高考英语试卷（新课标Ⅰ）（含解析） (二)

2014年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标I）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。

A

TheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallenge

DaretoTaketheCuriosityChallenge!

TheCambridgeScienceFestival（CSF）ispleasedtoinformyouofthesixth

annualCuriosityChallenge.Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschoolstudents

betweentheagesof5and14tocreateartworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheir

curiosityandhowitinspiresthemtoexploretheirworld.

Studentsarebeingdaredtodrawapicture,writeanarticle,takeaphotoorwrite

apoemthatshowswhattheyarecuriousabout.Toenterthechallenge,allartworkor

piecesofwritingshouldbesenttotheCambridgeScienceFestival,MITMuseum,

265MassAvenue.Cambridge02139byFriday,February8th.

StudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandareselectedaswinnerswillbe

honoredataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.Guestspeaker

willalsopresentprizestothestudents.Winningentrieswillbepublishedinabook.

Studententrieswillbeexhibitandprizeswillbegiven.Familiesofthosewhotake

partwillbeincludedinthecelebrationandbrunchwillbeserved.

BetweenMarch10thandMarch15th,eachwinnerwillbegiventhespecificsof

theclosingceremonyandtheCuriosityChallengecelebration.Theprogram

guidelinesandotherrelatedinformationareavailableat:

http:〃.

21.WhocantakepartintheCuriosityChallenge?

A.SchoolstudentsB.CambridgelocalsC.CSFwinnersD.MITartists

22.Whenwilltheprize-givingceremonybeheld?

A.OnFebruary8thB.OnMarch10thC.OnApril21stD.OnMarch15th

23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

A.Anexhibitionguide.B.Anartshowreview.

C.Anannouncement.D.Anofficialreport.

B

Passengerpigeons（旅鸽）onceflewovermuchoftheUnitedStatesin

unbelievablenumbers.Writtenaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturiesdescribed

flocks（群）solargethattheydarkenedtheskyforhours.

Itwascalculatedthatwhenitspopulationreachitshighestpoint,therewere

morethan3billionpassengerpigeons-anumberequalto24to40percentofthe

totalbirdpopulationintheUnitedStates,makingitperhapsthemostabundantbirds

intheworld.Evenaslateas1870whentheirnumbershadalreadybecomesmaller,a

flockbelievedtobe1milewideand320miles（about515kilometers）longwasseen

nearCincinnati.

Sadly,theabundanceofpassengerpigeonsmayhavebeentheirundoing.Where

thebirdswereabundant,peoplebelievedtherewasanever-lastingsupplyandkilled

thembythethousands.Commercialhuntersattractedthemtosmallclearingswith

grain,waiteduntilpigeonshadsettledtofeed,thenthrewlargenetsoverthem,taking

hundredsatatime.Thebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinrestaurants.

Bytheclosingdecadesofthe19thcentury,thehardwoodforestswhere

passengerpigeonsnestedhadbeendamagedbyAmericans9needforwood,which

scattered（驱散）theflocksandforcedthebirdstogofarthernorth,wherecold

temperaturesandspringstormscontributedtotheirdecline.Soonthegreatflocks

weregone,nevertobeseenagain.

In1897,thestateofMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingofpassenger

pigeons,butbythen,nosizableflockshadbeenseeninthestatefor10years.Thelast

confirmedwildpigeonintheUnitedStateswasshotbyaboyinPikeCounty,Ohio,in

1900.Foratime,afewbirdssurvivedunderhumancare.Thelastofthem,known

affectionatelyasMartha,diedattheCincinnatiZoologicalGardeninSeptember1,

1914.

24.Inthe18thandearly19thcenturies,passengerpigeons.

A.werethebiggestbirdintheworld

B.livedmainlyinthesouthofAmerica

C.didgreatharmtothenaturalenvironment

D.werethelargestbirdpopulationintheUS

25.Theunderlinedword“undoing“probablyreferstothepigeons9.

