1、1会宁一中高三级第二次月考英语试题第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分 40分)第一节 (共 15小题；每小题 2分，满分 30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe best bikes for the beginnersWhen it comes to purchasing your first bike, the choice is endless, making it tough to know what to go for. Here are the best buys on the market right now.B
2、oardman CX CompThis is a cross-country bike, and its so versatile(多用途的)that you can handle any terrain(地势)on it, making it a great choice for those wanting to try various cycling subjects. If you leave on the thick tires it comes with, it can ride on various paths and can even handle some less deman
3、ding mountain bike routes. Alternatively, put on thin, slick tires and treat it as a road bike. It has basket and comes with Shimano Sora gears, which are outstanding for its price.650, Halfords.Planet X RT-58 v2Planet X is based in Yorkshire, which means youd probably have to buy this bike without
4、seeing it. But its worth it, because this is an excellent machine at a lower price. Planet X is a highly rated manufacture and this model comes with Shimano Sora gears.439, Planet XSpecialized Allez ESSpecialized is one of the biggest and most popular brands in cycling, and this is its hugely popula
5、r primary road bike. It comes with solid components 2from front to back and youll look great out on the road.575, Evans CyclesBoardman Road Team CarbonIf you can push your budget further still, this bike is worth the extra investment. The frame is made entirely from carbon, which is lighter, faster
6、and more comfortable than the composition metal models above and gives you an all-round more enjoyable ride. It also means that if you get really serious about cycling, you dont have to upgrade as quickly as you would with a cheaper bike800, Halfords1. Compared with other bikes, what is the strength
7、 of the Boardman CX Comp?A. Its outstanding price B. Its Shimano Sora gearsC. Dealing with any terrain D. Putting on very firm tires2. Which is suitable for you if you want to buy at an economical price but with Shimano Sora gears?A. Planet X RT-58 v2 B. Specialized Allez ESC. Boardman CX Comp D. Bo
8、ardman Road Team Carbon3. What can we know about the bikes mentioned in the text?A. The second has sold out so fast.B. You should be careful when riding the third.C. The forth is very expensive but with special material.D. You can only ride the first on the mountainous road。【答案】1. C 2. A 3. C【解析】【分析
9、】本文属于广告内容。本文主要向初学者介绍了四种自行车： Boardman CX Comp、plaset X rt-58 V2、专业 ALLEZ ES和 Boardman Road Team Carbon四种自行车。【1 题详解】细节理解。根据.Boardman CX Comp中的“This is a cross-country bike, and its so versatile (多用途的) that you can handle any terrain (地势) on it”可知这是3一个越野自行车，它的用途的如此之多，你可以应付任何地形。其中 handle与 deal with是同义词。
10、题干 Compared with other bikes, what is the strength of the Boardman CX Comp? 文章内容 This is a cross-country bike, and its so versatile (多用途的) that you can handle any terrain (地势) on it答案：you can handle any terrain (地势) on it C选项 Dealing with any terrain. 关键词 handle与 deal with是同义词。故选 C。【2 题详解】细节理解题。根据 P
11、laset X RT-58 v2中的“Planet XBit worth it, because this is an excellent machine at a lower price. Planet X is a highly rated manufacture and this model comes with Shimano Sora gears.”可知 plaset X rt-58 V2价廉但又有禧玛诺 SORA齿轮。分析选项可知 A项符合题意，故选 A项。【3 题详解】推理判断题。根据 Boardman Road Team Carbon部分中的 “If you can push
12、your budget further still, this bike is worth the extra investment. The frame is made entirely from carbon, which is lighter, faster and more comfortable than the composition metal models above”可知，如果你能进一步增加预算，这辆自行车值得额外投资。车架完全由碳制成，比上面的金属模型更轻、更快、更舒适。分析句意可知，是说“这第四种车贵，但所用的材料特殊。从四种车的价格可知价格最贵了。分析选项可知C项（非常
13、昂贵的，但有特殊材料）符合题意，故选 C项。【点睛】细节理解题之一一对应题之解题策略。语言转述型。这是一类间接事实细节题，答案与题目在意义上运用了词义之间的转述关系，即正确选项是原文有关词语和句子的另一种表达。本题第 1小题，根据.Boardman CX Comp中的“This is a cross-country bike, and its so versatile (多用途的) that you can handle any terrain (地势) on it”可知这是一个越野自行车，它的用途的如此之多，你可以应付任何地形。其中 handle与 deal with是同义词。题干 Comp
14、ared with other bikes, what is the strength of the Boardman CX Comp? 文章内容 This is a cross-country bike, and its so versatile (多用途的) that you can handle any terrain (地势) on it 答案：you can handle any terrain (地势) on itC 选项Dealing with any terrain. 关键词 handle与 deal with是同义词。故选 C。B4With rapid advances in
15、 medical science, cloning is slowly but surely looking like it could be in our near future. However, is it really an option that should be considered as a way to extend human life?Reproductive cloning may help human families gain children, but theres also a benefit for the animal world. It brings ho
16、pe to people eager for children but unable to have their own or adopt. It can also bring about the recreation of species that have long since died, allowing scientists to fully study the species as a living creature instead of simply looking at images or bones.Many believe that cloning can be used t
17、o replace failing organs. This will reduce the waiting list for organ donations and allow more people to be saved. Not only that, but because the organ is, in fact, your own organ, there would be less chance of rejection.Cloning could prove helpful in genetic research. Using cloning technologies, ge
