英语高考阅读理解练习和答案.docx

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英语高考阅读理解练习和答案

高考英语阅读理解专项练习（及答案）

（一）

Itisnotalwayseasytounderstandinventionsandnewdevelopmentsinscience.Tounderstandfiberoptics（光纤）,however,youcantryanexperiment.

Putadroportwoofmileintotheglassofwater.Turnoffthelights.Shinethelightfromyourflashlight（手电筒）throughthetopoftheglassatanangle（角度）ofabout45degrees.Putapieceofwhitepaperagainsttheglasswhenthebeam（光束）oflightisshining.Movethepapersoyoucanseewherethebeamiscomingoutoftheglass.Youshouldseeaspotoflight.Someofthelighthaspassedthroughthewaterandthroughtheglass.Youseeitonthepaper.Youalsoseeanotherbeamgoingdownintotheglass.Itisbeingreflecteddownintotheglass.

Nextmovetheflashlightsothatthebeamiscomingstraighterdown（30degrees）intothewater.Youwillseethesamephenomenon:

someofthelightisreflectedbackintotheglass.Andsomeescapesout.Nowmovethebeamoflightfromtheflashlightslowlyupuntilyoucannotseeanylightescaping.Thispointiscalledthe“pointoftotalinternalreflection.”Thewordinternalmeans“inside.”Allthelightisstayinginsidetheglass.Thereisnobeamshowingabrightspotonthewhitepaper.Allthelightenergyisinsidetheglass.

Theglassofmilkywaterislikeastrand（线）ofglass.Afiberoptictubeisabundleoflongthinstrandsofglass,reallymanytubes.However,theprinciple（原理）isthesame:

atacertainangle,allthelightenergythatgoesintotheglassfibercomesouttheotherend.

Lightisenergy.Soundisenergy.Radiowavesandelectricityarebothenergy.Theycanallbechangedintolight,andaslighttheycanalltravelalongaglassfiber.Lighttravelsattherateof186,000milespersecond.Therefore,amessagecantravelthatfastinaglassfiber.Thisistheprinciple,orlawofnature,thatmakesfiberopticswork.

1．Whichfigureshowsthelaststepoftheexperiment?

2．Thepurposeoftheexperimentistotellus.

A．howfastlighttravels

B．howfiberopticsworks

C．howlighttravelsinaglassofwater

D．howfiberopticshelpsmankind

3．Intheexperiment,makesthebiggestdifference.

A．theangelatwhichtoshinethelightfromtheflashlight

B．theamountofwaterintheglassofmilk

C．thenumberofdropsofmilktopourintotheglassofwater

D．thesizeoftheholethroughwhichtoshinelightfromtheflashlight

4．Thelaststepistoprove.

A．nobeamisshownonthewhitepaperB．nolightcanbenoticedinsidetheglass

C．noreflectioncanbeseenD．noenergyiswasted

5．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?

A．ExperimentofLightTravelB．PrinciplesofFiberOptics

C．CommunicationonFiberOpticsD．TheoryofLightTravel

（二）

TheyoungmanarrivedontheMassachusettsbeachearlycarryingaradio,ashovel,andastrangesetoftools:

abricklayer’strowel,apaletteknife,spatulas,spoons,andaspraybottle.

Hewalkeddownnearthewater—thetidewasout—putdowntheradioandtunedittosoftrock.Thenheshoveledwetsandintoapilenearlyfourfeethighandasmanyfeetacross.Thenhecreatedarectangular（长方形的）shape.

Afterthat,hesettoworkwithpaletteknife,spatulas,andspoons.Heshapedagracefultower,toppedwalls,fashionedbeautifulbaywindows,andcarvedoutbigfrontgate.

Themanknewhissand.Hesmoothlyfinishedsomesurfacesandembroidered（雕刻）artisticdesignsonothers.Astheshapesbegantodry,hegentlykeptthemslightlywetwithwaterfromthespraybottle,incasetheymightbreakinthewind.

Allthistookhours.Peoplegathered.Atlasthestoodback,obviouslysatisfiedwithacastleworthyoftheAustriancountrysideorDisneyland.

Thenhegatheredhistoolsandradioandmovedthemuptodriersand.Hehadknownforawhilewhatmanyintherapt（全神贯注的）crowdstilloverlooked:

thetidewascomingin.Notonlyhadhepracticedhisartwithconfidenceandstyle,hehaddonesoagainstapowerful,immutable（不可抗拒的）deadline.

Asthecrowdlookedon,waterbegantolapatthebaseofthecastle.Inminutesitwassurrounded.Thentherisingfloodbegantoeatintothebase,wallsfell,thetowerfell,andfinallythegate’sarchfell.Moreminutespassed,andsmallwaveserasedbaywindowsandbattlements—soonnomorethanasmallpartwasleft.

Manyinthecrowdlookedterriblysad;somevoicedfearsanddiscouragement.Butthesculptor（雕塑家）remainedcalm.Hehad,afterall,hadawonderfulday,makingbeautyoutofnothing,andwatchingitreturntonothingastimeandtidemovedon.

6．Inthisselection,whydidthesculptorstartearlyintheday?

A．Heknewthetidewasoutonthisparticularmorning.

B．Itgavetimeforthecrowdtogather.

C．Heneededthesuntohelpdrythesand.

D．Itwaseasiertobeginwithonlyafewpeoplearound.

