBhamidithinkshighlyofthegame.C.Menplayersdon’tfindthegameenjoyable.D.ThegamecharacterlookslikeaHindugoddess.【答案】C【解析】从文章最后一句Bothmenandwomenseemtobeplayingit可知，男士也喜欢玩这个游戏。所以C是错误叙述。70.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Women’sunfairtreatmentinthemarriage.B.Thepopularityofthegame“AngryBrides”C.Thegroom’sdemandingtoomanydowries.D.Howtobuildanequalrelationitthemarriage.【答案】B【解析】本文主要讲了“愤怒的新娘”这个游戏产生的背景，玩法，以及受欢迎。DGaymarriage,andespeciallygayparenting,hasbeeninthecrosshairsinrecentdays.OnJan.6,RickSantorumtoldaNewHampshireaudiencethatchildrenarebetteroffwithafatherinprisonthanbeingraisedinahomewithlesbianparentsandnofatheratall.AndlastMonday(Jan.9),PopeBenedictcalledgaymarriageathreat“tothefutureofhumanityitself”,citingtheneedforchildrentohaveheterosexualhomes.Butresearchonfamiliesheadedbygaysandlesbiansdoesn’tbackuptheseaboveviews.Infact,insomeways,gayparentsmaybringtalentstothetablethatstraightparentsdon’t.Gayparents“tendtobemoremotivated,morecommittedthanheterosexualparentsonaverage,becausetheychosetobeparents.”SaidAbbieGoldberg,apsychologistatClarkUniversitywhoresearchesgayandlesbianparenting.Gaysandlesbiansrarelybecomeparentsbyaccident,comparedwithanalmost50percentaccidentalpregnancyrateamongheterosexuals,Goldbergsaid.“Thattranslatestogreatercommitmentonaverageandmoreinvolvement”.Andwhileresearchindicatesthatkidsofgayparentsshowfewdifferencesinachievement,mentalhealth,socialfunctioningandothermeasures,thesekidsmayhavetheadvantageofopen-mindedness,toleranceandrolemodelsforequalrelationships,accordingtosomeresearch.Notonlythat,butgaysandlesbiansarelikelytoprovidehomesfordifficult-to-placechildreninthefostersystem,studiesshow.Childrenofgayparentsalsoshowlesscareaboutgenderdifference.That’slikelybecausegaysandlesbianstendtohavemoreequalrelationshipsthanstraightcouples,Goldbergsaid.“Menandwomenfeltliketheywerefreetopursueawiderangeofinterests,”Goldbergsaid.“Nobodywastellingthem,‘Oh,youcan’tdothat，that’saboything,’or‘That’sagirlthing.”71.Theunderlinedphrase“inthecrosshairs”(inParagraph1)probablymeans.A.agreatconcernB.abigthreatC.apoliticalbanD.arolemodel【答案】