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2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解选练
(4)VII阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中,选出最佳选项Brighton:ItisaseasideresortontheEnglishChannel.Only50milesfromLondonitoffersagoodvarietyoflivelyentertainment.Itisacheerfulplacebusyandcrowdedinthesummerbutaliveineveryseasonoftheyear.Itsroyalpavilion布莱顿皇宫isamasterpieceofEnglisharchitecture.Durham:Whatevertravelersseeordon’tseeinEnglandtheymustseethiscityinthenortheastjustsouthofNewcastle-upon-Tyne.Noonewillforgetthesightofitscathedral(教堂)andcastlerisingtogetheronasteephilloverlookingaloopintheRiverWearwhichalmostsurroundsthem.Thecathedralitselfisoneofthegreatmedieval中世纪的公元476-1500buildingsinEurope.Liverpool:AportinthenorthwestofEnglandwhichpossessesaqualitythatisnotfoundinquitethesamewayanywhereelseinEngland:thequalityofgrandeur壮观.LiverpoolhasthisgrandeurinitssiteonthebroadRiverMerseymorethanhalfamilewidewiththehousesrisingnearit;initsgreatdockbuildingsitsbroadstreetsanditstwoenormouscathedrals.Edinburgh:IthaslongbeenthecapitalofScotland.EdinburghCastleisEdinburgh’simportantbuildingcontrollingthecityfromitsperchonarockoverahundredmetersabovesealevel.AnotherimportantbuildingisthePalaceofHolyroodHousebegunbyJamesⅢaround
1500.BetweenthecastleandthepalaceistheRoyalMilewhichwasthecenterofEdinburghlifebeforethe17thcenturyandisfascinatingtovisitnow.
64.WhichisthesuitabletimetovisitBrighton_____A.OnlysummerB.AlltheyeararoundC.HolidaysD.Weekdays
65.Whichofthefollowingplacementionsbothacastleandacathedral_____A.BrightonB.DurhamC.LiverpoolD.Edinburgh
66.Fromthisarticlewhichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong_______A.AroundthebroadRiverMerseyyoucanenjoytheuniquequalityofLiverpool.B.ThesightofDurham’scathedralandcastleisprobablybestseenfromthebanksoftheRiverwear.C.ThePalaceofHolyroodHouseismucholderthanthecathedralinDurham.D.EdinburghCastlewasbuiltoverahundredmetersabovesealevel.
67.Thisarticlecanbefoundin_____A.atravelmagazineB.adailynewspaperC.achapterofsciencefictionD.acolumninthefinancialpress【参考答案】C篇BBCA阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的ABC或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项Batteriescanpoweranythingfromsmallsensorstolargesystems.Whilescientistsarefindingwaystomakethemsmallerbutevenmorepowerfulproblemscanarisewhenthesebatteriesaremuchlargerandheavierthanthedevicesthemselves.UniversityofMissouriMUresearchersaredevelopinganuclearenergysourcethatissmallerlighterandmoreefficient.“Toprovideenoughpowerweneedcertainmethodswithhighenergydensity密度”saidJaeKwonassistantprofessorofelectricalandputerengineeringatMU.“Theradioisotope放射性同位素batterycanprovidepowerdensitythatismuchhigherthanchemicalbatteries.”Kwonandhisresearchteamhavebeenworkingonbuildingasmallnuclearbatterypresentlythesizeandthicknessofapennyintendedtopowervariousmicro/nanoelectromechanicalsystemsM/NEMS.AlthoughnuclearbatteriescancauseconcernsKwonsaidtheyaresafe.“Peopleheartheword‘nuclear’andthinkofsomethingverydangerous“hesaid.“Howevernuclearpowersourceshavealreadybeensafelypoweringavarietyofdevicessuchaspace-makersspacesatellitesandunderwatersystems.“Hisnewideaisnotonlyinthebattery’ssizebutalsoinitssemiconductor半导体.Kwon’sbatteryusesaliquidsemiconductorratherthanasolidsemiconductor.“Thekeypartofusingaradioactivebatteryisthatwhenyouharvesttheenergypartoftheradiationenergycandamagethelatticestructure晶格结构ofthesolidsemiconductor.“Kwonsaid.“Byusingaliquidsemiconductorwebelievewecanminimizethatproblem.”TogetherwithJ.DavidRobertsonchemistryprofessorandassociatedirectoroftheMUResearchReactorKwonisworkingtobuildandtestthebattery.Inthefuturetheyhopetoincreasethebattery’spowershrinkitssizeandtrywithvariousothermaterials.Kwonsaidthatthebatterycouldbethinnerthanthethicknessofhumanhair.