A.escapeB.ruinC.liberationD.evolution

26.Whatwasthemainreasonfbrpeopletokillpassengerpigeons?

A.ToseekpleasureB.Tosaveotherbirds

C.TomakemoneyD.Toprotectcrops

27.WhatcanweinferaboutthelawpassedinMichigan?

A.ItwasignoredbythepublicB.Itwasdeclaredtoolate

C.ItwasunfairD.Itwasstrict

C

Atypicalliontamer（驯I兽）1币）inpeople'smindisanentertainerholdingawhip

（鞭）andachair.Thewhipgetsalloftheattention,butit'smostlyforshow.Inreality,

it'sthechairthatdoestheimportantwork.Whenaliontamerholdsachairinfrontof

thelion'sface,theliontriestofocusonallfourlegsofthechairatthesametime.

Withitsfocusdivided,thelionbecomesconfusedandisunsureaboutwhattodonext.

Whenfacedwithsomanyoptions,thelionchoosestofreezeandwaitinsteadof

attackingthemanholdingthechair.

Howoftendoyoufindyourselfinthesamepositionasthelion?Howoftendo

youhavesomethingyouwanttoachieve（e.g.loseweight,startabusiness,travel

more）--onlytoendupconfusedbyalloftheoptionsinfrontofyouandnevermake

progress?

Thisupsetsmetonoendbecausewhilealltheexpertsarebusydebatingabout

whichoptionisbest,thepeoplewhowanttoimprovetheirlivesareleftconfusedby

alloftheconflictinginformation.Theendresultisthatwefeellikewecan'tfocusor

thatwe9refocusedonthewrongthings,andsowetakelessaction,makelessprogress,

andstaythesamewhenwecouldbeimproving.

Itdoesn'thavetobethatway.Anytimeyoufindtheworldwavingachairinyour

face,rememberthis:Allyouneedtodoisfocusononething.Youjustneedtoget

started.Startingbeforeyoufeelreadyisoneofthehabitsofsuccessfulpeople.Ifyou

havesomewhereyouwanttogo,somethingyouwanttoaccomplish,someoneyou

wanttobecome...takeimmediateaction.Ifyou'reclearaboutwhereyouwanttogo,

therestoftheworldwilleitherhelpyougetthereorgetoutoftheway.

28.Whydoestheliontameruseachair?

A.Toshowoffhisskills.B.Totrickthelion.

C.Togetreadyforafight.D.Toentertaintheaudience.

29.Inwhatsensearepeoplesimilartoalionfacingachair?

A.Theyfeelpuzzledoverchoices.B.Theyholdontothewrongthings.

C.Theyfindithardtomakechanged.D.Theyhavetodosomethingforshow.

30.Whatistheauthor9sattitudetowardstheexpertsmentionedinParagraph3?

A.TolerantB.DoubtfulC.RespectfulD.Supportive

31.Whentheworldis“wavingachairinyourface",you'readvisedto.

A.waitfbrabetterchanceB.breakyouroldhabits

C.makeaquickdecisionD.askforclearguidance

D

AsmoreandmorepeoplespeakthegloballanguagesofEnglish,Chinese,

Spanish,andArabic,otherlanguagesarerapidlydisappearing.Infact,halfofthe

6,000-7,000languagesspokenaroundtheworldtodaywilllikelydieoutbythenext

century,accordingtotheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCultural

Organization(UNESCO).

Inanefforttopreventlanguageloss,scholarsfromanumberoforganizations-

UNESCOandNationalGeographicamongthem--haveformanyyearsbeen

documentingdyinglanguagesandtheculturestheyreflect.

MarkTurin,ascientistattheMacmillanCenter,YaleUniversity,whospecializes

inthelanguagesandoraltraditionsoftheHimalayas,isfollowinginthattradition.

