高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 83.docx

1、高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 83高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 83Passage 1Growing up in rural Malawi, Africa, William Kamkwamba learned to accept that life was hard. He lived with his parents and seven sisters in a small clay house without electricity or running water. Like most boys in his village, William was excepted to assi

2、st his parents on the family farm, as well as keep up with his school work. Each night, like most Malawians, his family went to bed early because the kerosene oil they needed to light the lamps was costly.A terrible drought in 2000 left many Malawians hungry, and Williams family was no exception. In

3、 2003 at the age of 13, William and many other children was forced to drop out of school when their parents could no longer afford his schooling. William had to work even harder to help his family, but he wasnt ready to give up his education. He went to the local library and took out some books to s

4、tudy. One book, called Using Energy, sparked Williams interest in science and gave him an idea that significantly changed his future.In the book, William found a picture of a windmill (风车), and a brief description of how it could be used to generate electricity from wind. He knew that there was plen

5、ty of wind in his village, and realized that if he could build a windmill like that, he could give his family and the people in his village a much better life. There was just one problem. The book didnt explain how to build a windmill, and neither did any of the other books in the library.What happe

6、ned over the next year demonstrated Williams incredible ambition and determination. He began to collect any kinds of materials he thought could be useful scraps of wood, broken bicycles, old shoesstarted to build a windmill next to his familys house. He endured many challenges and failures. Other pe

7、ople in his village called him crazy and said his idea would never work. Finally, at the age of 14, William completes his first windmill. When they saw electric lights and heard the sound of music on the radio coming from Williams house, the village people came running. He had done it. William Kamkw

8、amba had found a way to capture the wind.Kamkwambas autobiography (自传), The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, tells the story of how the rest of the world came to know about his achievements. With the help of international supporters, his village now had clean running water, solar powered lighting, and el

9、ectric power. As a result of his actions, Kamkwamba was invited to study engineering at Dartmouth College, one of the top-ranking universities in the U.S. He also travels the world and gives talks about how he made his dream a reality.1. William went to the local library because _ .A. he wanted to f

10、ind some materials for his inventionB. it was his favorite way to kill time and relaxC. he wanted to continue his educationD. it was believed to be a way to change his fate2. Paragraph 3 is mainly about _ .A. why the windmill is so attractive.B. how William got inspired by a book.C. why William deci

11、ded to continue his education.D. how a windmill works to produce electricity.3. The living conditions in Williams village are much better now mainly because _ .A. William has helped build a power stationB. the villagers are greatly encouraged by WilliamC. Williams autobiography is locally popularD.

12、it has received much outside help4. William kamkwamba can be best described as _ .A. ambitious and determinedB. honest and forgivingC. brave and patientD. reasonable and humorous5. What is the message conveyed in the passage？_A. We should strike while the iron is hotB. A good beginning makes good en

13、dC. One who lives his dream can make a differenceD. Youd better not pull all the eggs in one basketPassage 2In 1801, Giuseppe Piazzi discovered a new object in the sky. He thought it was an undiscovered comet. After further observation, he realized that it behaved more like a small planet than a com

14、et. Piazzi named it Ceres after the Sicillian goddess of grain. Ceres remains the largest known asteroids（小行星）in the sky. It means almost 600 miles（1,000 km) in diameter. By the end of the nineteenth century, several hundred other asteroids had been identified.Tens of thousands of asteroids have sin

15、ce been discovered, with thousands more found each year. Asteroids are masses of rock and metal that orbit（绕轨道而行）the sun between Mars and Jupiter. They did not form into planets because the perturbations of Jupiter kept them moving too fast to join together. The total mass of all of the asteroids is

16、 less than the size of Earths moon.Some of the asteroids move in orbits outside the zone between Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids that come relatively close to Earth are known as near-Earth asteroids(NEAs). Scientists estimate that about 1,000 of these asteroids are 0.6 miles(1km) in diameter. An asteroi

