2016届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：阅读理解8

　　2016届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：阅读理解8

　　GUATEMALA CITY(Reuters)—A fish that lives in mangrove swamps(红树沼泽) across the Americas can live out of water for months at a time, similar to how animals adapted (适应)to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.

　　The Mangrove Rivulus, a type of small killifish, lives in small pools of water in a certain type of empty nut or even old beer cans in the mangrove swamps of Belize, the United States and Brazil. When their living place dries up, they live on the land in logs (圆木), said Scott Taylor，a researcher at the Brevard Endangered Lands Program in Florida.

　　The fish ，whose scientific name is Rivulus marmoratus, can grow as large as three inches. They group together in logs and breathe air through their skin until they can find water again.

　　The new scientific discovery came after a trip to Belize.

　　“We kicked over a log and the fish just came crowding out，”Taylor told Reuters in neighboring Guatemala by telephone. He said he will make his study on the fish known to the public in an American magazine early next year.

　　In lab tests, Taylor said he found the fish can live up to 66 days out of water without eating.

　　Some other fish can live out of water for a short period of time.The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time, while lungfish found in Australia, Africa and South America can live ont of water，but only in an inactive state. But no other known fish can be out of water as long as the Mangrove Rivulus and remain active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at Canada’s University of Guelph.

　　Further studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time.

　　“These animals live in conditions similar to those that existed millions of years ago ，when animals began making the transition (过渡) from water onto land, ”Wright said.

　　[语篇解读]　最新发现：有一种鱼，即使离开水也能存活。

　　1．The Mangrove Rivulus is a type of fish that ________.

　　A. likes eating nuts

　　B. prefers living in dry places

　　C. is the longest living fish on earth

　　D. cau stay alive for two months out of water

　　[解析]　事实细节题。依据在第六段，Taylor说这种鱼离水后能活66天，也就是两个多月。

　　[答案]　D

　　2．Who will write up a report on mangrove Rivulus?

　　A. Patricia Wright.

　　B. Researchers in Guatemala.

　　C. Scientists from Belize.

　　D. Scott Taylor.

　　[解析]　推理判断题。第五段最后一句话告诉我们：明年Scott Taylor将要把对于这种鱼的研究在一份美国杂志上公布于众。

　　[答案]　D

　　3．According to the text, lungfish can ________.

　　A. breathe through its skin

　　B. move freely on dry land

　　C. remain alive out of water

　　D. be as active on land as in water

　　[解析]　事实细节题。第七段第二句话告诉我们：lungfish离开水也可以存活。

　　[答案]　C

　　4．What can we say about the discovery of Mangrove Rivulus?

　　A. It was made quite by accident.

　　B. It was based on a lab test of sea life.

　　C. It was supported by an American magazine.

　　D. It was helped by Patricia Wright.

　　[解析]　推理判断题。第五段Taylor的话告诉我们：发现这种鱼是偶然的。

　　[答案]　A

　　“Old wives’ tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another. For example，most of us remember our parents’ telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking，but others have not passed the test of time.

　　Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration. Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic(蒜)is good for you，too. It can kill the type of virus that causes colds.

　　Unfortunately, not all of Mom’s advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems？Well, yes and no. Sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.

　　Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold_water,_there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales. After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated (积累) from thousands of years of experience in family health care. We should respect this body of knowledge even as we search for clear scientific support to prove it true or false.

　　[语篇解读]　我们大多数人都记得父母告诉我们要吃某些食物或者不要去做某些事情。这些告诫是对的吗？实际上，其中一些是与现在的医学思想相符合的，而另外一些却经不起考验。文章举了例子，并指出即便当我们寻找明确的科学证据来证明它的对错时，我们也应该尊重这类知识。

　　5．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

　　A. Eating garlic is good for our eyes.

　　B. Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth.

　　C. Swimming after a meal is dangerous.

　　D. Carrots prevent people from catching colds.

　　[解析]　事实细节题。从第三段最后一句Sticky sweels made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.可以看出，sticky sweets的确可以对牙齿造成危害。

　　[答案]　B

　　6．The author develops the third paragraph mainly________.

