（3年高考2年模拟）2014届高三英语二轮突破 阅读理解特训11（含解析）

1 阅读理解特训 阅读理解特训 3 3 真真 2 2 模含解析模含解析 2014 2014 届高三英语二轮突破届高三英语二轮突破 1111 C6C6 2013 重庆卷 C C Almost every machine with moving parts has wheels yet no one knows exactly when the first wheel was invented or what it was used for We do know however that they existed over 5 500 years ago in ancient Asia The oldest known transport wheel was discovered in 2002 in Slovenia It is over 5 100 years old Evidence suggests that wheels for transport didn t become popular for a while though This could be because animals did a perfectly good job of carrying farming tools and humans around But it could also be because of a difficult situation While wheels need to roll on smooth surfaces roads with smooth surfaces weren t going to be constructed until there was plenty of demand for them Eventually road surfaces did become smoother but this difficult situation appeared again a few centuries later There had been no important changes in wheel and vehicle design before the arrival of modern road design In the mid 1700s a Frenchman came up with a new design of road a base layer 层 of large stones covered with a thin layer of smaller stones A Scotsman improved on this design in the 1820s and a strong lasting road surface became a reality At around the same time metal hubs the central part of a wheel came into being followed by the pneumatic tyre 充气轮胎 in 1846 Alloy wheels were invented in 1967 sixty years after the appearance of tarmacked roads 柏 油路 As wheel design took off vehicles got faster and faster 64 What might explain why transport wheels didn t become popular for some time A Few knew how to use transport wheels B Humans carried farming tools just as well C Animals were a good means of transport D The existence of transport wheels was not known 65 What do we know about road design from the passage A It was easier than wheel design B It improved after big changes in vehicle design 2 C It was promoted by fast moving vehicles D It provided conditions for wheel design to develop 66 How is the last paragraph mainly developed A By giving examples B By making comparisons C By following time order D By making classifications 67 What is the passage mainly about A The beginning of road design B The development of transport wheels C The history of public transport D The invention of fast moving vehicles 要点综述 本文介绍轮子的演进历史 64 C 细节理解题 第二段最后一句说明 wheels 长期未能流行的缘由 动物长期以来充当交通工具 65 D 推理判断题 短文最后一段说明路况的改良促进了车轮业的巨大发展 66 C 篇章结构题 该段看似举例 但这些例子均是按时间由远及近而叙述的 67 B 主旨大意题 该文主要介绍 wheels 由一般的发明物到广泛运用于交通的历史演进过程 C6C6 2013 重庆卷 D D Not all bodies of water are so evidently alive as the Atlantic Ocean an S shaped body of water covering 33 million square miles The Atlantic has in a sense replaced the Mediterranean as the inland sea of Western civilization Unlike real inland seas which seem strangely still the Atlantic is rich in oceanic liveliness It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets Storm at Sea a short poem written around 700 is generally regarded as one of mankind s earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic When the wind is from the west All the waves that cannot rest To the east must thunder on Where the bright tree of the sun 3 Is rooted in the ocean s breast As the poem suggests the Atlantic is never dead and dull It is an ocean that moves impressively and endlessly It makes all kinds of noise it is forever thundering boiling crashing and whistling It is easy to imagine the Atlantic trying to draw breath perhaps not so noticeably out in mid ocean but where it meets land its waters bathing up and down a sandy beach It mimics 模仿 nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature It is filled with symbiotic existences too unimaginable quantities of creatures little and large alike mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat a kind of sub ocean vitality And it has a psychology It has personalities sometimes peaceful and pleasant on rare occasions rough and wild always it is strong and striking 68 Unlike real inland seas the Atlantic Ocean is A always energetic B lacking in liveliness C shaped like a square D f avored by ancient poets 69 What is the purpose of using the poem Storm at Sea in the passage A To describe the movement of the waves B To show the strength of the storm C To represent the power of the ocean D To prove the vastness of the sea 70 What does the underlined word symbiotic mean A Living together B Growing fast C Moving harmoniously D Breathing peacefully 71 In the last paragraph the Atlantic is compared to A a beautiful and poetic place B a flesh