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高考英语阅读理解强化训练（广东专版 每篇5小题） 编者按语 总结高考常考题材的文章，进行一些能促进相关背景知识的学习，增强各种题材文章的阅读语感，为高考的实战进行知识上的、素质上的和心理上的准备。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。( 1 )The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet (彗星) is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our plant, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth.On 17 July, a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earths atmosphere(大气层) with a massive explosion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the sea bed. Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned.Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina. Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes. Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead, but the north wont escape for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, and temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. The sun wont be seen again for many years. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later, no more than 10 million remain alive.Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space. The dinosaurs couldnt live through the cold climate that followed and they died out. Will we meet the same end?1. What is mainly described in the passage?A. A historic discovery. B. An event of imagination.C. A research on space. D. A scientific adventure.2. When the first piece hits the South Atlantic, it causes _.A an earthquake B. damages to cities C. an Earth explosion D. huge waves3. Why cant the northern half of the earth escape for long?A. Because the land is covered with waterB. Because the light and heat from the sun can not reach the earth.C. Because people there can not live at the temperature of zero.D. Because wars break out among countries.4. By giving the example of dinosaurs, the author tries to prove_.A. animals could not live in the cold climateB. what happened 65 million years ago was an invented storyC. the human beings will die out in 2094 D. the Earth could be hit by other objects in space5. We may guess that the writer is _.A. worried B. practical C. a scientist D. full of imagination1-5 BDBDD ( 2 )8:30 PMOutlookOutlook is back with a new series of reports to keep you up to date with all thats new in the world of entertainment. Stories go all the way from the technical to the romantic, from stage to screen. There will be reports of the stars of the moment, the stars of the future and the stars of the past. The director with his new film, the designer with the latest fashion, and the musician with the popular song are part of the new Outlook. The program is introduced by Fran Levine.9:00 PM Discovery When a 10-year-old boy gets a first class degree in mathematics or an 8-year-old boy plays chess like a future grand master, they are considered as geniuses. Where does the quality of genius come from? Is it all in the genes(基因) or can any child be turned into a genius? And if parents do have a child who might become a genius in the future, what should they do? In this 30-minute film, Barry Johnson, the professor at School of Medicine, New York University, will help you discover the answer.10:00 PMScience/Health Is it possible to beat high blood pressure without drugs? The answer is “yes”, according to the researchers at Johns Hopkins and three other medical centers. After a study of 800 persons with high blood pressure, they found that after 6 months, those devoted to weight loss-exercise and eating a low-salt, low-fat food lost about 13 pounds and became fitter. Plus, 35% of them dropped into the “normal” category(范畴). This week, Dr Alan Duckworth will tell you how these people reduce their blood pressure to a level similar to whats achieved with hypertension drugs.1. The main purpose of writing these three texts is _.A. to invite people to see films B. to invite people to join in topic discussionsC. to attract more students to attend lectures D. to attract more people to watch TV programs2. From Outlook, you can get a great deal of information about _.A. story tellers B. famous stars C. film companies D. music fans 3. Who will be most probably interested in Discovery?A. Parents who want to send their children to a school of medicine.B. Children who are good at mathematics.C. Parents who want their child to become another Albert Einstein.D. Children who are interested in playing chess.4. “Johns Hopkins” is _.A. a famous university B. a medical centerC. a well-known doctor D. a drug company5. According to the third text, which of the following has almost the same effect as hypertension drugs?A. Exercise plus a healthy diet. B. Loss of thirteen pounds in weight.C. Six months of exercise without drugs. D. Low-salt and low-fat food. 1-5 DBCBA( 3 )When we winded our way through the first major rapid with rocks perilously close on either side, I thought it was time to get to know the captain whose boat we had hired.Xiang Kaen Chan greeted me in a friendly fashion but didnt look up when I entered his cabin. In fact, he rarely took his eyes from the water during our conversation. He explained that on a stretch of river, where there are no navigational aids or markers and where the channels can change after heavy rain, “The most important thing is to watch the water and know how to avoid the submerged( under the surface of the sea, etc.), rocks and sandbars(sandbank at the mouth of a river or harbour). You must read this river all the time.”I tried to look for the churnings(搅拌) and dips in the water that indicated an obstacle just below the surface. Yet he headed for parts of the river I would have avoided, and avoided parts I would have chosen. It seemed like terribly difficult detective work. Still Xiang had a lot of experience on this part of the Mekong. He began his apprenticeship(学徒) thirty-nine years ago. When he was seventeen, he used to help load and unload cargo(goods), look after the engine and help the captain. Gradually, he got to know the river. He became a captain 1962.