高三英语二轮复习专题突破精品训练阅读理解22.doc

2014届高三英语二轮复习专题突破精品训练：阅读理解a i dont think comic book collector really applies to me at all. im probably more of a comic book appreciator. my interest has always been in what can be accomplished with the medium of visual story-telling. im not sure exactly where this interest of mine came from. i do know that as a child, comic books allowed me to improve my reading skills. “the mighty thor helped me develop an interest in old legends, and “challengers of the unknown got me crazy about science fiction. the combination of words and pictures was a perfect springboard for my childhood imagination. how does one learn to appreciate comic book art? there is a classic example that sheds quite a bit of light on the subject. writer scott macloud just explains what makes a comic book stand out in his best selling book understanding comics. the book, first published in 1994, has been translated into 13 languages and is practically a bible for students studying graphic illustration (图示说明) in novels. on the internet there are some cool comic book sites to be foundhundreds and hundreds of them as a matter of fact. more than a few are dedicated to super heroes and the like. but there are some choice sites that i would visit, because they provide some great resources that discuss the comic book as an art form. noteworthy among them is a great article and interview at www. rcharvey. corn, which discusses the impact of several artists and writers in the field. i have a huge admiration for anyone who can produce comic stories that can make readers think, laugh and cry. maybe make them dream. check it out. spend two dollars on a comic book and read it with your children. or better yet, search out some of the more “adult tides and read it for yourself. you may find yourself enjoying what you see and read. you may even find yourself wanting more. 1. what does the author mainly intend to talk about in paragraph 2?a. influence of comic books on reading in childhood.b. ways to improve ones reading skills.c. subjects of comic books. d. popularity of two comic books.答案解析：答案为a。本题为段落大意题。细读第二段可知 “im not sure exactly where this interest of mine came from. i do know that as a child, comic books allowed me to improve my reading skills.”为本段的中心句，后面的内容都是对此进行了解释说明，故答案为a。2. the underlined part sheds quite a bit of light on (para3) means _.a. does a basic research on b. causes a fierce debate onc. provides new information on d. makes a quick survey on 答案解析：答案为c。本题为语义推断题。结合划线部分的后面两句话可知，writer scott macloud写了一本书，被翻译成13种语言，帮助学生理解漫画。划线部分的意思与c选项最接近。故答案为c。3. if you want to know a few good writers of comic books, you will probably _.a. read understanding comics b. visit wwwrcharveycornc. buy some comic books d. turn to comic story writers 答案解析：答案为b。本题为细节题。由第四段最后一句话 “noteworthy among them is a great article and interview at www. rcharvey. corn, which discusses the impact of several artists and writers in the field.”可知，答案为b。4. what does the author encourage people to do?a. develop an interest in old legends and science fiction.b. share a comic book with children.c. produce some comic stories. d. spend money and time appreciating comic books. 答案解析：答案为d。本题考查作者的态度观点。由最后一段 “check it out. spend two dollars on a comic book and read it with your children.”可知，答案为d。belton and canfield are two seashore towns, not far apart. both towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday- makers and other tourists(观光者).last august there was a fire at the sea breeze hotel in belton. the next day, this news appeared on page two of the towns newspaper, the belton post:fire at seabreezelate last night firemen hurried to the sea breeze hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom. the hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire. we say again to all our visitors: “please dont smoke cigarettes in bed.” this was beltons first hotel fire for five years.the canfield times gave the news in these words on page one.another beldon hotel catches firelast night belton firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the sea breeze hotel. an angry holiday-maker said, “an electric lamp probably started the fire. the bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotels. when i put my bedside light on, i heard a funny noise from the lamp.” we are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in canfield.what are the facts, then? it is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident. there was a fire at the sea breeze hotel last august: that is one fact. do we know anything else? yeswe know that firemen went to the hotel.now what do you think of the rest of the “news”?1. which of the following best gives the main idea of this text?a. belton and canfield are both good places for tourists in summer.b. a fire broke out one night in sea breeze hotel last summer.c. it was not easy to find out exact truth from newspapers.d. two newspapers gave reports on the same matter. 答案解析：答案为c。本题为主旨大意题。文章前面的内容陈述了两则不同的新闻报道，后面的内容对新闻报道进行总结，由倒数第二段第二句话 “it is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident.” 可知，答案为c。2. which of the following are probably facts?a. the fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotel.b. a cigarette started the fire.c. an old lamp started the fire.d. the fire broke out at night.e. there has never been a fire in canfield.a. b and c b. a and dc. c and e d. a and c答案解析：答案为b。本题为细节题。由第一则报道的第一句话 “late last night firemen hurried to the sea breeze hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom.” 