【完胜高考】2014届高三英语一轮复习 阅读理解精品训练(10)(含解析)

【完胜高考】2014届高三一轮复习精品训练：阅读理解（11）（解析
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A
A good friend of mine was complaining about her son the other day．“Did you notice,” she started, “how he didn’t wait for me to get my salad before he dove into his?”
True enough, the boy attacked his plate faster than a cat in the wild．Without manners, we’re no more than animals．Actually, that’s not true．I’ve been watching and feeding a group of wild cats, and they show unusual politeness toward each other．Even when food is scarce, they take turns, leaving at least a small part for the next in line．
My mother educated her three children to have good manners all the time．We were made to feel very uncomfortable as if we were sitting on pins and needles until we got used to saying please, thank you, pardo n me, and I’m sorry．And I have to say, while it was a painful learning experience, it was one of the most valuable
I can’t tell you how often I sat with my friends, eating at their dinner tables, and their parents thought highly of my good manners．While it was a little embarrassing, I knew even then that my mother’s teachings were paying off．Many years later, when I was attending seminars across the country, my manners were quite useful．
While I regret that I haven’t been a perfect example, I’m still working on it．I suppose, in this regard, my mother lives on through me．I didn’t have her beautiful singing voice or her green eyes, but she did make sure I received one of her finest characteristics．
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。

根据“Did you notice,” she started, “how he didn’t wait for
me to get my salad before he dove into his?” Without manners, we’re no more than animals．可知在抱怨没有礼貌，故选C。

37．The underlined word “scarce” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”．A．too much B．not delicious
C．not enough D．quite hot
【答案】C
【解析】词义猜测题。

根据they take turns, leaving at least a small part for the next in line．可推出当食物不足时的做法，故选C。

38．We learn that the writer’s mother __________．
A．was strict about her children’s manners B．never punished her children C．had beautiful blue eyes D．was not good at singing
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。

根据I knew even then that my mother’s teachings were paying off．可知作者的母亲对她的孩子要求严格，故选A。

39．What does the writer think of her experience of learning good manners? A．Easy and relaxing B．Painful and valuable C．Easy but useless D．Too horrible
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。

根据And I have to say, while it was a painful learning experience, it was one of the most valuable学起来是痛苦的但是是有价值的，故选B。

40．We can infer from the passage that the writer _________．
A.is surely liked by everyone around her
B．is not satisfied with most people’s manners around her
C．C．thinks she has been a perfect example to the young
D．thanks her mother for teaching her the good manners a lot
【答案】D
【解析】推理判断题。

根据Many years later, when I was attending seminars across the country, my manners were quite useful．作者要感谢她的母亲，故选D。

B
Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling．Recycling in the home is very important of course．However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need．We are dealing with the results of that over–consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place．
The total amount of packaging has increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005．It now makes up a third of a typical household’s waste in the UK．In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard． Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment．The UK, for example, is running out of it for burying this unnecessary waste．If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect．Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy．The solution is not to produce such items in the first place．Food waste is a serious problem, too．Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need．However, few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example．
But this is not just about supermarkets．It is about all of us．We have learned to associate packaging with quality．We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality．This is especially true of food．But it is also applied to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary．
There are signs of hope．As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize just how much unnecessary materials are collected．We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb．
41．What does the underlined phrase “that over-consumption” refer to? A．Using too much packaging．B．Recycling too many wastes．C．Making more products than necessary．D．Having more material than is needed．【答案】D
【解析】词义猜测题。

根据根据文中的We are dealing with the results of that
over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place. 可知划线部分意义应为“过度消费”，所以D项意义正确。

42．The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show ___________．
A．the tendency of cutting household waste B．the increase of packaging recycling
C．the rapid growth of supermarkets D．the fact of packaging overuse
【答案】D
【解析】作者用意猜测题。

根据作者在文中使用的数字可知，作者使用数字的目的是为了让读者清楚地理解过度包装的现实问题，所以D项正确。

43．According to the text, recycling ___________．
A．helps control the greenhouse effect B．means burning packaging for energy
C．is the solution to gas shortage D．leads to a waste of land
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。

根据If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. 可知A项正确。

44．What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?
A．Unpackaged products are of bad quality．
B．Supermarkets care more about packaging．
C．It is improper to judge quality by packaging．
D．Other products are better packaged than food．
【答案】C
【解析】推理判断题。

根据文章讲述了人们对于过度包装的危害的认识及人们应有的积极态度，所以最后一段给我们带来了希望，但是最后一句we have a mountain to climb. 提示我们事情不会一蹴而就，所以A项正确。

45．What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．Fighting wastefulness is difficult．
B．Needless material is mostly recycled.
C．People like collecting recyclable wastes．
D．The author is proud of their consumer culture．
【答案】A
【解析】推理判断题。

文章讲述了人们对于过度包装的危害的认识及人们应有的积极态度，所以最后一段给我们带来了希望，但是最后一句we have a mountain to climb. 提示我们事情不会一蹴而就，所以A项正确。