高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解37

这是一份高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解37，共11页。
Once upn a time, n an islated island in the Java sea, lived shrt peple wh dminated(支配, 占优势) the fd chain. Standing n mre than three and a half feet tall, these human ancestrs hunted giant rats, lumbering lizards（笨拙的蜥蜴), and miniature elephants.
It sunds a bit like a fairy tale, but it's true. Unearthed relics n the island uncvered the remains f a race f tiny human ancestrs. Hm flresiensis, as the newly discvered species has been named, apparently culd date back t 13,000 years ag. This means they have a lt in cmmn with mdern humans.
S hw and why did these peple get s small? Scientists suspect that it's due t the fact that this race lived n an islated island with limited resurces. Take the miniature elephants fr example. When elephants first came t the island either by swimming r by sme kind f natural land raft, they were prbably clse t full size. But since there wasn't much t eat, ver time smaller elephants lived lnger and better. The smaller the elephant was, the less it had t eat t stay strng and healthy.
Scientists call this the "island rle", and it can apply t humans as well as animals. Given the island's sparse(稀少) fd supply, it makes sense that the early humans living there wuld have evlved (进化) a bdy size requiring less fd t survive. S bigger isn't always better. In the flresiensis, at least, getting smaller was the way t g.
【小题1】. Accrding t the passage, the fact Hm flresiensis are very small is based n________.
【小题2】. The underlined wrd "miniature" in the first paragraph mst prbably means______.
【小题3】. Peple n the island gt s small because____________.
【小题4】. What might be the mst suitable title f the passage?
【小题5】. Accrding t the passage, getting smaller can make peple and animals ____
2.
Bicycle Safety
Operatin Always ride yur bike in a safe, cntrlled manner n campus(校园). Obey rules and regulatins. Watch ut fr walkers and ther bicyclists, and always use yur lights in dark cnditins.
Theft Preventin Always securely lck yur bicycle t a bicycle rack---even if yu are nly away fr a minute. Register yur bike with the University Department f Public Safety. It’s fast, easy, and free. Registratin permanently recrds yur serial number, which is useful in the pssible recvery f the bike stlen.
Equipment
Brakes Make sure that they are in gd wrking rder and adjusted prperly.
Helmet A necessity, make sure yur helmet meets current safety standards and fit prperly.
Lights Always have a frnt headlight---visible at least 500 feet in frnt f the bike. A taillight is a gd idea.
Rules f the Rad
Riding n Campus As a bicycle rider, yu have a respnsibility t ride nly n streets and psted bicycle paths. Riding n sidewalks r ther walkways can lead t a fine. The speed limit fr bicycles n campus is 15km/h, unless therwise psted. Always give the right f ways t walkers. If yu are invlved in an accident, yu are required t ffer apprpriate aid, call the Department f Public Safety and remain at the scene until the fficer lets yu g.
Bicycle Parking Only park in areas reserved fr bikes. Trees, handrails, hallways, and sign psts are nt fr bicycle parking, and parking in such psts can result in a fine.
If Things G Wrng
If yu break the rules, yu will be fined. Besides vilating rules while riding bicycles n campus, yu culd be fined fr:
N bicycle registratin---------------------------------------------------$25
Bicycle parking banned--------------------------------------------------$30
Blcking path with bicycle ---------------------------------------------$40
Vilatin f bicycle equipment requirement -------------------------$35
【小题1】. Registratin f yur bicycle may help yu _____________.
A. get yur serial numberB. find yur stlen bicycle
C. receive free repair servicesD. settle cnflicts with walkers
【小题2】. Accrding t the passage, what bike equipment is a free chice fr bicycle riders?
A. Brakes.B. A helmet. C. A taillight. D. A headlight.
【小题3】. If yu lck yur bicycle t a tree n the campus, yu culd be fined _________.
A. $25B. $30 C. $35 D. $40
【小题4】. What is the passage mainly abut?
A. Directins fr bicycle tur n campus.
B. A guide fr safe bicycling n campus.
C. Regulatins f bicycle race n campus.
D. Rules fr riding mtr vehicles n campus.
3.At Blssm End Railrad Statin, 22-year-ld Stanley Vine sat, waiting fr his new emplyer. The surrunding green fields were s unlike the muddy landscape f war-trn France. After fur hrrible years as an army private fighting in Eurpe, Stanley had returned t England in February 1946. Armed nw with sme savings and with n prspects fr a jb in England, he answered a newspaper ad fr farm help in Canada. Tw mnths later he was n his way.
