高考英语二轮复习专题阅读理解高考押题

1、专题14 阅读理解一、What are the chances of a 100yearold chocolate candy falling in your treat bag this Halloween？Though Goo Goo Clusters may not be as familiar as Kit Kat or Hershey bars，people of all ages have enjoyed this Southern staple(产品)for an entire century.In 1901，a 19yearold named Howell Campbell o

2、pened a candy store in Nashville，Tennessee.He made all kinds of sweets and hard candies with just two copper kettles and about a dozen employees.Then，in 1912，he made the first candy to combine chocolate with other ingredients such as caramel，marshmallow nougat，and peanuts.Originally，these clusters w

3、ere handwrapped and sold under the counter at a few local stores with a sign reading，“A nourishing lunch for a nickel.” Now，they are known as Goo Goo Clusters.Nearly 20，000 of these chocolate treats are made per hour in a factory in Nashville.What else makes a Goo Goo so special？“In addition to it b

4、eing the very firstever combination confection created，its shape also makes it quite unique，” says Beth Sachan，Goo Goo Clusters senior marketing manager.“The Goo Goo Cluster is a big，imperfectly round mound of deliciousness！”The 100th anniversary of the Goo Goo Cluster is being celebrated throughout

5、 the month of October，the biggest candyselling month of the year.About 40 restaurants in the Nashville area have created unique desserts inspired by Goo Goo Clusters to serve to their customers.Additionally，a Goo Goosponsored race called the “Jogn Hog” was held in Nashville on October 13.Adults and

6、children ran three miles to the finish line after eating at least one of six Goo Goo Clusters from a bag they were given at the halfway point.A golden Goo Goo was hidden in one of the bags.The winner received a $100 gift certificate to the candys website，.After the race，a scavenger hunt wa

7、s held throughout the city.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。作者介绍了一个世纪以来一直受人们欢迎的巧克力食品Goo Goo Clusters。文章涉及该产品的起源、发展和特点以及百年纪念活动。1We can learn from the first paragraph that Goo Goo Clusters_.Aare much better than other candiesBlook like Kit Kat and Hershey barsChave been popular to the customersDwill be sold out by this

8、 Halloween1C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“.people of all ages have enjoyed this Southern staple for an entire century.”可知，一个世纪以来，Goo Goo Clusters一直受人们的喜爱。2Whats the purpose of the sign according to this passage?ATo draw more peoples attention.BTo encourage people to buy the clusters.CTo make a large amount of money

9、.DTo persuade people to eat hard candies.2B推理判断题。根据第二段中的倒数第三句“Originally，these clusters were handwrapped and sold under the counter at a few local stores with a sign reading，A nourishing lunch for a nickel.”，再结合下文中的文字可以推知，a sign的意图是鼓励人们去购买Goo Goo Clusters。3The customers would like to enjoy Goo Goo C

10、lusters probably because of_Aits shape and deliciousnessBits package and designCits weight and combinationDits fair price and low cost 3A细节理解题。第三段中提到Goo Goo Clusters的特别之处，由此可知，是它们的形状和美味让人们喜欢吃的。4The 100th anniversary of the Goo Goo Cluster is being celebrated by_Aholding a race in NashvilleBopening a

11、 lot of restaurantsCgiving away many gift certificates Doffering specially designed desserts 4D细节理解题。由第四段最后一句可知，大约40家饭馆制作了很特别的点心。5Where can we find this text?AIn a magazine on diet.BIn a textbook on history.CIn a website on culture.DIn a guidebook on tour.5A推理判断题。本文的话题与食品有关，可能会在美食杂志上看到该文章。高频词汇confec

12、tion n. 甜点，精工制作的物品imperfectly adv. 有缺点地；不完美地mound n. 堆；小山岗【长难句分析】Adults and children ran three miles to the finish line after eating at least one of six Goo Goo Clusters from a bag they were given at the halfway point.在半路上，大人和孩子们会得到一个装有6个Goo Goo Clusters的包，他们在吃掉其中的至少一个之后跑三英里到达终点。该句为复合句。其中after是介词，引出

