2013年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测58阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASometreescansurvivealongtimewithoutwater.Thinkoftreesthatgrowinthedesert.Butothertreesmayneedmoremoisture(水分)thantheycangetfromrainfallorfromtheair.Treesandotherplantscanlookthirsty.Leavescanbecomeweakandhangdownward.Theycanalsoturnyellow.Yellowingcanbeasignoftoomuchwater.Butitcanalsobeawarningsignoftoolittlewater.Withanewlyplantedtree,therootshavenotyetspreadoutfromtherootball.Therootballcanbecomedryfasterthanthedirtaroundit.Soputwaterontheareaoftherootballandthesurroundingsoiluntiltherootsbecomeestablished.Onceatreeiswellestablished,waterdeeplyinsteadofwateringoften.Theamountofwaterneededdependsonthetreeandthesoil.Clay(黏土)soilsholdwaterforlongerperiodswhilesandysoilholdslesswater.Duringthehottestseason,adeepwateringmaysatisfyatreeforanywherefromtendaystofourweeks.TedSwieckiisaplantscientist.Hesayspeopleshouldnotwaterestablishedtreesatthebaseofthetrunk（树干）.Thiscanharmthetree.Toomuchwaterinthesoilatthebaseofatreecanleadtothegrowthoffungi（菌类）.Iftheareaistoowet,harmfulorganismshaveabetterchancetoinvadethetreeandcausedisease.Mr.SwieckisaysthisistrueespeciallyinMediterraneanandsemi-dryclimates.Manytreesintheseclimateshaveadaptedtohavingadryareaneartheirbaseduringthehottestseason.Hesaid,"Waterdisplaces(取代，排出)airinthesoil.Androotsareaerobic（需氧的）;theyrequireoxygenforthesoiltofunctionproperly.Soifyoukeepthesoilcompletelywetandthere'snoairthere,thentherootsarestarvingforoxygen."56.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ItintroducestousdifferentkindsoftreesB.ItinstructsushowtowatertreescorrectlyC.Itteachesushowtotellwhetheratreeneedswater7\nA.Itanalyseswhydifferenttreesneeddifferentamountsofwater57.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inthelastparagraphreferto?A.WaterdisplacesairinthesoilB.ManytreeshavegotusedtodrysoilC.OrganismscaninvadethesoilthatistoowetD.Waterestablishedtreesatthebaseoftrunks1．Astoawell-establishedtree,.A.wateringdeeplymattersmorethanwateringoftenB.weshouldwaterthemasoftenaspossibleC.itsrootshavenotspreadoutfromtherootballyetD.adeepwateringsatisfiesitforatmosttendaysincoldweather59.Whichofthefollowingsituationsrequiresthemostwatering?A.NewlyplantedtreesinsandysoilB.NewlyplantedtreesinclaysoilC.Well-establishedtreesinclaysoilD.Well-establishedtreesinsandysoil60.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTshareaclosemeaninginthepassage?A.FungusandorganismB.MoistureandwaterC.RootandbaseD.DirtanddesertBThetimechildrenspendoutdoorscouldbelinkedtoareducedriskofbeingshort-sighted,researchsuggests.AnanalysisofeightpreviousstudiesbyUniversityofCambridgeresearchersfoundthatforeachadditionalhourspentoutsideperweek,theriskofshort-sightednesswasreducedby2%.Theysaidexposuretonaturallightandtimespentlookingatdistantobjectscouldbekeyfactors.Thestudiesinvolvedmorethan10,000childrenandadolescents.DrJustinSherwinandhisresearchteamconcludedthatshort-sightedchildrenspentanaverageof3.7fewerhoursperweekoutdoorsthanthosewhoeitherhadnormalvisionorwerefar-sighted.Buttheysaidthereasonswerenotyetclear.Theyexpectedtofindthatchildrenwhospentmoretimeoutdoorsalsospentlesstimedoingactivitieslikereading,studyingorplaying7\ncomputergames,butnosuchlinkwasfoundintwooftheeightstudieswhichlookedatthisrelationship.However,DrSherwinsaidtheywouldnowneedmoreprecisedatatotrytounderstandwhichfactors,suchasincreaseduseofdistancevision,reduceduseofnearvision,naturalultraviolet(紫外线的)lightexposure(暴露)andphysicalactivity,aremostimportant.