高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列练习题18及答案.docx

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高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列练习题18及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列练习题（18）及答案

【河南省汝城二中2013模拟】C

ArecentstudyofancientandmodernelephanthascomeupwiththeunexpectedconclusionthattheAfricanelephantisdividedintotwodistinct（不同的）species

ThediscoverywasmadebyresearchersatYorkandHarvardUniversitieswhentheywereexaminingthegeneticrelationshipbetweentheancientwoollymammothandmastodontomodernelephants—theAsianelephant,Africanforestelephant,andAfricansavannaelephant.

OncetheyobtainedDNAsequences（序列）fromtwofossils（化石）,mammothsandmastodons,theteamcomparedthemwithDNAfrommodernelephants.TheyfoundtotheiramazementthatmodernforestandsavannaelephantsareasdistinctfromeachotherasAsianelephantsandmammoths.

ThescientistsuseddetailedgeneticanalysistoprovethattheAfricansavannaelephantandtheAfricanforestelephanthavebeendistinctspeciesforseveralmillionyears.ThedivergenceofthetwospeciestookplacearoundthetimeofthedivergenceofAsianelephantsandwoollymammoths.Thisresultamazedallthescientists.

Therehaslongbeendebateinthescientificcommunitythatthetwomightbeseparatespecies,butthisisthemostconvincingscientificevidencesofarthattheyareindeeddifferentspecies.

Previously,manynaturalistsbelievedthatAfricansavannaelephantsandAfricanforestelephantsweretwopopulationsofthesamespecies,despitetheelephants’significantsizedifferences.Thesavannaelephanthasanaverageshoulderheightof3.5metreswhiletheforestelephanthasanaverageshoulderheightof2.5meters.Thesavannaelephantweighsbetweensixandseventons,roughlydoubletheweightoftheforestelephant.Butthefactthattheylooksodifferentdoesnotnecessarilymeantheyaredifferentspecies.HowevertheprooflayintheanalysisoftheDNA.

AlfriedRoca,assistantprofessorintheDepartmentofAnimalSciencesattheUniversityofIllinois,said,“Wenowhavetotreattheforestandsavannaelephantsastwoverydifficultunitsforconservationpurposes.Since1950,allAfricanelephantshavebeenconservedasonespecies.Nowthatweknowtheforestandsavannaelephantsaretwodistinctiveanimals,theforestelephantshouldbecomeabiggerpriority（优先）forconservationpurposes.”

66.Oneofthefossilsstudiedbytheresearchersisthatof.

A.theAsianelephantB.theforestelephant

C.thesavannaelephantD.themastodonelephant

67.Theunderlinedword“divergence”inParagraph4means“.”

A.evolutionB.exhibitionC.separationD.examination

68.Theresearchers’conclusionwasbasedonastudyoftheAfricanelephant’s.

A.DNAB.heightC.weightD.population

69.WhatareAlfredRoca’swordsmainlyabout?

A.TheconservationofAfricanelephants

B.ThepurposeofstudyingAfricanelephants

C.ThewaytodivideAfricanelephantsintotwounits

D.ThereasonforthedistinctionofAfricanelephants

70.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Naturalist’BeliefsaboutElephants

B.AmazingExperimentsaboutElephants

C.AnUnexpectedFindingaboutElephants

D.ALongScientificDebateaboutElephants

【参考答案】 66-70.DCAAC

阅读理解A

Recentlymorestudentsarechoosingtostudyabroadastheythinkitisworthwhile.However,somepeoplethinkitisnotagoodidea.Thereareanumberofdisadvantagesinstudyingabroad.Thefollowingparagraphswillexplainwhystudentshavetheseviewsandtheadvantagesofstudyingabroadwillbediscussed.

Studentsstudyingabroadmaysufferfromracialdiscrimination（歧视）.Astheylefttheirhomecountry,theywillbecomepartofaminoritygroupinthenewcountry.Themajoritygroupmayhaveasenseofsuperiorityandtrytobullythem.ItiscommonthatAmericansortheBritishdiscriminateagainstpeoplefromothercountriessincemanyofthemthinkthatwhitepeoplearebetterthanothers.

Inaddition,thestudentsmaylosetheirowncultures.Sincetheyhavemovedtoanewplace,allthethingthere–people,lifestyleandthelivingenvironment---wouldbedifferentfromthoseintheirowncountry.Astheywillhaveclosecontactwiththelocalpeopleandculture,theywillbeinfluencedbythenewcultureevenwithoutrealizingit.ItisironicthataChinesepersonspeaksbetterEnglishthanChineseandforgetsaboutChinesecultureafterstudyingabroadforafewyears.

Ontheotherhand,studyingabroadwillwidentheviewofstudents.Althoughtheymaygiveuptheirownculture,theycanreallylearnfromothers.Asstudentsofthemodernworld,theyshouldnotlimittheirscopetotheirhomecountry,butgetexposedtotheworld.Studyingabroadcanhelpthemexpandtheirhorizonandlearnmanythingsinthehostcountry,astheywillmeetandmakefriendswithpeoplefromallovertheworld.So,studyingabroadisgoodforthem.

