高考英语二轮考点复习讲义 阅读理解 人类与动物的和谐

2013高考英语二轮考点复习讲义：阅读理解- 人类与动物的和谐

发展

链接1．（2012全国卷1）

Honey(蜂蜜) from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest(巢)and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals unexpected helper一a little bird called a honey guide.

The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax(蜂蜡) in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this max, which is deep inside the bee’s nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person ad it leads them to the n est. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.

Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit. 【考点】说明文

【文章大意】短文介绍了一种特别的鸟类，它获取食物的方式与其他鸟类不同。

56. Why is it difficult to find a wild bees' nest?

A. It's small in size.

B. It's hidden in trees.

C. It's covered with wax.

D. It's hard to recognize.

56.【答案】B

【试题解析】从短文第1段可知，蜂巢高高挂在树上，以至于难以发现。因此，正确答案为B 选项。

【难度】容易

57. What do the words "the follower" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. A bee.

B. A bird.

C. A honey seeker.

D. A beekeeper.

57.【答案】C

【试题解析】短文划线词前面提到，这种鸟能够把寻找蜂蜜的动物或者人引到有蜂巢的地方。由此来判断，C选项与划线词的意思相符。因此，正确答案为C选项。

【难度】一般

58. The honey guide is special in the way_·

A. it gets its food

B. it goes to church

C. it sings in the forest

D. it reaches into bees' nests

链接2. （2012重庆卷）

In his 1930 essay “Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren “, John Keynes, economist, rewrote that human needs fall into two classes: absolute needs ,which are indeed what other have , and relative needs ,which make us feel superior to our fellows. He thought although relative needs may indeed be insatiable (无止境的) this is not true of absolute

Keynes was surely correct that only a small part of total spending id decided by the super- iority He was greatly mistaken, however, in seeing this derive as the only source of demands

Decisions to spend are also driven by ideas of quality which can influence the den almost all goods, including even basic goods like food. When a couple goes out for an dinner, for example, the thought of feeling superior to others probably never comes to them. The goal is to share a special meal that stands out from other meals.

There are no obvious limits to the escalation of demand for quality. For example,