高三英语二轮突破 阅读理解特训53（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53阅读理解（共20小题；每题2分，满分40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。AThebabyelephantIshangawaslyinginthebushes,scared,starving,andstrugglingtobreathe.Untiljustafewdaysbefore,shehadbeenwithhermother,walkingthroughthesweepinggrasslandsofTsavoNationalParkintheAfricancountryofKenya.Thebaby’smotherwaskilled,mostlikelybyapoacher.OnWednesday,November17，2010，ananti-poachingteamwasremovingthedeadlywiretrapsthatpoacherssetthroughoutthepark.Luckily,amemberoftheteamspottedthebabyandrushedtohelpher.Suddenly,alionsprangfromthebushesandclampeditsmoutharoundherneck.Onepersonmanagedtopullouthisgunandfireshotsintheair.Theshockedlionreleasedthebabyandbackedaway.Nowtheweakenedbabyhadagravewoundonherneck.About300milesnorthofTsavoisaplacethathelpsbabyelephants.Overtheyears,theorphanage(孤儿院）hasraised130elephantsandsuccessfullyreleasedthembackintothewild.Afteratensewaitandaplaneride,thebaby’srescuersmadeittotheorphanage.Themedicalstaffworkedfranticallytotreatherwound.Shewasscaredandwild.Shescreamed,andwouldn’tletanyhumansgetnearher,refusingtoeatordrink.Aftertwohoursofintensemedicalcare,Ishangaawokeandslowlystruggledtoherfeet.Twokeepersandaveterinarianhadbeenwithherallnight.Theywererelievedthatsheseemedtoberecovering.Thenextday,thoughIshangaremainedweak,herkeepersintroducedhertosomeoftheother14youngelephantslivingattheorphanage.Thekeepersstoodbackastheotherelephantsextendedtheirtrunkinfriendlygreetings.TheolderelephantsledIshangaaround,givingheratourofhernewhome.Overthepastyear,Ishanga’swoundshavehealed.Shehasmademanyfriends.It’llbeuptoIshangatodecidewhenshe’sreadytoleavetheorphanage.Returningtothewildisalongprocessthatcantakemorethan10years.Fornow,sheisinnorushtoleavethisextraordinarycommunityofelephantsandhumans.Ishangahasalong,happylifeaheadofher.26. Theunderlinedword“poacher”inparagraph2probablymeans_____.A.someonewhohuntsillegally B.someonewhoprotectswildanimalsC.someonewhoisanelephantkeeperD.someonewhoworksinthepark【答案】A【解析】词义猜测题。根据ananti-poachingteamwasremovingthedeadlywiretrapsthatpoacherssetthroughoutthepark.一个反盗猎团队移除致命陷阱,偷猎者设置的陷阱在整个公园。anti-poachingteam反盗猎团队，故推测poacher是非法偷猎者，故选A。27. Whenthebabyelephantwassavedbytheteam,shewas_____.A.badlyillB.verydangerousC.dead D.badlywounded【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据Nowtheweakenedbabyhadagravewoundonherneck.小象被救时脖子处严重受伤，故选D。28. Thebabyelephantwassentto_____byplane.A,hospitalB.NatureC.theorphanageD.NationalPark【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据Afteratensewaitandaplaneride,thebaby’srescuersmadeittotheorphanage.用飞机把小象运到孤儿院进行救助，故选C。29. Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthat_____.A. IshangaiseagertoleavethecommunityafterrecoveringB. theanti-poachingteamshotthelionandsavedIshangaC. itwillprobablytakeIshangaalongtimetoreturntothenatureD. ayearlater,Ishangastilldidn’tadapttolivingintheorphanage【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据Returningtothewildisalongprocessthatcantakemorethan10years.对于Ishanga来说回归自然是一个漫长的时间，故选C。30. Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A. therescueofababyelephantB. theimportanceofanimalprotectionC. abriefintroductiontotheelephantorphanageD. astoryaboutpoachersandananti-poachingteam【答案】A【解析】主旨大意题。根据短文的内容可知主要叙述了拯救小象的过程，故选A。BDaveBrunoworksasanonlinemarketingmanager.Severalyearsago,oneweekendBrunoandhisfamilydidamajorhousecleanupandthendonatedseveralbagsofunneededitemstothelocalGoodwillstore.“Afterallweredone,IlookedaroundandrealizedthatIstillhadtoomuchstuff”，saysBruno,“ItoccurredtomethatmaybeIwantedtoleadasimplelifebutinrealityIbehaveddifferently.”Thatrealizationpromptedthe39-year-oldfatherofthreetotryanexperiment,“The100ThingChallenge”.Withthegoalofbreakingfreeofwhathecallsa“badhabitofconsumerism…Brunowasdeterminedtoliveforoneyearwithjust100personalitems.Hecutdownhispossessionsto94items,includingaBible,laptop,guitar,weddingring,carandclothes.Hecreatedsomeguidelinesfortheexperimentsincehiswifeanddaughtersdidnotparticipate-family-sharedandhouseholditemsdidnotcountaspersonalitems.Healsogroupedtogethersomebasicthingssuchasunderwearandsocks.Brunobeganbloggingabouthisnewlifestyleandeventuallywroteabook,The100ThingChallenge:HowIGotRidofAlmostEverything,RemadeMyLife,andRegainedMySoul.Sincecompletingtheexperiment,Brunohascontinuedtolivebythemotto:reduce,refuse,andrearrangeandmaintainsjust110personalthings.