《原创》《阅读理解特训：3真2模含解析》2014届高三英语二轮突破51.doc

1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家【KS5U原创】阅读理解特训：3真2模含解析2014届高三英语二轮突破51阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AA mouse happened to look through a hole in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. “What food might this contain?” The mouse wondered. But he was sad to discover it w

2、as a mousetrap.Back to the farmyard, the mouse announced this warning; “There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mouse trap in the house!”The hen clucked (咯咯地叫) and scratched, raised her head and said, “Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a great concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I c

3、annot be bothered by it.”Then the mouse turned to the pig. The pig sympathized, but said, “I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers.”Then the mouse turned to the cow and repeat the same words. The cow said, “Moo, Mr. Mouse. Im s

4、orry for you, but its no skin off my nose.”So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and sadly faced the farmers mousetrap alone. That very right a sound was heard throughout the house the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey (猎物). The farmers wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkne

5、ss, she did not see it. It was a poisonous snake whose tail was caught in the trap. The snake bit the farmers wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. When she returned home, she still had a fever.Everyone knows fresh chicken soup is good to treat a fever. So the farmer took his knife to the far

6、myard. The hen was killed.But his wifes sickness continued. Friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.The farmers wife did not get well but died. So many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow killed to provide enough mea

7、t for all of them for the lunch.The mouse looked upon it all from his hole in the wall with great sadness.26What surprised the mouse when looking through the hole?AThe farmer and his wife.BA dangerous mousetrap.CA package with food in.DA poisonous snake.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据But he was sad to discover it

8、 was a mousetrap.老鼠惊奇地发现了一个扑鼠器，故选B。27What did the mouse do when it returned to the farmyard?AIt had a warn talk with his friends.BIt warned its neighbors of the danger.CIt argued with its neighbors loudly.DIt tried hard to cheer its neighbors.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据Back to the farmyard, the mouse announce

9、d this warning;老鼠警告大家有危险，故选B。28Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the story?AThe hen was sure that it neednt be bothered by it.BThe pig only expressed its sympathy for the mouse.CThe farmers wife was bitten by the poisonous snake.DThe farmers neighbors came to his home for meat.【答案】D【解析】细节理解

10、题。根据So many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow killed to provide enough meat for all of them for the lunch.农民的邻居来他的家参加他的妻子的葬礼，这位农民杀了牛来招待大家吃肉，故选D。29What does the underlined sentence “but its no skin off my nose” in paragraph 5 mean?AIt is none of my business.BIt is out of the que

11、stion.CIt doesnt affect my smell.DIt is not interesting at all.【答案】A【解析】句意理解题。根据Im sorry for you既然牛这样说对不起，就能推测他无能为力，也不管它的事，故选A。30Which of the following can best express the moral of the story?AMind works faster in time of danger.BNever put your nose into others business.CWe should pull together in t

12、ime of trouble.DOut of sight, out of mind.【答案】C Ks5u【解析】推理判断题。从这个寓言故事可知看似不管自己的事情却引起自己的灾难，所以无论谁遇到困难时大家齐心合力，共度难关。故选C。BAll of us should keep a kitchen diary, showing how much food are left uneaten as garbage.We all waste food, you and me millions of tons of it. In China, enough food is wasted in restau

13、rants every year to feed 200 million people. In the United States, 40 percent of food is wasted from farm to fork. Each year, the amount of food thrown away in rich countries is almost the same as that produced in sub Saharan Africa. This raises some important questions. In developing countries, foo

14、d is lost because farmers do not have appropriate cooling, storage or market access for their crops. Their grains, fruits and vegetables dry up and rot away. In developed countries, the picture is different, and food is wasted in supermarkets, restaurants and at home. China faces both problems, sign

15、ificant losses in farms, as well as at the sale and consumption stages. And the amount of food wasted by Chinese consumers is rapidly increasing. Consumer culture has filled China and urban residents can get quality food from anywhere in the country and from across the planet. Chinese consumers are

16、as particular about their food as those in other countries. In supermarkets, they refuse to buy vegetables that dont look fresh or have an irregular shape, or milk and other products close to their expiry (失败) date.Besides, Chinese consumers tend to be generous. In restaurants or at home, often too

17、much food is ordered or cooked and served. So while trooping out of a restaurant, full and happy, with colleagues or friends, they never look back at whats left untouched on the table. Should Chinese consumers take more responsibility for the waste they create? Everyone deserves to have enough food

