1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家课时跟踪检测（一） Introduction & Reading Prereading阅读理解ANASAs New Horizons probe flew by Pluto (冥王星)this morning, sending back historys first upclose looks at the vast freezingcold world. Closest approach came at 7：49 am. EDT. To celebrate, NASA gave out the latest photo of Pluto. It showed
2、a reddish world with an amazing heartshaped feature on its surface.After todays close encounter, all the nine solar systems traditionally recognized planets have now been visited by a spaceship a huge project begun in 1962 when NASAs Mariner 2 probe flew past Venus, a planet in the solar system. Mor
3、e than 1,200 scientists, NASA guests and important persons, including 200 reporters, watched the flyby live at New Horizons mission control center.That close encounter has been a long time coming. The D|S723 million New Horizons mission was launched in January 2006 but began taking shape in 1989. “N
4、ew Horizons is a capstone mission，” Glen Fountain, mission project manager told Space. com. “It is the first completion of the observations of our solar system. Its giving us a new idea about how we human beings fit into the universe.”New Horizons “faced a crazy number of challenges”. Stern, a drivi
5、ng force behind New Horizons said, “So many people stuck with this for so long. They got knocked down; they stood up. They got knocked down again; they stood up again.”In a coincidence, todays close approach falls on the 50th anniversary of the first flyby of Mars, another planet, which was complete
6、d by NASAs Mariner 4 spaceship.There are no longer nine officially recognized planets, of course.The International Astronomical Union regarded Pluto as “a dwarf planet” in 2006 in a decision that remains controversial (有争议的) today.语篇解读：NASA新视野号探测器飞掠冥王星使人类第一次看到了冥王星的清晰照片。1Which statement is TRUE accor
7、ding to the passage?AIdeas still vary in the identity of Pluto.BOnly scientists could watch the flyby live.CMars is the first planet visited by a spaceship.DNew Horizons mission aimed to observe the solar system.解析：选A细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“The International Astronomical Union regarded Pluto as a dwarf plane
8、t in 2006 in a decision that remains controversial (有争议的) today” 可知，A项正确。故选A。2Glen Fountain may probably agree that _.Ait is the most difficult to land on Pluto in the solar systemBNew Horizons mission is a long and troublesome projectCtheir strong determination leads to the successful flybyDpeople
9、are likely to find new ways to fit into space解析：选D推理判断题。根据第三段中的“It is the first completion of the observations of our solar system. Its giving us a new idea about how we human beings fit into the universe”可知，新视野号探测器从冥王星附近飞过，这是第一次完成对太阳系的探测考察，它给了我们一个关于人类应如何融入宇宙的新想法。由此可推知，人们可能会寻找新的方法以融入宇宙。故选D。3Which is
10、 the best title for the passage?AA New Horizons ProbeBNASAs Huge ProjectCPluto, a Controversial PlanetDA Close Approach to Pluto解析：选D标题归纳题。NASA新视野号探测器飞掠冥王星，这是历史上第一次近距离地观察冥王星，是人类历史上的突破。故“近距离地接触冥王星”作标题最佳。故选D。BGiant kites could supply green energy without the need for taxpayerfunded subsidies (津贴) with
11、in years. Kite Power Solutions expects to open the UK.s first kite power plant in March 2017 in Scotland. It hopes to roll out the technology onshore and at sea, building systems with the capacity to produce “hundreds of megawatts” of power within the decade. The company believes the technology coul
12、d reduce the cost of wind energy. And it predicted that kite power would cost so little that developing countries would be more likely to use it to free themselves off polluting carbonheavy energy sources. A spokesman Ainsworth for Kite Power Solutions said the technology could decrease the cost of
13、offshore wind energy, meeting the need for governments efforts to reduce carbon emissions. He said the technology was easy to fix and maintain, meaning it could be used in deep water, on floating structures far from shore. “If we do that, it opens up a global deep water offshore wind market，” he sai
14、d.The technology could control rising CO2 emissions in the developing world, where the need to save money forces people to resort to polluting technologies such as diesel. The company has tested the technology on a small scale in Essex and will move its headquarters to Glasgow to prepare for next ye
15、ars launch. It has won planning permission for a 500 KW demonstration system.The UK.s green energy trade body, RenewableU.K., welcomed the technology but warned it was not a_silver_bullet. The deputy chief executive Maf Smith said，“This is an ambitious project to develop wind power at extraordinary
