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河北省秦皇岛市卢龙县高考英语阅读理解含语法填空练习9

河北省秦皇岛市卢龙县2016高考英语阅读理解含语法填空练习（9）

阅读理解。

Whyshouldmankindexplorespace?

Whyshouldmoney,timeandeffortbespentexploringandresearchingsomethingwithsofewapparentbenefits?

WhyshouldresourcesbespentonspaceratherthanonconditionsandpeopleonEarth?

Thesearequestionsthat,understandably,areveryoftenasked.

Perhapsthebestanswerliesinourgeneticmakeup（基因构成）ashumanbeings.Whatdroveourancestorstomovefromthetreesintotheplains,andonintoallpossibleareasandenvironments?

Thewiderthespreadofaspecies,thebetteritschanceofsurvival.Perhapsthebestreasonforexploringspaceisthisgenetictendencytoexpandwhereverpossible.

Nearlyeverysuccessfulcivilizationhasexplored,becausebydoingso,anydangersinsurroundingareascanbeidentifiedandpreparedfor.Withoutknowledge,wemaybecompletelydestroyedbythedanger.Withknowledge,wecanlessenitseffects.

Explorationalsoallowsmineralsandotherpotential（潜在的）resourcestobefound.Evenifwehavenoimmediateneedofthem,theywillperhapsbeusefullater.Resourcesmaybemorethanphysicalpossessions.Knowledgeortechniqueshavebeenacquiredthroughexploration.Thetechniquesmayhavemedicalapplicationswhichcanimprovethelengthorqualityofourlives.Wehavealreadybenefitedfromotherspinoffsincludingimprovementsinearthquakeprediction,insatellitesfor

weatherforecastingandincommunicationssystems.Evennonstickpansandmirroredsunglassesarebyproducts（副产品）oftechnologicaldevelopmentsinthespaceindustry!

Whilemanyresourcesarespentonwhatseemsasmallreturn,theexplorationofspaceallowscreative,braveandintelligentmembersofourspeciestofocusonwhatmayservetosaveus.Whilespacemayholdmanywondersandexplanationsofhowtheuniversewasformedorhowitworks,italsoholdsdangers.Thedangerexists,butknowledgecanhelphumanbeingstosurvive.Withouttheabilitytoreachoutacrossspace,thechancetosaveourselvesmightnotexist.

WhileEarthistheonlyplanetknowntosupportlife,surelytheadaptiveabilityofhumanswouldallowustoli

veonotherplanets.Itistruethatthelifestylewouldbedifferent,buthumanlifeandcultu

reshaveadaptedinthepastandsurelycouldinthefuture.

本文是一篇议论文，向我们阐述了人类进行太空探索的原因。

人类的基因构成决定了人类探索其他领域包括太空的能力。

人类探索太空可能暂时没有多大用处，但是在将来这可能会帮助人类生存下去。

1．WhydoestheauthormentionthequestionsinParagraph1?

A．Toexpresshisdoubts.B．Tocomparedifferentideas.

C．Tointroducepointsfordiscussion.D．TodescribetheconditionsonEarth.

答案：

C。

推理判断题。

作者在第一段提出问题目的是引出下面要讨论的话题。

2．WhatisthereasonforexploringspacebasedonParagraph2?

A．Humansarenatureborntodoso.

B．Humanshavethetendencytofight.

C．Humansmayfindnewsourcesoffood.

D．Humansdon'tliketostayinthesameplace.

答案：

A。

细节理解题。

根据第二段的第一句可知人类探索太空的原因是其基因的构成。

3．Theunderlinedword“spinoffs”inParagraph4probablyrefersto________.

A．survivalchancesB．potentialresources

C．unexpectedbenefitsD．physicalpossessions

答案：

C。

词义猜测题。

后面所说的“improvementsinearthquakeprediction，insatellitesforweatherforecastingandincommunicationssystems”可知此处的划线短语意为“益处，好处”。

4．Whatmakesitpossibleforhumanstoliveonotherplanets?

A．Ourgeneticmakeup.B．Resourcesontheearth.

