届高考英语二轮复习60分达标阅读理解训练14.doc

2015届高考英语二轮复习60分达标阅读理解训练14一 、阅读理解（本大题共6小题，共60分）A Along the river banks of the Amazon and the Orinoco there lives a bird that swims before it can fly, flies like a fat chicken, eats green leaves, has the stomach of a cow and has claws(爪)on its wings when young . They build their homes about 4. 6m above the river ,an important feature(特征)for the safety of the young. It is called the hoatzin. In appearance，the birds of both sexes look very much alike with brown on the back and cream and red on the underside . The head is small, with a large set of feathers on the top, bright red eyes, and blue skin. Its nearest relatives are the common birds, cuckoos. Its most striking feature ,though, is only found in the young. Baby hoatzins have a claw on the leading edge of each wing and another at the end of each wing tip . Using these four claws ,together with the beak(喙),they can climb about in the bushes, looking very much like primitive birds must have done. When the young hoatzins have learned to fly ,they lose their claws. During the drier months between December and March hoatzins fly about the forest in groups of 20 to 30 birds, but in April, when the rainy season begins, they collect together in smaller living units of two to seven birds for producing purposes. 63What is the text mainly about? AHoatzins in dry and rainy seasons. BThe relatives and enemies of hoatzins. CPrimitive birds and hoatzins of the Amazon. DThe appearance and living habits of hoatzins. 64Young hoatzins are different from their parents in that Athey look like young cuckoos Bthey have claws on the wings Cthey eat a lot like a cow Dthey live on river banks65What can we infer about primitive birds from the text? AThey had claws to help them climb. BThey could fly long distances. CThey had four wings like hoatzins. DThey had a head with long feathers on the top. 66Why do hoatzins collect together in smaller groups when the rainy season comes? ATo find more food. BTo protect themselves better. CTo keep themselves warm. DTo produce their young. 【答案解析】63. 选D。考查文章主题大意。纵观全文，文章主要讲的是hoatzin麝雉，这种鸟类的外貌以及生活习性。64. 选B。根据第一段has claws(爪)on its wings when young,和第三段可知，hoatzin在幼年期是有爪子的，而长大学会飞之后就没有了。65. 选A。关键是primitive“原始的，早期的”的意思。第三段第二句话。66. 选D。最后一段最后一句话。BD When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate（照亮）me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share. When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say:“Lets start with a train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped. When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend, He was in despair(失望)and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other. For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the others dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think:“Yes, I must tell.”We have never met. It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist（心理学家），who will only fill up the healing（愈合的）silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.66. In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to _.A. become serious about her studyB. go to her friends house regularlyC. learn from her classmates at schoolD. share poems and stories with her friend67. In Paragraph 3, “We gave London to each other” probably means _.A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of usB. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from LondonC. our unpleasant feeling about London disappearedD. we parted with each other in London68. According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend _.A. call each other regularlyB. have similar personalitiesC. enjoy writing to each otherD. dream of meeting each other69. In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to _.A. seek professional help B. be left aloneC. stay with her best friend D. break the silence70. What is the best title for the passage?A. Unforgettable ExperiencesB. Remarkable ImaginationC. Lifelong FriendshipD. Noble Companions【答案解析】66. D 67. A 68. C 69. B 70. DC (2014枣庄高三模拟)The works of Shakespeare and Wordsworth are “rocketboosters” to the brain and better than the other selfhelp books，researchers will say this week.Scientists，psychologists and the English experts at Liverpool University have found that reading the works of Shakespeare and other classical writers has a beneficial effect on the mind，catches the readers attention and triggers moments of selfreflection.Using scanners，they monitored the brain activity of volunteers as they read the works by William Shakespeare，William Wordsworth，T.S Eliot and other classical writers.They then “translated” the texts into more “straightforward”，modern language and again monitored