1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2012届高考英语阅读理解专题复习综合培养（一）1The United States has many different kinds of climates. On the northwest coast, the temperature changes very little between summer and winter, but the north central states have a very different kind of climate. In those states, people wear light clothes in su
2、mmer, and they need heavy woolen clothes in winter.In the southwest mast, the climate is rainy and warm during the winter, but the summer is dry and hot. In the northeast of the United States, summer temperatures are very different from winter temperatures. Summer is usually hot, and winter is usual
3、ly cold. Spring temperatures are warm, and fall temperatures are cool.Years ago, people in the cold parts of the United States didnt often get fresh vegetables and fresh fruits during the summer. Today, however, trucks and trains carry fruits and vegetables very quickly to all parts of the United St
4、ates. In this way, Americans “send their climates” to people in other states.1. The summer and winter temperatures are almost the same _. A. in the northeastern statesB. on the north central statesC. on the western states D. on the northwest coast2. The word “fall” in this passage means _. A. dropB.
5、 downC. autumnD. spring3. Today people _ can get fresh vegetables and fruits.A. in the north central statesB. in every part of the USAC. in the cold parts of the USAD. in the southwest part of the USA4. From this passage we know that the climate of the United States _. A. is always very coldB. is wa
6、rm in winterC. is widely differentD. changes very little between summer and winter5. From Paragraph 2 we know that the climate of the southwest coast is _. (请结合所学的地理知识作答)A. Maritime(海洋性) climateB. Savanna(热带草原) climateC. Mediterranean(地中海) climate D. Tropical rainforest(热带雨林) climate 【答案与解析】这篇文章简略地介
7、绍了美国的气候情况。1. D。由第2段的叙述On the northwest coast, the temperature changes very little between summer and winter，我们可以确定选项D是正确的。2. C。在fall的前面，summer, spring, winter(春夏冬)都谈到了，那只剩下秋autumn，所以选C。 3. B。最后一段中谈到：以前只有一部分地区才有新鲜水果供应，现在由于有了tracts and trains，也就是交通运输方便了，所以All parts of the United States都有水果供应了，据此我们应选答案
8、B。4. C。根据文章的首句The United States has many different kinds of climates，就可以知道美国的天气是多样化的，即答案C。5. C。我们根据第2段的第1句In the southwest mast, the climate is rainy and warm during the winter, but the summer is dry and hot，加上地理知识就可以推测出C这个答案了。2The Erie canal(运河) was the first important national waterway built in th
9、e US. It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River. It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. The canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west, and materials could pour into the east. The Erie canal helped New York develop
10、into the nations largest city. The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York. It cost $ 7 143 789, but it soon gained its price many times over. Between 1825, when the canal was opened, and 1882, when toll charges(过运河费) were stopped, the state collected $ 121 461 891. For
11、a hundred years before the Erie was built, people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it “Clintons Ditch(沟)”. Cl
12、inton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it. He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal, but they were unsuccessful. Clinton became governor of New York in 1817, and shortly afterwards, on July 4 1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome, N. Y.
13、 The first part of the canal was completed in 1820. As the canal grew, towns along its course developed fast. The length of the canal is 363 miles. 1. We can see that the Erie Canal _. A. joined the Great Lakes together B. crossed New York from north to southC. played an important part in developing
14、 New York CityD. was the first waterway built in the US2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The Erie Canal brought profits of over $114 000 000. B. Its 363 miles from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. C. The West was more advanced than the East when the canal was built.
15、 D. Many other states helped New York built the canal. 3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Clinton broke ground for the canal at both ends. B. Clinton started building the canal before he became governor. C. All parts of the canal were completed at the same time. D. Constru
16、ction of the canal took eight years. 【答案解析】本文讲述了伊利运河的修建过程及对沿河两岸发展的巨大作用。1. C。细节题。根据第 1 段 The Erie canal helped New York develop into the nations largest city 可知伊利河在纽约发展中起了巨大作用，故选 C。2. A。细节题。根据第 2 段 the state collected $121 461 891 和 It cost $7 143 789，两数相减可知答案为 A。3. D。细节题。根据第 4 段 on July 4, 1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome 和第 3段 Between 1825, when the canal was opened 可知建造运河花了 8 年时间，故选 D。w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m高考资源网w。w-w*k&s%5￥u- 3 - 版权所有高考资源网