2019高考英语一轮选训习题Unit2Healthyeating含解析新人教版必修3.doc
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1、必修3Unit 2Healthy eating李仕才一、阅读理解AWild elephants can tell whether a voice comes from a man, a woman or a boy, a new study says. Thats what researchers found when they played recordings of people for elephants in Kenya. Scientists say this is an advanced thinking skill that other animals havent shown.
2、 It lets elephants figure out who is a threat and who isnt. The result shows that the clever animals are also studying people, said study author Karen McComb. “Basically, they have developed this very rich knowledge of the humans that they share their habitat with,” said McComb, a professor at the U
3、niversity of Sussex in England. “Memory is Key. They must build up that knowledge somehow.” The study was released on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Its close to but not quite like the Dr. Seuss book, where the elephant Horton hears something that others cant hear. McC
4、omb and colleagues went to Amboseli National Park in Kenya, where hundreds of wild elephants live among humans, sometimes coming in conflict over scarce water. The scientists used voice recordings of Maasai men, who on occasion kill elephants, and Kamba men, who are less of a threat to the elephants
5、. As a result, the elephants reacted more defensivelyretreating and gathering in a bunch to the Maasai language recording because it was associated with the more threatening human tribe, said study coauthor Graeme Shannon.They repeated the experiment with recordings of Maasai men and women. Since wo
6、men almost never spear elephants, the animals reacted less defensively to the womens voices. The same thing happened when they substituted young boys voices. “Making this kind of fine distinctions in human voice patterns is quite remarkable,” said Emory University animal cognition expert Frans de Wa
7、al, who was not part of the study.【文章大意】研究表明野生大象能够识别男、女和男孩的声音,它们通过思维区分声音并判断谁能对他们产生威胁。【难句分析】McComb and colleagues went to Amboseli National Park in Kenya, where hundreds of wild elephants live among humans, sometimes coming in conflict over scarce water.(倒数第三段第一句)分析:这是一个复合句。where引导非限制性定语从句,在从句中作地点状语;
8、sometimes coming in conflict over scarce water作伴随状语。译文:McComb和同事去了位于肯尼亚的安博塞利国家公园,在那里有成百上千头野象与人类一起生活,他们有时因为水资源匮乏而发生冲突。1Who were the people taking part in the study?AFrans de Waal and Karen McComb.BDr. Seuss and Graeme Shannon.CGraeme Shannon and Frans de Waal.DKaren McComb and Graeme Shannon.答案与解析:D考
9、查细节理解。根据文章第一段中的“study author Karen McComb”和第六段中的“study coauthor Graeme Shannon”可知,Karen McComb和Groeme Shannon都参加了研究,故选D项。2What can wild elephants benefit from their special ability?AIdentifying and avoiding possible danger.BGrowing much faster than any other animals.CHaving a better understanding of
10、 humans.DDeveloping their language skills.答案与解析:A考查推理判断。根据文章第一段中的“Scientists say this is an advanced thinking skill that other animals havent shown. It lets elephants figure out who is a threat and who isnt.”可知,这种高等的思维方式使野象能够分辨出谁能对他们造成威胁,这样它们可以避免可能的危险,故A项是正确的。3Which can replace the underlined word “
11、substituted” in the last paragraph?ADistinguished. BRepeated.CUsed. DCompared.答案与解析:C考查词义猜测。画线词所在句中的“The same thing happened”指的是前一句中的“the animals reacted less defensively to the womens voices”,画线词所在句讲的是野象对年轻男孩的声音做出的反应,说明当时研究者在对野象播放年轻男孩的声音,选C项。4What does the passage mainly talk about?AWild elephants
12、can distinguish human languages.BThe conflict between humans and wild elephants is growing.CWild elephants use language skills to make discrimination.DWild elephants can build up good memory and learn tricks.答案与解析:A考查主旨大意。根据文章第一句“Wild elephants can tell whether a voice comes from a man, a woman or a
13、 boy”和全文内容可知,野象能够通过人的声音区分不同人类群体的性别和年龄,故选A项(野象能够区分人类的语言)。BWinston Churchill is probably the most popular British prime minister ever. Having served as a soldier and politician, he is often considered among the greatest of Britons. While his heroic stand against the Nazis is well know, there are still
14、 a few facts about the popular politician that might surprise you.His CigarsThe classic image of Winston Churchill includes a giant cigar stuck between his lips. Churchill developed his love of cigars as a young man, when he traveled to Cuba. For the rest of his life, he smoked eight or nine cigars
15、every day. However, he almost never took a puff(吸,抽), preferring to chew on the end until it went out, then relight it and start again. To prevent the cigar becoming soggy (湿软的), Churchill invented the bellybando, a strip of brown paper which could be glued around the end.At any given time, Churchil
16、l had 3,000 to 4,000 cigars in his house, mostly his favorite Romeo & Juliet brand. On one occasion, the president of Cuba presented Churchill with 2,400 top-quality cigars, although his security team insisted one cigar from each box be sent off and tested for poison. Perhaps the story that best sho
17、ws his love of cigars occurred during World War II, when he had a special oxygen mask designed so that he could still smoke his cigar on a high-altitude flight.His Black DogThroughout his life, Churchill probably suffered from depression, which he called his black dog. At times, his depression was s
18、o severe that he didnt like standing close to a passing train or looking at the ocean from a ship because he feared that he would commit suicide.When he was depressed, Churchill would almost spend a great deal of time in bed and lose his ability to concentrate. However, when not depressed, Churchill
19、 was full of energy, usually working and talking until the early hours of the morning. He often described how all the colors come back into the picture.1. Why did Churchills security team insist on checking the cigars?A. To test if they were safe for Churchill.B. To see if they were of the best qual
20、ity.C. To make sure they were Churchills favorite.D. To guarantee they were not out of date.2. Which of the following best shows Churchills love of cigars?A. He fell in love with cigars at a young age.B. He smoked many cigars every day.C. He invented the bellybando.D. He had an oxygen mask specially
21、 designed for smoking.3. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?A. Churchill became energetic again.B. Churchill remained depressed.C. Churchill drew colorful pictures.D. Churchill liked to talk about colors.4. What is probably the best title of the passage?A. Achievements of C
22、hurchillB. Anecdotes about ChurchillC. Personalities of ChurchillD. Hobbies of Churchill【文章大意】丘吉尔是英国最受欢迎的首相,文章介绍丘吉尔的一些奇闻轶事。1. A【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第三段的句子although his security team insisted one cigar from each box be sent off and tested for poison.可知,丘吉尔的安全部队坚持要检查雪茄,为了检测是否它们对丘吉尔是安全的。故选A。 3.A【解析】推理判断题。根据文章最
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