广东省2014高考二轮复习英语专项训练-阅读理解三十一 Word版含答案

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精阅读理解AAlongtheriverbanksoftheAmazonandtheOrinocotherelivesabirdthatswimsbeforeitcanfly，flieslikeafatchicken，eatsgreenleaves，hasthestomachofacowandhasclaws（爪）onitswingswhenyoung。Theybuildtheirhomesabout4。6mabovetheriver，animportantfeature（特征）forthesafetyoftheyoung。Itiscalledthehoatzin.Inappearance,thebirdsofbothsexeslookverymuchalikewithbrownonthebackandcreamandredontheunderside。Theheadissmall,withalargesetoffeathersonthetop，brightredeyes，andblueskin。Itsnearestrelativesarethecommonbirds,cuckoos。Itsmoststrikingfeature，though，isonlyfoundintheyoung。Babyhoatzinshaveaclawontheleadingedgeofeachwingandanotherattheendofeachwingtip。Usingthesefourclaws,togetherwiththebeak(喙)，theycanclimbaboutinthebushes,lookingverymuchlikeprimitivebirdsmusthavedone.Whentheyounghoatzinshavelearnedtofly，theylosetheirclaws。DuringthedriermonthsbetweenDecemberandMarchhoatzinsflyabouttheforestingroupsof20to30birds，butinApril,whentherainyseasonbegins，theycollecttogetherinsmallerlivingunitsoftwotosevenbirdsforproducingpurposes。（)1。Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Hoatzinsindryandrainyseasons。B．Therelativesandenemiesofhoatzins。C．PrimitivebirdsandhoatzinsoftheAmazon.D．Theappearanceandlivinghabitsofhoatzins.(）2.Younghoatzinsaredifferentfromtheirparentsinthat．A．theylooklikeyoungcuckoosB．theyhaveclawsonthewingsC．theyeatalotlikeacowD．theyliveonriverbanks（）3。Whatcanweinferaboutprimitivebirdsfromthetext?A．Theyhadclawstohelpthemclimb。B．Theycouldflylongdistances.C．Theyhadfourwingslikehoatzins.D．Theyhadaheadwithlongfeathersonthetop.(）4。Whydohoatzinscollecttogetherinsmallergroupswhentherainyseasoncomes？A．Tofindmorefood.B．Toprotectthemselvesbetter.C．Tokeepthemselveswarm。D．Toproducetheiryoung.A篇1.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。2。选B。根据第一段hasclaws（爪）onitswingswhenyoung，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。3.选A。关键是primitive“原始的，早期的"的意思。第三段第二句话。4。选D。最后一段最后一句话。BSciencecan’texplainthepowerofpets，butmanystudieshaveshownthatthecompanyofpetscanhelplowerbloodpressure(血压)andraisechancesofrecoveringfromaheartattack，reducelonelinessandspreadall—roundgoodcheer。Anyownerwilltallyouhowmuchjoyapetbrings.Forsome，ananimalprovidesmorecomfortthanahusband/wife。A2002studybyKarenAllenoftheStateUniversityofNewYorkmeasuredstress（紧张）levelsandbloodpressureinpeople-halfofthempetowners–whiletheyperformed5minutesofmentalarithmetic（算术）orheldahandinicewater.Subjectscompletedthetasksalone,withahusband/wife，aclosefriendorwithapet.PeoplewithpetsdidItbest。ThosetestedwiththeiranimalfriendshadsmallerchangeinbloodpressureandreturnedMostquicklytobaselineheartrates。Withpetsintheroom,peoplealsomadefewermathmistakesThanwhendoinginfrontofothercompanions。Itseemspeoplefeelmorereleased(放松)aroundPets,saysAllen，whothinksitmaybebecausepetsdon’tjudge。Astudyreportedlastfallsuggeststhathavingapetdognotonlyraisesyourspiritsbutmayalsohaveaneffectonyoureatinghabits.ResearchersatNorthwestermYearstudying36fatpeopleandwereputonadiet—and—exerciseprograms；aseparategroupof56fatpeoplewithoutpetswereputonadietprogram.Onaverage，peoplelostabout11pounds,Or5%oftheirbodyweight。Theirdogsdidevenbetter,losinganaverageof12pounds，morethen15％oftheirbodyweight.Dogownersdidn’tloseanymoreweightthanthosewithoutdogsbut，sayResearchers，gotmoreexerciseoverall–mostlywiththeirdogs–andfounditworthdoing.()1。Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?A．WhatpetsbringtotheirownersB．HowpetshelppeoplecalmdownC．people’sopinionsofkeepingpetsD．Pet’svalueinmedicalresearch（)2。Welearnfromthetextthatapersonwithheartdiseasehasabetterchanceofgettingwellif____________A．hehasapetcompanionB．hehaslessstressofworkC．heoftendosementalarithmeticD．heistakencareofbyhisfamily()3.AccordingtoAllen，whydidthepeopledobetterwithpetsaroundwhenfacingstressfultasks？A．Theyhavelowerbloodpressure。B．Theybecomemorepatient.C．Theyarelessnervous.D．Theyareinhigherspirits。(）4。TheresearchmentionedinthelastparagraphreportsthatA．peoplewithdogsdidmoreexerciseB．dogslostthesameweightaspeopledidC．dogslikedexercis