高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解练习（二）41.doc

湖南常宁市2017高考英语阅读理解一轮练习（二）【2014新课标全国卷 】阅读理解BPassenger pigeons(旅鸽)once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers.Written accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks(群)so large that they darkened the sky for hours.It was calculated that when its population reached its highest point, there were more than 3 billion passenger pigeonsa number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total bird population in the United States, making it perhaps the most abundant birds in the world.Even as late as 1870 when their numbers had already become smaller, a flock believed to be 1 mile wide and 320 miles (about 515 kilometers) long was seen near Cincinnati.Sadly, the abundance of passenger pigeons may have been their undoingWhere the birds were abundant, people believed there was an everlasting supply and killed them by the thousands.Commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain, waited until pigeons had settled to feed, then threw large nets over them, taking hundreds at a time.The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants.By the closing decades of the 19th century, the hardwood forests where passenger pigeons nested had been damaged by Americans need for wood, which scattered(驱散)the flocks and forced the birds to go farther north, where cold temperatures and spring storms contributed to their decline.Soon the great flocks were gone, never to be seen again.In 1897, the state of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons, but by then, no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years.The last confirmed wild pigeon in the United States was shot by a boy in Pike County, Ohio, in 1900.For a time, a few birds survived under human care.The last of them, known affectionately as Martha, died at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden in September 1, 1914.【试题分析】据记载，在18世纪及19世纪，美国有大量的旅鸽。本文描述了这一期间旅鸽的生存状况。1. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, passenger pigeons_Awere the biggest bird in the worldBlived mainly in the south of AmericaCdid great harm to the natural environmentDwere the largest population in the US解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二句的信息可知，在18世纪及19世纪早期，美国旅鸽的数量很大。答案：D2. The underlined word “undoing” probably refers to the pigeons_Aescape BruinCliberation Devolution解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段第二句中的“.people believed there was an everlasting supply and killed them by the thousands.”可知，人们认为旅鸽数量极大，因此大量捕杀它们，所以正是由于旅鸽数量大才导致它们被捕杀，故可推知该词的意思是“损坏，破坏”之意。答案：B3What was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons? ATo seek pleasure. BTo save other birds. CTo make money. DTo protect crops.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants.”可知，他们捕杀旅鸽的原因是为了赚钱。答案：C4. What can we infer about the law passed in Michigan? AIt was ignored by the public.BIt was declared too late.CIt was unfair.DIt was strict.解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句可知，虽然密歇根州制定了法律，但是到那个时候，已经不能见到大量的旅鸽了，这说明法律制定及宣布得太迟。答案：B写人记事（阅读理解）由 (2012四川,A)改编On a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land,we watch the lines of rain move across the scene,the moon rise over the hills,and the stars appear in the sky.The views invite a long look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house.Every window in our wooden house has a view,and the forest and lakes seldom look the same as the hour before.Each look reminds us where we are.There is space for our three boys to play outside,to shoot arrows,collect tree seeds,build earth houses and climb trees.Our kids have learned the names of the trees,and with the names have come familiarity and appreciation.As they tell all who show even a passing interest,maple (枫树) makes the best fighting sticks and white pines are the best climbing trees.The air is clean and fresh.The water from the well has a pleasant taste,and it is perhaps the healthiest water our kids will ever drink.Though they have one glass a day of juice and the rest is water,they never say anything against that.The seasons change just outside the door.We watch the maples turn every shade of yellow and red in the fall and note the poplars (杨树) putting out the first green leaves of spring.The rainbow smelt fills the local stream as the ice gradually disappears,and the wood frogs start to sing in pools after being frozen for the winter.A family of birds rules our skies and flies over the lake.1.What can be learned from Paragraph 2?()A.The scenes are colorful and changeable.B.There are many windows in the wooden house.C.The views remind us that we are in a wooden house.D.The lakes outside the windows are quite different in color.2.By mentioning the names of the trees,the author aims to show that .A.the kids like playing in treesB.the kids are very familiar with treesC.the kids have learned much knowledgeD.the kids find trees useful learning tools3.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?()A.The change of seasons is easily felt.B.The seasons make the scenes change.C.The weather often changes in the forest.D.The door is a good position to enjoy changing seasons.4.What is the main purpose of the author writing the text?()A.To describe the beauty of the scene around the house.B.To introduce her childrens happy life in the forest.C.To show that living in the forest is healthful.D.To share the joy of living in the nature.语篇解读:本文为记叙文,题材为人物故事类,作者描述了一家人在大自然中生活的乐趣。答案及剖析:1.A推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的描述Every window in our wooden house has a view ,and the forest and lakes seldom look the same as the hour before.可知作者居住的地方景色艳丽多变,故选择A项。2.C推理判断题。文章第四段提到Our kids have learned the names of the e familiarity and appreciation.可知孩子们学到了很多关于大自然的知识,故选择C项。3.A猜测句意题。本句话的意思为:季节的变化就在门外。后面具体描写大自然是如何随着季节变化的,因此可知作者一家贴近大自然,季节的变化是很容易被感觉到的,故选A项。4.D推理判断题。文章几乎没有直接描写作者感受的词汇或句子,但是所描述的身处大自然中的情景、看到的季节变化、每天在大自然中所做之事都体现出作者一家人在大自然中生活的快乐,因此本题选择D项。【长难句子分析】Asthey tell all whoshow even a passing interestas引导的非限制性定语从句 maple主语 makes谓语 the best fighting sticks宾语 and并列连词 white pines主语 are系动词 the best climbingtrees.表语如同他们向那些稍有点暂时兴趣的人所讲述的那样:枫树可做最佳的打架用的棍棒,白松则是最好的攀登树种。