2012屆高考英語(yǔ)二輪專題復(fù)習(xí) 閱讀能力綜合培養(yǎng)訓(xùn)練集（一百零二）

1、2012屆高考英語(yǔ)二輪專題復(fù)習(xí)閱讀能力綜合培養(yǎng)訓(xùn)練集（一百零二）AWe bet that on cold wintry days, many of you love to stay in your warm home and, every now and then，come out into the kitchen for a snack. Unfortunately, plenty of creepy-crawly critters (爬行生物) like to do the same thing!Winter is the time when bugs (蟲(chóng)子) invade your h

2、ouse without an invitation. The season can be tough for such creatures. In winter the air is cold, the ground is hard and many trees have no leaves. So bugs do what they have to do to survive.Monarch butterflies head south to warmer climates. Ants crowd in deep underground colonies and eat food they

3、 have been storing all year. Many insects go into a deep sleep called diapauses. There re different kinds of diapauses, but all are similar to hibernation, a time when bigger animals become inactive in the cold. Insects go into an inactive period, too, but it often isn t when the temperature drops.T

4、hey rely on more dependable signals in the environment. For example, many insects can tell how much sunlight there s each day. They use that to tell themselves when to shut down. Bugs are cold-blooded, meaning that their inside temperature is the same as the outside. They can t move much when it get

5、s below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. So they search for any warm place.They re looking for protection. These guys have been doing this for 300 million years, so they don t really know they re coming into your house. The home is a recent event in terms of their evolutionary behavior. They enter through tin

6、y cracks or come in unnoticed on your clothes or shoes. Remember that they may be invading your homes for warmth and food, but they dont care about humans.語(yǔ)篇解讀本文主要介紹的是：為什么蟲(chóng)子在冬天會(huì)入侵人類住所。1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?A. To point out that humans like to stay at home in winter.B. To mean

7、that humans and bugs have the same living habits.C. To mean that bugs will invade humans houses for their winter.D. To put forward the idea that bugs are not welcome in winter.解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段可知，蟲(chóng)子和人類一樣，也會(huì)喜歡待在溫暖的屋里，再結(jié)合文章的后面幾段可知，本段暗示蟲(chóng)子在冬天會(huì)入侵人類住所。答案C2According to the text, what is diapauses?A. It is th

8、e same as the animals hibernation.B. It often appears in warm areas all the year.C. It is done to keep bugs active in winter.D. It is a deep sleep similar to hibernation.解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段可知答案為D。答案D3What often decides bugs diapauses?A. The lower local temperature.B. The amount of sunlight.C. Kinds of e

9、nvironmental signals.D. The insects inside temperature.解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段的“They rely on more dependable signals in the environment”可知，蟲(chóng)子的“diapauses”是由多種環(huán)境可依賴性因素決定的，不一定全靠溫度或者光照。答案C4According to the text, bugs invade humans homes to_.A. attack humansB. look for enough foodC. seek for protectionD. show th

10、eir evolutionary results解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段可知，蟲(chóng)子進(jìn)屋是為了尋求保護(hù)，把自己置身于安全形勢(shì)之下，而不僅僅是為了尋求食物。答案C5What would be the best title for the text?A. Bugs life on cold wintry daysB. Why do bugs invade your home in winter?C. Good relations between humans and bugsD. What does diapauses mean?解析標(biāo)題概括題。整篇文章主要告訴讀者的是：在冬天里，為什么蟲(chóng)子

11、會(huì)入侵人類的住所。答案B長(zhǎng)難句解讀(1)Therere different kinds of diapauses，but all are similar to hibernation，a time when bigger animals become inactive in the cold.此句是but連接的并列復(fù)合句，but后的部分中a time是hibernation的同位語(yǔ)，而且后面接了when引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句。(2)Bugs are cold-blooded，meaning that their inside temperature is the same as the outside

12、.句中的meaning相當(dāng)于which means；meaning后接that引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句，在此賓語(yǔ)從句中含有the same as結(jié)構(gòu)。 BJuly 21st,2007 was a typical English summers day it rained for 24 hours! As usual, I rushed home from work at midday to check on the house. Nothing was amiss. By the time I left work at 5 pm, however，the road into our village wa

13、s flooded. Our house had never been flooded but, as I opened the front door, a wave of water greeted me. Thank God the kids werent with me, because the house was 5 feet deep in water. We lost everything downstairs. And the plaster had to be torn off the walls, ceilings pulled down.At first we tried

