高考英语二轮复习阅读理解专题测试题(51).doc

2014高考英语二轮复习阅读理解专题测试题 (51)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.( ) 1. what 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.( ) 2. young 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 banks( ) 3. what 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.( ) 4. why 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.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。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。阅读理解 science cant explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure (血压) and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer. any owner will tall you how much joy a pet brings. for some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. a 2002 study by karen allen of the state university of new york measured stress (紧张) levels and blood pressure in people - half of them pet owners while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water. subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. people with pets didit best .those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates .with pets in the room ,people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. it seems people feel more released (放松)aroundpets, says allen, who thinks it may be because pets dont judge.a study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. researchers at northwesterm memorial hospital spent ayear studying 36 fat people and were put on a diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of56 fat people without pets were put on a diet program. on average，people lost about 11 pounds，or 5% of their body weight .their dogs did even better，losing an average of 12 pounds，more then15%of their body weight .dog owners didnt lose any more weight than those without dogs but ,sayresearchers，got more exercise overall mostly with their dogs and found it worth doing.( ) 1. what does the text mainly discuss?awhat pets bring to their ownersbhow pets help people calm downcpeoples opinions of keeping petsdpets value in medical research( ) 2. we learn from the text that a person with heart disease has a better chance of getting well if _ahe has a pet companionbhe has less stress of workche often dose mental arithmeticdhe is taken care of by his family( ) 3. according to allen, why did the people do better with pets around when facing stressful tasks? athey have lower blood pressure. bthey become more patient. cthey are less nervous. dthey are in higher spirits.( ) 4. the research mentioned in the last paragraph reports that apeople with dogs did more exercise bdogs lost the same weight as people did cdogs liked exercise much more than people did dpeople without dogs found the program unhelpfulb篇1.选a。考查主题大意。根据首段，很多研究表明，宠物可以降低血压，提高、心脏病恢复的几率，减少孤独感和传播快乐。2.选a。根据第一段，参见上题解析。3.选c。第二段最后一句话，和宠物在一起人们感到更加的放松。4.选a。最后一段最后一句话，虽然狗主的体重没有多大变化，但是却比没有养狗的人得到更多的锻炼，因为是和他们的狗在一起，他们认为很值得。阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。aopening times:20 mar to 19 octmon to sat: 9:00am to 5:00pmsun:9:30am to 5:00pm20 oct to 19marmon to sat:9:30am to 4:00pmsun:10:00am to 4:00pm shakespeares birthplace and exhibition of shakespeares world welcome to the world-famous house where william shakespeare was born in 1564 and where he grew up. the property(房产)remained in the ownership ofshakespeares family until 1806.the house has welcomed visitors traveling from all over the word ,for over 250 years. enter though the visitors centre and see the highly-praised exhibition shakespeares world, a lively and full introduction to the life and work of shakespeare. stand in the rooms-where shakespeare grew up. discover examples of furniture and needle work from shakespeares period. enjoy the traditional(传统的)english garden, planted with trees and flowers mentioned in the poets works.the birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the car parks shown on the map; nearest is windsor street(3 minutes walk). the house may present difficulties but the visitors centre, its exhibition, and the garden are accessible(可进入的)to wheelchair user. the shakespeare coffee house (opposite the birthplace).admission:adult 4.90child 2.20family 12.0(2 adults +up to 3 children)( ) 1. how much is the admission for a family of two grown-ups and two children?a. 9.80 b.12.00 c.14.20 d.16.40( ) 2. where is the nearest parking place to shakespeares birthplace?a. behind the exhibition hall.b. opposite the visitors centre.c. at windsor street.d. near the coffee house.( ) 3. a wheelchair user may need help to enter .a. the house b the garden c. the visitors centre d. the exhibition halla篇1.