1、2014届高考英语二轮复习 三月精品练习阅读理解61Wild animals seem to have escaped the Indian Ocean tsunami(海啸), adding weight to ideas they possess a “sixth sense” for disasters, experts said on Thursday. Sri Lanka wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean islands
2、coast seemingly missed wild beasts, with no dead animals found. “No elephants are dead, not even a dead hare or rabbit. animals can sense disaster. They have a sixth sense. They know when things are happening,” H.D. Ratnayake, deputy director of Sri Lankas Wildlife Department, said on Wednesday. The
3、 waves washed floodwaters up to 3 km (2 miles) inland at Yala National Park in the southeast, Sri Lankas biggest wildlife reserve and home to hundreds of wild elephants. “There has been a lot of evidence about dogs barking or birds migrating before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes. But it has not b
4、een proven,” said Matthew van Lierop, an animal behaviour specialist at Johannesburg Zoo. “There have been no specific studies because you cant really test it in a lab or field setting,” he said. Other authorities agreed with this conclusion. “Wildlife seem to be able to pick up certain phenomenon,
5、especially birds. There are many reports of birds detecting coming disasters,” said Clive Walker, who has written several books on African wildlife. Animals certainly rely on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid danger such as predators(食肉动物). The idea of an animal “sixth sense” is a l
6、asting one that the evidence on Sri Lankas damaged coast is likely to add to. 1This passage is mainly about_.A. the damage that was caused in the Indian Ocean tsunamiB. why animals can save them from natural disastersC. how to protect the wildlife when disaster happensD. the different opinions about
7、 animals natural power2Which of the following is true the text?A. It has been proved that animals have a “sixth sense”.B. Research has been made on the special movements of animals before disasters.C. Its generally considered that animals can sense the coming of disasters.D. Animals have depended on
8、 the known senses to escape the Indian Ocean tsunami.3What does the term “sixth sense” in the text means?A. It is the natural ability of animals that can save them from danger.B. It is the animals imagination in the brain.C. It is some hidden power to say in advance that something will happen.D. It
9、is a kind of sense that is the same as smell or hearing.4Which section does the text most probably appear in a newspaper?A. News Report. B. Discovery. C. Science Fiction. D. Culture.5In America, drivers education is part of the regular high school curriculum. Every student in his or her second year
10、of high school is required to take a class in drivers education. However, unlike other courses, it is not given during the regular school year. Instead it is a summer course. The course is divided up into two parts: class time for learning laws and regulations and driving time to practise driving. C
11、lass time is not unlike any other class. The students have a text from which they study the basic laws they must know to pass the written driving test that is given to anyone wanting to get a drivers license. Driving time is a chance for the students to get behind the wheel (steering wheel) and prac
12、tice starting steering, backing up, parking, switching lanes, turning corners, and all the other maneuvers (操作) required to drive a car. Each student is required to drive a total of six hours. The students are divided up into groups of four. The students and the instructor go out driving for two hou
13、r blocks of time. Thus, each student gets half an hour driving time per outing. The instructor and “driver” sit in the front seats and the other three students sit in the back. Drivers Ed cars are unlike other cars in which they have two sets of brakes, one on the drivers side and one on the other s
14、ide where the instructor sits. Thus, if the student driver should run into difficulties the instructor can take over. The car also has another special feature. On the top of the car is a sign that reads: STUDENT DRIVER. That lets nearby drivers know that they should use extra caution(小心) the student
15、 driver is a beginning driver, not very experienced and prone to driving slowly. After the student has passed the drivers education course and reached the appropriate age to drive (this age differs in every state but in most cases the person must be 16 years old), they can go to a designated state o
16、ffice to take their drivers test, which is made up of an eye examination, a written test, and a road test. The person must pass all three tests in order to be given a drivers license. If the person did well in his or her drivers education class, he or she will pass the test with flying colors and ge
17、t a drivers license.1. In America, the drivers course mentioned above_. A. is considered as part of the advanced education B. is given to anyone wanting to get a drivers licenseC. is carried on at the same time as other coursesD. is offered to all the students of Grade 2 in high schools2. To prevent
18、 accidents, a drivers Ed car_.A. has a sign inside itB. has two sets of brakesC. is big enough to hold five personsD. cant run very fast3. We can infer that the students are required to _ in their whole driving practice.A. go out driving for twelve timesB. spend at least six hours drivingC. drive fo
19、r two hour blocks of timeD. get half an hour driving4. Which of the following does not agree with the requirements for the students wanting to get their drivers license? A. They must be 16 years of ageB. They should go to have their drivers testC. They must have their eyes examinedD. They ought to d
20、o well in their drivers course5 In the last sentence, “with flying colors” means_. A. happily B. successfully C. colorfully D. quicklyMillions of people are now using what are called“peer-to-peer”networks. Basically, you link your computer to other computers all across the country, mostly so you can
