英语阅读理解(科普环保)各地方试卷集合含解析

1、最新英语阅读理解（科普环保）各地方试卷集合含解析一、高中英语阅读理解科普环保类1 .整整阅读下列短文，从每题所给的AB、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Supercomputerswhichcananalysebloodsamplesandpredictwhichpatientsarelikelytobecomeseriouslyillcouldsavetensofthousandsoflivesayear,itwasrevealedlastnight,accordingtoTheDailyExpress.Theartificialintelligence(AI)system,develope

2、datUniversityCollegeLondonandsettobepilotedinNHShospitalslaterthisyear,willscreenatriskpatientssodoctorscantakeearlyactiontopreventdeathorseriousillness.ProfYoung,aconsultantsurgeonatSouthendUniversityHospital,said:Iamsoexcitedaboutthisformoftechnology.Insteadofpeoplegettingsickordyingbecausetheyare

3、notpickedupintime,thiswillallowustostepinearlierwhichwillsavelivesandanenormousamountofmoney.IthinkthepotentialofAIinhealthcarelikethisisasbigastheIndustrialRevolutionwasandsignalsacompletelynewexampleinthewaywemanagehealthcare.ThetechnologyisthebrainchildofDrVishalNangalia,aconsultantattheRoyalFree

4、HospitalinLondon.HeusedAItoanalyseabillionstoredbloodsamplesfrom20differentUKhospitaltrustsdatingbackupto12years.Computersassessbloodtestresultsbypickingupsubtlechangesinredandwhitebloodcells,suggestingapatientisgoingdownhill.Hefoundthetechniqueforecastoutcomesofpatientswithkidneyproblemswithupto95p

5、ercentaccuracy.Traditionalmethodshighlightingseriouspatientconcernspickedupasfewas16percentofpatientswhowentontodie.Thisgivesustheopportunitynotonlytosavelivesbuttopreventseriousillness,makingthehealthservicenotonlysaferbutmoreefficient.ProfYoungsaid,Insteadofwaitingforpeopletogetworse,wewillbeablet

6、otreatthemearlier.(1) WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasescreeninParagraph2mean?A.comfortB.treatC.spotD.nurse(2) Howdosupercomputershelpsavelives?A.Bystoringbloodsamples.B.Byanalyzingpatientscases.C.Byobservingchangesinbloodcells.D.Byassistingdoctorswiththeiroperations.(3) WhydidProfessorYoungmentiontheIndu

7、strialRevolution?A. ToshowtheinfluenceofAI.B. Tostresstheimportanceofhealthcare.C. Tointroducethetopicofsupercomputers.D. Topresenttheachievementhehasaccomplished.(4) Whatdoweknowaboutthenewtechnology?A. Ithelpspatientsrecoverearlier.B. Ithashelpedsavethousandsoflives.C. Itwillpromotethehealthservic

8、egreatly.D. Itisintendedforpatientswithkidneydiseases.【答案】(1)CC 3） A 4） 4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍超级计算机能够分析血样并预测哪些病人可能会患上重病，每年可以挽救数万人的生命。（ 1）考查词义猜测。根据第二段中的“sodoctorscantakeearlyactiontopreventdeathorseriousillness.以便医生能够及早采取行动，预防死亡或严重疾病，可以猜测出，人工智能”将用于对高危病人进行“筛查”。此处screen意为“筛查”。故选C。（ 2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Com

9、putersassessbloodtestresultsbypickingupsubtlechangesinredandwhitebloodcells,suggestingapatientisgoingdownhill.可知，计算机通过检测红细胞和白细胞的细微变化来评估血液检测结果。故选C。（ 3）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的IthinkthepotentialofAIinhealthcarelikethisisasbigastheIndustrialRevolutionwasandsignalsacompletelynewexampleinthewaywemanagehealthcare.杨

10、教授认为，人工智能在医疗保健领域的潜力与工业革命一样大，以此类比，说明人工智能在医疗领域的影响力。故选A。（ 4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的Insteadofwaitingforpeopletogetworse,wewillbeabletotreatthemearlier.可知，这项技术将能够更早地治疗患者，而不是坐等病情恶化，从而推断，人工智能这一科技帮助医生对疾病诊疗早预判，早介入，从而帮助挽救大量生命，将大大促进卫生服务。故选C。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇科研类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出

