1、江西省宜春九中高考英语阅读理解专项训练与热点解答题组合练附答案江西省宜春九中2021年高考英语阅读理解专项训练与热点解答题组合练附答案一、高考英语阅读理解专项训练1阅读理解 A home science experiment recently took the world by storm. Two teens from Toronto, in Canada, sent a Lego man rising above the Earth and captured their tiny astronauts trip on film. Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad, b
2、oth 17, used a weather balloon to launch their plastic lego model 16 miles above the Earth. This is inside a part of Earths atmosphere. The two teens were inspired by a similar project performed by students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT). The MIT students had launched a weather ba
3、lloon with a camera into near space and taken many unusual images of the Earth. Mathew and Asad then spend four months figuring out how to launch their own spacecraft into the space. Travelling to space is expensive for NASA, but Mathew and Asad worked hard to keep their costs down. They bought much
4、 of their equipment used and even sewed the Lego mans parachute by hand. In total, the project cost only$400. We had a lot of anxiety on launch day because there were high winds when we were going up, Mathew told reporters. They had to pump extra helium(氦)into the balloon so that it would rise quick
5、ly and avoid being blown too far off course by the strong winds. The toy astronauts journey lasted 97 minutes before the balloon broke and he fell back to Earth. Mathew and Asad then spent two weekends looking for their spacecraft. It had landed 76miles away from the launch site. The student scienti
6、sts are currently finishing up their final year of high school and applying for colleges. They are also looking into more do-it-yourself space projects. I guess the sky is not really the limit anymore, Mathew told reporters. We never knew wed get this far. Its been a lesson for us that hard work pay
7、s off.(1)By saying took the world by storm in the first paragraph, the writer meant the experiment_. A.destroyed the worldB.flooded the worldC.fascinated the worldD.managed the world(2)Which of the following about the students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is right? A.They were exampl
8、es for Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad.B.They helped Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad to achieve dream.C.They launched weather balloon together with Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad.D.They studied with Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad in the same school.(3)How did Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad keep their costs down? A.B
9、y sewing the weather balloon themselves.B.By borrowing spacecraft from the MIT students.C.By making their spacecraft by hand.D.By using second-hand equipment.(4)What problems did Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad have on launch day? A.They ran out of helium.B.The wind was too strong.C.The balloon suddenly
10、 broke.D.Their spacecraft was blown away.【答案】 (1)C(2)A(3)D(4)B 【解析】【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述两个来自加拿大的高三学生利用气象气球把他们的玩具乐高人送到太空的过程和结果,并从中学到了努力终会有回报。 (1)推理判断题。根据画线部分后面的Two teens from Toronto, in Canada, sent a Lego man rising above the Earth and captured their tiny astronauts trip on film.两个来自加拿大的少年把乐高人送入太空,并且把
11、航空之行的过程拍下来了。这是一件很了不起的事情,故推测这件事吸引了全世界的目光,即画线部分的意思是吸引了全世界,故选C项。 (2)细节理解题。根据文章第三段的The two teens were inspired by a similar project performed by students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT).可知这两个孩子是受到了两个麻省理工学生相似实验的启发,然后做了他们自己的实验,即他们是这两个孩子的榜样,故选A项。 (3)细节理解题。根据文章第四段的They bought much of their
12、 equipment used and even sewed the Lego mans parachute by hand. In total, the project cost only$400.可知他们很多的设备都是二手的,甚至自己缝制乐高人的降落伞,所以他们的总费用才花了400美元,故选D项。 (4)细节理解题。根据文章第五段的We had a lot of anxiety on launch day because there were high winds when we were going up,Mathew told reporters.可知,在进行发射的那天风速很快,这让他
13、们很担心,故选B项。 【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节理解题和推理判断题。细节理解题要注意从文中寻找答案;推理判断题需要联系上下文,推断出需要的信息。2阅读理解 According to a team of researchers, an animals ability to perceive(感知)time is linked to their pace of life. Our results lend support to the importance of time perception in animals where the ability to perceive time in
14、 a very short time may be the difference between life and death for fast moving creatures. commented lead author Kevin Healy from Trinity College Dublin. The study was done with a variety of animals using phenomenon based on the maximum speed of flashes of light an individual can see before the ligh
15、t source is seen as constant. Dogs, for example, have eyes with a refresh rate higher than humans. One example of this phenomenon at work, the authors say, is the housefly and its ability to avoid being hit. The research showed flies observe motion in a shorter time than our own eyes can achieve, which allows them to avoid being hit. Professor Graeme Ruxton of the University of St Andrews in Scotland, who worked jointly on the research project, said in a statement, Having eyes that send updates to the brain at much higher frequencies tha
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