“Anyincreaseintimespentoutdoorsmustbeweighedagainstexposuretoultravioletradiationandtheincreasedriskofskincancer,cataracts(白内障)andothercancers.”hesaid."Ontheotherhand,increasingoutdoorphysicalactivitycouldprotectagainstdiabetesandobesity,forexample."Short-sightednessisacommoneyeconditionthatcausesdistantobjectstoappearblurred(模糊不清的),whilecloseobjectscanbeseenclearly.ItismuchmorecommontodayintheUKandtheUnitedStatesthanitwasjust30to40yearsago.Approximately1-2%offive-year-oldstoseven-year-oldsintheUKhaveshort-sightedness.About.fivemillionBritishpeopleareshort-sightedandsome200,000ofthemwillbeseriouslyshort-sighted.InsomepartsofAsia,morethan80%ofthepopulationsuffersfromshort-sightedness.1.Thepassagemainlytellsus.A.short-sightednessanditseffectsB.somefactorsthataffectone’seyesightC.moreandmorechildrenbecomeshort-sightedD.lesstimespentoutdoorsmaymeanmoreshort-sightedness1．Theunderlinedword“precise”inthefifthparagraphsharestheclosestmeaningwith.A.accurateB.strongC.specificD.precious1．Accordingtothepassage,short-sightednessmayhavesomethingtodowiththefollowingexcept.1．obesityB.exposuretonaturallightC.lookingatdistantobjectsD.timespentoutdoors64.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.StudentswhospentmoretimeoutdoorsreadlessB.Onlyonefactorcontributestoshort-sightednessC.TheincreaseintimespentoutdoorsmeansmoreexposuretoultravioletradiationD.Thelesstimechildrenspentoutdoors,themoreshort-sightedtheyare7\n65.Thelastparagraphismainlydevelopedby.A.givingdefinitionsB.showingfiguresC.presentingargumentsD.makingcomparisonsCThefirstplacethatIcanwellremember,wasalargepleasantmeadow（草地）withapondofclearwaterinit.Ononesidewasafield,andontheotherwasthegatetoourmaster’shouse,whichstoodbytheroadside.WhileIwasyoungIlivedonmymother'smilk,asIcouldnoteatgrass.InthedaytimeIranbyherside,andatnightIlaydownclosebyher.Thereweresixyoungcolts（小马）inthemeadowbesidesme;theywereolderthanIwas;somewerenearlyaslargeasgrown-uphorses.Iusedtorunwiththem,andhadalotoffun;weusedtogallop(疾驰)togetherroundandroundthefieldashardaswecouldgo.Sometimeswehadratherroughplay,fortheywouldfrequentlybiteandkickaswellasgallop.Oneday,whentherewasagooddealofkicking,mymothersaidtome,"IwishyoutopayattentiontowhatIamgoingtosaytoyou.Thecoltswholivehereareverygoodcolts,buttheyhavenotlearnedmanners.Youhavebeenwellbredandwellborn;Ihopeyouwillgrowupgentleandgood,andneverlearnbadways."Ihaveneverforgottenmymother'sadvice;Iknewshewasawiseoldhorse,andourmasterthoughtagreatdealofher.HernamewasDuchess,butheoftencalledherPet.Ourmasterwasagood,kindman.Hegaveusgoodfoodandkindwords;hespokeaskindlytousashedidtohislittlechildren;wewereallfondofhim.Therewasaplowboy,Dick.Hewouldhavewhathecalledfunwiththecolts,throwingstonesandsticksatustomakeusgallop.Onedayhewasplayingthisgame,anddidnotknowthatthemasterwasinthenextfield;hewasthere,watchingwhatwasgoingon,"Badboy!"hesaid,"Thisisnotthefirsttime,northesecond,butitshallbethelast.There—takeyourmoneyandgohome;Ishallnotwantyouonmyfarmagain."SoweneversawDickanymore.OldDaniel,themanwholookedafterthehorses,wasjustasgentleasourmaster,sowewerewelloff.66.WhatisParagraphImainlyabout?A.ThesummaryoftheplotB.ThedescriptionofthesettingC.TheexplanationoftheconflictD.Thepresentationofthecharacters67.Howisthenarrator(叙述者)differentfromtheothercolts?7\nA.HehasafatherwhowatchesoutforhimB.HeisexpectedtodofinerthingswithhislifeC.HeisshyandhesitanttojoininthegamesD.Helivesinabettermeadowandenjoysmorefreedom68.ThemastergivinganicknametoDuchessshows.A.thatDuchessisspecialtothemasterB.thattheotherhorseshateDuchessC.thattheotherhorsestreatDuchessdifferentlyD.thatDuchessneedsextraattentionfromthemaster69.Whatdoweknowaboutthemaster?1.Heexpectspeopletobehardworkers2.Heisimpatientwithpeoplewhodisobeyhim3.Heisverystrictwithhishorsesandhisworkers4.Hecaresdeeplyaboutprotectinghishorsesandhisfarm70.Whyisthecoltmostlikelytotellthestory?A.ToshareafondmemoryB.ToshowhowthemasterchangedC.TosuggesthismotherwastoostrictD.ToexplainwhyhewascautiousaroundhumansDWideawakeinAuntBet’sSouthernhouse,AnnieVanLewshivered(发抖)atthesoundsofdistantguns.ItwasbadenoughthatAmericawasatwar,buttheyoungVirginiagirlwasnotusedtobattlesbeingfoughtthisclose.Suddenlyafloorboardmadeanoise.Anniesatupinbedandlistened.Hadastrangerbrokenin?Earlier,thefamilyhadheardthatcapturedofficersrecentlyescapedfromaprisonnearby.Quietlyopeningherbedroomdoor,Anniewalkedout.Afigureinablackgownwaswalkingdownthehall.ItwasAuntBet,carryingacandleinonehandandaplateoffriedchickenintheother.Anniefollowedheraunttoastairwayatthefarendofthehouse.AuntBetclimbedtothetop,andopenedadoorleadingtotheattic（阁楼).Anniefollowedcloselybehind.Intheattic,AuntBetstoppedatachestofdrawers,moveditaside,andfeltalongthewall7\nbehindit.Slowlyadoorsprangopen,revealingahiddenroom.Athinmansteppedoutoftheopening.AsAuntBethandedhimtheplateoffood,theyoungmansawAnnieinthedoorwayandfroze.高三英语试题（第8页，共13页）Desperatelyshakingherhead“no”,thegirlraisedonefingertoherlips.Theofficerunderstoodandshiftedhislook.QuicklyAnniewentbackdownstairsandhid,waitinguntilafterAuntBetlefttoreturn.Backinsidetheattic,Anniecalledsoftlytothemaninside,whotoldherwheretofindthehiddenspring.Soontheyoungofficerstoodintheopendoorway.Asmallcandleburnedonatablebehindhimand,initssoftlight,Anniestudiedhisface.Cleareyesreflectedthecalmofonewhofaceddeathbravely.Smiling,hesaid,”Whattroubleyoushouldhavegottenintoifyouraunthadturnedaround!”Thatnight,AnnielearnedAuntBetwasoneofmanydaringSouthernerswhosehatred(憎恨)ofslaverydrovethemtorisktheirlivesbyspyingfortheNorth.Thegirlchattedasshedared,wishinghernewfriendluckwhenhesaidhewouldleaveatdawn.Backinherroom,Anniefeltproudandwasdeterminedtoguardherfamily’ssecrettotheend.71.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1ismostlikelyusedto.A.showhowoldthehouseisB.describehowloudanoiseisC.indicatethatthefightingiscloseD.suggestthatsomethingisabouttohappen72.WhydidtheofficerlookawaywhenAnnieputherfingertoherlips?A.SohecouldlookAuntBetintheeyeB.SoAuntBetwouldnotknowshewasthereC.BecausethecandlewasshininginhiseyesD.Becausehedidnotwanttoappearunfriendly73.Paragraph6ismainlyusedtoreveal.A.Annie’scuriosityB.AuntBet’sabsenceC.thedimness(昏暗)oftheroomD.thecharacteroftheofficer74.HowdidAnnie’sfeelingschangefromthebeginningofthestorytotheendofthestory?A.Inthebeginningshewasafraid;intheendshefeltproudB.Inthebeginningshewasangry;intheendshebecamefearful7\nA.Inthebeginningshefeltrelaxed;intheendshefeltanxiousB.Inthebeginningshefelthappy;intheendshebecameconfused75.Themainreasonwhytheauthordoesn’tgiveinformationaboutwhomAuntBetisvisitingintheatticistomakethe.A.plotmoreexcitingB.settingmorerealisticC.storymorebelievableD.charactersmoreinteresting阅读：BCAADDAACBBBADADBDAA7
