2014高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练精品题(7)及答案.pdfVIP

2014高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练精品题（7）及答案

阅读理解A

AlongtheriverbanksoftheAmazonandtheOrinocotherelivesabirdthatswims

hasclaws(爪)onitswingswhenyoung.Theybuildtheirhomesabout4.6mabovethe

river,animportantfeature(特征)forthesafetyoftheyoung.Itiscalledthehoatzin.

Inappearance，thebirdsofbothsexeslookverymuchalikewithbrownonthe

backandcreamandredontheunderside.Theheadissmall,withalargesetof

birds,cuckoos.Itsmoststrikingfeature,though,isonlyfoundintheyoung.

Babyhoatzinshaveaclawontheleadingedgeofeachwingandanotheratthe

endofeachwingtip.Usingthesefourclaws,togetherwiththebeak(喙),theycanclimb

aboutinthebushes,lookingverymuchlikeprimitivebirdsmusthavedone.Whenthe

younghoatzinshavelearnedtofly,theylosetheirclaws.

DuringthedriermonthsbetweenDecemberandMarchhoatzinsflyabouttheforestin

groupsof20to30birds,butinApril,whentherainyseasonbegins,theycollect

togetherinsmallerlivingunitsoftwotosevenbirdsforproducingpurposes.

()1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Hoatzinsindryandrainyseasons.

B．Therelativesandenemiesofhoatzins.

C．PrimitivebirdsandhoatzinsoftheAmazon.

D．Theappearanceandlivinghabitsofhoatzins.

()2.Younghoatzinsaredifferentfromtheirparentsinthat．

A．theylooklikeyoungcuckoos

B．theyhaveclawsonthewings

C．theyeatalotlikeacow

D．theyliveonriverbanks

()3.Whatcanweinferaboutprimitivebirdsfromthetext?

A．Theyhadclawstohelpthemclimb.

B．Theycouldflylongdistances.

C．Theyhadfourwingslikehoatzins.

D．Theyhadaheadwithlongfeathersonthetop.

()4.Whydohoatzinscollecttogetherinsmallergroupswhentherainyseason

comes?

A．Tofindmorefood.

B．Toprotectthemselvesbetter.

C．Tokeepthemselveswarm.

D．Toproducetheiryoung.

A篇

1.选D