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2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解专练
(5)科普知识(阅读理解)由xx安徽“江南十校”高三联考改编USscientistshavefixedexperimentalsensors传感器insomecitiestomapwindpatternsandprovidepossiblelifesavinginformationinachemicalorbiologicalattack.Twotestmodelsintheformofnine-meterhighaluminum铝towersarenowundergoingtestinginNewYorkCityoneinGreenwichVillageandtheothernearTimesSquare.HalfadozensimilarsensorshavebeenfixedinandaroundWashington.Simulations模仿ofterroristattackscarriedoutsincetheSep.112001attackshavestressedtheimportanceoffindingoutassoonaspossiblethoseareasthatwouldbemostaffectedbygivingoutpoisonousgasorradioactivematerialintotheair.Nowtheonlyreliablesourcesofinformationonwindspeedsanddirectionaremajorairportswhicharegenerallylocatedtoofarawayfromcitycenterstobeofmuchuse.Theexperimentalsensorsmeasurewindstrengthanddirection10timespersecond.TheinformationisdownloadedthroughtheInternettoputersthatcanturnoutadetailedwindmapupdatedevery15minutes.AddressingarecentHouseofRepresentativesmitteemeetingthedirectoroftheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationNOAA’s“AirResources”laboratoryBruceHicksstressedtheimportanceofdevelopingthewindmappingprogram.“Thewindsensorsnowbeingtestedwereproducedbyscientistsrecognizingthere’sarealproblemandwe’dbetterstarthandlingitfastorelsewe’llgetintotrouble.”Hickssaid.Funds资金duringthetestingperiodhadbeenprovidedbythenewDepartmentforHomelandSecuritywhichwilldecidewhethertofixsensornetworksinmajorUScitiesiftheexperimentshouldhavepositiveresults.
1.Thepurposeofdevelopingthewindmappingprogramisto . A.getlifesavinginformationduringterroristattacksB.getusefulinformationaboutweatherchangesC.mapthespeedanddirectionofthewindD.preventpossibleterroristattacks
2.Accordingtothetexttheinformationfrommajorairportsis . A.slowlydownloadedB.notquitereliableC.quicklyupdatedD.notveryuseful
3.Fromthetextwecanlearnthatthewindmappingprogram . A.hasbeenputintopracticaluseB.isbeingexperimentedC.isjustanideaunderdiscussionD.hasfinallyfailedforlackofmoney
4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout A.Scientists’mappingwindtosenseterroristattacks.B.Whetherwindmappingprogramisusefulornot.C.Howthewindmappingprogramworks.D.Theimportanceofwindmappingprogram.语篇解读:美国科学家在很多主要城市安装了测量风向的传感器目的是更加精确地为防范生化武器的袭击提供信息答案及剖析:
1.A 推理判断题由文章第一段的...tomapwindpatternsandprovidepossiblelifesavinginformationin...attack可知选A项
2.D 细节理解题由第四段的描述可知来自主要机场的信息离市中心太远以至于它们提供的信息用处不大故选D项
3.B 细节理解题由第二段和最后两段可知thewindmappingprogram正在测试当中故选B项
4.A 主旨大意题文章的第一段为本文的主题段由此可知A项正确【疑难词汇解读】
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2.poisonousadj.有毒的Newfurnitureoftengivesoutsomethingpoisonous.新家具常释放有毒的东西【长难句子分析】 自2001年9月11日的恐怖袭击以来针对恐怖袭击进行的模仿已经强调了通过释放有毒气体或放射性物质的方法尽快弄清那些可能受到影响的地方的重要性阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D中,选出最佳选项【xx高考英语福建省莆田市教学质量检查试卷】Atthisspecialrate,youllsavemorethan73%offthecoverpricewithourContinuousRenewalGuarantee!YoullalsogetFREEaccessfor6monthstotheReadersDigestDigitalEditionforiPadorKindleFire,withyourpaidsubscription订阅.SubscribetoReaderSDigesttodayandReadup!ContinuousRenewal续订Yoursubscriptionwillbeautomaticallyrenewedatsignificantsavingsoffthecoverprice,unlessyoutellustostop.Youauthorizeustochargeyourcreditcardforyourrenewalsubscriptionbeforeyourcurrentsubscriptionexpires到期atthelowrenewalratethenineffect.Ifyourcreditcardcantbechargedforanyreasonwewillbillyoudirectlyinstead.Thisservicewillcontinueeachyearuntilyoutellustostop.Cancelatanytimeatrd/cutomer-careandgetthemoneybackonallunmailedissues.OfferisgoodinU.S.only.One-yearcoverpriceis$
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67、DCAD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【xx高考英语福建省莆田市教学质量检查试卷】Dr.Fergusonenergeticallypushedthepreparationsforhisdeparture,andinpersondirectedtheconstructionofhisballoon.ForalongtimepasthehadbeenapplyinghimselftothestudyoftheArablanguageandthevariousMandingoeidioms,and,thankstohistalentsinlanguage,hehadmaderapidprogress.Inthemeanwhile,hisfriend,thesportsman,neverlethimoutofhissight-afraid,nodoubt,thatthedoctormighttakehisdeparture,withoutsayingawordtoanybody.Onthissubject,hetriedtodiscouragehimwiththemostpersuasivearguments,which,however,didNOTpersuadeSamuelFerguson,andwastedhisbreath,bywhichthelatterseemedtobebutslightlymoved.Infine,Dickfeltthatthedoctorwasslippingthroughhisfingers.ThepoorScotwasreallytobepitied.Hecouldnotlookupontheblueskywithoutawildterror:whenasleep,hefeltdizziness眩晕thatmadehisheadturnaround;andeverynighthehadvisionsofcrashingdownfromimmeasurableheights.Wemustaddthat,duringthesenightmares,heonceortwicefelloutofbed.HisfirstcarethenwastoshowFergusonaseverebump肿块thathehadreceivedonthefall.