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高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习20及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（20）及答案

阅读理解

Asmotorwaysbecomemoreandmoreblockedupwithtraffic,anewgenerationon

flyingcarswillbeneededtoferrypeoplealongskyways.ThatistheconclusionofengineersfromtheUSspaceagencyandaeronauticalfirms,whoenvisionfuturecommuterstravelingby“skycar”.

Thesecouldlookmuchliketheconceptskycarshowninthepicture,designedbyBoeingresearchanddevelopment.However,suchvehiclescouldbesome25yearsfromappearingonthemarket.Effortstobuildflyingvehiclesinthepasthavenotbeenverysuccessful.Suchvehicleswouldnotonlybeexpensiveandrequiretheskillsofatrainedpilottofly,buttherearesignificantengineeringchallengesinvolvedindevelopingthem.“Whenyoutrytocombinethemyougettheworstofbothworlds:

averyheavy,slow,expensivevehiclethat’shardtouse,”saidMarkMoore,headofthepersonalairvehicle（PAV）divisionofthevehiclesystemsprogramatNasa’sLangleyResearchCenterinHampton,US.ButBoeingisalsoconsideringhowtopolicetheairways-andpreventtota

lpandemonium（吵杂狂乱的喧闹）-ifthousandsofflyingcarsentertheskies.

“Theneat,gee-whizpartisthinkingaboutwhatthevehicleitselfwouldlooklike,”saidDickPaul,avicepresidentw

ithPhantomWorks,Boeing’sresearchanddevelopmentarm.“Butwe’retryingtothinkthroughalltheconsequencesofwhatitwouldtaketodeploy（散开）

afleetofthese.”

Pastproposalstosolvethisproblemhaveincludedartificialintelligencesystemstopreventcollisionsbetweenairtraffic.Nasaisworkingonflyingvehicleswiththeinitialgoaloftransformingsmallplanetravel.Smallplanesaregenerallycostly,loud,andrequiremonthsoftrainingandlotsofmoneytooperate,makingflyingtoworkimpracticalformostpeople.Butwithinfiveyears,Nasaresearchershopetodeveloptechnologyforasmallplanethatcanflyoutofregionalairports,costslessthan$100,000（£55,725）,isasquietasamotorcycleandassimpletooperateasacar.

Althoughitwouldnothaveanyroad-drivingcapabilities,itwouldbringthisformoftravelwithinthegraspofawidersectionofpeople.Thenewtechnologywouldautomatemanyofthepilot’sfunctions.ThisSmallAircraftTransportationSystem（Sats）woulddivertpressureawayfromthe“hub-and-spoke（中心辐射型）”modelofairtravel.Hub-and-spokereferstothetypicallyUSmodelofpassengersbeingprocessedthroughlarge“hub”airportsandthenontosecondaryflightsto“spoke”airportsneartheirfinaldestinations.

49.Thebesttitleforthistextwouldbe.

A.DevelopingSkycarsB.TheTrafficJamsintheSky

C.HowtoGuideFlyingCarsintheSkyD.WhatFlyingCarsWillLookLike

50.Theunderlinedword“envision”inParagraph1mostprobablymeans“”.

A.seeB.expectC.thinkD.announce

51.Whenengineersdeveloptheskycars,theyhavetodealwiththefollowingdifficultiesexcept.

A.howtoflyoutofregionalairports

B.howtopreventthedisorderoftheairways

C.howtoreduceexpensesandthevehicle’sweight

D.howtoflytheskycarstoenterskies

52.NowNasaresearchers’aimisto.

A.makebigflyingcars

B.workouttheplan——howtotransformsmallplanetravel

C.developanewkindofsmallplanedifferentfromthetraditionalone

D.buildanewkindofsmallplanewithroad-drivingabilities

参考答案AADC

（三）[2013·安徽省级示范高中名校联考]

Switzerlandisthebestplacetobebornintheworldin2013，andtheUSisjust16th.AnewstudymadebytheEconomistIntelligenceUnitsaysAmericanbabieswillhaveadimmerfuturethanthoseborninHongKong，IrelandandevenCanada.TheEIU，asistercompanyoftheEconomist，triedtomeasurehowwellcountrieswillprovidethebestopportunitiesforahealthy，safeandprosperouslifeinyearstocome.

PeopleborninSwitzerlandwilltendtobethehappiestandhavethebestqualityoflifejudgedintermsofwealth，healthandtrustinpublicinstitutions，accordingtotheanalysis.TheScandinaviancountriesofNorway，SwedenandDenmarkalsoallmakethetopfiveina‘qualityoflife'index（指数）highlightingwhereitisbesttobebornnextyear.

Oneofthemostimportantfactorsisbeingrich，butotherfactorscomeintoplay—includingcrime，trustinpublicinstitutionsandthehealthoffamilylife.Intotal，theindextakesintoaccount11factors.Theseincludefixedfactorssuchasgeography，othersthatchangeslowlyovertimesuchasdemography（人口统计学），socialandculturalcharacteristics,andthestateoftheworldeconomy.Theindexalsolooksatincomeperheadin2030，whichisroughlywhenchildrenbornin2013willreachadulthood.Smalleconomiestakeupthetop10countries，withAustraliacomingsecondandNewZealandandtheNetherlandsnottoofarbehind.

Halfofthetop10countriesareEuropean，butonlyone，theNetherlands，isfromtheeurozone.ThecrisisriddensouthofEurope，includingGreece，PortugalandSpain，fallsbehinddespitetheadvantageofafavourableclimate.Interestingly，thelargestEuropeaneconomies—Germany，FranceandBritain—donotdoparticularlywell.Nigeriahastheunenviable（不值得羡慕的）titleofbeingtheworstcountryforababytoentertheworldin2013.

