福建省福州市2014高考英语 2013暑假阅读理解训练（17）

1 福州市福州市 20142014 高考英语 高考英语 20132013 暑假 阅读理解训练 暑假 阅读理解训练 1717 及答案解析 及答案解析 二 People have been acting like people in other words they ve been making tools creating ceremonies and sharing food for a long time That s the conclusion of a recent study from South Africa s southern coast There in a cave lying above the sea researchers from Arizona State University have found evidence that humans were behaving in surprisingly complex ways as early as 164 000 years ago Our species Homo sapiens appeared an estimated 200 000 years ago The cave held three important clues about the behavior of these Stone Age people First the researchers found the remains of all kinds of shellfish The people who lived in the cave probably collected these creatures from rocky shores and tide pools and brought them to the cave to eat The researchers propose the early Africans moved to the South African coast between 195 000 and 130 000 years ago Around that time the climate inland turned relatively cold and dry Therefore there were fewer plants and animals to eat away from the coast When these ancient people moved to the coast they probably experienced a major cultural shift the researchers suspect That s because observations of modern hunter gatherer societies suggest that men are more likely to hunt for big animals when people live inland On the coast women play a more important role in providing food by gathering plants and shellfish As for the second clue the researchers unearthed 57 pieces of reddish pigment 颜料 The researchers think that the cave habitants used the paint for coloring their bodies or for other ceremonies Symbolic behavior is a clearly human feature Finally the search discovered over 1 800 stone tools including well crafted blades 刀片 These blades came in various sizes The smallest were just less than a half inch wide Ancient people may have attached these blades to the end of a stick to make spears or other tools 11 What is the passage mainly about 2 A Ancient cave behavior B New evidence of ancient life C The history of human beings D Human behavior s development 12 The early Africans moved to the South African coast with the main purpose of A avoiding badly cold and dry weather B seeking the cultural development C seeking enough food to live on D living a newer and better life 13 According to the passage the cave habitants A knew how to use colors for decoration B made a living largely by hunting animals C only could made tools with rough blades D could hunt for fish in the sea with ships 14 After the early Africans moved to the coast what probably happened to their culture A Women s role was as important as men s role in families B They were no longer used to living inlands but living on the coast C Men s role was more important than women s role in earning food D Women s role was more important than men s role in earning food 15 The new discoveries in the cave should support the theory that A modern human behavior developed smoothly fast from the ancient time B modern human behavior developed slowly from the ancient time C South Africa is the birthplace of the earliest human beings in the world D modern human behavior is largely the same as ancient human behavior 二 在南非南部海岸一个洞穴里所发现的古代非洲人的行为说明 人类自古以来一直就像人 一样地生活 即一直制造工具 创立仪式和分享食物 最后经过漫长的历史发展到今天 11 A 主旨大意题 文章首先提出 古代人类一直就像人那样地生活 接着指出 在 南非南部海岸一个洞穴里发现的古代非洲人的行为线索就说明这一点 之后第三段提出 The cave held three important clues about the behavior of these Stone Age people 下 文便介绍 The cave habitants behavior 由此判断全文的主要内容是 Ancient cave 3 behavior B 项过于抽象 C D 两项与文章内容不符合 12 C 细节理解题 根据第五段 Around that time the climate inland turned relatively cold and dry Therefore there were fewer plants and animals to eat away from the coast 可知 古代非洲人是因为内陆气候相对寒冷干燥致使能吃的动植物越 来越少才不得不南迁至海岸 由此可知 其南迁的主要目的是为了寻找食物求生存 故选 C 13 A 细节理解题 根据倒数第二段 The researchers think that the cave habitants used the paint for coloring their bodies or for other ceremonies 可知 洞穴人会用颜料装饰 故选 A 非洲人南迁才成了洞穴人 捕猎是他们南迁成为洞穴人之前 的生活方式 故排除 B C 项错在 only rough blades D 项内容在文中未提到 14 D 细节理解题 根据第六段 men are more likely to hunt for big animals when people live inland On the coast women play a more important role in providing food by gathering plants and shellfish 可判断 D 项正确 15 B 推理判断题 由第一段可知 在南非南部海岸一个洞穴里发现的古代非洲人的 行为线索说明了 人类自古以来一直就像人那样地生活 即一直制造工具 创立仪式和分享 食物 最后经过漫长的历史发展到今天 即 现代人的行为是从古代逐渐发展而来的 故选 B 项 结束 2010 郑州质检 In their book Time to