What can we infer about the l…——2014 高考英语第 27 题答案解析

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【分析】文章主要讲述了旅鸽的灭绝的故事，由于人们警惕意识弱，相关法律
出台太晚，最后一只旅鸽也在100年前死去．
【解答】DBCB
24．D．推理判断题．根据第二段的内容可知，据计算，旅鸽数量最多时，有3
0多亿只，相当于美国鸟类总数的24%﹣40%．到1870年，旅鸽的数量已经减少
了，但是，有人在Cincinnati附近看到鸽群的规模为1英里宽，320英里长．由此
可见，在18至19世纪，旅鸽的数量最多．第一段的第二句也是关键信息．故选
D．
25．B．词义猜测题．根据第三段的内容可知，旅鸽的数量巨大最终导致它们
灭绝．undoing意为"毁灭"，与ruin同义．故选B．
26．C．细节理解题．根据第三段可知，商业猎人用大网来围捕旅鸽，然后运
到大城市卖给餐馆，由此可见，人们捕杀旅鸽主要是为了赚钱．故选C．

【答案】B

【解析】推理判断题．根据最后一段的内容可知，1897年密歇根州出台了法律
，禁止捕杀旅鸽．那时，人们已经十年没有看到大规模的旅鸽群出没．由此可
知，保护旅鸽的法律出台太晚了．故选B．
【点评】本篇阅读理解主要考查考生对书面语篇的整体领悟能力和接受及处理
具体信息的能力，学生应该挖掘寓意，掌握中心思想，推出结论．做题时要立
足于文章整体，再迅速读一遍短文，短文中的问题和答案的设置前后都是相关
联的，有着一定的连续性，体现着文章的基本脉络．
　
C
A typical lion tamer（驯兽师）in people’s mind is an entertainer holding a
whip （鞭）and a chair. The whip gets all of the attention, but it’s mostly for show.
In reality, it’s the chair that does the important work. When a lion tamer holds a chair
in front of the lion’s face, the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the
same time. With its focus divided, the lion becomes confused and is unsure about
what to do next. When faced with so many options, the lion chooses to freeze and
wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.
How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion? How often do you

have something you want to achieve（e.g. lose weight, start a business, travel
more）--- only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never
make progress?
This upsets me to no end because while all the experts are busy debating about
which option is best, the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by
all of the conflicting information. The end result is that we feel like we can’t focus or
that we’re focused on the wrong things, and so we take less action, make less
progress, and stay the same when we could be improving.
It doesn’t have to be that way. Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your
face, remember this: All you need to do is focus on one thing. You just need to get
started. Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people. If you
have somewhere you want to go, something you want to accomplish, someone you
want to become … take immediate action. If you’re clear about where you want to go,
the rest of the world will either help you get there or get out of the way.