（3年高考2年模擬）高三英語二輪突破 閱讀理解特訓(xùn)45（含解析）.doc

閱讀理解特訓(xùn)：3真2模含解析2014屆高三英語二輪突破45閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的a、b、c和d項中，選出最佳選項，并在 答題卡上將該項涂黑。ait was one of the hottest days of the dry season. we had not seen rain in almost a month. the crops were dying. cows had stopped giving milk. the streams were long gone back into the earth. if we didnt see some rain soon we would lose everything.i was in the kitchen making lunch for my husband and his brothers when i saw my six-year old son, billy, walking toward the woods. he was obviously walking with a great effort. trying to be as still as possible. minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again, toward the house.moments later, however, he was once again walking in that slow purposeful long step toward the woods. this activity went on for over an hour: walking cautiously to the woods, then running back to the house. finally, my curiosity got the best of me. i crept out of the house and followed him on his journey.he was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked; being very careful not to spill the water he held in them. branches and thorns slapped his little face but he did not try to avoid them. he had a much greater purpose. as i leaned in to spy on him, i saw the most amazing site.several large deer appeared threatening in front of him. but billy walked right up to them. i almost screamed for him to get away. and i saw a baby deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from heavy loss of water and heat exhaustion, lift its head with great effort to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boys hand.i stood on the edge of the woods watching the most beautiful heart i have ever known working so hard to save a life. as the tears that.rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. and more drops. and more. i looked up at the sky. it was as if god, himself, was weeping with pride. 26. why did the author follow her son?a.because there might be danger.b.because her son was doing a good deed.c.because she was curious.d.because she intended to help.【答案】c 【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)finally, my curiosity got the best of me.作者處于好奇，跟隨著兒子進(jìn)入森林，故選c。27. which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?a. rain was in great need.b. there were few trees in the woods.c. billy carried water with his small hands.d. billy walked into the woods and then returned over and over again.【答案】b【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)branches and thorns slapped his little face在森林里走樹枝和荊棘打臉可推出森林的樹木較多，故選b。28. what billy did mainly showed that he was _.a. caring b. beautiful c. childlike d. brave【答案】a【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。caring愛心的；beautiful漂亮的； childlike孩子似的； brave勇敢的。根據(jù)lift its head with great effort to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boys hand.及i stood on the edge of the woods watching the most beautiful heart i have ever known working so hard to save a life.由于天旱河流枯竭動物們不能找到水喝，快喝死了，故選a。29. which is the correct order of the development of the story?the author was moved to tears.billy fed the water to the baby deer.billy walked towards the large deer.it began to rain.the author followed billy into the woods.a. b： c. d. 【答案】c【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)i crept out of the house and followed him on his journey.所以必須5開頭的選項故排除ab；several large deer appeared threatening in front of him. but billy walked right up to them.及 lift its head with great effort to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boys hand.他走向大鹿然后去喂小鹿水，故排除d，文章最后作者被感動的流下了眼淚，最后天開始下雨，故選c。30. at the end of the story, the author might experience different feelings except that _a. billy was a pride.b. god was touched by billys activity.c. it was worthwhile to have given birth to billy.d. the rain should have dropped earlier.【答案】d【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。as the tears that.rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. and more drops. and more. i looked up at the sky. it was as if god, himself, was weeping with pride. 因為天旱了太長的時間，早應(yīng)該下雨這不是作者的不同的感覺這應(yīng)該是以前就有的感覺，故選d。bsurviving the boredom of a school day can be bad enough, but when you have to worry about school gangs as well its enough to make any student want to stay at home and under the covers! unfortunately, gang culture can be found in many british schools, and it brings with it negative, and dangerous, side effects. the presence of weapons at or near school, the appearance of graffiti on buildings and lockers, and pressure to blow off school work and exams all follow where the gangs lead. none of these things contribute to a good education, but for school gangs thats exactly the point - school is for being popular and having fun, not learning anything or preparing for the future. keep these tips in mind and say goodbye to school gangs.know your own mind. often it is those with low self-esteem and a poor self-image who become victims of school gangs. these students dont know their own mind or have a clear picture of what they would like to do in the future, so it is easy to be influenced by those who dont want to do any work today.keep yourself busy. school gangs often hang around at or near schools with no real reason. students who have nothing scheduled can easily be sucked into these groups, but if you are busy, busy, busy and always on the move there will be less chance that youll have the time to stay and play. choose your friends wisely. with a core group of like-minded friends, it is much easier to stay away from school gangs because you simply dont need them. remember that gangs are a source of power for members, but they can also be a source of intimidation.work hard and have fun. no one likes a teachers pet, but school gangs in particular hate them. work hard and have fun at school, but dont annoy anyone with extreme goody-two-shoes (偽君子） behaviour . school gangs can be a nightmare if you must deal with them constantly. stay away from gang hangouts and gang members, and dont involve yourself in any gang related activities.31. for the school gangs, school is _.a. where they are instructed to behave themselves.b. a good place to prepare for the future.c. where they win popularity and enjoy themselves.d. a place that contributes to a good education.【答案】c 【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)school gangs thats exactly the point - school is for being popular and having fun,學(xué)校幫派是受歡迎的和玩地開心，故選c。32. from the authors opinion, gangs lead to the following problems in schools except _ .a. the presence of weaponsb. the appearance of robberyc. pressure to blow off school work and examd. students scare【答案】b【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)the presence of weapons at or near school, the appearance of graffiti on buildings and lockers, and pressure to blow off school work and exams all follow where the gangs lead.及when you have to worry about school gangs as well its enough to make any student want to stay at home and under the covers!幫派導(dǎo)致了武器的存在，毀掉學(xué)校工作和考試的壓力及學(xué)生的恐慌，故選b。33. which statement is not true according to the passage?a. school gangs are harmful to educationb. students lacking enough intelligence often follow school gangsc. school gangs often wander around schools aimlesslyd. school gangs will provide their member with so-called power【答案】b【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)school gangs can be a nightmare； with a core group of like-minded friends, it is much easier to stay away from school gangs ；school gangs often hang around at or near schools with no real reason. remember that gangs are a source of power for members；學(xué)生慎重交友是很容易避免和幫會聯(lián)系上的，故選b。