2016衡阳市高考英语阅读理解好信息匹配暑假自练(2)及答案

( ) 4. What is the message mainly expressed in the story? A. We should learn to be generous. B. It is honorable to help those in need.

C. People in high positions are not like what we expect. D. We should avoid judging people by their appearances.

【语篇解读】 本文讲述了\我\在吃早点的时候遇到一个看起来穿着邋遢的老人, 并且帮助 他买了一杯咖啡,事后得知他是最富有的 Mr. Gal breath,旨在告诉我们不要以貌取人.

1. 答案 B 【解析】猜测词义题.由上文中的 I noticed an empty chair next to an elderly, unshaven man 何 下文中的 He was wearing a worn-out hat and was alone.可知 disheveled 在这儿是指仪容不整, 穿着邋遢的意思.所以答案选 B 项. 2. 答案A 【解析】 细节理解题. 根据文中 I was concerned that he might have no money and not be able to afford something to eat.可以判断选 A 项.

3. 答案 C 【解析】推理判断题.根据 I could hardly believe it. I was buying, offering a free breakfast, and feeling pity for one of the world's richest and most powerful men!可知, 作者在他朋友告诉他 那个老人是 Mr. Gal breath 之后感到很吃惊.由此判断选 C 项.

4. 答案 D 【解析】 主旨大意题. 根据文章最后一句 Now I try to treat everyone with respect, no matter who I think they are, and no matter another human being with kindness and sincerity.可知,作者想要 表达的是不要以貌取人.由此判断选 D 项.

【浙江省2014高考英语模拟冲刺卷】

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，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

In the countries of South and Southeast Asia, the elephant has been an important part of the culture, economy and religion for centuries．And nowhere more so than in Thailand．Unlike its African cousin,

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the Asian elephant is easily domesticated（驯化）．The rare so-called white elephants have actually lent the power of royalty to its rulers，and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red background．To the early Western visitors, the country's romantic name was“ Land of the White Elephant\．

Today, however, the story is very different．Out of work and out of land, the Thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no longer needs it．The elephant has found itself more or less deserted by previous owners who have moved on to a different economic world and a society in the western part．And while the elephant's problems began many years ago, now it has a very low national advantage．

How does the national symbol turn into ignored animals? It is a story of worse environment and the changing lives of the Thais themselves．According to Richard Lair, Thailand's expert on the Asian elephant and author of the report Gone Astray, at the turn of the last century, there may well have been as many as 100,000 national elephants in the country．

In the north of Thailand alone, it was estimated（估计）that more than 20,000 elephants were employed in transport, 1,000 of them alone on the road between the cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Saen．

This was at a time when 90 percent of Thailand was still forest---a habitat that not only supported the animals but also made them necessary to carry goods and people．Nothing ploughs through thick forest better than lots of sure-footed elephants．

By 1950 the elephant population had dropped, but still to the number of 13, 397．However, today there are probably no more than 3,800, with another l,350 wandering free in the national parks．But now, Thailand's forest covers only 20 percent of the land．This deforestation（采伐森林）is the central point of the elephant's difficult situation, for it has effectively put the animals out of work．This

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century, as the road network grew, the elephant's role as a beast of burden decreased． 50．What can we know about African elephants from the passage?

A．It is of little value to domesticate them．

B．It is hard to domesticate them．

C．They are living a better life than Asian elephants．D．Their fate is quite similar to that of

Asian elephants．

51．Thailand was once called \．

A．white elephant was a national symbol until the 1920s B．white elephant is rarely seen and thus very special C．white elephant has helped kings to gain the ruling authority D．this name was so romantic that it was popular among visitors

52．Why is the Thai elephant \

A．Because there are too many elephants but too few jobs． B．Because the elephants can't do labor work any longer． C．Because the government pays little attention to the problem． D．Because the elephants are no longer useful to their owners．

53．Which of the following statements is TRUE about the elephant population at various times?

A．There were 100,000 domesticated elephants at the turn of the last century． B．20,000 elephants were employed in transport in Thailand at the turn of the century． C．By 1950 the elephant population in Thailand has been quite small． D．Today the elephant population is estimated at 5,150．

54．The passage is most probably from ________．

A．a travel guide

B．a history book

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C．a popular science magazine D．an official announcement

50. B 从第一段第二行Unlike its African cousin, the Asian elephant is easily domesticated可知 51. A 从第一段第三行The rare so-called white elephants have actually lent the power of royalty to its rulers，and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red background可知。 52. D 从第二段第二句Out of work and out of land, the Thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no longer needs it可知。

53. D 从最后一段最二句However, today there are probably no more than 3,800, with another l,350 wandering free in the national parks可知。 54. C 通读全文可知。

阅读理解。

The baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert(警觉). Twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it.She stares at it carefully. A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. As the cards change from one to the other，her gaze(凝视) starts to lose its focus—until a third, with three black spots, is presented. Her gaze returns：she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?

Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? The same experiment，but with three spots

shown before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes.Perhaps it is just the newness? When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects(a comb，a key，an orange and so on)，changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves.Could it be the pattern that two things make，as opposed to three? No again.Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. The effect even crosses between senses.Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise(同样地) when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to

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