and blood person C a wonderful world 4 D a lovely animal 要点综述 该文既是对地理知识的陈列 也是对文学作品的铺陈 大西洋的壮美和静态的内海迥然不 同 大西洋好比是一个富有生命力且有血有肉的人 68 A 细节理解和逻辑推理题 inland seas 比较平静 而大西洋充满生命律动的浩瀚与同为西方文化 摇篮的地中海形成鲜明的对比 69 C 写作方法题 该诗句描写大西洋的壮美 当西风信然而至时 大西洋的波浪开始涌动 以雷霆万 钧之势 凸显大西洋的磅礴气势 70 A 词义推断题 作者先把大西洋比作生命的律动 然后又把她的其他禀赋铺陈于后 因此该词此处 应该指 共生共存 71 B 写作方法题 该文通过诗词和拟人化的描写把大西洋比作有血有肉的人 C7C7 2013 重庆卷 E E It is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr Johnson s famous comment that When two English meet their first talk is of weather Though Johnson s observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather speak Bill Bryson for example concludes that as the English weather is not at all exciting the obsession with it can hardly be understood He argues that To an outsider the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it Simply the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles Jeremy Paxman however disagrees with Bryson arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive Bryson is wrong he says because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena The interest is less in the phenomena themselves but in uncertainty According to him the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weather speak among the English Both commentators somehow are missing the point The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all English weather speak is a system of signs which is 5 developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other Everyone knows conversations starting with weather speak are not requests for weather data Rather they are routine greetings conversation starters or the blank fillers In other words English weather speak is a means of social bonding 72 The author mentions Dr Johnson s comment to show that A most commentators agree with Dr Johnson B Dr Johnson is famous for his weather observation C the comment was accurate two hundred years ago D English conversations usually start with the weather 73 What does the underlined word obsession most probably refer to A A social trend B An emotional state C A historical concept D An unknown phenomenon 74 According to the passage Jeremy Paxman believes that A Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weather B there is nothing special about the English weather C the English weather attracts people to the British Isles D English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty 75 What is the author s main purpose of writing the passage A To explain what English weather speak is about B To analyse misconceptions about the English weather C To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman D To convince people that the English weather is changeable 要点综述 本文通过对 Bill Bryson 和 Jeremy Paxman 两人迥然不同的观点的陈述来阐明作者对英国 人以天气为寒暄内容的见解 72 D 逻辑推断题 通过引用名人名言来说明英国人以天气为寒暄内容的现象很普遍 73 B 词义推断题 Bill Bryson 认为英国天气单一 there is not very much of it 不足以引起人们 的情感响应 因此该词此处指的是 情感状态 74 D 细节理解题 倒数第二段中有 The interest is less in the phenomena themselves but in 6 uncertainty 意思是 人们对英国气候的关注点不是气候本身 而是气候的不确定性 由此可知答案 75 A 写作目的题 通过对 Bill Bryson 和 Jeremy Paxman 两人迥然不同的观点的陈述来阐明作者对英 国人以天气为寒暄内容的见解 C7C7 2013 安徽卷 A A The Healthy Habits Survey 调查 shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits Here are some findings and expert advice 1 How1 How manymany timestimes diddid youyou brushbrush youryour teethteeth yesterday yesterday FindingFinding A full 33 of seniors brush their teeth only once a day StepStep Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery operated toothbrush Brush gently for 2 minutes at least twice a day 2 2 HowHow manymany timestimes diddid youyou washwash youryour handshands oror bathebathe yesterday yesterday FindingFinding Seniors on average bathe fewer than 3 days a week And nearly 30 wash their hands only 4 times a day half of the number doctors recommend StepStep We touch our faces around 3 000 times a day often inviting germs 病菌 to enter our mouth nose and eyes Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle And most important wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds 3 3 HowHow oftenoften dodo youyou thinkthink aboutabout fightingfighting germs germs FindingFinding Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should StepStep Be aware of germs Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge 海绵 that can carry more germs than anything else To kill these germs keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds 56 What is found out about American seniors A Most of them have good habits B Nearly 30 of them bathe three days a week C All of them are fighting germs better than