届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解27.docx

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届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解27

2014届高三英语二轮专题测试：

阅读理解

1.请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Everwonderhowmuchacloudweighs?

Whataboutahurricane?

Ameteorologisthasdonesomeestimatesandtheresultsmightsurpriseyou.

Let'sstartwithaverysimplewhitepuffycloud—acumuluscloud（积云）.Howmuchdoesthewaterinacumuluscloudweigh?

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

Thethoughtofahundredelephants-worthofwatersuspendedintheskybegsanotherquestion—whatkeepsitupthere?

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

Sohowmanyelephantunitsofwaterareinsideabigstormcloud—10timesbiggerallthewayaroundthanthe"puffy"cumuluscloud?

Again,LeMonedidthenumbers:

About200,000elephants.

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

Theresult?

Fortymillionelephants.Thatmeansthewaterinonehurricaneweighsmorethanalltheelephantsontheplanet.Perhapsevenmorethanalltheelephantsthathaveeverlivedontheplanet.

64.TheweightofisNOTmentionedinthepassage.

A.acumuluscloudB.atornadoC.ahurricaneD.astormcloud

65.HowdidPeggyLeMonefeelabouttheresultofhercalculations?

A.Shefounditnotconvincing.

B.Shethoughtitneededfurthercalculations.

C.Shewasquitesurprisedatit.

D.Sheconsideredthecalculationsinaccurate.

66.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Astormcloudweighsabout200,000elephants.

B.Thewaterinahurricaneweighsmorethanthatinanyotherkindofcloud.

C.Therearelessthanfortymillionelephantslivingontheearth.

D.Thewaterinthecloudisinverytinypartials.

2.请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Competition.It’sasimpleword,yetaverycomplexwordthatcoversmanyangleswhenitcomestohowgasolinepricesaredetermined.Itseemssoeasytoexplain,butdon’tletthattrickyou—it’sincrediblydifficulttoexplainandadequatelyunderstand.Sayyou’reonaSundayafternoondrive,andnoticeagasstationnearyoucharging$3.50.Downtheroadafewmiles,thatpricecouldeasilybe10ormorecentshigherorlower.Thequestionis“how”or“why”isthat?

Thinkofitthisway.Areyoumorelikelytogetabetterdealonacariftherearetwosimilarcardealersnexttoeachother?

Perhaps,becausethedealersaretooclose.Saythereisathirdsimilarcardealermilesaway.Ishegoingtobeatthesamelevelofcompetitionandsellhiscarsforthesamepriceasthetwodealersnexttoeachother?

Likelynot.Hemaychargemoreorless.Maybepeopledon'tknowtherearetwootherdealersdowntheroad.Maybethedealerisalmostoutsideofthecityandthelandvalueisn'tashigh,sohistaxesaren'tashigh.

Thesesituationsdotakeplaceatgasstations.Andmorefactorscanimpactwhatastationwillcharge.Timingcangreatlyimpactwhatpriceastationchargesaswell!

Manymotoristsfailtorealizethatthepriceastationpaysforgasolinechangesdaily.IfonestationgetsluckyandbuysgasonMondayandthecostgoesupTuesday,thestationthatboughtonMondaydoesn’tnecessarilyhavetoraisepriceslikethestationthatboughtonTuesday.MaybethestationthatgotcaughtbuyingforahigherpriceonTuesdaywillpassthathighercostonbyraisingitsgasprice.

Perhapsthedifferenceiswhatbrandthestationis---brandedstationsusuallypayaslightlyhighercostfortheirgasoline.Inreturnforpayingahighercost,thosestationsareguaranteedfirstsupplyincaseofemergencysituations.Independentstationsdon’tpayasmuch,butaren’tguaranteedsupply.

Whilecompetitionsoundseasytounderstand,therearealwaysalargenumberoffactorsthatcouldinfluencewhatonestationcharges.Keepinmindhowmanyvariablestherearenexttimeyoufillup.

60.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowCompetitionImpactsGasPrices

B.GasPricesGoUporDown

C.Competition---aVeryComplexWord

D.WeCan’tStressEnoughtheNeedforCompetition

61.Theexampleofcardealersisusedtoshow_________.

A.carpricesaredeterminedbycardealers

B.locationisanimportantfactorinpricing

C.thequalityofservicemattersmost

D.dealingstrategyshouldbeflexible

62.Thegaspricesofastationalwayschangepartlybecause_________.

A.agasstationalwayswantstochargemoreB.thegasolineisingreatdemand

C.thecostofthegasthestationbuysvariesdailyD.gasisingreaterneedonMonday

63.Accordingtothepassage,brandedstations_________.

