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高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习34及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习精品题（34）及答案

【江苏省常州市武进区2013模拟】C

Everwonderhowmuchaclou

dweighs?

Whataboutahurricane?

Ameteorologisthasdonesomeestimatesandtheresultsmightsurpriseyou.

Let'sstartwithaverysimplewhitepuffycloud—acumuluscloud（积云）.Howmuchdoesthewaterinacumuluscloudweigh?

PeggyLeMone,seniorscientistattheNationalCenterforAtmosphericResearchinBoulder,Colorado,didthenumbers."Thewaterinthelittlecloudweighsabout550tons,"shecalculates."Orifyouwanttoconvertittosomethingthatmightbealittlemoremeaningful…thinkofelephants."

Thethoughtofahundredelephants

-worthofwatersuspendedintheskybegsanotherquestion—whatkeepsitupthere?

"Firstofall,thewaterisn'tinelephantsi

zedparticles（微粒）,it'sintinytinytinyparticles,"explainsLeMone.Andthoseparticlesfloatonthewarmerairthat'srisingbelow.Butstill,theconceptofsomuchwaterfloatingintheskywassurprisingeventoameteorologistlikeLeMone."Ihadnoideahowmuchacloudwouldweigh,actually,whenIstartedthecalculations,"shesays.

Sohowmanyelephantunitsofwaterareinsideabigstormcloud—10timesbiggerallthewayaroundthanthe"puffy"cumuluscloud?

Again,LeMonedidthenumbersAbout200,000elephants.

Now,ratchetupthecalculationsforahurricaneaboutthesizeofMissouriandthefiguresgetreallymassive."Whatwe'redoingisweighingthewaterinonecubicmetertheoreticallypulledfromacloudandthenmultiplyingbythenumberofmetersinawholehurricane,"sheexplains.

Theresult?

Fortymillionelephants.Tha

tmeansthewaterinonehurricaneweighsmorethanalltheelephantsontheplanet.Perhapsevenmorethanalltheelephantsthathaveeverlivedontheplanet.

64.TheweightofisNOTmentionedinthepassage.

A.acumuluscloudB.atornado

C.ahurricaneD.astormcloud

65.HowdidPeggyLeMonefeelabouttheresultofhercalculations?

A.Shefounditnotconvincing.

B.Shethoughtitneededfurthercalculations.

C.Shewasquitesurprisedatit.

D.Sheconsideredthecalculationsinaccurate.

66.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Astormcloudweighsabout200,000elepha

nts.

B.Thewaterinahurricaneweighsmorethanthatinanyotherkindofcloud.

C.Therearelessthanfortymillionelephantslivingontheearth.

D.Thewaterinth

ecloudisinverytinypartials.

64-66BCC

64.细节理解题。

根据全文信息提及A、C、D三项，故选B。

65.细节理解题。

根据第四段”theconceptofsomuchwaterfolatingintheskywassurpringeventoameteorologistlikeLeMone”可知。

66.推断题。

根据最后一段内容可知。

阅读理解

It’sgreatfuntoexplore（探索）newplaces—itfeelslikeanadventure,evenwhenyouknowyou’renotthefirsttohavebeenthere.Butmakesurenottogetlostorwastetimegoingroundincircles.

●Dothemapreadingifyou’rebeingdrivensomewhere.It’llbeeasierifyoukeepturningthemapsoitfollowsthedirectionyou’retravelingin.Keeplookingaheadsothatyoucangivethedriverlotsofwarningbeforehavingtomakeaturn,oryou’llhavetomovetothebackseat.

●Getagroupoffriendstogetherandgoexploring.You’llneeda

goodmap,acompass（指南针）,araincoat,acellphonetocallforhelpincaseyougetlost,andabitofsparecashforemergencies（应急现金）.Tellsomeonewhereyou’regoingbeforeyousetoutandletthemknowwhattimeyouexpecttobeback.Thetestisinnotgettinglost,notinseeinghowfastyoucango,soalwayssticktogether,waitingforslowerfriendstocatchup.

●Seeifyourschooloracluborganizesorienteeringactivities,inwhichyouneedamapandacompasstofindyourway.Thiscanbedoneasasport,withteamstryingtofindthewayfromAtoB（andBtoC,etc.）inthefastesttime,orsimplyasaspare-timeactivity.Eitherway,it’snotonlygoodfun,butagreatwaytokeepfit.

48.Sittingbesidethedriver,youshould________.

A.directthedriverwhennecessaryB.lookaheadtoseewherethere’saturn

C.movetothebackseatiffeelinguncomfortable

D.keeplookingatthemaptofindaplacetogoto

49.Whydoyouneedtotellsomeoneyourexplorationplanbeforesettingout?

A.Togetinformationwhenindanger.B.Tobesavedincaseofanaccident.

C.Tosharethefunwithhim/herinexploration.

D.Totellhim/herwhat’sgoingonwiththegroupmembers.

50.Orienteeringactivitiescan________.

A.makepeopleworkfastB.helppeoplestayhealthy

C.helppeopleorganizeotheractivitiesD.makepeoplegetpreparedforsports

51.Thetextmainlytalksabout______?

A.thefunofexplorationB.whattobringforexploration

C.thewaytousethemapinexplorationD.howtopreventgettinglostinexploration

52.InPoland,whogettogetherandcookbeforeaweeding?

