浙江省2019年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解模拟检测(二)训练
阅读理解模拟检测(二)
(共3篇，限时20分钟)
A
Bee see, bee do. At least that’s the conclusion of research published earlier this month in the journal PLOS Biology, showing that bumblebees learn to solve problems by watching each other.
In the first study of its kind in insects, scientists constructed experiments that challenged bees to pull strings in order to access rewards of nectar (花蜜)．The scientists hoped their study would throw light on a bigger picture: how social learning spreads through a population.
In the study, Lars Chittka from Queen Mary University of London and his team made artificial flowers and filled them with artificial nectar made of sugar water. They put the flowers under a clear type of plastic and attached a string.
Then they added bees. While most of the insects failed to reach the nectar, a few eventually figured out how to access it, by pulling the string.
The team discovered that they could greatly increase the success rate of the bees by first placing them inside a transparent (透明的) box where they could observe an experienced bee pull the string. Then, when the boxed bees were released, they often knew what to do and successfully pulled the string to obtain nectar.
Next, the researchers added a bee that was experienced in string pulling to each of three new groups that had never seen the experiment before. Within a short time, about half of all those bees were soon pulling the strings. That result suggests the learned behavior could spread from bee to bee, similar to the way cultural ideas spread in other animals, including people.
The experiment suggests that social learning may be more widespread in the animal kingdom than people previously thought.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。英国科学家通过实验发现，蜜蜂可以从同伴那里学会新技能。
1．What happened after the bee pulled the string?
A．It joined others. B．It saw flowers.
C．It found water. D．It got nectar.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“pull strings in order to access rewards of nectar (花蜜)”和第五段内容可知，蜜蜂把绳拉动之后就可以得到花蜜。
2．Why was an experienced bee added to new bee groups?
A．To reduce the difficulty of the experiment.
B．To watch the process of string pulling.
C．To carry the experiment further.
D．To keep the bees’ interest.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中的“placing them i nside a transparent (透明的) box where they could observe an experienced bee pull the string”和倒数第二段中的“each of three new groups that had never seen the experiment before”可知，在后一个实验中，蜜蜂面临的挑战升级，这样做的目的就是使研究更深入。
3．What does the study find?
A．Most animals create their own cultures.
B．Strings are particularly attractive to bees.
C．Animals may have good social learning ability.
D．Bumblebees may be smarter than other bee species.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“the learned behavior could spread from bee to bee, similar to the way cultural ideas spread in other animals, including people”和最后一段中的“social learning may be more widespread in the animal kingdom than people previously thought”可知，这项研究发现动物们可能具有良好的相互学习的能力。
B
When I go to a new place the first thing I like to do is walk around the streets, to explore and get lost in the city. When I first arrived in Santiago, Chile, and took a walk around the city centre, one of the first things I noticed was how many street dogs there were.
On every corner there was a sleeping dog. At every traffic light there was a dog waiting to cross. By every shop there was a dog waiting for food. At first I was nervous as I thought they might be aggressive. However, I have been here for more than a year now and every street dog I have seen has been passive, quiet and friendly.
The dogs are accepted and welcomed here in Chile. I have never seen a street dog being mistreated. In fact, they are often given food and water by the public. Some people even make jackets for the dogs or put out beds or doghouses for them
to sleep in.
However, the dogs do not have an easy life: they are often hungry, cold or injured. The government does not provide much care for these dogs.
Some people believe that the situation is getting out of control and that it is unacceptable to have so many dogs on the streets. The dogs can sometimes cause problems such as car accidents if they run into the road. There are about 2.5 million street dogs in Chile and the dog population is growing faster than the human population. Many Chileans think that all the street dogs should be sterilized (使绝育) so that they cannot breed. Others think that people should reduce the dog population by killing them.
The future of street dogs is uncertain but for now it looks like they are here to stay, with their population expanding year by year.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。作者初到智利就发现那里的流浪狗很多，且其数量还在不断增加。由此引发的问题引起了人们的关注。
4．What caught the author’s attention after his arriving in Santiago?
A．Fine local shops. B．Lots of street dogs.
C．Many cute pet dogs. D．Broken traffic lights.
解析：选B 细节理解题。由第一段末的“one of the first things I noticed was how many street dogs there were”及第二段开头的“On every corner ... for food.”可知，作者刚到圣地亚哥就注意到那里大量的流浪狗。
5．What do we know about street dogs in Chile?