18、to eat. Despite Chinas impressive success in reducing hunger over the past three decades, the job is not completed yet.31According to paragraph 1and2, we know that food waste is .Ahuge worldwideBmainly in USAConly in rich countriesDjust in African countries【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据无论是发达国家还是发展中国家都有食物浪费的现象，食物

19、的浪费是全球性的，故选A。32In developing countries, food is lost mainly .Afor the lack of cooling and storageBbecause of easy access to marketsCbecause of the wet weatherDbecause of the quality of the food【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据In developing countries, food is lost because farmers do not have appropriate cooling, sto

20、rage or market access for their crops.在发展中国家食物的浪费主要是由于缺乏冷藏和储存的条件，故选A。33The main reason for food waste in China is .Athe effect of consumer cultureBthe convenient food supplyCthe worry about food qualityDpeoples being particular about it【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据Consumer culture has filled China and urban res

21、idents can get quality food from anywhere in the country and from across the planet.中国的浪费主要由于中国文化的影响，故选A。34How do Chinese feel when they leave restaurants with much food left behind?AGenerous.BUnconscious.CWealthy.DValuable.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据Chinese consumers tend to be generous.中国人认为离开餐馆时剩下了是慷慨大方的，故

22、选A。35The purpose of the passage is to tell us .Anot to waste any food from now onBthe necessity to improve food qualityCthe fact of food waste in developed countriesDthe influence of consumer culture on Chinese 【答案】A【解析】作者意图题。纵观全文的内容可知全球存在浪费粮食的现象，所以我们应该从今往后不能再浪费粮食，故选A。Ks5uCWere so well educated but

23、were useless students who have lost the ability to do anything practical. The only thing weve mastered is consumption.Large numbers of students have entered higher education in the past 10 years, but despite being the most educated generation in history, it seems that weve grown increasingly ignoran

24、t when it comes to basic life skills. Looking back on my first couple of weeks of living in student halls, I consider myself lucky to still be alive. Unfamiliar to freshers, there are many hidden dangers in the dirty corners of students accommodation.I have survived a couple of serious boiling egg i

25、ncidents and lots of cases of food poisoning, probably from dirty kitchen counters. Although some of my clothes have fallen victim to ironing experimentation, I think I have now finally acquired all the domestic (居家的) skills I missed out in my modem education.In 2006 and 2010, the charming education

26、ist Sir Ken Robinson gave two very amusing talks in which he discussed the importance of creativity in education. Robinsons main viewpoint is that our current education system dislocates people from their natural talents. I would like to go a step further and propose that besides our talents, the sy

27、stem takes away what used to be passed from generation to generation a working knowledge of basic life skills.Todays graduates may have earned themselves honor in history, law or economies, but when it comes to simple things like putting up a shelf to hold all their academic books, or fixing a hole

28、in their on trend clothes, they have to call for help from a professional handyman or tailor.Since the invention of the internet, it has never been easier for people to access information, but our highly specialized education has made us more one sided than ever.I suggest that we start with the imme

29、diate reintroduction of some of the most vital aspects of “domestic science” education, before the current lack leads to serious accidents in student halls.36People call us useless students for the reason that .Awhat weve learned is beyond consumptionBwe are educated generationCweve entered higher e

30、ducationDour living skills are so poor【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据Were so well educated but were useless students who have lost the ability to do anything practical.被称为无用的学生是因为我们失去做事的能力，也是就是学生的生活技能是不好的，故选D。37Which is NOT the incidents the writer had during the first few weeks in student halls?AHe was seriously

31、 burnt by boiled eggs.BHe was accidentally poisoned by food.CHe damaged his clothes while ironing.DHe was severely beaten by freshers. 【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据I have survived a couple of serious boiling egg incidents and lots of cases of food poisoning, probably from dirty kitchen counters. Although some o

32、f my clothes have fallen victim to ironing experimentation,他经历了煮鸡蛋被烫伤，食物中毒还有衣服熨坏了等，只有选项D他被新生打了一顿没有提及，故选D。38According to Robinsons opinion, our current education .Afocuses on the importance if creativityBdislocates people from their natural talentsChas equipped students with basic life skillsDhas fol

