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(十六)SandstormsinAsiaⅠ.阅读理解AAsandstormreferstoahighamountofwindoccurringinsandyareasusuallyindesertswherethewindspeedisabletoliftthetoplayerofsandfromthegroundandpushitineverydirection.Thesandinvolvedinthesandstormcanreachheightsofabout
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15.24m.Itisverydangeroustoexperienceasandstorm.Sandcangetintothenoseeyesmouthandlungs.Ifyouhappentobecaughtinasandstormyoumustprotectyourselfbywearingmasksscarvesandsoon.Ifyouredrivingwhensuchastormapproachesitsadvisedthatyoupullofftheroadsinceitsdifficulttocontinuedriving.Thisisalsoimportantsincevehiclescanfailinduringsandstormsandyoucouldendupstuckontheroad.Mostsandstormsoccurinspringandduringthedaytime.ManyoftheareasaroundthePersianGulfandtheSaharaDesertareassociatedwiththemostseriousstorms.Sinceitsanaturalphenomenonitcantbeentirelycontrolled.Inareasthatarenaturaldesertregionsyoucantalwayspreventasandstorm.TheresmuchevidencethattheplanetMarshasduststormsandclearlynohumanintervention介入isresponsibleforsuch.Though_it_can_move_whole_sand_dunes_and_destroy_crops_a_sandstorm_is_not_without_benefit.语篇解读本文介绍了沙尘暴常发生的时间、地点和基本状况以及如何在沙尘暴中自我保护的一些建议1.Ifyouredrivinginasandstormyoudbetter________.A.stopyourcarinthemiddleoftheroadB.continuetomakeyourwayC.stopandaskforhelpD.stopyourcaronthesideoftheroad解析选D 细节理解题根据第三段第一句中的“Ifyouredrivingwhensuchastormapproachesitsadvisedthatyoupullofftheroad...”可知,如果你开车时遇到沙尘暴,你最好把车停在路边,pullofftheroad“把车停在路边”故选D2.Theunderlinedsentenceshowsthatanywaysandstormsare________.A.useful B.uselessC.harmfulD.powerful解析选A 推理判断题画线句表明,虽然沙尘暴能移动沙丘并毁坏农作物,但它不是毫无益处的注意“asandstormisnotwithoutbenefit”表示“不无裨益”,是双重否定表示肯定意义故选A3.Accordingtothewriterasandstorm________.A.istheresultofhumanactivitiesB.canbepreventedC.cantpletelydisappearontheearthD.cantbeforecast解析选C 推理判断题根据最后一段可知,作者认为沙尘暴是一种自然现象,不能完全被控制,也就不会完全消失,并且它也不是人为的后果故选CBInKenyablindstudentsandthosewithpooreyesightwerestillusingBraille布拉耶盲文booksfortheirstudiesuntilrecently.TheirbooksusedtheBraillesystemofraiseddotstorepresentwordsandnumbers.Thosewithlimitedornoeyesightcan“read”bytouchingthosemarkings.ButKenyanschoolsfortheblindarenowbeginningtousetechnologythatprovidesmaterialinanaudible听得见的form.SeventeenyearoldLucasMwanziaisvisuallyimpaired受损的.ForthepasttwoyearshehasbeenattendingputerclassesattheThikaSchoolfortheBlind.Hesaid“Thetechnologyhasopeneddoorsthatoncewereclosed.Braillebooksarecostlyandyouhavetospendalotofmoneybuyingone.Withputersthebooksareavailableatlittleornocost.Sowecandownloadthebookstoreadandwhenwefinishreadingwejustneedtoclosetheprogram.”ZacharyMuasyawasbornblind.Heisnowoneoftheschoolsteachers.Hehasbeenteachingthestudentshowtousethetechnologyforabouttwoyearsnow.“Theassistivetechnologyequipsthelearnerswithmanyskillsthatreallymakethemindependentinlife.Theycanreadbooksmagazinesandnewspapersbythemselves.”Theschoolstartedusingassistivetechnologysixyearsago.ItenablesblindandvisuallyimpairedstudentstogetinformationfromputersandiPads.Theassistivetechnologycosts$1000tosetup.ButanongovernmentalorganizationcalledInAblehasprovideditfortheschoolsatnocost.FouroutofKenyas11schoolsfortheblindareusingthetechnology.InAblesaysitwillprovidethefinancingfortheremainingschoolstojointheeffort.PeterOkeyotheprogrammanageratInAblesaysblindstudentsusingthetechnologymaystillhavedifficultywhentheymovetohighereducation.Studentswhohaveusedthetechnologyupthroughhighschoolmightnothaveitattheuniversitytheyattend.ThosestudentsmighthavedifficultyiftheyhavetogobacktoBraille.