A．People are nice to them.
B．Many of them are mistreated.
C．Many of them have been killed.
D．The government tries to help them.
解析：选A 推理判断题。由第三段可知，当地的人们对流浪狗很好，给它们提供食物和住处等。
6．What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?
A．The future of Chileans.
B．How to help street dogs.
C．What to do with street dogs.
D．The problems faced by street dogs.
解析：选C 段落大意题。由第五段可知，智利的流浪狗数量大且增长快，由此引发了一些问题。针对如何解决流浪狗这一问题，人们有不同的看法。
C
Pamela Malhotra and her husband Anil K．Malhotra have spent the last 25 years buying abandoned agricultural land and reforesting it, to return the land to a biodiverse rainforest for elephants, birds and other creatures.
The couple owns 300 acres of land in Brahmagiri, India. They’ve spotted more than 300 kinds of birds as well as many rare and threatened animal species.But, this was not the scene in 1991 when Anil and Pamela came to this part of the country.“When I came here, it was a wasteland.The owner wanted to sell because he couldn’t grow coffee or anything else here，” says Anil who worked in th e real estate (房地产) and restaurant business in the US before moving to India.“For me and Pamela, this was what we were looking for all our life.”
The couple had a love for nature from their childhood.When the Malhotras came to India, the pollution horrifie d them.“That was when we decided to do something to reclaim (开垦) the forests in India，” says Anil.“We were not looking for money.Early on, we realized that shortage of fresh water will be a concern for India and the rest of the world.Acquisition, protection and reclamation of forested lands and wildlife habitat, where vital water sources have their origin, is the only way to save ourselves，” explains Anil.
They sold property they owned in America, bought the first 55 acres and began to grow a forest.Soon, t hey bought the land nearby as well.“Many of the farmers considered their holdings ‘wasteland’ as very little grew on it and were happy to get money，” says Anil.
Hunting and poaching (偷猎) was a challenge and often the locals did not understand what this couple was doing, so it required a lot of talking to create awareness.They worked with the forest department to set up camera traps and keep poachers away.“There are times I have fought with poachers，” says Pamela.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。一对美国夫妇在印度买下三百英亩的废弃土地，植树造林，造福后代。
7．Why did the Malhotras buy the wasteland in India?
A．To build a private zoo.
B．To preserve the environment.
C．To develop the local agriculture.
D．To protect rare birds and animals.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“buying abandoned agricultural land and
reforesting it ...birds and other creatures”和第三段中的“the pollution horrified them”可以推知，Malhotra夫妇买下农民废弃的土地是为了解决当地的污染问题，保护环境。
8．What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 probably refer to?
A．The land. B．The coffee.
C．The restaurant. D．The scene in 1991.
解析：选A 代词指代题。根据第二段中的“it was a wasteland. The owner wanted to sell ... looking for all our life.”可知，这样的土地正是Malhotra夫妇一直在寻找的。
9．What can be inferred about the Malhotras?
A．They had a tough life in America.
B．They lived in harmony with nature.
C．They made a lot of money in India.
D．They found important water sources.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“They’ve spotted more than 300 kinds of birds ...was not the scene in 1991”可知，经过Malhotra夫妇的努力，他们买下的废弃土地已经发生了很大变化，吸引了许多鸟类和珍稀动物。由此可见，他们与大自然和谐相处。
10．What might the Malhotras think of the local farmers?
A．They are greedy for profits.
B．They are ready to help others.
C．They lack environmental awareness.
D．They have no knowledge of agriculture.
