贵州省遵义市高考英语二轮短文阅读类训练5.docx

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贵州省遵义市高考英语二轮短文阅读类训练5

遵义市2014高考英语二轮短文阅读类训练（5）及答案或解析

Tides（潮汐）arecreatedmainlybythepullofthemoonontheearth.Themoon'spullcauseswaterintheoceanstobealittledeeperatapointclosettothemoonandalsoatapointfarthestfromthemoonontheoppositesideoftheearth.Thesetwotidal"Waves"followtheapparent（明显的）movementofthemoonaroundtheearthandstrikenearlyeverycoastlineatin-tervalsofabouttwelvehoursandtwenty-fiveminutes.Afterreachingahighpoint,thewaterlevelgoesdowngraduallyforalittlemorethansixhoursandthenbeginstorisetowardanewhighpoint.Hence,mostcoastlineshavetwotidesaday,andthetidesoccurfiftyminuteslatereachday.Differencesinthecoastlineandinchannelsintheoceanbottommaychangethetimesthatthetidalwavereachesdifferentpointsalongthesamecoastline.Tnedifferenceinwaterlevelbetweenhighandlowtidevariesfromdaytodayaccordingtotherelativepositionsofthesunandthemoonbecausethesunalsoexertsapullontheearth,althoughitisonlyabouthalfasstrongasthepullofthemoon.Whenthesunandthemoonarepullingalongthesameline,thetidesrisehigher,andwhentheypullatfightanglestooneanother,thetideislower.Theformationofthecoastlineandvariations（变化）intheweatherareadditionalfactorswhichcanaffecttheheightoftides.Somesectionsofthecoastareshapedinsuchawayastocausemuchhighertidesthanareexperiencedinotherareas.Astrongwindblowingtowardtheshoremayalsocausetidestobehigher.

1.Theheightofthetideisaffectedbyallofthefollowingexcept_________.

A.thepositionofthesun

B.thedirectionofthewind

C.variationsinthecoastline

D.channelsintheseabottom

答案：

D指导：

潮汐的高度受太阳、风向和海岸线差异的影响，海沟只影响潮汐的时间。

由文中Differences．．．inchannelsintheoceanbottommaychangethetime.可知。

2.Ifthepullofthesunequaledthepullofthemoon,tideswould_________.

A.sometimesbehigherthantheyarenow

B.bethesameheightastheyarenow

C.nolongerbeaffectedbythewind

D.beofequalheightallthetime

答案：

A指导：

太阳对地球的吸引力只有月亮的一半（．．．itisonlyabouthalfasstrongasthepullofthemoon）如果相同并作用在一个方向上，潮汐会比目前高。

本题必须正确理解设问的意思

3.Ifonehightideoccursat1:

00a.m.,thenexthightideatthesamepointwilloccuratabout_________.

A.1:

25a.m.thesameday

B.1:

00p.m.thesameday

C.1:

25p.m.thesameday

D.1:

50a.m.thenextday

答案：

C指导：

潮汐12小时一次，每24小时向后延迟50分钟，题干中所给定的时间是12小时间段，故应是25分钟。

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“John!

46!

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IswamtoDad53andassistedhiminclimbingontothehull（船壳）oftheboat.Uponsittingonthehull,Dadwasalittleawkwardabouthisflashof54.“It’sallright,Dad.Wearesafenow,”Icomfortedhim.

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36.A.boatingB.runningC.swimmingD.teaching

37.A.enjoyedB.desiredC.hatedD.learned

38.A.unforgivableB.unforgettableC.cheerfulD.regretful

39.A.sentB.orderedC.invitedD.allowed

40.A.calmB.icyC.stormyD.thundery

41.A.finishedB.wentC.seemedD.sounded

42.A.strongB.gentleC.coldD.hot

43.A.respeatedlyB.lightlyC.hardlyD.violently

44.A.dangerB.placeC.sportD.job

45.A.sufferedB.fellC.frozeD.withdrew

46.A.lookB.HelpC.RunD.Jump

47.A.problemB.relationshipC.machineD.boat

48.A.turnedtoB.livedwithC.arguedwithD.objectedto

49.A.fountainB.streamC.showerD.wave

50.A.ifB.forC.afterD.but

51.A.gotthroughB.pouredintoC.turnedoverD.liftedup

52.A.ashamedB.protectiveC.tiredD.afraid

53.A.hopelesslyB.quicklyC.slowlyD.helplessly

54.A.