11、正确答案。2.整整阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。GardenerssuchasPrinceCharleswhoclaimthattalkingtoplantsencouragesthemtogrowhavelongbeenseenasalittlesilly.ButscientistshavediscoveredevidencewhichsuggeststheRoyalmayactuallyberightandtheycouldbelisteningtohim.BiologistsatTelAvivUniversityinIsraelhavefoundtha

12、tflowerscanactasaplantsearstohelpthemdetectthesoundofapproachinginsects.Whentheresearchersplayedrecordingsofflyingbeestoeveningprimroseflowers,withinthreeminutesthesugarconcentrationsinthenectar（花蜜）ofitsflowersincreased.Thefluid,producedtoattractpollinating（授粉）insects,wasonaverage20percenthigherinfl

13、owersexposedtothebuzzcomparedtothoseleftinsilenceorexposedtohigherpitchedsounds.ProfessorLilachHadany,wholedthestudy,said:Ourresultsdocumentforthefirsttimethatplantscanrapidlyrespondtopollinatorsoundsinanecologicallyrelevantway.However,ProfHadanysaidaplantsabilitytorespondtopollinatorsmaybeweakenedi

14、ncityenvironmentsorbesideabusyroad.Whileplantsrequirewater,sunlightandtherighttemperaturetogrow,itiswidelybelievedtheydonothavesensesinthewayanimalsdo.Butthestudy,publishedontheopen-sciencewebsiteBioRxiv,suggeststheeffortsofgardenerswhotalktotheirplantsmaynotbeinvain.Plantsabilitytohearhasimplicatio

15、nswellbeyondpollinationplantscouldpotentiallyhearandrespondtoherbivores,otheranimals,theelements,andpossiblyotherplants,ProfHadanyadded.Amonth-longexperimentconductedbytheRoyalHorticulturalSocietyin2009foundfemalevoicesappeartospeedupthegrowthoftomatoes.Theresearchoffersapossibleexplanation一womensvo

16、iceswereattherightfrequencyfortheplantstohear.(1) Whatseveningprimroseflowersresponsetobeesbuzz?A.Longerbloom.B.Sweeternectar.C.Brightercolor.D.Lessfluid.(2) WherecanplantsgrowbetteraccordingtoHadany?A. Onasquare.B.Besideahighway.C.Inthewoods.D.Alongthestreet.(3)Whatcanweinferfromtheresearch?A.Princ

17、eCharlesproveskindofstupid.B. Plantscanonlypotentiallyhearanimals.C. Plantsrespondtosoundsslowlyandecologically.D. Plantsgardenerstalktofrequentlydevelopwell.(4) Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.Flowerscanhear.B.Beesarebestpollinators.C.Plantscantgrowwithoutsound.D.Womensvoicesimproveplantsgrowth.【答

18、案】(1)B(5) C(6) D(7) A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了人与植物的交流可以促其生长。(1)考查细节理解。根据第二段中的Whentheresearchersplayedrecordingsofflyingbeestoeveningprimroseflowers,withinthreeminutesthesugarconcentrationsinthenectar(花蜜)ofitsflowersincreased.可知，蜜蜂飞到夜来香花，在三分钟内其花朵花蜜的糖的浓度会增加，所以花蜜会更甜。故选Bo(2)考查推理判断。根据第三段中的However,ProfHadanysa

19、idaplantsabilitytorespondtopollinatorsmaybeweakenedincityenvironmentsorbesideabusyroad.哈达尼教授认为，植物对传粉者做出反应的能力可能会在城市环境或繁忙道路旁减弱。从而推断可知，在丛林里的植物生长彳#更好。故选a(3)考查推理判断。根据第四段中的Butthestudy,publishedontheopen-sciencewebsiteBioRxiv,suggeststheeffortsofgardenerswhotalktotheirplantsmaynotbeinvain.研究表明,园丁们和他们的植物交谈的

