:2020高考英语阅读理解练与析

高考英语阅读理解练与析

(A)

Thebodyofnearlyallfloweringplantscanbedividedintotwosystems，therootsystemwhichgrowsbelowgroundandtheshootsystemwhichgrowsaboveit。Thetypicalrootsystemfixestheplantfirmlyinthesoil，andabsorbswaterandvariousdissolvedrawmaterialsfromit。Thetypicalshootsystemconsistsofamainstemuponwhichareborneleaves，branchshoots，andsometimesflowers。Itshouldbeemphasizedthatthewordsstemandshootarenotsynonymous，thewordshootbeingacollectivetermforbothstemandleaves。Theleavesarethechieffood-producingprocesscalledphotosynthesis。Thestemsupportstheleaves，displayingtheminthelightneededforphotosynthesis，andalsoactsasthemainchannelofcommunicationbetweenthevariousorgansoftheplant。Wateranddissolvedmineralsabsorbedbytherootsarecarriedinthestemtotheleavesandflowers，andfoodssynthesizedintheleavesareconductedawaythroughthestemtootherregionsoftheplant，bothaboveandbelowground，wheretheyareeitherusedforgrowthorelsestoredforfutureuse。Flowersareorgansthatareconcernedwiththereproductionofthespeciesbyseeds。

1。Whatisthemajorfood-producingprocess?

A。Theleaves。B。Theroot。

C。Theflowers。D。Theshoot。

2。Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A。Howplantsproduceseeds。

B。Howleavesgrow。

C。Differentkindsofflowers。

D。Thestructureofplants。

(B)

Theeasywayoutisntalwayseasiest。IlearnedthatlessonwhenIdecidedtotreatDoug，myhusbandofonemonth，toaspecialmeal。Iglancedthroughmycookbookandchoseamenuwhichincludedhome-madebread。Knowingthebreadwouldtaketime，IstartedonitassoonasDougleftforwork。AsIwasnotexperiencedincooking，Ithoughtifadozenwasgood，twodozenwouldbebetter，soIdoubledeverything。AsDouglovedoranges，Ialsoopenedacanoforangeandpoureditallintothebowl。Soontherewasastickydough(面团)coveredwithuglyyellowishmarks。RealizingIhadbeendefeated，IputthedoughintherubbishbinoutsidesoIwouldnthavetofaceDouglaughingatmywork。Iwentonpreparingtherestofthemeal，and，whenDouggothome，wesatdowntoCornishchickenwithrice。Hetriedtoenjoythemealbutseemeddisturbed。Twicehegotupandwentoutside，sayinghethoughtheheardanoise。Thethirdtimeheleft，Iwenttothewindowtoseewhathewasdoing。Lookingout，IsawDougstandingaboutthreefeetfromtherubbishbin，holdingthelidup；withastickandlookingintothecontainer。WhenIcameoutofthehouse，hedroppedthestickandexplainedthattherewassomethingaliveinourrubbishbin。Pickingupthestickagain，heheldthelidupenoughformetosee。Ifeltcold。ButIsteppedcloserandlookedharder。Withoutdoubtitwasmywork。Thehotsunhadcausedthedoughtodoubleinsizeandthefermentingyeast(酵母)madethesurfaceshakeandsighasthoughitwerebreathing。Itlookedlikesomeunknownbeingfromouterspace。IcouldseewhyDougwassoshaken。Ihadtoadmitwhatthelivingthingwasandwhyitwasthere。Idontknowwhowasmoreembarrassedbythewholething-Dougorme。

3。Whatisthewriterspurposeinwritingthestory?

A。Toexplainaneasyexperienceoflearningtocookfrombooks。

B。Toshowtheeasiestwayoutofadifficulty。

C。Totellaninterestingexperience。

D。Todescribethetroublefacinganewly-marriedwoman。

4。Whydidthewomanputthedoughintherubbishbin?

A。Shedidntseetheuseofkeepingit。

B。Shedidntwantherhusbandtoseeit。

C。Shemeanttojokewithherhusband。

D。Shehopeditwouldsoondryinthesun。

[答案与解析]

1。A。这是一道考查细节题。本题答案取决于下面这句话：Theleavesarethechieffood-producingprocesscalledphotosynthesis。

2。D。这是一道概括短文主题思想题。本篇短文主要讲述了植物的构成，而不是讲植物或叶子是如何生长的，也不是讲各种各样的花。

3。C。这是一道概括短文主题思想题。本文讲述的是作者想给丈夫做面包，但却弄巧成拙的幽默故事。

4。B。这是一道考查细节题。由RealizingIhadbeendefeated。。。一句可知，作者把面团扔进垃圾箱，主要是不想让丈夫看到此事而嘲笑她。