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状2013 高考英语二轮考点复习讲义:阅读理解- 人类与动物的和谐发展链接 1 (2012 全国卷 1)Honey(蜂蜜) from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees nest(巢)and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals unexpected helper 一 a little bird called a honey guide.The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax(蜂蜡) in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this max, which is deep inside the bees nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person ad it leads them to the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.【考点】说明文【文章大意】短文介绍了一种特别的鸟类,它获取食物的方式与其他鸟类不同。56. Why is it difficult to find a wild bees nest?A. Its small in size.B. Its hidden in trees.C. Its covered with wax.D. Its hard to recognize.56.【答案】B状【试题解析】从短文第 1 段可知,蜂巢高高挂在树上,以至于难以发现。因此,正确答案为B 选项。【难度】容易57. What do the words the follower in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. A bee. B. A bird.C. A honey seeker. D. A beekeeper.57.【答案】C【试题解析】短文划线词前面提到,这种鸟能够把寻找蜂蜜的动物或者人引到有蜂巢的地方。由此来判断,C 选项与划线词的意思相符。因此,正确答案为 C 选项。【难度】一般58. The honey guide is special in the way_A. it gets its foodB. it goes to churchC. it sings in the forestD. it reaches into bees nests链接 2. (2012 重庆卷) In his 1930 essay “Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren “, John Keynes, economist, rewrote that human needs fall into two classes: absolute needs ,which are indeed what other have , and relative needs ,which make us feel superior to our fellows. He thought although relative needs may indeed be insatiable (无止境的) this is not true of absoluteKeynes was surely correct that only a small part of total spending id decided by the super- iority He was greatly mistaken, however, in seeing this derive as the only source of demands Decisions to spend are also driven by ideas of quality which can influence the den almost all goods, including even basic goods like food. When a couple goes out for an dinner, for example, the thought of feeling superior to others 状probably never comes to them. The goal is to share a special meal that stands out from other meals.There are no obvious limits to the escalation of demand for quality. For example, Porsche famous car producer, has a model which was considered perhaps the best sport car on the mark Priced at over $120,000,it handles perfectly well and has great speed acceleration. But in 200 the producer introduced some changes which made the model slightly better in handling acceleration. People who really care about cars find these small improvements exciting. To them, however, they must pay almost four times the price.【试题解析】短文第段提到“He thought although relative needs may indeed be insatiable (无止境的) this is not true of absolute” 。由此可知,C 选项内容与此相符。因此,正确答案为 C 选项。【难度】一般73. What do we know about the couple in Paragraph 3?A. They want to show their superiorityB. They find specialty important to mealsC. Their demands for food are not easily satisfied.D. Their choice of dinner is related to ideas of quality.73.【答案】D【试题解析】短文第 3 段提到“The goal is to share a special meal that stands out from other meals.”。由此可知,这对夫妇出去就餐的只是改善一下。在四个选项中,D 选项内容与此相符。因此,正确答案为 D 选项。【难度】一般74.What does the underlined word “escalation” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Understanding. B. Increase C. Difference D. Study74.【答案】B【试题解析】根据短文,人们对于质量的需要呈上升的趋势,由此可推测划线词的词义与 B选项的词义相符。因此,正确答案为 B 选项。【难度】一般75. The author of the passage that _.状A. absolute needs have no limitsB. demands for quality are not insatiableC. human desires influence ideas of qualityD. relative needs decide most of our spending75.【答案】A【试题解析】浏览全文,短文主要探讨的是绝对需要无止境,A 选项与此相符。因此,正确答案为 A 选项。专项训练A Many animal and plant species have become extinct and many more are in critical danger. Dodo The flightless Dodo was native to the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It lived off fruit fallen from the islands trees and lived unthreatened until humans arrived in 1505. The easily controlled bird .The population of Dodos rapidly decreased and last one was killed in 1681. Rhinos
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