1.WhichofthefollowingistrueofJaeKwonA.HeteacheschemistryatMU.B.Hedevelopedachemicalbattery.C.Heisworkingonanuclearenergysource.D.Hemadeabreakthroughinputerengineering.
2.JaeKwongaveexamplesinParagraph4 . A.toshowchemicalbatteriesarewidelyappliedB.toindicatenuclearbatteriescanbesafelyusedC.todescribeanuclear-poweredsystemD.tointroducevariousenergysources
3.Liquidsemiconductorisusedto . A.getridoftheradioactivewasteB.testthepowerofnuclearbatteriesC.decreasethesizeofnuclearbatteriesD.reducethedamagetolatticestructure
4.AccordingtoJaeKwonhisnuclearbattery . A.usesasolidsemiconductorB.willsoonreplacethepresentonesC.couldbeextremelythinD.haspassedthefinaltest
5.Thetextismostprobablya . A.sciencenewsreport B.bookreviewC.newspaperad D.sciencefictionstory【参考答案】1--
5、CBDCA 阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的ABC或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项Sincethe1970sscientistshavebeensearchingforwaystolinkthebrainwithputers.Brain-puterinterfaceBCItechnologycouldhelppeoplewithdisabilitiessendmandstomachines.RecentlytworesearchersJoseMillanandMicheleTavellafromtheFederalPolytechnicSchoolinLausanneSwitzerlanddemonstrated展示asmallroboticwheelchairdirectedbyaperson’sthoughts.InthelaboratoryTavellaoperatedthewheelchairjustbythinkingaboutmovinghisleftorrighthand.Hecouldeventalkashewatchedthevehicleandguideditwithhisthoughts.“Ourbrainhasbillionsofnervecells.Thesesendsignalsthroughthespinalcord脊髓tothemusclestogiveustheabilitytomove.Butspinalcordinjuriesorotherconditionscanpreventtheseweakelectricalsignalsfromreachingthemuscles”Tavellasays.“Oursystemallowsdisabledpeopletomunicatewithexternalworldandalsotocontroldevices.”Theresearchersdesignedaspecialcapfortheuser.Thisheadcoverpicksupthesignalsfromthescalp头皮andsendsthemtoaputer.Theputerinterpretsthesignalsandmandsthemotorizedwheelchair.Thewheelchairalsohastwocamerasthatidentifyobjectsinitspath.Theyhelptheputerreacttomandsfromthebrain.Prof.Millantheteamleadersaysscientistskeepimprovingtheputersoftwarethatinterpretsbrainsignalsandturnsthemintosimplemands.“ThepracticalpossibilitiesthatBCItechnologyofferstodisabledpeoplecanbegroupedintwocategories: municationandcontrollingdevices.Oneexampleisthiswheelchair.”Hesayshisteamhassettwogoals.Oneistestingwithrealpatientssoastoprovethatthisisatechnologytheycanbenefitfrom.Andtheotheristoguaranteethattheycanusethetechnologyoverlongperiodsoftime.
1.BCIisatechnologythatcan . A.helptoupdateputersystemsB.linkthehumanbrainwithputersC.helpthedisabledtorecoverD.controlaperson’sthoughts
2.HowdidTavellaoperatethewheelchairinthelaboratoryA.Bycontrollinghismuscles.B.Bytalkingtothemachine.C.Bymovinghishand. D.Byusinghismind.
