1、2015重庆市高考英语（三月）阅读类课外训练【5】及答案阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the best. For example, to absorb heat from the sun to heat water, you need large, flat, black surfaces. One way to do that is to build those surfaces specially, on the roofs of buildings. But why go to
2、 all that trouble when cities are full of black surfaces already, in the form of asphalt(柏油) roads? Ten years ago, this thought came into the mind of Arian de Bondt, a Dutch engineer. He finally persuaded his boss to follow it up. The result is that their building is now heated in winter and cooled
3、in summer by a system that relies on the surface of the road outside. The heat-collector is a system of connected water pipes. Most of them run from one side of the street to the other, just under the asphalt road. Some, however, dive deep into the ground. When the street surface gets hot in summer,
4、 water pumped through the pipes picks up this heat and takes it underground through one of the diving pipes. At a depth of 100 metres lies a natural aquifer(蓄水层) into which several heat exchangers(交换器) have been built. The hot water from the street runs through these exchangers, warming the ground-w
5、ater, before returning to the surface through another pipe. The aquifer is thus used as a heat store. In winter, the working system is changed slightly. Water is pumped through the heat exchangers to pick up the heat stored during summer. This water goes into the building and is used to warm the pla
6、ce up. After performing that task, it is pumped under the asphalt and its remaining heat keeps the road free of snow and ice. 1. Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs? A. Arian de Bondt got his idea from his boss. B. Large, flat, black surfaces need to be built in citi
7、es. C. The Dutch engineers system has been widely used. D. Heat can also be collected from asphalt roads. 2. For what purpose are the diving pipes used? A. To absorb heat from the sun. B. To store heat for future use. C. To turn solar energy into heat energy. D. To carry heat down below the surface.
8、 3. From the last paragraph we can learn that.A. some pipes have to be re-arranged in winterB. the system can do more than warming up the buildingC. the exchangers will pick up heat from the street surfaceD. less heat may be collected in winter than in summer4. What is most likely to be discussed in
9、 the paragraph that follows? A. What we shall do if the system goes wrong. B. What we shall do if there are no asphalt roads. C. How the system cools the building in summer. D. How the system collects heat in spring and autumn. 【参考答案】1-4 DDBC 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。We already know the
10、fastest, least expensive way to slow climate change:Use less energy. With a little effort, and not much money, most of us could reduce our energy diets by 25 percent or moredoing the Earth a favor while also helping our wallets. Not long ago, my wife, PJ, and I tried a new dietnot to lose a little w
11、eight but to answer an annoying question about climate change. Scientists have reported recently that the world is heating up even faster than predicted only a few years ago, and that the consequences could be severe if we dont keep reducing emissions(排放) of carbon dioxide(CO2) and other greenhouse
12、gases that are trapping heat in our atmosphere. We decided to try an experiment. For one month we recorded our personal emissions of CO2. We wanted to see how much we could cut back, so we went on a strict diet. The average US household(家庭) produces about 150 pounds of CO2 a day by doing common-plac
13、e things like turning on air-conditioning or driving cars. Thats more than twice the European average and almost five times the global average, mostly because Americans drive more and have bigger houses. But how much should we try to reduce? For an answer, I checked with Tim Flannery, author of The
14、Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth. In his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping points, such as the melting(融化) of the ice sheets in Greenland or West Antar
15、ctica. “To stay below that point, we need to reduce CO2 emissions by 80 percent, “ he said. Good advice, I thought. Id opened our bedroom windows to let in the wind. Wed gotten so used to keeping our air-conditioning going around the clock. Id almost forgotten the windows even opened. We should not