18、netic researchers would have a better understanding of the composition of genes and the effects of genetic constituents (成分) on human characters. Theres also the possibility of changing genetic constituents in cloned humans, and cloning could help fight genetic diseases.While the cloning of body org
19、ans can help extend human life, it could also cause a lot of malpractice (玩忽职守). Along with the ability to clone desired characters, there could be the possibility of people deliberately reproducing undesired characters. This could lead to a rise in malpractices within society.Cloning involves a pro
20、cess of creating identical genes. As such, there would be a lack of diversity in humankind. Scientists believe this lack of diversity will lower the human races ability to adapt.Whatever your view on cloning may be, studies show that the clone would in fact not be completely identical to the origina
21、l just as twins are not completely identical. Though they might look alike, twins have different personalities and enjoy different things. The same could be said of clones. Even if technology were created in which your memories and thoughts could be 5transmitted (传送) to the clone, your clone would s
22、till be a different person.4. What good might reproductive cloning bring?A. It may help improve human well-being.B. It could contribute to the rising birthrate.C. It could help animals survive deadly diseases.D. It may enable scientists to better study extinct species.5. According to the text, cloni
23、ng can also be used for .A. organ transplantB. solving the aging problemC. infectious disease treatmentD. constructing a gene database6. Whats one problem cloning may cause?A. Great diversity.B. Individual security risk.C. Increased improper conduct.D. Serious personality disorder.7. Why are twins m
24、entioned in the last paragraph?A. To stress twins similarities.B. To show twins are quite common.C. To carry out deeper research on twins.D. To better illustrate what a clone will be like.【答案】4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A【解析】本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了随着医学科学的迅速发展，克隆技术越来越成熟，但也成为人们争论的焦点。【4 题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段 It can
25、 also bring about the recreation of species that have long since died，allowing scientists to fully study the species as a living creature instead of simply looking at images or bones可知生殖克隆能使科学家更好地研究灭绝物种；故选 D。6【5 题详解】细节理解题。根据文章 While the cloning of body organs can help extend human life，it could also
26、 cause a lot of malpractice可知克隆技术可以解决老化问题；故选 B。【6 题详解】推理判断题。根据文章 Along with the ability to clone desired characters，there could be the possibility of people deliberately reproducing undesired charactersThis could lead to a rise in malpractices within society可知克隆可能会增加不当的行为；故选 C。【7 题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段 Wh
27、atever your view on cloning may be，studies show that the clone would in fact not be completely identical to the original just as twins are not completely identical可知提到双胞胎是为了强调双胞胎的相似性；故选 A。CMy parents both left school at 14. They could read and write, but except for a quick look at the daily newspape
28、r, reading and writing didnt play a big part in their lives. There were very few books in the house. When I was only 14 years old my father gave me an important letter that hed written to the bank and asked me to check it for grammar and spelling mistakes. And there were quite a lot. He never wrote
29、letters or postcards or even Christmas cards. So when he had to write he wasnt comfortable or confident. Does that mean that my father had a low level of literacy (读写能力)? I dont think so.There are lots of different definitions (定义) of literacy. Some experts define it as having the reading and writin
30、g skills that you need to be independent in your everyday life. So, for example, if you can read instructions, write a cheque, fill in a form anything that you need to do in everyday life then you are functionally literate.If you live in a society where most people are literate then you will feel as
31、hamed and avoid situations in which you have to read or write. A friends 7father finally admitted to his family that he couldnt read when he was 45 years old. He had bought the newspaper every day and pretended to read it.Being illiterate can have a big effect on peoples lives. Worldwide statistics
32、show that literacy problems are associated with poverty and a lack of political power. More women than men are illiterate. Illiterate people have worse health, bigger families and are more likely to go to prison. So literacy campaigns must be a good thing. But dont forget that an illiterate person,
33、or someone with a low level of literacy, isnt necessarily stupid or ignorant (无知的) and may not be unhappy at all. Knowledge and wisdom isnt only found in writing.8. What do we know about the authors father?A. He read a lot. B. He rarely wrote.C. He couldnt write. D. He bought many books.9. What does