20、努力可能不会白费。从而推断可知，园丁经常与植物交谈，生长得更好。故选Do(4)考查主旨大意。根据第一段GardenerssuchasPrinceCharleswhoclaimthattalkingtoplantsencouragesthemtogrowhavelongbeenseenasalittlesilly.ButscientistshavediscoveredevidencewhichsuggeststheRoyalmayactuallyberightandtheycouldbelisteningtohim.BiologistsatTelAvivUniversityinIsraelhav

21、efoundthatflowerscanactasaplantsearstohelpthemdetectthesoundofapproachinginsects.及全文内容可知，文章主要讲述人与植物的交流可以促其生长。故选Ao【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇科普类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。3犇犇阅读理解Researchershavefoundbeescandobasicmathematics,inadiscoverythatdeepensourunderstandingo

22、ftherelationshipbetweenbrainsizeandbrainpower.Recently,AstudyconductedbyresearchersfromRMITUniversityinMelbourne,Australiashowedthatbeescouldperformarithmeticoperationslikeadditionandsubtraction（减法）.Solvingmathproblemsrequiresacomplexlevelofinvolvingthementalmanagementofnumbers,long-termrulesandshor

23、t-termworkingmemory.ThefindingthateventhetinybrainofahoneybeecangraspbasicmathematicaloperationshasapossibleeffectonthefuturedevelopmentofArtificialIntelligence,particularlyinimprovingrapidlearning.RMITsProfessorAdrianDyersaidnumerical（数字的）operationslikeadditionandsubtractionarecomplexbecausetheyreq

24、uiretwolevelsofprocessing.“Youneedtobeabletoholdtherulesaroundaddingandsubtractinginyourlong-termmemory,whilementallyusingskillfullyasetofgivennumbersinyourshort-termmemory,”Dyersaid.“Ontopofthis,ourbeesalsousedtheirshort-termmemoriestosolvearithmeticproblems,astheylearnedtorecognizeplusorminusasabs

25、tractconcepts.”Thefindingssuggestthatadvancednumericalcognition（认知）maybefoundmuchmorewidelyinnatureamongnon-humananimalsthanpreviouslysuspected.“Ifmathdoesntrequireamassivebrain,theremightalsobenewwaysforustoincludeinteractionsofbothlong-termrulesandworkingmemoryindesignstoimproverapidAIlearningofne

26、wproblems,”saidDyer.Manyspeciescanunderstandthedifferencebetweenquantitiesandusethistosearchforfood,makedecisionsandsolveproblems.Butnumericalcognition,suchasexactnumberandarithmeticoperations,requiresamorecomplexlevelofprocessing.Previousstudieshaveshownsomeprimates（灵长目动物）,birds,babiesandevenspider

27、scanaddand/orsubtract.Thenewresearch,publishedinScienceAdvances,addsbeestothatlist.（1）WhathavetheresearchersfromRMITUniversitydiscovered?A. Therelationshipbetweenbrainsizeandbrainpower.B. Long-termrulesandshorttermworkingmemory.C. Beescanperformcomplexarithmeticoperations.D. Beescandobasicmathematic

28、s.（2）AccordingtoAdrianDyer,beesnumericalcognition.A. requiresadditionandsubtractiontwocomplexprocessingB. hasapossibleeffectonthefuturedevelopmentofAIC. onlyinvolvestheirshort-termworkingmemoryD. callsforalotofmathsknowledge（3） Whatdoesthefindingofthenewresearchsuggest?A. Beescanrecogizetheexactnumb

29、er.B. Arithmeticoperationsexistinhumanandbees.C. Numericalcognitionhasbeenfoundinmanymorespecies.D. Someprimates,birdsandevenspiderscanaddandsubstract.（4）Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A. ADiscoveryAbouttheTinyBrainofBeesB. NewFindingsAboutBeesHavingNumericalCogintionC. NumericalCognitionRequiresaC

30、omplexLevelofProcessingD. TheRelationshipBetweenBrainSizeandBrainPower【答案】（1）D（2） B（3） C（4） 4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，RMIT大学的研究人员发现了蜜蜂能做基本的数学。此前的研究表明，一些灵长类动物、鸟类、婴儿甚至蜘蛛都可以加减法。发表在科学进展（ScienceAdvances杂志上的这项新研究将蜜蜂也列入了这一名单。（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Australiashowedthatbeescouldperformarithmeticoperationslikeadditionand

