高考英语阅读理解基础训练极品题5及答案.docx
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高考英语阅读理解基础训练极品题5及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练极品题(5)及答案
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Ithinkitwasmymotherwhotaughtmethemeaningofhonesty.Notbecausesheactuallywashonest,butbecausesheliedallthetime.Shefeltthattheeasiestwayoutofanygivensituationwasgenerallythebestwayout.And,forher,thatgenerallymeanttellinga“littlewhitelie”.AsayoungchildIthoughtitwaskindofcool.And,naturally,whenIwouldcometoherwithaconcernorquestionwonderingwhatIshoulddo,shegenerallyadvisedmetolie.
“Mom,ItoldTheresathatIwouldgoovertoherhouse,butnowIwouldrathergotoSue'shousetoplay.”
“TellTheresayou'resick,”shewouldadvise.AndgenerallyIdid.ButIdidn'tseemblessedwithherlackofconscience.OnmanypainfuloccasionsTheresawouldfindoutthatIreallywenttoSue'shousewithouther.Theseoccasionstaughtmethatitismorepainfultobecaughtinaliethanitistotellthetruthinthefirstplace.Iwonderedhowitwaspossiblethatmymotherhadneverlearnedthatlesson.
IstartedthinkingofalltheliesthatI'dheardhertell.Irememberedthetimeshetoldsomeonethatherfavoriterestauranthadclosed,becauseshedidn'twanttoseethemthereanymore.OrthetimeshetoldDadthatshelovedthelawnmowerhegaveherforherbirthday.Orwhensheclaimedthatourphonelineshadbeendownwhenshewastryingtoexplainwhyshehadn'tbeenintouchwithafriendofhersforweeks.Andwhatbotheredmeevenmorewereallthetimesshehadinvolvedmeintoherlies.LikethetimeshetoldmyguidancecounselorthatIhadtomissschoolforexploratorysurgery,whenshereallyneededmetobabysit.Anditevenstartedtobothermewhensomeonewouldcallforherandshewouldaskmetotellthemthatshewasn'tthere.
So,Istartedmyownpersonaifightagainstherdishonesty.WhenIansweredthephoneanditwassomeonemymotherdidn'twanttotalkto,Isaid,“Louise,momishere,butshedoesn'twanttotalktoyou.”ThefirsttimeIdidit,shepunishedme,butIrefusedtoapologize.ItoldherthatIhaddecidedthatitwaswrongtolie.AndthenexttimeithappenedIdidthesamething.Finally,sheapproachedmeandsaid,“Iagreethatlyingisnotthebestthingtodo,butweneedtofindawaytobehonestwithoutbeingrude.”Sheadmittedthathermethodsweren'tright,andIadmittedthatminewereabittooextreme.
Overthepastfewyears,thetwoofushaveworkedtogethertobehonest—andyetkind.Honestyshouldmeanmorethannotlying.Itshouldmeanspeakingthetruthinkindness.ThoughIstartedbytryingtoteachmymomtheimportanceofhonesty,Iendedupgainingadeeperunderstandingofthemeaningoftheterm.
1.Theauthor'smother________.
A.thoughtwhitelieswerenotlies
B.helpedtheauthorgetoutoftroublewithwhitelies
C.toldtheauthortoliewhenintrouble
D.taughttheauthortheimportanceofbeinghonest
2.Theauthor________.
A.wasthankfultohermother'sadvice
B.feltmoreawkwardwhenbeingcaughtlying
C.foundthattellingthetruthhurtmorethantellingalie
D.feltguiltywhenhurtingpeoplewithherhonesty
3.Itcanbeinferredthattheauthor'smother________.
A.metherfriendsinthesamerestaurantregularly
B.didn'tgetalongwiththeauthor'steachers
C.wasnotpopularamongherfriends
D.wantedtohavesomethingelseforherbirthday
4.Finallytheauthorandhermotheragreedthat________.
A.kindheartednessismoreimportantthanhonesty
B.appropriatemethodsarethekeytotellingagoodlie
C.honestyisdefinedaskindnessaswellastruthfulness
D.absolutehonestyisbasictogoodinterpersonalrelationships
【参考答案】1—4、CBDC
阅读理解--------D
(2013·西安市标准化考练,D)
Upto45rarespeciesofAustraliananimalsareindangerofbecomingextinctwithin20years,scientistswarnedinareport.Buthopeisnotlost!
Accordingtothereport,thespeciescanbesavedifimmediateactionistakentocontroltheirnaturalpredators(天敌)andotherthreats.
ThethreatenedanimalscanbefoundinthefarawayKimberleyregionofnorthwesternAustralia.TheregionissimilarinsquaremilestoCalifornia.Thirtypercentoftheendangeredspeciesareuniquetotheregion,whileothershavealreadydisappearedinotherpartsofAustralia.
Dr.TaraMartin,aresearchscientistsaidinthereport,“AlargeextinctioneventishappeninginAustralia.Thenorthhasreallybeenthelaststronghold(主要栖息地)formanyspeciesofbirdsandmammalsandreptiles.TheKimberleyisreallytheirlastchanceonearth.”
Manyofthespeciesareunderthreatbecausetheyarehuntedbywildcats.Thesecatskillaround500000nativeanimalsintheKimberleyregioneveryday.Thespeciesfaceanotherthreat,too.Theirnativehabitatisalsobeingdestroyedbywildfiresandbywilddonkeysandgoatsthatcompeteforfoodandwater.Humansintroducedcats,donkeysandgoatstoAustraliatobefarmanimalsorpets.However,theirpopulationshaveexplodedintheregionbecausetheyhavefewnaturalpredators.