the readers brains as they read the words.Scans showed that the more “challenging” articles and poetry set off far more electrical activity in the brain than the modern versions.Scientists were able to study the brain activity as it responded to each word and record how it “lit up” as the readers came across unusual words，surprising phrases or difficult sentence structures.This “lighting up” of the mind lasts longer than the initial electrical spark，shifting the brain to a higher speed，encouraging further reading.The research also found that reading poetry，in particular，increases the activities in the right side of the brain，an area concerned with “autobiographical memory”，helping readers to reflect on their own experiences in light of what they have read.The experts said this meant the classics were more useful than selfhelp books.Philip Davis，an English professor who has worked on the study with the university，will tell a conference this week：“Serious literature acts like a rocketbooster (火箭助推器) to the brain.”“The research shows the power of classical literature to shift mental pathways，to create new thoughts，shapes and connections in the young and the old alike.” 1The author mentioned Shakespeare and Wordsworth in Paragraph One to_.Ashow their great achievements Battract our interest in literatureCintroduce the topic of the text Dencourage us to read their works2According to the text，reading classical works can_.Ahelp deal with some physical problemsBbenefit our mind and thinkingCimprove our reading skillsDhelp learn more about history3The scientists and experts did the experiment by_.Ascanning the readers brain activitiesBreading works of different writersClighting up the activities of the brainsDinvestigating the habits of the readers4We can learn from Paragraph 4 that reading poetry_.Ais concerned with the right side of the brainBhas the same effects as reading selfhelp booksChelps you forget the things in the pastDmakes you more serious and objective5What might be the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo introduce some great writers in England.BTo present a study on brain activities.CTo introduce a research on reading classics.DTo show the power of classical literature.【答案解析】语篇解读本文为一篇科研报道。科学研究表明：阅读莎士比亚，华兹华斯等经典作家的作品，尤其是诗歌，对开发人的大脑有很大好处。1解析：推理判断题。文章第二至六段是通过科学家的实验来说明阅读传统作家的作品对大脑的好处，所以第一段提到莎士比亚和华兹华斯等著名作家的目的，是为了引出本文的主题。答案：C2解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“.have found that reading the works of Shakespeare and other classical writers has a beneficial effect on the mind，catches the readers attention and triggers moments of selfreflection.”可知，本题选B。答案：B3解析：细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Using scanners，they monitored the brain activity of volunteers as they read the works.”可知，研究人员是通过扫描读者的大脑活动来检测试验结果的，故选A。答案：A4解析：细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“The research also found that reading poetry，in particular，increases the activities in the right side of the brain.”可知，本题选A。答案：A5解析：写作意图题。通读全文可知，文章第一段为本文的主题段，即为了说明一项科研成果。答案：CD Trevor, C. O., Lansford, B. and Black, J. W., 2004, Employee turnover (人事变更) and job performance: monitoring the influences of salary growth and promotion, Journal of Armchair Psychology, vol. 113, no.1, pp. 56-64. In this article Trevor et al. review the influences of pay and job opportunities in respect of job performance, turnover rates and employees job attitude. The authors use data gained through organizational surveys of blue-chip companies in Vancouver, Canada to try to identify the main cause of employee turnover and whether it is linked to salary growth. Their research focuses on assessing a range of pay structures such as pay for performance and organizational reward plans. The article is useful as Trevor et al. suggest that there are numerous reasons for employee turnover and a variety of differences in employees job attitude and performance. The main limitation of the article is that the survey sample was restricted to mid-level management, thus the authors indicate that further, more extensive research needs to be undertaken to develop a more in-depth understanding of employee turnover and job performance. As this article was published in a professional journal, the findings can be considered reliable. It will be useful additional information for the research on pay structures. The following card includes a brief summary and a short assessment of a research paper. It can provide a guide for further reading on the topic. 