“Ive only had two accidents,” he said. “The first was in 1975 when I hit a sandbar. But we were able to push the boat off without damage or loss. The second was more serious. I hit a rock. We lost the boat but managed to get the passengers and the engine off.”Salvaging as much as you can is very important when you dont have insurance. Replacing a river boat like his would be expensive-about 38,000 including the Japanese engine. Accidents are common. We saw several wrecks(ship that has been destroyed or badly damaged, esp. in a storm) on our journey to Luang Prabang.“To avoid disaster”, Xiang said, “a river captain needed spiritual guidance as well as human skill.”A framed colour photograph of a Buddhist（佛）monk in saffron（藏红色）robes(长袍) was pinned to one wall of the cabin “this monk is a wise and holy man,” he said. “I have visited him three times in his monastery in Burma. Now I think he helps to guide me on the right course.” On the other wall was small altar (table or raised flat-topped platform on which offerings are made to a god) with joss-sticks (thin stick that burns slowly and produces a pleasant smell, used esp. in religious ceremonies), balls of sticky rice, and a number of holy objects. “These are offerings to the spirit of the boat and the spirit of the river,” Xiang said, “They, too, have helped me to escape a fatal accident.”A kind of insurance, I thought, as we passed harmlessly through another set of rapids.1The captain talked to the author about several things. These were his_.Aknowledge of the river; religious beliefs; accidentsBaccidents; knowledge of the river; religious beliefsCreligious beliefs; accidents; knowledge of the riverDknowledge of the river; accidents; religious beliefs2When the captain said he had to “read this river all the time”, he meant that he had to_.Astudy the movement of the water Btake advice from wise peopleCknow where the old channels were Dfollow his maps closely3The captains confidence in his own skills is best shown by the fact that he _.Akeeps a small altar Bdepends on navigational aidsCis happy to talk while navigating Dhas an expensive Japanese engine4The word closes in meaning to “perilously” as it is used in the passage is _.Asimply Bhappily Ccarelessly Ddangerously5The group of words which best reflects the qualities of the captain is _.Areligious; capable; friendly Bfriendly; nervous; thoughtfulCreligious; careless; insecure Dcareless; thoughtful; capable1-5 DACDA( 4 )It is not always easy to understand inventions and new developments in science. To understand fiber optics（光纤）, however, you can try an experiment.Put a drop or two of mile into the glass of water. Turn off the lights. Shine the light from your flashlight（手电筒） through the top of the glass at an angle（角度） of about 45 degrees. Put a piece of white paper against the glass when the beam（光束）of light is shining. Move the paper so you can see where the beam is coming out of the glass. You should see a spot of light. Some of the light has passed through the water and through the glass. You see it on the paper. You also see another beam going down into the glass. It is being reflected down into the glass.Next move the flashlight so that the beam is coming straighter down (30 degrees) into the water. You will see the same phenomenon: some of the light is reflected back into the glass. And some escapes out. Now move the beam of light from the flashlight slowly up until you cannot see any light escaping. This point is called the “point of total internal reflection.” The word internal means “inside.” All the light is staying inside the glass. There is no beam showing a bright spot on the white paper. All the light energy is inside the glass.The glass of milky water is like a strand（线）of glass. A fiber optic tube is a bundle of long thin strands of glass, really many tubes. However, the principle（原理） is the same: at a certain angle, all the light energy that goes into the glass fiber comes out the other end.Light is energy. Sound is energy. Radio waves and electricity are both energy. They can all be changed into light, and as light they can all travel along a glass fiber. Light travels at the rate of 186,000 miles per second. Therefore, a message can travel that fast in a glass fiber. This is the principle, or law of nature, that makes fiber optics work.1Which figure shows the last step of the experiment?2The purpose of the experiment is to tell us .Ahow fast light travels Bhow fiber optics worksChow light travels in a glass of waterDhow fiber optics helps mankind3In the experiment, makes the biggest difference.Athe angel at which to shine the light from the flashlightBthe amount of water in the glass of milkCthe number of drops of milk to pour into the glass of waterDthe size of the hole through which to shine light from the