高考英语 阅读理解巩固练习17.docx

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高考英语阅读理解巩固练习17

2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习（17）及答案

阅读理解

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Asanexperiment,seeifyoucanapplythisideatosomethingyouareforcedtodealwith.Perhapsyouhavemuchpressurefromyourparentsoryouhaveademanding7boss.Seeifyoucanredefinetheissueyoufacefrombeinga“problem”tobeingatest.Ratherthan8strugglingwithyourissue,seeifthereissomethingyoucanlearnfromit.Askyourself,“Whyisthisanissueinmylife?

Whatwoulditmeanandwhatwouldbeinvolvedtoriseaboveit?

CouldIpossiblylookatthisissueanydifferently?

CanIseeitasatestofsomekind?

”

Ifyougivethisstrategy（策略）atryyoumaybesurprisedatyourchangedresponses.Ithasbecomefarmoreacceptabletometoacceptthingsastheyare.

9．Whenyoubegintoconsiderlifeasatest,youwillfind_____.

　　A．youarebombardedwithproblemsandresponsibilities

　　B．theresultofthetestissogoodthatyouaredelighted

　　C．youhavemanyopportunitiestogrow

　　D．youhavetogotoschooltotaketestseveryday

10．Whenyouseeeachnewissueasaseriousbattle,you.

A．willhavemorechancestosucceed

B．arelikelytobecomehappyallyourlife

C．willknowhowoftenithappens

D．areprobablytoexperienceabitterlife

11．Accordingtothepassage,you’dbetterlookatlifeasatestwhen.

A．youtrytogetthemeaningoftheposter

B．youhaveaneasygoingboss

C．youarecarryingoutanexperiment

D．youareinarockyjourney

12．Accordingtothepassage,whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardslife?

A．Heconsiderslifeasatest.

B．Hedoesn’tdarefacthishardlife.

C．Hethinkslifeisfullofhumorouswisdom.

D．hethinkslifeisnotonlyatestbutalsoaseriousbattle.

9—12、CDDA

C8[2013·山东卷]C

Youcan'talwayspredictaheavyrainorrememberyourumbrella.ButdesignerMikhailBelyaevdoesn'tthinkthatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingoutshouldresultinyougettingwet.That'swhyhecreatedLampbrella,alamppostwithitsownrain－sensingumbrella.

ThedesignersayshecameupwiththeideaafterwatchingpeoplegetwetonstreetsinRussia.“Once,IwasdrivingonacentralSaintPetersburgstreetandsawthestreetlampslightinguppeopletryingtohidefromtherain.Ithoughtitwouldbeappropriatetohaveacanopy（伞篷）builtintoastreetlamp，”hesaid.

TheLampbrellaisastandard－lookingstreetlampfittedwithanumbrellacanopy.Ithasabuilt－inelectricmotorwhichcanopenorclosetheumbrellaondemand.Sensors（传感器）thenensurethattheumbrellaofferspedestriansshelterwheneveritstartsraining.

Inadditiontotherainsensor,there'salsoa360°motionsensoronthefiberglassstreetlampwhichdetectswhetheranyoneisusingtheLampbrella.Afterthreeminutesofnotbeingusedthecanopyisclosed.

Accordingtothedesigner,theLampbrellawouldmoveatarelativelylowspeed,soasnottocauseharmtothepedestrians.Besides,itwouldbegroundedtoprotectfrompossiblelightningstrike.EachLampbrellawouldofferenoughshelterforseveralpeople.Beinginstalled（安装）at2metersofftheground,itwouldonlybeadangerforthetallestofpedestrians.

WhiletherearenoplanstotaketheLampbrellaintoproduction,BelyaevsaysherecentlyintroducedhiscreationtooneMoscowDepartment,andinsistshiscreationcouldbeinstalledonanystreetwherealotofpeoplewalkbuttherearenocanopiestoprovideshelter.

66.ForwhatpurposedidBelyaevcreatetheLampbrella?

A.Topredictaheavyrain.

B.Tochecktheweatherforecast.

C.Toprotectpeoplefromtherain.

D.Toremindpeopletotakeanumbrella.

67．WhatdoweknowfromBelyaev'swordsinParagraph2?

A.Hiscreationwasinspiredbyanexperience.

B.ItrainsalotinthecityofSaintPetersburg.

C.Streetlampsareprotectedbycanopies.

D.Heenjoyedtakingwalksintherain.

68．WhichofthefollowingshowshowtheLampbrellaworks?

A.motor→canopy→sensors

B.sensors→motor→canopy

C.motor→sensors→canopy

D.canopy→motor→sensors

69．WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytellusabouttheLampbrella?

A.Itsmovingspeed.B.Itsappearance.

C.Itsinstallation.D.Itssafety.

70．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thedesignerwillopenacompanytopromotehisproduct.

B.TheLampbrellacouldbeputintoimmediateproduction.

C.Thedesignerisconfidentthathiscreationispractical.

D.TheLampbrellawouldbeputonshowinMoscow.

【要点综述】这是一篇说明文。

文章主要介绍设计师MikhailBelyaev设计的Lampbrella，它能给街道上的人们遮雨。

虽然这一设计还没有实施，但是MikhailBelyaev却对自己的设计很自信。

66．C　考查细节理解。

从第一段的“ButdesignerMikhailBelyaevdoesn'tthinkthatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingoutshouldresultinyougettingwet.That'swhyhecreatedLampbrella…”可知MikhailBelyaev设计Lampbrella是为了给街道上的人们遮雨的。

67．A　考查推理判断。

从MikhailBelyaev说的话“Iwasdriving…andsawthestreetlampslightinguppeopletryingtohidefromtherain.Ithoughtitwouldbeappropriatetohaveacanopybuiltintoastreetlamp.”可知，他的创意灵感来自他的一次生活体验。

故选A。

68．B　考查细节理解。

从第三段的内容可找到答案，Lampbrella工作的过程是先通过传感器（sensors），传到发动机（motor），再到伞篷（canopy）打开。

故选B。

69．D　考查主旨大意。

从本段的“soasnottocauseharmtothepedestrians”和“Beinginstalledat2metersofftheground,itwouldonlybeadangerforthetallestofpedestrians”可知该段是讲Lampbrella的安全性。

70．C　考查推理判断。

从本段MikhailBelyaev说的话看出他对自己的设计很自信。

故选C。

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参考答案--9—12、CCBA

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