河南省 南阳市 2014届高考英语考前阅读理解应试点睛（23） WORD版含答案.doc

1、河南省南阳市2014届高考英语阅读理解应试点睛阅读理解-C42013重庆卷 Top lists are lecturing people on everything from “100 places to visit” to “100 books to read”. Arent you just tired of being told what to do with your time? Now you have a list to end all lists! Take a look at the following two examples from the list of “101 th

2、ings not to do”： Swim with Dolphins(海豚)? Swimming with dolphins is one of the worlds most profitable tourist activities.However, not every dolphin will welcome having their busy, tiring day interrupted by tourists screaming and pushing around them in the water. Worse yet, when dolphins get too near

3、to the boats loaded with tourists, they could get caught up in ropes and killed by propellers(螺旋桨) Heres a little secret. Dolphins look like smiling at you, but actually theyre just opening their mouths. Go to See the Mona Lisa? There must be something about the mysterious(神秘的) smile. The 6 million

4、people who visit the lady in the Louvre every year cant all be wrong, after all. But they can be quite annoying, standing in front of you; holding up their cameras to prevent you from seeing anything. In fact, it is hard for you to see the painting clearly because you have to stay away from it for s

5、ecurity reasons. After queuing for hours, many tourists can remain in front of the painting only for 15 seconds at most. If the mysterious lady in the picture knew her fate, she wouldnt just be smiling, shed be laughing. So, still long to see the Mona Lisa? If you want to find out more about the lis

6、t, read 101 Things NOT to Do Before You Die. Visit www.not2dobeforeidie.co.uk and buy the book at a 20% discount.60. According to the passage, swimming with dolphins _. A. is the worlds most popular tourist activityB. gives fun to both tourists and dolphins C. will make tourists busy and tiredD. can

7、 cause danger to dolphins 61. What does the author think about going to see Mona Lisa? A. It is wrong to go and see the mysterious smile. B. It is not as satisfying as expected. C. Fifteen seconds in front of the painting is enough. D. Queuing for hours is worthwhile. 62. The list of “101 things not

8、 to do” is made most probably because its author _. A. thinks it boring to do the things suggested by other listsB. believes other lists are not humorous enough C. intends to persuade people to read more listsDwants to provide a list different from other lists 63. What is the main purpose of the pas

9、sage? A. To advertise a book. B. To introduce a website. C. To comment on popular lists. D. To recommend tourist activities. 【要点综述】该篇短文前面否定“100 lists to do”的种种弊端，最后推出自己的101 Things NOT to Do Before You Die，很明显是一则常见的广告。60. D细节理解题。从Swim with Dolphins下面材料中的第一段最后一句可知和海豚一起游泳会给海豚带来危险。61. B细节理解题。在Go to See

10、the Mona Lisa的材料中，作者反复论证了go to see the Mona Lisa的诸多弊端，每年大量的游客前往参观，个人不可能有预想的观赏效果。62. D推理判断题。该文采取先抑后扬的写作技巧，其目的是要提出不同的观点。63. A写作意图题。该篇材料最后点出写作目的，即为101 Things NOT to Do Before You Die打广告。阅读理解-A Sure, human dads can play catch and help with homework, but can they give birth? Daddy sea horses can! This Fa

11、thers Day, while youre showing respect to your dad, remember some of the best dads in the world can also be found in the animal kingdom. Sea Horses: The Mr. Moms of the marine world, male sea horses, carry up to 2,000 fertilized eggs in pouches in their stomachs until they hatch. Even after the babi

12、es are born, they stay inside the pouch until they are ready to venture out on their own. Microhylid Frogs: Buy these dads a Baby on Board sign to put on their backs! These froggy fathers from New Guinea play piggyback once their babies hatch from their eggs. One by one, the dad lets as many as 24 f

13、roglets climb onto his back for a family road trip. He hops about 50 feet each night, and one by one, his kids jump off along the way to begin new lives of their own. Darwins Rheas: Thought your dad was overprotective? Darwins rhea, also known as South American ostriches（鸵鸟）, are so protective of th

14、eir children that they routinely rush cowboys on horseback and have even been known to attack small airplanes on the ground if they get too close to their brood! Marmosets: These little monkeys do everything but Lamaze class（心理助产课）! Dedicated dads assist during labor by biting off the umbilical cord

