高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题47.docx

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高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题47

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题（47）及答案

NASA’stwinMarsrovers,SpiritandOpportunity,havebeenexploringtheRedPlanetsince2004.Butalittlemorethanayearago,NASAlostcontactwithSpirit.Thespaceagencyhastriedseveralwaystomakecontactwiththerover,butSpirithasnotsentbackanysignals.

SpiritlandedonMarsonJanuary4,2004.Threeweekslater,Opportunityarrived.Soonafter,theroverswenttotheoppositesideofMars.Spirit’soriginalmissionwasonlydesignedtolastforthreemonths,butSpirithasworkedformorethanfiveyearsdoingadditionalmissions.BothrovershavemadeimportantdiscoveriesaboutancientMars.Theyhavetakenthousandsofimagesandfoundevidenceintherocksofawater,warmerpastinMars’history.

Spiritissolar-powered.ItgotstuckinasandtrapinApril2009,trappeddeepintothesoilandwithitswheelsturningaroundandaroundbutnotabletomoveforwardsorbackwards.Spirithadtoagreethatthereisnothingthatcanbedonetochangethesituation—it’snevergoingtomoveagain.However,evenifitisanotmovingstation,itcanstillstudytheplanet’satmosphereanddeepinterior.

NASAhasbeenconcentratingontryingtopositionitssolarpanelstogetasmuchenergyfromthesunaspossible,ortogettheroverleaninginamannerthatwillallowthemostamountofsunlightfallingonitssolarpanels,inordertokeepitaliveduringthecomingwintermonths.Engineershaveplannedtorockthevehiclebackandforthtoacquireamorefavorableposition.However,nomatterhowmanyeffortshavebeenmade,SpiritstillcouldnotgetoutofthesoftsoilandcouldnotleanitselftowardthesunastheMartianwinterapproached.Withoutenoughenergyreachingitssolarpanelsandwithsolittleenergyinitsbatteries,itwentintohibernation,justlikeapolarbear,andhasnotcommunicatedwithEarthsinceMarch22,2010.

WhateverthefutureholdsforSpirit,itsmissionhasbeenanoutstandingsuccess.WhenitlandedontheRedPlanetinJanuary2004,noonewasreallysurehowlongitwouldcontinueworkinginthecoldanddustyenvironment.Asamatteroffact,threemonthswasitsoriginalgoal.

Aftersomanyfruitlessefforts,NASAscientistsarelosinghopeofeverreconnectingwithSpirit,buttheywillgiveitonemoretry.GroundcontrollersarecontactingSpiritoverarangeoffrequenciesandatdifferenttimesduringthedayincaseitsinternalclockstoppedworkinganditlosttrackoftime.Theyalsoarecommandingtherovertoturnonitsbackupradiotransmitterincasethemainoneisdead.

Ifthisfinalefforttoconnectisn’tsuccessful,NASAwillshiftthefocustoitstwinrobot,Opportunity,whichisinadifferentpartofMars.Opportunityisstillonthemoveandcontinuestotravelfreelytothisday.Ithastraveled16.6milessofar,andiscurrentlyrollingtowardsanothercraterithasyettoexplore.

NASAhasspentmorethan$900millionontheprojectbutshowsnosignofgivinguponthesedeterminedandhard-workingrobots.Theroversare,though,experiencinggradualwearandtear,theexpecteddamagetosomethingcausedbyusingitrepeatedlyoveraperiodoftime.EvenbeforeSpiritgottrapped,oneofitswheelshadfailed.AndNASAsaysit’sjustamatteroftimebeforebothrobotsbreakdowncompletely.

10.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanweknowaboutSpirit?

A.IthadexploredMarsseveraltimes.

B.Itsoriginalmissionwastoworkforfiveyears.

C.ItlandedonMarsthreeweekslaterthanOpportunity.

D.ItdiscoveredthatMarswasonceawarmandwetterplace.

11.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTwhatNASAdid?

A.TrytoleanSpirittomakeitgetasmuchsunlightaspossible.

B.RockSpiritbackandforthtomakeitacquireamorefavorableposition.

C.MakeeffortstohelpSpiritgetoutofthesoftsoilwhereitisstuck.

D.ContactandorderSpirittoturnonitsbackupradiotransmitter.

12.ThereasonwhySpiritfailedtocommunicatewiththeEarthisthat________.

A.itdidn’thaveenoughenergyB.ithadfinisheditstask

C.somethingwaswrongwithitswheelsD.itmetanunidentifiedcreature

13.Bysaying“NASAwillshiftthefocus”inParagraph7,theauthormeansthat______.

A.NASAwillmovethecenterofSpiritoutofthesand

B.NASAwilldependonOpportunitytodotheexploration

C.NASAwilldonothingbutwaitforsomeopportunity

D.NASAwillmakeopportunityhelpSpirit

14.Thelastparagraphmainlyinformsusthat_______.

A.NASAhasplannedtospendmoremoneyonSpirit

B.SpiritwillbebroughtbacktoEarth

C.Spiritwillstopoperatingtotallyinthefuture

D.SpiritwillcausedamagetoMars

15.What’sthetextmainlyabout?

A.NASAmakesthelastefforttocontactSpirit.

B.SpirithasmademanyimportantdiscoveriesonMars.

C.HowSpiritgotstuckandcouldn’tmoveonMars.

D.WhyNASAtriedmanywaystocontactSpirit.