Furthermore,studentswilllearnhowtobematureandindependent.Students,whenintheirhomecountry,usuallyrelyontheirparents.StatisticsshowthatChinesestudentsusuallyrelyheavilyontheirparents;theywillleaveproblemsaloneandasktheirparentstosolvethem.Iftheyarestudyingabroad,onmanyoccasionstheyhavetolearnhowtocopewithdifficultiestheymeet.Asaresult,studyingabroadbenefitsthem.

Moreover,theeducationsystemoftheforeigncountrymaybebetterthanthehomecountry’seducationsystem.Thehomecountry’seducationsystemisverylimited.Manyteachersjustspoon-feedtheirstudents.Theywillaskthestudentstorecitealotofthingsandthenaskthemtowritethemdown.Thischoiceofsubjectsinschool,especiallyinsecondaryschool,isverynarrow;thestudentscannotchoosewhattheywantmost.ButinsomeschoolsinBritainandAmerica,studentscanchoosefromawiderrangeofsubjectsatschool.Forexample,mediastudiesandcorporatecommunicationsarecoursesofstudyinsomeschoolsofthosetwocountries.Ifstudentschoosetostudyabroad,theymayhavetheopportunitytolearnmorethingsunderabettereducationsystem.

Allinall,studyingabroadwillchangeandinfluenceastudentinmanyaspects.Althoughitisuncertainiftheeffectswillbepositiveornegative,Ibelievestudentsshouldseizetheopportunitytostudyabroadbecausetheywillmeetmanynewthingsandhavenewexperiencesinthenewcountry.Iftheyarecleverenough,Ithinktheycanfindabalancebetweenlearningaboutthenewcultureandholdingontotheirownone.

56.Studentsstudyingabroad_____.

A.willberespectedbythelocals.

B.willforgettheirancestors.

C.maybetreatedunfair.

D.mayhavedifficultyovercominghomesickness.

57.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.Thelanguageenvironmentwillshortenthetimeoflearningalanguage.

B.Studentsstudyingabroadmaybeinfluencedbythenewcultureunknowingly.

C.Studyingabroadismuchmorecomfortablethanstudyinginyourowncountry.

D.AChinesestudyingabroadonlyneedsafewyearstospeakexcellentEnglish.

58.Whycanstudyingabroadwidentheviewofstudents?

A.Becausetheymaygiveuptheirownculture.

B.Becausetheyhavetosolveeverythingontheirown.

C.Becausetheycanrecitealotofthingsandwritethemdown.

D.Becausetheycanmeetandmakefriendswithpeoplefromaroundtheworld.

59.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanknowthatthewriter_______.

A.agreesthatstudentsshouldtaketheopportunitytostudyabroad.

B.thinksthattheeffectsofstudyingabroadwillbepositiveandhelpful.

C.hasbeentoaforeigncountrytoseenewthingsandhavenewexperience.

D.hasfoundabalancebetweenlearningaboutanewcultureandholdingontohisown.

60.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasatitleforthispassage?

A.Shouldstudentsstudyabroadandworkthere?

B.Shouldstudentsleavetheirowncountryandstudyabroad?

C.Shouldstudentsstudyingabroadgiveuptheirownculture?

D.Shouldstudentslearnhowtobematureandindependent?

（选自“学生双语报浙江专版高三年级第7期第56-60题）

【参考答案】56.C57.B58.D59.A60.B

第二部分：

阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节：

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

Iwasfeelingalittlebluebecausemymotherhadbeenlaidofffromherjobandshehadlotsofbillstopay.Itleftmewonderingwhatwasgoingtohappentousnow.Butitreassuredmesomewhenmymothertoldmeshewasrelievedtobeleavingsinceherbosswasn'tthenicestpersontobearound.

Igotoffthecollegeshuttlebusandstartedwalking.That'swhenIheardpianomusicandsingingrisingabovethenoiseofthepeopleandthetraffic.IwalkedalittleslowersoIcouldfindouttowhereitwascomingfrom.ThroughthecrowdIsawayoungladysittingatapianowithacarriagenexttoher.

Shewassingingsongsaboutlove,keepingontrying,andnotunderestimatingthepowerwithinyourself.Thewayshewassingingcomfortedmeabit.Istoodtherewatchingherplayforaboutfifteenminutes,thinkingthatitmusttakecouragetoperformonyourowninthemiddleofacrowdedNewYorkferryterminal. 

SoIstoodtherelistening.

Shemusthavefeltmypresencebecauseshewouldoccasionallylookinmydirection.BynowIwastellingmyselfthatifshecouldperforminfrontofhundredsofpeopleshedidn'tknowthenIcouldatleasttellherhowgoodshesounded.Iwalkedoverandputsomemoneyinhercarriageandshesaid,"Thankyou."Insteadofcontinuingmywayhome,Isaidtoher,"Ihavebeengoingthrougharoughtimelately,butyou'vemademehopefulagain."

"I'mhappythatIcouldhelp,"shereplied."Whyareyousosad?

"

"Well,mymumtoldmeshehadgotfiredfromherjob,andthatmademesad.I'mnotsosurewhattodo..."

"Yousee,here'stheproblem,"sheexplained."Thewayyouwerewalking,yourheadwasdown.Don'tlookdefeate