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陕西省咸阳市2014高考英语二轮阅读理解精英训练精品题（3）及答案

【山东省济南市2014高考英语一模试题】B

FromasmallwarehouseinNorthSaltLakeCity,Utah,alittle-knowncompanycalledGoNaturalCNGisabouttoreleaseanewhomerefuelingsystemaftermorethantwoyearsofresearch.

Thesystem,backedbytechnologygiantParkerHannifinCorp,willfillupquickerthansomemodels—aboutonegallonanhour—andlastupto20years,accordingtoGoNaturalCNGChiefExecutiveLucasKjar.Theunit,expectedbytheendoftheyear,willusehydraulictechnologytocompress（压缩）thegasforvehicleuse,hesaid.Hedidnotsayhowmuchtheunitwouldcost.

ButGoNaturalmayhavealotofcompetition.GeneralElectric,WhirlpoolandEatonareallworkingonhomerefuelingtechnologiesexpectedtobelaunchedinthenextcoupleofyears.

GeneralElectric,whichreceived$1.8millionfromthegovernmenttodevelopitssystem,aimstoreleaseaunitthatwillcoolnaturalgastominus50degreesCelsiustoextract（提取）waterandothercontaminatesbeforerefueling.GEaimstoselltheunitat$500,aboutatenthofthecostofcurrentmodels.

GeneralElectricsaiditwasinthedevelopmentphaseanddeclinedtocommentontheprogram’sprogress.

Honda,whichmakesthenaturalgas-firedHondaCivicGX,hascontactedGEandWhirlpooltodiscusstheirplans,accordingtoElmerHardy,Honda’sseniormanagerofalternativefuelvehicles.

Eaton,whichreceived$3.4millionfromthegovernmenttodevelopthetechnology,isworkingonaunitatitslabsinSouthfield,Michigan,thatwoulduseliquidstocompressthegasinsteadofthetraditionalmetalpistons（活塞）.Itaimstomakeaunitavailablefor$500by2015.

“Weareseeingifwecandoitinawaythatreducesthepricepoint,”saidClarkFortune,wholeadstheprogramatEaton.“Theadoptionwillimproveifthecostscomedown.”

46.Whatmightbetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toencouragecarownerstousenaturalgas.

B.Toadvertisesometechnologycompanies.

C.Tointroduceanewhomerefuelingsystem.

D.Topresentsomewaysofsavingenergy.

47.Whichcompanymaybethefirsttoreleasethenewrefuelingsystem?

A.EatonB.GeneralElectricC.WhirlpoolD.GoNatural

48.WhichofthefollowingistrueofthesystemtobelaunchedbyGoNatural?

A.Itcanbeboughtat$5oonow.

B.Ithasgotintomarketthisyear.

C.Itcanbeusedfortwentyyears.

D.ItisfinancedbyHonda.

49.Whatisthegovernment’sattitudetothenewhomerefuelingsystem?

A.DoubtfulB.CautiousC.NegativeD.Supportive

50.WhatmaypreventthesystemfrombeingwidelyacceptedaccordingtoClarkFortune?

A.Itsrefuelingspeed.B.Itspresentprice.

C.Itscompressingtechnique.D.Itsappearance.

【参考答案】46—50CDCDB

【山东省济南市2014高考英语一模试题】C

Everybodylovestoplayboardgamessometimes,butitissurprisingtoknowhowlongthispastimehasbeeninexistence.Someoftheearliestboardgamesareover5,000yearsold.TheoldestisprobablySenet,anAmericanEgyptiangamewhichhasbeenfoundinburialsfrombefore3000BC.Thegameinvolvesanelementofluck,andsoitwasthoughtbytheAncientEgyptiansthatthosewhowonthegamewereprotectedbyGod.Forthisreason,gamesofSenetwereoftenburiedalongsidethedeadbody,tobeusedonthedangerousgameboardissetoutasagridofthreebytenrows,andusestwosetsofatleastfivepawns.Theactualrulesareunknown,althoughsomehistorianshaveproposedruleswhichwereusedintheSenetsetsavailabletoday.

TheRoyalGameofUr,alsoknownastheGameofTwentySquares,isanotherancientgamewhichdatesbacktotheFirstDynastyofUr,in2600BCMesopotamia.Itwasplayedwithtwosetsofsevencounters,oneblackandonewhite,andthreefour-sideddice（骰子）.Althoughtheancientrulesareunknown,astonetablethasbeenfoundwhichdescribesareliablerecordofhowthegamewasplayedin177-176BC.

BothSenetandTheRoyalGameofUrprobablycameintoexistencelongbeforethegamebackgammon（西洋双陆棋），whichitselfhasalonghistory.ThegameofNard,whichexistedinIraninaround3000BC,usedtwosetsoffifteencounters,fourdiceandsameboardastheoneusedinbackgammontoday,althoughtheinitialstartingpositionsandrulesaredifferent.SimilargameswereplayedinAncientRomeandIndia.

51.Thetextismeanttointroduce________.

A.acommonoriginofboardgamesB.theunknownrulesofboardgames

C.severalkindsofearliestboardgamesD.thenewlydiscoveredboardgames

52.WhatdoweknowaboutthegameofSenetINparagraph1?

A.Itsactualrulesarestillinuse.B.Itusedtobeplayedintombs.

C.Itisprobablytheoldestboardgame.D.ItsdesigniscloselyrelatedtoGod.

53.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?

A.AbriefintroductiontotheRoyalGameofUr.

