高考英語閱讀理解全程基礎(chǔ)訓(xùn)練（21）.doc

2014高考英語閱讀理解全程基礎(chǔ)訓(xùn)練（21）及答案閱讀理解-b imagine putting a seed in a freezer, waiting 30,000 years, and then taking the seed out and planting it. do you think a flower would grow? amazingly, scientists have just managed to do something very similar. they found the fruit of an ancient plant that had been frozen underground in siberia a region covering central and eastern russia for about 31,800 years. using pieces of the fruit, the scientists grew plants in a lab. the new blooms have delicate white petals. they are also the oldest flowering plants that researchers have ever revived from a deep freeze. “this is like regenerating a dinosaur from tissues of an ancient egg,” said university of california, los angeles biologist jane shen-miller. the plant has a long history. back when mammoths and woolly rhinoceroses walked the land, an arctic ground squirrel buried seeds and fruits in an underground chamber near the kolyma river in northeastern siberia. the ground became permafrost, a layer of soil that stays frozen for a long time. recently, russian scientists dug out the old squirrel hole and found the plant remains 38 meters below the surface. back at the lab, the team fed nutrients to tissue from three of the fruits to grow shoots. then the scientists transferred the shoots to pots filled with soil. the plants produced seeds that could be used to grow even more of them. its important for scientists to know that plant tissues can still be revived after being frozen for a long time. thats because many researchers are trying to preserve the seeds of modern plants by freezing them and then storing them in giant lockers at various spots around the globe. one such endeavor, an underground facility in norway, is called the svalbard global seed vault. it stores hundreds of thousands of frozen seeds. if a plant ever goes extinct, scientists could bring it back by taking its seeds from the svalbard or other storage lockers. “no one knows how long they are able to live for, but freezing is basically the format for many plant conservation attempts nowadays.” shen-miller said. its a good thing that at least some plants are tough enough to survive the experience. 31. how did the fruit originally get underground?a. it was placed there by an animal.b. it was trapped there during the ice-age.c. it was planted there by ancient farmers.d. it was buried there after the earthquake.【答案】a【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)back when mammoths and woolly rhinoceroses walked the land, an arctic ground squirrel buried seeds and fruits in an underground chamber near the kolyma river in northeastern siberia.可知最初的時候是有動物放在地下的，故選a。32. which of the following was not used to recreate the ancient plant? a. modern nutrients. b. parts of its fruit. c. its frozen seeds. d. plant pots with soil.【答案】c【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)russian scientists dug out the old squirrel hole and found the plant remains 38 meters below the surface. back at the lab, the team fed nutrients to tissue from three of the fruits to grow shoots. then the scientists transferred the shoots to pots filled with soil.從果實的一部分取組織，然后給這些組織一定的營養(yǎng)，然后把嫩芽放在有土壤的盆里就能再重新栽培出古代的植物，這里沒有提到凍了的種子，故選c。33. why are scientists interested in this discovery?a. it helps them learn how plant life has changed in the past 30,000 years.b. it can help guide future efforts to protect endangered plant-life.c. it can provide directions for where to look for other ancient plants.d. it proves that all plant life can survive for thousands of years when frozen.【答案】b【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)thats because many researchers are trying to preserve the seeds of modern plants by freezing them and then storing them in giant lockers at various spots around the globe. if a plant ever goes extinct, scientists could bring it back by taking its seeds from the svalbard or other storage lockers.有了這個重要的發(fā)現(xiàn)有助于幫助我們未來去保護頻臨滅絕的植物，故選b。34. the underlined word “they” in the final paragraph refers to _.a. plantsb. seedsc. scientists d. storage lockers【答案】b【解析】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)if a plant ever goes extinct, scientists could bring it back by taking its seeds from the svalbard or other storage lockers.及able to live for應(yīng)該指的是種子能夠活多長，故選b。35. the purpose of the passage is to _. a. discuss a plant conservation effort b. introduce some ancient plants c. outline some causes of global warmingd. describe a scientific research project【答案】d 【解析】作者意圖題?？v觀全文的內(nèi)容可知短文介紹了一個科研項目，故選d。