2013高考英语二轮阅读理解(16)外研版

--PAGE7-2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选（16）及答案AChildren,especiallyboys,tendtoidealizetheirfatherswhentheyareyoung．Everylittleboywantstogrowuptobejustlikehisfather,andeverylittlegirlthinksherfatheristhesmartestmanontheearth．It’snotveryeasytobeagoodfather,butit’snotthatdifficulteither．Childrenwilltrulyenjoyspendingtimewiththeirfathers,notjustwhentheyarekids,butevenwhentheyareadults．Notallchildrencommunicatewellwiththeirfather．Communicationisoftenlefttomothers,whilefathersdispenseadviceasandwhennecessayDo’texpectallconversationstocentrearoundthedinnertable．Gotoyourchildren’sbedroomsandtalktothemaboutschool,theirteachersortheirfriends．Rememberthattheconversationcannotbeyourchildrenopenuptoyou,youalsotoopenuptoIfyourchildrencomehomefromschoolfeelingupset,gouptothemandaskthemwhatistheifitissomethingwhichseemstoyoutobeasillyreasontobeupset,voiceyourmaybesillytoyou,buttoyourchildrenitisimportantwavethetopicawaybytellingthemnottobotheraboutsuchstupiddiscussingtheirproblemswiththemwillhelpthemfeelbetter．Don’tshyawayfromhavingdiscussionsaboutyourteenagechildren’slovelives．Generallyspeaking,yourchildrenaredefinitelynotgoingtodiscussintimatedetailswithyou．Trytoletthemknowthatyouarerelaxedabouttopicsonlove．Tellyourchildrenhowyoumetyourwife．Itisperfectlynormalforchildrentogothroughfeelingsfortheoppositesexastheygrowup,andbykeepingthetopiccloseddiscussion,youareonlyshuttingthemofffromdiscussingtheirfeelingswithyou．AlltheywilldoisturntotheirTochildrentheirfathersareusuallyvery ．kind B．great C．serious D．strongFromthesecondparagraphwecanknowthat ．somechildrenliketheirfathersatalltalkingwithchildrenaroundthedinnertableisunnecessaryitisbetterforfatherstocommunicatemorewiththeirchildrenmothersshouldcommunicatelesswiththeirSupposeyourchildrenareworriedaboutsomethingyoushould ．haveatalkwiththem Ｂ．expressyourC．keepsilent themaloneWhichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“intimate”inParagraph4?Public B．Personal C．Strange D．SeriousBDadcameinthemidnight.Weheardeverysound,butwepretendedtobeasleep.Nextmorninghelookedweakandthin,sittinginachairbythekitchenfire.Thelightofthefireshonethroughhislongemptysleeve.Everythingwentasusual.Grandmafoundsomethingtodointhebedroom.Grandpawentoutforsomewater.Mother,withherbacktous,wasgettingthecakesreadyforbreakfast.Butnothingwasright.Whengrandmacameoutofthebedroom,shewalkedontiptoe.Whengrandpacameback,hesaidnothingabouttheweather.AtbreakfastMotherpassedusthefruitandsaidsomething,buthervoicewastoohigh.Atlastmysister,Lou,pushedbackherchair.“It’syourturntowashthedishes.”ButIhadwashedthedishesthenightbefore.IsaidnothingbecauseitwasnotrighttoquarrelinfrontofDadjusthomewiththeemptysleeve.“Itisyourturn,”Lousaidagain.Ilookedatherinsurprise.“Itisnot,”IsaidbecauseIdenlyrememberedMotherhadtoldustogoonasusual.“Children,children,”Mothersaidinaquiet,gladkindofvoice.AndDadwassmilingbecausehefeltathomeat45．WhatdoyouknowhappenedtoDadinthestory?A．Hewasbadlyill. hadalongjourney.C．Hedranktoomuch. lostoneofhisarms.46．Thefamily whentheysawemptysleeve.A．wastoosurprisedtodoanything sadandcriedaC．triednottoshowtheirfeelings noworryatall47．Fromthestory,weknow .thetwosistersoftenquarreledaboutwhoshouldwashthedishesthefamilylikedseeingthetwosistersquarrellingafterbreakfastDadlovedthetwosistersverymuchthoughtheyoftenquarreledMothertoldthetwosisterstoquarrelwitheachotherthenight48．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthestory?A．TheQuarrellingSisters WasC．