7．Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthatthesculptorwasanexpert?

A．Heattractedalargecrowd.B．Hecreatedbeautifuldetails.

C．Hewasabletofinishhiswork.D．Heshowedsatisfactiononhisface.

8．Inthisselection,whatdoestheincomingtidesignal?

A．Itistimetobeginworking.B．Itisthebusiesttimeoftheday.

C．Itistheendofaday’swork.D．Itistimeforlookers-ontoleave.

9．Howdidthelookers-onreactwhenthetidebegantocomein?

A．Theytriedtosavethesandcastle.B．Theyweredisappointedtoseetheartruined.

C．Theywerenervousabouttheirownbelongings.D．Theyhelpedtheartistfinishthecastle.

10．Thereadercantellthatthesculptor’srewardforhisworkis.

A．paymentforhisworkB．attentionfromthecrowd

C．fameasanartistD．personalsatisfaction

（三）

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FromJohnF.KennedyInternationalAirport

Queens:

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Distancetomidtown:

15miles

Timetomidtown:

50-60minutes

Hoursofoperation:

24

Traveler’sAid:

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MTA-

NewYorkCityTransitAuthority

130LivingstonSt.,Brooklyn11201;（718）330-1234,www.mta.info.BusesfromtheairportconnectwithsubwaystopsinQueensandBrooklyn:

afreeshuttlegoesfromJFKterminalstotheAline;theQ3busgoestotheFline;andtheB15goestothe3line.Also,theQ10,operatedbyGreenBusLines（718995-4700）,connectstotheE,F,J,andZlines.Bus/subwayfareis＄1.5,paidinexactchange,withatoken,orwithaMetroCard.

Readercard#67.Adonp.43.

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（718）875—8200,.Operatesbusshuttleevery20—30minutestoNYC’sPennStation,PortAuthority,andGrandCentralTerminal（＄13）andtoManhattanhotelsbetween33rdand57thSts.（＄15）.Readercard#230.Adonp.25.

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11．IfyouwanttoknowmoreabouttheMetroCard,youcan.

A．visit.

B．telephone（212）209—7000or（800）258—3826

C．readtheadonpage43ofthebook

D．visit

12．WhatdoyouknowaboutNewYorkCitysubwaylinesfromthereading?

A．Theysupplydoortodoortransportation.

B．Theyaredirectlyconnectedwiththeairport.

C．Theyrun24hours,365days,markedwithcolors.

D．Theyaremarkedwitheithernumbersorletters.

13．SupposeyouwanttogettoaManhattanhotelin23rdStreetfromtheairport,you’dbetter.

A．takeabusshuttleB．takeabusbyGreenBusLine

C．takeSuperShuttleD．takeasubway

（四）

Duringtimesoftrouble,FranklinDelanoRooseveltspokefromasmallroomwithoutafireplaceintheWhiteHousebasementtomillionsofAmericans.Inhiscalmandconversationalmanner,hereassured（使……恢复信心）thenationinthedepthsoftheGreatDepression（大萧条）andthroughaWorldWar.

SaulBellowdescribedhisownexperienceoflisteningtoPresidentRoosevelt,holdthenationtogether,usingonlyaradioandthepowerofhispersonality.

“IcanrecallwalkingeastwardontheChicagoMidway…drivershadpulledover,parkingbumpertobumper,andturnedontheirradiostohearRoosevelt.Theyhadrolleddownthewindowsandopenedthecardoors.Everywherethesamevoice,itsoddEasternaccent,whichinanyoneelsewouldhaveangeredMidwesterners.Youcouldfollowwithoutmissingasinglewordasyouwalkedby.Youfeltjoinedtotheseunknowndrivers,menandwomen…”

ThenationneededtheassuranceofthoseFiresideChats,thefirstofwhichwasdeliveredonMarch12,1933.Betweenaquarterandathirdoftheworkforcewasunemployed.EverybankinAmericahadbeenclosedforatleasteightdays.It’shardforustoimagine.ItwasthehardesttimeoftheGreatDepression.

The“Fireside”wassymbolic（象征性的）;mostofthechatscamefromasmallroomintheWhiteHousebasement.FrancesPerkins,Roosevelt’sSecretaryofLabor,describedthechangethatwouldcomeoverhimjustbeforethebroadcasts:

“Hisfacewouldsmileandlightupasthoughhewereactuallysittingonthefrontporch（门廊）orintheparlorwiththem.Peoplefeltthis,andcametorespectandlovehim.”

Inthatfirstradiovisit,Rooseveltbeganbyexplaininghowthebankingsystemworked:

“Whenyouputmoneyinabank,thebankdoesnotplacethemoneyintoasafe—depositvault（金库房）.Itinvestsyourmoneyinmanydifferentformsofcredit—bonds,mortgages.”Hewentontoannouncethatthebankswouldreopenthenextday.

14．Themainpurposeofthearticleisto.

A．giveexamplesofthepowerofradiobroadcasting

B．makepeopleexaminetheirattitudestowardmoney

C．suggestthatRooseveltwasAmerica’sgreatestpresident

D．showhowRooseveltreassuredAmericansduringhardtimes

15．Accordingtothearticle,theFiresideChatsraisedthehopesofAmericansbecausePresidentRoosevelt.

A．spoketotheminafriendlyandconfidenttone

B．explainedtothem