选b。根据第二个表格中family 12.0 （2 adults + up to 3 children)，即是一家人（2个成年人+至多3个小孩）需要12.0。2.选c。根据第二个表格右边第一段最后几个单词nearest is windsor street (3 minutes walk).3.选a。根据第二个表格右边第二段the house may present difficulties but the visitors centre, its exhibition, and the garden are accessible(可进入的) to wheelchair user.“对于轮椅使用者来说，可能进入房子有些困难，但是游客中心，展览厅还有花园都可以进入。”阅读理解-cits easy to see how to help others, but what about those whose needs arent so obvious? this story may have happened a while back, but it was a lesson which has stayed with me and helped me ever since.it was thanksgiving and i was volunteering with my parents at a shelter for the poor. we stood behind the counter dishing out hot food to whoever came in. most of our dinners looked like they had been having hard times, their clothes old, worn and dry. in shot, they looked poor!then, a man came in, who looked anything but poor. he was well dressed, wearing an expensive suit. i wondered what he was doing there and my jaw dropped in amazement when he joined the line for food. the closer he came to my service station, the more i muttered. what was this man doing? i wanted to know. surely he wasnt gong to take food.then my mother quietly took me to one side. she said, “ you have assumed that the needs of the people who come here must be purely physical: hunger, inadequate shelter and needs are emotional? what if he needs comfort, friends, or just to be among other human beings?” her words hit me like a ton of bricks! i felt like i should apologize to the man, but i didnt. about a week later the shelter received a large donation from an anonymous source. i cant help but wonder if it came from that man.now, whether i meet others, i remember my mothers words and try to send kindness and blessings to them, regardless of how they look.needs arent always visible. but kindness always makes a difference.64. the task of the author at the shelter was to_.a. decide whether dinners looked poor b. learn life experience therec. serve hot food to the poor d. help parents order dishes65. when the man waited waited in line, how did the author feel?a. surprised b. pitiful c. excited d. angry66. the author felt he should apologize to the man, because he_.a. was asked to do so by his mother b. gave the man food much less than othersc. realized something was wrong with the man d. knew later that the man went there to donate67. what can we infer from the last paragraph?a. we should show others kindness whatever their needs are b. some needs cant be known clearly at timesc. needs can always be met by kindnessd. we should find out others needs64.c 细节理解题。由文章第二段中的前两句话可知答案。65.a 细节推断题。由文章第三段中的第三句话可知答案。66.d 推理判断题。由文章第四段后两句话及第五段内容可推知答案。67.b 推理判断题。联系全文尤其的首句话，再结合本段中的关键词“visible”、“but”、“makes a difference”可推知答案应该为b项。a、c两项说法太绝对；文章主要是告诫我们：要以真诚善意待人，而并非强调让我们去发现别人的需求，故d项也不对。阅读理解-dteachers using red pens to mark students work could harm their psyche as the color is too aggressive, according to the education strategies drafted by an anstranlian state government.the good mental health rocks kit, which was distributed to about 30 schools in queensland state, offers strategies such as “dont mark in red pens -use a different color.” other tips include structurint time for peer tutoring every day, apologizing to students when necessary and asking students to conduct a “personal skills audit” where they focus on their strengths rather their weaknesses.the kit, designed to help queensland teachers address mental health problems in the classroom, suggests social and emotional well being has been linked to young peoples schooling, among other things. the education aid has caused some arguments in the government, with deputy opposition leader mark mcardle calling it “kooky, loony, loopy lefty policies.”but health minister stephen robertson, whose department devised the kit, said youth suicide was a serious issue. “ if mental health professionals determine that as one of a number of stragegies teachers should consider, then ill support them every day.” he told reporters recently, “this is not a matter for ridicule, this is serious.”according to some australian mental health groups, the greatest number of people with mental illness are aged between 18 and 24 years, with 14 percent of australian children and adolescents suffering from some sort of illness. boys are slightly more likely to experience mental health problems than girls and depression is one of the most common conditions among young people and increase during adolescence, the website of mental health group mindframe said.68. the author suggests that_.a. teachers shou