洪湖市高考英语阅读理解和短文改错选练12及答案.docx

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洪湖市高考英语阅读理解和短文改错选练12及答案

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。

InJune,2007,agroupofstudentsfromeighthighschoolsinWinnipeg,thecapitalofCanada’sManitobaprovince,willbegintest-launching（试发射）asatellitethesizeofaRubik’scube.

Theone-kilogramWin-Cubesatellite,namedforitshomecityanditsshape,willbeputintoloworbit.Onceinspace,itcanperformforafewmonthsoruptoseveralyears,communicatinginformationthatcouldhelpfindtheearlysignsofearthquakes.

Thereare80similarsatelliteprojectsworldwide,butthisisthefirsthigh-schoolbasedprogramofitskindinCanada.30Manitobahighschoolstudentsarehavingahandindesigningandbuildingthesatellite,incooperationwithaerospace（航空航天的）expertsand10studentsfromtheUniversityofManitoba,andwithsupportfromtwootherorganizations.

TheWin-Cubeprojectisnotsomethingthatgoesonapieceofpaper,itisreal-worldengineering,allowinghighschoolstudentstohaveanopportunitytolearnmoreabouttheexcitingworldofengineeringthroughtheirparticipationinthischallengingprogram.ItisalsotakenasawonderfulexampleoftheuniquepartnershipswithinManitoba.Designing,buildingandlaunchingasatellitewithhigh-schoolparticipationwillbringthisworld-classeducationalprojectintorealityandManitobaclosertospace.

“TheseManitobahighschoolstudentsdeservecongratulationsfortheirenthusiasm,innovation（创新）,andastronglovefordiscovery,"saidEducation,CitizenshipandYouthMinisterPeterBjonson.“Wewanttomakesciencemorerelevant（相关的）,interestingandattractivetohighschoolstudentsbyshowingthemhowclassroomstudiescanrelatetopracticalexperienceintheworkplaceor,inthiscase,inspace,"Bjonsonadded.

TheWin-Cubeprogramismainlyaimedatinspiringastrongdesirefordiscoveryonthepartofthestudents.ItalsoshowsManitoba’sdevotiontoresearchandinnovationandthedevelopmentofaskilledworkforce—allimportantdriversofknowledge-basedeconomicgrowth.

1.Accordingtothepassage,theWin-Cubesatelliteis　　　.　

A.namedafterManitobaanditsshape

B.intendedforinternationalcommunication

C.designedlikeaRubik’scubebothinshapeandsize

D.challengedbyuniversitystudentsaroundtheworld

2.AccordingtoMr.Bjonson,　　　.　

A.thoseManitobahighschoolstudentsareworthpraising

B.thestudyofspacecanbepracticallymadeinclassrooms

C.Manitobahighschoolsarefamousforthestudyofspace

D.scientificresearchistoofarawayfromhighschoolstudents

3.Theprimarypurposeoftheprojectisto　　　.　

A.findtheearlysignsofearthquakes

B.relatestudiestopracticalexperience

C.helphighschoolstudentsstudyreal-worldengineering

D.inspireastrongdesirefordiscoveryamongthestudents

4.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe　　　.　

A.ManitobaSchool　　　　　B.Win-CubeProgram　　　　　　　　

C.SpaceCooperation　　　　　D.SatelliteLaunching

【参考答案】1-4CADB　　

阅读理解。

Itishardlysurprisingthatclothingman

ufacturers（生产商）followcertainuniformstandardsforvariousfeatures（特征）ofclothes.Whatseemsstrange,however,isthatthestandardadoptedforwomenistheoppositeoftheoneformen.Takealookatthewayyourclothesbutton.Men'sclothestendtobuttonfromtheright,andwomen'sfromtheleft.Consideringmostoftheworld'spopulation----menandwomen----areright-handed,themen'sstandardwouldappeartomakemoresenseforwomen.Sowhydowomen'sclothesbuttonfromtheleft?

Historyreallyseemstomatterhere.Buttonsfirstappearedonlyontheclothesofthe

richinthe17thcentury,whenrichwomenweredressedbyservants.Forthemostlyright-handedservants,havingwomen'sshirtsbuttonfromtheleftwouldbeeasier.Ontheotherhand,havingmen'sshirtsbuttonfromtherightmadesense,too.Mostmendressedthemselves,andasworddrawnfromtheleftwiththerighthandwouldbelesslikelytogetcaughtintheshirt.Todaywomenareseldomdressedbyservants,butbuttoningfromtheleftisstillthestandardforthem.Isitinteresting?

Actually,astandard,onceset,resistschange.Atatimewhenallwomen'sshirtsbuttonedfromtheleft,itwouldhavebeenriskyforanysinglemanufacturertoofferwomen'sshirtsthatbuttonedfromtheright.Afterall,womenhadgrownsousedtoshirtswhichbuttonedfromtheleftandwouldhavetodevelopnewhabitsandskillstoswitch.Besides,somewomenmighthavefounditsociallyawkwardtoappearinpublicwearingshirtsthatbuttonedfromtheright,sinceanyonewhonoticedthatwouldbelievetheywerewearingmen'sshirts.

（）1.Whatissurprisingaboutthestandardoftheclothingindustry?

A.Ithasbeenfollowedbytheindustryforover400year

s.

B.Itisdifferentformen'sclothingandwomen's.

C.Itwoksbetterwithmenthanwithwomen.

D.

Itfailstoconsiderright-handedpeople.

（）2.Whatdoweknowabouttherichmeninthe17thcentury?

A.Theytendedtowearclotheswithoutbuttons.

B.Theywereinterestedinthehistoricalmatters

.

C.Theyweremostlydressedbyservants.

D.Theydrewtheirswordsfromtheleft.