A..ChildrenB.MenC.WomenD.Fathers

参考答案48、ABB51-2DC

Campmemorieslastforever!

Wemakesuretheyareunforgettable!

ShadowRidgeSummerCampsoffersomanyexcitingthingsforcamperstodo.Unlikeothercampprogramsthatincludehorsesasasmallpartoftheirprogram,atShadowRidgehorsesAREtheprogram!

Weare100%horsefromstable（马厩）management,naturewalks,andtrackridestobedroomfurnishings.

Horseshelpusachievemanyofouraims.Girlscanlearntodevelopresponsibility,self-confidenceandpersonalconnectionsintheirliveswhilehavingfun.Usinghorsesasawonderfultoolforeducation,ourcampsofferaninterestingplaceforgrowthandlearning.

Imagineeachgirlhavingherveryownhorsetospendtimewithandabestfriendtoloveandtakecareof.Eachcamperisresponsibleforahorsefortheweek.Ourridingprogramprovidesalotofridingandlessontime.Camperswilllearnhowtotakecareofthehorseandthetack（马具）,aswellashowtoride.Daysarefilledwithhorse-relatedactivitiestostrengthentheconnectionbetweeneachgirlandhorse,asthegirlslearntoworksafelyaroundthehorses.

AtShadowRidgewetrytocreatealoving,caringfamilyatmosphereforourcampers.Wehave“TheBunkhouse”（4girls）,the“WranglersRoost”（4girls）,and“TheHideout”（2girls）inourcomfortable177-year-oldfarmhouse.Allmealsarehomecooked,offeringdeliciousandhealthyfoodforthehungryrider.

Ourexcellentactivitiescreatepersonalizedmemoriesofyourchild'svacation,EachchildwillreceiveacampT-shirtandaphotoalbum（usually300-500pictures）oftheirstayatcamp.

OurcampsareofferedduringJune,JulyandAugust2007,forsmallgroupsofgirlsaged13-16years,notonlyfromCanadabutalsootherpartsoftheworld.

Wewillsendyoufullprogramdescriptionsatyourrequest.

53.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toattractpeopletothecamps.B.Totalkaboutcampingexperiences.

C.Todescribetheprogramsofthecamps.D.Toexplaintheaimsofthecamps.

54Whatdoweknowaboutthecamp　programsatShadowRidge?

A.CampersarerequiredtowearcampT-shirts.

B.Horsesplayacentralroleintheactivities.

C.Camperslearntocookfoodforthemselves.

D.Horselessonsareofferedalltheyearround.

55.TheprogramsatShadowRidgemainlyaimtohelppeople________.

A.understandhorsesbetterB.enjoyafamilyatmosphere

C.havefunaboveotherthingsD.achieveaneducationalpurpose

56.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyfor_________.

A.horseridersB.teenagegirls

C.CanadianparentsD.internationaltravelers

参考答案53、ABD56-C

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Dearall,

PleasereadProfessorHume'semailabouthisnextlectureonRosaParks.

SusanMiller

Secretary

DearSusan,

Pleaseforwardthismessagetostudentsofmyhistoryclass.

BesidesthelifestoryofRosaParksinthetextbook,thestudentsarealsorequiredtoreadthepassagebelowandsomerelatedstoriesthatcanbeborrowedfromtheschoollibrary.

TedHume

TheearlyexperiencesofRosaParks（1913-2005）,longknownasthe“motherofthecivilrightsmovement,”werenotdifferentfromthoseofmanyAfrican-Americansatthattime.Theblackwoman,however,turnedthecourseofAmericanhistoryinDecember1955whensherefusedtogiveupherseatonabustoawhiteman.“Bysittingdown,”remarkedJohnLewis,“shewasstandingupforal

lAmericans.”

AmongthenumerousawardsParksreceivedinherlifewerethePresidentialMedalofFreedom（1996）andtheCongressionalGoldMedal（1999）.

ParksdiedonOct.24,2005.AtSt.PaulA.M.E.ChurchinMontgomery,alargecrowdincludingSecretaryofStateCondoleezzaRicecelebratedherlife.Ricesaidsheandothers,whogrewupwhenthepoliticalactivitiesofParksheldpublicattention,mightnothaverealizedherimpact（影响）ontheirlives,“butIcanhonestlysaythatwithoutMrs.Parks,IprobablywouldnotbestandinghereasSecretaryofState.”

Afterhercasket（灵柩）wasplacedattheCapitol,U.S.PresidentBush,membersofCongressandordinaryAmericanspaidtheirrespects.InAmericanhistoryParksisthefirstwomantolieinstateattheCapitol,averyhighregardusuallyreservedforPresidentsoftheUnit

edStates.

57.WhatisthemainpurposeofSusan’semail?

A.TomakearrangementsforProfessorHume'sclass.

B.TointroducetothestudentsRosaParks.

C.Tohelpthestudentsorganizealecture.

D.ToanswerProfessorHume'slastemail.

58.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“forward”mean?

A.Explain.B.Send.C.Take.D.Read.

59.ThepoliticalimpactofRosaParksliesinthefactthatshe_________.

A.helpedCondoleezzaRiceachievepoliticalsuccess

B.joinedthecivilrightsmovementatayoungage

C.maderacialequalityacommonvalueinAmericansociety

D.setagoodexampleinherearlylifeforotherblackAmericans

60.HowwasRosaParkstreatedafterherdeath?

A.Shewasnamed“motherofthecivilrightsmovement.