15、（脐带）and cleaning up the afterbirth. They also let Mom get some R&R（rest & recreation）by taking care of the kids when theyre not nursing. Sand Grouse: Talk about sponging off Dad! These pigeon-like birds live in areas where water is sparse, so fathers fly as many as 50 miles to get water for their ki

16、ds. After they soak up the water in their breast feathers, they fly home and let their chicks suckle the moisture from their bodies.Fathers of the animal kingdom are not that different from our own beloved dads. This Fathers Day, when you are honoring your dad, honor animal dads, too, by practicing

17、kindness and compassion toward all animals.1. The passage is mainly written to . A. introduce to us some unusual animalsB. distinguish between human and animal dadsC. raise our awareness of animal protectionD. praise animal dada for their sacrifices答案解析：答案为C。本题考查文章的写作目的。第一段引入动物世界也有最好的“爸爸”，中间段落介绍了这些动

18、物爸爸如何精心照顾他们的幼崽，最后一段号召人们爱护动物，保护动物，点出文章的中心，也是本文的写作目的， 故C选项“提高我们的动物保护意识”符合题意。2. Among these animal dads, which have the ability to fly?A. Microhylid Frogs.B. Sea Horses.C. Darwins Rheas.D. Sand Grouses.答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由倒数第二段 “Sand Grouse: Talk about sponging off Dad! These pigeon-like birds live in ar

19、eas where water is sparse, so fathers fly as many as 50 miles to get water for their kids.”可知，D选项为正确答案。3. What these animals have in common is that .A. they carry their young to wherever they pleaseB. theyre all devoted to their childrenC. theyre overprotective of their childrenD. they help their wi

20、ves clean up the afterbirth答案解析：答案为B。本题为推理题。全文介绍了动物爸爸如何照顾他们的幼崽， 这些动物的共同之处就是他们都热爱自己的孩子，全心全意地照顾自己的孩子，故答案为B。4. When Microhylid Frogs play piggyback, they .A. let their kids ride on their backB. attack cowboys with their backC. carry their babies inside a pouchD. help their wife during the labor答案解析：答案为

21、A。本题为细节题。由第三段 “Microhylid Frogs: One by one, the dad lets as many as 24 froglets climb onto his back for a family road trip.”可知，Microhylid Frogs让孩子们骑在他们的背上。故答案为A。社会生活类During the fall months at high school guidance counseling programs, juniors run to the stage to participate in an exercise to help th

22、em understand that it is not “where you go” that matters. They hold posters with the names and faces of famous people while their peers (同龄人) and parents shout out with confidence the names of elite (精英) colleges they assume the celebrities attended. The “oohs” and “aahs” follow when they learn that

23、 Steven Spielberg, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates dropped out of college, that Oprah Winfrey is a graduate of Tennessee State and that Ken Burns graduated from Hampshire College. If even a few stressed students and their anxious parents benefit from this information, it is a worthwhile exercise.Even bett

24、er is giving the students a task to identify the happy, successful people in their own circle of family, friends, co-workers and neighbors and challenging them to go and ask “if or where they went to college” as a means of broadening the conversation in their search for a life after high school.The

25、key to success in college and beyond has more to do with what students do with their time during college than where they choose to attend. A long-term study of 6,335 college graduates published by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that graduating from a college where entering students h

26、ave higher SAT scores - one marker of elite colleges - didnt pay off in higher post-graduation income. Researchers found that students who applied to several elite schools but didnt attend them - either because of rejection or by their own choice - are more likely to earn high incomes later than stu

27、dents who actually attended elite schools. In a summary of the findings, the bureau says that “evidently, students motivation, ambition and desire to learn have a much stronger effect on their future success than average academic ability of their classmates.” The late author Loren Pope, who wroteLoo

28、king Beyond the Ivy League andColleges That Change Lives, noted that the greater the opportunity for engagement and critical, creative and cooperative learning with staff, peers and community, the more likely the chance for future success.59. The purpose of the guidance counseling programs is to hel

29、p students _.A. apply for suitable collegesB. learn about college lifeC. choose the most famous collegesD. know about famous graduates60. Ken Burns example shows that the successful people _.A. dont need support from their friendsB. have their own circle of familyC. dont necessarily graduate from a

