高考英语（译林版）总复习真题研练59 含解析.docVIP

Task1：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

(2015·安徽，D)Thereareanextremelylargenumberofantsworldwide.Eachindividual(个体的)anthardlyweighsanything，butputtogethertheyweighroughlythesameasallofmankind.Theyalsolivenearlyeverywhere，exceptonfrozenmountaintopsandaroundthepoles.Foranimalstheirsize，antshavebeenastonishinglysuccessful，largelyduetotheirwonderfulsocialbehavior.

Incolonies(群体)thatrangeinsizefromafewhundredtotensofmillions，theyorganizetheirliveswithacleardivisionoflabor.Evenmoreamazingishowtheyachievethisleveloforganization.Whereweusesoundandsighttocommunicate，antsdependprimarilyonpheromones(外激素)，chemicalssentoutbyindividualsandsmelledortastedbyfellowmembersoftheircolony.Whenanantfindsfood，itproducesapheromonethatwillleadothersstraighttowherethefoodis.Whenanindividualantcomesunderattackorisdying，itsendsoutanalarmpheromonetowarnthecolonytoprepareforaconflictasadefenseunit.

Infact，whenitcomestotheartofwar，antshavenoequal.Theyarecompletelyfearlessandwillreadilytake_onacreaturemuchlargerthanthemselves，attackinginlargegroupsandovercomingtheirtarget.Suchistheirdevotiontothecommongoodofthecolonythatnotonlysoldierantsbutalsoworkerantswillsacrificetheirlivestohelpdefeatanenemy.

Behavinginthisselflessanddevotedmanner，theselittlecreatureshavesurvivedonEarthformorethan140millionyears，farlongerthandinosaurs.Becausetheythinkasone，theyhaveacollective(集体的)intelligencegreaterthanyouwouldexpectfromitsindividualparts.

【语篇解读】本文是说明文。文章主要讲的是蚂蚁。单个的蚂蚁显得微不足道，但成群结队的蚂蚁却蕴含着巨大的力量。蚂蚁的数量之众，加起来可以与人类的重量相媲美。蚂蚁分布极为广泛，除了寒冷的山顶和两极地区，几乎到处都有它们的踪影。

1．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatantsare________.

A．notwillingtosharefood

B．notfoundaroundthepoles

C．moresuccessfulthanallotheranimals

D．toomanytoachieveanyleveloforganization

答案B[细节理解题。