14、to push on through. We didnt want to move the children out of home, so we camped upstairs. We put a sheet of plastic across the floor to protect us from the damp. But after three months, we felt very sick, so we moved to a wooden house in a park. The house was small, but at first we were all just de

15、lighted to be in a new place. Unfortunately, things took longer than expected and we were there for 10 months. The life there was inconvenient. What surprised me most was how much I missed being part of a community (社區(qū)). We had lived in a friendly village with good neighbours，and Id never thought ho

16、w much Id miss that.Although our situation was very bad, its difficult to feel too sorry for yourself when you look at whats happening elsewhere. I watched a news report about floods in Northern India and thought，“We didnt have a straw hut(茅草房) that was swept away, and our house is still standing. W

17、ere lucky.”We moved back home in August. With December coming，theres still reconstruction work to be done, so its difficult to prepare for Christmas. But I cant waitIm going to throw a party for our friends in the village to say thanks for their support. This year, I wont need any gifts living away

18、from home for months has made me realize how little we actually need or miss all our possessions. Although we are replacing things, theres really no rushwe have our home back, and thats the main thing.語(yǔ)篇解讀洪水給生活帶來(lái)了困難，但在災(zāi)害面前，也能獲得更多對(duì)人生的認(rèn)識(shí)。5What does the underlined word “amiss” in the first paragraph me

19、an?A. Wrong.B. Missing.C. Right. D. Found.解析猜測(cè)詞義題。從第一段中“As usual，I rushed home from work.”可知作者還是像往常那樣趕回家，因此沒(méi)有什么不正常的，故選擇A。答案A6It can be inferred from the text that the author_.A. was sick of staying upstairsB. cared much about her childrenC. could not stand living in a wooden houseD. did not deal wel

20、l with her family affairs during the flood解析推理判斷題。從第一段第五句Thank God the kids werent with me，.可以看出作者最關(guān)心(在意)孩子。答案B7Why does the author say that they were lucky in the third paragraph?A. Because her situation was not serious.B. Because many other places were flooded.C. Because she had been to Northern I

21、ndia.D. Because some others suffered even more.解析事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。當(dāng)作者看到印度北部遭受的洪水災(zāi)難比自己的更慘痛的報(bào)道時(shí)，深感自己應(yīng)該慶幸。答案D8What does the author mainly want to express by telling her story?A. She valued human feelings more than before.B. She realized she almost didnt need possessions.C. She found Christmas gifts no longer badl

22、y needed.D. She thought her own home was the most important.解析主旨大意題。從最后一段對(duì)即將來(lái)臨的圣誕節(jié)的準(zhǔn)備“.theres really no rushwe have our home back，and thats the main thing.”可知作者通過(guò)這次洪水認(rèn)識(shí)到了她比以前更加珍惜人們之間的情感，故選擇A。 C14 days from just 2,090 ppFully inclusive from the UKPrice covers: International airfares, departure taxes,

23、 fuel charges, local transportation, accommodation, all meals, entrance fees, guides, daily tours and visas for UK citizens.Days 1 3: UK ShanghaiFly to the great city of Shanghai and in the evening sample traditional Shanghai food. Visit the beautiful Yu Gardens, Old Town, Shanghai Museum, cross the

24、 Great Nanpu Bridge and tour the Pudong area. Also explore Xintiandi with its 1920 s style Shikumen buildings and end your stay in Shanghai with an amazing Huangpu River evening tour.Days 4 7: Shanghai Yangtze River TourFly to Yichang and change (approx: one hour)to board your Yangtze River ship for

25、 the next four nights. Enjoy a tour of the Three Gorges Dam (三峽大壩)before sailing on the grand Yangtze River, passing through the impressive Three Gorges. We take a side trip to the Lesser Three Gorges or travel up the Shennong Stream in a peapod boat and enjoy various shore trips along the way.Day 8

26、: Chongqing ChengduGet off in Chongqing and drive to Chengdu for an overnight stay.Days 9 10: Chengdu XianVisit the famous Panda Reserve to see the lovely animals.We then fly to the historic city of Xian for two nights stay and enjoy traditional Shui Jiao. Next day, explore one of the most important

27、 discoveries of the 20th Century the Terracotta Warriors(兵馬俑) ，followed by the ancient City Wall and a performance of Tang Dynasty dancing.Days 11 13：Xian BeijingVisit Little Wild Goose Pagoda and see the ancient objects at the wellknown Shaanxi Provincial Museum before walking through the lively Mu

