高考英语 热门考点强化专练 阅读理解（十九）（含解析）.doc

2013高考英语热门考点强化专练：阅读理解（十九）（含解析）（一）to chinese immigrants, in the mid-1800s, california was “the land of the golden mountain.” in their homeland they had heard the words, “theres gold in california.” they sailed 7,000miles to join the gold rush and strike it rich. between 1849 and 1882, more than 30,000 chinese came to california. most were men. they had been farmers in china. they came here to be miners and laborers. they ended up doing many other jobs, too.like many other immigrants, they did not plan to stay in america. they came because of their ties to their homeland and their families. they planned to return to china with their fortunes and help their families.only a few chinese gold miners struck it rich. most picked over the areas that had been mined already. but still, white miners resented the chinese. slowly, they drove the “yellow peril” from the mining camps. by the end of the 1850s, many chinese returned home. those who stayed found other jobs.few women had come west in the gold rush. the chinese saw a good business opportunity. they began doing the jobs women would have done. many became house servants. many more opened laundries.the chinese opened restaurants. chop suey and show mein are popular chinese-american dishes. the chinese probably created these dishes to serve to the white miners.other chinese became fishermen, farmers, and even cigar makers. 1. why did chinese go to america in the mid-1800s?a. because they could find good jobs there. b. because they had found gold there.c. because they could open laundries and restaurants there.2. the underlined word “resented” mean “_”.a. liked b. helped c. hated d. served3. which should be the title of the passage?a. early chinese immigrants in america b. dream to strike it richc. the difference between men and women d. gold miners in america（二）the first breath-taking pictures of the earth taken from space showed it as a solid ball covered by brown land masses and blue-green oceans. we had never seen the earth from that distance before. to us, it appeared as though the earth had always looked that way and always would. scientists now know, however, that the surface of the earth is not as permanent as we had thought. scientists explain that the surface of our planet is always moving. continents moves about the earth like huge ships at sea. they float on pieces of the earths outer skin. new outer skin is created as melted rock pushed up from below the ocean floor. old outer skin is destroyed as it rolls down into the hot area and melts again.only since the 1960s have scientists really began to understand that the planet earth is a great living machine. some experts have said this new understanding is one of the most important revolutions in scientific thought. the revolution is based on the work of scientists who study the movement of the continentsa science called plate tectonics. the modern story of plate tectonics begins with the german scientist alfred wegener. before world war one, wegener argued that the continents had moved and were still moving. he said the idea first occurred to him when he observed that the coastlines of south america and africa could fit together like two pieces of a puzzle. he proposed that the two continents might have been one and then split apart. wegener was not the first person to wonder about the shape of the continents. about 500 years ago, explorers thought about it when they made the first maps of americas. the explorers noted the east coast of north america and south america would fit almost exactly into the west coast of europe and south africa. what the explorers did not do, but wegener did, was to investigate the idea that the continents move.4. what does the writer mainly tell us in the passage? a. the first breath-taking pictures of the earth taken from space.b. humans recognition of the earths surface. c. the german scientist alfred wegener. d. the early explorers discovery.5. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. we didnt see the earth from far away until we saw the picture taken in the space.b. our ancient thought that the surface of the earth is still.c. alfred wegener was not the first person to investigate the idea that the continents move.d. the coastline of india and africa fit together. 6. the last word of the third paragraph “tectonics” mean “_”.a. study of constructionb. study of architecturec. earth surfaced. structural geology 7. what did the explorers find? a. the coastlines of south america and africa could fit together. b. the coastlines of north america and africa could fit together. c. the east coastlines of north america and the west coast of europe could fit together. d. the coastlines of north america and india could fit together.【答案与解析】1. d。事实细节题。根据短文第 1 段的第 2 句 in their homeland they had heard the words, “theres gold in california.” 可知，他们是因为听说“在california 有金子”才去美国的，因此答案为 d。2. c。词义猜测题。根据下文的 slowly, they drove the “yellow peril” from the mining camps 可知答案为 c。3. a。主旨大意题。根据文章第 1 段的第 1 句 及全文的内容可知答案为a。4. b。主旨大意题。根据文章第 1 段最后一句中的 however 及全文内容可知，文章主要谈论人类对地壳表面的形成的认识。故答案选 b。5. a。推理判断题。根据文章第 1 段的第 1、2 句可知，人们直到看到从太空对地球所拍的照片后才知道从远方看地球的情形。故答案选 a。6. d。词义猜测题。根据其所在的句子 who study the movement of the continentsa science called plate 及地理常识可知答案选 d。7.