高考英语二轮最新冲刺专题训练 阅读理解1.doc

2014届高考英语二轮最新冲刺专题训练：阅读理解1 on a clear night, the sky is a wonderful thing. is there life out there somewhere? is there another place like earth where life might exist? if so, where is it? and how far away is it? recently, the american kepler spacecraft found 22b , a planet about six hundred light years away. it is the first planet in a habitable zone outside the solar system. that means the planet orbits a star like our sun, but it is not too close to it, nor too far away. because of this position, scientists say kepler22b might have water, one of the main things needed for life. the newly-discovered planet is about two and a half times larger than the earth. it is closer to its star than we are to the sun, but 22bs sun is smaller than ours, and doesnt produce as much heat. scientific instruments show the new planet could be made of gases, rocks or some kinds of liquids. the kepler spacecraft was named in honor of johannes kepler, the seventeenth century german astronomer. it was designed to examine a small part of the milky way galaxy and search for places like the earth. it was made to inspect over 150,000 stars and measure how bright they are. it looks to see if a stars brightness gets less over a short time. if a planet passes between kepler and the star, it blocks out part of the light. that is what suggested to scientists that there is at least one planet orbiting the star. the instruments on kepler show the new planet as a small, black dot moving across its sun. an important part of the kepler experiment is on the earth. after the spacecraft gathers information, scientists use the space telescopes on the ground. scientists have found over 2,300 new planets since kepler was launched. about 200 of these are about the size of the earth. most are much larger, but it is the new planets distance from its star that is important. for life to possibly exist there, the planets temperature must not be too hot or too cold.63. what can we learn about kepler-22b? a. water must have been existed on it. b. it takes humans about 600 years to get there. c. it is made of gases, rocks and many kinds of liquids. d. it is the first planet in outer space where life may survive.64. the kepler spacecraft was sent into space to _. a. show honor to johannes kepler b. look for earth-like planets in the sky c. observe the changes of a stars brightness d. measure the brightest star among 150,000 stars65. in paragraph 5 the author mainly tells us_. a. how the kepler system works b. if the kepler system sees a new planet c. how the kepler system uses the space telescopes d. why an important part of the kepler system remains on the earth66. what can we infer from the passage? a. life may exist on the new planet in another form. b. it is colder on the new planet because its sun is smaller. c. life cant exist on planets which are much larger than the earth. d. the new planets distance from its star decides on the possibilitv of life existence.【参考答案】6366dbad 第11组阅读理解-a bordercrossingswhile there are no restrictions on the amount of money that you can bring across the border. you must report to both the us and canadian border services amounts equal to or greater than $10.000.personal exemptions（免税）on purchasesamericans returning to the usless than 48 hours: $ 200 us48 hours or more: $ 800 us duty-free personal exemption. next $ 1.000 us at 3% including up to 100 cigars and 100 cigarettes.canadians returning to canadaless than 24 hours: $ 50 can48 hours or more: $ 400 can including up to 100 cigars and 200 cigarettes.7 days or more: $ 750 can including up to 100 cigars and 200 cigarettes.documentation needed forborder crossingland or sea to the us(including ferries)a valid passport or passport card, or a nexus card.(a nexus card is a trusted traveler program that provides quick travel for pre-approved, low risk travelers through special lanes.)a recent washington state, new york or bc drivers license.note: children 15 years of age and younger require only a birth certificate or copy. (certified copies are not required but are advised.)air travel to the usa valid passport, an air nexus card, or a u.s. coast guard merchantmarine document.( ) 1. if a canadian who is on a 7-day trip to new york buys $ 800 can worth of goods, how much should he pay tax on when returning home?a. $ 800 can b. $750 can c. $ 400 can d. $ 50 can选d。 根据文中canadians returning to canada 的要求$750 can是免税的，所以只需交$50 can的关税( ) 2. for an american citizen on a 2-day tour of canada, how much tax does he have to pay on $ 1.600 us worth of purchases when returning to the us?a. $ 24 us b. $ 48 us c. $52 us d. $ 200 us选a. 根据文中americans returning to the us 的要求$800 us 免税，而next $1000us at3% 得知除800以外的800到1000以内需交3% 800乘以3%=24( ) 3. what documentation should a couple with a 7-year-old child carry when they drive a car from canada to america?a. a bc drivers license, an air nexus card, and a birth certificate.b. an air nexus card, a u.s. coast guard merchant marine document, and a birth certificate.c. two valid passport cards and a certified copy of a birth certificate.d. a nexus card, a u.s. coast guard merchant marine document, and a certified copy of a birth certificate.