解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Hunting and poaching (偷猎) was a challenge ...talking to create awareness.”可以推知，Malhotra夫妇认为当地农民缺乏环保意识。
2019年高考英语知识点单元总复习教案XX届高考英语一轮单元总复习讲义精品荟萃外研版必修五module 2知识详解1.offer v．(主动)提出(愿意做某事)，提议，给予，提供 n．出价，建议(回归课本p)this person has offered to do a job—and may not be paid for doing it.此人主动去做一份工作——而且可能不要报酬。【归纳总结】【例句探源】①(朗文p1355)they offered him a very good job but he turned it down.他们给他提供了一份很好的工作，但他拒绝了。 ②the teacher offered a computer to his daughter as a present for her wedding.这位老师给他的女儿一台电脑当做结婚礼物。③the student offered to give me a hand when i was looking for my key everywhere.当我四处寻找我的钥匙时，那位学生主动提出要帮我的忙。④the businessman offered $2,000 for my vase.那个商人出价2,000美元买我的花瓶。⑤thank you for your offer of help.感谢你提供帮助。【易混辨析】offer，provide，supply(1)offer“提供”，侧重主动给予，多指具体的事物。多用于：offer sb.sth.或offer sth. to sb.(2)provide“供应，供给”，表示为应付某种需要而提供某物，所提供的东西一般是具体的事物，也可以是帮助、经验、机会、答案、例子等抽象的东西。一般用于：provide sth.for sb.与provide sb. with sth.(3)supply“补给，供给，提供”，只用于具体事物，侧重补充所需要的东西，有时可以与provide互换。经常用于：supply sth.to sb.或supply sb.with sth.。①the factory supplied a uniform to each of
2018～2019学年度第一学期高三12月份调研卷 英语 考试时间120分钟，满分150分。仅在答题卷上作答。 第一部分听力（共20题，每小题1.5分，共30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的指定位置处。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. When will the meeting begin? A. At 10:30. B. At 10:50. C. At 10:45. 2. What does the woman mean? A. The homework can’t be due in two days. B. She hasn’t finished her homework yet. C. She doesn’t expect it to come so soon. 3. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. On the street. B. At a hotel. C. At a shop. 4. What does the woman suggest? A. Cooking at home. B. Eating out at McDonald’s. C. Taking McDonald’s home. 5. What is the woman’s attitude? A. She agrees with the man. B. She doesn’t ag ree with the man. C. She doesn’t know what to do. 第二节(共15小题，每小题l．5分，满分22．5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在答题卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后．各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时问。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 Yellowstone National Park is the flagship of the National Park Service and a favorite to millions of visitors each year. The park is a major destination for all members of the family. By driving the grand loop road, visitors can view the park from the comfort of their vehicle and also take a rest at one of the many roadside picnic areas. How much is the entrance fee? $25 - Private, noncommercial vehicle; $20 - Motorcycle or snowmobile (winter); $12 - Visitors 16 and older entering by foot, bike, ski, etc. This fee provides the visitor with a 7-day entrance permit for both Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. A $50 park annual pass provides entrance for a single private non-commercial vehicle at Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. The $10 Interagency Senior Pass (62 and older) is a lifetime pass available to U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Where can you stay? Inside Yellowstone, you can choose to stay in modern or historic hotels and cabins inside the park like the Old Faithful Inn, the world's largest log structure. For those who want to be a little closer to nature, there are 12 campgrounds with a range of services from primitive pit toilets to shower and laundry facilities. There's also RV camping with and without dumping stations. Staying outside the park gives you unique Old West experiences but still keeps you close to park attractions. If you're taking a road trip to Yellowstone, you'll want to check out our Hotels and Cabins On The Road section. （1）The entrance fees listed on the web page don't apply to _______. A. temporary residents in the USA B. vehicles involving business activities C. visitors out of a certain age range D. private motorcycles and snowmobiles （2）What are you likely to acquire in the Old Faithful Inn? A. Unique old west experiences. B. Primitive pit toilets and shower. C. Knowledge of origin of the park. D. RV camping with dumping sites. （3）Where does the passage probably come from? A. A magazine. B. A textbook. C. A notice. D. A travel guide. 【答案】（1）B （2）C （3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了黄石公园的门票以及可以选择的住宿及游玩的地方。 （1）考查细节理解。根据小标题“How much is the entrance fee?”下分别列出了私家非商务车入园的价格，摩托车或雪地车（冬季）入园的价格以及16岁以上的人步行、骑自行车或
