1、- 1 -【 原创】 阅读理解特训：3 真 2 模含解析2014 届高三英语二轮突破 53阅读理解（共 20 小题；每题 2 分，满分 40 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。AThe baby elephant Ishanga was lying in the bushes, scared, starving, and struggling to breathe. Until just a few days before, she had been with her mother, walking through th
2、e sweeping grasslands of Tsavo National Park in the African country of Kenya.The babys mother was killed, most likely by a poacher. On Wednesday, November 17，2010， an anti-poaching team was removing the deadly wire traps that poachers set throughout the park. Luckily, a member of the team spotted th
3、e baby and rushed to help her.Suddenly, a lion sprang from the bushes and clamped its mouth around her neck. One person managed to pull out his gun and fire shots in the air. The shocked lion released the baby and backed away.Now the weakened baby had a grave wound on her neck. About 300 miles north
4、 of Tsavo is a place that helps baby elephants. Over the years, the orphanage(孤儿院）has raised 130 elephants and successfully released them back into the wild.After a tense wait and a plane ride, the babys rescuers made it to the orphanage. The medical staff worked frantically to treat her wound. She
5、was scared and wild. She screamed, and wouldnt let any humans get near her, refusing to eat or drink.After two hours of intense medical care, Ishanga awoke and slowly struggled to her feet. Two keepers and a veterinarian had been with her all night. They were relieved that she seemed to be recoverin
6、g.The next day, though Ishanga remained weak, her keepers introduced her to some of the other 14 young elephants living at the orphanage. The keepers stood back as the other elephants extended their trunk in friendly greetings. The older elephants led Ishanga around, giving her a tour of her new hom
7、e.Over the past year, Ishangas wounds have healed. She has made many friends. Itll be up to Ishanga to decide when shes ready to leave the orphanage. Returning to the wild is a long process that can take more than 10 years. For now, she is in no rush to leave this extraordinary community of elephant
8、s and humans. Ishanga has a long, happy life ahead of her.26. The underlined word “poacher” in paragraph 2 probably means_.- 2 -A. someone who hunts illegally B. someone who protects wild animalsC. someone who is an elephant keeper D. someone who works in the park【答案】A【解析】词义猜测题。根据 an anti-poaching t
9、eam was removing the deadly wire traps that poachers set throughout the park.一个反盗猎团队移除致命陷阱 ,偷猎者设置的陷阱在整个公园。anti-poaching team 反盗猎团队，故推测 poacher 是非法偷猎者，故选 A。27. When the baby elephant was saved by the team, she was_.A. badly ill B. very dangerous C. dead D. badly wounded【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据 Now the weake
10、ned baby had a grave wound on her neck.小象被救时脖子处严重受伤，故选 D。28. The baby elephant was sent to _by plane.A, hospital B. Nature C. the orphanage D. National Park【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据 After a tense wait and a plane ride, the babys rescuers made it to the orphanage.用飞机把小象运到孤儿院进行救助，故选 C。29. According to the pas
11、sage, we can know that_.A. Ishanga is eager to leave the community after recoveringB. the anti-poaching team shot the lion and saved IshangaC. it will probably take Ishanga a long time to return to the natureD. a year later, Ishanga still didnt adapt to living in the orphanage【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据 Retur
12、ning to the wild is a long process that can take more than 10 years.对于Ishanga 来说回归自然是一个漫长的时间，故选 C。30. The passage is mainly about _.A. the rescue of a baby elephantB. the importance of animal protectionC. a brief introduction to the elephant orphanageD. a story about poachers and an anti-poaching te
13、am【答案】A【解析】主旨大意题。根据短文的内容可知主要叙述了拯救小象的过程，故选 A。B- 3 -Dave Bruno works as an online marketing manager. Several years ago, one weekend Bruno and his family did a major house cleanup and then donated several bags of unneeded items to the local Goodwill store. “After all were done, I looked around and real
14、ized that I still had too much stuff”， says Bruno, “It occurred to me that maybe I wanted to lead a simple life but in reality I behaved differently.” That realization prompted the 39-year-old father of three to try an experiment, “The 100 Thing Challenge”.With the goal of breaking free of what he c
15、alls a “bad habit of consumerismBruno was determined to live for one year with just 100 personal items. He cut down his possessions to 94 items, including a Bible, laptop, guitar, wedding ring, car and clothes. He created some guidelines for the experiment since his wife and daughters did not partic
16、ipate-family-shared and household items did not count as personal items. He also grouped together some basic things such as underwear and socks. Bruno began blogging about his new lifestyle and eventually wrote a book, The 100 Thing Challenge: How I Got Rid of Almost Everything, Remade My Life, and
17、Regained My Soul.Since completing the experiment, Bruno has continued to live by the motto: reduce, refuse, and rearrange and maintains just 110 personal things. “ Nearly three years of living with a minimal amount of personal possessions, Im no longer in the habit of consuming for the sake of consu