33、lowed the tradition properly【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据Robinsons main viewpoint is that our current education system dislocates people from their natural talents.根据Robinson的观点我们目前的教育阻止了人的天赋的发挥，故选B。39Why are the graduates poor at basic life skills?ABecause they are not interested in them.BBecause they have lit

34、tle relevant practice.CBecause they are affected by internet.DBecause they are easy to be one-sided.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据the system takes away what used to be passed from generation to generation a working knowledge of basic life skills.这种教育制度使他们有更少的切实的实践，故选B。40The main purpose of writing the passage is

35、 that .Athere is no need to introduce “domestic science”Bits time we did something to current educationCmore attention should be paid to natural scienceDaccidents should be prevented in student halls【答案】B【解析】作者意图题。根据I suggest that we start with the immediate reintroduction of some of the most vital

36、aspects of “domestic science” education,到了我们采取措施解决目前的教育情况的时候了。DSince the beginning of the year, smog has covered parts of North China. In January, Beijing saw only five days without smog. The rising PM 2.5 readings terrified many people, and some health experts said that whenever the smog gets serio

37、us, hospitals receive more patients suffering acute respiratory（呼吸系统）and heart diseases.Later, news of polluted underground water in some provinces scared people who wondered whether the water they drink is safe.So the need to emphasize environmental protection while developing the economy is heard

38、everywhere. Smog especially is a common concern. Like a popular online post said, air may be the only thing that is equal for everyone, despite your income or vocation. People with higher incomes are able to drink only bottled spring water and eat only organic food by paying higher prices, but they

39、breathe the same air as everyone else. At a meeting on Monday, many Representatives have expressed their concerns about the air quality, too. One talked about his experience in Beijing. “After taking a taxi from the capital airport to my hotel, which took about an hour, I washed my nose and found th

40、e inside of my nose was black. We should ask ourselves this question: Why do we want to develop? Its for living a better life. Dirty air is definitely not a better life, he said. China needs to develop its economy and invest(投资) in high-tech. Every Chinese wants a strong country. But without blue sk

41、y, clean water and safe food, the achievements in the economy will become meaningless. Space technologies are not to be developed for building a base on Mars so that one day all human beings can migrate to the red planet because they have destroyed Earth. What the public wants is a strong and beauti

42、ful China. President Hu Jintao spoke at the 18th Party Congress last November saying that great efforts must be made to promote ecological progress and build a beautiful China. The words have shown the central governments resolution to address the environment issue. 41The effect of smog doesnt inclu

43、de .Athe rising of PM 2.5 readingsBmore people suffering diseasesCthe increase of peoples incomeDpatients increased in hospital【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据The rising PM 2.5 readings terrified many people, and some health experts said that whenever the smog gets serious, hospitals receive more patients sufferin

44、g acute respiratory（呼吸系统）and heart diseases.烟雾引起PM的指数的增加，人们患病的人增多因而医院的病人增多，人们的收入的增加并不是由于烟雾的影响，故选C。42Why smog has become a common concern?ABecause people have to pay higher prices.BBecause nobody can avoid it.CBecause we have to develop industry.DBecause a popular online-post discussed it.【答案】B【解析】细节

45、理解题。根据Smog especially is a common concern.及they breathe the same air as everyone else. 因为每一个都需呼吸有烟雾是任何人都避免不了的事情，故选B。43To make China stronger we have to develop economy, but .Awe have to sacrifice air as the priceBthe dirty air is not what we wantCecological progress can be ignoredDthe smog is the on

46、ly byproduct【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据What the public wants is a strong and beautiful China.我们为了发展经济使中国变得更加强大，但是不能牺牲我们的空气的质量，故选B。44The underlined word “they” in paragraph 6 refers to .Ahuman beingsBother plantsCspace technologiesDindustrial development【答案】A【解析】词义猜测题。根据so that one day all human beings can mig

47、rate to the red planet because they have destroyed Earth.这里用代词代替前面出现的名词human beings，故选A。45From the last two paragraphs we can infer that .Ahigh-tech can completely solve the problem of pollutionBspace technologies should be developed in a large scaleCwe can move to the Mars after the earth has been destroyedDwe must protect the environment while developing economy【答案】D【解析】推理判断题。根据The words have shown the central governments resolution to address the environment issue. 当发展经济的时候我们要保护环境，故选D。- 8 - 版权所有高考资源网