28、slim Quarter to see the Great Mosque.Later fly to Beijing for three nights stay and try Peking Duck.During our stay in Beijing, we stroll through Tiananmen Square to the Forbidden City, the largest and best preserved collection of ancient buildings in China, and visit the Summer Palace. Next day we

29、take a walk on the Great Wall, tour the unique Temple of Heaven and enjoy an attractive Chinese Acrobatic Show.Day 14: Beijing UKFly back to the UK, arriving home later the same day filled with happy memories.語(yǔ)篇解讀本文是一則廣告，介紹到中國(guó)旅游的一些日程安排。1The underlined word “sample” in the passage probably means “_”A

30、. buyB. reserveC. taste D. make解析詞義猜測(cè)題。該句說(shuō)的是飛抵上海，在晚上應(yīng)該是“品嘗”傳統(tǒng)的上海食物。其他選項(xiàng)明顯不符合句意。答案C2The first and last scenic spots to be visited in Xian are_.A. the Terracotta Warriors and the Great MosqueB. the Terracotta Warriors and Shaanxi Provincial MuseumC. Little Wild Goose Pagoda and the Great MosqueD. Litt

31、le Wild Goose Pagoda and the Muslim Quarter解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)Days 910：ChengduXian這個(gè)部分可知，在西安最先看的景點(diǎn)是兵馬俑；再依據(jù)Days 1113：XianBeijing可知，離開(kāi)西安前看的景點(diǎn)是the Great Mosque(清真寺)。答案A3Which of the following is TRUE according to the ad?A. Tbe tourists will have to pay extra for fuel and meals.B. The tourists will visit the 192

32、0s Shikumen buildings in Beijing.C. The tourists will take a side trip to the Three Gorges Dam during the tour.D. The tourists will stay in Beijing for three nights before leaving for the UK.解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)Days 1113：XianBeijing這個(gè)部分的內(nèi)容可知，游客要在北京呆三個(gè)晚上，所以選D。答案D4The ad is mainly intended to_.A. encourage the

33、British to travel in ChinaB. attract the British to traditional Chinese foodC. offer services of booking air tickets to touristsD. provide the British with a better understanding of China解析寫作意圖題。這是一則廣告，把旅游的日程安排以及中國(guó)的文化古跡、人文地理及美食介紹給英國(guó)游客，自然目的是A。答案ADNext time a customer comes to your office, offer him a

34、 cup of coffee. And when youre doing your holiday shopping online, make sure youre holding a large glass of iced tea. The physical sensation (感覺(jué)) of warmth encourages emotional warmth, while a cold drink in hand prevents you from making unwise decisions those are the practical lesson being drawn fro

35、m recent research by psychologist John A. Bargh.Psychologists have known that one person s perception (感知) of another s “warmth” is a powerful determiner in social relationships. Judging someone to be either “warm” or “cold” is a primary consideration, even trumping evidence that a “cold” person may

36、 be more capable. Much of this is rooted in very early childhood experiences, Bargh argues, when babies conceptual sense of the world around them is shaped by physical sensations, particularly warmth and coldness.Classic studics by Harry Harlow, published in 1958, showed monkeys preferred to stay cl

37、ose to a cloth “mother” rather than one made of wire, even when the wire “mother” carried a food bottle. Harlows work and later studies have led psychologists to stress the need for warm physical contact from caregivers to help young children grow into healthy adults with normal social skills.Feelin

38、gs of “warmth” and “coldness” in social judgments appear to be universal.Although no worldwide study has been done, Bargh says that describing people as “warm”， or “cold” is common to many cultures, and studies have found those perceptions influence judgment in dozens of countries.To test the relati

39、onship between physical and psychological warmth, Bargh conducted an experiment which involved 41 college students. A research assistant who was unaware of the studys hypotheses (假設(shè)) , handed the students either a hot cup of coffee, or a cold drink, to hold while the researcher filled out a short in

40、formation form. The drink was then handed back. After that, the students were asked to rate the personality of“Person A”based on a particular description. Those who had briefly held the warm drink regarded Person A as warmer than those who had held the iced drink.“We are grounded in our physical experiences even when we think abstractly，” says Bargh.語(yǔ)篇解讀最近的心理學(xué)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，人們對(duì)“溫暖”或者“寒冷”的感受可以改變?nèi)藗兊那楦小?According to Paragraph 1, a person s emotion may be affected by_.A. the visitors to his officeB. the psychology lessons he hasC. his physical feeling