高三英语二轮突破 阅读理解特训37（含解析）

《阅读理解特训3真2模含解析》2014届高三英语二轮突破37阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑ARay Traverssat backat thelarge desk,and looked around hisplush（豪华的）office.He wastired Ray，s eyesstoppedat apainting on the wall.It was a giftgiven byan oldfriend,Bull,asafarewell giftwhen heleft hishometownHe recalled the lifespent inthat smalltown;pleasant times.The manyhours hespent talkingto his goodfriend,and thetales he was toldabout huntingin theAfrica ofold.Memories flowed back more than ten years;he rememberedhow heenjoyed hearingabout thewonderful hunting,and howhe wishedhe couldhave sharedthose times.Ray openedhis deskdrawer andbrought outa woodenbox.He openedthe lidand exposeda workof art,a hand-madehunting knife.This was a giftfrom Bull,given toRay more than20years ago.It wasone of the firstknives Bullhadmade,and Ray had calledit Zambezi”,the riverwhere Bullhad beenso manytimes.He closedthe boxand satupright athis desk；hewasdriving himselfhard,and deserveda break.Things weregoing well with the business,everything runningsmoothly.He couldafford aweek off!He wentback home.A weekin the hometown wouldbe likegoing backin history.Man,its goingto begood,“Ray saidaloud,as heturned ontothe highwayand watchedthe citylights fastdisappearing,as helooked in therearview mirror.The powerfulcar goingits waythrough thenight,headlights piercing（穿透）the darkness.Memoriesdanced throughthe man，s mind.Memories ofgood times,when heknew whatit wasto relax,to talk,and toreallyvisit.Slowly enteringtown helooked around.Ray satin hiscar,looking at the oldbuilding,smiling.Inside itwasalmost asthough itwas thesame peopleas15years ago.【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文文章讲述了Ray成为成功商人之后对以前的好朋友Bull及家乡生活的回忆

56.We learn from the text that.A.Rays oldfriend,Bull,is apainting artistB.Ray visitedAfrica togetherwith Bullmany timesC.Ray andBull oftenwent huntingtogetherD.Ray left his hometownmore thanten yearsago【答案】D【解析】根据文章第三段中的“Memories flowedbackmorethantenyears;可如D正确【考点定位】考查细节理解

57.Which of the followingwords can best describeRays feelingabout goingback homeA.Worried B.Excited C.Calm D.Nervous【答案】B【解析】根据文章最后一段中的“Slowly enteringtown helookedaround.Ray satin hiscar,looking atthe oldbuilding,smiling.v可知，作者微笑着看着旧建筑，所以推知作者高兴、兴奋【考点定位】考查推理判断

58.It canbe inferredfrom thetext that.A.Ray wasa successfulbusinessmanB.Rayhada hardtime in the hometownC.Ray，s hometownwasasmall remotemountain villageD.Ray wasthe firstpromising youngman in thehometown【答案】A【解析】根据文章第一段中的“Ray Traverssat backatthelarge desk,and lookedaround hisplush（豪华的）office.”和第五段中^Things weregoingwellwiththebusiness,everythingrunning smoothly.He couldafford aweek off!可推知A正确【考点定位】考查推理判断

59.What maythe authortalk aboutintheparagraph thatfollows thetextA.Rays childhoodspent inhis hometown.B.Why Raylefthishometown alone.C.The situationin Rayshometown.D.How Raywent intobusiness.【答案】C【解析】根据文章的最后一段可知，作者缓缓进入自己的家乡城市，他环顾四周坐在车里，看着旧的楼房，想起了15年前的人们所以，作者接下来应描写家乡的情况【考点定位】考查作者的写作意图BWriter andteacher YinJianli，s storiesand thoughts about bringing up herdaughter Yuanyuanhave been a constantsourceof inspirationfor parentsover the past16years.Her book,A GoodMother ExceedsGood Teachers,published byWriters PublishingHouse,has been a bestselleronDangdang andAmazons onlineplatforms forthepastthree years.The bookhelped Yinmake theChinese WritersRichList,with

