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湖南省醴陵市高考英语阅读理解一轮选练5

湖南省醴陵市2016高考英语阅读理解一轮选练（5）

阅读理解。

ThepoundnewLibraryofBirmingham（LoB）willbethemostvisiblesignofthewaythecityisacceptingthedigitalization（数字化）ofeverydaylife.

Settoopenin2013,the£188mLoBisalreadybeginningtotaleshapenexttotheBirminghamRepertoryTheatre,withwhichitwillsharesomeequipment.

Asdigitalmedia（媒介）isimportanttoitsidea.theprojectisalreadyprovidingchancesforsomeofthemanysmallnewlocalcompaniesworkingatthenewtechnologies.

BrianGambles,theLoBprojectdirector,saysitisaboutgivingpeopletherighttoolsforlearning,“Theaimistomixthephysicalwiththedigital.Providing24-hourserviceswhichcanbeusedthrough,manydifferentways.Itisimportanttoenableustoreachmorepeople,moreeffectively.”

Thedigitallibrarywill,hesays,beasimportantasthephysicalone,allowingthedistantuseoftheservices,makingsurethatitisneverclosedtothepublic.

EvenbeforetheLoBiscomplete,thepublichasbeenabletogoonlinetovisittheVirtual（虚拟的）LoB,designedbyBaden,theBirminghamvirtualworldsspecialists.NotonlyhavethepublicbeenabletolearnaboutLoB,butthevirtualonehasalsoenabledthoseworkingontheLoBtounderstandthebuildingandhowitwillworkbeforeitevenopens.

TwoothersmallBirmingham-baseddigitalcompaniesareworkingontheLoBprojects.Substrat,adigitaldesigncompany,isdevelopingwhatitcallsanexampleofan“enlargedreality”project.Itisabouttheuseofanexcitingsmartphone,animportantpartofthewhichistheearlystagesofdevelopmentisanonlinelibraryoffiguresofthecitybeingbuiltupbyacontentcompanyinCahoots,inwhichuserswiththeencouragedtoaddtoandcommentonthematerial.Gamblessays:

“Technologywillenableustomakethelibrary’sandservicesopentocitizensasseverbefore.”1.Theunderlinepart“itsidea”inParagraph3referstotheideaof____A.theequipmentB.theprojectC.thedigitalmediaD.thephysicallibrary2.WhilevisitingtheVirtualLoB,thepubliccan_____A.getageneralideaoftheLoBB.meetmoreworld-famousexpertsC.learnhowtoputupalibrarybuildingD.understandhowthespecialistsworkontheproject3.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheLoBwhenitopens?

a.Itoffersbetterlearningtools

b.Itreachesusersindifferentways

c.Itprovidesuserswithsmartphone

d.Itallowsuserstoenrichitsmaterial

e.Itgivesnon-stopphysicalanddigitalservices

A.a,b,dB.a,c,eC.b,c,dD.b,d,e4.Thisextmorefrom.

A.aputbookB.alibraryguide

C.ahandbookD.newspaperreport

【参考答案】1—4、BAAD

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。

EachmorningGrandpawasupearlysittingatthekitchentable,readinghisbook.Hisgrandsonwantedtobejustlikehimandtriedtocopyhimineverywayhecould.

Onedaythegrandsonasked,“Grandpa,Itrytoreadthebookjustlikeyou,butIdon’tunderstandit,andIforgetwhatIunderstandassoonasIclosethebook.Whatgooddoesreadingthebookdo?

”

Thegrandpaquietlyturnedfromputtingcoalinthestoveandreplied,“Takethiscoalbasketdowntotheriverandbringmebackabasketofwater.”

Theboydidashewastold,butallthewaterleakedoutbeforehegotbacktothehouse.Thegrandpalaughedandsaid,“You’llhavetomovealittlefasternexttime,”andsenthimbacktotheriverwiththebaskettotryagain.

Thistimetheboyranfaster,butagainthebasketwasemptybeforehereturned.Outofbreath,hetoldhisgrandpathatitwasimpossibletocarrywaterinabasket,sohewenttogetabucketinstead.

Thegrandpasaid,“Idon’twantabucketofwater;Iwantabasketofwater.You’rejustnottryinghardenough.”

Theboyagaindippedthebasketintotheriverandranhard,butwhenhereachedhisgrandpathebasketwasemptyagain.Outofbreath,hesaid,“Grandpa,it’suseless!

”

“So,youthinkitisuseless?

”thegrandpasaid,“Lookatthebasket.”

Theboylookedatthebasketandforthefirsttimeherealizedthatthebasketwasdifferent.Ithadbeentransformedfromadirtyoldcoalbasketandwasnowclean.

“Grandson,that’swhathappenswhenyoureadthebook.Youmightnotunderstandorremembereverything,butwhenyoureadit,you’llbechanged,insideandout.”

【文章大意】本文是篇记叙文，讲述的是一个小男孩模仿他爷爷读书，可是每次合上课本后都不知道读了些什么，于是他就去问他爷爷，读书有什么好处?

他爷爷让他带着装煤的篮子去打水可是每一次无论他跑多快到家篮子里面都没有水，于是他给他爷爷说用竹篮打水是没有用的，他爷爷让他看看篮子，这才发现篮子比以前干净了。

到了最后他爷爷告诉他：

读书的时候你可能没有理解或记住内容，但是读书能够从你外到内改变你。

56.Whatpuzzledthegrandsonmostwas________.

