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1、2019屆高考英語一輪復習自選訓練 閱讀理解48 A great big fellow, weighing around 250 pounds, walked with slow heavy noisy footsteps up to the produce counter in the supermarket. “Give me half a head of cabbage,” he told the clerk. “All we have are whole heads,” came the cold reply. “I don't want a whole head,” t

2、he customer demanded, “Just half a head. Are you going to sell me half a head?” “Wait a minute, ” said the clerk nervously, “Let me ask the manager.” She went back where the manager was stamping prices on canned goods. “Hey,” she said, “there's a big, stupid — looking buffalo(水牛) out fro

3、nt who wants me to sell him half a head of cabbage. Shall I tell the fool to…” She noticed the manager staring — not at her, but behind her. Turning, the clerk saw that the big and tall customer had followed her and heard every word. Quickly, the clerk turned back to the manager, “And this gentleman

4、, ” she said, “wants to buy the other half.” 1. What is the best title for this passage? A. A Strange Customer B. A Friendly Customer C. A Nervous Customer D. A Polite Customer 2. When talking to the manager, the clerk was referring to _______. A. two different customers B. the same cus

5、tomer C. more than two customers D. a stupid-looking customer and a gentleman 3. What is your impression of the customer? A. Looking like an animal. B. Looking like a house wife. C. Looking like a gentleman. D. A man of strong build. 【答案與解析】本文講述的是一個女售貨員面對尷尬場面如何機智化解的小幽默故事。 1. A。推斷題。這位顧客塊頭很大，

6、而且只買半頭洋白菜，故令人奇怪。也可根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，采用排除法知答案為A。 2. B。推斷題。從短文中我們可以知道女售貨員實際上指的是同一個顧客。 3. D。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第1句A great big fellow, weighing around 250 pounds 以及big and tall customer可推知此題答案為D。 *******************************************************結束 (1) A Wolf in Danger What is happening to the timber wolf today?

7、 Native Americans and early settlers often went to sleep to the sound of a lonely lullaby(催眠曲). It was the song of the wolf howling in a distant forest. There were many wolves then. One kind was the North American timber wolf. Wolves are important to the balance of nature because they eat sick and

8、 weak animals. In Colorado, people tried to help deer by shooting wolves. But then there were so many deer that many of them starved to death. The timber wolf is on the endangered special list. Animals on this list are in danger of disappearing from the earth. People drove the wolves away by cutti

9、ng down the forests to build houses, towns, and highways. Timber wolves are now found only in Canada, Alaska, Michigan, and Minnesota. This special animal may soon disappear from our forests forever. Then, its lonely howl will never be heard again. 1. Animals that are in danger of disappearing f

10、rom the earth are called a _______species. A. endangered B. living C. alive D. lived 2. Wolves help the balance of nature because they _______. A. are an endangered species B. eat sick and weak animals C. no longer live in forests D. help the farmers 3. At one time, the timber wo

11、lf was found _______. A. in many parts of North America B. only in Colorado and Canada C. in towns and cities in Alaska D. in many parts of Africa 4. Which of the following happened first? A. People built towns and highways. B. The timber wolf was driven away from its home. C. People cu

12、t down the forests. D. Timber wolves are endangered species. 5. When people in Colorado shot the wolves, they made a mistake because_______. A. the wolves kept down the number of deer B. wolves never attacked other animals C. the wolves were starving and would have died anyway D. they k

13、ept the balance of nature 【答案與解析】本文介紹timber wolfs所面臨的危險處境，并分析了其原因和后果。 1.A。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第4段第1句和第2句The timber wolf is on the endangered special list. Animals on this list are in danger of disappearing from the earth可推知此題答案為A。 2.B。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第3段第1句because they eat sick and weak animals可推知此題答案為B。 3.A。細節(jié)題。根

14、據(jù)文章第2段最后一句One kind was the North American timber wolf. 可推知此題答案為A。 4. C。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第4段第3句People drove the wolves away by cutting down the forests to build houses, towns, and highways可推知此題答案為C。 5.A。判斷題。從第3段最后兩句看出：人們殺狼保鹿，結果，鹿的量過多而導致很多的鹿被餓死。從而可推知此題答案為A。 ************************************************

15、*********結束 (2)] Unless governments take necessary measures to protect tigers, they may disappear by 2019, the World Wildlife Fund said Thursday. The conservation(保護) group said tiger numbers have decreased(減少) 95 percent in the past century and only 5 000～7 200 tigers still remain in the wild

16、— compared with nearly ten times that many at the start of the century. WWF published an update of their study on Feb. 11, 2019 — Wanted Alive: Tigers in the Wild, marking the end of the Chinese Year of the Tiger. The report states that in spite of the great efforts over the past year, much remain

17、s to be done to prevent the tiger from becoming extinct early next century. If governments do not fight against unlawful hunting and get rid of the demand for tiger products the tiger will go to extinction, says WWF. “We cannot relax for one moment if we are to make it certain that tigers will sti

18、ll exist in the wild by the next Chinese Year of the Tiger in 2019.” Said Elizabeth Kemt, species conservation information manager at WWF International and one of the authors of the report. Three of the subspecies of tiger—the Bali, Caspian and Javan tigers are extinct. The South China tiger faces

19、the same end as only 20 or 30 are known to remain in the wild, down from 4 000 in 1950s. 1. This passage tells us that _______. A. WWF is a government organization of China B. there are altogether two Chinese Years of the Tiger: 2019 and 2019] C. Elizabeth Kemf didn’t join the authors in writing

20、 the report but she agreed to their opinion D. if the twenty to thirty South China tigers were killed, probably no tiger of this kind would remain in the wild[ 2. The word “extinct” in the fourth paragraph probably means _______. A. fewer B. lost C. dead D. alive 3. Which of the following ma

21、y be the best title for this passage? A. How to Protect Tigers B. Tigers Are Disappearing from the World C. Tigers in the Wild D. The Chinese Year of the Tiger 參考答案 (1—3 DBB) 【答案與解析】本文介紹了目前世界上老虎的狀況。呼吁全社會對之保護。 1. D。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一句 The South China tiger faces the same end as only 20 or 30 are kn

22、own to remain in the wild 可推知此題答案為 D。 2. B。詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文章第 4 段最后一句 If governments do not fight against unlawful hunting and get rid of demand for tiger products the tiger will go to extinction 可推知此題答案為 B。 3. B。主旨題。根據(jù)文章第 1 句 Unless governments take necessary measures to protect tigers, they may disappear by 2019 及全文內(nèi)容，可推知此題答案為 B。 ***********************************************************結束 內(nèi)容總結 （1）根據(jù)文章第 1 句 Unless governments take necessary measures to protect tigers, they may disappear by 2019 及全文內(nèi)容，可推知此題答案為 B