閱讀理解-cthe answer is right there above you.if you put a buzzard in a fence six to eight feet square and entirely open at the top，the bird，in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. the reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of ten to twelve feet. without space to run，as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top.the ordinary bat flying around at night is a remarkable quick-moving creature in the air. but placed on the floor or flat ground, it has to shuffle about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully ，until it reaches some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air. then，at once，it takes off like a flash,a bumblebee if dropped into an open tumbler (平底玻璃杯）will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. it never sees the means of escape at the top，but keeps trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom.in many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bumblebee. they are struggling about with all their problems and frustrations，not realizing that the answer is right there above them.64. based on paragraph 1, in what case can a buzzard fly?a. it s not old enough.b. its caught in a fence.c. its a prisoner in a small jail.d. its got enough space to run.65 the underlined word “shuffle”（in para. 2) is closest in meaning to “_a. walk slowlyb, mix upc. fly lowd. run fast66. how can the bumblebee get out of an open tumbler by itself according to the text? a. it can be taken out,b. it can escape at the top.c. it can get out through the side,d. it can jump up from the bottom.67. the author expresses his views by_.a making a speechb. using examplesc. making a comparisond. giving advice【文章大意】抬頭就是希望。本文講的是把禿鷲放在一個68平方英尺的無圍頂欄里，這只大鳥盡管會飛也絕對會成為這欄中之囚。同樣也有蝙蝠和大黃蜂。其實很多人也像他們一樣，使盡渾身解數(shù)解決問題，克服挫折，卻沒有意識到答案就在正上方。注意：閱讀文章有標題的一定要注意標題。64. 【答案】d【解析】根據(jù)第一段最后一句話可知。【考點定位】考查細節(jié)推斷。65. 【答案】a【解析】句意：如果把它放在地板或平地上，它只會無助的挪動。根據(jù)上下句可知它不能飛翔。故選a。b項，混合；c項，低飛；d項，速跑【考點定位】考查詞義猜測。66. 【答案】b【解析】根據(jù)第三段第二句可知選b【考點定位】考查細節(jié)理解。67. 【答案】c【解析】根據(jù)文章最后一段第一句可知文章通過把人和buzzard，bat以及bumblebee進行對比而闡述事理的。故選c?！究键c定位】考查寫作手法。閱讀理解-d(2013陜西，d)about 30 years ago, i left cuba for the united states with my son. after getting settled finally in brunswick, new jersey，i enrolled(注冊) my son in kindergarten. several weeks later, my sons teacher asked me to meet him at his office.in the teachers office, and exchange of greetings was followed by his questions: “is your son mentally retarded(弱智的)？does he suffer from any kind of mental disability？”was he talking about my wonderful scola? no, no, it cant be. what a helpless, lonely moment! i told him that scola was a quiet, sweet little boy, instead. i asked him why he was asking me all these questions.my son could not follow the teachers directions, he told me, and thus, scola was disrupting the class. didnt he know my son did not speak english yet?he was angry: “why hasnt your son been taught to speak english? dont you speak english at home？”no, i didnt speak english at home, i replied. i was sure my son would learn english in a couple of months, and i didnt want him to forget his native language. well, wrong answer! what kind of person would not speak in english to her son at home and at all time? “are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and send them back to their country, never wanting to be a part of this society？”needless to say, i tried to tell him i was not one of “those people.” then he told me the meeting was over, and i left.as i had expected, my son learned to speak english fluently before the school year was over. he went on to graduate from college and got a job, earning close to six figures. he travels widely and leads a welladjusted, contented life. and he has benefited from being bilingual(雙語的)speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with others; it teaches people about other cultures and other placessomething very basic and obviously lacking in the “educator” i met in new jersey.文章大意：本文是一篇記敘文，通過了一位新移民及其兒子的經(jīng)歷講述了掌握兩門語言的好處。13the teacher asked the author to his office_.ato discuss scolas inclass performancebto get scola enrolled in kindergartencto find a language partner for scoladto work out a study plan for scola答案：a細節(jié)理解題。由第四段可以看出老師讓家長去辦公室是談?wù)搒cola的課堂表現(xiàn)。故選a項。14what does the underlined word “disrupting” in paragraph 4 probably mean?abreaking.bfollowing.cattending.ddisturbing.答案：d詞義推測題。由上文“我的兒子不能跟上老師的指導(dǎo)”，因此scola在擾亂課堂，故選d項，disturbing打擾，擾亂。15the authors attitude towards being bilingual may best be described as_.acritical bcasualcpositive dpassive 答案：c作者態(tài)度題。由文章最后兩段，特別是he has benefited from being bilingual可知作者對于雙語持肯定的態(tài)度，故選c項。16this text is likely to be selected from a book of _.amedicine beducationcgeography dhistory答案：b推理判斷題。本文講述了掌握雙語的好處，所以可能出自一本關(guān)于教育的書。閱讀理解-drenowned chinese author mo yan has gained many new admirers after winning the 2012 nobel prize for literature. several major publishing houses in china said they would include some of mo s short stories in their textbooks for middle and high school students.these announcements have given rise to fierce debate. some criticize publishers for seeking fame and others wonder if middle school students have enough literary knowledge to truly appreciate mo s works. mo yan has been a well-regarded writer in china for many years. but textbook publishers never showed their interest in his works before. now they are all rushing to include mo s short stories, weeks after the author won a nobel prize their timing invites suspicion.in contrast，supporters say that mo s prose is beautiful and can inspire students love for the chinese language.by having won a nobel prize, mo can have a very positive effect on getting more young people interested in literature. in