21、 give something in exchange for music for free.“But heres the problem,”“Early Show”Consumer Correspondent Susan Koeppen says as part of the broadcasts series, “Somebodys Watching You”: thieves are using the same networks, and theyre not interested in musictheyre seeking access to your financial info
22、rmation. Beth Pope learned the hard way. When she put peer-to-peer software on her computer, she had one goal in mind: increasing her music library.“I thought I could get access to other peoples music folders and they could have access to my music folders,”she says,“and that was about it. I didnt th
23、ink it went any further than that.” Are Your Medical Records Watched? That is, until she was contacted by the Secret Servicewith shocking newssomeone had stolen personal information from her computerusing the very software she used to trade music. With the help of David Dunn, a member of the Secret
24、Service Electronic Crimes Task Force, Koeppen decided to see what personal information she could find using a peer-to-peer network. Thieves typically seek documents such as credit reports, tax returns, or the federal financial student aid application, Dunn says.“Obviously,”says Dunn,“we arent going
25、to download it, because its someones personal information. Im sure that, whoever (this file sharer) is didnt want her (student aid application) confirmation number available online for somebody to download.”Pope says shes done using peer-to-peer.“Ive gotten all of that off my computer, ”she says.“I
26、pay for music now. Its the best way to do it. Theres no way that I would ever do that again.” The trade group for file sharing software companies says they are working on better systems to prevent the misuse of the peer-to-peer networks. Still, Koeppen urges that people, for instance, delete Lime Wi
27、re from their computers, or make sure they have the latest version, which should have updated security features.6Thieves are trying to get access to your computer in order to . A. find your personal information B. see how your computer is working C. talk with you D. help you with your system7Why did
28、 Beth Pope use peer-to-peer software? A. Because she wanted others to use her information. B. Because she wanted to try it. C. Because she wanted to increase her music library. D. Because she wanted to get others financial information.8Susan Koeppen tried to . A. warn the readers of dangers of shari
29、ng music files with others. B. warn the readers not to share music files with others. C. tell us a true and funny story D. advertise the peer-to-peer networks.9 From the passage we get to know . A. we shouldnt believe others. B. computers make our life easy and comfortable. C. softwares help us to s
30、hare music with others D. everything has two sides, the good side and the bad one10根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。- Mary, do you want to see the pictures of my holiday in Italy?- 1 - Ah, it was great I The food was great The wine was great! But the traffic was terrible!- 2 - Those Italians
31、 are crazy drivers! I don t want to think about it!- OK, OK. 3 - Yes, so here s a picture of the Tower of Pisa.- How nice!- It was raining that day, but it was still wonderful. We climbed to the top!- 4- That s a photo of the Amo River. That s the Ponte Vecchio , the old bridge.- 5 - It was very int
32、eresting. There were beautiful old buildings in the city, and lots of wonderful museums.- Thats nice.A.And what s this?B.Why was it so bad?C.Yes, it was wonderful. D.What was Florence like?E.Let s return to the good parts.F.Sure, what was your holiday like?G.Well, did you like your hotel there?11.So
33、me American schools paid teachers more if their students improved ontests. Now there is a growing movement to pay the students - in some cases, even just for coming to class. Students at one school in New Mexico can earn up to three hundred dollars a year for good attendance. A program in New York C
34、ity pays up to five hundred dollars for good attendance and high test scores. In Baltimore, Maryland, high scores on state graduation tests can be worth more than one hundred dollars. And a New Jersey school system plans to pay students fifty dollars a week to attend after-school tutoring programs.
35、Schools that pay students can be found in over one-fourth of the fifty states. Other state schools reward students with food or other things.Robert Schaefer is public education director for the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, an activist group. He says paying may improve performance in th
36、e short term, but students develop false expectations for the future. He sees a lack of long-term planning in these programs because of pressure on schools to raise test scores.Public schools need to show improvement under the education reform law. Low-performing schools may lose their federal money
37、; teachers and administrators may lose their jobs. Often these schools are in poor neighborhoods where getting students to go to school can be a continual problem. Critics say paying students sends a message that money is the only valuable reward. But some students say it makes school more exciting.
38、 And some teachers have reported getting more requests for extra help.60. What is the passage mainly about?A. Some American schools pay teachers more for improving students scores.B. Some American schools pay students for good attendance and high test scores.C. Public schools need to improve their t
39、eaching management.D. Some American schools pay teachers for after-school tutoring programs. 61. In _ of the fifty states, schools pay the students. A. less than one half B. less than ten C. more than ten D. more than one half62. We can learn from the text that _.A. all the people are in favor of th
40、e movement to pay the students.B. not all the people think the movement to pay the students is goodC. in New York City students can get food for high test scores.D. teachers cant lose their jobs in some schools in American poor neighborhoods 63.The text is probably taken from_.A. education report B.
