高考英语阶段检测卷(二)含答案

阶段检测卷(二)

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分听力(略)

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

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。

A

An electric car is powered by an electric motor instead of a gasoline engine.The electric motor gets energy from a controller，which regulates the amount of power，and this is based on the driver’s use of an accelerator pedal.The electric car(also known as electric vehicle or EV) uses energy stored in its rechargeable batteries，which are recharged by common household electricity.

Unlike a hybrid(混合的) car，which is fueled by gasoline and uses a battery and motor to improve efficiency，an electric car is powered exclusively by electricity.Historically，EVs have not been widely adopted because of limited driving range before needing to be recharged，long recharging time，and a lack of commitment by automakers to produce and market electric cars that have all the comforts of gas-powered cars.That’s changing.As battery technology improves by simultaneously increasing energy storage and reducing cost，major automakers are expected to introduce a new generation of electric cars.

Electric cars produce no tailpipe emissions，reduce our dependency on oil，and are cheaper to operate.Of course，the process of producing the electricity moves the emissions further upstream to the utility company’s smokestack，but even dirty electricity used in electric cars usually reduce our collective carbon footprint.

Another factor is convenience.In one trip to the gas station，you can pump 330 kilowatt-hours of energy into a 10-gallon tank.It would take about 9 days to get the same amount of energy from

household electric current.Fortunately，it takes hours and not days to recharge an electric car，because the process is much more efficient.

Just as the major car companies were reducing their electric car programs in 2004 and 2005，the perfect storm was brewing on the horizon：a combination of growing acceptance of global warming，oil price increases and runaway sales of the Toyota Prius，a hybrid car which uses gas and electricity.The major auto companies went right back to the drawing board and emerged with big plans for electric cars.As global oil supplies are used up and oil becomes more and more expensive，electric cars are the logical and ecological alternative for the future.

语篇解读本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了电动汽车的特征及其发展趋势。

21．Which of the following was a reason why electric cars were not popular?

Amm.Electric cars were not comfortble.

B．Electric cars were much more expensive.

C．Automakers failed to market electric cars.

D．Recharging electric cars took a long time.

答案 D

解析推理判断题。根据文章第二段第二句“Historically，EVs have not been widely adopted because of limited driving range before needing to be recharged，long recharging time，and a lack of commitment by automakers to produce and market electric cars that have all the comforts of gas-powered cars.”可知选D。

22．The main purpose of the text is to .

A．show readers how hybrid cars work

B．persuade readers to buy electric cars

C．give readers information about electric cars

D．prove that electric cars are superior to gasoline cars

答案 C

解析写作目的题。本文主要围绕“电动汽车”话题，向读者提供了有关电动汽车的相关信息、发展现状以及发展前景。

23．What’s the writer’s attitude towards the future of electric cars?

A．Negative. B．Positive.

C．Objective. D．Doubtful.

答案 B

解析观点态度题。根据文章最后一段最后一句“As global oil supplies are used up and oil becomes more and more expensive，electric cars are the logical and ecological alternative for the future.”可知，作者对电动汽车的未来持乐观态度。