A.whetheritwasusefultoreadbooks

B.whyheforgotwhathereadsoon

C.whatkindofbookhecouldunderstand

D.howhecouldreadbookslikehisgrandpa

57.WhydidGrandpaaskhisgrandsontofetchabasketofwater?

A.Totrainhimtorunfaster.

B.Tocleanthedirtybasketintheriver.

C.Topunishhimfornotreadingcarefully.

D.Togethimtorealizetheuseofreadingbooks.

58.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Theoldarealwayswiserthantheyoung.

B.Itisfoolishtocarrywaterwithabasket.

C.Readingbookscanchangeapersongradually.

D.Youcan’texpecttorememberwhateveryouread.

【江苏省苏锡常镇四市2014模拟调研】

Theclosestknownrelativeoftheancestorsoflimbed（肢体）animalssuchashumansmayhaveevolvedthefoundationforbacklegsevenbeforethemovetoland,researcherssay.Thisancestormayhaveevenbeenabletowalkunderwater,theyadd.

Thesefindingsrevealthatakeystepintheevolutionofbacklimbshappenedinfish,

challengingprevioustheoriesthatsuchappendages（附肢）evolvedonlyafterthemovetoland.

Scientistsinvestigatedfossils（化石）ofa375-million-year-oldfishknownasTiktaalik,

discoveredin2004innorthernCanada'sEllesmereIsland.Possessingabroadflatheadand

sharpteeth,Tiktaalikresembledacrossbetweenafishandacrocodile,growingtoalengthof9feet（2.7meters）asithuntedforitsfoodinshallowfreshwater.

Thisancientcreaturewasundoubtedlyafish.However,italsohadfeaturesseeninmoderntetrapods（四足动物）．

Thisancientfishhadlargeforefinsandshoulders,elbowsandpartialwrists,enablingittosupportitselfonground.Thismakesitthebest-knownexampleofalinkbetweenfinned（鳍）animalsandlimbedanimalsmarkingtheevolutionarychangefromwatertolandforcreatureswithbackbones.

Previousanalysesofotherfossilsdatingfromthewater-landchangefoundtheirback

appendagesweresmallandweakcomparedwiththeirfrontappendages.Thissuggestedthe

earliestancestorsoftetrapodsperhapshada"front-wheeldrive"formofmovementthat

dependedmoreontheirfrontlimbs,andthata"four-wheeldrive"formofmovementwithstronghipsandbacklimbsonlydevelopedaftertetrapodsevolved.

Untilnow,theonlyfossilsofTiktaalikresearchershadexaminedwereofitsfrontparts.Tofindoutmoreaboutthefish,researchersinvestigatedadditionalblocksofrockrecoveredfromthedigsitewhereTiktaalikwasdiscovered.Althoughsomeoftheseblockswerefirstdugin2004,researchersdidnotlookatthemmorecloselyuntilrecently,mainlybecausetheblocksdidnotseemtocontainmuchbone.Moreover,ittookyearstocarefullyandproperlyremovetherocksurroundingthefragilefossils.

ThescientistsdiscoveredthebackpartofTiktaalik．Thismadeadirectcomparisonofthefrontandbackappendagesoftheanimalpossible.Unexpectedly,theresearchersfoundTiktaalikhadbig,strongpelvic（胃盆）boneswithsimilaritiestoearlytetrapods.

"Iwasexpectingtofindadiminutivebackfinandpelvis,"studyleadauthorNeilShubin,apaleontologistattheUniversityofChicago,toldLiveScience."Seeingthehugepelvissetmebackabit-Ilookedatitagainandagain,becauseIwasquitesurprised."

ShubincautionedthatTiktaalikisnottheancestorofalllimbedvertebrates.Itiscurrentlytheclosestknownrelative,"butnottheonly,directancestor,"hesaid."Itismorelikeourclosestcousin."

63．Accordingtothepassage,previousfindingsshowthat＿．

A.theevolutionofbacklimbshappenedunderthewater

B.theancestorsoflimbedanimalscouldwalkunderwater

C.thebacklegsoflimbedanimalsevolvedafterthetransitiontolivingonland

D.tetrapodshada"four-wheeldrive"formofmovementbeforetheyevolved

64.ScientiststhinkthefindingsofTiktaalikaresignificantbecause＿．

A.Tiktaalikistheearliestfishlivingontheearth

B.Tiktaalikfillsagapbetweenfishandlimbedanimals

C.Tiktaalikistheonlyclosestknownrelativeoflimbedanimals

D.Tiktaalikgivesthemachancetocomparethefrontandbacklimbs

65．Whydidn'ttheresearchersexaminethefossilsofthebackpartofTiktaalikmanyyearsago?

A.BecausetheblockscontainedtoomuchboneofTiktaalik.

B．BecauseTiktaalikisnottheancestorofalllimbedanimals.

C.Becausetheresearchoffossilsisaslowandtime-consumingprocess.

D.BecausethefossilswerediscoveredinnorthernCanada'sEllesmereIsland.

66.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"diminutive"inParagraph8mean?

A.Unique.B.Complete.C.Flexible.D.Small.

【参考答案】63—65、CBC66、D

阅读下列短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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