34、 the author say about “functionally literate” people?A. They are usually mind readers.B. They can read between the lines.C. They are mainly dependent on others.D. They are able to read and write to survive.10. Why did the friends father buy the newspaper regularly?A. To keep his secret.B. To be fash
35、ionable.C. To enjoy the daily news.D. To further his study11. What is literacy irrelevant to according to the author?A. Health. B. Poorness.C. Influence. D. Happiness.【答案】8. B 9. D 10. A 11. D【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述的是与读写能力有关的事情。读写能力有很多不同的定义。一些专家将其定义为拥有日常生活中独立所需的阅读和写作技能。作者认为读写能力与幸8福无关。【8 题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段中 H
36、e never wrote letters or postcards or even Christmas cards.可知，作者的父亲很少写东西。故选 B。【9 题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段中 if you can read instructions, write a cheque, fill in a form anything that you need to do in everyday life then you are functionally literate.可知，关于“functionally literate”的人，作者说他们能够读写来生存。故选 D。【10 题详解】推理判
37、断题。根据第三段最后一句 A friends father finally admitted to his family that he couldnt read when he was 45 years old. He had bought the newspaper every day and pretended to read it.可知，这位朋友的父亲经常买报纸是为了保持他的秘密。故选 A。【11 题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段中 But dont forget that an illiterate person, or someone with a low level of lit
38、eracy, isnt necessarily stupid or ignorant (无知的) and may not be unhappy at all. Knowledge and wisdom isnt only found in writing.可知，作者认为识字与幸福无关。故选 D。DTenzing left his home when he was ten to work and help his mother，who was looking after their 2-acre ancestral farm after his fathers death. He did tem
39、porary jobs for the first few years and then joined a Malaysian construction firm，where he learnt to drive，repair machines, work on the Internet and even speak English fluently.“In those 13 years，I learnt everythingdriving, mechanic work，and how to set up a small factory. This made me gain much conf
40、idence to do almost all jobs,” says Tenzing.However, as his mother was getting older, on December 12, 2006, Tenzing returned to his hometown in Assam. Having visited several farms, he came to 9know that tea could be easily exported and many tea companies were buying tea; so he also decided to grow t
41、ea on his farm. But as his family had never grown tea，he had no idea how to do it.Being a layman (外行）in this field, Tenzing went to meet with many tea experts and followed their instructions. But whenever he sprayed pesticide (农药）on his farm, hed get a headache and feel indisposed. So he started loo
42、king for alternatives, Tenzing did his research online and finally in 2007, he connected with people from a Canadian non-governmental organization and invited them to his farm, where they trained him. Thus, Tenzing started growing tea organically.Today Tenzing has 25 acres of land, in which 7.5 acre
43、s is used for tea planting, and he grows almost all types of fruits and vegetables. His success inspired many, and farmers from other parts of the country also started coming to his farm to learn organic farming. He has trained about 30,000 farmers so far. Every year almost 100 tourists visit his fa
44、rm from various parts of the world like the UK, Australia, Germany, etc.12. What can we know about Tenzing?A. He was mistreated at a young age. B. He lived a happy childhood.C. He received much formal education. D. He had great learning ability.13. Why did Tenzing want to grow tea on his farm?A. Tea
45、 sold very well at that time. B. His mother was getting older.C. His land was best for tea growth. D. He was tired of temporary jobs.14. What does the underlined word “indisposed” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Unfair. B. MotivatedC. Uncomfortable. D. Touched.15. Which of the following could be the
46、 best title of this passage?A. A hot tourist attraction in AssamB. The biggest tea farm in AssamC. Tenzing, Assams First Organic Tea Farmer10D. The conflict between experts and a layman【答案】12. D 13. A 14. C 15. C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇人物传记。讲述的是 Tenzing在他的农场成功种植有机水果和蔬菜的情况。【12 题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段“In those 13 years，
47、I learnt everythingdriving, mechanic work，and how to set up a small factory. This made me gain much confidence to do almost all jobs,” says Tenzing.可知，Tenzing 他有很强的学习能力。故选 D。【13 题详解】推理判断题。根据第三段中 Having visited several farms, he came to know that tea could be easily exported and many tea companies we
48、re buying tea; so he also decided to grow tea on his farm.可知，那时茶卖得很好。故选 A。【14 题详解】词义猜测题。根据第四段中 But whenever he sprayed pesticide (农药）on his farm, hed get a headache and feel indisposed.（但每当他在农场喷洒农药，他就会头疼，感觉不舒服。 ）根据 get a headache可知划线词的意思是“不舒服” ，故选 C。【15 题详解】主旨大意题。根据最后一段中 Today Tenzing has 25 acres o
49、f land, in which 7.5 acres is used for tea planting, and he grows almost all types of fruits and vegetables. His success inspired many, and farmers from other parts of the country also started coming to his farm to learn organic farming.（今天，Tenzing拥有 25英亩的土地，其中 7.5英亩用于种植茶叶，他种植了几乎所有种类的水果和蔬菜。他的成功激励了许多人，其他地方的农民也开始来他的农场学习有机农业。 ）可知，本文讲述的是 Tenzing在他的农场成功种植有机水果和蔬菜的情况。故选 C。【点睛】做词义猜测题时要利用上下文提供的情景和线索，进行合乎逻辑的综合分析进而推测词义，千万不能脱离开语境，尤其是要注意划线词前后的内容。本题第 3小题，根据第四段中 But whenever he sprayed pesticide (农药） on his f
