湖南醴陵市高考英语阅读理解一轮选练9及答案.docx
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湖南醴陵市高考英语阅读理解一轮选练9及答案
阅读理解。
Blindimitation(模仿)isself-destruction.Tothosewhodonotrecognizetheiruniqueworth.Imitationappearsattractive:
tothosewhoknowtheirstrenghth.Imitationisunacceptable.
Intheearlystagesofskillorcharacterdevelopment,imitationishelpful.WhenIfirstlearnedtocook,Iusedrecipes(菜谱)andturnedoutsometastydishes.ButsoonIgrewbored.Whyfollowsomeoneelse’swayofcookingwhenIcouldcreatemyown?
Imitatingrolemodelsislikeusingtrainingwheelsonachild’sbicycle;theyhelpyougetgoing,butonceyoufindyourownbalance,youflyfasterandfartherwithoutrelyingonthem.
Indailylife,imitationcanhurtusifwesubconsciously(下意识地)holdpoorrolemodels.If,asachild,youobservedpeoplewhoseliveswerebad,youmayhaveacceptedtheirfearandpainasnormalandgoneontofollowwhattheydid.Ifyoudonotmakestrongchoicesforyourself,youwillgettheresultsoftheweakchoicesofothers.
Inthefieldofentertainment,ourcultureglorifiescelebrities.Thosestarslookgreatonscreen.Butwhentheystepoffscreen,theirpersonallivesmaybedisastrous.Ifyouaregoingtofollowsomeone,focusontheirtalent,nottheirbadcharacterorunacceptablebehaviors.
Blessedisthepersonwillingtoactontheirsunddendesiretocreatesomrthingunique.Thinkofthemovies,books,teachers,andfriendsthathaveaffectedyoumostdeeply.Theytouchedyoubecausetheircreationsweremotivatedbyinspiration,notdesperation.Theworldischangednotbythosewhodowhathasbeendonebrforethem,butbythosewhodowhathasbeendoneinsidethem.Creativepeoplehaveanendlessresourceofideas.Theproblemacreatorfacesisnotrunningoutofmaterial;itiswhattodowiththematerialknockingatthedoorofimagination.
Syudyyourrolemodels,acceptthegiftstheyhavegiven,andleavebehindwhatdoesnotserver.Thenyoucansay,”Istandontheshouldersofmyancestors”tragediesandtory,andknowthattheyarecheeringon.
1.Imitationprovesusefulwhenyou.
A.knowyouareuniqueB.losethebslanceoflife
C.begintolearnsomethingnewD.gettiredofroutinepractice
2.Toavoidthebadresultofimitation,weshould________.
A.forgetdailyfearandpainB.choosetherightexample
C.askothersfordecisionsD.stayawayfromstars
3.Acordingtotheauthor.Theworldmovesonbecauseofthosewhoare.
A.desperatetointruenceotherswiththeirknowledge
B.readytoturntheiroriginalideasintoreality
C.eagertodiscoverwhattheirancestorsdid
D.willingtoacceptothers’ideas
4.Thetroubleacreatorfacesis.
A.thelackofstrongmotivationB.theabsenceofpracticalideas
C.howtosearchformorematerialsD.howtouseimaginationcreatively
5.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?
A.Tohighlighttheimportanceofcreatively.
B.Tocriticizethecharactersofrolemodels.
C.Tocompareimitationwithcreation.
D.Toexplainthemeaningofsuccess.
【参考答案】1—5、CBBDA
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。
AlmostanyonewhohasreadatravelbrochureaboutAfricahasheardofelephantsgettingdrunkfromthefruitofthemarulatree.Itissaidthatelephantscangetdrunkbyeatingthefermented(发酵)fruitrottingontheground.Bookshaveevenbeenwrittentoprovethetruthofthephenomenon.
ButastudypublishedinthejournalPhysiologicalandBiochemicalZoologytellsaverydifferentstory.
SteveMorris,abiologistattheUniversityofBristolinEnglandandanauthorofthestudy,saysthereisnothinginthebiologyofeithertheAfricanelephantorthemarulafruittosupportthestories.Morrissays,“peoplejustwanttobelieveindrunkenelephants.”
Themarulatree,amemberofthesamefamilyasthemango,growswidelyinAfrica.Itssweet,yellowfruitisusedformakingjam,wineandbeer.“Thefirstmistakeofthedrunken-elephanttheoryisthatit’sunlikelythatanelephantwouldeatthefruitifitwererotten,”Morrissays.“Elephantseatthefruitrightoffthetree,notwhenit’srottenontheground,”heexplains.
Otherexpertsaddthatifanelephantweretoeatthefruitontheground,itwouldn’twaitforthefruittoferment.MichelleGadd,anAfricanwildlifespecialist,saysthatelephantsandmanyotheranimals,includingbirdsandmonkeys,aretoofondofmarulafruittoletitrot.
Iffermentedfruitonthegroundisoutofthequestion,soisthenotionthatthefruitcouldfermentinthestomachofelephants,accordingtothestudyauthors.Foodtakesbetween12and46hourstopassthroughanelephant’sdigestivesystem,theauthorspointout,whichisnotenoughforthefruittoferment.
Supposingthatthishappened,it’sstillhighlyimprobablethatthefoodwouldproduceenoughalcoholtomakeanelephantdrunk.Throughcalculationsofbodyweight,elephantdigestionrates,andotherfactors,theauthorsconcludethatitwouldtakeabout1.9litresofethanol(乙醇)tomakeanelephantdrunk.
