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1、2013高考英语二轮考点复习讲义：阅读理解-人类与动物的和谐发展链接1．（2012全国卷1）Honey(蜂蜜)fromtheAfricanforestisnotonlyakindofnaturalsugar,itisalsodelicious.Mostpeople,andmanyanimals,likeeatingit.However,theonlywayforthemtogetthathoneyistofindawildbees'nest(巢)andtakethehoneyfromit.Often,thesenestsarehig
2、hupintrees,anditisdifficulttofindthem.InpartsofAfrica,though,peopleandanimalsunexpectedhelper一alittlebirdcalledahoneyguide.Thehoneyguidedoesnotactuallylikehoney,butitdoeslikethewax(蜂蜡)inthebeehives(蜂房).Thelittlebirdcannotreachthismax,whichisdeepinsidethebee’snest.So,wh
3、enitfindsasuitablenest,itlooksforsomeonetohelpit.Thehoneyguidegivesaloudcrythatattractstheattentionofbothpassinganimalsandpeople.Onceithastheirattention,itfliesthroughtheforest,waitingfromtimetotimeforthecuriousanimalorpersonaditleadsthemtothenest.Whentheyfinallyarrive
4、atthenest,thefollowerreachesintogetatthedelicioushoneyasthebirdpatientlywaitsandwatches.Someofthehoney,andthewax,alwaysfallstotheground,andthisiswhenthehoneyguidetakesitsshare.Scientistsdonotknowwhythehoneyguidelikeseatingthewax,butitisverydeterminedinitseffortstogetit
5、.Thebirdsseemtobeabletosmellwaxfromalongdistanceaway.Theywillquicklyarrivewheneverabeekeeperistakinghoneyfromhisbeehives,andwillevenenterchurcheswhenbeeswaxcandlesarebeinglit.【考点】说明文【文章大意】短文介绍了一种特别的鸟类，它获取食物的方式与其他鸟类不同。56.Whyisitdifficulttofindawildbees'nest?A.It'ssmalli
6、nsize.B.It'shiddenintrees.C.It'scoveredwithwax.D.It'shardtorecognize.56.【答案】B【试题解析】从短文第1段可知，蜂巢高高挂在树上，以至于难以发现。因此，正确答案为B选项。-9-【难度】容易57.Whatdothewords"thefollower"inParagraph2referto?A.Abee.B.Abird.C.Ahoneyseeker.D.Abeekeeper.57.【答案】C【试题解析】短文划线词前面提到，这种鸟能够把寻找蜂蜜的动物或者人引到有蜂巢的
7、地方。由此来判断，C选项与划线词的意思相符。因此，正确答案为C选项。【难度】一般58.Thehoneyguideisspecialintheway_·A.itgetsitsfoodB.itgoestochurchC.itsingsintheforestD.itreachesintobees'nests链接2.（2012重庆卷）Inhis1930essay“EconomicPossibilitiesforOurGrandchildren“,JohnKeynes,economist,rewrotethathumanneedsfallin
8、totwoclasses:absoluteneeds,whichareindeedwhatotherhave,andrelativeneeds,whichmakeusfeelsuperiortoourfellows.Hethought
