【完胜高考】2014届高三英语一轮复习 阅读理解精品训练（7）（含解析）

1 完胜高考完胜高考 20142014 届高三一轮复习精品训练 阅读理解 届高三一轮复习精品训练 阅读理解 7 7 解析版 解析版 广东省梅州中学 广东省梅州中学 20132013 届高三第一次月考英语试题 届高三第一次月考英语试题 A Do you know anything about the history of weather Don t look at the sky Don t look for old weather reports Looking at the tree rings is more important Correct weather reports date back only one century but some trees can provide an exact record of weather even further back It is natural that a tree would grow best in a climate with plenty of sunlight and rainfall It is also expected that little sunlight or rainfall would reduce the growth of a tree The change from a favorable to an unfavorable climate can be found out by the reading pattern of rings in a tree trunk To find out the weather of ten years ago you can count the rings of a tree trunk from the outside to the inside If the tenth ring is far from the other rings then it is certain that plenty of sunny and rainy weather occurred If the rings are close together then the climate was bad for the tree A scientist studied the pattern of the rings of dead trees that had grown there He made up his mind that the people had to leave because they had cut down all the trees Trees were necessary to make fires and buildings So after the people destroyed the trees they had to move In this example studying tree rings uncovered an exciting fact about the history of man 26 We can find out the weather of five years ago by counting the rings of a tree trunk A from the left to the rightB from the right to the left C from the inside to the outside D from the outside to the inside 答案 D 解析 细节理解题 根据 To find out the weather of ten years ago you can count the rings of a tree trunk from the outside to the inside 故选 D 27 If the ring was far from the others we can conclude that the weather of that year was A bad B favorable C sunny D rainy 答案 B 解析 细节理解题 bad 不好的 favorable 有利的 sunny 阳关充足的 rainy 多雨的 根据 If the tenth ring is far from the other rings then it is certain that plenty of sunny and rainy weather occurred Favorable 既能说明有阳光又能说明雨 2 量充足 故选 B 28 By studying the rings of dead trees in an area of New Mexico the scientist found A what the people had to eat B where the people had to go C why the people had to leaveD how the people left 答案 C 解析 细节理解题 根据倒数第二段可知人们把树都给砍了 以致于他们不得不迁移 故选 C 29 The ancient people usually lived where there were plenty of trees mainly because A trees provided an exact record of weather B trees were materials for fires and buildings C trees could supply them with shades D trees could supply them with fruit and food 答案 B 解析 细节理解题 根据 Trees were necessary to make fires and buildings 故选 B 30 By giving the example of an area of New Mexico the author tries to prove A trees can t live in the area without population B what the relation is between tree rings and the history of man C that studying trees is important for the history of man D the history of man is important for the history of trees 答案 C 解析 细节理解题 根据 Looking at the tree rings is more important 研究树对 于研究人类的发展史很重要的 故选 C 广东省 广东省 20132013 届模拟 届模拟 B Like distance runners on a measured course all of us will move through time in a roughly predictable pattern In the first stage of our lives we develop and grow reaching toward the top of physical vitality 活力 生气 After we grow up however the body begins a process of gradually wearing out A new awareness of physical fitness may help lengthen our years of health and vitality yet nothing we do will work to stop the unavoidable force of aging Most of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body The lungs become less able to take in oxygen Powerful muscles gradually lose their strength The heart loses power and pumps less blood Bones grow easier to 3 break Finally we meet a stress a stress that is greater than our physical resistance Often it is only a minor accident or chance infection a disease caused by virus but this time itit brings life to an end In 1932 a classic experiment nearly doubled the lifetime of rats simply by cutting back the calories in their diet The reason for the effect was then unknown For the first time the mystery of why we age is being seriously challenged Scientists in many fields are now making striking and far reaching discoveries An average lifetime lasts 75 years yet in each of us lies a potential for a longer life If we could keep the vitality and resistance to disease that we have at age twenty we would live for 800 years 31 What does the underlined word it refer to A Physical vitality B Stress C Aging D Physical resistance 答案 B 解析 词义猜测题 根据 Finally we meet a stress a stress that is greater than our physical resistance Often it is only a minor accident or chance infection a disease caused by virus but this time 这段主要谈论的是压力 故 选 B 32 Which of the following is not a change of aging A People gradually lose their muscle strength B Bones tend to break more easily C The heart loses power and pumps less blood D The lungs become unable to take in oxygen 答案 D 解析 细节理解题 根据 The lungs become less able to take in oxygen 这个是年 龄的问题 故选 D 33 The author believes the following except that A human s life pattern is predictable B physical fitness can t stop the force of aging C human s lifetime will last longer than 75 years D all of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body 答案 D 解析 细节理解题 根据 Most of the changes of aging take place deep inside 4 the body 选项 D 与本句不符 故选 D 34 How did Dr Paul Seagle lengthen the lifetime of rats in his experiment A By keeping their physical fitness B By cutting the calories in their diet C By resetting their clock of aging D By limiting the protein in their diet 答案 D 解析 细节理解题 根据 An average lifetime lasts 75 years yet in each of us lies a