2014届高考高三英语二轮专题复习阅读理解(52)及答案

第1页共10页2014届高考高三英语二轮专题复习：阅读理解AInmyopinion,thereisonlyonelegitimate(合法的)handgunsportandthatisaimpractice.Itispracticedatobjectswhichareproperlymonitoredandusuallyquitesafe.Onlycertainhandgunsaretrue“sportingweapons”,seenassuchbythesport’slovers.Ontheotherhand,shootingattincansandothersmallobjectsinone’sbackyardisnotandshouldnotbeconsideredaserioussport.Whenuncontrolled,itcanbeaverydangerouspractice.Someopponents(反对者)ofhandguncontrolhavestatedthatweareouttostopallhuntingandthatcontrollingthehandgunwouldseverelyaffecthunting.Thatissimplyuntrue.Handguncontrolwouldinnowaylimitthefreedomofthetruehunter.Fewifanyhuntersconsiderthehandgunaneffectivehuntingweapon.Thereareafewhunterswhodohuntwithhandguns,butmoststatesplacerestrictions(限制)onthetypeofgunsthatcanbeusedinhunting,thereasonisthatkillingofgameshouldbedoneinashumane(人道的)awayaspossible.Somesmallhandgunsaremorelikelytowoundtheanimalratherthankillitatonce.Onlylongguns,riflesandshotgunsareeffectivearmsofhunting.Peoplemustunderstandthathandgunsandhuntersareseparatematters.Becausemostofthehuntersusearifleorshotgun,thereisnoreasonwhytheirsearchforgameandsportshouldbeaffectedbyhandguncontrol.Mixingtheanti-huntingmatterwiththehandgunmatterconfusesthekillingofanimalswithkillingofpeople.1.Inthewriter’sopinion,peopleshouldusehandgunsonlywhen.A.huntersshootatanimalsB.theyaimatacriminalC.objectsareundercontrolD.objectsareonlysmalltincansinthebackyard2.Accordingtothewriter,huntingisnotaffectedbyhandguncontrolbecause.A.hunterscanuseknivesratherthangunstohuntanimals第2页共10页B.stategovernmentencourageshunterstouseothergunsC.nobodycareswhatweaponsareusedtokillanimalsD.mosthuntersuseriflesratherthanhandguns3．Thispassagemainlytalksabout.A.therelationbetweenhuntingandhandguncontrolB.theimportanceofaimpracticeC.howhandguncontrolaffectshuntingD.differenttypesofgunsusedinhunting4.WhichofthefollowingsisNOToftenusedbythehunters？A______.A.shogunsB.longgunC.rifleD.handgun5.Whyshouldthehandgunbecontrolledinhunting？Because______.A.itisdangerousB.itiswidelyusedamongtheyouthC.itiscommonD.itoftenwoundstheanimalsbutnotkillsthem【答案及解析】文章讲述了打猎和handguncontrol的关系。1．C。细节推理题。根据第2段最后一句Whenuncontrolled,itcanbeaverydangerouspractice.进行反向推理可知，可知C正确。2．D.细节判断题题。根据最后一段Becausemostofthehuntersusearifleorshotgun,thereisnoreasonwhytheirsearchforgameandsportsholdbeaffectedbyhandguncontrol可知handguncontrol不会影响猎人，因为猎人不使用handgun。3．A。主旨大意题。根据文章男人可知文章是关于打猎和handguncontrol的关系。4.D.细节推断题。根据Onlylongguns,riflesandshotgunsareeffectivearmsofhunting判断。5.D。根据文章的第四段判断。BGivenAustralia’ssizeandthefactthatearlysettlementswerefarapart,Australiansocietyisremarkablyhomogeneous(同种的).Itscitizensarefundamentallyprosperousandthewayoflifeinthemajorcitiesandtownsismuch第3页共10页thesamehowevermanymilesdividethem.Ittakesasharpeartoidentifyregionalaccents.However,thereissomedifferenceinlifestylebetweencitydwellersandthecountrypeople.Almost90percentofthepopulationlivesinthefast-pacedcitiesalongthecoastandhaslittlemorethanapassingfamiliaritywiththedesert.Themajorcitiespreservepocketsofcolonialheritage,buttheoverallimpressionismodern,withnewbuildingsreflectingthecountry’syouth.Incontrast,theruralcommunitiestendtobeslow-movingandconservative.Formanyyears,Australiawassaidtohave“riddenonthesheep’sback”,areferencetowoolbeingthecountry’smainmoneyearner.However,thewoolindustryisnolongerdominant.MuchofAustralia’srelativelysoundeconomyisnowachievedfromnaturalcoalandwheat,andbybeingthelargestdiamondproducerintheworld.Newerindustriessuchastourismandwinemakingarealsoincreasinglyimportant.Australiansaregenerallyfriendlyandrelaxed,withaself-deprecatingsenseofhumor.Onthewhole,Australiaisasocietywithouthierarchies(等级制度),anattitudegenerallyheldtostemfromitsprisonerbeginnings.Yet,contrarytowidespreadbelief,veryfewAustralianshavetrueprisonerorigins.WithinonlyonegenerationofthearrivaloftheFirstFleetin1788,Australiahadbecomeanationofimmigrants.OriginallycomingalmostentirelyfromtheBritishIsles,todayoneinthreeAustralianscomesfromelsewhere.Australia’sliberalpostwarimmigrationpoliciesledtoaninfluxofsurvivorsfromwar-tornEurope,mostnotablyGreeks,Italians,PolesandGermans.TheemphasishasshiftedinrecentyearsandtodaythemajorityofnewimmigrantsarefromSoutheastAsia.TodayAustraliaisa‘blendofnations’andalthoughsomeracismexists,ithasgenerallybeenasuccessfulexperimentandthecountryisjustifiablyproudtohaveoneofthemostharmoniousmulticulturalcommunitiesintheworld.6．Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“Ittakesasharpeartoidentifyregionalaccents.”inthefirstparagraph?A.AustraliansspeakStandardEnglishwithnolocalaccentswhatsoever.第4页共10页B.Youhavetopracticealottolearntounderstandthedifferentaccents.C.TheAustralianregionalaccentsareverydifficulttounderstandindeed.D.ThereisnotmuchdifferencebetweentheaccentsindifferentareasofAustralia.7．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.MostAustralianshaveancestorswhowereprisoners.B.TheAustralianeconomyisdependentonsheepexports.C.ThemajorityofpeoplelivinginAustraliacomefromEurope.D.Thepaceoflifeisdifferentinthecityandinthecountry.8．Theunderlinedprono