《阅读理解特训：3真2模含解析》2024届高三英语二轮突破34

　　阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

　　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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　It takes more than just practice to become an Olympian. Gold medal performances require some serious nutrition. Have you ever wondered what these successful athletes eat to stay in peak shape?

　　Keri Glassman, a registered dietitian and founder of Nutritious Life Meals, appeared on “Good Morning America” today to give you a glimpse into the diets of some top athletes. Some of their meals could surprise you.

　　Crazy Calorie Count

　　Glassman said Olympians eat a lot of food- quantities that for ordinary people would constitute pigging out.One secret of swimmer Michael Phelps’ astonishing performance in the 2008Olympics in Beijing was consuming as many as 12,00 calories in one day.

　　Athletes can eat like this and not gain any weight because their workouts are intense. According to Glassman, Phelps’ workouts can burn 4,000 to 6,000 calories in a day, and those calories must be added in order to train the following day.

　　Snacking Secrets

　　Some athletes eat strange foods that improve their performance. Yohan Blake, the Jamaica sprinter and 100-meter world champion, has stolen champion sprinter Usain Bolt’s thunder on the track during the Olympic trials, Asked about how he gets his energy. Blake answered that he eats 16 bananas per day ,Glassman said.

　　Jonathan Horton, the lead gymnast on the Us team, has a blood sugar problem. His solution is honey. When he starts to feel shaky at the gym, he takes honey to boost his energy, Classman said.

　　Foods for Recovery

　　What are the best foods to help the body recover after harsh competition?

　　For Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, the recovery meal is grilled chicken breasts with Alfredo sauce, whole-grain spaghetti and a salad with lemon juice and olive oil. Lochte, who recently cut out junk food, candy and soda, has undertaken a strength-training regimen(养生法)that involves flipping tractor tires, and tossing beer kegs, Glassman said.

　　56.What’s the best title of this passage?

　　A.Good Diet Makes a True Olympian.

　　B.Olympians Have Olympic-size Appetites.

　　C.Olympians’Strange Eating Habits.

　　D.The Diest of Some Top Olympic Athletes.

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】第一段是中心段落。成为奥运选手不仅仅需要锻炼，获得金牌还需要营养。

　　57.What does the underlined sentence probably mean?

　　A.Ordinary people eat few pigs compared with Olympians.

　　B.Olympians eat a lot more food than ordinary people.

　　C.Olympians tend to eat a lot of high-quality food.

　　D.Olympians eat a large amount of food, just like pigs.

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】前一句说奥运选手吃很多食物。划线部分在破折号之后， 是对前面话语的补充。

　　58.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A.Ryan Lochte quit eating junk food , candy and soda for his better recovery.

　　B.Yohan Blake finally beat Usain Bolt in the 100-meter track in the Olympics.

　　C.Michael Phelps’astonishing performance was due to his eating lots of food.

　　D.Jonathan Horton has a blood sugar problem because of taking too much honey.

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】根据最后一段，最后一句可知A正确。

　　59.Which of the following is not the best food to help the body recover?

　　A.Soda.

　　B.Olive oil.

　　C.Whole-grain spaghetti.

　　D. A salad with lemon juice.

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】从最后一段最后一句可以得知Lochte为了恢复砍掉了junk food, candy and soda，可知，soda不是最好的帮助身体恢复的食物。

　　60.The passage is most likely to be found in

　　A.a technical report

　　B.a fashion magazine

　　C.an education column

　　D.a sports newspaper

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】本文说的是运动员与饮食，所以这篇文章可能出现在报纸的体育版面。

　　B

　　Managers and office busybodies might be keen on a clean desk--but it seems that in terms of productivity, they could have it all wrong. A messy desk can actually lead people towards clearer thinking, say researchers from Germany.

　　The researchers found in a series of linked studies- using a messy desk and a messy shop front ---that people actually thought more clearly when all around was chaos, as they sought to simplify the tasks at hand. That is ,visual and mental clutter（杂乱）forces human beings to focus and think more clearly. For instance, famous thinkers and writers such as Albert Einstein and Roald Dahl have been notorious for their untidy desks.