Hisrecentlypublishedbook,AGrammarofThangmiwithanEthnolinguistic

IntroductiontotheSpeakersandTheirCulture,growsoutofhisexperienceliving,

lookingandraisingafamilyinavillageinNepal.

DocumentingtheTangmilanguageandcultureisjustastartingpointforTurin,

whoseekstoincludeotherlanguagesandoraltraditionsacrosstheHimalayans

reachesofIndia,Nepal,Bhutan,andChina.Butheisnotcontenttosimplyrecord

thesevoicesbeforetheydisappearwithoutrecord.

AttheUniversityofCambridgeTurindiscoveredawealthofimportant

materials---includingphotographs,films,taprecordings,andfieldnotes■—whichhad

remainedunstudiedandwerebadlyinneedofcareandprotection.

Now,throughthetwoorganizationsthathehasfounded--theDigitalHimalaya

ProjectandtheWorldOralLiteratureProject-Turinhasstartedacampaigntomake

suchdocuments,foundinlibrariesandstoresaroundtheworld,availablenotjustto

scholarsbuttotheyoungers.

Generationsofcommunitiesfromwhomthematerialswereoriginallycollected.

ThankstodigitaltechnologyandthewidelyavailableInternet.Turinnotes,the

endangeredlanguagescanbesavedandreconnectedwithspeechcommunities.

32.Manyscholarsaremakingeffortsto.

A.promotegloballanguageB.rescuedisappearinglanguages

C.searchforlanguagecommunitiesD.setuplanguageresearchorganizations

33.Whatdoesuthattradition^^inParagraph3referto?

A.Havingfullrecordsofthelanguages.

B.Writingbooksonlanguageteaching.

C.Tellingstoriesaboutlanguageusers.

D.Livingwiththenativespeakers.

34.WhatisTurin'sbookbasedon?

A.TheculturalstudiesinIndia.

B.ThedocumentsavailableatYale.

C.HislanguageresearchinBhutan.

D.HispersonalexperienceinNepal.

35.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesTurin'swork?

A.Write,sellanddonate.B.Record,repairandreward.

C.Design,experimentandreport.D.Collect,protectandreconnect.

第二节（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有

两项为多余选项。

Thejobsofthefuturehavenotyetbeeninvented.36Byhelpingthem

developclassicskillsthatwillservethemwellnomatterwhatthefutureholds.

1.Curiosity

Yourchildrenneedtobedeeplycurious.37Askkids,“Whatingredients

（配料）canweaddtomakethesepancakesevenbetternextandthentrythem

out.Didthoseingredientsmakethepancakesbetter?Whatcouldwetrynexttime?

2.Creativity

Truecreativityistheabilitytotakesomethingexistingandcreatesomethingnew

fromit.38Thereareadozendifferentthingsyoucandowiththem.

Experimentingwithmaterialstocreatesomethingnewcangoalongwayinhelping

themdeveloptheircreativity.

3.Personalskills

Understandinghowothersfeelcanbeachallengeforkids.Weknowwhat's

goingoninsideourownhead,butwhataboutothers?Beingabletoreadpeoplehelps

kidfrommisreadingasituationandjumpingtofalseconclusions.39"Whydo

youthinkshe'scrying?^^“Canyoutellhowthatmanisfeelingbylookingathis

face?”"Ifsomeoneweretodothattoyou,howwouldyoufeel?”

4.SelfExpression

40Therearemanywaystoexpressthoughtsandideas---music,acting,

drawing,building,photography.Youmayfindthatyourchildisattractedbyonemore

thananother.

A.Encouragekidstocookwithyou.

B.Andwecan'tforgetscienceeducation.

C.Wecangivekidschancestothinkaboutmaterialsinnewways.

D.Wecandothisinreallifeoraskquestionsaboutcharactersinstories.

E.Gardeningisanothergreatactivityforhelpingkidsdevelopthisskill.

F.Sohowcanwehelpourkidsprepareforjobsthatdon'tyetexist?

