2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解训练1

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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练1阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Howlingisabehaviourmonlyobservedamongawolfpack.Aspackanimals,wolvesworktogethertohuntandrelyonhowlingasanimportantmeansofmunicationamongeachother.Therearedifferentexplanationsofawolf’showlanditappearsthatth

2、eremaybemoretodiscover.Onetheoryisthatwolveshowltobondbettertogether.It’salmostasifhowlingtogetherhelpsthepackstaytogether.Perhapssomethingsimilartopeoplefeelingasenseofinvolvementwitheachotherwhensingingasongtogether.Butthistheorymaybewrong,explainsFredH.Harrington,a

3、professorwhostudieswolfbehaviour.Indeed,therehavebeentimeswhenwolveshavebeenseenonemomenthowlinginachorus,andthenext,quarrelingamongeachother.Itappearsthatusuallythelowest-rankingmembersofthepackmayactuallybe“punished”forjoininginthechorusattimes.Soishowlingawaytostre

4、ngthenasocialbondorjustawaytoreconfirmstatusamongitsmembers?—Whydowolveshowlforsure?Whatisclear,however,isthathowlingisoftenusedamongpackmatestolocateeachother.Huntinggroundsaredistantandithappensthatwolvesmayseparatefromoneanotherattimes.Whenthishappens,howlingappear

5、stobeanexcellentmeansofgathering.Howling,interestingly,isacontagiousbehaviour.Whenonewolfstartstohowl,verylikelyotherswillfollow.Thisisoftenseentooccurinthemorning,asifwolvesweredoingsomesortof“rollcall”wherewolvesallhowltogethertoreporttheirpresence.1.Whatisthepossib

6、lesimilaritybetweenwolves’howlingtogetherandhumans’singinginchorus?A.Theactofcallingeachother.B.Thesenseofacplishment.C.Theactofhuntingforsomething.D.Thesenseofbelongingtoagroup.2.WhydoesHarringtonthinkthe“socialbond”theorymaybewrong?A.Wolvesseparatefromeachotherafter

7、howling.B.Wolvestendtoprotecttheirhuntinggrounds.C.Wolvessometimeshavequarrelsafterhowlingtogether.D.Wolvesoflowrankareencouragedtojoininthechorus.3.Researchersaresurethatwolvesoftenhowlto　　　.　A.showtheirranksB.findtheirpanionsC.expresstheirloneliness4.“Howling...isac

8、ontagiousbehaviour”(inthelastparagraph)means　　　.　A.howlingisasignalforhuntingB.howlingisawayofmunicationC.howlingoftenoccurs