1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Have you ever looked toward the sky on a fall day and witnessed a group of migrating birds? If so, you probably noted the V-shaped formation of the birds or the birds flying in a ball-like formation. Why do birds fly this way? Many theories have been
2、developed to explain the formation patterns of different types of birds. One theory is that birds fly in certain formations to take advantage of the laws of nature. The birds know that flying in a V-shaped pattern will save energy. Like the lead cyclist in a race who decreases wind force for the cyc
3、lists who follow, the lead bird cuts wind force for the birds that follow. This decrease in wind force means that the birds use up to 70 percent less energy during their flight. When the lead bird becomes tired, a more rested bird takes over that position. But saving energy is important for more tha
4、n one reason. Sometimes food is short during migration flights. Keeping energy enables the birds to fly longer distances between meals. When food is sighted, the birds guide one another in a different way. When a bird identifies a familiar feeding area, it might turn around in order to signal the gr
5、oup to change direction. Then, this bird becomes the new leader. It helps guarantee that other birds will know exactly where it is going. Then the whole group makes a change in direction, gently streaming from the sky down to the ground. This formation is like an arrow pointing to the location of fo
6、od. Scientists have also studied the birds that sometimes fly in a ball-like formation. Researchers believe that the birds come together if a predator（天敌） is spotted. The predator may then become impatient waiting for a single bird to fly away from the group. The birds will often dip and dive as a g
7、roup, frustrating even the most persistent enemy. Scientists report that this is a very effective method of defense against an attack. The birds care for their fellow fliers through teamwork. As transportation expert Henry Ford once said, “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes c
8、are of itself.” When it comes to teamwork, these feathered fliers are a soaring success!1. According to the passage, we can learn that birds _. A. move faster than cyclists B. prefer to fly in a V formationC. are smarter than other animalsD. play different roles in a formation 2. When food is sighte
9、d, _.A. the group follows the discoverer B. the lead bird decides what to doC. the discoverer leaves the group D. the whole group forms a stream3. To protect themselves from attack, birds will _ .A. break into groupsB. come close together C. change directionsD. fly up and down4. Which is the best ti
10、tle for the passage?A. A Birds-Eye View of Teamwork.B. Success Takes Care of Itself. C. The Strongest Will Survive.D. A Science Behind Flying.【参考答案】14、DAB A阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。NOT all memories are sweet.Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences.Violence and tr
11、affic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars.Often they relive experiences in nightmares.Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill,which will help people forget bad memories.The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening exper
12、ience.They hope it might reduce,or possibly wipe out,the effect of painful memories.In November,experts tested a drug on people in the US and France.The drug stops the body releasing chemicals that fix memories in the brain,So far the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memorie
13、s may be reduced,not that the memories are wiped out.They are not sure to what degree peoples memories are affected.The research has caused a great deal of argument.Some think it is a bad idea,while others support it.Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers troubling memo
14、ries after war.They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.“Some memories can ruin peoples lives.They come back to you when you dont want to have them in a daydream or nightmare.They usually come with very painful emotions,”said Roger Pitman,a professor of psychiatry at Har
15、vard Medical School.“This could relieve a lot of that suffering.”But those who are against the research say that maybe the pills can change peoples memories and changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity.They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past.“All of us c
16、an think of bad events in our lives that were terrible at the time but make us who we are.Im not sure we want to wipe those memories out,”said Rebecca Dresser,a medical ethicist.66.The passage is mainly about .A.a new medical inventionB.a new research on the pillC.a way of wiping out painful memorie
17、sD.an argument about the research on the pill67.The drug tested on people can .A.cause the brain to fix memoriesB.stop people remembering bad experiencesC.prevent body producing certain chemicalsD.wipe out the emotional effects of memories68.We can infer from the passage that .A.Experts are not sure
18、 about the effects of the pills.B.the pill will certainly stop peoples emotional memoriesC.taking the pill will do harm to peoples physical healthD.the pill has already been produced and used by the public America69.which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with in the last paragraph?A.some
19、memories can ruin peoples lives.B.people want to get rid of bad memories.C.experiencing bad events makes us different from others.D.the pill will reduce peoples sufferings from bad memories.70.You may probably read the passage in A.a guidebook B.a textbookC.a medical magazine D.a science fiction【参考答
20、案】6670 BACDA 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling.Recycling in the home is very important of course.However,being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need.W
21、e are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible,but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place.The total amount of packaging has increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005.It now makes up a third of a typical household
