《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。AAlmostanyonewhohasreadatravelbrochureaboutAfricahasheardofelephantsgettingdrunkfromthefruitofthemarulatree.Itissaidthatelephantscangetdrunkbyeatingthefermented(发酵)fruitrottingontheground.Bookshaveevenbeenwrittentoprovethetruthofthephenomenon.ButastudypublishedinthejournalPhysiologicalandBiochemicalZoologytellsaverydifferentstory.SteveMorris,abiologistattheUniversityofBristolinEnglandandanauthorofthestudy,saysthereisnothinginthebiologyofeithertheAfricanelephantorthemarulafruittosupportthestories.Morrissays,“peoplejustwanttobelieveindrunkenelephants.”Themarulatree,amemberofthesamefamilyasthemango,growswidelyinAfrica.Itssweet,yellowfruitisusedformakingjam,wineandbeer.“Thefirstmistakeofthedrunken-elephanttheoryisthatit’sunlikelythatanelephantwouldeatthefruitifitwererotten,”Morrissays.“Elephantseatthefruitrightoffthetree,notwhenit’srottenontheground,”heexplains.Otherexpertsaddthatifanelephantweretoeatthefruitontheground,itwouldn’twaitforthefruittoferment.MichelleGadd,anAfricanwildlifespecialist,saysthatelephantsandmanyotheranimals,includingbirdsandmonkeys,aretoofondofmarulafruittoletitrot.Iffermentedfruitonthegroundisoutofthequestion,soisthenotionthatthefruitcouldfermentinthestomachofelephants,accordingtothestudyauthors.Foodtakesbetween12and46hourstopassthroughanelephant’sdigestivesystem,theauthorspointout,whichisnotenoughforthefruittoferment.Supposingthatthishappened,it’sstillhighlyimprobablethatthefoodwouldproduceenoughalcoholtomakeanelephantdrunk.Throughcalculationsofbodyweight,elephantdigestionrates,andotherfactors,theauthorsconcludethatitwouldtakeabout1.9litresofethanol(乙醇)tomakeanelephantdrunk.56.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.itisnoteasytofindmarulafruitinthewildinAfricaB.Africanelephantsdon’tliketoeatmarulafruitatallC.marulafruitcanbemadeintofoodordrinkconsumedbypeopleD.birdsandmonkeysinAfricaliketoeatrottenmarulafruit57.AccordingtoParagraph6,marulafruitislikelytoferment________.A.inabout12hoursB.inabout34hoursC.between12and46hoursD.inmorethan46hours58.AccordingtoMr.Morris,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Elephantsjusteatthefruitrightoffthetree.B.Elephantswillnoteatthefruitwhichisrotten.C.Themarulatreeandthemangobelongtodifferentfamilies.D.ThereareseveralconnectionsbetweenElephantsandthemarulafruit.59.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inthelastparagraphprobablyreferto?A.Elephantsgettingdrunk.B.Marulafruitfermentinginelephants’stomachs.C.Elephantseatingrottenmarulafruit.D.Elephantseatingmarulatreesdirectly.57.【答案】D“【解析】根据本段中Foodtakesbetween12and46hourstopassthroughanelephant’sdigestivesystem,theauthorspointout,whichisnotenoughforthefruittoferment.”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Thefirstmistakeofthedrunken-elephanttheoryisthatit’sunlikelythatanelephantwouldeatthefruitifitwererotten,”Morrissays.“Elephantseatthefruitrightoffthetree,notwhenit’srottenontheground”一句可知。【考点定位】考查细节理解。59.【答案】B“【解析】Supposingthatthishappened,it’sstillhighlyimprobablethatthefoodwouldproduceenoughalcoholtomakeanelephantdrunk.”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...