13、一个介词短语说明时间；“they were given.”是定语从句，修饰a bag。二、A food chain is a simple way of explaining how each living thing gets its food.For example，a simple African food chain might consist of three parts：(1)trees and bushes；(2)giraffes; and(3)lions.Each link in a food chain is food for the next link.Food chain

14、s always start with plants and end with animals.Plants are at the bottom of the food chain.Scientists call them producers，because they use light energy from the sun to produce food from carbon dioxide and water through photosynthesis (光合作用)Animals，unlike plants，cant produce their own food.Instead，th

15、ey must eat plants or other animals.This is why scientists call them consumers.Consumer animals fall into three categories.Herbivores eat only plants.Carnivores eat only other animals.Omnivores eat both plants and animals.In addition to producers and consumers，there are also decomposers.These organi

16、sms，such as bacteria and fungi，feed on decaying matter.They help the food chain by speeding up the decaying process that releases minerals back into the soil to be absorbed by plants as nutrients.Most food chains have only four or five links in them.As you go up a food chain，the amount of energy at

17、each level diminishes，because some of the energy is lost in the form of waste or is used up by the organism at that level.That is why it takes many plants，for example，to feed a few giraffes who in turn feed one lion.Most animals are part of many different food chains，because they must eat more than

18、one type of food to satisfy their energy needs.All of these interconnected food chains form a more complex structure called a food web.Humans，for example，are at the center of a very complex food web，because we tend to eat many different types of plants and animals.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章以食物链为话题，分析说明了自然界中动

19、植物相互依存的关系，并提出了食物链中的主体食草动物、食肉动物和草肉皆食动物。1Which of the following tells us the African food chain?ATrees，giraffes and lions live on one another.BGiraffes eat lions and lions feed on bushes.CLions live on giraffes and giraffes eat trees.DBushes live on lions and lions eat giraffes.1C细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的最后两句“E

20、ach link in a food chain is food for the next link.Food chains always start with plants and end with animals.”可知，非洲食物链的依存关系。2In the second paragraph，the author is mainly to_Aemphasize the importance of the plantsBcompare the plants and the animalsCpresent the scientists different viewsDexplain the p

21、roducers and consumers2D主旨大意题。很明显本段中主要介绍了食物链中的生产者和消费者。3The underlined word “diminishes”(in Paragraph 4)probably means_Achanges BdecreasesDdisappears Dincreases3B词义猜测题。根据下文中的“.because some of the energy is lost in the form of waste or is used up by the organism at that level.”可以推知，该词的意思是“减少”。4Those t

22、hat may lie in the centre of the food chain are_Athe omnivores Bthe decomposersCthe herbivores Dthe carnivores4A推理判断题。根据第三段第四句和最后一段作者所列举的例子可知，既食草又食肉的动物位于食物链的核心。5What would be the best title for this passage?AThe types of plants and animals BThe differences among the living things CThree categories o

23、f the consumersDThe food chain in the natural world5D主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了大自然中的食物链。高频词汇herbivore n. 动 食草动物carnivore n. 动 食肉动物omnivore n. 动 杂食动物；不偏食的人interconnect v. 互相联系【长难句分析】Most animals are part of many different food chains，because they must eat more than one type of food to satisfy their energy needs.大

24、多数动物是许多不同食物链的一部分，因为它们不只吃一种食物以满足自己的能量需求。该句为复合句。句中because引导原因状语从句。另外，more than one意为“许多”；satisfy意为“使满足”。三、 Most cell phone companies design models especially for kids.But parents are usually the ones buying the phones，and paying the bill.According to a July 2012 study，56% of parents of children aged 8

25、 to 12 have given their children a cell phone.According to a recent YouthBeat survey，12 is the magic number.It is the most common age for kids to get their first cell phone.But 13% of children aged 6 to 10 already have one.Thats more than one out of every 10 kids.Procell phone people，including many