When the ld car rumbled tward the tiny statin, Stanley rse t his feet, trying t make the mst f his five ft, fur inch frame. The farmer, Alphnse Lapine, shk his head and cmplained, “Yu’re a skinny thing.” On the way t his dairy farm, Alphnse explained that he had a wife and seven kids. “Mney’s tight. Yu’ll get rm and bard. Yu’ll get up at dawn fr milking, and then help me arund the farm until evening milking time again. Ten dllars a week. Sundays ff.” Stanley ndded. He had never been n a farm befre, but he tk the jb.
Frm the beginning Stanley was treated hrribly by the whle family. They made fun f the way he dressed and talked. He culd d nthing right. The humurless farmer frequently lst his temper, criticizing Stanley fr the slightest mistake. The ldest sn, 13-year-ld Armand, cnstantly played nasty tricks n him. But the kind-hearted Stanley never respnded.
Stanley never became part f the Lapine family. After wrk, they ignred him. He spent his nights alne in a tiny bedrm. Hwever, each evening befre retiring, he lvingly cared fr the farmer’s hrses, eagerly awaiting him at the field gate. He called them his gentle giants. On Saturday nights he hitch-hiked int the nearest twn and wandered the streets r enjyed a restaurant meal befre returning t the farm.
Early ne Nvember mrning Alphnse Lapine discvered that Stanley had disappeared, after nly six mnths as his farmhand. The railway statin master, when questined later that week, said he had nt seen him. In fact n ne in the cmmunity ever heard f him again. That is, until ne evening, almst 20 years later, when Armand, pened an American sprts magazine and came acrss a shcking headline, “Millinaire jckey, Stanley Vine, ex-British sldier and 5-time hrse riding champin, began life in Nrth America as a farmhand in Canada.”
61. Stanley Vine decided t g t Canada because ________.
A. he wanted t escape frm war-trn France
B. he wanted t serve in the Canadian army
C. he culdn’t find a jb in England
D. he lved wrking as a farmhand
62. Which f the fllwing is True accrding t the passage?
A. Stanley jined the French army when he was 18 years ld.
B. On the farm Stanley had t milk the cws 14 times a week.
C. The Lapine family were rich but cruel t Stanley.
D. Stanley read abut the jb ffer in a newspaper.
63. What can we infer frm the passage?
A. When Stanley first met his emplyer, he tried t impress him but failed.
B. Stanley had never wrked n a farm, s he made a lt f mistakes.
C. Stanley’s weekly salary was nt enugh fr him t live n.
D. Stanley left the farm by train, withut telling anyne why he did s.
64. What did Stanley like ding after wrk each day?
A. Hitch-hiking t different twns.B. Caring fr the farmer’s hrses.
C. Wandering arund the farm alne.D. Preparing meals n the farm.
65. Why was Armand s astnished when he read abut Stanley in the magazine?
A. He didn’t knw Stanley had been a British sldier.
B. He had n idea Stanley had always been a wealthy man.
C. He didn’t knw his father paid Stanley s little mney.
D. He didn’t expect Stanley t becme such a success.
4.A persn’s ability t quickly react t different circumstances might better indicate his r her chances fr a lnger and healthier life, than their bld pressure, weight r exercise levels, reprts a new study by British researchers.
While this can be attributed, in part, t differences in lifestyles because cmmnly, the mre intelligent peple are, the less likely they tend t smke and suffer frm extreme weight, there was still much f the gap that culd nt be previusly explained. In fact, accrding t the authrs, peple’s reactin times are a measure f their intelligence (IQ), which, in its turn is an indicatr f “system integrity” (系统完整性) f their bdies, in ther wrds, hw well the rest f the bdy is wired tgether.
The Scttish research appears t be the first t fcus n a cmparisn between peple’s intelligence and their death. The findings were based n the study f 7,414 peple natinwide fr mre than a twenty-year perid f time.
In the experiment, the reactin times f all the study participants were measured by the means f an electrical device that was fitted with a small screen and 5 numbered buttns. The participants then were asked t press the matching buttns when they saw sme number appearing n screen. The time that every vlunteer had taken t react was meanwhile recrded and averages wrked ut.
