高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练精品题（7）.doc

2014高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练精品题（7）及答案阅读理解-aalong the river banks of the amazon and the orinoco there lives a bird that swims before it can fly, flies like a fat chicken, eats green leaves, has the stomach of a cow and has claws(爪)on its wings when young .they build their homes about 4.6m above the river ,an important feature(特征)for the safety of the young. it is called the hoatzin. in appearance，the birds of both sexes look very much alike with brown on the back and cream and red on the underside .the head is small, with a large set of feathers on the top, bright red eyes, and blue skin. its nearest relatives are the common birds, cuckoos. its most striking feature, though, is only found in the young. baby hoatzins have a claw on the leading edge of each wing and another at the end of each wing tip .using these four claws ,together with the beak(喙),they can climb about in the bushes, looking very much like primitive birds must have done. when the young hoatzins have learned to fly, they lose their claws.during the drier months between december and march hoatzins fly about the forest in groups of 20 to 30 birds, but in april, when the rainy season begins, they collect together in smaller living units of two to seven birds for producing purposes.( ) 1. what is the text mainly about? ahoatzins in dry and rainy seasons. bthe relatives and enemies of hoatzins. cprimitive birds and hoatzins of the amazon. dthe appearance and living habits of hoatzins. athey look like young cuckoos bthey have claws on the wings cthey eat a lot like a cow dthey live on river banks( ) 3. what can we infer about primitive birds from the text? athey had claws to help them climb. bthey could fly long distances. cthey had four wings like hoatzins. dthey had a head with long feathers on the top.( ) 4. why do hoatzins collect together in smaller groups when the rainy season comes? ato find more food. bto protect themselves better. cto keep themselves warm.dto produce their young.1.选d。考查文章主题大意。纵观全文，文章主要讲的是hoatzin麝雉，这种鸟类的外貌以及生活习性。2.选b。根据第一段has claws(爪)on its wings when young,和第三段可知，hoatzin在幼年期是有爪子的，而长大学会飞之后就没有了。3.选a。关键是primitive“原始的，早期的”的意思。第三段第二句话。4.选d。最后一段最后一句话。阅读理解hans was an honest fellow with a funny round good-humored face. living alone, every day he worked in his garden. in all the countryside there was no garden so lovely as his. all sorts of flowers grew there, blooming in their proper order as the months went by, one flower taking another flowers place, so that there were always beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors to smell. hans had many friends, the most devoted being the miller. so devoted was the rich miller to hans that hed never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of flowers or a handful of sweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits. the miller used to talk about noble ideas, and hans nodded and smiled, feeling proud of having such a friend. the neighbors thought it strange that the rich miller never gave hans anything in return, though he had hundreds of sacks of flour, many cows and sheep, but hans never troubled his head about these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things about the unselfishness of true friendship. in spring, summer, and autumn hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had no fruit or flowers to sell, he suffered from cold and hunger. though extremely lonely, the miller never came to see him then. “theres no good in going to see hans while the snow lasts.” the miller said to his wife, “when people are in trouble they shouldnt be bothered. so ill wait till the spring comes when hes happy to give me flowers.” “youre certainly very thoughtful,” answered his wife, “its quite a treat to hear you talk about friendship.” “couldnt we ask hans up here?” said their son. “ill give him half my meal, and show him my white rabbits.” spring coming, the miller went down to see hans. again he talked about friendship. “hans, friendship never forgets. im afraid you dont understand the poetry of life. see, how lovely your roses are!” hans said he wanted to sell them in the market to buy back his things which were sold during the hard time of the winter. “ill give you many good things. i think being generous is the base of friendship.” said the miller. “and now, as ill give you many good things, im sure youd like to give me some flowers in return. heres the basket, and fill it quite full.” poor hans was afraid to say anything. he ran and plucked all his pretty roses, and filled the millers basket, imagining the many good things promised by the miller. the next day he heard the miller calling: “hans, would you mind carrying this sack of flour for me to market?” “im sorry, but i am really very busy today.” “well,” said the miller, “considering that im going to give you my things, its rather unfriendly of you to refuse. upon my word, you mustnt mind my speaking quite plainly to you.” poor hans was driven by his friendship theory to work hard for his best friend, leaving his garden dry and wasted. one evening hans was sitting by fire when the miller came. “hans,” cried the miller, “my little boy has fallen off a ladder and hurt himself, and im going for the doctor. but he lives so far away, and its such a bad windy night. it has just occurred to me that you can go instead of me. you know im going to give you my good things, so you should do something for me in return.” “certainly,” cried