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届高考英语阅读理解考点专题复习检测8
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。
Theneedtofeedagrowingpopulationisputtingmuchpressureontheworld’ssupplyofwater.With97%oftheworld’sw
atertoosaltytobedrunkorusedinagriculture,theworldwidesupplyofwaterneedscarefulmanagement,especiallyinagriculture.Althoughtheideaofawatershortage(短缺)seemsstrangetosomeonefortunateenoughtoliveinahighrainfallcountry,manyoftheworld’sagriculturalindustriesexperienceconstantwatershortages.
Althoughdamscanbebuilttostorewaterforagriculturaluseindryareasanddryseasons,thecostsofwaterredistribution(重新分配)areveryhigh.Notonlyistherethecostoftheengineeringitself,butthereisalsoanenvironmentalcosttobeconsidered.Wherevalleys(山谷)arefloodedtocreatedams,housesarelostandwildlifehomesdestroyed.Besides,watermayfloweasilythroughpipestofields,butitcannotbetransportedfromonesideoftheworldtotheother.Eachcountrymustthereforerelyonthemanagementofitsownwatertosupplyitsfarmingrequirements.
Thisisparticularlytroublingforcountrieswithagriculturalindustriesinareasdependentonirrigation(灌溉).InTexas,farmers’overuseofirrgationwaterhasresultedina25%reductionofthewaterstores.IntheCentralValleyareaofsouthwesternUSA,ahugewaterengineeringprojectprovidedwaterforfarmingindryvalleys,butmuchofthewaterusehasbeenpoorlymanaged.
SaudiArabia’sattemptstogrowwheatindesertareashaveseenthepumpingo
fhugequantitiesofirrigationwaterfromundergroundreserves.Becausethereisnorainfallintheseareas,suchreservescanonlydecrease,anditisbelievedthatfiftyyearsofpumpingwillseethemrundry.
1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswelearnthat .
A.muchoftheworld’swaterisavailableforuse
B.peopleinhighrainfallcountriesfeellucky
C.thecostsofwaterredistributionshouldbeconsidered
D.watercanbeeasilycarriedthroughpipesacrosstheworld
2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.ThewaterstoresinTexashavebeenreducedby75%.
B.Mostindustriesintheworldsufferfromwatershortages.
C.TheundergroundwaterinSaudiArabiamightrunoutin50years.
D.GoodmanagementofwateruseresultedfromtheprojectintheCentralValley.
3.Whatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?
A.Stepstoimprovingwaterusemanagement.
B.Waystoreducethecostsofbuildingdams.
C.Measurestodealwithworldwidewatershortages.
D.Approachestohandlingthepressureonwatersupply.
4.Thetextismainlyabout .
A.watersupplyandincreasingpopulation
B.waterusemanagementandagriculture
C.waterredistributionandwildlifeprotection
D.watershortagesandenvironmentalprotection
【参考答案】1-4CCAB
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。
Imaginehavinganidea,drawingitonpaper,bringingittoastoreandseeingitturnedintoaphysicalobject.Thisisnowpossiblewiththehelpof3Dprinters.Suchmachineswereonceusedjustbyuniversitiesandbigcompanies.Butnow,storeswith3DprintingservicesareappearingaroundtheUnitedStates.
BryanJaycoxandhiswifeopenedTheBuildShopLLCinLosAngelestwoyearsago.Thestoreisfilledwithtoolslikealasercutter,anindustrialsewingmachineand3Dprinters.BryanJaycoxrequires$15anhourtoprintanobject.Healsochargesafeedependingonthesizeoftheobjectandupto$50anhourfordesignandlaborservices.
TheJaycoxsalsooffer3Dprintingclassesforanyonewhoisinterested.OneofthestudentsinarecentclasswasKiChongTran.Heplanstoopena3DprintingbusinessinCambodia."Thedemandhasbeenamazing.It'sbeenmuchmorethanIwouldhaveimagined,"saidKiChongTran.
"Ithink3Dprintingisgoingtobehuge.It'sgoingtomakeahugeimpactonsocietyasawhole,"headded.
MrJaycoxpredictsthatwithinfiveyears,3Dprintingtechnologycouldbecomemoreconsumerfriendly.
ButKiChongTransaysevencurrenttechnologycanmakeadifferencemadevelopingcountrylikeCambodia."With3Dprintingyoucangivethemtools,andyouputitintheirhandssotheyareresponsiblemorefortheirowndevelopment.TheylearnskillsbeyondjustlearningEnglishandbecomingatourguideorsomethinglikethatorworkingatabank.Youcanactuallycreatethingsthatgivevaluetotheworld,"saidKiChongTran.
Hesaysit'snotjustCambodiabutanywherewherethereisa3Dprinter,itcanturnagoodideaintoreality.
1.WelearnfromParagraphlthat3Dprinting.
A.isnowavailabletoordinarypeople
B.firstappearedintheUnitedStates
C.canturnyoureverydreamintoreality
D.isnowonlyusedbyuniversities
2.BryanJaycoxopenedTheBuildShopLLCto.
A.sell3Dprintersanddifferentkindsoftools
B.producealltypesofprintingmachines
C.offer3Dprintingclassesandservices:
D.designdifferenttypesof3Dprinters
3.AccordingtoKiChongTran,3Dprinting.
