2012届高考英语二轮专题复习 阅读理解（四十一）

用心 爱心 专心 1 20122012 届高考英语二轮专题精品复习资料阅读理解 四十一 届高考英语二轮专题精品复习资料阅读理解 四十一 1 Bananas are one of the world s most important food crops They are also one of the most valuable exports Bananas do not grow from seeds Instead they grow from existing plants Bananas are threatened by disease because all the plants on a farm are copies of each other They all share the same genetic weaknesses For example the Cavendish banana is most popular in North American and European markets However some kinds of fungus organisms easily infect the Cavendish Black Sigatoka disease affects the leaves of Cavendish banana plants The disease is controlled on large farms by putting chemicals on the plant s leaves Farmers put anti fungal chemicals on their crops up to once a week Another fungal disease is more serious Panama disease attacks the roots of the banana plant There is no chemical treatment for this disease Infected plants must be destroyed Panama disease has affected crops in Southeast Asia Australia and South Africa There is concern that it may spread to bananas grown in the Americas This could threaten an important export product for Central and South America The International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain supports research on bananas The group has headquarters in France and other offices in the major banana growing areas of the world The group says that more research must be done to develop improved kinds of bananas The group says that fungal diseases mainly affect only one kind of banana In fact there are five hundred different kinds of bananas Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has said that the Cavendish banana represents only 10 of world production The U N agency says farmers should grow different kinds of bananas This protects against diseases that affect only one kind Experts warn that disease may cause the Cavendish banana to disappear This happened earlier to another popular banana because of its genetic weakness against disease 文章大意概括 香蕉由于遗传性的抗病弱点 在不久的将来有的品种可能会消失 文章 列举了两种威胁 Cavendish 香蕉的真菌病 国际组织建议农民种植更多种类的香蕉 1 What does this passage mainly tell us A Bananas are the world s most important food crops B The risk to a popular banana shows need to grow other kinds C There are five hundred different kinds of bananas D How to grow bananas in different countries 详解剖析 主旨大意题 根据全文内容和结构判断 文章主要介绍威胁 Cavendish 香蕉 的真菌类疾病 进而显示出种植其他种类香蕉的必要性 故答案为 B 最佳选项 B 2 Bananas are threatened by disease because A they grow from seeds B they are one of the most valuable exports C the only way to prevent it is to put chemicals on their leaves 用心 爱心 专心 2 D they have genetic weaknesses against disease 详解剖析 细节理解题 根据第一段内容可知 香蕉易受病害威胁是因为其遗传上的抗 病弱点 后文也有叙述 最佳选项 D 3 Panama disease A doesn t belong to fungal disease B affects the leaves of banana plants C destroys bananas more seriously than Black Sigatoka disease D has spread to bananas all over the world 详解剖析 细节判断题 根据第二段前两句可知 A 项错误 根据第二段第二句可知这种 疾病威胁香蕉作物的根部 B 项错误 根据第二段后三句可知 这种香蕉疾病已影响到东南 亚 澳大利亚和南非 有可能传播到美洲 D 项错误 由文章前两段分别对两种真菌病的描 述可知 C 项正确 最佳选项 C 4 We can infer from Paragraph 3 that A the center of the group is in the US B the Cavendish banana covers only a small part of the yield of bananas C the key to solving the disease is to research all kinds of bananas D each fungal disease affects five hundred different kinds of bananas 详解剖析 推理判断题 根据第三段中 The group has headquarters in France 可 知其中心位于法国 A 项错误 根据第三段第三句可知 应对这种疾病的办法是培育改良品 种 而不是调查所有的品种 C 项错误 根据第三段第四句可知 D 项错误 由第三段最后一 句可判断 B 项正确 最佳选项 B 5 According to the passage which information is right A The Cavendish banana can mainly be imported from North America and Europe B Panama disease affects the leaves of Cavendish banana plants C The Cavendish banana won t die out in the future D The Cavendish banana makes up only one tenth of world production 详解剖析 细节认定题 根据第一段中 the Cavendish banana is most popular in North American and European markets 可知这种香蕉在北美和欧洲市场最受欢迎 而不 是从这两个地区进口 A 项错误 根据第二段第二句可知 B 项错误 根据文章最后一段第三 句可知 C 项错误 根据第三段最后一句可以判断 D 项正确 最佳选项 D 长难句解读 This happened earlier to another popular banana because of its genetic weakness against disease 由于天生的抗病弱点 另一种受欢迎的香蕉早些时候 灭绝了 because of 引导原因状语 注意 this 指代的是上一句所说的情况 2 Can I see my baby the happy new mother asked When the bundle was in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face she gasped The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the tall hospital window The baby had been born without ears Time proved that the baby s hearing was perfect It was only his appearance that was imperfect When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself 用心 爱心 专心 3 into his mother s arms she sighed knowing that his life was to be misfortunate He cried out the tragedy A boy a big boy called me a freak 怪人 He grew up handsome A favourite with his fellow students he might have been class president but for that He developed a gift a talent for literature and music But you might communicate with other young people his mother blamed him but felt a kindness in her heart Two years went by One day his father said to the son You re going to the hospital son Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need But it s a secret The operation was a brilliant success and a new person emerged Later he married and entered the diplomatic service One day he asked his father Who gave me the ears Who gave me so much I could never do enough for him or her I do not believe you could said the father but the agreement was that you are not to know not yet The years kept their secret but the day did come He stood with his father over his mother s casket Slowly tenderly the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick reddish brown hair to reveal the mother had no outer ears Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut his father whispered gently and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful did they 文章大意概括 本文讲述了一个感人的故事 儿子天生没有耳朵 母亲将自己的耳朵捐 献给了儿子 母亲去世后 父亲才将这个秘密告诉儿子 1 Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby A Because her son had a tiny face B Because she saw her son crying C Because her son was born imperfect D Because her son was in her arms 详解剖析 细节理解题 由第一段最后一句话 The baby had been born without ears 可知答案 最佳选项 C 2 Which word can describe Mother s feeling when the son threw himself into her arms A Nervous B Sympathetic C Proud D Angry 详解剖析 细节理解题 由第二段的 When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mother s arms she sighed knowing that his life was to be misfortunate 可知答案 最佳选项 B 3 Who gave th