“Nearlythreeyearsoflivingwithaminimalamountofpersonalpossessions,I’mnolongerinthehabitofconsumingforthesakeofconsumption(消费)，”hewroteinhisbloglastweek,“Thathasfreedmeupforallsortsofbetterendeavorsthanshopping—likespendingtimewithfamilyandwritingabookandplanningforbusinessopportunities.”Bruno’sprojecthasalsoinspiredotherstoliveminimally,manyofwhomposttheirown100ThingChallengeupdatesonYouTube.“Therealityisthatthe100ThingChallengeissurprisinglyeasy”，saysBruno,“I’mnotsayingtherewerenochallengesordisappointments.Imisssomethings,butnotthatmuch.Frankly,it’sfareasiertolivewithlessstuffthanwithexcessivetrash.”31. WhatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninParagraph1?A. Brunoregrettedtohaveaneasylife.B. Brunohadaspecialbehaviorinreality,C. Brunoandhisfamilyledahappylife.D. Brunowouldhavelikedalifewithfeweritems.【答案】D【解析】句意猜测题。根据下文The100ThingChallenge可知Bruno想用更少的东西在日常生活中，故选D。32. ThethingswereincludedinBruno’s94itemsEXCEPT_____.A. socksB.aBibleC.cookersD.aweddingring【答案】CKs5u【解析】细节理解题。根据Hecutdownhispossessionsto94items,includingaBible,laptop,guitar,weddingring,carandclothes.只有炊具没有提到，故选C。33. Itcanbeinferredinthelastparagraphthat_____.A. itislesspossibleforpeopletolivesimplyB. BrunometsomedifficultiesintheexperimentC. manypeoplewereinspiredtoupdatetheirblogsD. gettingridofthehabitofover-consumptioniseasy【答案】B【解析】推理判断题。根据I’mnotsayingtherewerenochallengesordisappointments可知Bruno在实验中也遇到了一些困难，故选B。34. Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A. Brunohasn’tbloggedforalongtime.B.Unneededthingsshouldbethrownaway.C. Brunohassucceededintheexperiment.D.Thefamilyshowinterestintheexperiment.【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据Bruno’sprojecthasalsoinspiredotherstoliveminimally可推知有人愿意去效仿这说明Bruno的实验成功了，故选C。Ks5u35. Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A. Livewith100ThingsB.Defeat100ChallengesinLifeC. SurvivebyYourMotto D.ConsumeforConsumption’sSake【答案】A【解析】标题归纳题。根据短文的内容主要叙述了Bruno做实验用100项的生活用品. 来进行简朴的生活，故选A。CTheUnitedStatesisfacedwithserioustrafficproblems.Toomanycarstravelonthefreewaystoandfromthecity.Thisheavytrafficcausesdelaysandlotsofpollutionfromcarsthatareusingtheirenginesbutnotmovinganywhere.Manycarsgoingnowhereiscalleda“trafficjam.”WhilemanycitiesintheUnitedStateshavetrafficproblems,someoftheworstareinLosAngeles,California.LosAngelesisabigcitywithalargedowntownarea.OneofthereasonswhythereissomuchtrafficisthatfewpeopleusepublictransportationtogetaroundExpertssayonepossiblesolutiontothetrafficprobleminLosAngeleswouldbetomakepeoplewanttousethepublictransportationsystemofbusesinsteadoftheirowncars.Peoplesaythebusesshouldbemadeeasier,faster,lesscostlyandmoredependablethandrivingacar.Onesuggestionistoreducethecostofridingthebus.Peoplewhousuallydrivetheircarscouldsavealotofmoneyongasandparkingcosts.Also,LosAngelescouldmakethebuseseasierforpeopletouse.Thebusescouldtraveltomoreplacesinthecity.Andtherecouldbemorespeciallanesonthefreewaysthatonlybusescoulddrivein.Thesechangeswouldmaketakingthebusfasterandeasierthandrivingacar.Otherexpertshavesaidthatthebestwaytoeasetrafficproblemsistochargepeoplemoneytodriveonthefreeways.Thesecharges,ortolls,wouldbeforthemostcrowdedroads.Thetollswouldbeineffectduringthetimesofdaywhenmostpeopledrivetoworkandhomeagain.Thesetimesinthemorningandlateafternoonarecalled“rushhour”.Peoplewouldtrytoavoiddrivingontheseroads,whichwoulddecreasetheamountoftraffic.Also，themoneycollectedfromthesetollscouldbeusedtoimprovetheroadsandpublictransportationsystem.36. Thepassagemainlydiscusses_____.A. differentmeansoftransportationoftheUnitedStatesB. possiblesolutionstosolvingAmericantrafficproblemsC. causesoftheserioustrafficproblemsinAmericaD. somenewlawsaboutAmericanpublictransportation【答案】B【解析】主旨大意题。