和第二则报道的第一句话 “last night belton firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the sea breeze hotel.”可知，火灾都发生在晚上和房间里，故答案为b。3. the canfield times used the headline (标题) like this in order to make its readers think _.a. hotels in belton often catch fireb. hotels in belton dont often catch firec. this was the second fire at the sea breeze hoteld. belton was a good place except that hotels there are not quite safe答案解析：答案为a。本题为细节推理题。canfield times报纸报道的新闻标题使用 “another” 意在告诉读者belton的旅馆经常发生火灾，这样可以使得自己城市的旅游业更具有竞争力。故答案为a。4. the canfield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to the belton post by saying that _.a. the bedroom lamps were very old at the sea breeze hotelb. the bedroom lights made funny noise when the fire took placec. the firemen failed to save clothing, bedclothes and other thingsd. such accidents never happened in canfield for the past 5 years答案解析：答案为c。本题为细节题。 canfield报纸报道的第一句话 “last night belton firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the sea breeze hotel.” 一语中的，把最重要的信息首先传递给受众，“消防员到达太晚未能挽救房间里的衣服，床单被褥和一些家具”， c选项的意思与此吻合，故答案为c。干扰项a选项是该则报道后面的内容，不可选。bwith only about 1,000 pandas left in the world, china is desperately trying to clone the animal and save these in a dangerous situation. thats a move similar to what a texas a & m university researchers have been undertaking for the past five years in a project called noahs ark.noahs ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos(胚胎), semen and dna of these animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. if certain species should become extinct, dr. duane kraemer, a professor in texas a & ms college of veterinary, medicine, says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.it is estimated that as many as 2, 000 species of mammals, birds and reptiles will probably become extinct in over 100 years. the panda, native only to china, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.this week, chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a japanese white rabbit. they are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.the entire procedure could take from three to five years to complete.the nuclear transfer of one species to another is not easy, but the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem, kraemer believes. they will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy (having a baby). it takes a long time and its difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. they are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort, adds kraemer, who is one of the leaders of the project at texas a&m, the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog.they are trying to do something thats never been done, and this is very similar to our work in noahs ark. were both trying to save animals that face extinction. i certainly appreciate their effort and theres a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. the cooperation between us is very much needed.1. the final aim of noahs ark project is to_. .a. make efforts to clone the endangered pandas b. save endangered animals from dying outc. collect dna of endangered animals to study d. transfer the nuclear of one animal to another答案解析：答案为b。本题为细节题。由第二段内容可知，“诺亚方舟”项目的目的在于收集濒临灭绝的动物的卵子、胚胎、精子和dna，并用液体氮将它们储存起来。如果某些物种灭绝了，将会有足够的基础建设材料再造这些物种。最后一段第二句 “were both trying to save animals that face extinction.”又一次提到了这个项目的目的，即拯救濒临灭绝的物种。故答案为b。2. according to professor kraemer, _.a. the long time lasting cloning research could be successful.b. the eggs transfers immediately result in having a baby.c. the lack of nuclear transfer could be a major problem to have new pandas.d. if species should die out, basic building blocks would heal them.答案解析：答案为a。本题为推理题。由倒数第二段第一句话 “but the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem”可知，c选项错误。由该段第二句话 “they will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy (having a baby).”可知，b选项错误。由该段第三句话 “it takes a long time and its difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works.”可知，这（细胞核移植）需要很长时间，而且难度很大，但是一旦成功，便会成为开创性的科学。言外之意就是长期的克隆研究技术或许能成功。故a选项正确。第二段提到 “if certain species should become extinct, there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.”，而 d选项 “如果物种灭绝，基础建设材料将治愈他们”夸大了基础建设材料的作用，与原文不符，故错误。3. the best title for the passage may be_.a. chinas success in pandas cloningb. helping ways to avoid extinctionc. exploring the possibility to clone pandas d. the practice in noahs ark答案解析：答案为c。本文为新闻报导类文章，第一段点出了文章的中心，中国在努力克隆濒临灭绝的大熊猫，从第二段起具体介绍duane kraemer对中国科学家克隆大熊猫的做法的评价，并与美国科学家正在从事的“诺亚方舟” 项目做了对比。文章最后一段表达了他们对中国同行所做的工作的高度评价。故最佳标题为c “探索克隆大熊猫的可能性”。4. from the passage we know that_.a. kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a pandab. scientists try to implant a pandas egg into a rabbitc. kraemer will work with chinese scientists in clone researchesd. about two thousand species are to die out in a century答案解析：答案为d。本题为细节题。由第三段第一句话 “it is estimated that as many as 2, 000 species of mammals, birds and reptiles will probably become extinct in over 100 years.”可知，d选项正确。a选项明显错误；由第四段第一句话 “this week, chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a japanese white rabbit.”可知，b选项错误。由最后一段最后一句话 “the cooperation between us is very much needed.” 可知，professor kraemer是说有必要合作，而不是将会与中国科学家一起致力于克隆研究， c选项与此表达不符，故不选。visiting u.s. president george w. bush said in beijing friday that both china and the united states should encourage bilateral(双边的) contacts and exchanges to promote mutual(相互) understanding. “its important for our political leaders to come to china,” said bush, who gave a speech friday morning at qinghua university, one of the most prestigious universities in china. his working visit to china and discussions with oinghua students “help promote” sino-u.s.