高考英語(yǔ)第二輪知識(shí)點(diǎn)復(fù)習(xí)限時(shí)訓(xùn)練題19

專(zhuān)題限時(shí)訓(xùn)練(二十八)[史地常識(shí)型閱讀理解(二)](限時(shí)：25分鐘)(一)Peoplehavebeenactinglikepeople—inotherwords,they’vebeenmakingtools,creatingceremonies,andsharingfood—foralongtime.That’stheconclusionofarecentstudyfromSouthAfrica’ssouthernThere,inacavelyingabovethesea,researchersfromArizonaStateUniversityhavefoundevidencethathumanswerebehavinginsurprisinglycomplexwaysasearlyas164,000yearsago.Ourspecies,Homosapiens,appearedanestimated200,000yearsago.ThecaveheldthreeimportantcluesaboutthebehavioroftheseStoneAgepeople.First,theresearchersfoundtheremainsofallkindsofshellfish.Thepeoplewholivedinthecaveprobablycollectedthesecreaturesfromrockyshoresandtidepoolsandbroughtthemtothecavetoeat.TheresearchersproposetheearlyAfricansmovedtotheSouthAfricancoastbetween195,000and130,000yearsago.Aroundthattime,theclimateinlandturnedrelativelycoldanddry.Therefore,therewerefewerplantsandanimalstoeatawayfromthecoast.Whentheseancientpeoplemovedtothecoast,theyprobablyexperiencedamajorculturalshift,theresearcherssuspect.That’sbecauseobservationsofmodernhunter-gatherersocietiessuggestthatmenaremorelikelytohuntforbiganimalswhenpeopleliveinland.Onthecoast,womenplayamoreimportantroleinprovidingfoodbygatheringplantsandshellfish.Asforthesecondclue,theresearchersunearthed57piecesofreddishpigment(顏料)．Theresearchersthinkthatthecavehabitantsusedthepaintforcoloringtheirbodiesorforotherceremonies.Symbolicbehaviorisaclearlyhumanfeature.Finally,thesearchdiscoveredover1,800stonetools,includingwell-craftedblades(刀片)．Thesebladescameinvarioussizes.Thesmallestwerejustlessthanahalf-inchwide.Ancientpeoplemayhaveattachedthesebladestotheendofasticktomakespearsorothertools.()1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Ancientcavebehavior.B．Newevidenceofancientlife.C．Thehistoryofhumanbeing.D．Humanbehavior’sdevelopment.()2.TheearlyAfricansmovedtotheSouthAfricancoastwiththemainpurposeof________.A．a(chǎn)voidingbadlycoldanddryweatherB．seekingtheculturaldevelopmentC．seekingenoughfoodtoliveonD．livinganewerandbetterlife()3.Accordingtothepassage,thecavehabitant________.A．madealivinglargelybyhuntinganimalsB．knewhowtousecolorsfordecorationC．onlycouldmadetoolswithroughbladesD．couldhuntforfishintheseawithships()4.AftertheearlyAfricansmovedtothecoast,whatprobablyhappenedtotheirculture?A．Women’srolewasasimportantasmen’sroleinfamilies.B．Theywerenolongerusedtolivinginlandsbutlivingonthecoast.C．Men’srolewasmoreimportantthanwomen’sroleinearningfood.D．Women’srolewasmoreimportantthanmen’sroleinearningfood.()5.Thenewdiscoveriesinthecaveshouldsupportthetheorythat________.A．modernhumanbehaviordevelopedsmoothlyfastfromtheancienttimeB．modernhumanbehaviordevelopedslowlyfromtheancienttimeC．SouthAfricaisthebirthplaceoftheearliesthumanbeingintheD．modernhumanbehaviorislargelythesameasancienthumanbehavior(二)WinterweathermayhavecomelatetopartsoftheUnitedStatesthisyear,buttheMidwestandNortheastarefinallyfirmlyinwinter’sicyTravel,InterruptedThefreezingcoldhascreateddangerousdrivingconditionsacrossthecountry.Icyroadshaveledtoatleast13deathsinsevenstates.Minnesotapolicereported290accidentsduringrushhouronTuesday.Airtravelhasbeendisruptedaswell.Morethan140flightswerecanceledatO’HareInternationalAirportinChicago,Illinois.Sometravelershadtocampoutinterminals(終點(diǎn)站)overnight.TedBushelman,aspokesmanfortheCincinnati/NorthernKentuckyInternationalAirport,saidthatafewhundredpassengersspentthenightthere.