G.Beingabletocommunicateideasinameaningfulwayisavaluableskill.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题两分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出可

以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Asageneralrule,allformsofactivityleadtoboredomwhentheyareperformed

onaroutine（常规）basis.Asamatteroffact,wecanseethis41atworkin

peopleofall42Forexample,onChristmasmorning,childrenareexcitedabout

43withtheirnewtoys.Buttheir44soonwearsoffandbyJanuarythose45

toyscanbefoundputawayinthebasement.Theworldisfullof46stamp

albumsandunfinishedmodels,eachstandingasamonumenttosomeone's47

interest.Whenparentsbringhomeapet,theirchild48bathesitandbrushesits

fur.Withinashorttime,however,the49ofcaringfortheanimalishandedover

totheparents.Adolescentsenterhighschoolwithgreat50butaresoonlooking

forwardto51Thesameistrueoftheyoungadultsgoingtocollege.Andthen,

howmany52whonowcomplain（抱怨）aboutthelongdrivestowork,

53droveforhouratatimewhentheyfirst54theirdriver'slicenses（执

照）？Beforepeopleretire,theyusually55todoalotof56things,

whichtheyneverhad57todowhileworking.But58afterretirement,the

golfing,thefishing,thereadingandalloftheotherpastimesbecomeasboringasthe

jobsthey59And,likethechildinJanuary,theygosearchingfornew

60.

41.A.habitB.principleC.wayD.power

42.A.partiesB.racesC.countriesD.ages

43.A.workingB.livingC.playingD.going

44.A.confidenceB.interestC.anxietyD.sorrow

45.A.sameB.extraC.funnyD.expensive

46.A.well-organizedB.colorfully-printedC.half-filledD.newly-collected

47.A.broadB.passingC.differentD.main

48.A.silentlyB.impatientlyC.worriedlyD.gladly

49.A.promiseB.burdenC.rightD.game

50.A.courageB.calmnessC.confusionD.excitement

51.A.graduationB.independenceC.responsibilityD.success

52.A.childrenB.studentsC.adultsD.retirees

53.A.carefullyB.eagerlyC.nervouslyD.bravely

54.A.requiredB.obtainedC.noticedD.discovered

55.A.needB.learnC.planD.start

56.A.greatB.strangeC.difficultD.correct

57.A.timeB.moneyC.skillsD.knowledge

58.A.onlyB.wellC.evenD.soon

59.A.lostB.choseC.quitD.left

60.A.petsB.toysC.friendsD.colleagues.

第二节（共10小题:每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词

的正确形式。

Areyoufacingasituationthatlooksimpossibletofix?

In1969,thepollutionwasterriblealongtheCuyahogaRivernearCleveland,

Ohio.It61(be)unimaginablethatitcouldeverbecleanedup.Theriverwas

sopollutedthatit62(actual)caughtfireandburned.Now,yearslater,this

riverisoneof63mostoutstandingexamplesofenvironmentalcleanup.

Buttheriverwasn'tchangedinafewdays64evenafewmonths.Ittook

yearsofwork65(reduce)theindustrialpollutionandcleanthewater.Finally,

thathardworkpaidoffandnowthewaterintheriveris66(clean)thanever.

Maybeyouarefacinganimpossiblesituation.Maybeyouhaveahabit67is

drivingyourfamilycrazy.Possiblyyoudrinktoomuchordon'tknowhowtocontrol

yourcreditcarduse.Whenyoufacesuchanimpossiblesituation,don'tyouwanta

quickfixandsomethingtochangeimmediately?

Whilethereare68(amaze)storiesofinstanttransformation,formostof

usthe69(change)aregradualandrequirealotofeffortandwork,like

cleaningupapollutedriver.Justbe70(patience).

