1、2014高考英语（阅读理解）倒计时冲刺50天（11）及答案阅读理解-【主旨大意题】易错点(2013课标全国高考，B篇)Honey from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar，it is also delicious.Most people，and many animals，like eating it.However，the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees nest and take the honey from it.Often，t
2、hese nests are high up in trees，and it is difficult to find them.In parts of Africa，though，people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helpera little bird called a honey guide.The honey guide does not actually like honey，but it does like the wax in the beehives(蜂房)The little b
3、ird cannot reach this wax，which is deep inside the bees nest.So，when it finds a suitable nest，it looks for someone to help it.The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people.Once it has their attention，it flies through the forest，waiting from time to t
4、ime for the curious animal or person as it leads them to the nest.When they finally arrive at the nest，the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches.Some of the honey，and the wax，always falls to the ground，and this is when the honey guide takes its sha
5、re.Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax，but it is very determined in its efforts to get it.The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away.They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives，and will even enter churches when bee
6、swax candles are being lit.63What can be the best title for the text?AWild Bees BWax and HoneyCBeekeeping in Africa DHoneyLovers Helper【错混透析】D主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了能够作为蜂蜜向导的小鸟，所以标题应为HoneyLovers Helper。*结束Dear College DeanIt is my understanding that this college has received a large donation to be used to imp
7、rove the quality of life for students: expand the bookstore or add computers to the computer lad. It is the tradition of his school to promote education and to be the pioneer of new technology. That is why I strongly argue in favor of the addition of more computers to the computer lab.Although expan
8、ding the campus bookstore to include CDs, gifts, and a snack bar will give a nicer look to the college, we have to think about a greater goal and a more practical way to enhance the quality of life for students. What do we want for our students and our college? Do we want our college to be known as
9、a place with a great bookstore where you can find CDs and gifts, or as a place where the students can explore and research in their field using the best tools provided by technology? In addition, there are already several snack bars on campus, and there are music stores nearby, so students do not de
10、pend on the college bookstore for these things. We live in a highly technological world and computers play an increasingly important role in how we live. As a learning institution, this college has the responsibility to offer its students the best technology to help them prepare for their future. Ma
11、ny students will be expected to be familiar with the latest software and other tools when they go on to work or to graduate school. While they are in college, students find they are expected to use computers. Many professors expect students to use computers to do homework or to complete projects. St
12、udents are asked to create PowerPoint presentations and use spreadsheets and database programs, as well as to research many topics on the Internet. Since students are competing for good grades, those who have limited access to computers are at a great disadvantage. Furthermore, being able to do proj
13、ects using the computer enhances the process of learning, giving students the opportunity to find information that without a computer would be much more difficult to find. If there are more computers, students will also be able to complete their work more efficiently. No more will they have to wait
14、in line, paper and disk in hand, while scanning the room for an empty chair and computer. No longer will they have to sit and wait while an outdated computer struggles to follow their commands. Having more new and faster computers available will enable students to finish their work more quickly. The
15、 more computers are used in society the more colleges will depend on them as a tool of teaching and learning. Making computers more available to students facilitates their learning process by making the process easier, more interesting, more engaging, and in the process enhancing their quality of li
16、fe72The purpose of the author in writing the passage is .Ato describe the problems caused by lack of computersBto explain why students are in great need of computersCto tell us what benefits students can gain from computersDto persuade the Dean to purchase more advanced computers73From the passage w
17、e can infer that .Apresent computers in the college cannot meet the demands of the studentsBcomputers in the college will be updated to meet the students demands soonCthe college has the responsibility to help the students to prepare for their futureDit is also necessary to expand the college bookst
18、ore by using part of the donation74In paragraph 4, the author mainly wants to tell us that .Acomputers are beneficial to students academic successBcomputers are helpful to students competition for successCstudents find it convenient to do assignments by using computersDstudents wish to use the money
19、 to buy more advanced computers75Which of the following shows the organization of the passage?参考答案 （E）7275 DAAB*结束How do successful people think? What drives them? Interviews and investigations indicate that there are several keys to success that successful people share First of all，successful peopl
20、e never blame someone or something outside of themselves for their failure to go aheadThey realize that their future lies in their own handsThey understand that they cannot control things in life，such as nature，the past and other peopleBut in the meantime，they are well aware that they can control th
21、eir own thoughts and actionsThey take responsibility for their life and regard this as one of the most empowering things they can doPerhaps what most separate successful people from others is that they live life “on purpose”they are doing what they believe they are put here to doIn their opinion，hav
22、ing a purpose in their life is the most important element that enables them to become fully functioning peopleThey hold that when they live their life on purpose，their main concern is to do the job rightThey love what they doand it showsPeople want to do business with them because of their commitmen
23、t(投身；献身)To live their life on purpose，successful people find a cause they believe in and create a business around itBesides，they never easily give upOnce they have set up goals in their life，they are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their goalsRather than seeing it negative or depressing t
24、hey use the knowledge to spur themselves on and go after what they want energetically and passionately60Which of the following might be the best title for the passage? AHow People Live Their Life on, Purpose BHow People Can Be Successful - CHow People Can Do Their Own Things DHow People Do Business
25、61By living life “on purpose”，successful people can _.Ado a lot of work Bconcentrate on their jobsCdo business with many people Ddo all of the above mentioned62The underlined word “it in the second paragraph refers to _.Athe main concern of successful people Bthe job that successful people do Cthe commitment with which successful people do their job Dthe business that successful people do with other people63The underlined word “spur” in the last sentence most probably means“Aencourage Bexcite Crelieve Dforce参考答案 60-63 BDCA *结束