18、mption(消费) ， ” he wrote in his blog last week, “That has freed me up for all sorts of better endeavors than shoppinglike spending time with family and writing a book and planning for business opportunities.”Brunos project has also inspired others to live minimally, many of whom post their own 100 Th
19、ing Challenge updates on YouTube. “The reality is that the 100 Thing Challenge is surprisingly easy”， says Bruno, “ I m not saying there were no challenges or disappointments. I miss some things, but not that much. Frankly, its far easier to live with less stuff than with excessive trash.”31. What d
20、oes the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 1?A. Bruno regretted to have an easy life.B. Bruno had a special behavior in reality,C. Bruno and his family led a happy life.D. Bruno would have liked a life with fewer items.【答案】D【解析】句意猜测题。根据下文 The 100 Thing Challenge 可知 Bruno 想用更少的东西在日常生活中，故选D。32. The
21、 things were included in Brunos 94 items EXCEPT _.A. socks B. a Bible C. cookers D. a wedding ring【答案】C - 4 -【解析】 细节理解题。根据 He cut down his possessions to 94 items, including a Bible, laptop, guitar, wedding ring, car and clothes.只有炊具没有提到，故选 C。33. It can be inferred in the last paragraph that _.A. it
22、 is less possible for people to live simplyB. Bruno met some difficulties in the experimentC. many people were inspired to update their blogsD. getting rid of the habit of over-consumption is easy【答案】B【解析】推理判断题。根据 I m not saying there were no challenges or disappointments 可知 Bruno 在实验中也遇到了一些困难，故选 B。
23、34. What can we learn from the passage?A. Bruno hasnt blogged for a long time. B. Unneeded things should be thrown away.C. Bruno has succeeded in the experiment. D. The family show interest in the experiment.【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据 Brunos project has also inspired others to live minimally 可推知有人愿意去效仿这说明 Br
24、uno 的实验成功了，故选 C。 35. What is the best title for the passage?A. Live with 100 Things B. Defeat 100 Challenges in LifeC. Survive by Your Motto D. Consume for Consumptions Sake【答案】A【解析】标题归纳题。根据短文的内容主要叙述了 Bruno 做实验用 100 项的生活用品.来进行简朴的生活，故选 A。CThe United States is faced with serious traffic problems. Too
25、many cars travel on the freeways to and from the city. This heavy traffic causes delays and lots of pollution from cars that are using their engines but not moving anywhere. Many cars going nowhere is called a “traffic jam.”While many cities in the United States have traffic problems, some of the wo
26、rst are in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles is a big city with a large downtown area. One of the reasons why there is so much traffic is that few people use public transportation to get aroundExperts say one possible solution to the traffic problem in Los Angeles would be to makepeople want to u
27、se the public transportation system of buses instead of their own cars. People say the buses should be made easier, faster, less costly and more dependable than driving a car.- 5 -One suggestion is to reduce the cost of riding the bus. People who usually drive their cars could save a lot of money on
28、 gas and parking costs. Also, Los Angeles could make the buses easier for people to use. The buses could travel to more places in the city. And there could be more special lanes on the freeways that only buses could drive in. These changes would make taking the bus faster and easier than driving a c
29、ar.Other experts have said that the best way to ease traffic problems is to charge people money to drive on the freeways. These charges, or tolls, would be for the most crowded roads. The tolls would be in effect during the times of day when most people drive to work and home again. These times in t
30、he morning and late afternoon are called “rush hour”. People would try to avoid driving on these roads, which would decrease the amount of traffic. Also ， the money collected from these tolls could be used to improve the roads and public transportation system.36. The passage mainly discusses _.A. di
31、fferent means of transportation of the United StatesB. possible solutions to solving American traffic problemsC. causes of the serious traffic problems in AmericaD. some new laws about American public transportation【答案】B【解析】主旨大意题。根据短文的内容可知美国针对交通拥挤应该采取的措施，故选 B。37. Which is NOT the effect caused by th
32、e heavy traffic?A. Too many private cars. B. Time wasting.C. Serious air pollution. D. Traffic jams.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据 This heavy traffic causes delays and lots of pollution from cars 及 Many cars going nowhere is called a “traffic jam.”交通拥挤可以引起在路上耽误太多的时间、空气污染及交通堵塞等，交通拥挤不能引起私家车的增多，故选 A。38. The reason
33、why Los Angeles has some of the worst traffic problems is that _.A. there is a lack of public transportationB. the city is big with a large populationC. most people like to get around by carD. many people like to travel there for shopping【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据 One of the reasons why there is so much traf
