高二英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)含解析
一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解
Dogs were living as companions to the early settlers of North America over 10,000 years ago. The oldest domestic dogs in the Americas were thought to be around 9500 years old. Angela Perri of Durham University, UK, and her colleagues have carried out fresh radiocarbon dating on the two dog skeletons that gave this date, discovered in the prehistoric Koster site in Illinois, and found they were even older: around 10,100 years old.
A third dog from another Illinois site called Stilwell II was older still, at 10,190 years old. That makes it the oldest known domesticated dog in the Americas. The team concluded that all three dogs were domesticated as they skeletons were complete and unskinned, and so hadn't been butchered for food. They had also been carefully buried, evidence they were valued by their owners. The Stilwell II dog, which probably resembled a small English settler, was under what seemed to be the floor of a living area. It is unclear why it took so long for tame dogs to arrive in the Americas, given that they were domesticated at least 14,000 years ago in Eurasia. By this time, people were already moving into North America from Siberia; there is evidence some reached Chile 18,500 years ago. Geneticists have found signs of at least three waves of migration over the following millennia. There is no evidence that domestic dogs accompanied them. “We don't know if dogs were part of the first waves of immigration to the Americas\Ghent University in Belgium. \is \they may not have had \Pennsylvania State University.
（1）How old is the oldest known domestic dog in the Americas7
A. About 9500 years. B. About 10,100 years. C. 10,190 years. D. 18,500 years. （2）The underlined word \ A. killed B. bought C. trained D. raised （3）What is the attitude towards when tame dogs arrived in the Americas in the last three paragraphs?
A. Undoubted. B. Unsure. C. Indifferent. D. Unconfident. （4）What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The earliest domestic dog in the Americas. B. The first dog arriving in the Americas. C. How dogs were domesticated in the Americas. D. When the oldest dog was found in the Americas. 【答案】（1）C （2）A （3）B （4）A
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了大概一万年以前就在北美成为人类伙伴的狗的种类。
（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“A third dog from another Illinois site called Stilwell II was older still, at 10,190 years old. That makes it the oldest known domesticated dog in the Americas.”可知，美洲最古老的家犬有10,190年。故选C。
（2）考查词义猜测。根据第二段中的“The team concluded that all three dogs were domesticated as they skeletons were complete and unskinned, and so hadn't been butchered for food. They had also been carefully buried, evidence they were valued by their owners. ”研究小组得出的结论是，这三种狗都是被驯化的，因为它们的骨骼是完整的，没有皮肤的，所以没有被宰杀作为食物。他们也被仔细地埋葬了，证据表明他们是被主人重视的。关键词buried，可知划线词的意思是“杀死”，故选A。
（3）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“It is unclear why it took so long for tame dogs to arrive in the Americas, given that they were domesticated at least 14,000 years ago in Eurasia.”可知，对到达美洲的驯服的狗态度是不确定。故选B。
（4）考查主旨大意。根据第一段中的“Dogs were living as companions to the early settlers of North America over 10,000 years ago. The oldest domestic dogs in the Americas were thought to be around 9500 years old.”可知，美洲有最早的家犬。故选A。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测，推理判断和主旨大意四个题型的考查，是一篇科普类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。
2．阅读理解
You can either travel or read, but either your body or soul must be on the way. The popular saying has inspired many people to read or go sightseeing. Traveling just like reading, is a refreshing journey from the busy world. Books, brain food, can keep you company on your travel. On the Road, 1957, by Jack Kerouac
The book is a globally popular spiritual guide book about youth. The main character in the book drives across the US continent with several young people and finally reaches Mexico. After the exhausting and exciting trip, the characters in the book begin to realize the meaning of life. The book can be a good partner with you to explore the United States. Life is Elsewhere, 1975, by Milan Kundera
Jean-Jacques Rousseau once said, \tells a young artist's romantic but miserable life, about how he reads, dreams, and has a relationship. Experience the artist's passionate life in the book during a trip to Central Europe. The book invites you to deeply reflect on your current life. The Stories of Sahara, 1967, by Sanmao
The book narrates the author's simple but adventurous life in the Sahara Desert, which seems a desolate and dull place. The fancy natural scenery and life there, along with the author's romantic and intensive emotion, will inspire you to explore the mysterious land. Reading the book is like participating in a dialogue with the author, who is sincere and humorous. Lotus, 2006 by Annbaby
This novel set in Tibet, tells three people's stories, each with their unique characteristics. It reveals modern people's emotions and inner life, their confusion about love, and exploration of
Buddhism. The book is a good partner to bring you to the sacred land Tibet. （1）Which book is about the exploration of life value through a journey?
A. On the Road. B. Life is Elsewhere. C. The Stories of Sahara. D. Lotus. （2）Whose book could be the most suitable for your trip to Germany?
A. Jack Kerouac's. B. Sanmao's. C. Annbaby's. D. Milan Kundera's. （3）What can we learn from the text?
A. Lotus is a religious book exploring Tibetan Buddhist culture. B. On the road advises a classic route for driving across the US. C. The stories of Sahara records its authors' own life in the desert. D. Life is Elsewhere demonstrates Jean-Jacques Rousseau's own life. 【答案】 （1）A （2）D （3）C
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，推荐了几本适合在旅行途中阅读的书。
（1）考查细节理解。根据On the Road, 1957, by Jack Kerouac部分中的“After the exhausting and exciting trip, the characters in the book begin to realize the meaning of life.”可知，在那令人筋疲力尽的旅行之后，书中的人物开始意识到生命的意义，故选A。
（2）考查细节理解。根据The Stories of the Sahara,1967, by Sanmao部分中的“Experience the artist's passionate life in the book during a trip to Central Europe”可知，Germany（德国）是属于Central Europe（中欧）的，故选D。
（3）考查推理判断。根据Life is Elsewhere, 1975, by Milan Kundera部分中的“The book invites you to deeply reflect on your current life.”可知，本书引导人们对当前生活进行深刻地反思，故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇介绍类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。
3．阅读理解
Japan has made a lot of noise in recent years about removing the traditional view that women should stay at home while men go out to work. So it was shocking when, on August 7th, Tokyo Medical University (TMU), a distinguished medical school, admitted marking down the test scores of female applicants to keep the ratio of women in each class below 30%.
Their defence was that women are more likely to drop out to marry and have children. To judge female applicants to medical school purely on their academic performance would leave Japan with a shortage of doctors, they said. The admission has caused outrage.
\banks and trading firms, where stamina (耐力) and loyalty, qualities somehow associated with men, are prized,\government that has promised to make women \more workers rather than on genuine concern for women.
Shinzo Abe, the prime minister, says he wants to bring millions more women into the
高二英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)含解析