4.48million yuan（$710,000）.Experts sayYin，s bookprovides practical guidance,which makesit popularamong parents.“When themajority of books areeither fullof braggingabout（自吹自擂）the authors，children oroutliningbig theoriesthat have no foundationin practice,I writebooks that are practicaland easyto follow,/z Yinwrites.“For example,there wasan occasionwhen Yuanyuanforgot todo herelementary schoolhomework.In sucha situationmanyChinese parentsshow theiranger andscold theirkids,“says Yin,who madean agreementwith herhusband theywouldnot overlycriticize orpush theirdaughter.Instead,Yin encouragedthe daughterto makeup thehomework,which meantstaying upuntil midnight.As aresult,she learnedto arrangeher timebetter anddid nothave aharmfulreaction todoing homework.Yin，s principleof〃no parentalinterference（干涉），and“giving childrenthe opportunityto learn from their mistakesis describedin anumber ofreal-life examples.Readers sayYin，s booksimprove theirchildren，s performanceat school,andencourage themto developgood personalitiesand habits.They believeher booksare notonly aboutbeing goodparentsbut alsoabout growingas parentsand individuals.“When rm readingbooks,I keepthinking aboutwhat abetter personalityI wouldhave ifmy parentshad adoptedthemethods Yinsuggests whenI wasa kid,”one readercomments in a reviewon Yin，s onlineblog.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文文章介绍了《一个好妈妈胜过好老师》基本内容

60.The book“A GoodMother ExceedsGood Teachershas beenso popularbecause.A.it coversmany inspiringthoughtsabout bringingupchildrenB.it outlinesbig theoriesfrom homeand abroadC.it provides practicalguidancefor parentsD.it sellsata great discountt答案】ct解析】根据文章中的第三段Experts sayYin5s bookprovidespracticalgui dance,内hi chmakesit popularamong parents.”可知C正确【考点定位】考查细节理解

61.We canlearnfromthetext that YinJianli.A.advocates learningfrom mistakesB.makes agood livingonly bywriting booksC.holds theview thatsaving yourstick spoilsyour kidD.believes successfuleducation callsfor jointefforts fromschool andfamilyt答案】A【解析】根据文章第五段中的Yins principleof noparent alint erference（干涉），and“giving childrenthe opportunitytolearnfrom theirmistakes^is describedin anumber ofreal-life examples.”可知A正确【考点定位】考查推理判断

62.It canbe impliedfromthetextthat.A.Yin，s readersare mostlyparentsB.The bookis onlyavailable onlineC.Yin hasagreatsense ofbusinessD.Yuanyuan achievedsuccess thanksto hermother【答案】D【解析】根据文章的第一段中的uWriter andteacher YinJianli，s storiesand thoughtsaboutbringingup herdaughterYuanyuan havebeenaconstant sourceof inspirationfor parentsover thepast16years.”可知D正确【考点定位】考查推理判断CIt seemslike everyday there，s somenew researchabout whetherour favoritedrinks aregood for us.One day,science saysa glassof redwine a day willhelp uslivelonger.The nextday,maybe not.It seemsjournalists arepretty interested in wine research and thesame mightbe saidfor coffee.Now theres beena lot of research intowhethercoffee，sgood for ourhealth theresults havereally beenmixed”,admits Neal Freedman who ledthe coffeestudy and published his findings in a medical journal recently.Theres beensome evidence that coffeemight increasethe risk ofcertaindiseases andthere，s alsobeen maybemore recentevidencethat coffee mayprotect againstother diseasesas well”.Freedman andhis colleaguesundertook thebiggest studyyet tolook atthe relationshipbetween coffeeand health.They analyzeddata collectedfrom morethan400,000Americans ages50to70participating inthe study.〃We foundthat thecoffeedrinkers hada modestlylower riskof deaththan thenon-drinkers,he said.Here，s whathe meansbymodestly”:those whodrank atleast twoor threecups aday wereabout10percent or15percent lesslikelyto diefor anyreason duringthe13years of the studywhen theresearchers lookedat specificcauses ofdeath,coffeedrinking appearedto cuttheriskof dyingfrom heartdisease,lung diseaseinjuries,accidents andinfections.Now,Freedman stressedthatthestudy doesn，t provecoffee canmake peoplelive longer.A studylike thiscannever provea cause-and-effect relationship.All itcan reallydo isto pointresearchers inthe rightdirectionfor furtherinvestigation.And even if it turns out thatcoffee is really good for you,scientists have no ideawhy.【文章大意】本文是一篇科学调查报告文章通过科学调查研究了喝咖啡与疾病的关系

63.According tothe firstparagraph,reporters wouldlike toknow theresearch findingsof.A.tea B.beer C.coffee D.wine【答案】c【解析】根据文章中的t seemsjournalists areprettyinterestedinwineresearchandthe samemightbe saidfor coffee.Now thereJsbeenalotofresearchinto whethercoffeeJ sgoodfor ourhealth theresults havereally beenmixed”,admits NealFree iinanwholedthecoffee studyandpublishedhisfindingsin amedicaljournalrecently可知C正确•【考点定位】考查细节理解

