高考英语二轮阅读理解精英训练精品题（6）.doc

2014高考英语二轮阅读理解精英训练精品题（6）及答案高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项-a sure, human dads can play catch and help with homework, but can they give birth? daddy sea horses can! this fathers day, while youre showing respect to your dad, remember some of the best dads in the world can also be found in the animal kingdom. sea horses: the mr. moms of the marine world, male sea horses, carry up to 2,000 fertilized eggs in pouches in their stomachs until they hatch. even after the babies are born, they stay inside the pouch until they are ready to venture out on their own. microhylid frogs: buy these dads a baby on board sign to put on their backs! these froggy fathers from new guinea play piggyback once their babies hatch from their eggs. one by one, the dad lets as many as 24 froglets climb onto his back for a family road trip. he hops about 50 feet each night, and one by one, his kids jump off along the way to begin new lives of their own. darwins rheas: thought your dad was overprotective? darwins rhea, also known as south american ostriches（鸵鸟）, are so protective of their children that they routinely rush cowboys on horseback and have even been known to attack small airplanes on the ground if they get too close to their brood! marmosets: these little monkeys do everything but lamaze class（心理助产课）! dedicated dads assist during labor by biting off the umbilical cord（脐带）and cleaning up the afterbirth. they also let mom get some r&r（rest & recreation）by taking care of the kids when theyre not nursing. sand grouse: talk about sponging off dad! these pigeon-like birds live in areas where water is sparse, so fathers fly as many as 50 miles to get water for their kids. after they soak up the water in their breast feathers, they fly home and let their chicks suckle the moisture from their bodies.fathers of the animal kingdom are not that different from our own beloved dads. this fathers day, when you are honoring your dad, honor animal dads, too, by practicing kindness and compassion toward all animals.1. the passage is mainly written to . a. introduce to us some unusual animalsb. distinguish between human and animal dadsc. raise our awareness of animal protectiond. praise animal dada for their sacrifices答案解析：答案为c。本题考查文章的写作目的。第一段引入动物世界也有最好的“爸爸”，中间段落介绍了这些动物爸爸如何精心照顾他们的幼崽，最后一段号召人们爱护动物，保护动物，点出文章的中心，也是本文的写作目的， 故c选项“提高我们的动物保护意识”符合题意。2. among these animal dads, which have the ability to fly?a. microhylid frogs.b. sea horses.c. darwins rheas.d. sand grouses.答案解析：答案为d。本题为细节题。由倒数第二段 “sand grouse: talk about sponging off dad! these pigeon-like birds live in areas where water is sparse, so fathers fly as many as 50 miles to get water for their kids.”可知，d选项为正确答案。3. what these animals have in common is that .a. they carry their young to wherever they pleaseb. theyre all devoted to their childrenc. theyre overprotective of their childrend. they help their wives clean up the afterbirth答案解析：答案为b。本题为推理题。全文介绍了动物爸爸如何照顾他们的幼崽， 这些动物的共同之处就是他们都热爱自己的孩子，全心全意地照顾自己的孩子，故答案为b。4. when microhylid frogs play piggyback, they .a. let their kids ride on their backb. attack cowboys with their backc. carry their babies inside a pouchd. help their wife during the labor答案解析：答案为a。本题为细节题。由第三段 “microhylid frogs: one by one, the dad lets as many as 24 froglets climb onto his back for a family road trip.”可知，microhylid frogs让孩子们骑在他们的背上。故答案为a。阅读理解if you were a pilot flying a plane, and suddenly the engine failed, would you eject(跳出), or stay in? for a pilot, the choice is very difficult. if he ejects, he is safe, but the plane crashes. if he stays in the plane, he risks his life. recently, chinese air force pilot li feng, 38, faced this choice during a training exercise. it was march 7 and he was flying a jian-10 (fighter-10) at 4,500 meters. a warning appeared on the planes computer screen. he realized the plane might fail at any moment.li feng did a quick check of the engine and asked the base if he could return. when the fighter was 7 km away from the airport, however, the engine stopped working. the plane began to fall at a speed of 25 meters a second at an altitude of 1,160 meters .under air force rules, fighter pilots may eject if their aircraft loses engine power below 2,000 meters and cant be restarted. before li lost contact with the control tower, the commander in the air base asked him to eject. but li feng insisted on having another try.“i knew where the deadline (to give up the aircraft) was and was prepared for the ejection, but i decided not to give up unless the fighter was totally out of control,” li recalled（回忆） during a recent television interview.after 104 seconds, li was able to bring the fighter to a safe landing. the plane only suffered slight damage.“you are a hero! congratulations!” lis teacher, xu yongling wrote in a text message to him after the landing. he said li was a cool-headed pilot and very professional(专业的).lis brave and calm act not only saved the 200 million yuan aircraft but also gave him invaluable first-hand experience of dealing with an engine emergency(紧急情况).for his outstanding performance, the air force recently awarded him a gold medal.67. when the engine stopped working, li feng . a. was flying a jian-10 at 4,500 metersb. saw a warning appear on the planes computer screen c. decided not to give up the plane d. was asked to stay in, but he ejected 68. when the fighter plane loses engine power below 2,000 meters . a. pilots must restart it as soon as possible b. pilots should repair it as soon as possible c. pilots may eject for safety d. pilots should bring it to a safe landing 69. according to the passage, what kind of person is li feng? a. he is cool-headed. b. he is confident.c. he is fearless and cool under pressure. d. all of the above.70. what is the best title