31、subtraction（减法）.澳大利亚证明蜜蜂可以做加法和减法等算术”运算。”可知，RMIT大学的研究人员发现了蜜蜂能做基本的数学。故选D。（2）考查推理判断。根据第五段中的“Ifmathdoesntrequireamassivebrain,theremightalsobenewwaysforustoincludeinteractionsofbothlong-termrulesandworkingmemoryindesignstoimproverapidAIlearningofnewproblems,如果数学不需要一个巨大的大脑，那么”在设计中，我们也可能有新的方法来包括长期规则和工作记忆的

32、互动，从而提高人工智能对新问题的快速学习，可知，AdrianDyer认为，蜜蜂的数字认知对人工智能的未来发展可能有影响。故选B。（3）考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的“Manyspeciescanunderstandthedifferencebetweenquantitiesandusethistosearchforfood,makedecisionsandsolveproblems.Butnumericalcognition,suchasexactnumberandarithmeticoperations,requiresamorecomplexlevelofprocessing.许多物种都

33、能理解数量之间的差异，并以此来寻找食物、做出决定和解”决问题。但是数字认知，比如精确的数字和算术运算，需要更复杂的处理。可知，新研究的发现说明了在更多的物种中发现了数字认知。故选C。（4）考查主旨大意。根据最后一段中的Previousstudieshaveshownsomeprimates及长目动物）,birds,babiesandevenspiderscanaddand/orsubtract.Thenewresearch,publishedinScienceAdvances,addsbeestothatlist.此前的研究表明，一些灵长类动物、鸟类、婴儿甚”至蜘蛛都可以加减法。发表在科学进展

34、（ScienceAdvances）杂志上的这项新研究将蜜蜂也列入了这一名单。”故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇科研类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。4犇犇阅读理解Youknowthosenutritionguidelinesthegovernmentissueseveryfewyears?Itturnsoutthatfollowingthemisntjustgoodforyourhealth.Itsgoodfortheplanet,too.Whatwefoundisth

35、atimpactsvaryacrossnations,butinthehigh-impactnations,ingeneral,youcanseethat,ifyoufollowanationallyrecommendeddiet,despitethefactthatthesedietsdontmentionexplicitlyormostofthemdontexplicitlymentionenvironmentalimpacts,thatyouaregoingtohavelowerenvironmentalimpactsduetothat.Sothatssortoffairlycleara

36、crossallthehigh-incomenations.saidPaulBehrens,anenvironmentalscientistatLeidenUniversityintheNetherlands.Thefoodweeattakesabigtollontheenvironment.Athirdoftheice-freelandonEarthisusedforagriculture,andaccordingtosomeestimates,producingfoodaccountsforroughlyafifthofallhuman-causedgreenhousegasemissio

37、ns.Fertilizerrunoffalsoleadstootherproblems,likethealgaebloomsinLakeEerieandtheDeadZoneintheGulfofMexico.However,followingdietaryguidelineswouldreducethoseimpacts,especiallyinwealthycountriesliketheUS.Mostofthereductionscomefrommeatanddairy,whichhaveanoutsizedimpactonlanduseandpollution,andareamajor

38、sourceofgreenhousegases.(Thatspartlyduetocowfarts.Seriously.)Followingthesuggestionswouldalsomeaneatingfewercalories,sincemanypeoplehereeatmorethantheyneed.Overall,inhigh-incomecountries,Behrensteamestimatesthatfollowingtherulescouldresultinasmuchasa17percentreductioninlanduse,a21percentreductioninn

39、utrientpollution,anda25percentdropinagriculturalgreenhousegasemissions.CuttingdownonhowmuchfoodwewastewhichisroughlyathirdintheUScouldhelpevenmore.TheresultsareintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.Ofcourse,peoplearenotoriouslybadatfollowingdiets.But:Thesenationallyrecommendedguidelinesdoac

