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2018高考英语二轮阅读理解一百六十集选练(124)及(解析)答案
2018高考模拟题。
阅读理解。
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。
HowtheGrandCanyon(大峡谷)wascreatedremainsoneofthegeology’sgreatestmysteries.SomeevidencesuggeststhattheprocesswasagradualoneinwhichtheColoradoRiver(whichrunsthroughthecanyon)slowlycutdeeperanddeeperintothegroundovermillionsofyears.Butvolcanicrocksamplestakenfromthecanyonnowsuggestthatthecanyonwasdown-cutinstead.
Down-cuttingiswhenafloodofwaterrushesoveralandscape(地形)withenoughforcetocutdeeplyintothegroundandleavesbehindacanyon.Suchafloodisusuallyreleasedwhenanaturalorman-madedam(堤坝)bursts.
RobertWebb,aresearchgeologist,saysnaturaldamsseemtohaveformedandbrokenacrosstheColoradoRiverseveraltimesduringthelastmillionyears.Thedamswerebuiltwhenlava(熔岩)fromtheeruptionsofnearbyvolcanoesflowedintotheriver.Thelavahardenedintohardrocksandblockedtheriver,causingittobackupandformalake.Eachtimethelakegrewsohugethatitbroketherockdam,releasingaflashfloodthatfurtheredthedown-cuttingprocessanddeepenedthecanyon.
Down-cuttingisnotjustanearthlyevent.SatellitephotossentbackfromMarssuggestthattheprocesshashappenedthere,too,saymanyotherresearchers.
Thephotos,takenbytheMarsGlobalSurveyor,indicatethatanenormouslakeexistedonMars3.5billionyearsago.Thelakespilledintoalargenearbyhole.Oneedgeoftheholebroke,releasingaflashfloodthatquicklycarvedoutagrandcanyon.
Theexistenceofdown-cuttingonMarsisjustonemorepieceofevidencethatthecold,dryplanetwasoncewarmandwet.
1.Inthepast,deepcanyonswerebelievedtohaveformed_______.
A.asaresultofasuddenbreakofvolcanoesB.duetoriverflowsovermillionsofyears
C.owingtotheburstofartificialdamsD.thankstoourancestors’creativework
2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTURE?
A.SeveralvolcanoesbrokeoutonMarsdirectlycreatinggrandcanyons.
B.SeveralgreatlakesexistedontheupperpartsoftheColoradoRiver.
C.PeoplebuilthighdamsontheupperpartsoftheColoradoRiver.
D.TheColoradoRivercrossedtheGrandCanyontoformdown-cutting.
3.Fromthelastthreeparagraphswelearnthat_______.
A.therearegreatlakesonMarsB.thereareactivevolcanoesonMars
C.theremightbecitiesonMarsD.theremightbelifeonMars
4.Thepassagecanbetitledas_______.
A.LakesonEarthandMarsB.TheCauseofLakeFormation
C.TheForceofDamBreakingD.Canyons—ResultsofFloodCutting
参考答案1—4、BBDD
【阅读理解】人物故事类
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Itwasthefirstsnowofwinter—anexcitingdayforeverychildbutnotformostteachers.Upuntilnow,Ihadbeenabletodressmyselfforrecess(课间休息),buttodayIwouldneedsomehelp.MissFinlayson,mykindergartenteacheratPrincessElizabethSchoolnearHamilton,Ontario,hadbeenthroughfirstsnowdaysmanytimesinherlongcareer,butIthinkshemaystillrememberthisone.
Imanagedtogetintomywoolsnowpants.ButIstruggledwithmyjacketbecauseitdidn’tfitwell.Itwasahand-me-downfrommybrother,anditmademewonderwhyIhadtowearhisuglyclothes.Atleastmyhatandmatchingscarfweremine,andtheywerequitepretty.FinallyitwastimetohaveMissFinlaysonhelpmewithmyboots.Inhercalm,motherlyvoiceshesaid,“Bytheendofwinter,youwillbeabletoputonyourownboots.”Ididn’trealizeatthetimethatthiswasmoreastatementofhopethanofconfidence.
Ihandedhermybootsandstuckoutmyfoot.Likemostchildren,Iexpectedtheadulttodoallthework.Aftermuchwigglingandpushing,shemanagedtogetthefirstoneintoplaceandthen,withasigh,workedthesecondoneontoo.
Iannounced,“They’reonthewrongfeet.”Withthegracethatonlyexperiencecanbring,shestruggledtogetthebootsoffandwentthroughthejoylesstaskofputtingthemonagain.ThenIsaid,“Thesearen’tmyboots,youknow.”Asshepulledtheoffendingbootsfrommyfeet,shestillmanagedtolookbothhelpfulandinterested.Oncetheywereoff,Isaid,“Theyaremybrother’sboots.Mymothermakesmewearthem,andIhatethem!
”Somehow,fromlongyearsofpractice,shemanagedtoactasthoughIwasn’tanannoyinglittlegirl.Shepushedandshoved,lessgentlythistime,andthebootswerereturnedtotheirproperplaceonmyfeet.Withagreatsighofrelief,seeingtheendofherstrugglewithme,sheasked,“Now,whereareyourgloves?
”
Ilookedintohereyesandsaid,“Ididn’twanttolosethem,soIputthemintothetoesofmyboots.”
1.Accordingtothepassage,thelittlegirlgot fromherbrother.