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。【2013界广东省惠州市模拟】 AA little girl lived in a small, very simple, poor house on a hill and as she grew she would play in the small garden. There, she was able to see over the garden fence and across the valley to a wonderful house high on the hill. This house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers. Although she loved her parents and her family, she yearned to live in such a golden house and dreamed all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.When she got to an age when she gained enough skill and sensibility to go outside her garden fence, she asked her mother if she could go for a bike ride outside the gate and down the lane. After pleading with her, her mother finally allowed her to go, insisting that she should keep close to the house and not wander too far. The day was beautiful and the little girl knew exactly where she was heading! Down the lane and across the valley, she rode her bike until she got to the gate of the golden house across on the other hill.As she dismounted her bike and leaned it against the gate post, she focused on the path that led to the house and then on the house itself. She was so disappointed as she realized all the windows were plain and rather dirty, reflecting nothing other than the sad neglect of the house that was derelict.So sad she didnt go any further and turned, and heart broken as she remounted her bike. As she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her. There across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden as the sun shone on her little home.She realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the love and care she found there was what made her home the golden house. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!26.Why did the girl long for the house on the hill?A.Because there was a small garden. B. Because its magic.C.Because its ordinary.D. Because its windows looked golden.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据This house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers.因为小女孩认为那是一个有金窗子的房子，希望长大后住在金窗子的房子里，而不是像她家的普通房子，故选D。 27.Whichstatement is True according to Paragraph 2 and 3?A.Thegirls mother finally allowed her to go to the golden house alone.B.Thegolden house was on the hill where the girl lived.C What disappointed the little girl was that the house was locked.D. Actually , the windows of the golden house were common and covered with dirt.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据She was so disappointed as she realized all the windows were plain and rather dirty,她走到金窗子的房子那里一看它的窗子是非常平常的并且还相当的脏，故选D。28.What amazed the girl was that_A.Her home was another golden houseB.There was no golden house indeedC.She could see the golden house only when she looked upD.The golden house disappeared when the sun shone on it【答案】A 【解析】细节理解题。根据As she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her. There across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden as the sun shone on her little home.当她向她家的房子看去时她的房子在阳光的照射下竟然地金色的窗子，故选A。29.What can be inferred from the passage? A.The mother thought that she neednt keep an eye on her daughter.B.The girl was determined to go to the golden house at the beginning.C.The girl had no idea where she was heading after leaving home.D.The girl didnt love or care for her parents .【答案】B【解析】推理判断题。根据This house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers.可以推出这个女孩在起初就想去金色房子那里，故选B。30.The passage is intended to tell us that_.A.girls often have amazing imagination B. not all dreams will come trueC.what we dream of may be just around us D. nothing is impossible to a willing heart【答案】C 【解析】写作意图题。根据She realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the love and care she found there was what made her home the golden house. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!自己梦想得到的东西其实就在自己的身边，故选C。 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。【2013界广东省惠州市模拟】Kilimanjaro Climb : a Rite of Passage for Father and SonClimbing Kilimanjaro is a transformational experience for many people. The things that make the mountain hard are the very things that make it so powerful. In the case of my son Josh and I，the walk up Kilimanjaro proved a powerful symbol of his transition into manhood, and a great change in our relationship.Day three on the mountain, Josh was hit with massive headaches. He told me every step felt like a nail driving into his head. And then, on the night we climbed the crater rim, less than 40 minutes from the summit, Josh fell. I was walking ahead, and did not even see it. He was so exhausted that he could not get up. He recalled our guides, debating whether or not they should take him straight down. Josh snapped out of it. He forced himself to his feet, shook the guides off. He set his face towards the peak and just kept marching. Near the summit he caught up with me and we reached the peak together.“ Ive never been in so much pain and so happy at the same time，he said, as we sat side by side on the frozen rock and looked down over Africa. “You know, in the past when wed go on camping and rafting trips, you guided and took care of me through it all. But on Kilimanjaro it was different. From the bottom up, I climbed it. I never felt like a kid, even when 1 was in pain. You never acted like a parent.”“Thats not quite true，”I replied. “When you told me that on the summit you fell-and I did not even notice, my first thought was, Oh my God! Im such an awful parent! But then it hit me, He got himself up. He walked to the peak on his own. He didnt need me to help.，”I realized as I spoke that two people had died that night on Kilimanjaro. A child and a parent. It was just two friends who walked down the mountain together.31.What is NOT mentioned in the first paragraph?A.Kilimanjaro is powerful.B.Kilimanjaro is hard to climb.C.Many people, including Josh, have changed after climbing Kilimanjaro.D.The writer has a distant relationship with his son after climbing Kilimanjaro.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第一段提到乞力马扎罗山很强大，很难爬，很多人，包括Josh都在爬过乞力马扎罗山后改变了。没有提到 D选项的内容，故选D。32.From the second paragraph we know that_A.Josh had a slight headache.B.Josh reached the top o