第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作

文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处，每处仅涉及一个单词的增加、删

除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号S),并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Nearlyfiveyearsbefore,andwiththehelpbyourfather,mysisterandIplanted

somecherrytomatoes(圣女果)inourbackgarden.Sincethen---foralltheseyear---

wehadbeenallowingtomatoestoself-seedwheretheyplease.Asresult,theplants

aregrowingsomewhere.Thefruitsaresmallinsize,butjuicyandtaste.Thereareso

muchthatweoftensharethemwithourneighbors.Althoughweallowtomatoplants

togrowinthesameplaceyearafteryear,butwehaveneverhadanydiseaseorinsect

attackproblems.Wearegrowingwonderfullytomatoesatnocost!

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，计划暑假期间去英国学习英语，为期六周.下面的广告引起

了你的注意，请给该校写封信，询问有关情况（箭头所指内容）

ENJOYARELAXINGSTUDYBREAKINBEAUT1RILLANCASTER

LANGUAGECENTREANDCOLLEGEOFARTS

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Languages•English,French•Spanish

Arts,Politics,Sociology•History

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3wk.6wkand12wkcoursesclasssize?

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Reasonablefees

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typeofaccommodation?

注意:

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;

3.参考词汇：住宿一accommodation.

2014年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标I）

参考答案与试题解析

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。

A

TheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallenge

DaretoTaketheCuriosityChallenge!

TheCambridgeScienceFestival（CSF）ispleasedtoinformyouofthesixth

annualCuriosityChallenge.Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschoolstudents

betweentheagesof5and14tocreateartworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheir

curiosityandhowitinspiresthemtoexploretheirworld.

Studentsarebeingdaredtodrawapicture,writeanarticle,takeaphotoorwrite

apoemthatshowswhattheyarecuriousabout.Toenterthechallenge,allartworkor

piecesofwritingshouldbesenttotheCambridgeScienceFestival,MITMuseum,

265MassAvenue.Cambridge02139byFriday,February8th.

StudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandareselectedaswinnerswillbe

honoredataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.Guestspeaker

willalsopresentprizestothestudents.Winningentrieswillbepublishedinabook.

Studententrieswillbeexhibitandprizeswillbegiven.Familiesofthosewhotake

partwillbeincludedinthecelebrationandbrunchwillbeserved.

BetweenMarch10thandMarch15th,eachwinnerwillbegiventhespecificsof

theclosingceremonyandtheCuriosityChallengecelebration.Theprogram

guidelinesandotherrelatedinformationareavailableat:

http:〃.

21.WhocantakepartintheCuriosityChallenge?

A.SchoolstudentsB.CambridgelocalsC.CSFwinnersD.MITartists

22.Whenwilltheprize-givingceremonybeheld?

A.OnFebruary8thB.OnMarch10thC.OnApril21stD.OnMarch15th

23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

A.Anexhibitionguide.B.Anartshowreview.

C.Anannouncement.D.Anofficialreport.

【考点】03：广告布告类阅读；P2：文中细节；P4：逻辑推理.

【分析】本文是有关第六届剑桥科技节的通知，通知要求5至14岁的学生可以

报名参加，参赛作品可以是一张画、一篇文章、一张照片或一首诗，作品要能够

鼓励人们探险世界.将在4月21日给优秀作品颁奖.

【解答】ACC

21.A.细节理解题.根据文章第一段2,3行Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschool

studentsbetweentheagesof5and14tocreateartworkorapieceofwritingthat

showstheircuriosityhowitinspiresthemtoexploretheirworld.可知,这个活动主要

的参加对象是学校里的学生.故A正确.

22.C.细节理解题.根据文章第三段StudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeand

areselectedaswinnerswillbehonorataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,

April21st.可知，进入挑战赛并获奖的同学将在4月21日的颁奖典礼上接受颁

奖.故C正确.

23.C.推理判断题.本文主要介绍了TheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosity

Challenge剑桥科技节的很多信息，根据短文的内容及Theprogramguidelinesand

otherrelatedinformationareavailableat:.如果想

了解更多的信息可以登陆这个网址.可推知这是一个通知，属于应用文中的通

知.也就是让别人知道这件重大活动的情况.故C正确.

