2017届湖北省黄冈市高考英语阅读理解二轮精练：10（含解析）
<p> 湖北黄冈市2017高考英语阅读理解精练（10）及（解析）答案</p><p> 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的<span word="A">A</span>,<span word="B">B</span>,<span word="C">C</span>或<span word="D">D</span>四个选项中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="Howling">Howling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="behaviour">behaviour</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wolf">wolf</span> <span word="pack">pack</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="wolves">wolves</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="howling">howling</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="explanations">explanations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wolf">wolf</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="howl">howl</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discover">discover</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="theory">theory</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="wolves">wolves</span> <span word="howl">howl</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bond">bond</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="howling">howling</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="theory">theory</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="Fred">Fred</span> <span word="H">H</span>. <span word="Harrington">Harrington</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="wolf">wolf</span> <span word="behaviour">behaviour</span>.</p><p> <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="wolves">wolves</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="howling">howling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chorus">chorus</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span>, <span word="quarreling">quarreling</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span>-<span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="be">be</span>“<span word="punished">punished</span>” <span word="for">for</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chorus">chorus</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="howling">howling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="bond">bond</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reconfirm">reconfirm</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="members">members</span>? —<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="wolves">wolves</span> <span word="howl">howl</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>?</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="howling">howling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="packmates">packmates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="locate">locate</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="Hunting">Hunting</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="wolves">wolves</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>, <span word="howling">howling</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span>.</p>
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