(中美) relations, bush said in response to a students question about what he would do to promote sino-u.s. relations. “many people in my country are very interested in china,” he said, adding that these americans have learned more about chinas culture and the chinese people. he said that he would keep encouraging such contacts and exchanges between the two countries. bush said that he would describe back home what he has seen here and that china as a great nation not only has a “great history” but also an “unbelievably exciting future.” the president said that the 2008 olympic games would make a significant opportunity for the rest of the world to understand china, which enables more people to come to china and feel the modernization taking place, and many more people will see it on the television. bush arrived in beijing thursday for a two-day working visit to china. 1. what the word “prestigious” in the second paragraph probably means? a. great b. famous c. honorable d. modest答案解析：答案为b。本题为词义猜测题。结合 “prestigious” 所在的上下文， “who gave a speech friday morning at qinghua university, one of the most prestigious universities in china.” 根据常识，清华大学在我国非常著名，故答案为b。2. which of the sentence is not true? a. bush think bilateral contacts and mutual understanding will promote sino-u.s. relations. b. many americans are interested in china. c. bush and the students of qinghua discussed something about how to make china richer and stronger. d. the 2008s olympic games is a great change for china been known by the world. 答案解析：答案为c。本题为细节判断题。由第一段内容可知，a选项符合文意。由第四段 “many people in my country are very interested in china,”可知，b选项符合文意。由倒数第二段内容可知，d选项符合文意。只有c选项“布什和清华大学的学生讨论如何使中国更富强”未提及。故答案为c。3. many americans are interested in china because _. a. they want to come here to take part in the 2008 olympic games b. they have learned something of china and they want to learn more c. china has been taking place great change d. china has a “great history” and “unbelievably exciting future” 答案解析：答案为b。本题为细节题。由第四段“adding that these americans have learned more about chinas culture and the chinese people.”可知，答案为b。4. the narrator(叙述者) of the passage was most probably _. a. a reporter b. a psychologist c. a politician d. a sociologist答案解析：答案为a。本题为推理题。根据文章的内容可判断文章的体裁为新闻报道，叙述者最有可能是记者。故答案为a。ba senior united nations childrens fund(unicef) official on may 29 praised china for its remarkable achievements in childrens welfare. a. h. m. farook, unicefs operations area officer for china and mongolia said that china “can be very satisfied to tell the whole world what can be done with limited resources to help its children to grow healthily and happily.” chinas child population makes up one-fifth of the worlds total. “the reason behind the tremendous(巨大的) achievement is chinas long tradition of caring for children both at home and in society,” he said. “whats more is that chinese people have always given special attention to children who are in special need.” the un official made the remarks when addressing a group of 50 children and staff from the beijing childrens welfare home at the shangri-la hotel, beijing. the hotel invited the orphans to share snacks, sing, dance and play games at a park inside the hotel for a “share the sunshine” party, as a prelude(前奏) to celebrations to mark the childrens day. the beijing childrens welfare home, set up soon after new china was founded in 1949, has at present more than 400 children. a leading official of the welfare institution said that the children live a happy life and that the agency spends 400500 yuan a month for an average orphan. an average chinese workers earned 440 yuan a month during the first quarter this year. gu xiaojin, deputy secretary-general of the china youth development foundation(cydf), said people from all walks of life have contributed to the welfare of the chinese children. she said that cydf set up the project hope in 1989, which calls on people across the country to donate money to help poor children to continue their schooling. by the end of last year, she said, cydf had collected nearly 700 million yuan in donations, which has helped the establishment of 2, 074 hope primary schools and enabled more than 1. 25 million dropouts to return to school classrooms. three “hope stars” also attended the party. they were model teenagers chosen among students who are economically supported by the project hope to further their nine-year compulsory(义务) studies in the poverty-stricken regions. they will be torchbearers(火炬接力者) for the chinese team for the up coming atlanta olympic games this year. 1. children can grow healthily and happily as long as _. a. parents take good care of them both at home and in society b. the whole society care for children as well as their parents c. schools and teachers pay much attention to the growth of children d. chinese people always give special attention to children who are in special need 答案解析：答案为b。本题为细节题。由第三段 “the reason behind the tremendous achievement is chinas long tradition of caring for children both at home and in society,” 可知，儿童能够健康快乐地成长的条件是社会和家庭共同的关心，故b选项符合文意。a选项只强调了父母的作用，c选项只强调了学校和教师的作用，都太片面，均不选；d选项的 “always”一词显得太过绝对化，故不选。2. every year the beijing childrens welfare home spends _ on the orphans a. 1, 920, 000 yuan b. 2, 160, 000 yuan c. over 2, 400, 000 yuan d. 2, 200, 000 yuan or so答案解析：答案为d。本题为推理计算题。题干要求推算出beijing childrens welfare home在孤儿身上一年的花费，由第六段 “the beijing childrens welfare hom