（）3.Women'sclothesstillbuttonfromthelefttodaybecause.

A.adoptingmen'sstyleisimproperforwomen

B.manufacturersshouldfollowstandards

C.modernwomendressthemselves

D.customsarehardtochange

（）4.Thepassageismainlydevelopedby.

A.analyzingcausesB.makingcomparisons

C.examiningdifferencesD.followingthetimeorder

【语篇解读语篇解读】本文由男女衣服的不同,分析产生这种不同的原因,并且告诉我们这种不同为语篇解读什么延续到现在.

1.答案B【解析】细节理解题."Whatseemsstrange,however,isthatthestandardadoptedforwomen由istheoppositeoftheoneformen."可知男女衣服的标准不一样令人惊奇.所以答案选B项.

2.答案D【解析】细节理解题.根据文中"Mostmendressedthemselves,andasworddrawnfromtheleftwiththerighthangwouldbelesslikelytogetcaughtintheshirt."可判断选D项.

3.答案D【解析】细节理解题.根据"Actually,astandard,onceset,resistschange."可知,习惯一旦养成,就很难改变是女式衣服的纽扣仍然在左边的原因.由此判断选D项.

4.答案A【解析】组织结构题.通观整篇文章可以看出,

作在开始提到一个现象――男女衣服的标准相反,然后分析这种现象产生的历史原因,最后告诉我们现在这是这样的原因.由此判断选A项.

阅读理解。

阅读下列短文,从每题所给出的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

Humansarenaturallydrawntootherlifeformsandtheworldsoutsideofourown.Wetakedelightintheexistenceofcreaturesandevenwholesocietiesbeyondoureverydaylives.Thissenseofwonderisuniversal.LookattheeffortsthatscientistshavemadetofindoutwhetherlifeofsomekindexistsonMars,andthepopularityoffantasy（幻想）literatureormovieslikeTheLordoftheRings.Thissenseofwonderdrawsustoeachother,totheworldaroundus,andtotheworldofmake-believe.Buthavewegonesofarincreatingworldsoffantasythatwearemissingthepleasureofotherworldsthatalreadyexistallaroundus?

Humanbeings,asbiologistshavesuggested,possessaninborndesiretoconnectwith

andunderstandotherlifeforms.However,people,especiallyinbigcities,oftenleadratherisolatedlives.InastudyofBritishschoolchildren,itwasfoundthatchildrenbyageeightweremu

chmorefamiliarwithcharactersfromtelevisionshowsandvideogamesthanwithcommonwildlife.Withoutmoderntechnology,asmallpondcouldbeanamazingworldfilledwithstrangeandbeautifulplants,insects,birds,andanimals.Whenwelackmeaningfulinteraction（交互）withtheworldaroundus,andsometimesevenwithourfamiliesandfriends,weseektounderstandandcommunicatewiththingsthatexistonlyinourimaginationsoronacomputerscreen.Theworldofmake-believeisnotnecessarilybad.Butwhentheworldoffant

asybecomestheonlyoutlet（出路）foroursenseofwonder,thenwearereallymissingsomething.Wearemissingaconnectionwiththelivingworld.Otherwonderfulworldsexistallaroundus.Butevenmoreinterestingisthatifwelookcloselyenough,wecanseethattheseworlds

inabroadsense,arereallypartofourown.

（）1.ThepopularityofTheLordoftheRingspr

oves___________

A.thecloseconnectionbetweenmanandthefantasyworld

B.thewonderfulachievementsoffantasyliterature

C.thefinetasteofmoviegoersaroundtheworld

D.thegeneralexistenceofthesenseofcuriosity

（）2.WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?

A.Peoplearefarlessfamiliarwiththeworldoffantasy.

B.Theworldarounduscouldserveasasourceofwonder.

C.Theworldoffantasycanbemirroredbyasmallandlivelypond.

D.Moderntechnologypreventsusfromdevelopingoursenseofwonder.

（）3.Ifoursenseofwonderreliestotallyontheworldofmake-believe,wewill__________

A.failtoappreciatethejoyinourlives

B.beconfusedbytheworldofmake-believe

C.missthechancetorecognizethefantasyworld

D.betrappedbyotherworldsexistingallaroundus

（）4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toshowusthehiddenbeautyinourworld.

B.Towarnusnottogetlostinthefantasyworld.

C.Toargueagainstthemisuseofthesenseofwonder.

D.Todiscusstheinfluenceoftheworldofmake-believe.

【语篇解读语篇解读】本文是一篇论说文,介绍了我们每一个人都有好奇心,总是幻想美好的世界,语篇解读但同时,告诫我们,不要沉迷在幻想之中,现实世界也是很美丽的,也是一切期间产生的根源.

1.答案D【解析】细节理解题.由第二段可知,举TheLordoftheRings这个例子是为了证明人们的好奇心是普遍存在

的.所以答案选D项.

2.答案

B【解析】推理判断题.Withoutmodemtechnology,asmallpondcouldbeanamazingworldfilledwithstrangeandbeautifulplants,insects,birds,andanimals.这句话告诉我们,如果没有

现代技术,即使一个小小的池塘也能成为一个令人惊异的世界.从而我们可以推测出我们现实世界也是很美丽的,也是一切期间产生的根源.

3.答案A【解析】细节理解题.根据Theworldofmake-believeisnotnecessarilybad.Butwhentheworldoffantasybecomestheonlyoutletforoursenseofwonder,thenwearereallymissingsomething.Wearemissingaconnectionwiththelivingworld.可知,如果幻想成为我们好奇感的唯一出路的话,我们就会失去一些东西,就会失去与现实世界的联系,我们也就不能体会到我们现实生活中的快乐.由此判断选