广东省高三英语二轮专题精品卷 阅读理解（5）.doc

广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：阅读理解（5）ii 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（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a, b, c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。adear michelle, why cant my daughter manage her life better? she is 17 and an honor student, but she seems to be wasting her life away with a boyfriend who is holding her back. he consumes every waking minute of her precious time and smooth-talks her as well. his goal is to get her to agree to go to the college of his choice, not her choice, and because his grades are lower, his choice will be limited. i feel like i want to rescue her, but she pushes me away and shuts me out. she has only brought us pride and joy; and now this! help! a worried motherdear mother of a 17-year-old girl, hmmmmm. whats the matter with kids today? remember that song from bye bye birdie? well if you do not, let me fill you in about teenagers and their life-management skills. do not expect too much too soon because at the ripe age of 17, life-management is not within their reach, nor should it be. life experience creates both the conditions and the skills for management, and if management went before experience, there would be little of it. your daughter is an honor student for good reasons. she is smart, studies with intelligence and you have given her good values. when the time comes for her to apply for college, and she visits the ones that are specifically designed for students at the top of their grade, she will most likely break away from her boyfriends influence. it is rare for an honor student to change the path of their academic career for puppy love. that being said, there might be some adolescent wisdom in her behavior after all. perhaps she is choosing to worry you, her parents, for unconscious reasons. being such a good girl and being a steady source of joy might have become a bit too much for her. let your daughter have her own private moment of 11th grade rebellion. she deserves a break from perfection. michelle【文章大意】本文叙述了两封信第一份信是一位母亲认为17岁的女儿不听自己的建议，会听她男朋友的话，选择一个不理想的大学而求助于编辑。第二封信是编辑就此事给出的建议，认为她的女儿是一个优秀生，会做出正确的决定的。26. from the mothers letter we can learn that her daughter .a. is being fooled by the boy b. has fallen behind in her studiesc. doesnt talk much with her mother d. has chosen which college to attend【答案】c【 解析】推理判断题。根据he consumes every waking minute of her precious time and smooth-talks her as well可知女儿的男朋友消耗了她醒着的每一分钟，用花言巧语哄骗她的女儿，因此可推断这位母亲和她的女儿之间的谈话不多。故选c。27. according to michelle, 17-year-old teenagers .a. are too young to manage their life b. are old enough to live their own lifec. should have management before experience d. have reached the age of an adult【答案】a【 解析】推理判断题。根据do not expect too much too soon because at the ripe age of 17, life-management is not within their reach, nor should it be.可知michelle认为17岁的青少年没有能力管理好自己人生。故选a。28. the underlined word puppy-love refer to . a. false love b. foolish love c. pure love d. adolescent love【答案】d【 解析】词义猜测题。根据there might be some adolescent wisdom in her behavior after all.可知这位母亲的女儿在青春期谈恋爱，应是早恋。故选d。29. michelle seems to believe that the daughter will finally .a. come up with the right decision b. follow her boyfriends advice c. worry her parents for unconscious reasons d. influence her boyfriends behavior【答案】a【 解析】推理判断题。根据she will most likely break away from her boyfriends influence.可知那位女儿最终会不受她男朋友的影响，自己会做出正确的决定。故选a。30. the best title for the passage would be . a. college of kids own choice b. how can i help my girl?c. how to manage teenagers life? d. a 17-year-old girl and her mother【答案】b【 解析】标题归纳题。根据全文的两封信可知一位母亲认为17岁的女儿不听自己的建议，会听她男朋友的话，选择一个不理想的大学而求助于编辑，编辑就此事给出的建议。因此本文的标题应是如何帮助我的女儿。故选b。bits really true what people say about english politeness: its everywhere. when squeezing past someone in a narrow passage, people say sorry. when getting off a bus, english passengers say thank you rather than the driver. in germany, people would never dream of doing these things. after all, squeezing past others is sometimes unavoidable, and the bus driver is only doing his job. i used to think the same way, without questioning it, until i started traveling to the british isles, and here are some more polite ways of interacting (交往) with people in uk.people thank each other everywhere in england, all the time. when people buy something in a shop, customers and retail assistants in most cases thank each other twice or more. in germany, it would be exceptional to hear more than one thank you in such a conversation. british students thank their lecturers when leaving the room. english employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposite to germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.another thing i observed during my stay was that english people rarely criticize others. even when i was working and mistakes were pointed out to me, my employers emphasized several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism. it has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, english people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable. this also is showed in other ways. british men still open doors for women, and british men are more likely to treat women to a meal than german men. however, i do need to point out here that this applies to english men a bit more than it would to scottish men! yes, the latter are a bit tightfisted.