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1、阅读理解特训：3真2模含解析2014届高三英语二轮突破39阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAlmost anyone who has read a travel brochure about Africa has heard of elephants getting drunk from the fruit of the marula tree. It is said that elephants can get drunk by eating the fermented (发酵) fr
2、uit rotting on the ground. Books have even been written to prove the truth of the phenomenon. But a study published in the journal Physiological and Biochemical Zoology tells a very different story. Steve Morris, a biologist at the University of Bristol in England and an author of the study, says th
3、ere is nothing in the biology of either the African elephant or the marula fruit to support the stories. Morris says, “ people just want to believe in drunken elephants.”The marula tree, a member of the same family as the mango, grows widely in Africa. Its sweet, yellow fruit is used for making jam,
4、 wine and beer. “The first mistake of the drunken-elephant theory is that its unlikely that an elephant would eat the fruit if it were rotten, ” Morris says. “Elephants eat the fruit right off the tree, not when its rotten on the ground, ” he explains. Other experts add that if an elephant were to e
5、at the fruit on the ground, it wouldnt wait for the fruit to ferment. Michelle Gadd, an African wildlife specialist, says that elephants and many other animals, including birds and monkeys, are too fond of marula fruit to let it rot. If fermented fruit on the ground is out of the question, so is the
6、 notion that the fruit could ferment in the stomach of elephants, according to the study authors. Food takes between 12 and 46 hours to pass through an elephants digestive system, the authors point out, which is not enough for the fruit to ferment. Supposing that this happened, its still highly impr
7、obable that the food would produce enough alcohol to make an elephant drunk. Through calculations of body weight, elephant digestion rates, and other factors, the authors conclude that it would take about 1.9 litres of ethanol(乙醇) to make an elephant drunk.56. We can learn from the passage that _. A
8、. it is not easy to find marula fruit in the wild in Africa B. African elephants dont like to eat marula fruit at all C. marula fruit can be made into food or drink consumed by people D. birds and monkeys in Africa like to eat rotten marula fruit 57. According to Paragraph 6, marula fruit is likely
9、to ferment _. A. in about 12 hours B. in about 34 hours C. between 12 and 46 hours D. in more than 46 hours 58. According to Mr. Morris, which of the following is TRUE? A. Elephants just eat the fruit right off the tree. B. Elephants will not eat the fruit which is rotten. C. The marula tree and the
10、 mango belong to different families.D. There are several connections between Elephants and the marula fruit.59 . What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph probably refer to ? A. Elephants getting drunk. B. Marula fruit fermenting in elephants stomachs. C. Elephants eating rotten mar
11、ula fruit. D. Elephants eating marula trees directly. 57.【答案】D【解析】根据本段中“Food takes between 12 and 46 hours to pass through an elephants digestive system, the authors point out, which is not enough for the fruit to ferment. ”可知答案。【考点定位】考查推理判断能力。58.【答案】B【解析】根据第四段中“The first mistake of the drunken-elep
12、hant theory is that its unlikely that an elephant would eat the fruit if it were rotten, ” Morris says. “Elephants eat the fruit right off the tree, not when its rotten on the ground”一句可知。【考点定位】考查细节理解。59.【答案】B【解析】“Supposing that this happened, its still highly improbable that the food would produce
13、enough alcohol to make an elephant drunk.”这句话的意思是假设这种果实在大象体内能发酵，那它产生的乙醇也不足以使大象醉倒。【考点定位】考查推理判断能力。B Froli Cat DartWhile cats require less attention compared to dogs, that doesnt mean you can just leave them at home all day long. No sir, they too, need some level of attention and will have to keep them
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