　　“Messy desks may not be as detrimental as they appear to be, as the problem-solving approaches they seem to cause can boost work efficiency or emhance employees’ creativity in problem solving,” say the authors.

　　Oddly, the effect seems to work most on conservatives-political liberals are less liable to be worried about mess in the first place, say the researchers.

　　“Business and government managers often promote ‘clean desk’ policies to avoid disorganized offices and messy desks, for the purpose of boosting work efficiency and productivity.” Writes a researcher, Jia Liu of the University of Groningen, “This practice is based on the conventional wisdom that a disorganized and messy environment can clutter one’s mind and complicate one’s judgments”

　　“However, not all evidence supports this conventional link between a messy environment and a messy mind”. The scientists tested people’s response in various’messy’environments, including a messy shop front, a disorganized desk, and even a work environment where a language task’reminded’people of messiness.

　　The authors found in the series of six studies that people tended towards simplicity in their thinking.

　　“They categorized products in a simpler manner, were willing to pay more for a T-shirt that depicts a simple-looking picture, and sought less variety in their choices”, said the researchers.

　　61.According to the text, a proper way to lead people towards clearer thinking is to

　　A.make a list of priorities

　　B.simplify the tasks at hand

　　C.follow famous people

　　D.mess up their mind

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】根据第二段第一句可知

　　当四周混乱的时候，他们的思维更清晰。因为他们试图简化手头的工作。

　　62.Why did the author take Albert Einstein and Ronald Dahl for example?

　　A.To tell readers untidy desks can make you as famous as celebrities.

　　B.To convince readers that untidiness is not all that bad.

　　C.To inform readers of one way to success-untidy desks.

　　D.To attract readers and show the author’s wide range of knowledge.

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】第二段倒数第二句“视觉上和精神上的杂乱迫使人们集中注意力思维更清晰”；最后一句接着举了Albert Einstein and Ronald Dahl的例子，就是为了说明上一句的。

　　63.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A.A messy environment will certainly lead to a messy mind.

　　B.A clean environment will do great harm to work efficiency.

　　C.People tend to clear up the mess before thinking clearly.

　　D.All people are not in favor of “clean desk” in the office.

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】D项的意思是“并不是所有人都赞成办公室里清洁的桌子”。可从倒数第三段东一句可知。

　　64.The underlined word “detrimental” probably means

　　A.disadvantageous

　　B.useful

　　C.beneficial

　　D.accessible

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】根据下句可知“。。。他们导致的解决问题的方法能够促进工作效率”。所以第一句的意思是“杂乱的桌子看上去似乎不想他们看上去那么有害的”

　　65.What is the main idea for this passage?

　　A.The messier the desks are, the more efficient the employees are.

　　B.Messy desks in the office can have a positive effect on employees.

　　C.We should make our office messy to improve our work efficiency.

　　D.Clean desks can boost the employees’ productivity and creativity.

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】第一段最后一句可知。

　　C

　　Anger at the practice of demanding dowries, which can lead to violence against brides, has prompted a takeoff of “Angry Birds” called “Angry Brides” that aims to highlight the illegal practice still prevalent in many South Asian countries.

　　Dowries-such as jewelry, clothes, cars and money-are traditionally given by the bride’s family to the groom and his parents to ensure she is taken care of in her new home.

　　The custom was outlawed more than five decades ago. But it is still widely practiced, with the groom’s family demanding even more money after marriage, leading to mental and physical annoyance that can drive the woman to suicide.

　　“The Angry Brides game is our way of throwing a spotlight on the nuisance(陋习)of dowry.” said Ram Bhamidi, senior vice president and head of online marketing for Shaadi.com, a matrimonial(婚姻的)website with two million members.

　　“According to a 2007 study, there is a dowry-related death every four hours in India, We condemn this and have consistently run campaigns on social media to help create awareness of the issue”.

　　The name of the app, available on the group’s home page, is a spinoff from the globally popular “Angry Birds” game, Its home page shows a red-clad, eight-armed woman resembling a powerful female Hindu goddess. Underneath, there is a caption: “A woman will give you strength, care and all the love you need ……NOT dowry!”

　　To play the game, users have to try and hit three dodging grooms--a pilot, a builder and a doctor. There are a variety of weapons to choose from, including a frying pan, broomstick, tomato and loafer.

