高三英语二轮突破 阅读理解特训37（含解析）

《阅读理解特训：3真2模含解析》2014届高三英语二轮突破37阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ARayTraverssatbackatthelargedesk,andlookedaroundhisplush（豪华的）office.HewastiredRay'seyesstoppedatapaintingonthewall.Itwasagiftgivenbyanoldfriend，Bull，asafarewellgiftwhenhelefthishometownHerecalledthelifespentinthatsmalltown;pleasanttimes.Themanyhourshespenttalkingtohisgoodfriend,andthetaleshewastoldabouthuntingintheAfricaofold.Memoriesflowedbackmorethantenyears;herememberedhowheenjoyedhearingaboutthewonderfulhunting，andhowhewishedhecouldhavesharedthosetimes.Rayopenedhisdeskdrawerandbroughtoutawoodenbox.Heopenedthelidandexposedaworkofart，ahand-madehuntingknife.ThiswasagiftfromBull，giventoRaymorethan20yearsago.ItwasoneofthefirstknivesBullhadmade,andRayhadcalledit"Zambezi"，theriverwhereBullhadbeensomanytimes.Heclosedtheboxandsatuprightathisdesk；hewasdrivinghimselfhard,anddeservedabreak.Thingsweregoingwellwiththebusiness，everythingrunningsmoothly.Hecouldaffordaweekoff！Hewentbackhome.Aweekinthehometownwouldbelikegoingbackinhistory."Man,it'sgoingtobegood,”Raysaidaloud，asheturnedontothehighwayandwatchedthecitylightsfastdisappearing，ashelookedintherearviewmirror.Thepowerfulcargoingitswaythroughthenight,headlightspiercing（穿透）thedarkness.Memoriesdancedthroughtheman'smind.Memoriesofgoodtimes，whenheknewwhatitwastorelax,totalk，andtoreallyvisit.Slowlyenteringtownhelookedaround.Raysatinhiscar,lookingattheoldbuilding，smiling.Insideitwasalmostasthoughitwasthesamepeopleas15yearsago.【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Ray成为成功商人之后对以前的好朋友Bull及家乡生活的回忆。56.Welearnfromthetextthat__________.A.Ray'soldfriend,Bull,isapaintingartistB.RayvisitedAfricatogetherwithBullmanytimesC.RayandBulloftenwenthuntingtogetherD.Raylefthishometownmorethantenyearsago57.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeRay'sfeelingaboutgoingbackhome?A.WorriedB.ExcitedC.CalmD.Nervous【答案】B【解析】根据文章最后一段中的“Slowlyenteringtownhelookedaround.Raysatinhiscar,lookingattheoldbuilding，smiling.”可知，作者微笑着看着旧建筑，所以推知作者高兴、兴奋。【考点定位】考查推理判断。58.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A.RaywasasuccessfulbusinessmanB.RayhadahardtimeinthehometownC.Ray'shometownwasasmallremotemountainvillageD.Raywasthefirstpromisingyoungmaninthehometown59.Whatmaytheauthortalkaboutintheparagraphthatfollowsthetext?A.Ray'schildhoodspentinhishometown.B.WhyRaylefthishometownalone.C.ThesituationinRay'shometown.D.HowRaywentintobusiness.BWriterandteacherYinJianli'sstoriesandthoughtsaboutbringingupherdaughterYuanyuanhavebeenaconstantsourceofinspirationforparentsoverthepast16years.Herbook,AGoodMotherExceedsGoodTeachers,publishedbyWritersPublishingHouse,hasbeenabestselleronDangdangandAmazon'sonlineplatformsforthepastthreeyears.ThebookhelpedYinmaketheChineseWriters'RichList,with4.48millionyuan（＄710，000).ExpertssayYin'sbookprovidespracticalguidance,whichmakesitpopularamongparents."Whenthemajorityofbooksareeitherfullofbraggingabout（自吹自擂）theauthors'childrenoroutliningbigtheoriesthathavenofoundationinpractice,Iwritebooksthatarepracticalandeasytofollow,"Yinwrites."Forexample,therewasanoccasionwhenYuanyuanforgottodoherelementaryschoolhomework.InsuchasituationmanyChineseparentsshowtheirangerandscoldtheirkids,”saysYin,whomadeanagreementwithherhusbandtheywouldnotoverlycriticizeorpushtheirdaughter.Instead,Yinencouragedthedaughtertomakeupthehomework,whichmeantstayingupuntilmidnight.Asaresult,shelearnedtoarrangehertimebetteranddidnothaveaharmfulreactiontodoinghomework.Yin'sprincipleof"noparentalinterference（干涉），and"givingchildrentheopportunitytolearnfromtheirmistakes"isdescribedinanumberofreal-lifeexamples.ReaderssayYin'sbooksimprovetheirchildren'sperformanceatschool,andencouragethemtodevelopgoodpersonalitiesandhabits.Theybelieveherbooksarenotonlyaboutbeinggoodparentsbutalsoaboutgrowingasparentsandindividuals."WhenI'mreadingbooks，IkeepthinkingaboutwhatabetterpersonalityIwouldhaveifmyparentshadadoptedthemethodsYinsuggestswhenIwasakid，＂onereadercommentsinareviewonYin'sonlineblog.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了《一个好妈妈胜过好老师》基本内容。60.Thebook“AGoodMotherExceedsGoodTeachers"hasbeensopopularbecause______.A.itcoversmanyinspiringthoughtsaboutbringingupchildrenB.itoutlinesbigtheoriesfromhomeandabroadC.itprovidespracticalguidanceforparentsD.itsellsatagreatdiscount61.WecanlearnfromthetextthatYinJianli_______．A.advocateslearningfrommistakesB.makesagoodlivingonlybywritingbooksC.holdstheviewthatsavingyourstickspoilsyourkidD.believessuccessfuleducationcallsforjointeffortsfromschoolandfamily62.Itcanbeimpliedfromthetextthat________.A.Yin'sreadersaremostlyparentsB.ThebookisonlyavailableonlineC.YinhasagreatsenseofbusinessD.Yuanyuanachievedsuccessthankstohermother【答案】D【解析】根据文章的第一段中的“WriterandteacherYinJianli'sstoriesandthoughtsaboutbringingupherdaughterYuanyuanhavebeenaconstantsourceofinspirationforparentsoverthepast16years.”可知D正确。【考点定位】考查推理判断。CItseemslikeeverydaythere'ssomenewresearchaboutwhetherourfavoritedrinksaregoodforus.Oneday,sciencesaysaglassofredwineadaywillhelpuslivelonger.Thenextday,maybenot.Itseemsjournalistsareprettyinterestedinwineresearchandthesamemightbesaidforcoffee.Nowthere'sbeenalotofresearchintowhethercoffee'sgoodforourhealth"theresultshavereallybeenmixed"，admitsNealFreedmanwholedthecoffeestudyandpublishedhisfindingsinamedicaljournalrecently."There'sbeensomeevidencethatcoffeemightincreasetheriskofcertaindiseasesandthere'salsobeenmaybemorerecentevidencethatcoffeemayprotectagainstotherdiseasesaswell".Freedmanandhiscolleaguesundertookthebiggeststudyyettolookattherelationshipbetweencoffeeandhealth.Theyanalyzeddatacollectedfrommorethan400，000Americansages50to70participatinginthestudy."Wefoundthatthecoffeedrinkershadamodestlylowerriskofdeaththanthenon-drinkers，hesaid.Here'swhathemeansby"modestly":thosewhodrankatleasttwoorthreecupsadaywereabout10percentor15percentlesslikelytodieforanyreasonduringthe13yearsofthestudywhentheresearcherslookedatspecificcausesofdeath,coffeedrinkingappearedtocuttheriskofdyingfromheartdisease,lungdiseaseinjuries,accidentsandinfections.Now,Freedmanstressedthatthestudydoesn'tprovecoffeecanmakepeoplelivelonger.Astudylikethiscanneverproveacause-and-effectrelationship.Allitcanreallydoistopointresearchersintherightdirectionforfurtherinvestigation.Andevenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientistshavenoideawhy.【文章大意】本文是一篇科学调查报告。文章通过科学调查研究了喝咖啡与疾病的关系。63.Accordingtothefirstparagraph，reporterswouldliketoknowtheresearchfindingsof_______.A.teaB.beerC.coffeeD.wine64.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Freedmanandhiscolleagueshired400，000Americanstocollectdate.B.PeoplewhotookpartinFreedman'sresearchareabout50to70yearsold.C.About400,000AmericansworkedforFreedman'steamfor13years.D.Peoplewhoare50to70yearsoldseldomdrinkwffee.【答案】B【解析】根据文章中的Theyanalyzeddatacollectedfrommorethan400，000Americansages50to70participatinginthestudy.可知B正确。A错在没有morethan；C错在忽视了定语从句thosewhodrankatleasttwoorthreecupsaday……;D项与文章内容不符。【考点定位】考查细节理解。65.Accordingtotheauthor,scientists________.A.havealreadyprovedthatcoffeeisgoodforhumanhealthB.havealongwaytogobeforetheyfindawaytostudycoffeeC.haveavoidedthecause-and-effectapproachtostudycoffeeD.arestillunabletofigureoutwhycoffeeisgoodforus【答案】D【解析】根据文章最后一段中的evenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientistshavenoideawhy.可知D正确。【考点定位】考查推理判断。66.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.TheMagicalEffectsofCoffeeB.NealFreedmanandHisResearchC.CanCoffeeHelpYouLiveLonger?D.ACupofCoffeeADayMakesDiseasesAway【答案】C【解析】根据文章的整体内容及最后一段可知C正确。【考点定位】考查文章的标题。DManytimeswhenpeoplehearthewordssocialnetworking,theirbrainsautomaticallygotositessuchasTwitterorFacebook.However,therearesitesforthoseintosocialnetworkingandintoreading.Soundcrazy?,It'sreallynot.Ifyou'veeverwantedasitewhereyoucanreceivebookrecommendations，followyourfavoriteauthors，andkeepupwithwhatyourfriendsarereading,thenlooknofurtherthanGoodreads.com.Goodreadsprovidesusefulservicesforthoseinthereadingworld.Itisasitewhereyoucanwinbooksbygoingtogiveaways（赠书）andsimplyenteringyourinformation.Somegiveawaysareevensignedbytheauthor.Andthebooksaren'tboring，oldortorncopies——manyofthemareARC's(AdvancedReadersCopies)，forwhichyoucanwriteashortreviewonthesite.Anyonecanpostreviewsoftheirfavoritebooksorseriessothatothersmayfeelinclinedtoreadthemaswell.Anotherfunctionofthesiteisofferingbookclubsandinterestgroups.Youcanhaveinteractivediscussionswithgroupsofpeoplereadingthesamethings，sortoflikeablog.YoucanalsomakefriendswithpeopleandpoststatusessimilartoFacebook.Yourfriendscansendyoubookrecommendationsandyoucanaddthemtoyourshelfifyouchoose.Shelvesarebyfaroneofthebestfeaturesonthesite.Youcancategorize（归类）yourentirelibraryandputbooksyouwanttoreadonyour“to-read”shelf.Thesevirtual（虚拟的）shelvesallowyoutoseewhatyou'vereadandalsoletyoukeeptrackofthenumberofbooksyou'vereadinayear.Youcanevenreadoriginalwritingforfreebecausemanypeopleposttheirownwritingonthesitetogainfeedbackandadviceonhowtoimprove.Anyonecanjointhissiteforfreeandfallinlovewithnotjustabook,butabooksiteaswell.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一个人们交友