40、tuallyhaveaknock-oneffectonotherareasofpolicymaking.SoifImdevelopinganewhealthy-eating-for-schoolsprogramthenthatsgoingtobebasedoffalotofdetailthatIgetfromthenationallyrecommendedguidelines.Sowhileitmightnotnecessarilybethecasethatpeoplefollowdirectlytheyactuallyarequiteinfluentialonthepreparationof

41、otheradvice.Itseemsthatasmallerenvironmentalfootprintandahealthierlifestylecouldgohandinhand.(1) WhichofthefollowingstatementwillPaulBehrensapproveof?A. Followinganationallyrecommendeddietcanhavesimilarimpactsindifferentcountries.B. Followinganationallyrecommendeddietcandogoodtoourhealth.C. Notallth

42、ecountrieshaverecommendeddietsinanexplicitmanner.D. Somehigh-incomenationsdontmentionthedietexplicitlyforitsimpactscanbeignored.(2) Whatdotheunderlinedwordstakesabigtolloninparagraph3probablymean?A.showssignsofB.hasabadeffectonC.takesfulladvantageofD.makesupfor(3) WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingt

43、othepassage?A. Foodproductioncanleadtoabout20percentofhuman-causedgreenhousegaswithonlyathirdoftheice-freelandused.B. Itisestimatedthatfollowingdietaryguidelinescanleadtodecreaseinmorelandusethaninnutrientpollution.C. PaulBehrensnewprogramconcerninghealthyeatingforschoolsislikelytobebasedonnationaln

44、utritionguidelines.D. Somewealthycountriestendtoreducemeatanddairythoughtheotherareasofpolicymakingisnteffectedmuch.【答案】（1）C（2） B（3） A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了营养指南对地球也有利。通过膳食指南，似乎可以减轻对环境的伤害，人类自己也可以过上健康的生活，二者可以兼得。（ 1）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的Whatwefoundisthatimpactsvaryacrossnations,butinthehigh-impactnations,ingene

45、ral,youcanseethat,ifyoufollowanationallyrecommendeddiet,despitethefactthatthesedietsdontmentionexplicitlyormostofthemdontexplicitlymentionenvironmentalimpacts,thatyouaregoingtohavelowerenvironmentalimpactsduetothat.”我们发现（营养膳食指南的）影响因国家而异，但总的来说，在影响力较大的国家，如果你遵循国家推荐的膳食指南，即使这些膳食并未明晰对环境的影响，或者大多数膳食没有明确说明这一

46、点，但是你对环境的影响会因为遵循指南而减轻。由此推断出并非所有国家都以明确的方式推荐饮食，这个观点PaulBehrens会赞成，故选C。（ 2）考查词义猜测。根据第三段中的“Athirdoftheice-freelandonEarthisusedforagriculture,andaccordingtosomeestimates,producingfoodaccountsforroughlyafifthofallhuman-causedgreenhousegasemissions.Fertilizerrunoffalsoleadstootherproblems,likethealgaebloo

47、msinLakeEerieandtheDeadZoneintheGulfofMexico.地球上三分之一的无冰区”被用于农业生产，根据一些估算，食物生产大约占到了人类造成的温室气体排放量的五分之一。肥料径流也导致了其他问题，例如伊利湖的藻类爆发以及墨西哥湾的死亡区域。由此推断出划线词所在的句子意思是我们所吃的食物给环境带来了巨大代价。takesabigtollon固定短语，“付出了巨大的代价”，故选B。（ 3）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Athirdoftheice-freelandonEarthisusedforagriculture,andaccordingtosomeestimates

48、,producingfoodaccountsforroughlyafifthofallhuman-causedgreenhousegasemissions.地球上三分之一的无冰区被用于农业生产，根据一”些估算，食物生产大约占到了人类造成的温室气体排放量的五分之一。由此可知。A选项的描述粮食生产可导致约20%的人为造成的温室气体，而只使用了三分之一的无冰土地正确，故选A。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇科研类阅读，要求考生准确捕捉细节信息，同时根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。5犇犇阅读理解Scientistshavefoundwhattheybel

49、ievearepiecesofameteor（流星）thatfelltotheearthlastyear.TheobjectswerediscoveredoffthecoastoftheUnitedStatesinthePacificOcean.ThecrewoftheNautilus,aprivateresearchship,recoveredtherockparticles（颗粒）.TheNautilusisoperatedbytheOceanExplorationTrust.Thegroupsaysitsaimatpresentistoexamineareasoftheoceanthat