“Allthehotelroomsintheareaweretaken,notjustbecauseofcanceledflightsbutbecausehighwaytravelwasalmostimpossible，”hesaid.TheBigChill(寒流)SomeareasinupstateNewYorkhavereceivedmorethanfivefeetofsnowoveratwo-dayperiod.WeatherforecasterssaidtheregioncouldgetmorethaneightfeetofsnowbeforetheOnTuesday,WestVirginiaexperiencedthecoldesttemperaturesrecordedinthestateinFebruarysince1996,theweatherserviceSunnyOutlookThereissomesignofrelieftocome.OnWednesday,temperaturesinChicagoroseslightlyto0degreesFahrenheit,withawindchillofminus14degreesFahrenheit.That’sanimprovementfromMondaywhenthewindchillmadeitfeelasifitwereminus30degreesFahrenheit.NationalWeatherServicemeteorologist(氣象學(xué)家)TimSeeleysaidthattheareashouldexpecttemperaturesinthelow20sbytheweek’send.Forsometheheavysnowfallwascauseforcelebration.Skiresortsthathadbeensufferingfromthemildwinterwelcomedmorewhiteontheslopes.“Itwastheperfectstorm，”saidJoeStevens,spokesmanfortheWestVirginiaSkiAreasAssociation.“OverfourfeetofsnowhasfallensincethemiddleofJanuary,whichhasreallyturnedthesituationaroundfortheresortsthatwereexperiencing...abovenormaltemperaturesearlierintheseason.”()1.Themainideadiscussedinthepassageis________.A．thetrafficaccidentsinAmericaB．thecoldweatherinAmericaC．thedifficultroadconditionsD．theheavysnowinAmerica()2.Deathsandaccidentswerecausedby________.A．roadscoveredwithiceandsnowB．strongcoldwindsblowingathighspeedC．heavysnowD．toocoldweather()3.Whywerethehotelsfullinthisarea?A．Becausethereweresomanypeoplehavingtheirhomedestroyed.B．Itwastoocoldforpeopletogoout.C．Becauseairandhighwaytravelwascutoff.D．Therewerenotenoughhotelsinthisarea.()4.WhichofthefollowingaboutWestVirginiaisA．Itwashitbytheheaviestsnowinhisstory.B．Itsroadswerecutoffbythesnowstorm.C．Itwouldfacefineweatherverysoon.D．Itexperiencedverylowtemperature.()5.Whichofthefollowingwelcomedthecoldweatherandheavysnow?A．Farmers.B．Skiresorts.C．Drivers.D．Officials.(三)Withoutproperplanning,tourismcancauseproblems.Forexample,toomanytouristscancrowdpublicplacesthatarealsoenjoyedbytheinhabitantsofacountry.Iftouristscreatetoomuchtraffic,theinhabitantsbecomeannoyedandunhappy.Theybegintodisliketouristsandtotreatthemimpolitely.Theyforgethowmuchtourismcanhelpthecountry’seconomy.Itisimportanttothinkaboutthepeopleofadestinationcountryandhowtourismaffectsthem.Tourismshouldhelpacountry,keepthecustomsandbeautythatattracttourists.Tourismshouldalsoadvancethewealthandhappinessoflocalinhabitants.Toomuchtourismcanbeaproblem.Iftourismgrowstooquickly,peoplemustleaveotherjobstoworkinthetourismindustry.Thismeansthatotherpartsofthecountry’seconomycansuffer.()2.Theunderlinedword“inhabitants”(inParagraph1)probablymeans________.A．touristsB．passengersC．populationD．citizens()3.ToomuchtourismcancausealltheseproblemsEXCEPT________.A．a(chǎn)badeffectonotherindustriesB．a(chǎn)changeoftourists’customsC．over-crowdednessofplacesofinterestD.pressureontraffic()4.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A．theauthordoesn’tliketourismdevelopingsofastB．localpeoplewillbenefitfromtouristattractionC．otherpartsofacountry’seconomywon’tbenefitfromtourismmuchD．wecan’tbuildtoomanysupportfacilities()5.Theauthorthinksitisgoodforlocalpeopletoknowthattourismwill________.A．wastealotofmoneyB．weakentheireconomyC．helpestablishtheircustomsD．helpimprovetheirlife專(zhuān)題限時(shí)訓(xùn)練(二十八)(一)【文章大意】在南非南部海岸的一個(gè)洞穴里所發(fā)現(xiàn)的古代非洲人的行為說(shuō)明：人類(lèi)自古以來(lái)一直就像人那樣地生活，即一直是那樣制造工具、創(chuàng)立儀式和分享食物，最后經(jīng)過(guò)漫長(zhǎng)的歷史發(fā)展到今天。1．A主旨大意題。文章首先提出：人類(lèi)一直就像人那樣地生活，接著指出：在南非南部海岸的一個(gè)洞穴里發(fā)現(xiàn)的古代非洲人的行為線索就說(shuō)明這一點(diǎn)，之后第三段提出“ThecaveheldthreeimportantcluesaboutthebehavioroftheseStoneAgepeople.”，下文便介紹“Thecavehabitant'sbehavior”，由此判斷全文主要內(nèi)容是：Ancientcavebehavior。B項(xiàng)過(guò)于抽象，C、D兩項(xiàng)與文章內(nèi)容不符合。2．C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段“Aroundthattime,theclimateinlandturnedrelativelycoldanddry.Therefore,therewerefewerplantsandanimalstoeatawayfromthecoast.”可知，古代非洲人是因?yàn)閮?nèi)陸氣候相對(duì)寒冷干燥致使能吃的動(dòng)植物減少才不得不南遷至海岸，由此可知，其南遷的主要目的是為了找食求生存。故選C。3．B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“Theresearchersthinkthatthecavehabitantsusedthepaintforcoloringtheirbodiesorforotherceremonies.”可知，洞穴人會(huì)用顏料于裝飾，故選B。4．D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段“...menaremore