It was fund later that since the mid-80s, mre than 1,200 peple have died, and 568 f them frm heart related cnditins. The experts then cmpared the reactin times, smking and drinking habits, weight and ther factrs f thse peple wh had passed away with thse wh had survived. The results revealed that peple with slw reactins were 2.6 times mre likely t die prematurely (提前) frm any cause. The nly factr that was smehw cnnected with an increased risk f death was smking—making it ver 3 times mre likely.
Traditinal indicatrs such as heart rate, waist circumference, physical activity, drinking habits, bdy max index (BMI) and bld pressure were fund t be less accurate. There had been assumptins that reactin time, as a measure f speed f the infrmatin-prcessing capacity, may be a marker fr the integrity f the human bdy, the researchers wrte. But the current study shws that slwer are the reactin times, and therefre wrse capability t prcess infrmatin—better are the chances f physilgical malfunctining (技能丧失), which may in turn be linked t a premature death.
56 What wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A. Want t Live a Lnger Life?—Watch Yur Reactin
B. A Better Way t Measure One’s Intelligence
C. The Relatin Between Intelligence and Lifestyle
D. Gd Habits Lead t a Lnger Life
57. Peple’s reactin times can tell us abut _______.
A. their life stylesB. their intelligence
C. their bdy max indexD. their way f thinking
58. Accrding t the passage, if a persn has slwer reactin, he _______.
A. is mre likely t die prematurely frm any cause
B. is mre likely t die frm heart related cnditins
C. must have high bdy max index
D. is sure t have many bad habits
59. The researchers believe traditinal indicatrs ________.
A. can nly be used t tell a persn’s lifespan
B. can be used t measure ne’s infrmatin-prcessing capacity
C. are nt s accurate in telling a persn’s lifespan as expected
D. can nly be used t tell a persn’s lifestyle
60. We can infer frm the passage that _________.
A. it’s hard t tell whether ne can live a lnger life
B. nne f the traditinal indicatrs are reliable
C. the Scttish researchers are still nt sure what leads t a lnger life
D. smking is an imprtant cause f a premature death
5. Audrey Hepburn was brn n May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium. She really was blue-bld(贵族血统) frm the beginning with her father, a wealthy English banker, and her mther, a Dutch barness（男爵）. After her parents divrced, Audrey went t Lndn with her mther where she went t a private girls schl. In Wrld War II she fell n hard times during the Nazi ccupatin, and Audrey suffered frm depressin and malnutritin. After the liberatin she headed t America t try her luck there.
Audrey gained immediate prminence in the US with her rle in Rman Hliday in 1953. This film turned ut t be a smashing success as she wn an Oscar as Best Actress. This gained her enrmus ppularity and mre rles. Rman Hliday was fllwed by anther similarly wnderful perfrmance in the 1957 classic Funny Face. Sabrina, in 1954, fr which she received anther Academy nminatin, and Lve in the Afternn, in 1957, als garnered rave reviews（备受好评）. One f Audrey's mst radiant rles was in the fine prductin f My Fair Lady, in 1964. Her c-star Rex Harrisn nce was asked t identify his favrite leading lady. Withut hesitatin, he replied, "Audrey Hepburn in MY FAIR LADY". After a cuple f ther mvies, she gained anther nminatin in 1967's Wait Until Dark.
By the end f the sixties, after her divrce frm actr Mel Ferrer, Audrey decided t retire while she was n tp. Later she married Dr. Andrea Dtti. Frm time t time, she wuld appear n the silver screen. In 1988, Audrey became a special ambassadr t the United Natins UNICEF（United Natins Children's Fund）fund helping children in Latin America and Africa, a psitin she retained until 1993. She was named t Peple's magazine as ne f the 50 mst beautiful peple in the wrld. Her last film was Always in 1989. Audrey Hepburn died n January 20, 1993 in Tlchnaz, Switzerland. She had made a ttal f 31 high quality mvies. Her elegance and style will always be remembered in film histry as evidenced by her being named t Empire magazine's "The Tp 100 Mvie Stars f All Time".
51. The passage is develped __________.
A. by space B. by examples C. by time D. by cmparisn
52. Audrey became greatly prminent in that __________
She divrced with her husband and sn married Dr. Andrea Dtti.