【点评】本文是广告布告类阅读，关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查题意原文的

异同，对于不能直接找到根据的小题注意根据相关信息，进行推理分析.

B

Passengerpigeons（旅鸽）onceflewovermuchoftheUnitedStatesin

unbelievablenumbers.Writtenaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturiesdescribed

flocks（群）solargethattheydarkenedtheskyforhours.

Itwascalculatedthatwhenitspopulationreachitshighestpoint,therewere

morethan3billionpassengerpigeons-anumberequalto24to40percentofthe

totalbirdpopulationintheUnitedStates,makingitperhapsthemostabundantbirds

intheworld.Evenaslateas1870whentheirnumbershadalreadybecomesmaller,a

flockbelievedtobe1milewideand320miles（about515kilometers）longwasseen

nearCincinnati.

Sadly,theabundanceofpassengerpigeonsmayhavebeentheirundoing.Where

thebirdswereabundant,peoplebelievedtherewasanever-lastingsupplyandkilled

thembythethousands.Commercialhuntersattractedthemtosmallclearingswith

grain,waiteduntilpigeonshadsettledtofeed,thenthrewlargenetsoverthem,taking

hundredsatatime.Thebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinrestaurants.

Bytheclosingdecadesofthe19thcentury,thehardwoodforestswhere

passengerpigeonsnestedhadbeendamagedbyAmericans5needforwood,which

scattered（驱散）theflocksandforcedthebirdstogofarthernorth,wherecold

temperaturesandspringstormscontributedtotheirdecline.Soonthegreatflocks

weregone,nevertobeseenagain.

In1897,thestateofMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingofpassenger

pigeons,butbythen,nosizableflockshadbeenseeninthestatefor10years.Thelast

confirmedwildpigeonintheUnitedStateswasshotbyaboyinPikeCounty,Ohio,in

1900.Foratime,afewbirdssurvivedunderhumancare.Thelastofthem,known

affectionatelyasMartha,diedattheCincinnatiZoologicalGardeninSeptember1,

1914.

24.Inthe18thandearly19thcenturies,passengerpigeons.

A.werethebiggestbirdintheworld

B.livedmainlyinthesouthofAmerica

C.didgreatharmtothenaturalenvironment

D.werethelargestbirdpopulationintheUS

25.Theunderlinedword“undoing“probablyreferstothepigeons9.

A.escapeB.ruinC.liberationD.evolution

26.Whatwasthemainreasonforpeopletokillpassengerpigeons?

A.ToseekpleasureB.Tosaveotherbirds

C.TomakemoneyD.Toprotectcrops

27.WhatcanweinferaboutthelawpassedinMichigan?

A.ItwasignoredbythepublicB.Itwasdeclaredtoolate

C.ItwasunfairD.Itwasstrict

【考点】OC：人文地理类阅读；P2：文中细节；P4：逻辑推理.

【分析】文章主要讲述了旅鸽的灭绝的故事，由于人们警惕意识弱，相关法律出

台太晚，最后一只旅鸽也在100年前死去.

【解答】DBCB

24.D.推理判断题.根据第二段的内容可知，据计算，旅鸽数量最多时，有30

多亿只，相当于美国鸟类总数的24%-40%.到1870年，旅鸽的数量已经减少

了，但是，有人在Cincinnati附近看到鸽群的规模为1英里宽，320英里长.由

此可见，在18至19世纪，旅鸽的数量最多.第一段的第二句也是关键信息.故

选D.

25.B.词义猜测题.根据第三段的内容可知，旅鸽的数量巨大最终导致它们灭

绝.undoing意为"毁灭"，与ruin同义.故选B.

