成都市2英语阅读理解月联合训练（2）及答案（解析）

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，业必贵于专精四川省成都市2014高考英语阅读理解3月联合训练(12)及答案（解析）【安徽省蚌埠市三县联谊校2014高考二模】TheSilverCityCouncilrecognizesthatcitizenshavecertainneeds。Tobettermeetyourneeds，wehavemadeseveralchangestocommunityfacilitiesin2014。Thischartshowshowwehavetriedtomakeyourlifebetter.☆Transport·Threestationsforthesuburbshavebeenaddedtothewesterntrainservice。·20newbusesforthesouthernlinewerepurchasedinJanuary.·50percentofcitybus-stopshavebeenupgraded.·Busestotheeasternsuburbswillrunevery15minutes。☆Communication·Broadbandcableisnowavailabletoallpartsofthecity。·AllofthenewGovernmentbuildingsare’smart’-wiredforbettercomputerservice!☆MedicalFacilities·Thenewstate—of-the-artNightingaleHospitalwasopenedinJune。·ToovercomeashortageoftrainedmedicalstaffatDoverHospital,10doctohavebeenemployedfromoverseas.·SomefacilitiesatStationStreetHospitalhavebeenupgraded.☆Education·Textbookswillbefreetoallprimarystudentsin2014!·Rentalforprivateschoolshasbeenreduced.·Teachersreportthatthe’nohat—noplay’rulehasbeensuccessful.☆ProtectionandSecurity·Extrapolicenowpatrol（巡逻)thetouristareas.·50newpoliceofficersgraduatedinJulyandhavetakenupdutiesinthecityarea.☆Entertainment/Recreation·TheJohnStreetbasketballcourtshavebeenre—surfaced！·ThenewCentralCommunityBuildingopenedinMay.·5,000newfictionbookswereboughtfortheSilverCityLibrary.60。Thepublicnoticeisfrom_______。A.thelocalgovernmentB。thecommunityC。thecitizensD.atravelagency61.Thenoticeismainlyabout_______.A.theworkcarriedoutbythepeopleofSilverB。thefacilitiesavailableinSilverC.someimprovementsinSilverD。informationforinterestedtourists62.AllthefollowingaretrueEXCEPTthat_______。A.bothresidentsandtouristscanenjoymoresecuritynowB。DoverC。primarystudentshadtopayfortheirtextbooksin2013D。63.WhichofthefollowingchangeswouldtouriststoSilverA。Travelbooksareprovidedinthenewlibrary。B.TravelingbytrainismoreconvenientinSilverC.FreemedicaltreatmentisavailableatStationD.Therearemorepoliceofficersondutynow.【参考答案】60—63、ACBD【安徽省蚌埠市三县联谊校2014高考二模】CLastweekend,agirlfriendthatI’veknownsincecollegewasvisiting.Aswelefttheairport,wehadtostopatthegroceryforacaseofdietsoda。Onourwaytolunchsheaskedme“Doyouthinkthatdrinkingdietsodamakesyoufat?”“Dependsonwhomyouask,”Isaid。Lastyear,researchersfromtheUniversityofTexasHealthScienceCenterinSanAntonioreportedthatadultswhodrinkdietsodadidnotloseweight。Theywereactuallymorelikelytobecomeoverweightthanthoseadultswhodidnotdrinksodaatallorthosethatdrinkregularsoda.Infact,themoredietsodaconsumed，themorelikelysomeonewouldbecomeoverweight。Tobespecific,therewasa41％increaseintheriskofbeingoverweightforeverycanorbottleofdietsodaconsumeddaily.Inthisstudy,researcherSharonFowlerfollowedover600normalweightadultsages25-64overaseventoeightyearperiodoftime。Shehasanumberoftheoriesastowhyweightgainmaybearesultofdrinkingazero—caloriebeverage:1.Artificialsweetenersmayaffectyourbody’sabilitytojudgehowmanycaloriesyouconsume。Whennocaloriesareconsumed,thebodymaycontinuetocrave(渴望）whatitexpectedandcouldleadtoovereating.2。Somepeoplegiveupregularsodastojustifytheirfavoritedessertandstilltakeintoomanycalories。Aregularsodacontainsabout150calorieswhileyourdessertmaybedoublethatincalorieseasily。