69. The research paper published is primarily concerned with A. the way of preventing employee turnover B. methods of improving employee performance C. factors affecting employee turnover and performance D. pay structures based on employee performance70. As is mentioned in the card, the limitation of the research paper mainly lies in that . A. the data analysis is hardly reliable B. the research sample is not wide enough C. the findings are of no practical valueD. the research method is out-of-date71. Who might be most interested in this piece of information? A. Job hunters. B. Employees in blue-chip companies. C. Mid-level managers. D. Researchers on employee turnover. 【答案解析】69. C. 逻辑推理题。通读全文可知这篇文章介绍的是影响人事变更和工作表现的一些因素。70. B. 从文中“the survey sample was restricted to mid-level management (此次调查只局限于中层管理人员）”可知答案为B。71. D. EE（2013安徽卷）Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place.Around 1870,it was experiencing an economic(经济的)boom,and the captital,Buenos Aires,attracted many people.Farmers,as well as a flood of foreifners from Spain and Italy,came to Buenos Aires seeking jobs.These jobs didnt pay well,and the people felt lonely and disappointed with their new lefe in the city.As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city,the dance known an the tango(探戈舞)came into being At the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes.It was danced in the bars and stheets.At that time there many fewer women the men,so if a man didnt want to be left out,his only choice was tu dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women.Gradually,the dance spread into the upper clases of Argentinean society and became more respectable. In Europe at this time,stong interest in dance fom aroune the world was beginningThe interest in international dance was especially ecedent in Paris.Every kind of dance fom ballet(芭蕾舞)to belly dancing coule be found on the stages of the Paris theaters of the Paris theaters.After tango dances from Argentina arrive in Europe,they began to draw the inrerest of the public an they perpormed their exiting dangce in cafes,Though not eceryone approved of the new dance,saying it was a little too shocking,the dance did find enough supporters to make it popular.The popularity（流行）Of the tango continued tu trow in many other parts of the world.Aoldiers who teturned to the United States from Worle War I brought the tango to North America,It reached Japan in 1926,and in 2003 the Argentinean embassy in Seoul hired a local lango dancer to act an a kind of dance ambassador,and promote tango dancing throughout South Korea.72.The origin of the tango is associated with A Belly dances B.American soldiersC.Spanish city D.the captital of Argentina73.Whith of the following is true about the tango?A.It was cteated by foreigners from Spain and Italy.B.People of the upper classes loved the tango mostC.It was often danced by two male in the beginningD.A dancer in Seoul became the Argentinean ambassador.74.Before World War I,the tango spread to A.America B.JapanC.France D.South Korea75What can be the best title for the text?A.How to Dance the Tango B.The History of the TangoC.How to Promote the Tango D.The Modern Tango Boom【答案解析】【要点综述】本文介绍了探戈的产生历史及其在世界上的传播。探戈是19世纪末，在阿根廷首都由一些外来者和当地人创造。最开始是一种下层阶级的舞蹈，那时女人比男人少，一开始是两个男人一起跳。后来传播到上层阶级。同时，在法国流行的是芭蕾，一战前，这种舞蹈在传到法国以后，很快流行起来。在一战后由美国水手把这种舞蹈传回了美国，继而流行全世界。72. 【答案】D【解析】根据第一段的描述，可知探戈发源于阿根廷首都布宜诺斯艾利斯，故选D。73. 【答案】A【解析】根据第二段的描述可知，探戈一开始是两个男人一起跳，故选C。74. 【答案】B【解析】根据最末一段可知，在一战之后，探戈传到了美国、日本和南韩；结合倒数第二段可知传到法国应是在一战前，故选C。75. 【答案】B【解析】这篇文章主要描述了探戈产生历史及在世界上的传播，故选B，探戈的历史。F1 If you are applying for an American higher education, you probably dream of getting into an Ivy League （常青藤联盟） universityThe eight schools with the best reputations attract top students from the United States and many other countries However, on average, the Ivy League schools accept less than 15 percent of applicantsAnd with the applicants growing in size year on year, it is becoming more and more difficult _2 So how can you give yourself the best chance of admission?3Having a high school grade point average （GPA） in the top 10 percent of your class and being ranked among the top few students dramatically betters your chancesBut although GPA and SAT scores are important, they only tell admission deans（主任） part of the story4 The whole admissions process will single out （挑选出） from a large pool of academically strong applicants the unique individualsThey stand out because they have shown in their interviews a range of virtues （优点） expected of these universitiesTake Harvard for exampleAlthough there is no guarantee of admission, the school judges applicants based on 15 additional criteria5 Intellectual curiosity （求知欲） comes first tor almost all admission deansSchools look to such students because they believe their peers find them slimulaling（激励人的）inside and outside the classroom6 Leadership al