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2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习（4）及答案(2012泸州一诊)a dead sixton satellite passed over the west coast and near auckland before burning up over a remote area of the pacific ocean, nasa maps show.the 20yearold upper atmospheric research satellite (uars) dropped about 24 pieces of metal debris (碎片) over 800 km as it entered earths atmosphere on saturday.nasa data tracks its descent (下落) from above the indian ocean off the coast of africa to the pacific ocean at 14.1 degrees south latitude and 189.8 degrees east longitude.new zealand was the only major land mass on its reentry path.nasa says satellite debris scattered (撒落) over the south pacific ocean about as far away from large land masses as you can get.it says the us air force calculated the satellite entered earths atmosphere generally above american samoa.but pieces of it did not start hitting the water for another 480 kilometers to the northeast, southwest of christmas island.experts believe the metal pieces fell over an 800kilometre span.on saturday, scientists said it was possible some pieces could have reached northwestern canada, but nasa said overnight that new calculations show it landed earlier than they thought, nowhere near north america.nick johnson, nasas chief scientist for orbital debris, said the satellite had descended “well within” the range predicted (预测) by the joint space operations center (jsoc)“this was not an easy reentry to predict because of the natural forces acting on the satellite as its orbit decayed (轨道变形)some other nations around the world also were monitoring the satellites descent in the last two hours and all the predictions were well within the range estimated by jsoc.”uars was launched aboard space shuttle discovery in 1991.nasa stopped using the satellite in 2005, after moving it into a lower orbit that cut its life short by 20 years.文章大意：nasa地图准确预测了卫星碎片的坠落轨迹。63which is the right reentry path of the falling satellite?a.ionzpo b.aiona cpoionz dioponaioindian ocean; nznew zealand; popacific ocean; aafrica; nanorth america)答案：a细节理解题。由第四段可知，该卫星碎片的轨迹一定包含new zealand，可以排除b、d两项；由第三段可知，该卫星碎片从印度洋上空坠落，最后落在了太平洋；所以a项正确。64which is true about the debris according to the text?a.some reached north america.b.few fell about american samoa.c.some reached the sea a little later.d.most dropped onto the land and some into the pacific.答案：c细节理解题。由第五段第一句话可知。65what can we infer from nick johnsons words?a.jsoc did a good job in predicting.b.the satellite descended in a set way.c.the satellite was controlled by jsoc.d.it was not easy for the satellite to reenter.答案：a推理判断题。由第七段第一句话可知，joint space operations center对该卫星回归的预测非常准确。66from the text we can know that the satellite was at first designed to use for about_.a.15 years b.20 years c35 years d40 years答案：c细节理解题。由最后一段可知，该卫星是1991年发射的，2005年停止使用，这颗卫星的设计使用年限被缩短了20年。所以，该卫星的设计使用年限是35年。 youve seen news reports about people who need help after a flood. maybe youve walked past people who are sleeping on the streets. or perhaps youve watched tv programs about how lonely older people can get. so what can you do about any of those things? the answer: you can volunteer (做志愿者).volunteering is a great way to learn new skills from working as part of a team to setting and reaching goals. it gives you a chance to find out what kinds of things youre good at and enjoy the most. volunteering can provide you with a sense of responsibility because people really depend on you. and it can help you understand disabled (残疾的) people, sick kids, or the elderly.volunteering helps people feel they do have the power to change things for the better. when people depend on you, it can change the way you look at yourself, and this is the main reason that makes volunteering attractive. you can feel proud of the goals that youve achieved (实现) for a charity organization (慈善组织) whether its helping to organize a 10k to raise money for lung cancer or running the race itself.sometimes its easy to feel worried about your grades or the fight you had with your friend or parents. and although these things are very important in their own way, sometimes it can be helpful to get some distance and think about other things. volunteering allows you to do this. it lets you focus on others that are worth doing. finally, volunteering can help save you from being bored it gives you a place to be where you can have a good time and keep busy.64. from the passage, we can learn that volunteering _. a. is the best way to find out your interests b. mainly helps the old and the poor peoplec. makes sure volunteers will get a good job in the futured. can help volunteers choose a job that they really like in the future65. today, most people volunteer mainly for the purpose of _. a. making themselves famous and popular b. knowing their value by helping others c. increasing their knowledge and learning skills d. helping people out of trouble66. what do the underlined words “a 10k” (paragraph 3) probably refer to? a. a charity organization. b. a volunteer group.c. a 10-kilometer race. d. a political activity. 67. the purpose of the passage is to _. a. talk about the difficulties of volunteering b. talk about how to make life meaningful c. tell readers how to volunteer d. talk about the advantages of volunteering参考答案-64-67 dbcd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。aone day the employees of a large company in st louis, missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. the sign said: “yesterday the person who has been hindering (阻碍) your growth in this company passed away. we invite you to join the funeral (葬礼) in the room that has been prepared in the gym.”at first everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues had died, but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be.the excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects. everyone wondered: “who is this person that was hindering my progress? well, at least hes no longer here.”one by one the employees got closer to the coffin (棺材) and when they looked inside it they became speechless. they stood over the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.there was a mirror inside the coffin. everyone who looked inside it could see himself. there was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “there is only one person who can set limits to your growth: it is you.”you are the only person who can revolutionize (彻底改变) your life. you are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success. you are the only person who can help yourself.your life does not change when your family changes, when your friends change, when your boss changes, and when your company changes.your life changes when you change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.56. the writers purpose in writing the article is to tell us that _.a. the harder we work, the more successful we will becomeb. our work and life are closely connected with othersc. changing our lives is down to ourselvesd. we will have a better future if people do not hinder our development57. people were speechless when they looked inside the coffin because _.a. there was nothing but a mirror inside b. they could see their own souls insidec. their closest colleague lay inside d. what was inside told a great truth58. who probably wrote the sign on the front door?a. the company boss. b. a worker who liked to make fun of others.c. the director in charge of production. d. a worker who wanted to teach others a lesson.59. what can we conclude from the article?a. the employees went to the gym to join the funeral.b. the lesson the employees learned would influence them greatly.c. the employees lives depended on the attitude of their boss.d. the employees got angry after the funeral.