2013高考英语二轮阅读理解35分钟限时训练(8)

-1-2013高考英语二轮（阅读理解）35分钟限时训练（8）及答案AWords：304难度系数：★★建议用时：7分钟WhenyouseegeeseflyingalonginVformation,youmightconsiderwhatsciencehasdiscoveredastowhytheyflythatway.Aseachbirdflapswings,itcreatesanupliftforthebirdimmediatelyfollowing.ByflyinginVformation,thewholeflockatleast71percentgreaterflyingrangethanifeachbirdflewonitsown.Individualswhoshareacommondirectionandsenseofcommunitycangetwheretheyaregoingmorequicklyandeasilybecausetheyaretravellingonthepushingforceofoneanother.Whenagoosefallsoutofformation,itsuddenlyfeelsthedragandresistanceoftryingtogoitalone,andquicklygetsbackintoformationtotakeadvantageoftheliftingpowerofthebirdinfront.Ifwehaveasmuchsenseasagoose,wewillstayinformationwiththosepeoplewhoareheadedthesamewayweare.Whentheheadgoosegetstired,itmovesbackintheformationandanothergoosefliespoint.Itissensibletotaketurnsdoingdemandingjobs,whetherwithpeopleorwithgeeseflyingsouth.Geesehonkfrombehindtoencouragethoseupfronttokeepuptheirspeed.Whatmessagesdowegivewhenwehonkfrombehind?Finally—andthisisimportant—whenagoosegetssickoriswoundedbygunshot,andfallsoutofformation,twoothergeesefalloutwiththatgooseandfollowitdowntolendhelpandprotection.Theystaywiththefallengooseuntilitisabletoflyoruntilitdies,andonlythendotheylaunchoutontheirown,orwithanotherformation,tocatchupwiththeirgroup.Ifwehavethesenseofagoose,wewillstandbyeachotherlikethat.【解题导语】这篇阅读通过介绍大雁在迁徙过程中一些习性，提出我们人类应从中学习。5．Byflyingin“V”formation,agoosecan________.A．learnwholeadsthegroupB．seethedirectionaheadclearlyC．flyatahigherspeedandreachafurtherplaceD．greatlyreducetheriskofbeinghitbygunshots解析：选C。细节判断题。见第二段．..cangetwheretheyaregoingmorequicklyandeasily.。-2-6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“honk”mean?A．Tofly.B．Tomove.C．Tocry.D．Tofight.解析：选C。根据介绍大雁保持队形，所以后面的大雁不可能飞到头雁那儿去鼓励，而后面的大雁鼓励彼此只能借助于声音。7．WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedinthetext?A．Weshouldbeunitedasonetoachieveacommongoal.B．Weshouldworktogetherwiththosewhoshareourdream.C．Weshouldtakeourshareofresponsibilityinahugetask.D．Weshouldencouragethosefallingbehindtokeepontrying.解析：选D。推理题。Geesehonkfrombehindtoencouragethoseupfronttokeepuptheirspeed.所以不是鼓励落后的而是激励前面的。8．What’sthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Toencourageustolearnfromgeese.B．Toannouncesomenewfindingsaboutgeese.C．Toprovethesimilaritiesbetweenhumansandgeese.D．Topersuadeustofindmoreaboutlifeofgeese.解析：选A。主旨大意题。纵观全文可知。********************************************************结束Iamtryingtomuster(鼓起)thecouragetotossawaymymobilephonetoenjoyamorepeacefulandring–freelife．Canyouimaginenothavingyourmobilephone?Inourhigh-tech,in-a-hurryage,acell-freelifeisahardconcepttoswallow．OurmobilephonescannowaccesstheInternet,andmanypeoplefeeltheneedtoexpresstheireverythoughtontheirblogpages．IfIgaveupmycellphone,peoplewouldthinkIwasmad．IwishIhadthestrengthtotossawaymytechnology．Ihaveanofficephone,ahomephone,e-mailandifpeoplewanttocontactme．theycan．IfI’mout,peoplecanleaveamessage．Dotheyreallyneedtofindme24/7?However,I’mabitlike-3-FrodointhemovieLordoftheRings．ThepoweroftheringistoostrongandIcan’tletitgo．Mobilephoneshavebecomenecessarytoolsinourbusylife．Formostpeople,theyholdallcontactsandmanyofusdon'twriteupaddressbooksanymore．Thelatestphonescarryourmusic,pictures,moviesandeverythingelse．Wefeellostwithoutthisdeviceandwhenwedomisplaceit,wefeelcutofffromourfellow,“Wherehaveyoubeen?”saidafriend,whosawmeaweekafterIlostmycell,“Itriedcallingyou,butyoudisappeared．YoudisappearedoffthefaceoftheEarth。”See,whenyoudon’thaveamobilephone,youdon’texist．I’mnotreallygoingtotossmymobilephoneaway,infact．Wehumansaresuchsocialanimalsandmobilephonesserveuswell．Soin2009,I’vedicidednottoservemymobilephone．Likeallmachine,Icanalwaysturnitoff．64．Whatdoestheunderslinedphrase“tossaway”mean?A．giveawayB．getawayC．breakawayD．throwaway65．ThewritermentionsFrodotoA．showitisdifficulttogetridofthemobilephoneB．showhowmuchhelikesFrodoC．suggestacell-freelifeiswhathewantsD．introduceafilmcharactertous66．Whatdoweknowaboutmobilephonesinthe4thparagraph?A．Mobilephonescandoanythingforus．B．MobilephoneshavebecomeveryimportantinourlifeC．WecouldnotlivewithoutmobilephonesD．Wewouldbecutoffbyourfellowwithoutmobilephones67．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Thewriterisnotreallygoingtotosshismobilephoneaway．B．Whenyoudon'thaveamobilephone,youdon’texist．C．ThewriterdecidesnottoservehismobilephoneD．Wehumanscancontrolourselvesandmachineswill．-4-参考答案64—67、DABD******************************************************结束AInelementaryschool,GuadalupeQuintanillawasoftenreferredtoasa“slowlearner”byherteachers.Butshereallywasn’tslowatall.Shejustdidn’tunderstandthelanguageusedintheclassroom.Herproblemwasthatshedidn’tspeakEnglish.Sosheleftschoolafterthefourthgrade.WhenGuadalupegrewup,married,andhadchildrenofherown,sheknewthatherchildrenwereclever.Butsomeoftheirteachersdidn’tthinkso.Thechildrenwerehavingtroubleinschoolbecausetheydidn’tspeakEnglish.MrsQuintanillawasangry.Shedidn’twantpeopletothinkthatherchildrenwereslowlearners.SoshedecidedtolearnEnglishherselfasawayofhelpingthem.ShepracticedEnglish.Shelookedupwordsinthedictionary.Sheaskedtheschoolheadmastertol