2014高考英语二轮阅读理解限时训练精品题（10）及答案.docVIP

2014高考英语二轮阅读理解限时训练精品题（10）及答案 [史A If you are afraid of the dark，its not a big deal.Its perfectly normal to feel afraid. After all，animals do, too. “Fear matters，”says Karen Warkentin，an ecologist.“Its a good thing，” she adds, “because fear makes you do things that keep you alive.”，many animals experience fear and they respond to the feeling in variety of ways.A frightened turtle pulls its head and legs inside its shell.A small fish will swim away when a big，hungry fish approaches.this species，female frogs attach jellylike clumps(果冻一样的块状物)of their eggs to the undersides of leaves.The leaves hang on branches that dangle(悬挂)over ponds.After they hatch from the eggs，the tadpoles(蝌蚪)then fall into the water，where they eventually grow into adult frogs. Tree frog eggs usually grow for 6 days before hatching.If they sense that a hungry snake is about to attack，however，they can hatch up to 2 days ahead of the schedule. As the snakes are unable to swim，by falling into the water early，the tadpoles can escape.，you might wonder why their eggs dont always hatch sooner.It turns out that hatching early brings its own danger.Once tadpoles land in the water，hungry fish and other animals like to eat them, too.Staying in their eggs for full 6 days，then，allows frog embryos(胚胎)to grow big and strong.This extra growth improves their chances of surviving in the water.________．help animals grow bigger and stronger B．are less common among young animals C．help animals move a lot to fit the environment D．are more or less important in order for animals to survive 2. We are told in the passage that tree frogs________．face danger both inside their eggs and in the water B．will grow fast if they fall into the water later C．are surprisingly clever when inside their eggs D．stay in their eggs longer if they are frightened 3. Why do the tadpoles hatch up to 2 days ahead of the schedule？Because________．they like falling into the water early B．they want to grow into adult frogs C．they sense a hungry sna