34. what can be inferred from the passage?a. those who focus on study are more likely to stay away from school gangs.b. whoever knows what he will do in the future can be influenced by school gangs.c. having a lot to do, you have no chance of getting in touch with school gangs.d. without good friends, you are sure to end up with school gangs.【答案】a【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)students who have nothing scheduled can easily be sucked into these groups, but if you are busy, busy, busy and always on the move there will be less chance that youll have the time to stay and play.可推出只要你學(xué)習(xí)努力無暇顧及幫會的事情也不會參加幫會，故選a。35. in writing this passage, the author mainly intends to _ .a. tell us how gangs influence our educationb. show his sympathy to the students hurt by gangsc. arouse the concern about the safety of studentsd. give suggestions on dealing with gangs problems【答案】d【解析】作者意圖題。根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容可知主要敘述的是如何處理幫會的事情，故選d。cengineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality (理性)，but when it comes to my college education i am an idealist and a fool. in high school i wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any reasonable student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, many famous professors and lots of good labs and research equipment. but thats not what i did.i chose to study engineering in a small liberal-arts (文科）university that doesnt even offer a major in electrical engineering. obviously, this was not a practical choice; i came here for more noble reasons. i wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my job. i wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by communicating with people who werent studying science or engineering. my parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a wise choice. they told me i was wise and grown-up beyond my 18 years, and i believed them.i headed off to the college and sure i was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering factories where they didnt care if you had values or were flexible. i was going to be a complete engineer: technical expert and excellent humanist all in one.now im not so sure. somewhere along the way my noble ideas crashed into reality, as all noble ideas finally do. after three years of struggling to balance math, physics and engineering courses with liberal-arts courses, i have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile engineering with liberal-arts courses in college.the reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply dont mix as easily as i supposed in high school. individually they shape a person in very different ways. the struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.文章大意：本文作者以自身的經(jīng)歷說明很難做到文理兼顧，共同發(fā)展。因而自己當(dāng)初想要成為通曉人文科學(xué)的杰出工程師，是不切實際的。36. at present, the writer is studying _.a. engineering at a college with a large engineering department.b. engineering in a small liberal-arts university.c. literature in a liberal-arts university.d. communicating and technology.【答案】b 【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)i chose to study engineering in a small liberal-arts (文科）university作者選擇了小的文科學(xué)院上學(xué)的工程專業(yè)，故選b。ks5u37. why did the writer choose his major in a different way from ordinary students?a. because he wanted to be an electrical engineer in high school.b. because he didnt like studying in labs.c. because he intended to turn out a technical expert.d. because he expected to get improved more iii humanities.【答案】d【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)i was going to be a complete engineer: technical genius and sensitive humanist (人文學(xué)者) all in one.”，因為他希望提高人文學(xué)科這就是作者選擇在一所很小的文科院校學(xué)習(xí)的根本原因。38. what can be inferred from the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?a. no noble idea can be out of touch with reality eventually.b. the writers noble ideas are practical.c. noble ideas have nothing to do with reality.d. the writer considered his noble ideas as valuable as others.【答案】a【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)這句話我們不難推斷出作者原先的想法是不切實際的，故選a。39. what problem has the writer found in his study at college? a. he cant get used to the engineer factory.b.math, physics and engineering courses are too difficult to learn.c.its hard to combine engineering with the literal arts.d.he has made no progress in the literal arts.【答案】c【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)the struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.把工程學(xué)與人文科學(xué)聯(lián)系起來很難。故選c。40.how has the writer felt about his choice?a.he felt proud at the beginning but a bit doubtful at present.b.he has been feeling positive all the time.c.he has decided to give up.d.he shares the same opinion with his parents and teachers.【答案】a【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)i am an idealist 及the struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.作者起初感覺很驕傲但是目前感覺有點懷疑，故選a。dwhen it comes to making a good career in the business world, being honest and getting along well with colleagues gives a person a solid competitive advantage, claims a new research.dr.jon bohlmann has found that project managers can expect better performance by far from the members of their team if treating them with honesty, kindness, and respect. according to another study , the gross-functional product development teams, can achieve a great quality and better cost benefits from socializing and interacting with individuals who work for their suppliers.the first, dr. bohlmanns study analyzed cross-functional product development teams, which combine together engineers, researchers and business personnel. the point to involve people with various backgrounds was to show that there was a focus on finance, marketing, and also on a design and functionality, right from the start of the product-development process. in addition to all this, this diversity also helped to make communication more effective in order to ensure that all members of the team were socializing and cooperating, and not just working at cross-purposes.as a result, it indicated that interactional fairness awareness indeed had an effect on a cross-functional communication. in other words, all the team members who thought that they had been treated well and respected, showed a great increase in their commitment to the success of the project they had been working on in cooperation with other team members, and, in particular, when they realized their project manager or supervisor to be a kind, nice and honest guy.according to dr. bohlmann, the increase in such commitment is very essential and important because it could improve performance that would result in the achievement of team goals. and if bohlmanns study comes to the conclusion that nice and honest guys are the first to finish, the second research by dr. rob handfleld shows us that cooperating and socializing well with others can give a team, and even a company an edge, when it comes to product development.41.according to the passage, being a successful project manager, you should havethe following qualities except _.a. honesty b. kindness