26.C.细节理解题.根据第三段可知，商业猎人用大网来围捕旅鸽，然后运到

大城市卖给餐馆，由此可见，人们捕杀旅鸽主要是为了赚钱.故选C.

27.B.推理判断题.根据最后一段的内容可知，1897年密歇根州出台了法律，

禁止捕杀旅鸽.那时，人们已经十年没有看到大规模的旅鸽群出没.由此可知，

保护旅鸽的法律出台太晚了.故选B.

【点评】本篇阅读理解主要考查考生对书面语篇的整体领悟能力和接受及处理具

体信息的能力，学生应该挖掘寓意，掌握中心思想，推出结论.做题时要立足于

文章整体，再迅速读一遍短文，短文中的问题和答案的设置前后都是相关联的，

有着一定的连续性，体现着文章的基本脉络.

C

Atypicalliontamer（驯I兽!/市）inpeople'smindisanentertainerholdingawhip

(鞭)andachair.Thewhipgetsalloftheattention,butit'smostlyforshow.Inreality,

it'sthechairthatdoestheimportantwork.Whenaliontamerholdsachairinfrontof

thelion'sface,theliontriestofocusonallfourlegsofthechairatthesametime.

Withitsfocusdivided,thelionbecomesconfusedandisunsureaboutwhattodonext.

Whenfacedwithsomanyoptions,thelionchoosestofreezeandwaitinsteadof

attackingthemanholdingthechair.

Howoftendoyoufindyourselfinthesamepositionasthelion?Howoftendo

youhavesomethingyouwanttoachieve(e.g.loseweight,startabusiness,travel

more)・一onlytoendupconfusedbyalloftheoptionsinfrontofyouandnevermake

progress?

Thisupsetsmetonoendbecausewhilealltheexpertsarebusydebatingabout

whichoptionisbest,thepeoplewhowanttoimprovetheirlivesareleftconfusedby

alloftheconflictinginformation.Theendresultisthatwefeellikewecan'tfbcusor

thatwe'refocusedonthewrongthings,andsowetakelessaction,makelessprogress,

andstaythesamewhenwecouldbeimproving.

Itdoesn'thavetobethatway.Anytimeyoufindtheworldwavingachairinyour

face,rememberthis:Allyouneedtodoisfbcusononething.Youjustneedtoget

started.Startingbeforeyoufeelreadyisoneofthehabitsofsuccessfulpeople.Ifyou

havesomewhereyouwanttogo,somethingyouwanttoaccomplish,someoneyou

wanttobecome...takeimmediateaction.Ifyou'reclearaboutwhereyouwanttogo,

therestoftheworldwilleitherhelpyougetthereorgetoutoftheway.

28.Whydoestheliontameruseachair?

A.Toshowoffhisskills.B.Totrickthelion.

C.Togetreadyforafight.D.Toentertaintheaudience.

29.Inwhatsensearepeoplesimilartoalionfacingachair?

A.Theyfeelpuzzledoverchoices.B.Theyholdontothewrongthings.

C.Theyfindithardtomakechanged.D.Theyhavetodosomethingforshow.

30.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheexpertsmentionedinParagraph3?

A.TolerantB.DoubtfulC.RespectfulD.Supportive

31.Whentheworldis“wavingachairinyourface",you'readvisedto.

A.waitfbrabetterchanceB.breakyouroldhabits

C.makeaquickdecisionD.askforclearguidance

【考点】05：科教类阅读；P2：文中细节；P4：逻辑推理.

【分析】本文是一篇议论文.文章以驯兽师拿一把椅子在狮子面前，狮子感到困

惑，呆立不动的例子导入，其实我们人也一样，当面对多个选择时，不知该选哪

一个，又怕选错了，因此往往进展很小，甚至保持原样.文章旨在告诉我们当遇

到多种选择时，要专注一件事，并下决心做下去.

【解答】AABC

28.A考查细节理解.根据第一段中"Whenaliontamerholdsachairinfrontofthe

lion'sf