65.According tothe author,scientists.A.have alreadyproved thatcoffee is goodforhuman healthB.have along way to gobefore theyfind awayto study coffeeC.have avoidedthe cause-and-effect approachtostudycoffeeD.are stillunable tofigure outwhy coffeeisgoodforus【答案】D【解析】根据文章最后一段中的evenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientists haveno ideawhy.可知D正确【考点定位】考查推理判断

66.Which ofthe followingcanbethe besttitleA.The MagicalEffects of CoffeeB.NealFreedmanand HisResearchC.Can CoffeeHelp YouLive LongerD.A CupofCoffeeA DayMakes DiseasesAway【答案】C【解析】根据文章的整体内容及最后一段可知C正确【考点定位】考查文章的标题DMany timeswhen peoplehear thewords social networking,their brainsautomatically go to sites such as Twitteror Facebook.However,there aresites for those intosocialnetworkingand intoreading.Sound crazy,It，s reallynot.If youveever wanteda sitewhere you can receivebook recommendations,follow yourfavorite authors,and keepupwith whatyour friendsare reading,then lookno furtherthan Goodreads,com.Goodreads providesuseful servicesfor thoseinthereading world.It isa sitewhere you can win books by goingto giveaways（贝曾书）and simplyentering yourinformation.Some giveawaysare evensigned by the author.And thebooksaren，t boring,old ortorn copies---------------------------------------------------------------------many ofthem areARCs（Advanced ReadersCopies）,for whichyoucanwrite ashort reviewonthe site.Anyone canpost reviewsof theirfavorite books or series so that othersmay feelinclined toread themas well.Another functionofthe site isoffering bookclubs andinterest groups.You canhave interactivediscussionswith groupsof peoplereading thesame things,sort oflike ablog.You canalso make friends withpeople andpoststatuses similarto Facebook.Your friendscan sendyou book recommendations andyoucanadd themto yourshelf ifyouchoose.Shelves areby farone ofthe bestfeatures onthe site.You cancategorize（归类）your entirelibrary andputbooks youwant toread onyour“to—read”shelf.These virtual（虚拟的）shelves allow you to see whatyouveread and also let you keep track ofthe number of books you，ve readinayear.You caneven read original writingfor freebecause manypeople post their ownwriting onthesiteto gainfeedbackand adviceon howto improve.Anyone canjoin thissite forfree andfall inlove withnot justa book,but abooksite as well.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文文章介绍了一个人们交友读书的网站Goodreads,com.

67.People whogo totheosite Twitter or Facebookmostly want to.A.get morebooks toreadB.meet morepeople andmakefriends【答案】C.buy goodsfor theirdaily lifeD.posttheirbookrecommendationsB【解析】根据文早中的Many timeswhen peoplehear thewords socialnetworking^their brainsautomaticallygotositessuchasTwitteror Facebook.可知，TwitterorFacehook是社交网站所以选B【考点定位】考查细节理解

68.The underlinedpart ufeelinclined〃in.Paragraph3is theclosest inmeaning to.A.have adesire C.havenodifficultyC.have apossibility D.havenodoubt【答案】A【解析】根据文章中的Anyone canpost reviewsof theirfavoritebooksorseriessothatothersmar f七-1inclined toread themaswell.整体意」思可知A正确【考点定位】考查猜测词义You cando allofthefollowing thingson Goodreads.com EXCEPTsigned by

69.receiving booksthe authorscomments onbooks ideaswith otherpeopleA.publishing yourbooks thatyou likeB.exchanging yourC.D.buying all kinds of【答案】D【解析】根据文章中的Goodreads providesuseful servicesforthoseinthereading world.It isa sitewhere youcanwinbooksbygoingto giveaways（赠书）and simplyentering yourinformation.可矢口D正确【考点定位】考查细节理解

70.What dowe knowabout theshelves onGoodreads,comA.They arefilled withallkindsofbooksfrom somelibraries.B.The booksthere arecategorized forreaders bythesite.C.That iswhere peopleput booksthey have readorwanttoreadD.New bookswill continuouslybe addedto readersbythesite.【答案】c【解析】根据文章中的ou caiicategorize（归类）your entirelibrary andput booksyou wanttoread onyour“torreadshelf.These virtual（虚拟的）shelves al1owyoutoseewhatyou5ve readandalsoletyoukeeptrackofthenumberofbooksyouvereadinayear.可知【考点定位】考查推理判断。