参考答案56 c d a b about ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. women are luckier，only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. perhaps，after all，it is safer to be driven by a woman.there are different forms of color blindness. in some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. he may think that red，orange and yellow are all shades of green. sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. in rare cases an unlucky man see everything in shades of greena strange world indeed.color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. in a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”these help us see in a bright day and tell the difference between colors. there are also millions of “rods”， but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. they show us shape but no color. some insects have favorite colors. mosquitoes(蚊子) like blue but do not like yellow. a red light will not attract insects，but a blue lamp will. in a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. yet we are lucky. with the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day，and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. one day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.60. this passage is mainly about _.a. color and its surprising effects b. women being luckier than menc. danger caused by color blindness d. color blindness61. according to the passage，with the help of the “cones”，we can _.a. tell different colors b. see in weak lightc. tell different shapes d. tell orange from yellow62. why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?a. women are more careful. b. there are fewer colorblind women.c. women are fonder of driving than men. d. women are weaker but quicker in thinking.参考答案60-d a b (2012自贡二诊)astronauts aboard the space station celebrated a space first on wednesday by drinking water that had been recycled from：their urine(尿)，sweat and water got from air. they said “cheers，” clicked drinking bags and toasted nasa workers on the ground.the urine recycling system is needed for astronaut stations on the moon and mars. it also will save nasa money because it wont have to ship up as much water to the station by space shuttles or cargo rockets. besides, its important as the space station is about to expand from three people living on board to six.the recycling system had been brought up to the space station last november by space shuttles endeavour, but it couldnt be used until samples were tested back on earth. so when it came time to actually drink up, nasa made a big deal of it. thethreeman crew stood holding their drinks and congratulated engineers in two nasa centers that worked on the system. “this is something that had been the stuff of science fiction，” american astronaut michael barratt said before taking a small mouthful. “the taste is worth trying.” the new system takes the combined urine of the crew from the toilet, moves it to a big tank, where the water is boiled off, and the vapor is collected. the rest of the urine is thrown away. then the water vapor is mixed with water from air, and then it goes through filters(过滤器). when six crew members are aboard it can make about six gallons from urine in about six hours. “some people may find the idea of drinking recycled urine distasteful, but it is also done on earth, but with a lot longer time between urine and the tap，” said marybeth edeen, the space stations national lab manager.the technology nasa developed for this system has already been used for quick water purification after the 2004 asian tsunami.67according to the text, the recycling system is important because_.ait makes traveling to the moon for the average person possiblebwith it nasa wont need to ship any water up the space stationcit can help meet the need for more water after the crew is expandedd. it protects the environment in space by reducing the amount of waste答案：c细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的“.it wont have to ship up as much water to the station by space shuttles or cargo rockets. besides, its important as the space station is about to expand from three people living on board to six.”可知选c。68from paragraph 5，we can know_.a. the theory behind the recycling system b. the effect of the recycling systemc. an opinion on recycling urine d. the process of recycling urine答案：d推理判断题。根据第五段第一句“the new system takes the combined urine of the crew from the toilet, moves it to a big tank, where the water is boiled off, and the vapor is collected. the rest of the urine is thrown away.”可知，这是循环利用的过程。69what did edeen say about recycled urine and the recycling system?athe taste of recycled urine is not as good as that of common water.bthe recycling system has made a science fiction story come true.cthe idea of drinking recycled urine makes astronauts feel unpleasant.dit takes a longer time on earth to make water from urine than in space.答案：d推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句中“.it is also done on earth, but with a lot longer time between urine and the tap.”可知，在地球上，把尿净化成自来水需要更长的时间。70.what is the best title for the passage?a. the research of nasa has made great progressb. new technology is used in the space stationc. drink up：space station recycles urine to waterd. good news：water recycled from urine tastes good答案：c主旨大意题。根据全文可知，主要讲述了在空间站将尿转换成水。*结束 (2012广西老牌高中一调)tired of all the pushing in supermarkets? fed up with waiting in endless lines to pay for what you have bought? angry at wasting time in traffic jams only to find no parking spaces when you eventually arrive at the store? if this is you, then online shopping is the answer to your dreams of troublefree(安全可靠的)shopping, or is it？online shopping brings its own challenges. here are a few things to bear in mind when browsing(浏览)various websites. the claim(主张)made by online sites is that shopping online is a safe and secure way to make purchases. the evidence challenges this. in any case, you only have to be the victim of fraud(诈骗)once to experience all the problems that come with this form of stealing. use only sites that have a trusted history and an excellent reputation.another problem is the appearance of items in reality is often quite different from what you see on your computer screen. this might not be a problem if you are buying washing up powder but could be a major disappointment when that beautiful blue dress you ordered turns up in green. also, product descriptions are sometimes simply untrue! perhaps the wisest plan is to purchase items where design and color are not essential to customer satisfaction.some even argue that online shopping indirectly contributes to global warming. yes, your car can stay parked but how are online goods delivered? often by some large van porting out carbon monoxide and adding to