50、haveneverbeenexploredbefore.ThesearchwaslaunchedafterUSgovernmentweatherstationsobservedalargemeteoriteexplodingsomemonthsago.Theexplosionlituptheskyandsenttherockparticlestotheearth.ThemeteoritefallwasthelargestrecordedovertheUnitedStatesinatleast20years.TheteamincludesscientistsfromNASA,theOlympic

51、CoastNationalMarineSanctuaryandtheUniversityofWashington.Thescientistsexaminedwhattheybelieveweretwosmallmeteoritefragments.Furthertestingisneededbeforetheycanconfirmthatthematerialcamefromtheexplosion.TheNautilusisequippedwithtworemotelyoperatedvehicles(ROVs),calledHerculesandArgus.Theseroboticsubm

52、arineshelpresearchersfindandcollectmaterialsfromtheseafloor.Thefactthattheparticleslandedintheocean,insteadofonland,meanslargerpiecesmayhavesurvivedandcanbestudied.Forthisreason,scientistsdecidedtolaunchthefirstintentionalsearchformeteoritesfromtheocean.Untilthelatestresearch,scientistshadonlyaccide

53、ntallydiscoveredasmallnumberofmeteoritesfromdrillingoperations.Theobjectsrecoveredfromthebottomofthesealikelycamefromtherecentexplosionfortwomainreasons.First,meteoriteparticlesarebasicallymadeofglassymaterialsthatdonottendtolastlonginseawater.Secondly,theycamefromwhatlookedlikeasmallholeontheseaflo

54、or.Someevidenceshowsthattheycamefromsomethingthatfell.(1) WhatisthecurrentgoalofthecrewoftheOceanExplorationTrust?A.Torecovertherockparticles.B.Toobservemovementsoftheuniverse.C.Tostudyunexploredplacesoftheocean.D.Toexaminecreaturesoftheexploredocean.(2) Whatmainlycausedthestartofthesearchinthesea?A

55、.Ahugemeteorshower.B.Businessvalueofmeteors.C.Plentyofnaturalresources.D.Thebrainstormofresearchers.(3) Whydothescientistsprefertosearchformeteorsintheocean?A.Theycanfindmeteorsmoreeasily.B.Theymayfindbiggerrockparticles.C.Theyliketoexplorestrangeseaareas.D.Theyhavebettersubmarineequipment.(4) Whatd

56、oestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph?A.Offercluesforthesearch.B.Givereasonstosupportaguess.C.Stresstheimportanceoftheevent.D.Describetheprocessofthesearch.【答案】(1)CA(3) B(4) B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，科学家们发现了他们认为是去年坠落地球的流星碎片。这些物体是在美国太平洋沿岸发现的。一场巨大的流星雨导致了在海中搜索的开始。科学家更喜欢在海洋中寻找流星是因为他们可能会发现更大的岩石颗粒。(1) 考查细节理解。根

57、据第二段中的Thegroupsaysitsaimatpresentistoexamineareasoftheoceanthathaveneverbeenexploredbefore.可知，theOceanExplorationTrust的船员目前的目标是研究海洋中未被探索的地方。故选Q(2)考查推理判断。根据第一段中的Scientistshavefoundwhattheybelievearepiecesofameteor(流星)thatfelltotheearthlastyear.可知，一场巨大的流星雨导致了在海中搜索的开始。故选Ao(3)考查推理判断。根据第四段中的Thefactthatth

58、eparticleslandedintheocean,insteadofonland,meanslargerpiecesmayhavesurvivedandcanbestudied.可知，科学家更喜欢在海洋中寻找流星是因为他们可能会发现更大的岩石颗粒。故选Bo(4)考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的Theobjectsrecoveredfromthebottomofthesealikelycamefromtherecentexplosionfortwomainreasons.可知，作者在最后段是想给出支持猜测的理由。故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇科普类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。6.阅读理解Richcountriesareracingtodematerialisepayments.Theyneedtodomoretopreparefortheside-e