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文肯尼亚盲人学生以及视力不佳者可以不用盲文书籍来学习了,因为科技为肯尼亚盲人学生提供了新的工具4.paredwithBraillebooksthebooksonline________.A.offerlesshelptostudentsB.aremoredifficulttogetC.costlessornomoneyD.arehardertounderstand解析选C 细节理解题根据第二段中的“Braillebooksarecostlyandyouhavetospendalotofmoneybuyingone.Withputersthebooksareavailableatlittleornocost.”告诉我们普通盲文书籍非常昂贵,需要花很多钱去购买而网络有声书籍很便宜甚至免费故选C5.MwanziaandMuasyawerementionedmainlytotellreaders________.A.studentscanbenefitalotfromthenewtechnologyB.BraillebooksaremoresuitablefortheblindC.morehelpwillbeprovidedforstudentsinKenyaD.studentsinAfricaarefondofreadingbooks解析选A 推理判断题根据第二段中的“Thetechnologyhasopeneddoorsthatoncewereclosed.”以及“Theassistivetechnologyequipsthelearnerswithmanyskillsthatreallymakethemindependentinlife.”告诉我们该技术打开了曾被关闭的大门辅助技术让学习者具备多种技能,这真正使得他们在生活中独立故选A6.WhatsPeterOkeyosattitudetowardsthenewtechnologyA.Indifferent.B.Supportive.C.Sympathetic.D.Worried.解析选D 推理判断题根据第三段中PeterOkeyo所说的话告诉我们使用该项技术一路读完高中的学生在大学里可能没法再使用该技术如果让这些学生重新回去使用盲文可能会面临很多困难故选D7.WhatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraphA.ThetechnologywillbesetupinAfricaatalowprice.B.MoreschoolsinKenyawillusethenewtechnology.C.Studentsatuniversitycanusethetechnologynow.D.Thetechnologywillbeelesspopularinthefuture.解析选B 细节理解题根据最后一段中的“FouroutofKenyas...jointheeffort.”告诉我们肯尼亚11所盲人学校中的4所正在使用该技术InAble组织表示,该组织将为剩余学校提供资金加入进来故选BⅡ.阅读七选五ToughteethSpider蜘蛛silkwhichisfivetimesstrongerthansteelnolongerholdstherecordasthestrongestmaterialfoundinnature.Scientistshavediscoveredthattheteethofalimpet帽贝aremadeofeventoughermaterial.“Spidersilkhasbeenwinningthispetitionforalongtime,”AsaBarberanengineerattheUniversityofPortsmouthEnglandwholedthestudysaid.“__1__”Alimpethasaboutahundredteetheachabout1millimeter
0.04incheslong.__2__TofindoutjusthowtoughlimpetteethareBarbersteamexaminedpiecesofthelimpetsteethtotesttheirtensilestrength—theresistanceofamaterialtobreakingwhenstretched.Thescientistslearnedthatthematerialthatmakesuplimpetteethcanwithstandapullingforceparabletothatofaropeliftingabout1500kilograms3300poundsofsugar.__3__Theycontainfibersmadefromabinationofgoethiteandchitin.__4__Chitinontheotherhandisstretchy有弹性的.Mixthetwotogetherandyougetamaterialthatsbothhardandtough.Infactlimpetteethare10percentstrongerthanspidersilk.ScientistshavehadahardtimetryingtoartificiallyproducespidersstickywebmaterialinalabbutBarberbelievesitwillbeeasiertorecreatelimpetteeth.__5__“Ithinkthisisgoingtobeamuchgreateropportunitytomanufacturematerialsthathavehighstrength,”hesays.A.WhatmakeslimpetteethsostrongB.Thoughhardgoethitebreakseasily.C.Alimpethasatonguecoveredwithtinyteeth.D.Itusesthemtogetitspreferredmealoffrocks.E.Butspidersusetheirsilktomakewebsorotherstructures.F.Iwassurprisedandexcitedthatlimpetteethbeatthewinner.G.Thatwaypeopletoowillbeabletobenefitfromthesuperstrongmaterial.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文文章主要介绍了帽贝坚硬的牙齿1.选F F项与上文的“Spidersilkhasbeenwinningthispetitionforalongtime”相呼应2.选D D项与上文的“Alimpethasaboutahundredteeth”相呼应,D项中的them指代上文中的“ahundredteeth”3.选A A项起承上启下的作用上文讲帽贝的牙齿承重力强,下文解释原因4.选B B项与上下文相呼应构成帽贝牙齿的两种成分一种坚硬,另一种有弹性;二者结合使帽贝的牙齿既硬又坚韧5.选G G项与上下文相呼应再造帽贝的牙齿这种材质相对容易些,这会使人们从这种超硬的材料中受益。