A.spendlessmoneyontheirgasolineB.havemorestaffthanindependentstations

C.chargelessforhighqualityoilD.offerasteadyoilsupply

3.请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Goldie'sSecret

SheturnedupatthedoorstepofmyhouseinCornwall.NowaycouldIhavesentheraway.Noway,notmeanyway.Maybesomeonehadkickedheroutoftheircarthenightbefore."We'removinghouse."Nospaceforheranymorewiththebabycoming.""Weneverreallywantedher,butwhatcouldwehavedone?

Shewasapresent."Peoplefindallsortsofexcusesforabandoningananimal.AndshewasoneofthemostbeautifuldogsIhadeverseen.

IcalledherGoldie.IfIhadknownwhatwasgoingtohappenIwouldhavegivenheramorecreativename.Shewassounsettledduringthosefirstfewdays.Shehardlyateanythingandhadsuchanairofsadnessabouther.TherewasnothingIcoulddotomakeherhappy,itseemed.Heavenknowswhathadhappenedtoheratherpreviousowner's.Buteventuallyattheendofthefirstweekshecalmeddown.Alwaysbymyside,whetherwewereoutononeofourlongwalksorsittingbythefire.

That'swhyitwassuchashockwhenshepulledawayfrommeonedaywhenwewereoutforawalk.Wewerealongwayfromhome,whenshestartedbarkingandgettingveryrestless.EventuallyIcouldn'tholdheranylongerandsheracedoffdowntheroadtowardsafarmhouseinthedistanceasfastasshecould.

BythetimeIreachedthefarmIwasverytiredandupsetwithGoldie.ButwhenIsawherlicking（舔）thefourpuppies（幼犬）Istartedtofeelsympathytowardsthem."Wedidn'tknowwhathadhappenedtoher,"saidthewomanatthedoor."Itookherforawalkoneday,soonafterthepuppieswereborn,andshejustdisappeared.""Shemusthavetriedtocomebacktothemandgotlost,"addedaboyfrombehindher.

ImustadmitIdomissGoldie,butI'vegotNuggetnow,andshelooksjustlikehermother.AndI'velearntagoodlesson:

nottojudgepeople.

56.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutGoldiewhenGoldiecametothehouse?

A.ShockedB.SympatheticC.AnnoyedD.Upset.

57.Inherfirstfewdaysattheauthor'shouse,Goldie_______.

A.feltworriedB.wasangryC.atealittleD.satbythefire

58.Goldierushedofftoafarmhouseonedaybecauseshe________.

A.sawherpuppiesB.heardfamiliarbarkings

C.wantedtoleavetheauthorD.foundherwaytoheroldhome

59.Thepassageisorganizedinorderof________.

A.timeB.effectivenessC.importanceD.complexity

4.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C.D）中，选出最佳选项。

JackLondonhadenduredmorehardshipsbytheageoftwenty-onethanmostpeopleexperienceinalifetime.Hisstrugglesdevelopedinhimsympathyfortheworkingclassandalastingdislikeofhardworkandprovidedinspirationforhiscareerasawriter.

LondongrewupinSanFranciscoinextremepoverty.Atanearlyage,heleftschoolandsupportedhimselfthroughasuccessionofunskilledjobs---workingasapaperboy,inbowlingalleys,onicewagons,andincanneriesandmills.Despiteworkinglonghoursatthesejobs,Londonwasabletoreadconstantly,borrowingtravelandadventurebooksfromthelibrary.

ThebooksLondonreadinspiredhimtotravel,andhisjobexperiencesledhimtobecomeactiveinfightingforthefightsofworkers.HesailedtoJapanonajourneyaimingatcatchingsealsandjoinedacross-countryprotestmarchwithagroupofunemployedworkers.Afterbeingarrestedforvagrancy（流浪）nearBuffalo,NewYork,Londondecidedtoeducatehimselfandreshapehislife.HequicklycompletedhighschoolandenteredtheUniversityofCalifornia.

Afteronlyoneterm,however,theappealoffortuneandadventureproveduncontrollable.LondongaveuphisstudiesandtraveledtotheAlaskanYukonin1897insearchofgold.JackLondonwasamongthefirstoftheseminers.Hemayhavesearchedformorethangold,however.Londononcecommented,“True,thenewregionwasmostlypoor;butitsseveralhundredthousandsquaremilesofcoldnessatleastgavebreathingspacetothosewhoelsewouldhavechokedathome.”Althoughhewasunsuccessfulasaminer,London’sexperiencesinAlaskataughthimaboutthehumandesireforwealthandpowerandabouthumankind’sinabilitytocontroltheforcesofnature.WhileinAlaska,Londonalsoabsorbedmemoriesandstoriesthatwouldmakehimknownonehundredyearslater.

OncebackinCalifornia,Londonbecamedeterminedtoearnal