C．Theadaptiveabilityofhumans.D．Byproductsinspaceexploration.

答案：

C。

细节理解题。

根据最后一段的第一句话可知，人类的适应能力会让人类在其他星球生存下去。

5．Whichofthestatementscanbestsumupthepassage?

A．Spaceexplorationhascreatedmanywonders.

B．Spaceexplorationprovidesthebestvalueformoney.

C．Spaceexplorationcanbenefitscienceandtechnology.

D．SpaceexplorationmayhelpusavoidpotentialproblemsonEarth.

答案：

D。

主旨大意题。

A、B两项可以容易地排除。

全文主要讲的是太空探索对帮助人类生

存的益处，而不是对科技的益处。

阅读理解

LisaPinaneverthoughtshewouldneedthefiresafety

trainingshereceivedduringherapprenticeship（学徒期）as

aunionpainteranddrywaller.OnFridaymorning，shewas

thankingGodshehadit.

OnThursdaynight，whilePinawasbabysittinghergranddaughter，nephewandtwoniecesinhersister’sapartment，shesmelledsmokeandrealizedtheapartmentbuildingwasonfire.Whenher4yearoldgranddaughterIleanGarciabegansaying，“We’regoingtodie，”sheknewshehadtoact.Pina,39，firstsealedthedoor，andthentoldallfourchildrentogetonthefloor.Aftercalling911，shetoldthechildrentostartsingingandpromisedthemalltreatsassoonastheyreachedsafety.

“Isaid，‘OK，we’regoingtoliedownandwe’reallgoingtoplayagame，’”Pinasaid.“WeallstartedsingingourABCsand123s.Iwasjusttryingtomakeitfun.”

Pinapatientlywaited，andafewminuteslater，RiversideCountysheriff’sdeputies（治安官的助手）arrived.Pina，Ilean,8yearoldGabrielParga,5yearoldAubreyanaPargaand4yearoldMeriyahPargawerealltrappedonthesecondfloorasflamesfilledthefirststory.

Pinadidtheonlythingshecould.Sheopenedthewindowanddroppedthechildren，onebyone，intothearmsofthesheriff’sdeputiesabout15to20feetbelow.

“Ijustneededtokeepthekidscalmsotheywouldn’tbeafraid，”Pinasaid.“Iwasdeathlyafraidinside，butIcouldn’tletthemknowthat.”

Notlongafterdroppingthechildrenoutofthewindow，firefightersarrivedwithaladderandrescuedher.Tenpeopleweretreatedatthesceneforsufferingsmoke，butnobodywasseriouslyinjured.

1.Thetextismainlyabout________.

A.abigfirewithoutseriousinjuryB.anurgentcall911

C.abravebabysitterD.ababysitterrescuingkidsfromabigfire

2.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph1refersto________.

A.aunionpainterB.adrywaller

C.thefiresafetytrainingD.theapprenticeship

3.BeforeLisaPinacalled911，inordertopreventthefire，she________.

A.letchildrengetonthefloorB.openedthewindowsofthesecondfloor

C.closedthedoorhardD.hadchildrenstartsinging

4.Accordingtothetext，weknowthat________.

A.LisaPinawasthelastonetoberescued

B.thefiredidn’tcauseanyinjury

C.thechildrenweresenttohospitalafterthefire

D.duringthefireLisaPinawasn’tafraidatall

1.Carryingtheirheavyload，thetwobrotherswalkedalongtheriverbank，hardlynoticingthedistanceorthesunbeatingdown.（完形填空第二段第一句）

带着他们沉重的行囊，兄弟二人沿着河岸行走，几乎没有注意到远行的距离和太阳的曝晒。

（1）Thesunbeatdownonthedesertsand.

太阳曝晒着沙漠。

（2）Thethieveshadbeatenthedoordown.

小偷破门而入。

（3）Thewheathadbeenbeatendownbytherain.

麦子被雨打倒了。

（4）Hewanted￡800forthecarbutIbeathimdownto￡600.