3。Forotherswhoweregainingweightalready,switchingtodietsodawasn’tenoughtostopthegain.Sinceherfirstpieceofresearch，Fowlerhastrackedanother2000peoplewithsimilarresults。Dothefauxsweetproductsinducepeopletowantmoresweets?Fowlersuggeststhatperhapsit’snotthesoftdrinksthemselvesthatcauseweightgainbutthatthereissomelinkbetweendietsodadrinkingandoverweight.64。WhydopeoplegiveupregularsodaandtakedietoneaccordingtoFowler’sresearch?A.Somewanttogainweight。B.Somewantexcusestohavedessert.C。Somemistakedietsodaasno-caloriedrink。D。Dietsodacanhelppeopleloseweight.【参考答案】64—67、BBDA科普知识型阅读理解（一)ScientistsatHarvardUniversityandBatesCollegefindfemalechimpanzees(黑猩猩）appeartotreatsticksasdolls，carryingthemarounduntiltheyhavechildrenoftheirown.Youngmalesengageinsuchbehaviormuchlessfrequently。ThenewworkbySonyaM．KahlenbergandRichardW．Wrangham，describedthisweekinthejournalCurrentBiology,providesthefirstevidenceofawildnon。humanspeciesplayingwithdolls,aswellasthefirstknownsexdifferenceinawildanimal'schoiceofplaythings.Thetworesearcherssaytheirworkaddstoagrowingbodyofevidencethathumanchildrenareprobablybornwiththeirownideasofhowtheywanttobehave，ratherthansimplymirroringothergirlswhoplaywithdollsandboyswhoplaywithtrucks。Dollplayamonghumanscouldhaveitsoriginsinobject-carryingbyearlierapes（猿类)，theysay，suggestingthattoyselectionisprobablynotdueentirelytosocialization.“Inhumans，thereareobvioussexdifferencesinchildren’stoyplay，andtheseareremarkablysimilaracrosscultures,”saysKahlenberg。“Whilesocializationbyeldersandpeershasbeentheprimaryexplanation,ourworksuggeststhatbiologymayalsohaveanimportantroletoplayinactivitypreferences。"In14yearsofdataonchimpanzeebehaviorattheKibaleNationalParkinUganda，KahlenbergandWranghamcountedmorethan100examplesofstick。carrying。Someyoungchimpanzeescarriedsticksintothenesttosleepwiththemandononeoccasionbuiltaseparatenestforthestick.“Wehaveseenjuvenilesoccasionallycarryingsticksformanyyears，andbecausetheysometimestreatedthemratherlikedolls,wewantedtoknowifingeneralthisbehaviortendedtorepresentsomethinglikeplayingwithdolls,”saysWrangham，aProfessoratHarvard。“Ifthedollhypothesis(假设）wasright，wethoughtthatfemalesshouldcarrysticksmorethanmalesdo，andthatthechimpanzeesshouldstopcarryingstickswhentheyhadtheirfirstchild。Wehavenowwatchedenoughyoungchimpanzeestoprovebothpoints.”(）1。Whatdoesafemalechimpanzeedowithsticks?A．Shegivesthemtoherchildtoplaywith。B．Shetreatsthemasdolls.C．Shemakesusefultoolsfromthem。D．Shetreatsthemasweapons。()2。Whatcausesthedifferenttoyselectionofchimpanzees，accordingtothepassage？A．Sexdifference.B．Socialization.C．Environment.D．Culturaldifference.（)3。Wecaninferfromthefourthparagraphthat________。A．socializationhasnothingtodowithhuman’schoiceofplaythingsB．sexdifferenceistheonlyfactorinhuman'schoiceofplaythingsC．thebiologyfactormayalsoinfluencetoychoiceD．peoplechoosedifferenttoysindifferentcultures()4。Wranghamprobablybelievesthat________.A．observingsomanychimpanzeeshasbeenenoughforthemtomakeaconclusionB．thestudyproveshumanbeingshaveevolved（进化)fromchimpanzeesC．allchimpanzeestreatthesticksasdollsD．childrenplayingwithsticksareabnormal(）5.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.A．