北京市密云区高考英语 阅读理解系列训练（30）.doc

密云区2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练（30）及答案故事类-201*北京卷 peanuts to thisproudly reading my words, i glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. confused, i glanced toward my stonefaced teacher. having no choice, i slowly raised the report i had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “what could be causing everyone to act this way？”quickly, i flashed back to the day miss lancelot gave me the task. this was the first real task i received in my new school. it seemed simple: go on the internet and find information about a man named george washington. since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, i had never heard of that name before. as i searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! one invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across america. i stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. i called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice: flip(掷)a coin. headsthe commander, and tailsthe peanuts guy. ah! tails，my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, george washington carver.weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, i was totally lost. oh well, i lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what i had done wrong. as a classmate began his report, it all became clear，“my report is on george washington, the man who started the american revolution.” the whole world became quiet! how could i know that she meant that george washington?obviously, my grade was awful. heartbroken but fearless, i decided to turn this around. i talked to miss lancelot, but she insisted: no redos; no new grade. i felt that the punishment was not justified, and i believed i deserved a second chance. consequently, i threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. ten months later, that chance unfolded as i found myself sitting in the headmasters office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. i smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my opinion to skip the sixth grade. justice is sweet!60what did the authors classmates think about his report?acontroversial. bridiculous.cboring. dpuzzling.61why was the author confused about the task?ahe was unfamiliar with american history.bhe followed the advice and flipped a coin.che forgot his teachers instruction.dhe was new at the school.62the underlined word“burning”in para. 3 probably means _.aannoyed bashamedcready deager63in the end, the author turned things around _.aby redoing his taskbthrough his own effortscwith the help of his grandfatherdunder the guidance of his headmaster【要点综述】本文讲述了作者作为一个外来移民初入美国学校时，由于对美国历史不了解而闹出的一个笑话，但作者通过努力最后终于提高成绩并实现跳级。60. b推理判断题。根据第一段内容我们知道，由于作者对美国历史的无知，弄混了乔治华盛顿的身份，所以同学们听了作者写的报告忍不住大笑起来。“bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes.”可知大家觉得这个报告很荒谬。controversial有争议的；ridiculous荒谬的，可笑的；boring无聊的；puzzling迷惑的，不解的。61. a推理判断题。 根据第二段“since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country”可知，作者是从别的国家初到美国，所以对美国历史不了解而闹了笑话。62. d词义猜测题。 根据全文叙述可知，作者是通过投掷硬币来决定的答案，因此犯了常识错误。第三段中“i was totally lost.”说明作者不明就里，所以当其他同学读报告时，作者渴望知道为什么。annoyed 烦恼的；ashamed羞愧的；ready准备好的，情愿的；eager渴望的。63. b细节理解题。 根据第四段“consequently, i threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year.”可知作者是通过throw oneself into(积极从事)而实现转变的。所以选b。文中老师并没有给作者机会重做，所以a错误；从祖父那里得到建议是在选择华盛顿身份时，所以c错误；而校长是在作者成绩提高后才接见的，所以d错误。*结束4.the literal meaning of philosophy is “love of wisdom”. but this meaning does not tell us very much. unlike the other disciplines（学科）,philosophy cannot be defined by what you study ,because it is actually unlimited. anything can be the subject matter of philosophy: are, history, law, language, literature, mathematics, and in fact, the other academic disciplines are directly related to philosophy. for this reason you get a doctorate（博士学位）of philosophy (ph. d.) in biochemistry, or computer science, or psychology. two broad sub-fields of philosophy are logic and the history of philosophy. logic is the science of argument and critical thinking. it provides sound methods for distinguishing good from bad reasoning .the history of philosophy involves the study of major philosophers and period in the development of philosophy. of what use is philosophy? first it is useful in educational advancement. it is necessary for understanding other disciplines. only philosophy questions the nature of the concepts used in a discipline, and its relation to other discoveries. and through the study of philosophy, one develops sound methods of research and analysis that can be applied to any field. there are a number of general uses of philosophy. it strengthens ones ability to solve problems, to communicate, to organize ideas and issues, to persuade, and to take what is the most important form a large quantity of data. these general uses are of great benefit in the career field, not necessarily obtaining ones first job after graduation, but for preparing for position of responsibility, management and leadership later on. it is very shortsighted after all, to take a course of studies only for the purpose of getting ones first job. the useful skills developed through the study of philosophy have significant long-term benefits in career advancement. no other discipline systematically follows the ideals of wisdom, leadership, and capacity to resolve human conflict.72.according to paragraph 1. philosophy can best be described as the study of .a.social sciences b.natural sciencesc.both social and natural sciences d.the subject matter of politics73.with the study of philosophy, you can .a.become a great leader b.succeed in everythingc.find a good job soon after graduation d.make progress in your career development74.according to the passage, which of the follwing statements is true? a.philosophy is an independent discipline. b.logic helps you to become a better thinker.c.the study of philosophy brings you immediate benefits.d.the meaning of philosophy is too limited to define.75. from the passage, we can conclude a.not all the subjects have to do with philosophyb.a person will get a ph. d. if he/she studies philosophyc.philosophy can be helpful for the study of any other subjectsd.philosophy is the only solution to all the problems in the world4, 答案 72.c 73.d 74.b 75.c*结束（201*湖南卷）a recent study of ancient and modern elephants has come up with the unexpected conclusion that the african elephant is divided into two distinct (不同的) species the discovery was made by researchers at york and harvard universities when they were examining the genetic relationship between the ancient woolly mammoth and mastodon to modern elephantsthe asian elephant, african forest elephant and african savanna elephant once they obtained dna sequences (序列) from two fossils (化石)，mammoths and mastodons the team compared them with dna from modern elephants. they found to their amazement that modern forest and savanna elephants are as distinct from each other as asian elephants and mammoths.the scientists used detailed genetic analysis to prove that the african savanna elephants and the african forest elephants have been distinct species for several million years. the divergence of the two species took place around the time of the divergence of asian elephants and woolly mammoths. this result amazed all the scientists.there has long been debate in the scientific community that the two might be separate species but this is the most convincing scientific evidence so far that they are indeed different species. previously, many naturalists believed that african savanna elephants and african forest elephants were two populations of the same species despite the elephants significant size differences. the savanna elephant has an average shoulder height of 3.5metres while the forest elephant has an average shoulder height of 2.5metres. the savanna elephant weighs between six and seven tons, roughly double the weight of the forest elephant. but the fact that they look so different does not necessarily mean they are different species. however, the proof lay in the analysis of the dna.alfred roca, assistant professor in the department of animal sciences at the university of minois, said, “we now have to treat the forest and savanna elephants as two different units for conservation purpose. since 1950 all african elephants have been conserved as one species. now that we know the forest and savanna elephants are two very distinct ani