【高考领航】2017届高考英语二复习限时规范练：16（含解析）_高考复习指南

【高考领航】2017届高考英语二复习限时规范练：16（含解析）

　　will adapt as extraordinarily well to change as the desert elephant.

　　1．The underlined part in Paragraph 2 means “

　　”．ries

　　B．drinks 120 liters of water a day

　　C．manages to live in desert areas

　　D．eats 150 kilograms of food daily

　　2．Desert elephants are called careful feeders because they

　　．

　　A．rarely ruin trees

　　B．drink only every 34 days

　　C．search for food in large groups

　　D．protect food sources for their young

　　3．The author answers the question raised in the first paragraph with

　　． conclusion

　　D．evidence and argument

　　4．What can be inferred from the last sentence in the passage?

　　A．Overheating the earth can be stopped.

　　B．Not all animal species are so adaptable.

　　C．The planet will become hotter and hotter.

　　D．Not all animals are as smart as desert elephants.

　　【解题导语】　本文是一篇说明文属于自然类短文阅读。一个生物怎么能重达5吨通常每天服用150公斤的食物和120公升的水在沙漠中生存？在纳米比亚的西南非洲国家和马里的撒哈拉沙漠更远的北部沙漠象就是这样做的。1．解析：选C。推理判断题。联系上文中的that代指第一段中的“survive in a desert environment”(在沙漠环境中生存)。A项“仍然留存于非洲国家”；B项“每天饮用120公升的水”；C项“试图在沙漠地区生存”；D项“每天吃150千克的食物”。选C。2．解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Desert elephants are careful feeders－they seldom root up trees and break fewer branches可知沙漠像是细心的捕食者——它们很少把树连根拔起折断树枝从而保持了那些稀有的食物来源。故选A。3．解析：选B。推理判断题。第一段提出问题二、A项“故事和解释”；B项“事实和描述”；C项“例子和结论”；D项“证据和说理”。故选B。4．解析：选B。细节理解题。根据最后一段内容可知当我们继续为我们的脆弱的星球进行“过热”时它只能希望其他动物物种能像沙漠中的大象一样适应异常的变化。故选B“不是所有的物种都能适应的。”B