高考维“升”素4——美丽世界（时间：30分钟分值：51分）维A阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)(2012·新课标全国卷)HoneyfromtheAfricanforestisnotonlyakindofnaturalsugar，itisalsodelicious.Mostpeople，andmanyanimals，likeeatingit.However，theonlywayforthemtogetthathoneyistofindawildbees'nestandtakethehoneyfromit.Often，thesenestsarehighupintrees，anditisdifficulttofindthem.InpartsofAfrica，though，peopleandanimalslookingforhoneyhaveastrangeandunexpectedhelper—alittlebirdcalledahoneyguide.Thehoneyguidedoesnotactuallylikehoney，butitdoeslikethewaxinthebeehives(蜂房)．Thelittlebirdcannotreachthiswax，whichisdeepinsidethebees'nest.So，whenitfindsasuitablenest，itlooksforsomeonetohelpit.Thehoneyguidegivesaloudcrythatattractstheattentionofbothpassinganimalsandpeople.Onceithastheirattention，itfliesthroughtheforest，waitingfromtimetotimeforthecuriousanimalorpersonasitleadsthemtothenest.Whentheyfinallyarriveatthenest，the_followerreachesintogetthedelicioushoneyasthebirdpatientlywaitsandwatches.Someofthehoney，andthewax，alwaysfallstotheground，andthisiswhenthehoneyguidetakesitsshare.Scientistsdonotknowwhythehoneyguidelikeseatingthewax，butitisverydeterminedinitseffortstogetit.Thebirdsseemtobeabletosmellwaxfromalongdistanceaway.Theywillquicklyarrivewheneverabeekeeperistakinghoneyfromhisbeehives，andwillevenenterchurcheswhenbeeswaxcandlesarebeinglit.【语篇解读】非洲森林中甜美的蜂蜜让人类和动物垂涎欲滴，可寻找隐藏在高树上的蜂巢却并非易事。幸运的是，一种对蜂蜡情有独钟的奇怪的小鸟可以主动提供帮助，顺便分一杯羹。1．Whyisitdifficulttofindawildbees'nest?A．It'ssmallinsize.B．It'shiddenintrees.C．It'scoveredwithwax.D．It'shardtorecognize.答案B[考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Often，thesenestsarehighupintrees，anditisdifficulttofindthem.”可判断出，之所以难以发现蜂巢是因为它隐藏在高高的树上。]2．Whatdothewords“thefollower”inParagraph2referto?A．Abee.B．Abird.C．Ahoneyseeker.D．Abeekeeper.答案C[考查词义猜测。结合上文中的“...bothpassinganimalsandpeople...”以及“...thecuriousanimalorperson...”可推知，thefollower指的是“寻找蜂蜜者”。]3．Thehoneyguideisspecialintheway________.1A．itgetsitsfoodB．itgoestochurchC．itsingsintheforestD．itreachesintobees'nests答案A[考查推理判断。这种鸟是借助他人之手最终获得自己想要的食物的，这正是它的特殊之处。]4．Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．WildBeesB．WaxandHoneyC．BeekeepinginAfricaD．HoneyLover'sHelper答案D[考查主旨大意。第一段最后一句点明了本文的中心话题，下文都围绕这种小鸟展开叙述，所以D项最能概括文章大意。]维B完形填空(每题1.5分，满分30分)选材网站：http：//www.skywriting.net/inspirational高考曾用材料：2011江苏卷完形填空选材相似度：★★★★设题相似度：★★★难度系数：★★★★Iwokeuptheotherdaytofindthat10inchesoffreshlyfallensnowwaswaitingformeoutsidemydoor.Theflakeswerestill__1__heavilytoo.Ididn'twantmylittledogs__2__init，soIreluctantly__3__onmyheavycoatandgrabbedthesnowshoveltomakea__4__.Ihadonlygottenabitdone，however，__5__thehandleofmyoldsnowshovel__6__witha“snap”．LaughingandshakingmyheadI__7__thenandtheretowaitoutthestormforawhile.Itwaslateintheafternoonwhenthesnowfinally__8__andItrudgedovertomyDad'shousetoborrowhisshoveland__9__again.Bythenthe10inchesofsnowhadturnedintoafootandahalf.Istartedoutslowsettingasteady__10__andstoppingtorestwhenevermybackstartedtoache.Afterawhile，though，the__11__finallybrokeandthesunpeekedoutto__12__meon.Theworkseemedalote...