41、 health report C. information report D. science news 12Sir,Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare. Your company, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set (eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at what was claimed
42、to be a remarkable price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeares plays and poems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them.Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a
43、 set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered. So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same s
44、et of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all. However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and collect all
45、the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice.You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds, and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Go
46、ethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have. The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside.I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now until the Last Judgment, I should not finish reading all th
47、e books that you have sent me.Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid. Yours faithfully, SIMON WALKE
48、R【小题1】Simon Walker wrote the letter to _A. show his anger to Cosmo Books Ltd.B. complain about getting books he didnt want.C. advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd.D. urge for the final solution to the problem with the unwanted books. 【小题2】The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in th
49、e Morning Mail was for _A. unlimited number of Cosmo Books.B. a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare.C. fifteen pounds and fifty pence.D. a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare.【小题3】Mr. Walker answered the advertisement because _A. he wanted a set of Shakespeares works which
50、 was a good bargain B. he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable price.C. he had ordered the set and had been waiting for them to come for some time.D. the set he already had was not particularly attractive.【小题4】It can be inferred that _A. Cosmo Books have sent bills for books tha
51、t they have not sent.B. Mr. Walker took some action after receiving the books he did not order.C. Mr. Walker hasnt received the books that he ordered.D. Several sets of books have been sent to Mr. Walker free of charge.【小题5】The tone of the letter is that of _A. bitterness B. respect C. annoyance D.
52、humor参考答案1B2C3C4B【解析】1B 主旨大意题。短文第一段提出了这样一个事实：野生动物们似乎躲过了印度洋的海啸。作者接下来极力想要揭示其中的奥秘，是不是真的因为动物有神秘的“第六感”呢？由此判断可知。2C 事实细节题。短文中列举一些权威人士的讲话，如：斯里兰卡负责野生动物的官员说，野生动物似乎都幸免于难，目前尚未发现一具动物的尸体；斯里兰卡野生动物保护局副局长HD拉特纳亚克说，“没有大象丧生，甚至连野兔和兔子都活得好好的。动物们可以感觉到灾难即将来临。它们有第六感，能够知道海啸发生的时间”。南非约翰内斯堡动物园的动物行为专家马太范伦内普说，“每当火山爆发或地震发生前，动物们的行为就
53、会发生许多异常，比如犬吠或鸟类迁徙”。其他权威人士同意这一看法。综上所述：人们普遍持这种观点。3C 词义推测题。字面上的意义为“第六感”，根据短文第三段“ animals can sense disaster. They have a sixth sense. They know when things are happening”进行推测，其含义为：动物的某种神秘力量能预测将要发生的事。4B 逻辑推理题。这次印度洋海啸目前已造成成千上万的人丧生，而动物却能幸免，其中的奥秘有待去探究。由此推测此文可能是在报纸的“发现”版面上。而science fiction是“科幻”的意思，有较大的干扰性。5
54、【小题1】D【小题2】B【小题3】A【小题4】A【小题5】B【解析】6A7C8A9D【解析】略10FBEAD【解析】1语篇内容：某人向玛丽介绍他在意大利旅游的情况。2人物关系：可能是朋友之间，语气比较婉转。3语篇结构：不同照片的的介绍。1F解析：上句是问句，故答案只能在CF之间选择，根据上文意思，玛丽询问对方度假的情况。故此选F2B 解析：根据上下句，可知在说交通差的原因，故此选B。3E 解析：根据上下句，可知要返回说愉快的事情，故此选E。4A 解析：根据下文的内容，可知是问某张照片是什么。故此选A。5D 解析：根据下文的答语，可知道此处是问“某地怎么样？”故此选D1160-63 BCBA 【
55、解析】12【小题1】D【小题2】B【小题3】A【小题4】B【小题5】C【解析】试题分析：本文讲了Simon Walker先生看到广告，订了莎士比亚的书，可没有想到那家公司源源不断地寄来一些其他的书，作者只好把书再邮回去。太多的账单和太多的邮费，使得Simon Walker先生很烦恼，他希望这家公司能找辆卡车把这些书都拉走，并且不要再邮书和账单过来了。【小题1】 根据Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. Just send one large lor
56、ry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.故选D。【小题2】 根据I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare. Your company, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set (eight books of
57、plays and two books of poetry) at what was claimed to be a remarkable price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing.故选B。【小题3】根据I had wanted a set of Shakespeares plays and poems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent
58、 for them.可知答案为 A。【小题4】根据So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare.可知Walker先生在收到他没有订购的书时，采取了一些措施，可知答案为 B。【小题5】根据全文内容以及Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.可知这封信的语调是很烦恼，答案为 C。考点：日常生活类短文阅读理解。点评：先阅读问题，然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。这篇文章非常容易，根据问题找到相关问题的段落或句子，便可选出答案。版权所有：高考资源网()版权所有：高考资源网()