　　A. by cause and effect

　　B. by order in space

　　C. by order in time

　　D. by examples

　　[解析]　推理判断题。第三段第一句是主题句。随后，举了饭后一小时内游泳和吃糖这两个例子来证明主题句。因此，这一段是通过举例来构成段落的。

　　[答案]　D

　　7．The phrase“ hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means“________”．

　　A. to be believable

　　B. to be valuable

　　C. to be admirable

　　D. to be suitable

　　[解析]　猜测词义题。从最后一段第一句可知，虽然科学告诉我们有一些传统观念不可信，但是这些老妈妈们的说法还是有一些正确的地方。hold water指“可信的”。

　　[答案]　A

　　8．What is the author’s attitude toward“old wives’ tales”in the text?

　　A. Subjective.

　　B. Objective.

　　C. Dissatisfied.

　　D. Curious.

　　[解析]　推理判断题。纵观全文，作者既指出了一些传统说法的正确性，又说明了一些传统观念没有科学依据。尤其是文中最后一段作者表明了对这些观念的尊重，因此可以看出作者的态度是客观的。

　　[答案]　B

　　Martin Henfield talks about some of his experience(经历) as a twin: when we were small my mother dressed us __1_

　　the same clothes. That was bad enough and we didn’t like it. But we went on our first camping trip, it was even __2__. We were only ten years old, and while __3_

　　went into their sleeping bags for the

　　_4__, we were not happy to snuggle(偎依) inside a double sleeping bag my mother made for us.

　　At school our classmates __5__us Henfield One and Henfield Two, so people ___6__ even see our difference according to our initials

　　because __7__ of us were M.O. It was only when I went to

　　_8___ and began to have my own friends that I started to feel my own freedom of identity（身份）.

　　Before I went to college, during my secondary school __9__, I __10__ to a job on a building site. My twin brother, Mike Henfield, didn’t work. One day I asked my boss, “Can I have a week

　　_11__?”

　　“Certainly,” he said, “but you won’t have the job when you

　　12__ back.” I didn’t want to __13__ the job. So on Monday morning, Mike went there

　　in my

　　_14__, jacket and hat and he worked for me for one week __15___ of them knew the difference.

　　1. A. in

　　B. for

　　C. on

　　D. with

　　2. A. badder

　　B. worse

　　C. good

　　D. better

　　3. A. all boys

　　B. another boy

　　C. all the other boys

　　D. all the boys

　　4. A. day

　　B. holiday

　　C. night

　　D. mid-night

　　5. A. called

　　B. knew

　　C. told

　　D. made

　　6. A. didn’t

　　B. needn’t

　　C. mustn’t

　　D. couldn’t

　　7. A. very

　　B. each

　　C. both

　　D. all

　　8. A. middle school B. college

　　C. high school D. school

　　9. A. holidays

　　B. week

　　C. weekend

　　D. holiday

　　10. A. received

　　B. got

　　C. find

　　D. made

　　11. A. off

　　B. free

　　C. on

　　D. back

　　12. A. came

　　B. will get

　　C. got

　　D. are

　　13. A. miss

　　B. lose

　　C. lost

　　D. losing

　　14. A. coat

　　B. shirt

　　C. shoes

　　D. trousers

　　15. A. None

　　B. Nobody

　　C. All

　　D. Each

　　名师点评

　　这是一则关于双胞胎的故事, 说明了作为双胞胎既有他们苦恼的一面, 也有乐趣的一面. 在做这则完型填空时, 只要抓住双胞胎非常相像这一特点, 就很容易理解其中发生的事情了。

　　答案解析

　　1. A。“给某人穿（衣服）”应为dress sb. in。

　　2. B 根据下文可知野营中的情况比平时更糟糕.。

　　3. C。the other加名词复数表示“剩余的所有的人”。

　　4. C。睡袋应用于夜间。

　　5. A。“称呼某人……”用call sb. …。

　　6. D。

　　7. C。根据后面的系动词were, 应用both表复数。

　　8. B。根据上下文可知, 直到大学, 这种情况才有所改变。

　　9. D。指中学生涯的最后一个假期。

　　10. B。“找到一份工作”可用get/find a job, 但此处应用过去时。

　　11. A。have a week off 休息一个星期。

　　12. D。只有D项时态正确。

　　13. B。

　　14. D。

　　15. A。没有一个人看出这时双胞胎交换了一下。B项不可带of。