B.AreliableaccountoftheFirstDynastyofUr.

C.Therecentdiscoveryofanancientboardgame.

D.Theoriginalrulesfoundinastonetablet.

54.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Thereweresomesimilaritiesbetweenthegames.

B.TheearliestboardgamewasfoundinEurope.

C.Allthegamesusedthesamenumberofdice.

D.Wehaven’tgotanyrecordoftheboardgames.

55.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“itself”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.ThegameofSenet.B.TheRoyalGameofUr.

C.Thegamebackgammon.D.ThegameofNard.

【参考答案】51—55CCAAC

阅读理解

EarlyonSaturdaymorning,oneofthelargestearthquakeseverrecordedhitcentralChile.Thepowerfulquakekilledmorethan800people,destroyedorbadlydamaged1.5millionhomesandaffectedalmost2millionpeople.

The8.8-magnitudeearthquakestruckaround3:

34a.m.,jolting（震摇）peopleawakealloverthecountry.Theearthquakecamefromunderwater,offthecoastofChile.

FernandoAbarzuawasinoneofthemanybuildingsthatcollapsed（倒塌）there.“IwasontheeighthfloorandallofasuddenIwasdownhere,”hesaid,addingthathewassurprisedtohaveescapedwithnomajorinjuries.

Theearthquaketriggered（引发）atsunamithatsweptacrossthePacificOcean,settingoffwarningsin53countries.Intheend,thetsunami'swavescausedmajordamageandseveraldeathsinChilebutnowhereelse.

Dozensofaftershocks,orsmallerearthquakes,rattled（使颤动）theareainthedaysfollowingSaturday'smassivequake.

Chilehasahistoryofearthquakes.Thelargestrecordedearthquakeintheworld—a9.5-magnitudequake—struckthecountryinMay1960.Since1973,therehavebeen13quakestherewithamagnitudeofatleast7.0.Asaresult,Chile'snewerbuildingswerebuilttowithstand（经受住）theshocks.

ThatisonereasonthatChile'squake—though500timesstronger—hascausedmuchlessdamagethantheearthquakethatstruckHaitiinJanuary.

OnSunday,BacheletorderedtroopsinChiletohelphandoutfood,waterandblanketsandtoclearrubble（瓦砾堆）fromtheroads.Temporaryhospitalswereplannedforthehardest-hitareas.

Shelaterrequestedhelpfromtheinternationalcommunity.OnMonday,theUnitedNationspreparedearthquakereliefeffortsaswellas30tonsoffoodandotherhelp.

EvenbeforeBachelet'srequest,PresidentObamaannouncedthattheU.S.waspreparedtohelp.“TheUnitedStatesstandsreadytoassistintherescueandrecoveryefforts,”hesaid.

60.Thepassagemainlytellsus.

A.howtheworldhelpedChileafteritsearthquake

B.amassive（巨大的）earthquakerockedChileandtheresponsetoit

C.hundredsofpeoplediedaftertheChile’searthquake

D.thepoorestcountry-Chilewasdestroyedcompletely

61.Accordingtothepassage,weknowFernandoAbarzuais.

A.braveB.devotedC.luckyD.kind

62.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethemainanddirectreasonthatcausedless

damageinChilethanthatinHaiti?

A.Helpcameintime.

B.Chile'speoplehadgotthenewsbeforetheearthquake.

C.ChileisricherthanHaiti.

D.MostofthebuildingsinChilecanbeartheshocks.

63.Thepassagemostprobablyappears.

A.inanewspaperB.inamagazine

C.inahistorybookD.inanadvertisement

阅读理解-----C8[2012·全国卷Ⅱ]

Youmaythinkthatsailingisadifficultsport,butitisreallynothardtolearnit.Youdonotneedtobestrong.Butyouneedtobequick.Andyouneedtounderstandafewbasicrulesaboutthewind.

First,youmustaskyourself，“Whereisthewindcomingfrom?

Isitcomingfromaheadorbehindorfromtheside？

”Youmustthinkaboutthisallthetimeontheboat.Thewinddirectiontellsyouwhattodowiththesail.

Let'sstartwiththewindblowingfrombehind.Thismeansthewindandtheboataregoinginthesamedirection.Thenyoumustalwayskeepthesailoutsidetheboat.Itshouldbeata90°angle（角度）totheboat.Thenitwillcatchthewindbest.

Ifthewindisblowingfromtheside,itisblowingacrosstheboat.Inthiscase,youmustkeepthesailhalfwayoutsidetheboat.Itshouldbeata45°angletotheboat.Itneedstobeoutfarenoughtocatchthewind,butitshouldn'tflap（摆动）．Itshouldn'tlooklikeaflagonaflagpole.Ifitisflapping,itisprobablyouttoofar,andtheboatwillslowdown.

Sailingintothewindisnotpossible.Ifyoutry,thesailwillflapandtheboatwillstop.Youmaywanttogointhatdirection.Itispossible,butyoucan'tgoinastraightline.Youmustgofirstinonedirectionandtheninanother.Thisiscalledtacking.Whenyouaretacking,youmustalwayskeepthesailinsidetheboat.

45.Whatshouldyouconsiderfirstwhilesailing?

A．Sailors'strength.B．Wavelevels.

C．Winddirections.D．Sizeofsails.

46．Whatdoestheword“It”underlinedinParagraph4referto?

A．Theboat.B．Thewind.

C．Thesail.D．Theangle.

47．Whatdoyouhavetodowhensailingagainstthewind?

A．Moveinastraightline.