3.WhichofthefollowingshowsthepathofthesignalsdescribedinParagraph5A.scalp→puter→cap→wheelchairB.puter→cap→scalp→wheelchairC.scalp→cap→puter→wheelchairD.cap→puter→scalp→wheelchair
4.Theteamwilltestwithrealpatientsto . A.makeprofitsfromthemB.provethetechnologyusefultothemC.makethemlivelongerD.learnabouttheirphysicalcondition
5.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetextA.SwitzerlandtheBCIResearchCenterB.NewFindingsAboutHowtheHumanBrainWorksC.BCICouldMeanMoreFreedomfortheDisabledD.RoboticVehiclesCouldHelptoCureBrainInjuries【参考答案】1--
5、BDCBC 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中,选出最佳选项Wesometimesthinkglobalwarmingorclimatechangeisaproblemveryfarawayfromourlivesandthatonlythegovernmentneedstoworryaboutit.Butit’shardlypossibletopletelystayoutofit–scientistsarenow95percentsurethathumanshavebeenthe“dominantcause”ofglobalwarmingtrendssincethe1950s.OneoftheconclusionsofareportreleasedonSept27bytheUnitedNationssaysthathumanactivitieshavecausedglobaltemperaturestoriseby
0.890Cbetween1901andxx.ThatmightnotseemlikealotbutthetruthisthatamajorpartofthatheathasbeenabsorbedintotheoceanswhichisnotsurprisinggiventhattheycovertwothirdsofEarth’ssurface.Alsowaterhasamuchgreatercapacity容量toabsorbheatthantheairdoesaccordingtoTheEconomist.WhilemanygreenhousegasesoccurnaturallyandareneededtokeeptheEarthwarmenoughtosupportlifehumans’useoffossilfuelsisthemainsourceofexcess多余的greenhousegases.AccordingtoCNNbydrivingcarsusingelectricityproducedbyburningcoalandoilorheatingourhomeswithcoalornaturalgaswereleasealargeamountofgreenhousegasesintotheatmosphere.Yourbodycanbarelyfeeladifferenceof
0.890CbuttheEarth’secosystemsaresosensitivethatevensmallchangescandisturbthem.Itoftenstartswiththesmallestcreaturesatthebottomofthefoodchaineventuallyaffectingbiggeranimalsmanyofwhichcouldendupbeingextinct.Globalwarmingisalsolinkedtoanincreaseinextremeweather.Alargeramountofcarbondioxidetrapsmoreenergyinsidetheatmosphere.Thischangesthepatternsofstormsandrainfallinmanyregionsandcanleadtodroughtsandfloods.WorsestillmeltingseaiceinwarmeroceansiscausingsealevelstoriseataspeedofmorethanthreemillimetersperyearaccordingtoTheGuardianwhichalsoincreasestheriskofflooding.“Thereportshouldserveasanotherwake-upcallthatouractivitiestodayhaveaprofoundimpactonsocietynotonlyforusbutformanygenerationstoe”FrenchMichelJarraudsecretary-generaloftheWorldMeteorologicalOrganizationsaidatanewsconference.
68. The underlined word “dominant” in the first paragraph means“ ____”.A. mon B. indirect C. secondary D.leading
69. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage_____A. Greenhouse gases have been proven to harm merelythe Earth. B. There is little we can do to prevent global warming. C. Global warming can increase the chances of droughts and floods. D. The hugeness of oceans makes them betterabsorbers of heat than the air.
70. The rise in global temperatures between 1901 and xx ____. A. is more harmful to smaller creatures than bigger ones B. is not serious because most of the extra heat has been absorbed by the oceansC. has made the Earth’s ecosystems more sensitive to changes D.is likely to cause many species to bee extinct
71. What is Michel Jarraud’s attitude toward the report released by the UN_____A. Negative . B. Supportive. C. Doubtful. D. Uninterested. 【参考答案】D篇DCDB。