选c 根据题目中they drive a car from canada to america，用排除法可排除两项a,b,而d错在a certified copy阅读理解-bimagine，one day，getting out of bed in beijing and being at your office in shanghai in only a couple of hours，and then，after a full day of work，going back home to beijing and having dinner theresounds unusual，doesnt it? but its not that unrealistic，with the development of chinas highspeed railway systemand thats not a11china has an even greater highspeed railway planto connect the country with southeast asia，and eventually eastern europechina is negotiating to extend its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 1 0 to 15 years，eventually reaching london and singaporechina has proposed three such projectsthe first would possibly connect kunming with singapore via vietnam and malaysiaanother could start in urumqi and go through kazakhstan and uzbekistan，and possibly to germanythe third would start in the northeast and go north through russia and then into western europeif chinas plan for the high-speed railway goes forward，people could zip over from london to beijing in under two daysthe new system would still follow chinas highspeed railway standardand the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour，almost as fast as some airplanes chinas bullet train(高速客车)，the one connecting wuhan to guangzhou，already has the worlds fastest average speedit covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hoursof course，there are some technical challenges to overcomethere are so many issues that need to be settled，such as safety，rail gauge(轨距)，maintenance of railway tracksso，its important to pay attention to every detailbut the key issue is really moneychina is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansionchina prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital investmentresources from those countries could stream into china to sustain developmentit11 be a win-win project. for other countries，the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business，tourism and so on，not to mention the better communication among those countriesfor china，such a project would not only connect it with the rest of asia and bring some much-needed resources，but would also help develop chinas far westwe foresee that in the coming decades，millions of people will migrate to the western regions，where the land is empty and resources unusedwith high-speed trains，people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for a11and they11 trade with central asian and eastern european countries( ) 1. chinas new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because a. china will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions b. china and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways c. china will develop its railway system and communication with other countriesd. the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation，business and tourism选b在文章倒数第二段中有明确答案( ) 2. according to the passage，the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is a. technical issues b. safety of the systemw_w w.c. financial problems d. maintenance of railway tracks选c . 在文章第8段看到 there are so many issues that need to be settled.及第9节中 but the key issue is really money( ) 3. which of the following words best describes the authors attitude towards chinas high-speed railway plan? a. critical b. reserved c. doubtful d. positive选d . 尽管在文章第8，9段中 提到存在的问题，但从最后两段中不难看出作者是持支持的态度( ) 4. which of the following might be the best title for the passage?a. new railway standards b. big railway dreamsc. highspeed bullet trains d. international railway network选b. 贯穿全文须知这只是一个梦想【2014高考英语河南省开封市一模】d personal background steve jobs apple computer 3-year return: 26% age: 42 ceo since: 1997 heres a guy with enough knowledge, ability and brainpower to effectively hold down two ceo jobs at once-and do a pretty amazing job at both. weve listed him for his post at apple, but of course steve jobs also runs pixar, the animation company. coming in after a $ i billion loss in fiscal 1997 ,jobs turned a $ 106 million profit-38 percent above wall streets consensus target. a lot of credit goes to a very simple idea: make computers in different colors. jobs was the only one who thought to make it hap pen. the colorful mid-priced imac has also succeeded by playing down the compatibility (蒹容性) problem. apple positioned it as the machine for the internet, where compatibility questions are no big deal. behind the scenes, jobs streamlined the product line ,and also did a whole series of work for improving and selling the production. mean-while, over at pixar, a bugs life nabbed a total $ 159 million in domestic box office ,the highest domestic animated take since toy story and third highest ever. after toy story and the leader, the lion king. business philosophy: the technology isnt the hard part. the hard part is: whos going to buy it. how are they going to buy it? how do you tell them about it? how he got the job: the apple board begged him to return. management style: at apple, jobs is a micromanager-some say nanomanager who changes mood suddenly and unexpectedly. virtually every decision goes by him. at any time, 10,000 employee