56.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.
A.itisnoteasytofindmarulafruitinthewildinAfrica
B.Africanelephantsdon’tliketoeatmarulafruitatall
C.marulafruitcanbemadeintofoodordrinkconsumedbypeople
D.birdsandmonkeysinAfricaliketoeatrottenmarulafruit
57.AccordingtoParagraph6,marulafruitislikelytoferment________.
A.inabout12hoursB.inabout34hours
C.between12and46hoursD.inmorethan46hours
58.AccordingtoMr.Morris,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Elephantsjusteatthefruitrightoffthetree.
B.Elephantswillnoteatthefruitwhichisrotten.
C.Themarulatreeandthemangobelongtodifferentfamilies.
D.ThereareseveralconnectionsbetweenElephantsandthemarulafruit.
59.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inthelastparagraphprobablyreferto?
A.Elephantsgettingdrunk.
B.Marulafruitfermentinginelephants’stomachs.
C.Elephantseatingrottenmarulafruit.
D.Elephantseatingmarulatreesdirectly.
57.【答案】D
【解析】根据本段中“Foodtakesbetween12and46hourstopassthroughanelephant’sdigestivesystem,theauthorspointout,whichisnotenoughforthefruittoferment.”可知答案。
【考点定位】考查推理判断能力。
58.【答案】B
【解析】根据第四段中“Thefirstmistakeofthedrunken-elephanttheoryisthatit’sunlikelythatanelephantwouldeatthefruitifitwererotten,”Morrissays.“Elephantseatthefruitrightoffthetree,notwhenit’srottenontheground”一句可知。
【考点定位】考查细节理解。
59.【答案】B
【解析】“Supposingthatthishappened,it’sstillhighlyimprobablethatthefoodwouldproduceenoughalcoholtomakeanelephantdrunk.”这句话的意思是假设这种果实在大象体内能发酵,那它产生的乙醇也不足以使大象醉倒。
【考点定位】考查推理判断能力。
【北京市丰台区2014统一模拟】
CarTalk
WhenIgotthedrivinglicenselastsummer,MomandItookourfirsttriparoundanemptyparkinglot.ThenIfoundthatmymotherwasnotthebestteacherforme.Itwasn'tthatsheshouted,ortoldmethatIwasdoingpoorly.Asyoucanimagine,mymother's"helpfulinstructions"onlymanagedtomakememorenervous.
SinceIcouldnolongerpracticewithher,thejobwasplacedinthehandsofmyfather.TheideaoflearningfromDadwasnotonethatthrilledme.Ilovedhimdearly,butIjustdidnotseeDadassomeoneIcouldbecomfortablelearningfrom.Healmostnevertalked.Wesharedatypicalfather-daughterrelationship.He'daskhowschoolwas,andI'dsayitwasfine.Unfortunately,thatwasthemostofourconversations.Spendinghoursalonewithsomeonewhomightaswellhavebeenastrangerreallyscaredme.
Aswegotintothecarthatfirsttime,Iwasnotsurprisedatwhathappened.DadandIdrovearound,sayingalmostnothing,asidefromafewinstructionsonhowtoturn.Asmylessonswenton,however,thingsbegantochange.DadwouldturntheradioupsoIcouldfullyappreciatehisfavoriteStonesmusic.Andheactuallybegantalking.Iwassoonhearingaboutpastfaileddates,"basicbody"gymclass,andothertalesfromhispast,includingsomeofhisfirstmeetingwith
Mom.
Dad'ssuddenchattinesswasshockinguntilIthoughtaboutwhyhewastellingmesomuchinthecar.InalltheyearsthatIhadwonderedwhymyfatherneverspokethatmuch,IhadneverstoppedtoconsiderthatitwasbecauseIhadneverbotheredtolisten.Homework,friends,andevenTVhadallcalledmeawayfromhim,and,consequently,Ineverthoughtmyquietfatherhadanythingtosay.
SinceIbegandrivingwithhim,mydrivingskillhasgreatlyincreased.Moreimportant,though,isthatmyknowledgeofwhomyfatherishasalsoincreased.Justlivingwithhimwasn'tenough—ittookdrivingwithhimformetogettoknowsomeonewhowasamystery.
59.Theauthorcouldn'tpracticedrivingwithhermotherbecause.
A.shecouldn'ttalkwithhermotherB.herfatherwantedtoteachher
C.hermothermadehernervousD.shedidn'ttrusthermother
60.Atfirst,theideaoflearningdrivingfromherfathermadeher.
A.happyB.uneasyC.satisfiedD.disappointed
61.Whatsurprisedtheauthorwhenthedrivinglessonswenton?
A.HerDadlikedmodernmusic.B.HerDadwasthebestteacher.
C.HerDadwasachattyperson.D.HerDadtoldherhissadstories.
62.Withherstory"CarTalk",theauthorindicatesthat.
A.fatherslovetheirdaughtersdearly
B.mothersarelesspatientthanfathers
C.familymembersneedrealcommunication
D.ittakestimetoimprovethefather-daughterrelationship
【参考答案】59.C60.B61.C62.C
阅读理解。
Beginningcollegeisexciting:
newideastoexplore,newchallengestobemetandmanydecisionstobemade.Yourfuturebeginshere.
However,youwillfindcollegelifeisdifferentfromyourpreviousschoolenvironment.Manyofuscanbeeasilyoverwhelmed(压垮)bythedetailsofrunningawell-balancedlife.Whilesomeofusmayhavethekn