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。
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SoIstoodtherelistening.
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"I'mhappythatIcouldhelp,"shereplied."Whyareyousosad?
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"Well,mymumtoldmeshehadgotfiredfromherjob,andthatmademesad.I'mnotsosurewhattodo..."
"Yousee,here'stheproblem,"sheexplained."Thewayyouwerewalking,yourheadwasdown.Don'tlookdefeate
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