AftertheAccident EmptySleeveCHowcanacreatureweighingover5tonsandnormallytaking150kilogramsofand120litersofwaterperdaysurviveinadesertenvironment?InthesouthwestAfricancountryofNamibia,andtheSaharalandsofMalifurthernorth,thedesertelephantdoesjustthat.AlthoughnotregardedasaseparatespeciesfromtheAfricanelephant,thedesertcousindiffersinmanyways.Theirbodiesaresmaller,toabsorblessheat,andtheirfeetarelargerforeasierwalkingacrosssandysurfaces,theyaretaller,tohigherbranches.Theyhaveshortertusks（象牙andmostimportantly,longertrunkstodigforwaterinriverbeds.Desertelephantscantravelover70kilometersinsearchforfeedinggroundsandwaterholes,andhavealargergroupoffamilies.Theydrinkonlyeverydays,andcanstorewaterina“bag”atthebackthroat,whichiswhenbadlyneeded.Desertelephantsarecarefultheyseldomrootuptreesbreakfewerbranches,andthusmaintainwhatlittlefoodsourcesareavailable.Youngelephantsmayeveneatthe粪便thefemaleleaderofagroupwhenfacingfoodshortage.Duringdroughttheyareunlikelytogivebirthtotheiryoungbutwithgoodrainsthebirthratewillincreasegreatly.Desertelephantshavesandbaths,sometimesaddingtheirownurine（尿液）tomakethemmuddy!Aswecontinuetooverheatourweakplanet,itcanonlybehopedthatotheranimalspecieswilladaptasextraordinarilywelltochangeasthedesertelephant.49．TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2means“ ”.A．remainsintheAfricancountries120litersofwateraC．managestoliveindesertareas150kilogramsoffood50．Desertelephantsarecalledcarefulfeedersbecausethey .A．rarelyruintrees onlyevery3-4daysC．searchforfoodinlargegroups foodsourcesfortheiryoung51．Theauthoranswersthequestionraisedinthefirstparagraphwith A．storiesandexplanation anddescriptionsC．examplesandconclusion andargument52．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastsentenceinthepassage?A．Overheatingtheearthcanbestopped.Notallanimalspeciesaresoadaptable.Theplanetwillbecomehotterandhotter.Notallanimalsareassmartasdesertelephants.DAfterwemeetpeople,itisuptoustomakethemourfriends．Letusstopamomentandconsiderwhatreallymakesafriend.Themajorqualitieslikefaithfulness,devotion,throughourminds.Butitisthelargenumberofsmallparticularqualitiesthatmakeupone’swholecharacter,suchascheerfulness,friendlinessandpunctuality.Afterall,“tomakeafriend,beafriend”isnotsuchabiganddifficultorder.Thereareparticularfavorablequalities,whichattractotherstous,andsomefundamentalpsychologicalandIfyouareinthepresenceofashyperson,talkingandaskingcasualquestionsmaybringhimoutofhisshell.Thinkofwhatwouldbemostacceptabletothepersonforyoutotalk,ortolisten.Eitherway,thegoalistomakeyourselfpleasant．Alwaysremembertolisten,butlistenintelligently.Tohaveanyone“hangonourwords”isthemostunnoticeablycleverwayintheworldtopleasesomebody．Forafewextremelyhappysecondswearethecenterofwhenitisturntobeaudience，letusrememberhowwefeltastheactor，andlet’sbegenuinelyinterestedinwhattheotherfellowisOtherpeoplewilllikeus,ifwelikethem.Ifyouwantfriends,keepyourandheartopentofriendship.Bealivetotheotherworld．Thispassageismainlyabout .thewayoftalkingtoashypersonsomefavorablequalitiestobeapsychologisthowtomakeyourselfattractivetolistenershowtomakeafriendandbeafriendTheunderlinedpart“bringhimoutofhisshell”inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans .makehimbecomeactive B.makehimfeelmorenervousC.helphimunderstandthequestionbetter D．helphimlisten55．Accordingtotheimportantwayinmakingfriendsisto .A.attractthem B.beattracted C.listenattentively D.talkwidelyOfthequalitiesinaofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?Faithfulness. B.Devotion． C.Punctuality. Unselfishness.EItdoesn’tmatterwhenorhowmuchapersonsleeps,buteveryoneneedssomeresttostayalive.That’swhatalldoctorsthought,untiltheyheardaboutAlHerpin.AlHerpin,itwassaid,neverslept.Couldthisbetrue?Thedoctorsdecidedtothisstrangemanthemselves.AlHerpinwas90yearsoldwhenthedoctorscametohishomeinNewJersey.Theythoughtforsurethathegotsomesleepofsomekind.Sotheystayedwithhimandwatchedeverymovementhemade.Buttheyweresurprised.Thoughtheywatchedhimhourafterhouranddayafterday,theyneversawHerpinsleeping.Infact,hedidnotevenownabed.Heneverneededone.TheonlyrestthatHerpinsometimesgotwassittinginacomfortablechairreadingnewspapers.Thedoctorswerepuzzledbyhisstrangecontinuoussleeplessness.Theyaskedhimalotofquestions,hopingtofindananswer.Theyfoundonlyoneanswerthatmig