江苏省沛县高考英语阅读理解一轮优练9及答案 高考.docx

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江苏省沛县2015高考英语阅读理解一轮优练（9）及答案

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

【2013界内蒙古巴市一中一模】A

MichaelFishmaysoonbereplacedasaweatherforecasterbysomethingtrulyfishier---theshark（鲨鱼）.

ResearchbyaBritishbiologystudentsuggeststhatsharkscouldbeusedtopredictstorms.

LaurenSmith,24,isclosetocompletingherstudyonshark’sabilitytosensepressure.

Ifherstudiesprovethetheory,scientistsmaybeabletomonitorthebehaviourofsharkstopredictbadweather.

MissSmithhadpreviouslystudiedthebehaviouroflemonsharksintheBahamas.

Shethenusedtheircloserelatives,lesserspotteddogfish,forfurtherresearchatAberdeenUniversity.

Herwork---thoughttobethefirstofitskindtotestthepressuretheory----resultedfromtheobservationthatjuvenileblacktipsharksoffFloridamovedintodeeperwateraheadofaviolentstormin2001.

MissSmithsaid:

“I’vealwaysbeencrazyabouttravelinganddivingandthisledmetoaninterestinsharks.”

“Iwasdelightedtohavebeenabletoresearchintheareaformydegree.Iknowthere’ssomuchmoreweneedtounderstand----butitcertainlyopensthewaytomoreresearch.”

Ithasbeendiscoveredthatasharksensespressureusinghaircellsinitsbalancesystem.

AttheBiminiSharkLabintheBahamas,MissSmithfixedhi-techsensorstosharkstorecordpressureandtemperature,whilealsotrackingthemusingGPS（GlobalPositioningSystem）technology.

InAberdeen,shewasabletostudytheeffectsoftidal（潮汐的）andtemperaturechangesondogfish----noneofwhichwereharmed.Shealsousedaspeciallabwhichcanmimic（模拟）oceanicpressurechangescausedbyweatherfronts.

Sheisduetocompleteherstudyandgraduatelaterthisyear.Shesaysshewillbelookingforajobwhichwillgiveherthechancetoenrichherexperienceofsharkresearch.

56.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom_____.

A.ashort-storycollection

B.apopularsciencemagazine

C.aresearchpaper

D.apersonaldiary

57.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstfourparagraphofthepassage?

A.Sharksmaybeusedtopredictbadweather.

B.Sharks’behaviourcanbecontrolled.

C.MichaelFishisnotqualifiedforhisjob.

D.LaurenSmithwillbecomeaweatherforecaster.

58.LaurenSmithconductedherresearchby_______.

A.removinghaircellsfromashark’sbalancesystem

B.measuringtheairpressureofweatherfronts

C.recordingsharks’bodytemperature

D.monitoringsharks’reactiontoweatherchanges

59.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Apopularwayofforecastingweather.

B.Anewresearcheffortinpredictingstorms.

C.Biologists’interestinthesecretsofsharks.

D.LaurenSmith’sdevotiontoscientificresearch.

A篇BADB

【2013界长宁区质量抽测】

ThecandidatelongingforelectiontothehighestofficeintheUnitedStatesmustbenative-bornAmericancitizenwhoisatleast35yearsoldandwhohaslivedintheUnitedStatesforatleast14years.Theelectioncourseiscomplicated,andtheroadtotheOvalOfficeislong.

Potentialcandidatesmustpresentpapersstatingtheirintentiontoseektheirparty’srecommendation;delegatesthenchoosefromamongthoserunningsomemonthslateratthenationalconferences.Beforethat,however,eachstateholdsaprimaryelectionthatdetermineshowthestate’svoterswanttheparty’sdelegatestovote.Methodsofchoosingthedelegatesvaryfromstatetostate.Attheconferences,therearespeechesandoftenheateddiscussions.Itmaytakeseveralroundsofvotingbeforedelegatescanagreeonacandidate.Onthefinaldayofthemeeting,thepresidentialcandidateannounceshisorherchoiceforvicepresident.

ElectionDay,bylaw,istheTuesdaythatfollowsthefirstMondayinNovember.Onthisday,registeredvotersmaycasttheirvotesforpresident,vicepresident,andcandidatesforotherfederal（联邦）,state,andlocaloffices.Thepopularvote,however,doesnotdeterminewhowillbepresident.ThepresidentischosenbyavoteoftheElectoralCollege,agroupof538citizensfromthe50statesandtheDistrictofColumbiawhoarechosentocastvotesforthepresidentandvicepresident.

Therulesforchoosingelectors,aswiththedelegates,vary.Eachstatealsodecideswhetheritselectoralvotesmustreflectthepopularvote.Thenumberofelectorsineachstateisdeterminedbythenumberofrepresentativesandsenators（议员）thatastatesendstoCongressand,therefore,maychangeevery10years,dependingontheresultsoftheUnitedStatescensus（人口普查）.Thewinnermustgetatleast270oftheelectoralvoteswhentheElectoralCollegemeetsinDecemberoftheelectionyear.Theelectionresultsarenotofficial,however,untilthefollowingJanuary,whenCongressmeetsinajointconferencetocounttheelectoralvotes.

AttheendoftheroadtotheOvalOfficeistheswearing-inceremony,atwhicht