11．Accordingtothepassage，thehappiestpeoplelivein________．

A．DenmarkB．Switzerland

C．GermanyD．Nigeria

12．Thefactorsoftellingthebestplacetobeborndon'tinclude________．

A．economy

B．geography

C．trustinpublicinstitutions

D．pollution

13．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A．TheEconomistIntelligenceUnitisacompany.

B．TheEconomistattemptedtomeasurethebestplacetolive.

C．TheScandinaviancountriesarehardlyatthetopofthelist.

D．Halfofthetop10countriesarefromtheeurozone.

14．Thepurposeofthetextistoshowpeople________.

A．thebestplacetobebornin2013

B．anewstudymadebytheEIU

C．theworstcountrytobebornin2013

D．thefactorsofmeasuringthebestplacetobeborn

【语篇导读】本文主要通过经济学人智库对国家的幸福指数的研究得出在瑞士出生的人是最幸福的，生活质量也最高，而挪威、瑞典和丹麦这几个

斯堪的纳维亚国家也跻身前五名。

11.B　细节理解题。

根据文章第一段“Switzerlandisthebestplacetobebornintheworldin2013…”和第二段“PeopleborninSwitzerlandwilltendtobethehappiestandhavethebestqualityoflife…”可知，一般来说，在瑞士出生的人是最幸福的，其生活质量也最高。

故答案为B项。

12.D　细节理解题。

根据文章第二段中对于判断最佳居住地的因素介绍可知，没有提到“污染”的问题。

故答案为D项。

13.A　推理判断题。

根据文章第一段中“TheEIU,asistercompanyoftheEconomist…”可知经济学人智库是一家公司。

故A项正确。

14.B　主旨大意题。

本文的目的是展示经济学人智库的研究结果，而其他三个选项只是其中的一个部分，不能作为文章的目的。

故答案为B项。

阅读理解

Theteachinghospitalisoneassociatedwithamedicalschool.Teachinghospitalsarelarge,witharangeoffrom300to200beds.Thesehospitalsalwayshaveinterns（实习医师）andresidents（住院医师）andadditionallyhavemedicalstudentsonthehospitalwards.Theyhavesuperbtechnicalresources,anditisherethatthemostextraordinaryeventsofmedicinetakeplace.Open-heartsurgery,transplantationofkidneys,elaborate（精致的）nurseriesforthenewborn,supportformanagementofrareblooddiseases,andotherwonderfulachievementsareallavailablehere.Dozensofpeoplemaybeconcernedwiththewell-beingofaparticularpatient.Importantmedicaldecisionsarethoroughlydiscussed,presentedatconferences,andreviewedbymanypersonnel.

Ontheotherhand,thequalityofpersonalrelationshipsatteachinghospitalsisvariable.Manypatientsfeelthattheyaretreatedinanimpersonalway,andthattheirlaboratorytestsreceivemoreattentionthattheirhumanandsocialproblems.Sincetheseinstitutionsa

reonthefrontierofmedicine,thereisatendencytoemphasizethenewandelaborateprocedures,whenolderandmoremodestonesmighthaveservedaswell.Withtheinexperienceofsomemembersofthecareteam,thereisatendencytoordermorelaboratoryteststhanwhatwouldhavebeenorderedforthesameconditioninaprivatehospital.Thesickpatientsaresometimesconfusedbyhavingtorelatetoalargenumberofdoctorsandstudents.Medicaleducatorsareconcernedwithsuchcriticismsandhavetocorrectsomeoftheproblems.However,someexcesses（超额）oftechnologicalmedicinestilloccurintheseinstitutio

ns.

53.Oneoftheadvantagesofateachinghospitalisthat.

A.i

tsfirst-classpersonnelareaguaranteeofexcellentmedicalcare

B.itsfirst-classmedicalfacilitiesandskillsmakemedicalbreakthroughspossible

C.theinterns,residentsandmedicalstudentsalloffersatisfactoryservices

D.itslaboratorystaffprovidehigh-classprofessionalaidsforthedocto

rs

54.Thepassageimpliesthat.

A.privatehospitalsusuallygivepersonalizedcareofhighquality

B.privatehospitalshavemoreexperiencedlaboratorystaff

C.teachinghospitalsusepatientsassubjectsfortheirexperiments

D.teachinghospitalsusuallygivepatientsimpropertreatment

55.Treatmentsofsomedifficultandcomplicatedcasesinteachinghospitalaredecided.

A.byspecialistsinchargeofthecase

B.bydoctorsandstudentstogether

C.onsomespecialandimportantoccasions

D.throughcollectiveeffortsandseriousreview

56.Theproblemthatstillbothersteachinghospitalsfrequentlyis.

A.theinadequatepatientcarecausedbyirresp

onsiblenurses.

B.thewrongdecisionsmadebyinexperienceddoctors

C.improperdependenceontechnologicalmedicine

D.theinconveniencecausedbyt

hepresenceofmedicalstudents

参考答案BCDC

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What’sOnStage

Anacrobaticshow:

Tocelebrateits50thanniversary,theChinaAcrobaticTroupe（剧团）willpresent“TheSoulofChina”,wheretheseeminglyimpossibleismadereal.Chillswillrundownyourspine（脊柱）asyouwatchbreathlesslyasperformerstaketheirartandtheirbodiestotheedge.

Time:

7:

30p.m.,September13-19

Place:

CapitalTheatre,22WangfujingDajie,DongchengDistrict

Exhibitions

JointShow:

Agroupinkpaintingexhibitionisrunning