2019届高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解推理判断题专练(一)细节推断类

2019届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解推理判断题专练（一）细节推断

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(2017·云南省昆明市高三复习教学质量检测)

The Masai are a people who are constantly trying to preserve their own ways in an increasingly modern world. They live along the border of Kenya and Tanzania, moving their homes from time to time to follow their cattle, the source of their living.

The Masai have become known as a people of fighters, protecting their cattle against lions and other enemies. Only men are fighters. They wear long hair, which is colored red with clay. They can have more than one wife. Women build and take care of the home, fixing food and making clothing. Women and children keep their heads shaved. Women can also become elders,_once they have given birth to four healthy children.

The Masai depend on their cattle for many parts of their life. They drink cow's milk and blood as sacred drinks. They use the cows' waste to cover and seal their homes. They don't kill their cattle for food, but if a cow is killed, then the horns (角) are used for containers; the hides are used to make shoes, clothing, ropes and bed coverings; and the bones are made into decorations.

The more cattle a man owns, the richer he is considered to be. A man who owns 50 or fewer cattle is considered poor. A “rich” man has a thousand or more. The cattle, though owned by the man, are considered to belong to the man's entire family. The family names the cattle and can recognize each animal's unique voice.

Masai houses are made from sticks and grass, but they are meant to be temporary, since the move of their cattle means that the Masai move as well.

【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了马赛人的情况。

【难句分析】The Masai are a people who are constantly trying to preserve their own ways in an increasingly modern world.

分析：该句为主从复合句，句中who are constantly trying to preserve their own ways in an increasingly modern world为who引导的定语从句，修饰先行词people。

译文：马赛族是一个在越来越现代化的社会中持续努力保持他们自己的生活方式的民族。

1．What is Masai women's daily work at home?

A．They protect the cattle from being hunted.

B．They give birth to babies and bring them up.

C．They look after as well as naming their cattle.

D．They mainly deal with various housework.

解析：D 考查细节理解。根据第二段的第五句“Women build and take care of the home, fixing food and making clothing”可知，马赛族的妇女在家看护房子，准备饭菜并且做衣服；据此可知，马赛族的妇女日常主要负责家务活；故D项正确。

2．When do the Masai move from one place to another?

A．They move when they have over a thousand cattle.

B．They move once there are 4 children in the family.

C．They move when their cattle need new food sources.

D．They move after their houses are not strong enough.

解析：C 考查推理判断。根据第一段第二句中的“moving their hom es from time to time to follow their cattle, the source of their living”并结合最后一段可知，马赛人跟着他们的牛而迁移，由此可以判断，当牛需要新的食物来源时，马赛人就会迁移。故C项正确。

3．What does the underlined word “elders” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Aged citizens. B．Respected people.

C．Brave fighters. D．Wealthy hostesses.

解析：B 考查词义猜测。根据第二段最后一句中的“once they have given birth to four healthy children”可以判断，如果女子能生育四个健康的孩子，则她将成为人们尊敬的人。画线词意为“令人尊敬的人”，故B项正确。

干扰项分析：A项意为“老年市民”，C项意为“勇敢的战斗者”，D项意为“富裕的女主人”，都与语境不符。

4．It can be inferred from the text that ________.

A．the Masai raise the cattle mainly for their meat

B．lions are the primary enemies of the Masai

C．the Masai are living a life in a modern way

D．the total of the Masai's cattle decides their status

解析：D 考查推理判断。根据第四段的第一句“The more cattle a man owns, the richer he is cons idered to be”可知，一个人拥有的牛越多，他就被认为越富有，据此可以判断，马赛人拥有的牛的数量决定了他们的社会地位，故D项正确。

干扰项分析：根据第三段第四句中的“They don't, kill their cattle for food”可知，他们不会因为要吃肉而杀牛，故A项与文意相反；根据第二段的第一句可知，B项错误；根据第一段的第一句“The Masai are a people who are constantly trying to preserve