DBABCA

Itseemslikeeverydaythere'ssomenewresearchaboutwhetherourfavoritedrinksaregoodforus.Oneday,sciencesaysaglassofredwineadaywillhelpuslivelonger.Thenextday,maybenot.Itseemsjournalistsareprettyinterestedinwineresearchandthesamemightbesaidforcoffee.Nowthere'sbeenalotofresearchintowhethercoffee'sgoodforourhealth"theresultshavereallybeenmixed"，admitsNealFreedmanwholedthecoffeestudyandpublishedhisfindingsinamedicaljournalrecently."There'sbeensomeevidencethatcoffeemightincreasetheriskofcertaindiseasesandthere'salsobeenmaybemorerecentevidencethatcoffeemayprotectagainstotherdiseasesaswell".

Freedmanandhiscolleaguesundertookthebiggeststudyyettolookattherelationshipbetweencoffeeandhealth.Theyanalyzeddatacollectedfrommorethan400，000Americansages50to70participatinginthestudy."Wefoundthatthecoffeedrinkershadamodestlylowerriskofdeaththanthenon-drinkers，hesaid.Here'swhathemeansby"modestly":

thosewhodrankatleasttwoorthreecupsadaywereabout10percentor15percentlesslikelytodieforanyreasonduringthe13yearsofthestudywhentheresearcherslookedatspecificcausesofdeath,coffeedrinkingappearedtocuttheriskofdyingfromheartdisease,lungdiseaseinjuries,accidentsandinfections.

Now,Freedmanstressedthatthestudydoesn'tprovecoffeecanmakepeoplelivelonger.Astudylikethiscanneverproveacause-and-effectrelationship.Allitcanreallydoistopointresearchersintherightdirectionforfurtherinvestigation.Andevenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientistshavenoideawhy.

【文章大意】本文是一篇科学调查报告。

文章通过科学调查研究了喝咖啡与疾病的关系。

63.Accordingtothefirstparagraph，reporterswouldliketoknowtheresearchfindingsof_______.

A.teaB.beerC.coffeeD.wine

64.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Freedmanandhiscolleagueshired400，000Americanstocollectdate.

B.PeoplewhotookpartinFreedman'sresearchareabout50to70yearsold.

C.About400,000AmericansworkedforFreedman'steamfor13years.

D.Peoplewhoare50to70yearsoldseldomdrinkwffee.

【答案】B

【解析】根据文章中的Theyanalyzeddatacollectedfrommorethan400，000Americansages50to70participatinginthestudy.可知B正确。

A错在没有morethan；C错在忽视了定语从句thosewhodrankatleasttwoorthreecupsaday……;D项与文章内容不符。

【考点定位】考查细节理解。

65.Accordingtotheauthor,scientists________.

A.havealreadyprovedthatcoffeeisgoodforhumanhealth

B.havealongwaytogobeforetheyfindawaytostudycoffee

C.haveavoidedthecause-and-effectapproachtostudycoffee

D.arestillunabletofigureoutwhycoffeeisgoodforus

【答案】D

【解析】根据文章最后一段中的evenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientistshavenoideawhy.可知D正确。

【考点定位】考查推理判断。

66.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?

A.TheMagicalEffectsofCoffee

B.NealFreedmanandHisResearch

C.CanCoffeeHelpYouLiveLonger?

D.ACupofCoffeeADayMakesDiseasesAway

【答案】C

【解析】根据文章的整体内容及最后一段可知C正确。

【考点定位】考查文章的标题。

“Whatisthemostimportantthingyou’vedoneinyourlife?

”ThequestionwasputtomeduringapresentationIgavetoagroupoflawyers.

Theanswercametomeinaninstant.It’snottheoneIgave,becausethesituationwasnotright.Asalawyerintheentertainmentindustry,Iknewtheaudiencewantedtohearsomeamusingstoriesaboutmyworkwithwell-knownpeople.Buthere’sthetrueanswer:

ThemostimportantthingI’veeverdoneoccurredonOctober8,1990.IbeganthedayplayingtenniswithanoldfriendIhadn’tseenforawhile.Betweenpointswetalkedaboutwhathadbeenhappeningineachother’slives.Heandhiswifehadjusthadababyboy,whowaskeepingthemupatnight.

Whilewewereplaying,acarcamescreaminguptheroadtowardthecourts.Itwasmyfriend’sfather,whoshoutedtomyfriendthathisbabyhadstoppedbreathingandwasbeingrushedtothehospital.Inaflashmyfriendwasinthecarandgone,disappearinginacloudofdust.

ForamomentIjuststoodthere,paralyzed（呆若木鸡）.ThenItriedtofigureoutwhatIshoulddo.Followmyfriendtothehospital?

TherewasnothingIcouldaccomplishthere,Iconvincedmyself.Myfriend’ssonwasinthecareofdoctorsandnurses,andnothingIcoulddoorsaywouldaffecttheoutcome.Bethereformoralsupport?

Well,maybe.Butmyfriendandhiswifebothhadlargefamilies,andIknewthey’dbesurroundedbyrelativeswhowouldprovidemorethanenoughcomfortandsupport,whateverhappened.AllIcoulddoatthehospital,Idecided,wastogetintheway.Also,Ihadplannedafulldaywithmyfamily,whowerewaitingformetogethome.SoIdecidedtoheadbacktomyhouseandcheckinmyfriendlater.

AsIstartedmycar,Irealized