22、s waste in the UK.In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment.The UK,for example,is running out of it for burying this unnecessary waste.If such packaging is burnt,it gives off greenhouse gases w
23、hich go on to cause the greenhouse effect.Recycling helps,but the process itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place.Food waste is a serious problem,too.Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. However,few of them are coming round to
24、 the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags,for example.But this is not just about supermarkets.It is about all of us.We have learned to associate packaging with quality.We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality.This is especiall
25、y true of food.But it is also applied to a wide range of consumer products,which often have far more packaging than necessary.There are signs of hope.As more of us recycle,we are beginning to realize just how much unnecessary materials are collected.We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer c
26、ulture,but we have a mountain to climb.71.What does the underlined phrase“that over-consumption”refer to?A.Using too much packaging.B.Recycling too many wastes.来源:学。科。网Z。X。X。KC.Making more products than necessary.D.Having more material than is needed.72.The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show
27、 .A.the tendency of cutting household wasteB.the increase of packaging recyclingC.the rapid growth of supermarketsD.the fact of packaging overuse73.According to the text,recycling .A.helps control the greenhouse effectB.means burning packaging for energyC.is the solution to gas shortageD.leads to a
28、waste of land 74.What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?A.Unpackaged products are of bad quality.B.Supermarkets care more about packaging.C.It is improper to judge quality by packaging.D.Other products are better packaged than food.75.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.Fighting wastefulness
29、is difficult.B.Needless material is mostly recycled.C.People like collecting recyclable wastes.D.The author is proud of their consumer culture.【答案】71-75 DDACA 完型填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。夹叙夹议型完形填空(二) With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, the boy almost thought of himself as the
30、most unfortunate child in the world. He _1_ played with his classmates; and when asked to answer questions, he always _2_ his head without a word. One spring, his father brought home some saplings(树苗). _3_ of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, “Whoever _4_ his sapling best shall get
31、 a favourite gift.” The boy certainly wanted to get his fathers gift. _5_ seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he _6_ an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So after watering it once or twice, he never _7_ it. A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree a
32、gain, he was _8_ to find it not only didnt die, but also grew some fresh _9_ . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his _10_， bought the little boy one of his favourite gifts and said from the tree he planted, he would surely become an outstanding _1
33、1_ when he grew up. From then on, the little boy slowly became _12_ and confident. One night, he suddenly _13_ his biology teacher once said that plants _14_ grow at night. Why not go to see his tree? When he came to the courtyard, he found his father was working near his tree with a ladle(长柄勺). All
34、 of a sudden, he _15_： his father had been secretly _16_ his small tree! He returned to his room, tears _17_ in his eyes. Decades passed. The little boy didnt become a botanist. _18_， he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt. _19_ is the best nourishment(滋养品)of
35、life; _20_ it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well.1A. ever B. seldom C. still D. often2A. held B. raised C. lowered D. covered3A. Both B. None C. One D. Each4A. likes B. protects C. grows D. watches5A. And B. So C. Before D. But6A. cared for B. got rid of C. hit upon D.
36、 put forward7A. appealed to B. attended to C. adapted to D. turned to8A. surprised B. frightened C. disappointed D. amused9A. roots B. leaves C. branches D. seeds10A. word B. balance C. agreement D. opinion11A. teacher B. gardener C. president D. botanist12A. satisfied B. certain C. optimistic D. in
37、dependent13A. believed B. recalled C. repeated D. knew14A. generally B. hardly C. recently D. probably15A. remembered B. understood C. wondered D. admitted16A. cutting B. decorating C. watering D. providing17A. welling B. falling C. dropping D. crying18A. Therefore B. Besides C. Moreover D. Instead1
38、9A. Love B. Water C. Disability D. Father20A. so long as B. if only C. now that D. even though(一)【要点综述】本文讲述了一个认为自己天生不幸的小男孩，经过一次种树的经历，受到父亲的鼓励和帮助而变得自信，后来成为美国总统的故事。文章旨在告诉读者，爱是滋润孩子心灵的最好的养料。1B根据文章第一句话可知，小男孩认为自己不幸运，因此很少和同学玩，故选seldom。2Clower ones head “低下头”。小男孩自卑，与之相符的是低头逃避回答问题。3D根据第三段中的“Compared with thos
39、e of his brothers and sisters”可知父亲让每个孩子种一棵树。故选D。4C父亲承诺树种得最好的人可以获得奖品，故选grow。5D小男孩也想得到父亲的礼物，但是当看到兄弟姐妹都在细心呵护小树时，便失去了信心，选择了放弃，故选D项，表示转折。6Chit upon an idea “突然有了一个想法”。care for喜欢；get rid of除去；put forward(公开)提出(建议等)。7Battend to照料，护理；appeal to吸引；adapt to使适应，改编；turn to求助于，依靠，转而从事于。8A小树的成长和小男孩的心理预期相反，所以他感到惊讶，
40、故选surprised。frightened恐惧的；amused愉悦的，感到有趣的；disappointed失望的。9B由A few days later和his appeared greener可知。 10Akeep ones word “信守诺言”，和前文父亲的promise相呼应。11D根据文章倒数第二段中“The little boy didnt become a botanist.”可知，父亲说小男孩会成为植物学家。12C第一段中小男孩不与同学交往和不回答问题，表明他悲观、不开朗、不自信。 种树事件是他第一次有好运气，第一次成功，无疑对他起到积极的作用，此前精神低落的状态逐渐改变。另
41、外结合confident一词，应选optimistic。13Brecall回忆，想起。14A根据once said和后句“Why not go to see his tree？”可知，小男孩回想起来生物老师说过植物一般在晚间生长(此为常识)，故选generally。15B看到眼前的景象，小男孩立刻明白了(恍然大悟), 是父亲在暗中帮助他给树浇水，故选understood。remember记得；wonder想知道；admit承认。16C17Awell此处是动词，意为“(液体如泉般) 充盈，涌出”。小男孩被父亲的爱所感动，所以热泪盈眶。故选A。18D表示转折关系，故选D。19A小男孩和小树的共同点是都得到了关爱，故选A。20Deven though 即使；so long as 只要；if only要是就好了；now that既然。- 9 - 版权所有高考资源网