高考英语二轮总复习【能力升级训练】专题14阅读理解(五)

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(2014·郑州第一次质量预测)

There was great excitement on the planet of Venus(金星).Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the planet Earth,and it has been sending back signals as well as photographs ever since.

The satellite was directed into an area known as Manhattan,named after the great Venusian astronomer Professor Manhattan,who first discovered it with his telescope 20 000 light years ago.

Because of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals,Venusian scientists were able to get valuable information about the feasibility(可行性) of a manned flying saucer landing on Earth.A press conference was held at the Venus Institute of Technology.

“We have come to the conclusion,based on last week’s satellite landing,”Professor Zog said,“that there is no life on Earth.”

“How do you know this?”the science reporter of The Venus Evening Star asked.

“For one thing,Earth’s surface in the area of Manhattan is made up of solid concrete and nothing can grow there.For another,the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxide(一氧化碳) and other deadly ga ses and nobody could possibly breathe this air and survive.”

“What does this mean as far as our flying saucer program is concerned?”

“We shall have to take our own oxygen with us,which means a much heavier flying saucer than we planned at first.”

“Are ther e any other dangers that you discovered in your studies?”

“Take a look at this photo.You see this dark black cloud hanging over the surface of Earth.We don’t know what it is made of,but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venusian there.Over here you will notice what seems to be a river,but the satellite findings indicate it is polluted and the water is unfit to drink.This means we shall have to carry our own water,which will add even greater weight

to the saucer.”

“If all you say is true,won’t this set back the flying saucer program several years?”

“Yes,but we shall continue as soon as the Grubstart gives us the added funds,”Professor Zog replied.

【语篇导读】金星上的科学家们成功地向地球发射了一颗卫星,通过分析传回的资料他们发现地球上不可能有生命存在,因为那里的大气层、河水等都污染严重。

1.According to the passage,the Venusian scientists succeeded in getting important information about .

A.the feasibility of landing a satellite on Earth

B.the possibility of making a first-class flying saucer

C.the feasibility of sending a manned flying saucer to Earth

D.the possibility of directing a flying saucer into Manhattan

答案:C

解析:细节理解题。第三段说金星上的科学家们得到了关于载人飞碟登陆地球的可行性的宝贵资料,因此选C项。

2.Why will the Venusians have to take their own oxygen when carrying out their flying saucer program?

A.They need it on their way to the planet of Earth.

B.The Earth’s atmosphere is filled with deadly gases.

C.There is a low level of oxygen for the Venusians.

D.There is no air on the planet of Earth at all.

答案:B

解析:细节理解题。根据文章第六、七、八段的内容可知,金星科学家们发现地球表面漂浮着一层有毒气体,因此,金星人到达地球后必须携带可供呼吸的氧气,故选B项。

3.It can be inferred from the passage that .

nding a manned flying saucer on Earth will be carried out soon

B.the Venusians will land on Earth to help to stop serious pollution

C.it’s unnecessary to land a manned flying saucer on Earth at present

D.pollution on Earth makes it impossible for the Venusians to survive there

答案:D

解析:推理判断题。通过分析从地球上传回的资料,金星上的科学家们发现地球上的大气和水都污染严重,要载人去勘测就必须自带氧气和水,由此可知应选D项。

4.Where can you probably read such a passage?

A.In a popular magazine.

B.In a fairy tale.

C.In an observation journal.

D.In science fiction.

答案:D

解析:文章出处题。从全文内容看,这篇文章最有可能摘自科幻小说,暗指地球污染的严重性。故选D项。

B

(2014·北京海淀第二学期期末)

Cooking Kills Four Million People a Year

Polluted airborne particles(大气悬浮颗粒) kill 7 million people a year,reports the World Health Organization.

That news may not come as a surprise to anyone who has seen images of chimneys in Beijing,Delhi or Mexico.But those factories—or even the jammed roadways of modern cities—are not the biggest killer.Each year,some 4.3 million people die earlier than they should because of polluted air inside their homes,says the WHO.

What’s causing the air inside people’s homes to be so poisonous that it kills around 11 000 people a day?Stoves.“Having an open fire in your kitchen is like burning 400 cigarettes an hour,”says Kirk Smith,a professor at the University of California at Berkeley,whose