17、d of this colliding（碰撞）with Earth would be disastrous.Scientists have found two sites where giant asteroids struck Earth millions of years ago. One asteroid hit Antarctica about 250 million years ago. Another asteroid struck Mexicos Yucantan Peninsula around 65 million years ago, leaving a hole 112

18、miles(180km) wide and 1,000 yards (915m) deep. One theory blames the extinction of the dinosaurs on this asteroidss collision with Earth and the climate change that resulted from its impact.Occasionally, small asteroids strike Earth. These cause little damage. Major collision, such as the one that m

19、ay have killed the dinosaurs, occur rarely-perhaps only once every 100 million years.Although the chance of an asteroid striking the planet anytime soon is small, scientists continue to study the orbits of asteroids in the sky. They pay particularly close attention to the asteroids whose paths are c

20、lose to Earth, and have even landed a spacecraft on an NEA named Eros. Their work helps them learn about the formation of the solar system. It may even help them discover ways to avoid an asteroid disaster in the future.1. Which of the following statement is NOT true about asteroids?_A. Asteroids ar

21、e composed of rock and metal.B. Asteroids orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter.C. Large near-Earth asteroids are sure to strike Earth.D. A large asteroid colliding with Earth would cause a disaster.2. The word “perturbations”(paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to “ _ ”.A. Formation of rocks B. Dis

22、turbance of motionC. Estimation of scientists D. Influences of size3. What scientists have found implies that _A. two sites of Earth hit giant asteroids millions of years agoB. Antarctica was once struck by an asteroid millions of years agoC. one asteroid left a huge hole in Mexico 250 million years

23、 agoD. the extinction of dinosaurs resulted in asteroids collision with Earth4. Which of the following events happened third according to the passage?_A. Giuseppe Piazzi discovered a new object and name it Ceres.B. Scientists had a spacecraft land on Eros to learn more about the solar system.C. Aste

24、roids orbiting the sun failed to form into planets.D. Several hundred asteroids had been identified by the end of the nineteenth century.Passage 3When a big boat, like a cruise ship, goes through the ocean, it often creates waves. This happens when the large engines on the back of the cruise ship ca

25、use the water on the oceans surface move up and down violently. These waves move out from the boat in both directions. If you are captaining a smaller boat, youd better steer clear of a ships wake, so that your boat is not surfing on the waves, causing it to overturn.A wave is a pattern of motion. W

26、hen you look at a wave, it may appear as simply water moving across the surface of the ocean. In fact, this is false. The water is actually not moving in the same direction as the wave. While the wave itself - the pattern of motion is moving across the surface of the ocean, the water is actually mov

27、ing in a circular motion, which brings the water molecules back to their original position. The water merely gives the appearance of moving forward.If this is confusing, think of the kind of wave you do at a baseball stadium. Viewed from a distance, the wave is clearly moving across the stadium. But

28、 the thing that makes up the wave the people are not moving across the stadium, theyre just moving up and down in their seats. This is just like the water in an ocean wave. A lot of water is moving up and down, which gives water the appearance of moving along with the wave.Surfers pay a lot of atten

29、tion to waves. If youre not in an area where the waves are suitable for surfing, then you cant surf. Usually, surfers gather in areas known for big waves waves that rise high off the oceans surface. If the wave is bigger, then the surfer is often able to surf for longer distances and perform more tr

30、icks. The height of a wave is known as its amplitude. If you could make a wave freeze, then you could measure the waves amplitude by running a tape measure from the oceans surface to the very peak of the wave.All waves can be measured using amplitude and wavelength. While the waves created by a boat

31、 have very small amplitude sometimes as small as a few centimeters the wavelength can be very short, as lots of waves are being generated. By contrast, a tsunami has very high amplitude, sometimes more than 100 feet, but a relatively long wavelength, as its a high wave.Waves generated in the same wa

32、y can have great differences in amplitude and wavelength. For example, think back to the cruise ship. While each ship creates waves caused by the movement of the boat, the properties of each of the waves may be very different. For example, a larger cruise ship, with powerful engines, may create a wave that has high amplitude and a short wavelength. However, if the ships engines slow down, they may then start creating less powerful