2019-2020学年高中英语 阅读强化训练（十二） 牛津译林版选修8

1 阅读强化训练阅读强化训练 十二十二 建议用时 25 分钟 阅读理解 the discussion on renewable energy has been going on for at least a decade and people have relied on fossil fuels almost entirely for more than a century however the situation when fossil fuels were the most efficient and the cheapest source of energy has been left far in the past many countries such as germany and sweden have already made significant efforts to fix this situation employing numerous power plants working on the renewable resources of energy the most effective among these resources is geothermal 地热的 energy geothermal energy does not depend on the world s economic and political situation as strongly as fossil fuels do besides extracting 提炼 fossil fuels adds up to the price of energy produced from them therefore geothermal energy is much cheaper than traditional ones saving up to 80 of the costs over fossil fuels being a renewable resource geothermal energy produces less waste and pollution than traditional energy sources in geothermal systems carbon dioxide makes up about 10 of air produced overall in order to produce the electricity that can be used for one hour the geothermal systems produce 0 1 pound of carbon dioxide and other harmful gases for a comparison a power plant producing electricity from gas produces up to 2 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and those power plants that work on coal 煤 produce an astonishing 3 6 pounds of greenhouse gases low costs make another reason why using geothermal power plants should be the first choice for many countries geothermal heat systems require 25 to 50 less energy for work compared with the traditional systems for heating or cooling besides geothermal equipment is less bulky due to the very nature of geothermal energy geothermal power plants have only a few moving parts all of which can be easily sheltered inside a relatively small building what s more the life span of geothermal equipment is rather long all these make geothermal power stations easy to build and keep 解题导语 地热作为非常重要的可再生清洁能源 将会给人们带来巨大的好处 1 fossil fuels are more expensive than geothermal energy partly because 2 a fossil fuels are nearly used up b it is free to use geothermal energy c the production of fossil fuels costs a lot d geothermal energy doesn t depend on political situation c c 解析 细节理解题 根据第二段第二句 besides extracting 提炼 fossil fuels adds up to the price of energy produced from them 可知 化石燃料需要经过 提炼才能生产出来 所以这大大增加了它的生产成本 故答案为 c 项 2 according to paragraph 3 what can be concluded from the comparison a coal is much more efficient than gas b geothermal energy is environmentally friendly c gas and coal are often used to produce electricity d the geothermal systems don t produce harmful gases b b 解析 推理判断题 根据第三段后两句可知 经过对比发现 用地热能源生产电比 用汽油和煤炭生产电更环保 因为用地热能源生产电排放的温室气体较少 故答案为 b 项 3 what does the underlined word bulky in the last paragraph mean a being really big and heavy b being convenient to operate c being expensive and low effective d being unfriendly to the environment a a 解析 词意猜测题 根据最后一段第三句中的 due to the very nature of geothermal energy geothermal power plants have only a few moving parts all of which can be easily sheltered inside a relatively small building 可知生产地热的 设备不是那么大而笨重的 因为它只有一些运转部件并能够放在相对小的建筑中 故答案 为 a 项 4 what is the main idea of this passage a fossil fuels are being run out of b geothermal energy is well accepted c geothermal energy has many advantages d many countries have benefited from geothermal energy c c 解析 主旨大意题 作者主要通过价格 环保 运行成本这三方面证明了地热能源 比传统能源更有优势 故答案为 c 项 完形填空 the summer heat made me really uncomfortable i stayed inside feeling 1 3 lonely and depressed i walked out and entered an indoor flea market i d never purchased anything that wasn t 2 and wasn t a brand name so i had no desire to 3 anything at one stall 摊位 i 4 a little girl s bike with a 10 price tag 价签 hanging from the handlebars just then a woman and a little girl 5 to look at the bike the girl s eyes opened wide with 6 the woman s face lit up too for the briefest second and she almost smiled but it 7 passed the child reached into her pocket and 8 coins and a few bills please mommy she said do i have enough 9 honey we need so many other things let s look for other things we need first okay the little girl s face fell they continued their 10 for other more important necessities my heart was in my throat i walked up to the vendor 小贩 11 him a ten dollar bill and asked him to give the little girl the 12 i hid around the corner and watched when the mother and the daughter approached the table the vendor stopped them and 13 the bike over to the child the little girl s face 14 and the mother smiled a full smile that time the mother wrote something down on a piece of paper and gave it to the vendor after they left i 15 the vendor they were really 16 he said handing me the paper the 17 said that they were starting a new life in the town and i had 18 their day when i arrived home my house no longer seemed like a prison it seemed 19 and safe i felt very 20 i really hope that she had the courage to start over that miserable hot summer day i spent ten dollars for a new life now that s what i call a bargain 解题导语 本文是一篇记叙文 作者在室内跳蚤市场花了 10 美元帮助一个小女孩 买了一辆自行车 使一对母女拥有了美好的一天 作者管它叫一个 大实惠 1 a amazed b peaceful c cheerful d bored d d 解析 由上文中的 really uncomfortable 以及该空后的 lonely and depressed 可知 夏天炎热的天气让 我 很不舒服 我 感到 无聊 bored 孤独和沮丧 2 a fresh b new 4 c common d simple b b 解析 根据常识以及上文中的 indoor flea market 可知 跳蚤市场卖的都是旧的 物品 所以此处指 我 以前从不买不 新的 new 东西和不是品牌的东西 3 a buy b offer c keep d store a a 解析 由上文中的 i d never purchased anything 可知 我 不想 买 buy 任何东西 4 a found b left c recognized d noticed d d 解析 由该空后的 a little girl s bike 可知 在一个摊位边 我 注意到 noticed 一辆小女孩用的自行车 5 a hoped b decided c stopped d planned c c 解析 由该空后的 to look at the bike 可知 就在那时 一对母女在自行车摊前 停下来 stopped 6 a surprise b excitement c disappointment d embarrassment b b 解析 由下文中的 the woman s face lit up too 可知 小女孩 激动 excitement 得睁大了双眼 7 a quickly b slightly c clearly d naturally a a 解析 由上文中的 the woman s face lit up too for the briefest second 以及该空前的 but 可知 可是 很快 quickly 这位母亲脸上的笑意消失得无影无踪 8 a picked up b put away c pulled out d showed off c c 解析 由上文中的 reached into her pocket 和该空后的 coins and a few bills 可知 小女孩把手伸进口袋 掏出 pulled out 硬币和几张钞票 9 a time b food c energy d money d d 解析 由上下文的描述可知 小女孩问妈妈她的 钱 money 够不够 10 a search b travel c demand d effort a a 解析 由上文中的 let s look for other things we need first 以及该空后的 other more important necessities 可知 她们继续往前 寻找 search 其他更重要的 5 必需品 11 a forced b handed c wrote d awarded b b 解析 由该空后的 a ten dollar bill 可知 我 递给 handed 摊主一张 10 美元的钞票 12 a bill b book c bike d letter c c 解析 由上下文的描述可知 我 请摊主把 自行车 bike 交给小女孩 13 a wheeled b rode c parked d put a a 解析 由该空后的 the bike over to the child 可知 摊主示意这对母女停下来 并把自行车 推到 wheeled 小女孩面前 14 a turned b shone c clouded d tighte