自然型阅读理解真题再现

1、自然型阅读理解再现2014新课标卷 Passengigeons(旅鸽) once flew over much of theUnited Ses in unbevable numbers. Written accounts from the 18nd 19thcenturies described flocks(群) so larget they darkened the sky for hours.It was calculatedt when its population reached its highest po，there weremoren 3 billion passengige

2、onsa number equal to 24 to 40 per cent of thetotal bird populationhe United Ses, making it perhaps the most abundant bird inthe world. Even as late as 1870 when their numbers had alreadye smaller, aflock beved to be 1near Cincinnati.wide and 320(about 515 kilometres) long was seenSadly, the abundanc

3、e of passengigeons may have been their unng. Wherethe birds were most abundant, peopkilled them by the thousands. Commereved there was an everlasting supply andlters attracted them to small clearingswith grain, waited until pigeons had settled to feed, then threw large nets over them,takingdreds aim

4、e. The birds were shipped to large cities and sold inrestaurants.By the closing decades of the 19th century, the hardwood forests wherepassengigeons nested had been damaged by Americans need for wood, whichscattered(驱散) the flocks and forced the birds to go farther north, where cold temperatures and

5、 spring storms contributed to their decline. Soon the great flocks were gone, never to be seen again.In 1897, the se of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passengerpigeons, but by then, no sizable flocks had been seenhe se for 10 years. The lastconfirmed wild pigeonhe United Ses was sh

6、ot by a boy in Pike County, Ohio, in1900. For a time, a few birdrvived under human care. The last of them, knownaffectionay as Mar1914., died at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden on September 1,1he 18nd early 19th centuries, passengigeons .Awere the biggest birdhe worldBlived mainlyhe south of Americ

7、aCdid grearm to the natural environmentDwere the largest bird populationhe US2The underlined word “un AescCliberationng” probably refers to thBruin Devolutiongeons “”3What was the main reason for people to kill passeng ATo seek pleasure.To save other birds.To make money.To protect crops.igeons?4What

8、 can we infer about the la AIt was ignored by the public.It was declared too late.It was unfair.It was strict.【文章大意】 本文叙述了旅鸽逐渐ssedichigan?的过程。在，18 世纪和 19 世纪旅鸽的数量很多。人们认为旅鸽数量多，会有的供应，于是了成千上万的旅鸽。而在 19 世纪末，人伐木驱散了旅鸽。1897 年密歇根州通过旅鸽的法律时，在该州已经 10 年没有见过大的旅鸽群了。最后一只旅鸽于 1914年在辛辛那提动物园死去。1D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“a number e

9、qual to 24 to 40 per cent of thetotal bird populationhe United Ses”可知选D。2B词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“Where the birds were most abundant, peoplebeved there was an everlasting supply and killed them by the thousands.”可知，人们认为旅鸽数量多，会有的供应，于是了成千上万的旅鸽。由此判断unng 的意思是“，”。故选B。3C推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Commerlters attracted them to smallclearings with grain, waited until pigeons had settled to feed, then threw large netsover them, takingdreds aime. The birds were shipped to large cities and soldin restaurants.”可知，人们杀死旅鸽主要是为了赚钱。故选C。4B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“In 1897, the se of Michigan passed a lawprohibiting the kill