2012高考英语真题及答案（全国卷）

第三部分阅读理解（共20 小题，每小题2分，满分40分)

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.并在答且卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Honey(蜂蜜)from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest(巢)and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals unexpected helper一a little bird called a honey guide.

Blue honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax (蜂蜡) in the beehives (蜂) finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.

Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.

56. Why is it difficult to find a wild bees' nest?

A. It's small in size. B. It's hidden in trees. C. It's covered with wax. D. It's hard to recognize.

57. What do the words "the follower" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. A bee. B. A bird. C. A honey seeker. D. A beekeeper.

58. The honey guide is special in the way_.

A. it gets its food B. it goes to church C. it sings in the forest D. it reaches into bees' nests

59. What can be the best title for the text?

A. Wild Bees C. Beekeeping in Africa B. Wax and Honey D. Honey-Lover's Helper

B

About twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio(影棚)to take part in a crowd-scene. Although our "act" would last only for a short time, we could see quite a number of interesting things.

We all stood at the far end of the studio as workmen prepared the scene, setting up trees at the edge of a winding path. Very soon, bright lights were turned on and the big movie-camera was wheeled into position. The director shouted something to the camera operator and then went to speak to the two famous actors nearby.

Since it was hot in the studio, it came as a surprise to us to see one of the actors put on a heavy overcoat and start walking along the path. A big fan began blowing tiny white feathers down on him, and soon the trees were covered in "snow". Two more fans were turned on, and a "strong wind" blew through the trees. The picture looked so real that it made us feel cold.

The next scene was a complete contrast (对比). The way it was filmed was quite unusual. Pictures in front taken on an island in the Pacific were shown on a glass screen (幕). An actor and actress stood of the scene so that they looked trick like this, palm trees, sandy beaches, as if they were at the water's edge on an island. By a simple and blue, clear skies had been brought into the studio!

Since it was our turn next, we were left wondering what scene would be prepared for us. For a full three minutes in our lives we would be experiencing the excitement of being film "stars"!

60. Who is the author?

A. A cameraman. B. A film director. C. A crowd-scene actor. D. A workman for scene setting.

61. What made the author feel cold?

A. The heavy snowfall. B. The man-made scene. C. The low temperature. D. The film being shown.

62. What would happen in the "three minutes" mentioned in the last paragraph?

A. A new scene would be filmed. B. More stars would act in the film. C. The author would leave the studio. D. The next scene would be prepared.