新课标高考英语大二轮提分练题型组合练五Ⅰ.阅读理解AWhile most 4yearolds are making mud pies or selling lemonade，Austin Perine of Birmingham，Alabama decided to go one step further.With his red cape(披肩) covering his shoulders，Austin Perine feeds the hungry and homeless population throughout the city in an effort to “show love” to those who need “food and smiles”．“Show love”，according to Austin，has become his superhero motto.His superhero name？President Austin，of course.Austin’s father，TJ Perine，told CNN that Austin has always been compassionate(有同情心的)，as he acts like a “little dad” for his brother，Taylor.However，it wasn’t until Austin learned that people are experiencing homelessness that he decided to share what he has with the rest of his community.TJ noted that Austin’s first knowledge about homelessness came after watching a nature documentary about a baby panda on television.“Austin and I were watching an animal show and there was a mother panda that was leaving her baby，” TJ said.“Austin began to get concerned，and I told him that the baby panda would be homeless.”To better teach his son about homelessness，TJ took the young boy to the city shelter，at which point Austin asked，“Can we feed them？” In response，TJ took Austin to Burger King where he enthusiastically volunteered to pay for the chicken sandwiches using his weekly pocket money，thereby giving up new toys that week.Austin and his father have plans to expand their community outreach efforts so they can also fight homelessness at its roots.They have also started a GoFundMe as part of their Show Love Foundation.“We’ve gotten a lot of support from the country，and what we want to do is expand and do from more than just giving out sandwiches，” TJ told CNN，saying that，finally，he and Austin hope to build a service center that deals with the many causes and symptoms of homelessness.“Mental illness，drug abuse，addiction，and things like that，” he said.“Austin and I want to build a service center and get some specialists in there that can actually help these people get back into t he workforce.”1．What can we know about Austin from the first paragraph?A．He has sympathy for the homeless.B．He likes watching superhero movies.C．He used to enjoy making mud pies best.D．He frequently makes lemonade for the poor.答案 A解析细节理解题。
根据第一段中的“With his red cape(披肩) covering his shoulders，Austin Perine feeds the hungry and homeless population throughout the city in an effort to ‘show love’ to those who need‘food and smiles’．”可知，奥斯汀同情无家可归的人。
2．What did Austin do in Burger King?A．He bought new toys for his brother.B．He ate chicken sandwiches with TJ.C．He visited the homeless baby panda.D．He used up his pocket money for charity.答案 D解析推理判断题。
根据倒数第三段中的“Austin asked，‘Can we feed them？’．..he enthusiastically volunteered to pay for the chicken sandwiches using his weekly pocket money，thereby giving up new toys that week.”可推知，奥斯汀把他那周本来买玩具的零花钱全部拿出来买了三明治，送给了那些无家可归的人们。
3．What do TJ and Austin intend to do?A．Set up another GoFundMe.B．Win support from the government.C．Help the homeless become employed.D．Give out more sandwiches to the poor.答案 C解析细节理解题。
根据最后一段TJ所说的话可知，奥斯汀和他的父亲打算成立一个机构，请专家帮助无家可归的人重回职场。
BThe high social cognitive(认知的) skills of horses towards humans might partially explain why humans and horses have a collaborative(合作的) relationship today.However，the scientific evidence for this ability is still scarce(不足的)．Inthis study，scientists focused on horses’ social cognitive skills with humans in a problemsolving situation where food was hidden in a place accessible only to humans.For the first experiment，an assistant experimenter hid carrots in a container which the horse could not reach.The researchers observed whether and how the horse sent signals to the caretaker when the caretaker(unaware of the situation) arrived.The horse stayed near the caretaker and looked at，touched and pushed the caretaker.These behaviors occurred over a significantly longer period compared to cases in which they carried out the experiment without hiding the food.The results showed that when horses cannot handle problems by themselves，they send signals to humans both visually and physically.Building on these results，for the second experiment they tested whether the horses’ behavior changed in other situations a nd the findings were as follows：The horses gave more signals if the caretaker hadn’t watched the food being hidden than if the caretaker had，suggesting that horses can change their behavior in response to the knowledge levels of humans.These two experiments showed some behaviors are used by horses to communicate demands to humans.They also suggested that horses possess high cognitive skills that enable them to flexibly alter their behavior towards humans according to humans’ knowledge state.This high social cognitive ability may have been acquired during the domestication process.In order to identify the characteristic that enables horses to form close bonds with humans，in future research the team aims to compare communication between horses，as well as looking more closely at the social cognitive ability of horses in their communication with humans.4．How is the second paragraph mainly developed?A．By inferring something from facts.B．By describing details.C．By analyzing causes.D．By examining differences.答案 B解析写作手法题。