16、let this happen again. Its time for us to change our habits if necessary. 1. Why did the author and his wife try a new diet? A. To take special kinds of food. B. To respond to climate change. C. To lose weight. D. To improve their health. 2. The underlined words “tipping points” most probably refer
17、to “”.A. freezing pointsB. burning pointsC. melting pointsD. boiling points3. It can be inferred from the passage that.A. it is necessary to keep the air-conditioning on all the timeB. it seems possible for every household to cut emissions of CO2C. the average US household produces about 3, 000 poun
18、ds of CO2 a monthD. the average European household produces about 1, 000 pounds of CO2 a month4. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A. Saving Energy Starts at HomeB. Changing Our Habits Begins at WorkC. Changing Climate Sounds ReasonableD. Reducing Emissions of CO2 Prov
19、es Difficult【参考答案】1-4 BCBA 完形填空。完型填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。About 1,000 students were having a final exam in a huge lecture hall. Obviously the teacher wasnt very well liked, who kept shouting out how much time was left. During the exam he was so 1 going around the room making sur
20、e that nobody 2 . He asked the students to pile the 3 tests on the huge desk. This made for quite a mess(混乱). Anyway, everyone needed a fairly good 4 . Many students did poorly when rushed. 5 of the students thought that he must get a good grade, so he went on when the professor said “ 6 down and ch
21、eck up your exam sheets”.Five 7 turned into ten, ten into twenty, twenty into forty almost an hour 8 the test was over, our friend finally put down his pencil, 9 up his work, and headed to the front to present his final. The whole time, the professor sat there, 10 waiting for the student to complete
22、.“What do you think you are doing?” It was clear that the professor had 11 only to give the student a 12 time.“Turning in my exam,” replied the student confidently.“Im afraid I have some bad 13 for you,” the professor gloated(幸灾乐祸), “Your 14 is an hour late. Youre FAILED it. And Ill see you next ter
23、m when you 15 my course.”The student smiled slyly(狡诈地) 16 asked the professor, “Do you know who I am?” “No,” cried out the professor 17.The student 18 the professor right in the eyes and said slowly, “I didnt think so,” so he lifted up one of the 19 half way, put his test neatly into the center of t
24、he pile, let the pile fall 20 his test in the middle, turned around, and walked out of the huge lecture hall.( ) 1AkindBbusyCstrictDserious( ) 2AcheatedBfailedCsleptDpassed( ) 3AwrittenBsucceededCunfinishedDcompleted( ) 4AteacherBfriendCgradeDpaper( ) 5AAllBOneCNoneDEach( ) 6ApencilsBpapersChandsDbo
25、oks( ) 7AstudentsBminutesCsheetsDpiles( ) 8AifBthoughCbeforeDafter( ) 9AgatheredBbroughtCsentDmade( ) 10AstrangelyBexcitedlyCanxiouslyDcuriously( ) 11ApromisedBmanagedCwaitedDworked( ) 12AeasyBhardClongDgood( ) 13AinformationBresultCadviceDnews( ) 14AexamBtimeCarrivalDturn( ) 15AacceptBrepeatClearnD
26、begin( ) 16AandBbutCsoDhowever( ) 17AcruellyBcalmlyCangrilyDfirmly( ) 18AsearchedBhitCblamedDlooked( ) 19AhandsBeyesCdesksDpiles( ) 20AchangingBburyingCimprovingDsticking答案解析1【答案】B【解析】be busy doing 忙于做。这名教师不停地在教室走动，确保没有学生作弊。2【答案】A【解析】因为学生们正在考试，教授不停地在教室走动的目的就是为了防止学生作弊。3【答案】D【解析】根据后文可知，考试已经结束，他让学生把完成的
27、答卷交到前面讲桌上。4【答案】C【解析】学生进行的是期末考试，所有的学生都希望考出一个好的成绩，以防留级。5【答案】B【解析】下文讲述的只是其中的一个学生在考试结束后继续答题。6【答案】A【解析】根据常识，考试结束，学生应把笔放下，再检查一下试卷。另外，根据43个空后面的一句话，也可得知答案。7【答案】B【解析】根据后面的almost an hour可知，时间在一分一分地过去。8【答案】D【解析】考试结束后过了将近一小时，这名考生才停止答卷。9【答案】A【解析】gather up收拾起来；send up发射；bring up养育,扶养；make up组成。考生答完试卷后，应把试卷按顺序整理好再
28、交上去。10【答案】A【解析】一般情况下，考试结束，监考教师应让学生停止答题，把试卷收起来。可这名教师却出人意料地等待这名考生把试卷做完。11【答案】C【解析】根据上文可知，教授一直在等这名考生把试卷答完。12【答案】B【解析】这名教授在考试结束后，又等了一小时，这种令众人惊讶的举动本身就有一定的目的。另外，根据后文教授幸灾乐祸的言语可知，他等的目的就是为了教训一下这名“不听话”的学生。13【答案】D【解析】教授所等说的话对这名学生来说是一个不好的消息。14【答案】A 【解析】此处指学生交卷晚了一个小时。15【答案】B【解析】根据前面Youre FAILED it可知，教师是想告诉学生考试没有
29、通过。期末考试不及格，当然得再读一年。16【答案】A【解析】此处用and连接两个并列的谓语动词，学生笑了笑，然后问道。17【答案】C【解析】考生考试本来违反纪律，但竟然还笑着对教授提问题，教授理所当然地十分生气，根据前面的cried也可知教授的心情。18【答案】D【解析】 look in the eyes :look in ones eyes目不转睛地注视着某人。此处是考生为了转移教授的注意力故意做出的动作。19【答案】D【解析】联系上文可知，其他考生已经把试卷交上，放在一起，这名考生只是掀开其中的一摞。根据下一句话“put his test neatly into the centre of the pile”也可得知答案。20【答案】B【解析】bury掩埋。结合语境可知，考生把他的试卷放入这一堆试卷的中间，是为了不让这名教授找到他的试卷。