34、fic is that few people use public transportation to get around 洛杉矶的人有交通拥挤的问题其中的原因是很少的人愿意乘坐公交车出门而是开着自家车出门，故选 C。 - 6 -39. One of the ways the experts suggest is that _.A. people should avoid driving to work and homeB. more roads should be built for the increasing private carsC. people should be charge
35、d on the most crowded roads during rush hourD. more special lanes on the freeways should be marked out for private cars【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据 These charges, or tolls, would be for the most crowded roads. These times in the morning and late afternoon are called “rush hour”.专家建议在上下班高峰期的繁忙的路段进行收费是控制私家车数量的方法
36、之一，故选 C。40. According to the passage, if the solutions were carried out, _A. more cars would be reduced and more roads would be builtB. it would be easier but slower to take buses than to drive carsC. many people would prefer to walk around rather than drive carsD. the roads and public transportatio
37、n system would be greatly improved【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据 the money collected from these tolls could be used to improve the roads and public transportation system.如果这些解决措施被实施的话，公路和交通制度会大大地改善，故选 D。DAs the new semester begins, millions of college students across the country are trying hard to remember how b
38、est to write a paper or, more likely, how best to delay that paper.Procrastination is the thief of time and a lot of students suffer from it. They can spend whole days in the library doing nothing but staring into space, eating snacks, surfing the Internet, watching videos and looking at other stude
39、nts sitting around them, who, most likely, are doing nothing either.Paralyzed by their habit to procrastinate, they write micro blogs about their fears, asking their online friends if they sometimes have the same issue. But this does nothing to break the spell(魔咒).According to a recent report, 95 pe
40、rcent of us procrastinate at some point and 20 percent of the worlds population are always procrastinating. The figures are disappointing. Procrastinators are less wealthy, less healthy and less happy than those who dont delay. Procrastinators like to find excuses “ to justify their behavior, but BB
41、C columnist Rowan Pelling says they are all wrong.Many procrastinators tell themselves they are perfectionists who work best under pressure. Pelling says this is nonsense, as work done at the last minute is more likely to have mistakes than work done on time. The behavior of - 7 -procrastinators oft
42、en makes them feel ashamed, inconveniences others and annoys loved ones.Pelling also points out that procrastination feels particularly delinquent(过失的）in a society that thinks of swift action as admirable, and, at times, even as a moral good.Fortunately, social scientists have thrown their weight be
43、hind efforts to understand this behavioral mistake and offer strategies to control it. Piers Steel, a Canadian social scientist and author of The Procrastination Equation, believes human is “designed” to procrastinate. Nevertheless, he suggests a couple of good ways to get through the task at hand.4
44、1. From the first two paragraphs we can learn that _.A. procrastination is beneficial to many studentsB. many students are under great pressure in their studyC. lots of college students are working hard to write good articles on timeD. many students are getting into the habit of delaying finishing t
45、heir tasks【答案】D 【解析】段落大意题。根据中心句 Procrastination is the thief of time and a lot of students suffer from it.可知许多学生都有拖延完成任务的时间的习惯，故选 D。42. According to the passage, procrastination probably refers to _.A. a bad habit B. a serious illness C. a difficult task D. a form of entertainment【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据 P
46、rocrastination is the thief of time and a lot of students suffer from it.Paralyzed by their habit to procrastinate,可知拖延是一种坏的习惯，故选 A。43. Which of the following statements is WRONG?A. Procrastination makes people waste their time.B. Procrastinators usually complete their tasks perfectly.C. Swift actio
47、n is considered as a moral standard in the society.D. Procrastination is common among people.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据 Many procrastinators tell themselves they are perfectionists who work best under pressure. Pelling says this is nonsense, as work done at the last minute is more likely to have mistakes tha
48、n work done on time.拖延时间完成作业有可能因为时间紧，会出现更多的错误，选项 B 叙述的是拖延时间有可能完成 工作更好，这与原文不符，故选 B。44. Which behavior belongs to procrastination?A. Never dream away the time.- 8 -B. Always complete the tasks ahead of time.C. Never put off till tomorrow what should be done today.D. Always wait to work until the “good
49、 mood” or “good time”.【答案】D 【解析】细节理解题。根据 Procrastination is the thief of time 拖延时间就是开始有任务时不做，等到自己感觉有好心情了，有好时机了在做，故选 D。45. What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?A. Measures to deal with procrastination.B. Approaches to handling the study pressures.C. More examples to illustrate procrastination.D. Introduction to the book The Procrastination Equation.【答案】A【解析】推理判断题。根据 Nevertheless, he suggests a couple of good ways to get through the task at hand.既然存在拖延时间的坏习惯，那么就应该采取措施处