【文章大意】本文您叙述了英国人讲究礼貌。英国人到处一直在讲礼貌，像英国的老板会因他的职员所做的工作而感谢他们。英国人避免批评别人，他们努力使其他人感到舒适。31. what is the authors attitude towards english politeness?a. he thinks it is artificial. b. he thinks little of it.c. he appreciates it very much. d. he thinks it goes too far.【答案】c【 解析】推理判断题。根据its really true what people say about english politeness: its everywhere.可知作者认为英国人真的非常礼貌，从中可推断他对英国人的礼貌是欣赏的。故选c。32. what can be inferred from the passage?a. the author think its unnecessary to say thank you to the bus driver.b. in germany, employers often say thank you to employees for their job.c. german men never treat a woman to dinner.d. germans think it is unnecessary to thank workers because payment is enough.【答案】d【 解析】推理判断题。根据english employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposite to germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.可知英国的老板会因他的职员所做的工作而感谢他们，但是在德国却相反，德国的老板认为发给职员工资已经过了，没必要感谢他们。故选d。33. we can learn from the last paragraph that scottish men _.a. are more likely to be involved in a fighting b. are as generous as english menc. treat women in a polite way d. are unwilling to spend money for women【答案】d【 解析】推理判断题。根据however, i do need to point out here that this applies to english men a bit more than it would to scottish men! yes, the latter are a bit tightfisted.可知苏格兰的男人比较吝啬，也就是不愿意为女人花钱。故选d。34. which of the following statements is true according to the passage?a. english drivers often say thank you to passengers when they get off the bus.b. in germany, passengers sometimes say thank you to bus drivers.c. english people try to avoid criticizing others in the daily life.d. germans are more considerate and polite than englishmen.【答案】c【 解析】细节理解题。根据it has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, english people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable.可知英国人避免批评别人，他们努力使其他人感到舒适。故选c。35. the author develops the text through the method ofa. making comparisons b. telling storiesc. giving comments d. giving reasons/examples【答案】a【 解析】推理判断题。作者通过英国人老板对和德国人老板的对比，英国男人和德国男人的对比来阐述英国人比较讲礼貌。故选a。 cback in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen childrenin spite of the hopeless condition, two of the children, albrecht durer and albert, had a dreamthey both wanted to pursue their talent for artafter many long discussions, the two boys finally worked out an agreementthey would toss a cointhe loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, support his brother who attended the academythen, when that brother who won the toss completed his studies, in four years, he would support the other brother at the academytossing a coin, albrecht durer won and went off to nurembergalbert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, supported his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation（轰动）by the time he graduated, he had earned considerable fees for his outstanding workswhen the young artist returned to his village, the durer family held a festive dinner to celebrate albrechts triumphant（胜利的）homecomingalbrecht drank a toast to his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled him to complete his dream“and now, albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your turnnow you can go to nuremberg to look for your dream, and i will take care of you”tears streaming down his pale face, albert sobbed, “nonoit is too late for melooklook at what four years in the mines have done to my hands！the bones in every finger have been broken at least once, and lately i have been suffering from arthritis（关节炎）so badly in my right hand that i cannot even hold a glass to return your toast, much less draw delicate lines with a pen or a brush”to show thanks to albert for all that he had sacrificed, albrecht durer painstakingly drew his brothers injured hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skywardhe called his powerful drawing simply “hands”, but the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and renamed it “the praying hands”the next time you see a copy of that touching creation, let it be your reminderno one ever makes any success alone！【文章大意】本文叙述了有两个兄弟家境贫困，通过扔硬币来决定了弟弟albrecht durer去学习艺术了，哥哥 albert要去危险的矿井干活供弟弟上学。albrecht durer毕业后回到自己的村庄，感谢哥哥对他的牺牲和奉献，希望他的哥哥能完成自己的梦想。通过这故事我们可以总结这样一个道理：没有人帮助指导，人们就不会成功的。36why did the two brothers work out the agreement？athey were so curious as to make a jokebtheir family couldnt afford the academycone of the brothers was supposed to go into minesdthey wanted to support the other sisters and brothers【答案】b【 解析】推理判断题。根据in spite of the hopeless condition, two of the children, albrecht durer and albert, had a dream可知两个兄弟的家庭比较穷，无法供养他们学习艺术，一次要讨论，在达成一致意见。故选b。37the underlined word “whose” in para2 refers to _athe durer familys bthe miners calberts dalbrechts【答案】d【 解析】词义猜测题。根据albrecht durer won and went off to nuremberg可知albrecht durer赢了，他去学习艺术了。故选d。38which of the following statements is not true about albrecht durer？ahe began to earn his living after graduationbhe did perfectly well at the academyche wanted his brother to go to the academydhe created great masterpieces【答案】a【 解析】推理判断题。根据albrecht drank a toast to his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled him to complete his dream可知albrecht durer毕业后回到自己的村庄，感谢哥哥对他的牺牲和奉献，希望他的哥哥能完成自己的梦想。因此a项与文章不符合。故选a.39which of the following is the correct order of the story？aalbrecht went to nuremberg balbert supported his brothercthe durer family held a festive dinner dalbrecht drew his brothers injured handsethe brothers tossed a coinab, a, c, d, e ba, e, c, d, b ce, a, c, b, d de, a, b, c, d【答案】d【 解析】细节理解题。按照事情发展的顺序：先是两兄弟扔硬币来决定谁去上学，然后是albrecht赢了，去上学了，他的哥哥供他上学；接下来是albrecht学成归来，杜勒一家为他准备了丰盛的晚餐，最后，albrecht画了一幅他哥哥受伤的手。故选d。40what can we learn from the story？aone can achieve success simply on his ownbany success requires the help of otherscits other people who contribute to ones successdnobody could succeed without good guidance【答案】b【 解析】推理判断题。根据no one ever makes any success alone可知没有人帮助指导，人们就不会成功的。故选b。 dconservationists have unveiled plans to preserve and protect the worlds most important species of coral, in a response to increasing threats that they say will lead to functional extinction within decadesled by scientists at the zoological society of london, the edge coral reefs project has identified 10 coral species in most urgent risk of becoming extinctthe scientists say that reefs are under pressure from a variety of threats including rising sea temperatures due to climatic instability, increased acidity（酸性）, overfishing and pollutionthe edge plan, which focuses on the most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered species , will take a regional approach to conservationthis means focusing on the coral triangle around the philippines, the west indian ocean around the mozambique channel, and in the caribbean channelcoral reefs are threatened with functional extinction in the next 20-50 years, due predominantly to global climatic instability, said catherine head, coordinator of the reefs projectin these regions, well be supporting and training in-country conservationists to carry out research and implement targeted conservation actions, she saidtheir projects will last initially for two yearswe provide them with a whole host of tools to carry out their projects including funding and intensive training she addedcoral reefs are the planets most diverse marine ecosystem（生态系统）, known as the rainforests of the oceansdespite taking up under 02% of the ocean floor, they provide food and shelter for almost a third of all sea lifeif we lose the ecosystems, we lose not only the biodiversity （生物多样性）, but we also lose the capability of people to obtain income and food from coral reefsclimatic instability, which leads to rising sea temperatures, causes corals to bleachbleaching occurs when sea temperatures rise and this causes the coral tissue to expel their symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae - these are what give the coral their colourbleached corals often die if the stress continuesamong the 10 species chosen to start the edge project are the pearl bubble coral, a food source for the hawksbill（玳瑁）turtle, and the mushroom coral, which supports at least 15 brightly colored fish【文章大意】本文您叙述了气候的不稳定导致珊瑚未来10年后将可能会绝迹，因此自然资源保护者正在采取计划保护珊瑚。珊瑚为海洋里三分之一的生物提供食物，是地球上最不同的生态系统。41what does the first paragraph mean in the passage ?aconservationists planned to preserve and protect some extinct corals years agobconservationists have banned plans to protect endangered corals for yearscconservationists are going to protect corals that are dying out in several ten yearsdconservationists have made plans to protect corals from being extinct in ten years【答案】c【 解析】主旨大意题。根据preserve and protect the worlds most important species of coral,和increasing threats that they say will lead to functional extinction within decades自然资源保护着正在计划保护未来十几年将可能绝迹的珊瑚。故选c。42what will probably happen to coral species with the increasing