1、山东德州2013届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解精练精析22It would be the biggest airport in the world. Reaching out into the Thames Estuary, it would serve 150 million passengers a yearmore than twice as many as Heathrowand operate 24 hours a day. This is Thames Hub, the astonishing 50 billion cost to solve Londons aviation cris
2、is. Yesterday, plans were uncovered for the four-runway airport on a sparse strip of land on the Isle of Grain, in Kent. Designed by architect Lord Norman Fosterwho created the new Wembley Stadiumthe airport would be a modern-day feat of British engineering built on cultivated marshland(沼泽地). It wou
3、ld include the UKs busiest railway station, handling 300, 000 passengers a day. Planes would fly in from the northeast, primarily over water, greatly reducing the number of homes that would be affected by aircraft noise. With the Government having admitted in August that Londons main airports will r
4、each bursting point in 2030and a third runway at Heathrow having been exceptedsupporters of Thames Hub insist it offers a splendid solution. But they have yet to convince everyone, especially people living in the area. Councillor Rodney Chambers, leader of Medway Council in Kent, said: “The Isle of
5、Grain is home to one of the worlds largest liquefied natural gas terminals(液化天然气供应终端集合地), with a fifth of the UKs gas supply offloaded by container ships and stored there. ”“We have looked at Lord Fosters plan and he appears to want to place his imaginary Isle of Grain airport on top of the LNG plan
6、t and a power station. It surpasses belief. ”Lord Foster said: “We need to recapture the foresight and political courage of our 19th century forebears if we are to establish a modern transport and energy infrastructure(基地) in Britain for this century and beyond. We can do it here. ”The airports supp
7、orters claim that if the Government supports the scheme, sovereign wealth funds and wealthy foreign investors will provide the cash to make it a reality. 1. From the passage, we can know the worlds biggest airport would _ . A. serve twice as many passengers a year as HeathrowB. operate the whole day
8、C. be built in the suburb of KentD. serve 300, 000 passengers a day2. Why did the Government plan to build a new airport? A. Because architect Lord Norman Foster designed it. B. Because the Isle of Grain is desert. C. Because the Government wanted to solve Londons aviation crisis. D. Because Heathro
9、w airport is out-of-date. 3. Planes would fly in from the northeast, thus _ . A. shortening the routeB. saving more moneyC. gaining more supportersD. reducing the population to be influenced by aircraft noise4. The best title for the passage can be “_”. A. Plans for the worlds biggest airportB. Plan
10、s for a modern energy infrastructureC. Plans for attracting more cashD. Plans for cultivating marshland in Kent阅读第二节根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余选项。What do you find hardest in learning English? 1 Sometimes its just impossible to understand. 2 The more you listen to English, the easier it bec
11、omes. Thats easier said than done! 3 Then you can listen to Radio Beijing or VOA English programmes on the radio. Do you think that would help? 4 And why not buy some English tapes and some books to go with them? Im sure youll find them useful. Yes, thats a good idea. But I have another difficulty.
12、5 Oh! Well, for that, youd better find an English pen friend. A. Of course. B. Certainly not. C. Im afraid I need your help. D. Why dont you buy a radio? E. I find listening really hard. F. Well, you just need lots of practice. G. My written English isnt very good either. 【文章大意】建筑大师福斯特发布计划，欲建机场，这个位于
13、泰晤士河的机场将成为世界上最大的机场。1. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“and operate 24 hours a day”可知B项叙述正确；由第一段中的“it would serve 150 million passengers a yearmore than twice as many as Heathrow”可知A、D两项叙述不正确；根据第四段的叙述可知C项不正确。2. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“to solve Londons aviation crisis”和第六段的叙述可知C项符合题意。3. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第五段中的“greatly reducing the number of homes that would be affected by aircraft noise”可知D项正确。4. 【解析】选A。主旨大意题。本文是一篇新闻报道，通读全文可知建筑大师福斯特发布计划，欲建世界上最大的机场，全文都是围绕这个计划来叙述的。答案：15. EFDAG
