2022高考英语二轮阅读理解精选（46）及解析
A
(·江西卷，A)
“Mum，what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton(骨骼) in the clot(衣橱)？” Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the clot？” her mother paud thoughtfully, “Well, it's something that you would rather not have anyone el know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad's family had been arrested for stealing a hor, it would be ‘a skeleton in his family's clot’. He really wouldn't want any neighbor to konw about it.”
scorpion
“Why pick on my family？” Jessica's father said with anger. “Your family history isn't so good, you know. Wasn't your greatgreatgrandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes？” “Yes, but people the days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “fellaGosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now，” Jessica cut in before things grew wor.
中国考试网After dinner, the hou was very quiet. Jessica's parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly presd clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica's clot. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica's mother sank into a faint(晕倒), waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to e the worried faces of her husband and daughter.
“What happened? Where am I？” she asked. “You just destroyed the school's skeleton, Mum，” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it emed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and clots, it caud a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They're both crazy，” she thought.
本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个幽默故事。杰西卡问妈妈“衣橱里放骨骼”tmb是什么意思，妈
妈说明说那是不为人知的隐秘，并以杰西卡爸爸的祖先做例子，引起了杰西卡爸爸的恼火。饭后，杰西卡爸爸依旧动气，杰西卡妈妈熨完衣服后把衣服放到衣橱里，结果发觉了衣橱里的骨骼而吓昏过去。原先杰西卡为了完成学校的健康打算，把骨骼带回了家并放在了衣橱里。
1．According to Jessica's mother, “a skeleton in the clot” means ________.
A．a family honor B．a family cret
C．a family story D．a family treasure
答案：B。细节明白得题。由第一段的“it's something that you would rather not have anyone el know about”可知，B项正确。
2．What can we learn about some Australians' ancestors from Paragraph 2?
A．They were brought to Australia as prisoners.
B．They were the earliest people living in Australia.
aotuC．They were involved in some crimes in Australia.
D．They were not regarded as criminals in their days.
答案：A。推理判定题。依照第二段的“but people the days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners”可推断A项正确，即一些澳大利亚人的祖先是被作为犯人带到澳大利亚。
3．Jessica's mother fell down into a faint becau she was ________.
A．knocked B．frightened
C．injured D．surprid
答案：B。推理判定题。杰西卡的妈妈是看到了衣橱里的骨骼而晕倒的，我们推断应该是吓倒的。
4．Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?
A．She was curious about it. B．She planned to keep it for fun.
C．She needed it for her school task. D．She intended to scare her parents.
答案：C。细节明白得题。由最后一段的“You just destroyed the school'I brought it home to help me with my health project”可知答案C正确。
浸泡式英语
5．Jessica's parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably becau ________.
A．they were crazy
英文版权声明B．they were overexcited
C．they realized their misunderstanding
D．they both thought they had won the quarrel
words fail me答案：C。推理判定题。通读全文可知，杰西卡的父母误解了杰西卡的意思。
B
(·广东卷，B)
Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent rearch has found a new recipe of success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. Twothirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.
lauren williams
However, it wasn't all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were obrved in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission.
In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, rearchers obrved a surprising behaviour. They are learning how to talk each other's language. It is a surpri that cats can learn how to talk “dog” ，and dogs can learn how to talk “cat”．
blenda
What's interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn to read each other's body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously suspected. Once familiar with each other's prence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other no to no, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cas groom (梳理) each other.