She decided t retire while she wn an Oscar as Best Actress.
She really was blue-bld frm her parents.
She was very elegant and her style in acting is excellent.
53. The underlined wrd “radiant” in the secnd paragraph prbably means________.
A. radical B. gentle C. successful D. realistic
54. Which ne is NOT true in the fllwing statements abut Audrey Hepburn?
A. Befre she headed t America t try her luck there, she had spent sme bitter days in Eurpe.
B. She received anther Academy nminatin in the mvie Sabrina (1954), in 1954.
C. In 1988, Audrey ended her acting career and became a special ambassadr t the United Natins UNICEF fund.
D. She was selected as ne f the 50 mst beautiful peple in the wrld and the tp 100 mvie stars f all time.
55. Which wuld be the best title fr the text?
The Making Of A Great Actress
The Histry Of Mvies In US
A Mini-bigraphy Of Audrey Hepburn
Hw T Be A Famus Star Like Audrey Hepburn
6.Mst American schls have bys and girls in the same classrm. But a public high schl in the small, rural twn f Bnsbr, Maryland, ffers a special prgram called the Academy. Tp students in the ninth and tenth grades can attend single-sex classes fr math, science, English and scial studies.
The aim is t help teenagers keep their mind n their wrk by keeping males and females apart. What they really want t d is take that tp grup f kids and take them t the very highest level they can achieve there, s that they’re prepared fr cllege.
Students are invited t enter this prgram after they finish middle schl, and placement in the Academy is vluntary. Hwever, they need high marks and test scres and strng teacher recmmendatins. They als need t be invlved in activities. Almst 350 students have taken part in the Academy. It began as an experiment in 2010.
Michael Bair has been at Bnsbr High fr twenty years and directs the Academy. His ninth-grade English class fr bys centers n bks that he believes bys find interesting. He says that the nvels the students are reading nw are very manly nvels. These nvels deal with the arrgance (傲慢) f man and the pride f man which finally leads t man’s dwnfall.
One f thse bks, fr example, is The Call f the Wild by Jack Lndn. This classic stry tells f a dg stlen frm his hme and sld t wrk as a sled dg in Canada’s Klndike Gld Rush.
Mrgan Fleet, a senir at Bnsbr High, likes being in the Academy. She says bys and girls act differently when they are tgether in a classrm. She believes this difference seems t prevent her frm develping herself because she’s mre fcused n thughts like “Oh, I wish they wuld shut up. Oh, what d they think f me?’’ instead f fcusing n “What’s the hmewrk? What’s ging n in this class? What’s the lessn?”
There is ne activity that girls and bys in the Academy d tgether. At the end f the day, many f them stay and help tutr students wh are having truble in schl.
46. What is the purpse f the Academy prgram?
A. T ffer a special prgram in high schl.
B. T help students cncentrate n study.
C. T strengthen sex educatin fr teenagers.
D. T start learning cllege curses earlier.
47. T enter the Academy prgram, students are NOT required t _________.
A. d well in their study B. be recmmended by teachers
C. take part in sme activities D. have wrked as vlunteers
48. The Call f the Wild is given as an example t shw that male students _________.
A. shuld learn mre abut literature
B. shuld have a sense f prtecting the wildlife
C. are reading mre manly nvels
D. are interested in stries n animals
49. Which is likely t be Mrgan Fleet’s pinin?
A. A girl cares abut the bys’ pinins f her.
B. Single-sex classes shuld be stpped.
C. Girls are mre fcused when studying with bys.
D. Bys and girls act the same in separate classrms.
50. The passage is intended t _________.
A. intrduce the single-sex class prject
B. explain the differences between bys and girls
C. persuade students t enter the Academy prgram
D. urge students t wrk hard in their study
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A. the islanders in the Java Sea
B. the human ancestrs
C. a newspaper reprt
D. the unearthed relics
A. tiny
B. active
C. rare
D. wild
A. they gradually develped fr lack f fd.
B. they did nt have enugh fd t eat.
C. they shared less fd with elephants.
D. they remained alive as the elephants.
A. The histry f shrt peple
B. Shrt peple n an islated island
C. The prfs n shrt peple
D. Shrt peple frm a fairy tale
A. run quickly
B. live weaker
C. live lnger
D. run slwly