for the passage? a. flying the fighter correctly b. when to give up the aircraft c. how to deal with an engine emergency d. bring the fighter to a safe landing 阅读理解- (2011陕西卷，d)ever since they were first put on the market in the early 1990s, genetically modified (gm, 转基因) foods have been increasingly developed and marketed in many countries in the world，mainly on the basis of their promise to end the worldwide food crisis. but can gm technology solve world hunger problems? even if it would，is it the best solution?despite what it promises，gm technology actually has not increased the production potential(潜力)of any crop. in fact studies show that the most widely grown gm crop, gm soybeans, has suffered reduced productivity. for instance, a report that analysed nearly two decades of research on major gm food crops shows that gm engineering has failed to significantly increase us crop production.something else, however, has been on the rise. while gm seeds are expensive, gm companies tell farmers that they will make good profits by saving money on pesticides(杀虫剂). on the contrary, us government data show that gm crops in the us have produced an overall increase in pesticide use compared to traditional crops. “the promise was that you could use less chemicals and boost production. but neither is true，” said bill christison, president of the us national family farm coalition.at the same time, the authors of the book world hunger: twelve myths argue that there actually is more than enough food in the world and that the hunger crisis is not caused by production, but by problems in food distribution and politics. these indeed deserve our efforts and money. meanwhile, the rise in food prices results from the increased use of crops for fuel rather than food, according to a 2008 world bank report.as a matter of fact，scientists see better ways to feed the world. another world bank report concluded that gm crops have little to offer to the challenges of worldwide poverty and hunger, because better ways out are available, among which “green” farming is supposed to be the first choice.主要讲转基因技术并不是解决世界饥饿问题最好的方式。13the author develops the second paragraph mainly_.a. by classification b. by comparison c. by example d. by process答案：c。写作手法题中的段落行文题。根据第二段第三行的for instance(例如)可知，c项(by example通过举例)正确，排除by classification“通过分类”/by comparison“通过类比”/by process“根据事物发展流程”。14what does the underlined word “boost” in the third paragraph probably mean?a. control. b. evaluate. c. obtain. d. increase.答案：d。词义猜测题。 control控制；evaluate评估，评价；obtain获得；increase增加，提高，根据前后文可知，boost在此相当于increase(增加生产量)。15gm companies promise farmers that they will benefit from_.a. practising “green” farming b. use of less chemicalsc. fair distribution of their cropsd. using more crops for fuel答案：b。事实细节题。通过题干中promise和benefit from分别定位到文章第三段第二行和第四行引号部分就可选出答案。16which of the following best describes the attitude of the author towards gm technology?a. optimistic. b. defensive. c. disapproving. d. casual.答案：c。态度观点题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲转基因技术并不是解决世界饥饿问题最好的方式。a乐观的；b保护的；c不赞成的；d随便的，漫不经心的。显然c项是作者对于转基因技术的态度。 高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项-babout 70 scientists were working on a very busy project. all of them felt really desperate due to the pressure of work and the demands of their boss but everyone was loyal to him and did not think of quitting their job.one day, one scientist came to his boss and told him, “sir, ive promised to take my children to the exhibition going on in our township so i want to leave at 5:30 p. m.” his boss replied, “ok. youre permitted to leave the office early today.”the scientist started working. he continued his work after lunch. as usual, he got involved to such an extent that he looked at his watch only when he felt he was close to completion. the time was 8:30 p. m. suddenly he remembered his promise to the children. he looked for his boss but he was not there. having told him in the morning himself, he closed everything and left for home. deep within himself, he was feeling guilty for having disappointed his children. he reached home. the children were not there. his wife alone was sitting in the hall and reading magazines. the situation was explosive; any talk would boomerang on him. his wife asked him, “would you like to have coffee or shall i straight away serve dinner if you are hungry?” the man replied, “if you would like to have coffee, i too will have but what about the children?” his wife replied, “you dont know? your boss came here at 5:15 p. m. and has taken them to the exhibition.”what had really happened was the boss who gave him permission was observing him working seriously at 5:00 p. m. he thought to himself: this person will not leave the work, but hes promised to take his children to the exhibition. so he took the lead in taking them there. the boss does not have to do it every time. but once its done, loyalty is established.that is why all the scientists at thumba continued to work under their boss even though the stress was extraordinarily huge. by the way , can you boldly guess who the boss was? he was none other that the mastermind behind indias successful nuclear weapons program, dr. apj abdul kalam, former president of india.1. the scientist asked for an early leave because . a. he felt increasingly desperate about his workb. he meant to accompany his wife at dinnerc. the task at hand was close to completiond. hed promised to take his kids to a show答案解析：答案为d。本题为细节题。由第二段科学家对他老板说的话 “ive promised to take my children to the exhibition going on in our township so i want to leave at 5:30 p. m.” 可知，答案为d。2. the underlined sentence implies that the scientist thought his wife was .a. dissatisfied with his coming home lateb. ready to serve dinner for himc. grateful to his ki