26、parents，note that cell phones help kids keep in touch with their friends and families.They believe that cell phones are an important tool in an emergency.Kids can stay connected with their parents at all times，whether its to ask for a ride home from soccer practice or to receive a goodluck text mess

27、age moments before a big game.Plus，some cell phones designed for kids can be controlled with settings that allow the phone to only be used in parentapproved ways.Whats the harm in that?But other people are worried about the health and safety effects of kids cell phones.They believe that pluggedin ki

28、ds could be missing out on other activities，such as playing outside or hanging out with friends，and that sending text messages or fielding phone calls while doing homework is bad for concentration.They say that kids are spending too much time texting instead of talking to each other.“Our brains evol

29、ved to communicate face to face，” says Gary Small，a professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine，in California.“A lot of this is lost with texting.”And some experts are also concerned about possible health risks.They worry that radiationor energy wavesreleased by cell phones could be harmf

30、ul to young people.To be safe，many pediatricians advise limiting talk time.【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。根据最新的一项调查表明，现在大多数孩子都携带手机，并介绍了人们对孩子携带手机的两种不同观点和看法，对此专家给出了一些建议。1The recent YouthBeat survey suggests that_.Athe number twelve can bring us good luckBmost kids are eager to have their own cell phonesCmany kids hav

31、e their first cell phone at the age of 12Dmore than half of the parents can afford to buy cell phones1C细节理解题。根据第一段中的倒数第二句“It is the most common age for kids to get their first cell phone.”可知，许多孩子在12岁的时候开始拥有自己的第一部手机。2Procell phone people probably refer to those who think that kids_.Amustnt own cell p

32、honesBshould have cell phonesChad better make more friendsDmay lose touch with others 3What would be the main idea of Paragraph 3?AThe disadvantages of cell phones.BCell phones designed for kids.CThe kinds of cell phones.DHow to send text messages.3A主旨大意题。根据第三段中的第一句“But other people are worried abou

33、t the health and safety effects of kids cell phones.”可知，该段主要介绍了孩子携带手机的坏处。4According to Gary Small，cell phones_.Awaste us a lot of moneyBare of great benefit to many kidsCbring much pleasure to most of the kidsDreduce kids facetoface communication4D细节理解题。根据第三段最后他所说的话语可知，他的观点表明携带手机会减少孩子们面对面的交流。5The au

34、thors attitude toward the fact that kids have cell phones is_.AsupportiveBobjectiveCnegativeDoptimistic高频词汇hang out with 与出去玩；与闲逛plugin adj. 可插入插头的evolve v. 发展，进展；进化；逐步形成【长难句分析】Kids can stay connected with their parents at all times，whether its to ask for a ride home from soccer practice or to recei

35、ve a goodluck text message moments before a big game.不管是在足球训练后要求接回家，还是在一场大型的比赛之前收到一条祝愿好运的短信，孩子们能一直和父母保持联系。该句为复合句。句中whether.or.连接让步状语从句，意为“无论是还是”。另外，stay connected with为“和保持联系”之意。四、If youre shopping around for a new laptop to start the year off right，consider one of these following picks for budgetco

36、nscious students.For Chatty CathysSonys 15.5”VAIO E Series laptop($399.99)has a secondgeneration Intel Core i32370M processor，4GB of system memory(RAM)and 500GB hard drive.Built into the machine is an HD webcam to make it easy to have a video chat with family and friends.And while the camera has a m

37、icrophone，integrated Bluetooth means you can also wear a headset for even clearer audio.This Windows 7 Home Premium laptop also includes a DVD burner，ACID Music Studio and more.Math blasterStudents studying math or statistics or business might appreciate a laptop with a dedicated numeric keypad alon

38、g the righthand side of the keyboard.Thats what youll find in Toshibas satin black 15.6inch Satellite laptop($399.99)Youll also find one USB 3.0 and 2 USB 2.0 ports.This entrylevel PC has a secondgen Intel Core i32370M processor，4GB of system memory and 500GB hard drive.Personalize that PCIf youve g