　　Each groom has a price tag, starting at 1.5 million rupees($29,165). Every time the player hits a groom, his value decreases and money is added to the player’s Anti-Dowry Fund ,which is saved posted on their Facebook page.

　　“Since we launched the game last week, more than 270,000 people have liked the app. Both men and women seem to be playing it”, said Bhamidi.

　　66.What caused “Angry Brides” to appear online?

　　A.Women’s rights’being seriously abused.

　　B.Anger at the practice of demanding dowries.

　　C.The bride’s giving a great many dowries.

　　D.The popularity of Angry Birds online.

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】根据第一段第一句可知“嫁妆有时会导致对新娘的暴力， 由于对索要嫁妆的愤怒引起了对“愤怒的小鸟”的滑稽的模仿，被称之为“愤怒的新娘”目的在于强调在东南亚国家普遍存在的不合法做法”

　　67.Which of the following is True about “Dowries”?

　　A.The custom of giving dowries has been in practice for five decades.

　　B.Lack of abundant dowries may lead to the bride’s being in violence.

　　C.The illegal practice of dowries is still popular in many African countries.

　　D.More dowries the bride gives mean a high social status of her family.

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】看文章第一段第一句

　　68.The underlined word “spinoff” probably means

　　.

　　A.relation

　　B.connection

　　C.copy

　　D.fake

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】“愤怒的新娘”是对“愤怒的小鸟”的模仿。

　　69.Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the game “Angry Bride”?

　　A.There are a variety of weapons to choose from.

　　B.Ram Bhamidi thinks highly of the game.

　　C.Men players don’t find the game enjoyable.

　　D.The game character looks like a Hindu goddess.

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】从文章最后一句Both men and women seem to be playing it可知， 男士也喜欢玩这个游戏。所以C是错误叙述。

　　70.What is the text mainly about?

　　A.Women’s unfair treatment in the marriage.

　　B.The popularity of the game “Angry Brides”

　　C.The groom’s demanding too many dowries.

　　D.How to build an equal relation it the marriage.

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】本文主要讲了“愤怒的新娘”这个游戏产生的背景，玩法，以及受欢迎。

　　D

　　Gay marriage, and especially gay parenting, has been in the cross hairs in recent days.

　　On Jan.6, Rick Santorum told a New Hampshire audience that children are better off with a father in prison than being raised in a home with lesbian parents and no father at all. And last Monday(Jan.9), Pope Benedict called gay marriage a threat “to the future of humanity itself”, citing the need for children to have heterosexual homes.

　　But research on families headed by gays and lesbians doesn’t back up these above views. In fact, in some ways, gay parents may bring talents to the table that straight parents don’t.

　　Gay parents “tend to be more motivated, more committed than heterosexual parents on average, because they chose to be parents.” Said Abbie Goldberg, a psychologist at Clark University who researches gay and lesbian parenting. Gays and lesbians rarely become parents by accident, compared with an almost 50 percent accidental pregnancy rate among heterosexuals, Goldberg said. “That translates to greater commitment on average and more involvement”.

　　And while research indicates that kids of gay parents show few differences in achievement, mental health, social functioning and other measures, these kids may have the advantage of open-mindedness, tolerance and role models for equal relationships, according to some research. Not only that, but gays and lesbians are likely to provide homes for difficult-to-place children in the foster system, studies show.

　　Children of gay parents also show less care about gender difference. That’s likely because gays and lesbians tend to have more equal relationships than straight couples, Goldberg said.

　　“Men and women felt like they were free to pursue a wide range of interests,” Goldberg said. “Nobody was telling them,‘Oh, you can’t do that， that’s a boy thing,’or ‘That’s a girl thing.”

　　71.The underlined phrase “in the cross hairs”(in Paragraph 1) probably means

　　.

　　A.a great concern

　　B.a big threat

　　C.a political ban

　　D.a role model

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】最近，同性恋婚姻以及同性恋父母对孩子的教育问题成为人们关心的一个大问题。

　　72.It can be learned from the passage that Rick Santorum

　　.

　　A.opposes the need for children to have heterosexual homes

　　B.thinks children are better off with a father in prison