A.thewoolsnowpantsandthejacketB.thejacketandtheboots
C.thejacketandthehatD.thebootsandthegloves
2.Whatmadeitsohardfortheteachertohelpthelittlegirlputherbootson?
A.Theglovesinthetoesoftheboots.B.Theslownessoftheteacher.
C.Thewrongsizeoftheboots.D.Theunwillingnessofthegirl.
3.Itcanbeinferredthatbeforethelittlegirlfinallywentouttoenjoythefirstsnowofwinter,theteacherhadtohelpherputonherboots .
A.once B.twice C.threetimes D.fourtimes
4.WhichofthefollowingsentencesfromthetextBESTindicatesthattheteacherisveryconsiderate?
A.Inhercalm,motherlyvoiceshesaid,“Bytheendofwinter,...”(Paragraph2)
B.Withthegracethatonlyexperiencecanbring,shestruggledto...(Paragraph4)
C....,shestillmanagedtolookbothhelpfulandinterested.(Paragraph4)
D....,shemanagedtoactasthoughIwasn’tanannoyinglittlegirl.(Paragraph4)
【参考答案】1--4、BADD
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Arecentstudy,whileshowingagenerallypositiveattitudetowardscience,alsosuggestsawidespreadworrythatitmaybe“runningoutofcontrol”.Thisideaisdangerous.
Sciencecanbeaforceforevilaswellasforgood.Itsapplicationscanbechanneledeitherway,dependingonourdecisions.Thedecisionswemake,personallyorcollectively,willdeterminetheoutcomesofscience.Buthereisarealdanger.Scienceisadvancingsofastandissostronglyinfluencedbybusinessesthatwearelikelytobelievewhateverdecisionswecometowillmakelittledifference.And,ratherthanfightingforthebestpossiblepolicies,wemaystepbackanddonothing.
Somepeoplegoevenfurther.Theysaythatdespitethemoralandlegalobjections(反对),whateverisscientificallypossiblewillbedone—somewhere,sometime.Theybelievethatsciencewillgetoutofcontrolintheend.Thisbeliefisdangeroustoo,becauseitfuelsasenseofhopelessnessanddiscouragesthenfrommakingeffortstobuildasaferworld.
Inourinterconnectedworld,thelackofagreementinandoutoftheworldofsciencecanleadtothefailuretocontroltheuseofscience.Withoutacommonunderstanding,thechallengesof“controlling”scienceinthiscenturywillbereallytough.Takehumancloningforexample.Despitethegeneralagreementamongscientistsonitspossiblehugeimpact(影响)ontraditionalmoralvalues,somecountriesstillgoaheadwiththeresearchanddevelopmentofitsrelatedtechniques.Theoutcomesarehardtopredict.
Therefore,discussionsonhowscienceisappliedshouldbeextendedfarbeyondscientificsocieties.Onlythroughtheun
itedeffortsofpeoplewithhope,canwebefullysafeagainstthemisuseofscienceandcansciencebestservemankindinthefuture.
1.Whatcanweconcludefromtherecentstudy?
A.Peoplethinkhighlyofscience.
B.Peopleholdmixedopinionsaboutscience.
C.Scienceisgettingdangerouslyoutofcontrol.
D.Scienceisusedforbothgoodandbadpurposes.
2.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillhappenifweholdthatscienceisgettingbeyondcontrol?
A.Thedevelopmentofsciencewillhopelesslyslowdown.
B.Businesseswillhaveevengreaterinfluenceonscience.
C.Thepublicwilllosefaithinbringingaboutabrightfuture.
D.Peoplewillworkmoreactivelytoputscienceundercontrol.
3.Thediscussionshouldreachbeyondscientificsocietiesbecause .
A.scientistshavefailedtopredicttheoutcomes
B.thetiesbetweendifferentareasneedstrengthening
C.unitedeffortsarenecessaryforthedevelopmentofscience
D.peopleneedtoworktogethertopreventthebaduseofscience
4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Scienceanditsapplicationsbringusmanydangers.
B.Thedevelopmentofsciencemostlyliesinpeople’sattitudes.
C.Mankindcanlargelytakecontrolofsciencewiththeirefforts.
D.Thefutureofsciencewillbeinfluencedbythedangerousideas.
【参考答案】1-4BCDB
【由山东省2018高考仿真冲刺卷(6)改编】
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。
“Longtimenosee”isaveryinterestingsentence.WhenIfirstreadthissentencefromanAmericanfriend’semail,Ilaughed.IthoughtitwasaperfectexampleofChinglish.
Obviously,itisaword-by-wordliteraltranslationoftheChinesegreetingswitharuledEnglishgrammarandstructure!
Lateron,myfriendtoldmethatitisastandardAmericangreeting.Iwastoothrilledtobelieveher.Herwordscouldnotconvincemeatall.SoIdidaresearchongoogle.com.Tomysurprise,thereareover60thousandwebpagescontaining“Longtimenosee.”Thissentencehasbeenwidelyusedinemails,letters,newspapers,movies,books,oranyotherpossibleplaces.Thoughitissortofinformal,itispartofthelanguagethatAmericansusedaily.Ironically,ifyoutypethisphraseinMicrosoftWord,thesoftwarewilltellyouthatthegrammarneedstobecorrected.
NobodyknowstheoriginofthisChinglishsentence.Somepeoplebelieve