39、ot a bit more cash to spend，the newest Dell Inspiron 15R($499.99)delivers a lot of bang for the buck.You get 6GB of system memory，500GB hard drive.But students might also like the option to change up its look.While the laptop comes standard in silver，you can personalize it with additional lids for $

40、30 a piece(e.g.red，blue or pink)Other highlights include Bluetooth.Bigger is betterEspecially if its going to be used primarily as a desktop replacement，a larger screen laptop is the way to go.For $449.99 you can pick up a 17.3inch HP Pavilion laptop，with a goodlooking LEDbacklit highdefinition wide

41、screen display(1，600 900 resolution)ideal for movies，games and photos.This computer houses a secondgen Intel Core i3 processor，4GB of system memory，500GB hard drive，DVD burner，and more.【语篇导读】文章介绍了四款适合学生使用的笔记本电脑，包括它们各自的配置和价格，特别是其功能和用途。1If you often have video chats with others，youd better buy_.ADell

42、Inspiron 15RB17.3inch HP Pavilion laptopCToshibas 15.6inch Satellite laptopDSonys 15.5”VAIO E Series laptop1D推理判断题。见第一款电脑介绍：For Chatty Cathy，通过索尼笔记本的介绍可知，该款笔记本适合视频聊天。2Toshibas satin black 15.6inch Satellite laptop is different from others in that_.Ait has three USB portsBits hard drive is 500GBCits

43、system memory is 4GBDit has a larger keyboard3In order to buy a computer with lids you have to pay at least_.A$399.99 B$449.99C$529.99 D$499.993C细节理解题。在对戴尔电脑的介绍中可以发现，该款电脑外观有可以更换的颜色，比如有红色、蓝色、粉红等，那么根据其价格情况，至少要花费$529.99(499.9930)。4You would like to buy a 17.3inch HP Pavilion laptop probably because_.Ai

44、ts much cheaper than other laptopsByou enjoy watching movies onlineCits appearance can change as you likeDit is fairy easy for everyone to operate4B推理判断题。根据对惠普电脑的第四款介绍可知，该款电脑的特点是屏幕大，你想购买该款电脑是因为你喜欢看网络电影。5What would be the best title for this passage?AThe development of technologyBSeveral school lapto

45、ps for studentsCThe changes of the modern computersDThe future laptops for the young generation 5B主旨大意题。本文为学生介绍了几款电脑。高频词汇pick n. 选择；精华 v. 选择；采；剔除budgetconscious adj. 精打细算的audio adj. 声音的；录音的【长难句分析】Students studying math or statistics or business might appreciate a laptop with a dedicated numeric keyp

46、ad along the righthand side of the keyboard.学习数学或者统计或者贸易的学生可能欣赏这样的掌上电脑，它带有专门的带有右手键盘的数字小键盘。该句为简单句。句子主语是students，之后的studying.是现在分词短语作后置定语；a laptop是句子宾语，之后with引出的介词短语，作后置定语。五、Driving on up to Yosemite with my family was exciting yet nerve racking.I had never been to such an amazing national park before

47、 yet I wasnt the most athletic person so I knew that I couldnt stick through all the hiking up and down.It actually ended up being a fun and adventurous experience.The ride there was definitely long but worth it.As I woke up from my nap，I saw the beautiful scenery of the tall mountains and beautiful

48、 streams.The trails were made nicely for visitors.The waterfalls were breathtaking with capturing views.Climbing up rocks was one of my favorite parts.Even though I fell a couple of times，I still had a lot of fun.The fact that my family and I spent so much time together all trying to find out which

49、route to take and what views to watch really brought us closer together.The great thing about nature is that，its just you，the views，and the people around you.Theres nothing there to bother you and its the best way to relax and enjoy yourself.Yosemite has 5 of the worlds highest waterfalls，and about