根据短文的内容可知美国针对交通拥挤应该采取的措施，故选B。37. WhichisNOTtheeffectcausedbytheheavytraffic?A. Toomanyprivatecars. B.Timewasting.C. Seriousairpollution. D.Trafficjams.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据Thisheavytrafficcausesdelaysandlotsofpollutionfromcars及Manycarsgoingnowhereiscalleda“trafficjam.”交通拥挤可以引起在路上耽误太多的时间、空气污染及交通堵塞等，交通拥挤不能引起私家车的增多，故选A。38. ThereasonwhyLosAngeleshassomeoftheworsttrafficproblemsisthat_____.A. thereisalackofpublictransportationB. thecityisbigwithalargepopulationC. mostpeopleliketogetaroundbycarD. manypeopleliketotravelthereforshopping【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据Oneofthereasonswhythereissomuchtrafficisthatfewpeopleusepublictransportationtogetaround洛杉矶的人有交通拥挤的问题其中的原因是很少的人愿意乘坐公交车出门而是开着自家车出门，故选C。Ks5u39. Oneofthewaystheexpertssuggestisthat_____.A. peopleshouldavoiddrivingtoworkandhomeB. moreroadsshouldbebuiltfortheincreasingprivatecarsC. peopleshouldbechargedonthemostcrowdedroadsduringrushhourD. morespeciallanesonthefreewaysshouldbemarkedoutforprivatecars【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据Thesecharges,ortolls,wouldbeforthemostcrowdedroads.Thesetimesinthemorningandlateafternoonarecalled“rushhour”.专家建议在上下班高峰期的繁忙的路段进行收费是控制私家车数量的方法之一，故选C。40. Accordingtothepassage,ifthesolutionswerecarriedout,_____A. morecarswouldbereducedandmoreroadswouldbebuiltB. itwouldbeeasierbutslowertotakebusesthantodrivecarsC. manypeoplewouldprefertowalkaroundratherthandrivecarsD. theroadsandpublictransportationsystemwouldbegreatlyimproved【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据themoneycollectedfromthesetollscouldbeusedtoimprovetheroadsandpublictransportationsystem.如果这些解决措施被实施的话，公路和交通制度会大大地改善，故选D。DAsthenewsemesterbegins,millionsofcollegestudentsacrossthecountryaretryinghardtorememberhowbesttowriteapaperor,morelikely,howbesttodelaythatpaper.Procrastinationisthethiefoftimeandalotofstudentssufferfromit.Theycanspendwholedaysinthelibrarydoingnothingbutstaringintospace,eatingsnacks,surfingtheInternet,watchingvideosandlookingatotherstudentssittingaroundthem,who,mostlikely,aredoingnothingeither.Paralyzedbytheirhabittoprocrastinate,theywritemicroblogsabouttheirfears,askingtheironlinefriendsiftheysometimeshavethesameissue.Butthisdoesnothingtobreakthespell(魔咒).Accordingtoarecentreport,95percentofusprocrastinateatsomepointand20percentoftheworld’spopulationarealwaysprocrastinating.Thefiguresaredisappointing.Procrastinatorsarelesswealthy,lesshealthyandlesshappythanthosewhodon’tdelay.Procrastinatorsliketofindexcuses"tojustifytheirbehavior,butBBCcolumnistRowanPellingsaystheyareallwrong.Manyprocrastinatorstellthemselvestheyareperfectionistswhoworkbestunderpressure.Pellingsaysthisisnonsense,asworkdoneatthelastminuteismorelikelytohavemistakesthanworkdoneontime.Thebehaviorofprocrastinatorsoftenmakesthemfeelashamed,inconveniencesothersandannoyslovedones.Pellingalsopointsoutthatprocrastinationfeelsparticularlydelinquent(过失的）inasocietythatthinksofswiftactionasadmirable,and,attimes,evenasamoralgood.Fortunately,socialscientistshavethrowntheirweightbehindeffortstounderstandthisbehavioralmistakeandofferstrategiestocontrolit.PiersSteel,aCanadiansocialscientistandauthorofTheProcrastinationEquation,believeshumanis“designed”toprocrastinate.Nevertheless,hesuggestsacoupleofgoodwaystogetthroughthetaskathand.41. Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswecanlearnthat_____.A. procrastinationisbeneficialtomanystudentsB. manystudentsareundergreatpressureintheirstudyC. lotsofcollegestudentsareworkinghardtowritegoodarticlesontimeD. manystudentsaregettingintothehabitofdelayingfinishingtheirtasks【答案】DKs5u【解析】段落大意题。根据中心句Procrastinationisthethiefoftimeandalotofstudentssufferfromit.可知许多学生都有拖延完成任务的时间的习惯，故选D。42. Accordingtothepassage,procrastinationprobablyrefersto_____.A.abad