A.isnowwidelyusedinCambodia
B.willchangeourdailylifecompletely
C.hasahugemarketpotentialinCambodia
D.isuselessfordevelopingcountries
4.InMrJaycox'sopinion,withinfiveyears3Dprintingwill.
A.makeiteasiertodobusiness
B.beaccessibletoallconsumers
C.changethewayofsocialcontact(交往)
D.bringaboutmoreprofitstothesellers
5.Howwill3Dprintingtechnologybenefitdevelopingcountriesaccordingtothetext?
A.Ithelpsthepeopleworkefficientlyatabank.
B.ItwillpromotethelearningofEnglish
C.Itwillacceleratethedevelopmentoftourism.
D.Itoffersthemanewwayofdevelopment.
【参考答案】1—5、ACCBD
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
Therewasonceafairywhowaslearninghowtobeafairygodmother.Shewasthekindestandcleverestofallfairies.However,shewasalsoaveryuglyfairy.Andnomatterhowfriendlyshewastoothers,itseemedthateveryonealwaysbelievedthatthemostimportantthingaboutafairywasherbeauty.Inthefairycountry,shewasalwayslaughedat.Everytimesheflewofftohelpachildoranyoneelseintrouble,beforeshecouldsayawordtheywerealreadyshouting:
“Ugly!
Getoutofhere!
”
Althoughshewaslittle,hermagicwasverypowerfulbecauseshestudiedveryhardinthefairyschool.Andmorethanonceshehadconsideredusinghermagictomakeherselfbeautiful.Butthensherememberedwhathermotherhadalwaystoldher:
“Mydear,youarewhatyouare,sojustbeyourself.Remember,youarethiswayforaveryspecialreason.”
Then,oneday,thewitchesoftheneighboringlandinvadedthecountry,puttingallthefairiesinprison.Theuglyfairywashelpedbyheruglyface,sincethewitchesbelievedallfairieswerebeautiful.Sonowitchesthoughtshewasafairy.Thatwayshewasabletofollowthewitchesbacktotheirhome.Oncetheresheusedhermagictoprepareabigpartyforeveryone.Thewitchesgotreallyexcited.Theysanganddrank.Whilethepartywasinfullswing,thefairyhurriedoffandsetfreeallthefairies.Thentheyworkedtogetherandsucceededinlockingthewitchesinsidethemountainforthenexthundredyearsandmore,everyonerememberedthegreatbraveryandintelligenceofthefairy.Fromthatdayon,nooneinthatlandeversawuglinessasabadthing,andwheneversomeoneuglywasborn,peoplewerefilledwithjoy,knowingthatforthatnewpersongreatthingswaitedahead.
26.Inmostfairies’opinion,itwasthemostimportantto__________.
A.learnthemostpowerfulmagicB.becomeagoodfairygodmother
C.beabeautifulandattractivefairyD.helpmorepeoplegetoutoftrouble
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。
由“itseemedthateveryonealwaysbelievedthatthemostimportantthingaboutafairywasherbeauty.”可知选C。
27.Thelittlefairywouldhavehadnochancetosavehercountryif__________.
A.hermagichadbeenpoorB.shehadbeenverybeautiful
C.hermotherhadn’thelpedherD.shehadn’tlearnedmagic
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。
由“Sonowitchesthoughtshewasafairy.Thatwayshewasabletofollowthewitchesbacktotheirhome.”可知因为她的丑陋,没有女巫认为她是仙女,所以没有抓她,以至于她后来有机会拯救她的王国。
故选B。
28.Whichsentencehastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraph?
A.Thewitcheswerehighontheirbigswings.
B.Thewitcheswantedtosetfreethefairies.
C.Thewitchesendedthepartywithasong.
D.Thepartyreacheditshighestlevelofactivity.
【答案】D
【解析】词意猜测题。
由“thefairyhurriedoffandsetfreeallthefairies.”可看出晚会达到了高潮。
故选D。
29.Thelessontheuglyfairylearnedfromhermotherwasthat__________.
A.fairies’beautydependedonkindnessandintelligence
B.hermagiccouldn’tchangeherselfintoabeautifulone
C.beinganuglyfairycouldleadtoareallyseriousresult
D.oneshouldn'tchangeonlyaccordingtoothers’opinion
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。
从她妈妈说的话“Mydear,youarewhatyouare,sojustbeyourself.Remember,youarethiswayforaveryspecialreason.”可推断出选D。
30.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsus__________.
A.howtheuglyfairysavedhercountryandchangedothers’opinion
B.whichwaythefairychosetoescapeandleftthefairycountry
C.whenandwherethewitcheswonthefightagainstthefairies
D.whytheuglywitcheswantedtoliveinthefairycountry
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。
由“thefairyhurriedoffandsetfreeallthefairies.”和“Fromthatdayon,nooneinthatlandeversawuglinessasabadthing,”可看出这段主要讲这位丑陋的仙女是如何拯救她的王国,以及从那以后其他人观点的改变。
故选A。
2015高考英语(附解析答案)
Ⅰ.单项填空
1.Somuchofinterest________thatmostvisitorssimplyrunoutoftimebeforeseeingitall.
A.offersBeijingB.Beijingoffers
C.doesBeijingofferD.Beijingdoesoffer
解析 此题考查了so...that倒装句型的用法。
句型so+adj./adv.+that和such+形容词+名词+that“如此……以至于……”中,若把“so+adj./adv.”“或such+adj.+名词”提到句首,则主句需部分倒装,从句不倒装。
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