【状元之路】高中英语 语篇提能18 新人教版必修3.doc

语 篇 提 能阅读理解acopernicus (哥白尼) was born in torun, poland, on february 19,1473. little is known about his early life except that his father died when he was 10. an uncle adopted him, his two sisters, and his brother. the uncle saw to it that the two boys received a good education. copernicus went to the university of cracow. there he studied such subjects as latin, mathematics, and astronomy. it was probably at that time that he changed his polish name, niklas koppernigk, to the latin form of nicolaus copernicus. in 1496 copernicus went to italy, where he spent the next 10 years studying at various universities.in copernicus time people still believed that all things the sun, the stars, and the planets moved around the earth. it was an old belief that few men had ever questioned. aristotle had based his theory of astronomy on this belief. because the church had long been the center of learning, the theory was also linked to religious beliefs.in 1506, copernicus returned to his homeland. a few years later he began to work for the church. all those years copernicus carried on his work in astronomy. he had just the most basic equipment and, like other scientists of his day, made observations with only his eyes. still, using mathematics and logic (逻辑), copernicus worked out a different theory, which held that the planets went around the sun.copernicus did not announce his ideas. he did not want to make trouble. but he could not hide the scientific truth. so he talked about his theory with his friends, who strongly advised him to have his work published. his great book, on the revolutions of the heavenly bodies, appeared at the very end of his life. copernicus saw the first copy on the day he died, may 24,1543.1which of the following is true about copernicus?a. he had two brothers and a sister.b. he used to be called niklas koppernigk.c. he lost his father soon after he was born.d. he spent 10 years at the university of cracow.答案与解析b由第一段倒数第二句“it was probably at that time that he changed his polish name, niklas koppernigk, to the latin form of nicolaus copernicus.”可以得出答案。2from the passage we can see that “astronomy” is _.a. the life experience of great menb. the movement of the stars and the planetsc. the scientific study of natural objects in spaced. the theories developed by scientists of old times答案与解析c由第二、三段可知，c项为正确选项。3copernicus developed his theory _.a. using various telescopesb. based on aristotles beliefsc. through observations and reasoning (推理)d. under the encouragement of his friends答案与解析c由第三段可知，哥白尼是通过观察和推理来发展自己的理论的。4copernicus had his great book published because _.a. he didnt agree with aristotleb. he could not hide the scientific truthc. he worked for the churchd. his friends advised him to do so答案与解析d由最后一段第四句可以得出答案。bthe plan: turn mars into a blue world with streams and green fields, and then fill it with creatures (生物) from the earth.this idea may sound like something from science fiction (科幻小说), but it is actually being taken seriously by many researchers. this suggested future for the “red planet” will be the main topic for discussion at an international conference hosted by nasa (美国宇航局) this week. leading researchers as well as science fiction writers will attend the event. it comes as nasa is preparing a multibilliondollar mars research programme. “turning mars into a little earth has long been a topic in science fiction，” said dr michael meyer, nasas senior scientist for astrobiology (太空生物学). “now, with scientists exploring the reality, we can ask what the real possibilities of changing mars are.”most scientists agree that mars could be turned into a little earth, although much time and money would be needed to achieve this goal.“we are destroying our own world at an unbelievable speed and now we are talking about ruining another planet，” said paul morin, of the institute of astronomy，cambridge, uk.over the past months, scientists have become increasingly confident they will find martian life forms. europe and americas robot explorers have found proof that water, mixed with soil, exists in large amounts on the planet.5those who agree to turn mars into a little earth _.a. are short of confidenceb. will gain the support of nasac. realize their dream needs lots of time and moneyd. are asking for advice on how to carry it out答案与解析c由倒数第三段中“. although much time and money would be needed to achieve this goal.”可知。6the author took paul morin as an example to show he _.a. is for the idea of exploring marsb. is active in saving the earthc. is against the idea of turning mars into a little earthd. cares about environmental protection答案与解析c由倒数第二段“we are destroying our own world at an unbelievable speed and now we are talking about ruining another planet，”.可知他反对该做法。7science fiction writers will attend the international conference to be held by nasa to _.a. inspire their interestsb. set more details for them to write withc. join in the discussiond. collect money for the mars research programme答案与解析c由第二段中“. will be the main topic for discussion at an international conference hosted by nasa (美国宇航局) this week.”可知。8turning mars into a little earth _.a. is no longer a topic o