30、famous college D. graduate from a famous college61. What contributes most to students success in college and after graduation is _.A. whether they enter the elite college or notB. whether they have spared no effort in college or notC. whether they possess a higher SAT scores or notD. whether they ha

31、ve famous schoolmates or not62. According to Loren Pope, future success depends more on _.A. staff, peers and communityB. motivation, ambition and desire to succeedC. average academic ability of the classmatesD. creation, cooperation and opportunity【参考答案】37.ACBD 阅读理解-BAbout 70 scientists were workin

32、g on a very busy project. All of them felt really desperate due to the pressure of work and the demands of their boss but everyone was loyal to him and did not think of quitting their job.One day, one scientist came to his boss and told him, “Sir, Ive promised to take my children to the exhibition g

33、oing on in our township so I want to leave at 5:30 p. m.” His boss replied, “OK. Youre permitted to leave the office early today.”The scientist started working. He continued his work after lunch. As usual, he got involved to such an extent that he looked at his watch only when he felt he was close t

34、o completion. The time was 8:30 p. m. suddenly he remembered his promise to the children. He looked for his boss but he was not there. Having told him in the morning himself, he closed everything and left for home. Deep within himself, he was feeling guilty for having disappointed his children. He r

35、eached home. The children were not there. His wife alone was sitting in the hall and reading magazines. The situation was explosive; any talk would boomerang on him. His wife asked him, “Would you like to have coffee or shall I straight away serve dinner if you are hungry?” The man replied, “If you

36、would like to have coffee, I too will have but what about the children?” His wife replied, “You dont know? Your boss came here at 5:15 p. m. and has taken them to the exhibition.”What had really happened was the boss who gave him permission was observing him working seriously at 5:00 p. m. He though

37、t to himself: this person will not leave the work, but hes promised to take his children to the exhibition. So he took the lead in taking them there. The boss does not have to do it every time. But once its done, loyalty is established.That is why all the scientists at Thumba continued to work under

38、 their boss even though the stress was extraordinarily huge. By the way , can you boldly guess who the boss was? He was none other that the mastermind behind Indias successful nuclear weapons program, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former president of India.1. The scientist asked for an early leave because .

39、A. he felt increasingly desperate about his workB. he meant to accompany his wife at dinnerC. the task at hand was close to completionD. hed promised to take his kids to a show答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由第二段科学家对他老板说的话 “Ive promised to take my children to the exhibition going on in our township so I want to le

40、ave at 5:30 p. m.” 可知，答案为D。2. The underlined sentence implies that the scientist thought his wife was .A. dissatisfied with his coming home lateB. ready to serve dinner for himC. grateful to his kind-hearted bossD. delighted to see him back home答案解析：答案为A。本题为语义理解题。结合划线句子的上下文，科学家专注于工作，忘记了带孩子去看演出，回到家感到

41、非常愧疚，可是孩子们并不在家，只有妻子一个人坐在客厅读杂志，作者用句子. “The situation was explosive; any talk would boomerang on him.” 来描述此时科学家内心的活动 “情况非常糟糕，他一开口谈话必然会遭到妻子的责骂”， 因此划线部分的句子暗示科学家认为他的妻子对他的晚归非常不满意，故答案为A。3. The boss took children to the exhibition .A. when it was too late for the scientist to do soB. because the scientist w

42、as absorbed in his workC. because he also wanted to see what was on showD. when the mans wife asked him to do so答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由倒数第二段 “He thought to himself: this person will not leave the work, but hes promised to take his children to the exhibition. So he took the lead in taking them there.”可知，老

43、板带科学家的孩子去看演出是因为时间到了的时候科学家仍然专注于自己的工作，故答案为B。4. All the scientists stayed loyal to their boss .A. out of gratefulness for his thoughtfulnessB. because he had power over themC. to learn how to live under pressureD. every time he took the children to the show答案解析：答案为A。本题为推理题。由倒数第二段最后两句话 “The boss does not have to do it every time. But once its done, loyalty is established.” 和最后一段首句 “That is why all the scientists at Thumba continued to work under their boss even though the stress was extraordinarily huge.” 可知，科学家忠实于他们的老板是因为老板体贴关心他们，因此科学家感激老板，不论压力多大也愿意为老板工作，故答案为A。