flashlight4The last step is to prove .Ano beam is shown on the white paperBno light can be noticed inside the glassCno reflection can be seenDno energy is wasted5Which of the following can be the best title?AExperiment of Light Travel BPrinciples of Fiber OpticsCCommunication on Fiber Optics DTheory of Light Travel1-5 DBADB( 5 )The young man arrived on the Massachusetts beach early carrying a radio, a shovel, and a strange set of tools: a brick layers trowel, a palette knife, spatulas, spoons, and a spray bottle.He walked down near the water the tide was out put down the radio and tuned it to soft rock. Then he shoveled wet sand into a pile nearly four feet high and as many feet across. Then he created a rectangular（长方形的）shape.After that, he set to work with palette knife, spatulas, and spoons. He shaped a graceful tower, topped walls, fashioned beautiful bay windows, and carved out big front gate.The man knew his sand. He smoothly finished some surfaces and embroidered（雕刻）artistic designs on others. As the shapes began to dry, he gently kept them slightly wet with water from the spray bottle, in case they might break in the wind.All this took hours. People gathered. At last he stood back, obviously satisfied with a castle worthy of the Austrian countryside or Disneyland.Then he gathered his tools and radio and moved them up to drier sand. He had known for a while what many in the rapt（全神贯注的） crowd still overlooked: the tide was coming in. Not only had he practiced his art with confidence and style, he had done so against a powerful, immutable（不可抗拒的）deadline.As the crowd looked on, water began to lap at the base of the castle. In minutes it was surrounded. Then the rising flood began to eat into the base, walls fell, the tower fell, and finally the gates arch fell. More minutes passed, and small waves erased bay windows and battlements soon no more than a small part was left.Many in the crowd looked terribly sad; some voiced fears and discouragement. But the sculptor（雕塑家）remained calm. He had, after all, had a wonderful day, making beauty out of nothing, and watching it return to nothing as time and tide moved on.1In this selection, why did the sculptor start early in the day?AHe knew the tide was out on this particular morning.BIt gave time for the crowd to gather.CHe needed the sun to help dry the sand.DIt was easier to begin with only a few people around.2Which of the following best shows that the sculptor was an expert?AHe attracted a large crowd.BHe created beautiful details.CHe was able to finish his work.DHe showed satisfaction on his face.3In this selection, what does the incoming tide signal?AIt is time to begin working. BIt is the busiest time of the day.CIt is the end of a days work. DIt is time for lookers-on to leave.4How did the lookers-on react when the tide began to come in?AThey tried to save the sand castle.BThey were disappointed to see the art ruined.CThey were nervous about their own belongings.DThey helped the artist finish the castle.5The reader can tell that the sculptors reward for his work is _.Apayment for his work Battention from the crowdCfame as an artist Dpersonal satisfaction1-5 ABCBD( 6 ) In October, 1961, at Crowley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, an old, deaf gentleman named William E. Hoy stood up to throw out the first ball of the World Series. Most people at Crowley Field on that day probably did not remember Hoy because he had retired (退休) from professional baseball 58 years earlier. However, he had been an outstanding player and the deaf community still talks about him and his years in baseball. William E. Hoy was born in Houckstown, Ohio, on May 23rd , 1862. He became deaf when he was two years old. He attended the Columbus Ohio School for the Deaf. After graduation, he started playing semi-pro baseball while working as a shoemaker. Hoy began playing professional baseball in 1886 for Oshkosh (Wisconsin) of the Northwestern League. In 1888, he started as an outfielder with the old Washington Senators. His small stature and speed made him an outstanding base runner. He was very good at stealing bases during his career. In the 1888 major league season, he stole 82 bases. He was also the Senators leading hitter in 1888. Hoy threw fight-handed and batted left-handed. On June 19, 1889, he threw out three batters at the plate from his outfield position. The arm signals used by umpires (裁判) today to show balls and strikes began because of Hoy. The umpire lifted his right arm to show that the pitch was a strike, and his left arm to signal that it was a ball. For many years, people talked about Hoys last ball game. He was playing for Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast Winter League. It was a memorable game because Hoy made an unusual play which won the game. It was a very foggy night and, therefore, very hard to see the ball. In the ninth inning, with two men out, Hoy managed to catch a fly ball to make the third out. Los Angeles defeated their opposition and won the pennant (锦旗) for the year. Hoy married Anna Marie Lowery. The Hoys had many friends. Since they could not hear a doorbell or a knock on the door, Hoy put a baseball in a groove (槽) by the door bell. The pulling of the bell knocked the ball onto the floor. The vibrations announced the visitor. After he retired, Hoy stayed busy. He ran a dairy farm near Cincinnati for 20 years. He also beca