Eat the Dog The Real Guide to Sustainable Living Robert and Brenda Vale say keeping a medium sized dog has the same ecological impact as driving 10 000 km a year in a 4 6 liter Land Cruiser We re not actually saying it is time to eat the dog We re just saying that we need to think about and know the ecological impact of some of the things we do and that we take for granted Constructing and driving the jeep for a year requires 0 41 hectares of land while growing and manufacturing a dog s food takes about 0 84 hectares or 1 1 hectares in the case of a large dog such as a German shepherd Convincing flesh eating cats and dogs to go vegetarian for the sake of the planet is a non starter the Vales say Instead they recommend keeping 4 greener smaller and more sustainable pets such as goldfish chickens or rabbits The book s playful title and serious suggestion that pet animals may be usefully recycled by being eaten by their owners or turned into pet food when they die may not appeal to animal fans Annoying as the idea may be the question is valid given the planet s growing population and limited resources Robert Vale said Issues about sustainability are increasingly becoming things that are going to require us to make choices which are as difficult as eating your dog It s not just about changing your light bulbs or taking a cloth bag to the supermarket he said It s about much more challenging and difficult issues he added Once you see where cats and dogs fit in your overall balance of things you might decide to have the cat but not also to have the two cars and the three bathrooms and be a meat eater yourself 1 The authors gave their book the playful title to A make it amusing B create a vivid image C show writing skills D arouse people s concern 2 In Paragraph 3 the writer mainly wants to tell us A the amount of consumed land B the neglected ecological impact C some familiar examples D some actual figures 3 Who may not like the idea of recycling pet animals A Manufacturers B Drivers C Animal fans D The authorities 5 4 What do the authors think of living a sustainable life A Challenging B Inspiring C Inviting D Touching 答案与解析 Robert Vale 和 Brenda Vale 写了一本名为 Time to Eat the Dog The Real Guide to Sustainable Living 该吃狗了 永续生活 的书 书中提到了一种绝对新鲜的观 点 吃掉宠物 或者 回收 宠物 1 D 推理判断题 Robert Vale 和 Brenda Vale 写的书名非常有趣 从全文可知 他们这样写的目的在于吸引读者的眼球 引起人们环保的意识 所以答案选 D 项 2 B 推理判断题 通过第三段建造和驾驶吉普车一年需要的土地的量和种植 生产 一条狗的食物所需要土地的量的对比 我们不难发现第三段承接第二段第二句而写的 主 要告诉我们 被忽视的生态影响 所以答案选 B 项 3 C 细节理解题 从第五段的 may not appeal to animal fans 可知 回收 宠 物的观点不受那些宠物爱好者的欢迎 所以答案选 C 项 4 A 推理判断题 从最后一段中的 It s about much more challenging and difficult issues 可以知道 书的两位作者认为过环保的生活是非常有挑战性的 而且也 是很困难的事情 所以答案选 A 项 结束 2010 成都检测 Everyone knows the smart black and white dog that sits on top of a red doghouse with his best friend a bird called Woodstock Created by the American cartoonist Charles Schulz in 1950 the clever dog is loved by generations of kids and adults He speaks more than 20 languages and appears daily in 26 000 newspapers around the world When Snoopy first appeared he was not different from other pet dogs But two years later he had begun to speak with simple words and sounds By 1957 he could walk on two legs and was going to school with his master Charlie Brown who failed in just about everything Later he learned to use 6 the typewriter Snoopy has done lots of jobs He has been a bow tie wearing lawyer a tennis player an Olympic figure skater a world famous grocery checkout clerk a pilot and even the first astronaut on the moon However Snoopy has always dreamed of being a famous writer The beginning of his story is always It was a dark and stormy night Unfortunately for him no one has ever wanted to publish the story In love Snoopy is as much of a failure as Charlie Brown is at baseball He easily falls in love but always has his heart broken He eats to forget but it never works Snoopy is an insightful 富有洞察力的 feel good and sometimes sad dog If you think a little about his words you might find them full of life lessons Among his most famous lines are To live is to dance to dance is to live and Yesterday I was a dog Today I m a dog Tomorrow I ll probably still be a dog Sigh There s so little hope for advancement 1 Snoopy has done all the following jobs except A a lawyer B a player C a clerk D a writer 2 From the passage we can learn that A Snoopy is always a sad dog B Snoopy