那部车他索价八百英镑，但我把他的价钱讲到六百英镑。

2....thendecidedtofindtheirwaybacktotherivertocatchsomefish.（完形填空第二段末句）

……然后，（他们）决定设法回到河里，捉几条鱼。

（1）Theyfoundtheirwayoutofthecrowdedmarket.

他们设法从拥挤的市场里挤出来。

（2）Thehunterfoundhiswayintothedeepforestinsearchoftheinjureddeer.

猎人设法进入森林深处寻找那只受伤的鹿。

（3）Hethoughthardandfoundawaytosolvetheproblematlast.

他努力思考，最后终于想出一个解决这个问题的办法。

3.Aftercalling911，shetoldthechildrentostartsingingandpromisedthemalltreatsassoonastheyreachedsafety.（阅读理解第二段末句）

拨打完911求救电话，他们一到达安全地方，她就告诉孩子们开始唱歌，并允诺他们所有快乐的事情。

（1）Itwasarealtreattovisitthem!

拜访他们真是一件乐事！

（2）Nowrememberthisistobemytreat，soI’llpayforeverything.

别忘了这次该我请客，所以一切由我付款。

【参考答案】1.D　2.C　3.C　4.A　

社会生活类---【阅读理解】

Sportsaccountforagrowingamountofincomemadeonthesalesofcommercialtimebytelevisioncompanies.Manytelevisioncompanieshaveusedsportstoattractviewersfromparticularsectionsofthegeneralpublic,andthentheyhavesoldaudiencestoadvertisers.

AnattractionofsportprogramsforthemajorU.S.mediacompaniesisthateventsareoftenheldonSaturdayandSundayafternoons—theslowesttimeperiodsoftheweekforgeneraltelevisionviewing.Sporteventsarethemostpopularweekendprograms,especiallyamongmaleviewerswhomaynotwatchmuchtelevisionatothertimesduringtheweek.Thismeansthetelevisionnetworksareabletoselladvertisingtimeatrelativelyhighpricesduringwhatnormallywouldbedeadtimeforprogramming.

Mediacorporationsalsousesportstoattractcommercialsponsorsthatmighttaketheiradvertisingdollarselsewhereiftelevisionstationsdidnotreportcertainsports.Thepeopleintheadvertisingdepartmentsofmajorcorporationsrealizethatsportsattractmaleviewers.Theyalsorealizethatmostbusinesstravelersaremenandthatmanymenmakefamilydecisionsonthepurchasesofcomputers,carsandlifeinsurance.

Golfandtennisarespecialcasesfortelevisionprogramming.Thesesportsattractfewviewers,andtheratings（收视率）areunusuallylow.However,theaudienceforthesesportsisattractivetocertainadvertisers.ItismadeupofpeoplefromthehighestincomegroupsintheUnitedStates,includingmanylawyersandbusinessmanagers.Thisiswhytelevisionreportingofgolfandtennisissponsoredbycompaniessellinghighpricedcars,businessandpersonalcomputers,andholidaytrips.Thisisalsowhythenetworkscontinuetocarrytheseprogramsregardlessoflowratings.Advertisersarewillingtopayhighfeestoreachhighincomeconsumersandthosemanagerswhomakedecisionstobuythousandsof“companycars”andcomputers.Withsuchviewers,theseprogramsdon'tneedhighratingstostayontheair.

1.Televisionsportprogramsonweekendafternoons________.

A．resultinmoresportevents

B．getmoreviewerstoplaysports

C．makemorepeopleinterestedintelevision

D．bringmoremoneytothetelevisionnetworks

2.Whywouldweekendafternoonsbecomedeadtimewithoutsportprograms?

A．Becausetherewouldbefewviewers.

B．Becausetheadvertiserswouldbeoffwork.

C．Becausetelevisionprogramswouldgoslowly.

D．Becauseviewerswouldpaylessforwatchingtelevision.

3.Inmanyfamilies,menmakedecisionson________.

A．holidaytripsB．sportsviewing

C．televisionshoppingD．expensivepurchases