Thereportcallsfor$95milliontoimmediatelystartprotectionprograms.Thereportalsosuggestsreducingwilddonkeyandgoatpopulationsintheregion,buildingfences,fightingwildfiresandeducatingthecommunityabouthowtohelptheendangeredspecies.RichardHobbs,anecologistattheUniversityofWesternAustralia,saysthecostsareworthwhilebecausethemeasureswillnotbetoodifficulttocarryout.
文章大意:
本文是一篇调查报告。
在澳大利亚有多达45种稀有动物在接下来的二十年里将会灭绝。
报告主要讲述了这些物种所面临的危险并提出了保护它们应该采取的一些措施。
13.WhichofthefollowingshouldbedonetoprotecttherarespeciesofAustraliananimals?
A.Providingnewhabitatforthem.
B.Supplyingmorefoodandwatertothem.
C.Gettingridofthedangerstothem.
D.LeadingthemtothenorthofAustraliaforabetterlife.
答案:
C 细节理解题。
根据第一段最后一句中“thespeciescanbesaved...tocontroltheirnaturalpredators(天敌)andothertreats”可知,我们人类应当立即帮助这些珍稀物种去除威胁它们生存的因素。
故C项正确。
14.Paragraphs23mainlytellus________.
A.wherethethreatenedanimalscanbefound
B.howworryingthesituationoftherareanimalsis
C.theKimberleyisthehomeofmanyrarespecies
D.theKimberleyisasafeplaceforanimalstolive
答案:
B 段落大意题。
根据第二段最后一句“...whileothershavealreadydisappearedinotherpartsofAustralia.”和第三段最后一句“TheKimberleyisreallytheirlastchanceonearth.”可知,文章此处告诉我们稀有动物的处境是多么危险。
故B项正确。
15.Thearticlemayappearinamagazineon________.
A.animalsB.geography
C.chemistryD.history
答案:
A 推理判断题。
通读全文可知,本文主要讲述了一些地方动物的危险处境,所以最有可能出现在杂志中的动物栏中。
故A项正确。
阅读理解------E
(2013·临沂市三模,D)
Mapsoftheworld'spopulationshowthatthemajorityofpeopletodaylivenearwater.Welivealongcoastlines,aroundbays,upthecourseofriversandstreamsandonislands.Wealsovacationatthebeachandfindcomfortfishingonalake.Nothingmakessmallchildrenhappierthanthechanceofplayinginwater.
Moresurprisingly,thishumanfavorforwatermakesevolutionary(进化的)sense.Sure,weneeddrinkingwatertolive,butwehavealsobenefitedfromwhat'sswimmingunderthewaves.
NeuroscientistCrawfordoftheUniversityofNorthLondonhasproposedthatourancientancestorsattachedtothesea,andthattheirdevotionpaidoffbyallowingthehumanspeciestodeveloplargeandcomplexbrains.
Crawfordclaimsthatwhenhumansseparatedfromapes(类人猿)andappearedintheforestsofAfrica,theystuckclosetoriversandbeachesandstartedcatchingfish,clamsandcrabs.Thatseafoodwaspackedwithomega3fattyacids,essentialfattyacidsthatpromotebraincellgrowth.
It'snocoincidence,Crawfordclaims,thathumanbraingrowthbegantoincreaserapidlyonceweleftthewoodsandheadedforthebeach.
Scientistshavealsodiscoveredthatpeoplewhoeatfishregularlyarelesslikelytosufferfromdepressionthanthosewhoeatlessseafood.BiochemistHibbelinoftheNationalInstitutesofHealthhasshownthatacrossculturesthereisadirectlinkbetweenamountoffisheateneachweekandratesofdepression.Moreinterestingly,HibbelinandresearcherLaurahavefoundthatfishiscommonlyusedasasymbolofhappinessandgoodhealthinvariousreligionsandcultures.
Weknowthatfishandtheseaaregoodforus,andsoweseekthemout.Wevacationonthecoastandseethewavescomeandgo,feelinghappinesshastakenoverourbrain.Whenwemoveinland,orgohomefromvacation,welosetouchwithoursearootsandfeelunhappy.
文章大意:
这是一篇说明文。
喜欢水并寻找有水的地方是人类的天性。
16.Toexplainhuman'sfavorforwater,theauthor________.
A.listssomeexamples
B.comparessomefacts
C.analyzessomenumbers
D.raisessomequestions
答案:
A 写作手法题。
为了说明人们对水的偏爱,作者在第一段里列举了许多例子。
17.Humanbeingshavebenefitedalotfromseafoodbecause________.
A.seafoodhasenoughwaterandisfresh
B.fishesintheseahavelargeandcomplexbrains
C.ourancestorshadnothingtoeatbutseafood
D.itisabundantinfattyacidspromotingbraincellgrowth
答案:
D 细节理解题。
从第四段最后一句“Thatseafoodwaspackedwithomega3fattyacids,essentialfattyacidsthatpromotebraincellgrowth.”可知答案。
18.AccordingtoCrawford,humanbraindevelopedfastwhenwe________.
A.wenttothecoasttospendourholidays
B.leftthewoodsandheadedforthebeach
C.separatedfromapesandappearedintheforestsofAfrica
D.discoveredseafoodwaspackedwithomega3fattyacids
答案:
B 细节理解题。
根据第五段从“Crawfordclaims,thathumanbraingrowthbegantoincreaserapidlyonceweleftthewoodsandheadedforthebeach.”可知答案。
19.What'sthemainideaofParagraph6?
A.Scientistshelppeopleovercomedepression.
B.Fishisakindofsymbolinsomereligions.
C.Eatingfishregularlymayreduceourdepression.
D.Happinessislinkedwithgoodhealth.
答案:
C 主旨大意题。
第六段的中心句是第一句“...Scientistshavealsodiscoveredthatpeoplewhoeatfishregularlyarelesslikelytosufferfromdepress
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