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第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；

每小题2分,满分30分）

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,并在答

题卡上将该项涂黑。

InsidetheRainRoom

TheRainRoomhasarrivedandlocalartloversaretakingnotice.Isitworththewait?

Yes,Iassureyouitis.Onceinside,visitorsfindalong,darkroomwithahighceiling.Asinglebrightlightshinesthroughheavyrainfallingaroundvisitors.Themist.Thedampair.Thenoise.Itfeelslikeamightystormispouringdown.Butthestormisinside.Andvisitorsaren’tgettingwet.Instead,visitorswanderinawe,admiringtherainandtheartistswhocreatedit.

TheRainRoomwascreatedtohighlighttheconnectionbetweenhumans,natureandtechnology.Withatrackingsystemthatsensesmovementandstopstherainwherevervisitorsmove,itdoesjustthat.Lightandsoundproduceanexperiencethatfeelsbothnaturalandforeign.TheexhibitismovingontoAtlantanextmonth.Iurgeyoutovisitbeforethen.It’stimetoexperiencetheRainRoomforyourself!

WelcometotheRainRoom

●TheRainRoomfeaturesfallingwater.Pleasebeawareyoumaygetslightlywet.

However,visitorswearingraincoatswillbeturnedaway.

●Thisexhibitfeaturesadvancedtechnology.Toensureitseffectiveness,pleaseavoid

wearingdarkorreflectiveclothing.

●Visitorsarewelcometotakephotographsoftheexhibit.

●Childrenmustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.

●Fortheconvenienceofallguests,visitsarelimitedto10minutes.

21.What’sthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toattractvisitorstoanewartexhibit.

B.Toexplainhowanexhibithasbeencreated.

C.Todescribethetechnologyusedintheexhibit

D.Topromotetheartiststakingpartinanexhibit.

22.What’sthefunctionoftheexhibit’strackingsystem?

A.Tokeepvisitorsfromgettingwet.

B.Toprotecttheexhibitfromwaterdamage.

C.Totimehowlongvisitorsareintheroom.

D.Tocountthenumberofvisitorsintheroom.

23.WhatmustyoudowhenvisitingtheRainRoom?

A.Weararaincoat.B.Weardarkclothing.

C.LeaveyourcameraoutsideD.Passthroughwithin10minutes

B

Dujiangyanistheoldestman-madewatersystemintheworld,andawonderinthedevelopmentofChinesescience.Builtover2,200yearsagoinwhatisnowSichuanProvinceinSouthwestChina,thisamazingengineeringachievementisstillusedtodaytoirrigateover6,000squarekilometresoffarmland,takeawayfloodwaterandprovidewaterfor50citiesintheprovince.

Inancienttimes,theregioninwhichDujiangyannowstandssufferedfromregularfloodscausedbyoverflowfromtheMinjiangRiver.Tohelpthevictimsoftheflooding,LiBing,theregion’sgovernor,togetherwithhisson,decidedtofindasolution.TheystudiedtheproblemanddiscoveredthattherivermostoftenoverflowedwhenwintersnowatthetopofthenearbyMountYuleibegantomeltastheweatherwarmed.

Thesimplestfixwastobuildadam,butthiswouldhaveminedtheMinjiangRiver.SoinsteadLidesignedaseriesofchannelsbuiltatdifferentlevelsalongMountYuleithatwouldtakeawaythefloodwaterwhileleavingtheriverflowingnaturally.Betterstill,theextrawatercouldbedirectedtothedryChengduPlain,makingitsuitableforfarming.

CuttingthechannelsthroughthehardrockofMountYuleiwasaremarkableaccomplish-mentasitwasdonelongbeforetheinventionofgunpowderandexplosives.LiBingfoundanothersolution.Heusedacombinationoffireandwatertoheatandcooltherocksuntiltheycrackedandcouldberemoved.Aftereightyearsofwork,the2-metre-widecanalshadbeencarvedthroughthemountain.

Oncethesystemwasfinished,nomorefloodsoccurredandthepeoplewereabletolivepeacefullyandaffluently.Today,Dujiangyanisadmiredbyscientistsfromaroundtheworldbecauseofonefeature.Unlikemoderndamswherethewaterisblockedwithahugewall,DujiangyanstillletswaterflowthroughtheMinjiangRivernaturally,enablingecosystemsandfishpopulationstoexistinharmony.

24.WhatarethebenefitsofDujiangyanaccordingtothefirstparagraph?

A.Reducingfloodingandwateringfarmland.

B.Protectingthemountainandreducingflooding.

C.Wateringfarmlandandimprovingwaterquality.

D.Dryingtheriverandsupplyingcitieswithwater.

25.WhatwasthemaincauseoftheMinjiangRiver’sflooding?

A.Heavyrains.B.Meltingsnow.C.Lowriverbanks.D.Steepmountains.

26.HowwasLiBingabletobreak。

throughtherocksofMountYulei?

A.Byusinggunpowder.

B.Byfloodingtherockswithwater.

C.Byapplyingaheatingandcoolingtechnique.

D.Bybreakingtherockswithhammersandspades.

27.WhyisDujiangyangreatlyadmiredbyscientiststoday?

A.Itpreservesmuchofthenaturalriverli