hans. he struggled into the stormy night, and got the doctor to ride a horse to the millers house in time to save the boy. however, hans got lost in the darkness, and wandered off into a deep pool, drowned. at hans funeral, the miller said, “i was his best friend. i should walk at the head of the procession.” every now and then he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief. 16. from the passage, we can learn that hans _. a. was extremely wise and nobleb. was highly valued by the miller c. admired the miller very muchd. had a strong desire for fortune17. “flour is one thing, and friendship is another” can be understood as _. a. “different words may mean quite different things.” b. “interest is permanent while friendship is flexible.” c. “im afraid you dont understand the poetry of life.” d. “i think being generous is the base of friendship.”18. from the millers talk at home, we can see he was _. a. serious but kind b. helpful and generousc. caring but strict d. selfish and cold-hearted19. whats the main cause of hans tragedy? a. true friendship between them.b. a lack of formal education. c. a sudden change of weather.d. blind devotion to a friend. 20. the author described the millers behavior in order to _. a. entertain the readers with an incredible joking tale b. show the friendship between hans and the miller c. warn the readers about the danger of a false friend d. persuade people to be as intelligent as the miller参考答案1620、cbddc 维b2 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：设题相似度：难度系数： “snakes in the gutter” can make an interesting game that can be played in school.for this，you need to make some of the children snakes.they have to stand in a line widely distanced from each other.to begin the game，you need to say，“snakes in the gutter.” after your announcement，the children try to get through the line of the snakes without getting caught.the kids who are caught by the snakes have to join the snakes team.the one who keeps free till all the others are caught，is the winner.if your school has a big enough playground，you can organize basketball，football and other such outdoor team games.online games that help kids get skills in using the mouse and the keyboard are excellent games in modern times.to do well in image tracking games，kids need to decide quickly and correctly when clicking a moving thing.vocabulary games are those of the best games to play in school.one of the exciting word games is building words from the disordered letters.another game could be that of finding the spelling mistake in a given word.a game known as “hangman” is played by giving a piece of information about the meaning of a word to the kids and telling them the number of letters in the words. there can be many such games to play in school.remember to design games that are interesting as well as educative.games in school serve as the best way to develop certain skills in children，and they are also full of fun and excitement.so，get going!note：click vt.点击长短句分析：a game known as “hangman” is played by giving a piece of information about the meaning of a word to the kids and telling them the number of letters in the words.【句法点晴】这是个简单句。a game known as “hangman” is played为主句，be giving a piece of information about the meaning of a word to the kids and telling them the number of letters in the words为by的短语，表示方式，其中and连接的是两个并列的动名词短语，作by的宾语。句意：一个叫“绞刑吏”的游戏玩法是，给孩子一张写有某一单词的含义的字条，并且告诉他们这些单词有多少个字母。【语篇解读】 本文为说明文。文章主要介绍了孩子们在学校可以玩的多种游戏，这些游戏既充满了乐趣，又能锻炼孩子的能力。1in order to win the game “snakes in the gutter”，one should _.abe caught as soon as possiblebstand in a line to act snakesckeep himself/herself free till the enddsay “snakes in the gutter” before the others答案c细节理解题。根据第一段的“the one who keeps free till all the others are caught，is the winner.”可知，在“snakes in the gutter”游戏中，胜者应该尽力保持不被“捉到”。到游戏最后，其他人都被捉到了，那么剩下的最后一个没有被捉到的人就是这次游戏的胜利者。2by playing the image tracking games online children can improve their skills in _.afinding out different picturesbdescribing a moving thing correctlyccommunicating with each otherdmaking a quick and right decision答案d细节理解题。根据第三段的“to do well in image tracking games，kids need to decide quickly and correctly when clicking a moving thing.”可知， 这种网络游戏可以提高孩子们迅速、准确地作出判断的能力。3what can we learn according to the introduction of vocabulary games?athey are usually played at home. bthey are used to improve kids translation skill.cthey can help kids learn more words.dthey can help kids make sentences.答案c细节理解题。第四段介绍了三种词汇游戏，由此可推知，这种游戏旨在帮助孩子识记更多的单词。4the authors attitude towards games in school is _.aunknown bpositivecuncertain dnegative 答案b推理判断题。由“games in school serve as the best way to develop certain skills in children，and they are also full of fun and excitement.so，get going！”可推知，作者对于学校内的游戏是持肯定态度的。 阅读理解 science cant explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure (血压) and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.it best .those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates .with pets in the room ,people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. it seems people feel more released (放松)aroundpets, says allen, who thinks it may be because pets dont judge.a study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. researchers at northwesterm memorial hospital spent ayear studying 36 fat people and were put on a diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of56 fat people without pets were put on a diet program. on average，people lost about 11 pounds，or 5% of their body weight .their dogs did even bett