仿高考设计，每3篇为一个检测单位，训练板块答题节奏，提高答题速度，节省考场用时。 阅读理解模拟检测(一) (共3篇，限时20分钟) A (2017·佛山市质检)The times are changing.On Thursday October 13th, singer-songwriter Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, m arking the first time the highly-eyed-on literary award has gone to someone who is mainly seen as a musician, and giving rise to heated discussions. The 75-year-old won the prize “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tr adition”， the Swedish Academy said. “For 54 years he has been at it, reinventing himself，” said Sara Danius, the academy's permanent secretary.“Bob Dylan writes poetry for the ear.But it's perfectly fine to read his works as poetry.” And while many Dylan's fans have found great delight at the news, others online and in the literary community are cross with the Committee, saying the award has skipped over fiction writers for the second year. New York Times Book Review editor Pamela Paul said it was good news but pointed out how many “deserving” novelists there are. Director Martin Scorsese put out a statement saying he was “overjoyed” that Dylan was awarded the prize. “Dylan's poetry, his musical genius, has meant so much to me personally and to generations of people around the world，” Scorsese said.“His work has influenced and shaped culture, and he has never stopped exploring and growing as an artist.The Nobel Committee has given Dylan a form of recognition that fits his role in our culture —in world cultur e.” Dylan won a Pulitzer Prize in 2008 for his “great influence on popular music and American culture”．He's the first American to win the literary Nobel since Toni Morrison in 1993. 语篇解读：2016年，鲍勃·迪伦获得诺贝尔文学奖的消息让很多人大感意外，从而引发热议。
专题一细节理解题 Passage 1[2017 甲卷(全国Ⅱ),A] 体裁话题词数难度建议时间 应用文戏剧表演信息290 ★4分钟 In the coming months, we are bringing together artists from all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeare’s plays in their own language, in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please come and join us. National Theatre of China Beijing | Chinese This great occasion(盛会)will be the National Theatre of China’s first visit to the UK.The company’s productions show the new face of 21st century Chinese theatre. This production of Shakespeare’s RichardⅢwill be directed by the National’s Associate Director, Wang Xiaoying. Date & Time: Saturday 28 April, 2.30pm & Sunday 29 April, 1.30pm & 6.30pm Marjanishvili Theatre Tbilisi | Georgian One of the most famous theatres in Georgia,the Marjanishvili,founded in 1928, appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world. This new production of As You Like It is helmed(指导) by the company’s Artistic Director Levan Tsuladze. Date & Time: Friday 18 May, 2.30pm & Saturday 19 May, 7.30pm Deafinitely Theatre London | British Sign Language(BSL) By translating the rich and humorous text of Love’s Labour’s Lost into the physical language of BSL, Deafinitely Theatre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience. Date & Time: Tuesday 22 May, 2.30pm & Wednesday 23 May,7.30pm Habima National Theatre Tel Aviv | Hebrew The Habima is the centre of Hebrew-language theatre worldwide. Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution, the company eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s. Since 1958, they have been recognised as the national theatre of Israel. This production of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice marks their first visit to the UK. Date & Time: Monday 28 May, 7.30pm & Tuesday 29 May, 7.30pm 21.Which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China? A. RichardⅢ. B. Love’s Labour’s Lost. C. As You Like It. D. The Merchant of Venice. 22.What is special about Deafinitely Theatre? A. It has two groups of actors. B. It is the leading theatre in London. C. It performs plays in BSL.
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2019年高考英语知识点单元总复习教案 XX届高考英语一轮单元总复习讲义精品荟萃外研版必修五module 2知识详解1.offer v．(主动)提出(愿意做某事)，提议，给予，提供 n．出价，建议(回归课本p)this person has offered to do a job—and may not be paid for doing it.此人主动去做一份工作——而且可能不要报酬。【归纳总结】【例句探源】①(朗文p1355)they offered him a very good job but he turned it down.他们给他提供了一份很好的工作，但他拒绝了。 ②the teacher offered a computer to his daughter as a present for her wedding.这位老师给他的女儿一台电脑当做结婚礼物。③the student offered to give me a hand when i was looking for my key everywhere.当我四处寻找我的钥匙时，那位学生主动提出要帮我的忙。④the businessman offered $2,000 for my vase.那个商人出价2,000美元买我的花瓶。⑤thank you for your offer of help.感谢你提供帮助。【易混辨析】offer，provide，supply(1)offer“提供”，侧重主动给予，多指具体的事物。多用于：offer sb.sth.或offer sth. to sb.(2)provide“供应，供给”，表示为应付某种需要而提供某物，所提供的东西一般是具体的事物，也可以是帮助、经验、机会、答案、例子等抽象的东西。一般用于：provide sth.for sb.与provide sb. with sth.(3)supply“补给，供给，提供”，只用于具体事物，侧重补充所需要的东西，有时可以与provide互换。经常用于：supply sth.to sb.或supply sb.with sth.。①the factory supplied a uniform to each of
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