“Andyet,”hewouldadd,withwarmth,“thatwasattheheightofonlythreefeet一notaninchmore一andsuchabumpasthis!Onlythink,then!”Thisappeal,fullofsadmeaningasitwas,didnotseemtotouchthedoctorsheart.Noteventheshadowofadoubtwaseversuggested;andSamuelmadeanintolerablemisuseofthefirstpersonplural“‘Our’balloon,‘our’car;‘our’expedition.”Dicktrembledatthem,althoughhewasdeterminednottogo;hedidnotwanttoannoyhisfriend.Letusalsodisclosethefactthat,withoutknowingexactlywhyhimself,hehadsenttoEdinburghforacertainselectionofheavyclothing,andhisbesthunting-toolsandfire-arms.68.WhydidDr.FergusonstarttolearnnewlanguagesA.Tokeephimselfoccupied.B.Togetreadyforthedeparture.C.Toshowhistalentinlanguage.D.ToKnowmoreaboutballoonconstruction.69.WeCallinferfromthepassagethatDick____.A.sufferedfromadiseaseduringthenightsB.gothurtinafallfromtheballoonintheeveningC.decidedtotaketheadventurewiththedoctoratlastD.equippedhimselfwitharmstofrightenhisfriend70.WhichwordbestdescribesDr.Ferguson’sattitudetowardshisballoonflightA.Excited.B.Optimistic.C.Worried.D.Determined71.What’sthewritingpatternofthepassageA.News.B.Fiction.C.Journal.D.Biography.【参考答案】68—
71、BCDB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【四川省绵阳市xx高考英语一模试题】 AnearlyinventionbyAlbertEinsteinhasbeenrebuiltbyscientistsatOxfordUniversity.Theyaretryingtodevelopanenvironmentallyfriendlyrefrigeratorthatrunswithoutelectricity. Weallknowthatmodernfridgescausedamagetotheenvironment.Theyworkbyusingakindofman-madegreenhousegascalledFreon氟里昂whichisfarmoredamagingthancarbondioxide. NowMalcolmMcCullochanelectricalengineeratOxfordisleadingathree-yearprojecttodevelopappliancesthatcanbeusedinplaceswithoutelectricity. Histeamhaspletedaprototype样机ofafridgepatentedin1930byEinstein.Itusedonlypressurizedgasestokeepthingscold.Thedesignwaspartlyusedinthefirstrefrigeratorsbutthetechnologywasdroppedwhenmoreefficientpressors压缩机becamepopularinthe1950s.ThatmeantaswitchtousingFreon. Einsteinsideausesbutane丁烷andwaterandtakesadvantageofthefactthatliquidsboilatlowertemperatureswhentheairpressurearoundthemislower. IfyougotothetopofMountQomolangmawaterboilsatamuchlowertemperaturethanitdoeswhenyoureatsealevelandthatsbecausethepressureismuchloweruptheresaidMcCulloch.Atonesideistheevaporator蒸发器abottlethatcontainsliquidbutane.IfyouintroduceanewvaporabovethebutanetheliquidboilingtemperaturedecreasesandasitboilsoffittakesenergyfromthesurroundingstodososaysMcCulloch.Thatswhatmakesitcold. ThegasfridgesbasedonEinsteinsdesignwerereplacedbyFreon-pressorfridgespartlybecauseEinsteinsdesignwasnotveryefficient.ButMcCullochthinksthatbychangingthedesignandreplacingthetypesofgasesuseditwillbepossibletoquadruple翻两番theefficiency. HoweverMcCullochsfridgeisstillinitsearlystages.Itsverymuchaprototypehesaid.Giveusanothermonthandwellhaveitworking. 72.AccordingtothepassageanearlyinventionbyAlbertEinstein_______. A.hasbeenrediscoveredbecauseitcostsmuchlessandworksmoreefficiently B.isbeingredesignedbecauseitcouldbeusedinplaceswithoutelectricity C.hasjustbeenfoundtobeenergy-savingandenvironmentallyfriendly D.willbefullymadeuseofandbeethefridgeofthefuture 73.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext A.Freonwasusedinfridgeslongbeforethe1950s. B.Freoniswhatmakescurrentfridgesbigpolluters. C.McCullochthinkshecouldimproveEinsteinsdesignbyusingothertypesofvapors. D.ThefridgeMalcolmMcCullochandhisteamdesignedwillbeputintoproductionsoon. 74.Wecanlearnfromthetextthattheprototypepleted_______. A.changedtheairpressurearoundit B.wastestedonthetopofMountEverest C.increasedtheliquidboilingtemperature D.usedonlypressurizedgasestokeepthingscold 75.McCullochswordsinParagraph6_____. A.serveasanexplanationfortheprinciplebehindEinsteinsfridge B.giveyouthereasonwhyEinsteinsfridgewasnotefficient C.tellyouhowtotakeadvantageoflowairpressure D.showyouhowEinsteinsfridgeworks【参考答案】72—
75、BBDA。