potential for a longer life 通过限制饮食中蛋白质含量 故选 D 35 What is probably the best title for the article A Two Great Experiments B The Mystery of Human Life C The Breakthrough in the Study of Aging D Ways to lengthen Human Life 答案 C 解析 标题归纳题 根据 we do will work to stop the unavoidable force of aging 对于人逐渐变老的研究 故选 C C The Pacific island nation of Nauru used to be a beautiful place Now it is an ecological disaster area Nauru s heartbreaking story could have one good consequence other countries might learn from its mistakes However because it was very remote Nauru had little communication with Europeans at first The whaling ships and other traders began to visit bringing guns and alcohol These elements destroyed the social balance of the twelve family groups on the island A ten year civil war started which reduced the population from 1 400 to 900 Nauru s real troubles began in 1899 when a British mining company discovered phosphate 磷酸盐 on the island In fact it found that the island of Nauru was nearly all phosphate which was a very important fertilizer for farming The company began mining the phosphate A phosphate mine is not a hole in the ground it is a strip mine When a company strip mines it removes the top layer of soil Then it takes away the material it wants Strip mining totally destroys the land Gradually the lovely island of Nauru started to look like the moon In 1968 Nauru became one of the richest countries in the world Every year the government received millions and millions of dollars for its phosphate 5 Unfortunately the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars In addition they used millions more dollars for personal expenses Soon people realized that they had a terrible problem their phosphate was running out Ninety percent of their island was destroyed and they had nothing By 2000 Nauru was financially ruined Experts say that it would take approximately 433 600 000 and more than 20 years to repair the island This will probably never happen 36 What might be the author s purpose in writing the text A To seek help for Nauru s problems B To tell a heartbreaking story of a war C To show the importance of money D To give a warning to other countries 答案 D 解析 写作意图题 根据 Nauru s heartbreaking story could have one good consequence other countries might learn from its mistakes 目的想给这些做法 或想法的其他的国家一警告 故选 D 37 What was Nauru like before the Europeans came A Peaceful and attractiveB Modern and open C Rich and powerfulD Greedy and aggressive 答案 A 解析 细节理解题 根据 The Pacific island nation of Nauru used to be a beautiful place 过去是一个和平吸引人的美丽的地方 故选 A 38 The ecological disaster in Nauru resulted from A soil pollutionB phosphate overmining C farming activity D whale hunting 答案 B 解析 细节理解题 根据 their phosphate was running out Ninety percent of their island was destroyed and they had nothing 磷酸盐的过度开采 故选 B 39 Which of the following was a cause of Nauru s financial problem A Its phosphate mining cost much money B It spent too much repairing the island C Its leaders misused the money D It lost millions of dollars in the civil war 答案 C 解析 细节理解题 根据 the leaders invested the money unwisely 领导者的滥用资 金 故选 C 40 What can we learn about Nauru from the last paragraph A The leaders will take the experts words seriously B The ecological damage is difficult to repair C The island was abandoned by the Nauruans D The phosphate mines were destroyed 6 答案 B 解析 推理判断题 根据 Experts say that it would take approximately 433 600 000 and more than 20 years to repair the island This will probably never happen 生态破坏很难修复 故选 B D We lived in a very quiet neighborhood One evening I heard a loud crash in the street Earlier that evening my wife had asked me to go to the store to get some soft drinks It seemed like this would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly practice her driving so I sent her to the store in my truck After hearing the loud noise the whole family ran outside My son shouted Dad Dad Holloy crashed your truck My heart sank and my mind was flooded with conflicting thoughts Was anyone hurt Who else was involved As I ran to the door I heard a voice in my heart say Here is a chance to show Holly what you really love She ll never forget it The accident had occurred in my own driveway Holly had crashed my truck into our other vehicle the family van 搬运车 In her inexperience she had confused the brakes and the gas pedal Holly was unhurt physically but when I reached her she was crying and saying Oh Dad I m sorry I know how much you love this truck I held her in my arms as she cried Later that week a friend stopped by and asked what had happened to my truck I told her the whole story Her eyes moistened and she said That happened to me when I was a girl I borrowed my dad s car and ran into a log that had fallen across the road I ruined the car When I got home my dad knocked me to the ground and began to kick me Over 40 years later she still felt the pain of the night It was a deep wound on her soul I remember how sad Holly was the night she crashed our truck and how I comforted her One day when Holly thinks back on her life I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than any piece of property I repaired the van but the dent 凹痕 in my truck is still there today Every day it reminds me of what really matters in my life 41 Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage A All Is Well That Ends Well B How to Educate Children 7 C What Really Matters D He Who Makes No Mistakes Makes Nothing 答案 C 解析 标题归纳题 根据 Every day it reminds me of what really matters in my life 什么是重要的 故选 C 42 According to the passage the underlined word moistened can be replaced by A were closed B lit up C were wide open D became wet 答案