bothhumansandchimpanzeeschoosetheirplaythingsduetosexdifferenceB．differentfactorscausehumansandchimpanzeestochoosedifferentplaythingsC．onlyfemalechimpanzeeshaveplaythingsD．chimpanzeesusuallychooseplaythingsfortheirchildren【解析】本文是科普文。研究发现，雌性黑猩猩喜欢把棍子当作自己的玩具娃娃。1．B细节理解题.从文章第一段可知，雌性黑猩猩把棍子当作自己的玩具娃娃。2．A细节理解题。综合分析文章可知，性别差异是导致黑猩猩玩具选择差异的主要原因。3．C推理判断题。从第四段可知,这两位科学家的研究表明生物学因素也可能影响对玩具的偏好。4．A推理判断题。从第五段最后一句可知答案.5．A推理判断题。综合文章信息可知，无论是人类还是黑猩猩，性别是导致玩具选择差异的重要原因。阅读理解—-——AOncetherewasaprisonerwhowasjailedinadarkprisonwhichhethoughtwasagreatfortress(堡垒).Thecellwasdarkandwet.Therewasatinywindowwithbarsonit.Therestofthecellwassodarkthathecouldnotseetheotherthreewalls.Theonlywallhecouldmakeoutwasthewallwiththewindowinit。Theonlylighttheroomreceivedwasfromthiswindow。Onceinawhiletheprisonerwouldmanagetoclimbuptothewindowandlookoutontheworldoutside。Ifhestretchedandlooked，hecouldseealittlebitofthelife-givingsunoutthere.Forthefirstfiveyearsinthatprisontheprisonerstayedinthetinyplaceoflightthrowninthroughthewindow.Henevertriedtogopasttheedgeofthelittlesquareoflight.Butthenhebecamerestless。Theprisonerstartedtomovealittlebitatatimedeeperintothedarknessofhisprisoncell。Hemovedafewinchesaday。Afterwhatseemedlikeayearhefoundtheleft-handwallofthecell.Ittookhimmuchlesstimetofindtheright-handwallashewasbecomingmoreconfident。Thenhebegantosearchforthewalloppositethewindow。Ashewentdeeperanddeeperintothedarknessofthecellhethoughtofturningback。Buthiscuriositydrovehimforward.Inthedarknessofhiscellhefoundthebackwallhadadoor。Andthedoorwasopen！Thedoorhadalwaysbeenopen,anditledtoapassage，whichledhimoutofthedarkprisonintofreedomandthelife-givingsun.Hisimprisonment（监禁）hadallbeenhismind。1。 WhydidtheprisonNOTthinkofrunningawayfromthecell? A。Becausethecellwasverydarkandhecouldseenothing. B。Becausethecellwassowell-guardedandhecouldseenowaytoescape. C.Becausehehadthoughttherewasnopossibilitytoescapefromthecell。 D.Becausehewasafraidofgettinglostifhewalkedoutthecell。2。 Whatdidtheprisonerdoduringthefirstfiveyears？ A。Hesearchedforwaystogetout。 B.Hestayedwherethelightshone。 C.Hedidnothingbutblamehimself D。Hethoughtaboutwheretheotherthreewallswere.3。 Theunderlinedword“restless”mostprobablymeans______. A.bored B.ill C.excited D.sleepy4. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE? A.Theprisonercouldn’tseeevenalittleofthesuninthedarkcell。 B.Theprisonerwascertainthattherewasadoorbeforefindingit。 C.Theprisonerfoundtheleft-handwallofthecellinashorttime. D。Theprisonerthoughtofgivinguplookingforthebackwall。阅读理解-——---—--BAmericanteensaresettinganexamplefortheirparentsthroughtheirvolunteerwork，accordingtoanewsurveybyHarrisInteractive.Theyfoundthatmoreteensvolunteertosupportacharitablecause-56％—thanhaveapart-timejob—39%Parentssaid82％oftheteensintheirlivesdosomethingtosupportcharitablecauses,includingvolunteering,recruiting（招募）otherstoacause，wearingabuttonorT-shirtordonatingmoney。46％oftheadultssurveyedsaidtheyvolunteerandtheyalsotakecreditforinspiringtheirchildrentovolunteer.SaraJohnsonisateacherwhoadvisesstudentsataprivateschool.Shesaysthere'sbeenanenthusiasmamongteensforjoininginsocialcausessincePresidentBarackObamawaselectedinNovembertwoyearsago。TheHarrisInteractivesurveyfoundaquarterofteenshavebecomemoreinvolvedin