16、heights and it shows the level of new ideas within the renewable industry. Kite power is at an early stage of development and it will take time to see how the technology progresses. Anyway, we will need a wide range of energy sources in the future to meet our needs in an environmentally friendly way
17、.”语篇解读：本文主要介绍了风筝发电这项新技术的优势，即成本低、易于安装和维护等，但有人提出相反观点。所以依靠风筝发电技术解决我们的能源需求问题仍有很长的路要走。4What is the most important advantage of kite power?AIts low costs.BIts high qualities.CIts great usefulness. DIts wide using areas.解析：选A细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后两句“The company believes the technology could reduce the cost of win
18、d energy. And it predicted that kite power would cost so little that .”可知，风筝发电最重要的优点是成本低。故选A项。5In the eyes of Ainsworth, his companys technology _.Awill solve the problem of air pollutionBcan be convenient and powerful to useCwill change how people explore the oceanDcan deal with the shortage of wat
19、er worldwide解析：选B推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的“He said the technology was easy to fix and maintain, meaning it could be used in deep water, on floating structures far from shore. If we do that, it opens up a global deep water offshore wind market， he said.”可知，这项技术易于安装和维护，如果真的那么做，这会开拓出一个新市场。由此可知，安斯沃思认为这项技术便于使用且效能很
20、高。故选B项。 6The underlined phrase “a silver bullet” probably means that using this technology to meet our needs is not _.Ascientific BcomplicatedCsimple Dtraditional解析：选C词义猜测题。根据文章最后一段中的“welcomed the technology”可知，英国可再生能源协会表示欢迎这项新技术，but表转折，再结合该组织的副首席执行官玛夫史密斯所说的话“Kite power is at an early stage of devel
21、opment and it will take time to see how the technology progresses.”可知，风筝发电尚处于早期，看到这项技术如何进展还需很长一段时间。由此可推测，was not a silver bullet在此表示要想运用这项技术解决我们对能源的需求问题并不是一件简单的事情。故选C项。7What is the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo argue for cleaner energies.BTo inform a new way to get energy.CTo advertise a g
22、reat energy company.DTo compare different energy resources.解析：选B写作目的题。本文主要介绍了风筝发电技术的优势、发展及前景等，其目的主要是向读者介绍一种获取能源的新方式。故选B项。C240 BC: Greek astronomer, geographer, mathematician and librarian Eratosthenes worked out the Earths circumference (the distance around it). His data was rough, but he wasnt far
23、off.Eratosthenes was an allaround man. Some people then called him Pentathalos, a champion of many skills. His rich knowledge made him a natural for the post of librarian of the library of Alexandria, Egypt, the greatest repository of classical knowledge.Eratosthenes knew that at noon on the day of
24、the summer solstice, the sun was observed to be directly overhead at Syene (modernday Aswan): You could see it from the bottom of a deep well, and a sundial (日晷) left no shadow. Yet, to the north at Alexandria, a sundial left a shadow even at the solstice midday, because the sun was not directly ove
25、rhead there. Therefore, the Earth must be round already firmly believed by the astronomers of his day.Whats more, if one supposed the sun to be far away enough to be sending parallel (平行的) rays at Syene and Alexandria, it would be possible to figure out the Earths circumference. Of course, his measu
26、rements were slightly off. And we dont know today the exact size of the measurement unit Eratosthenes was using when he came up with the final figure of 252,000 stades. So how big is 252,000 stades? Its somewhere between 24,663 and 27,967 miles. The accepted figure for circumference today is 24,902
27、miles. Pretty good for a guy without modern measurement tools.Eratosthenes went further and worked out the extension of the year as 3651/4 days. He suggested that calendars should have a leap day every fourth year, an idea taken up two centuries later by Julius Caesar.It was known long before Columb
28、us that the Earth was round and even how big it is. But it was just not widely known among the masses in 15thcentury Europe. One reason is that Eratosthenes own library of Alexandria had been destroyed, and there was no complete backup of its data.语篇解读：公元前240年，希腊天文学家、地理学家、数学家以及图书管理员埃拉托色尼测出了地球的周长。虽然他
29、的数据只是近似，但也没差多少。但他的成就并不为大多数人所知。其中一个原因是他所工作的图书馆被摧毁，而他的计算数据也没有备份。8Why did some people call him Pentathalos?ABecause he was an astronomer and mathematician.BBecause he worked out the Earths circumference.CBecause he was an expert in many skills.DBecause he had rich knowledge as a librarian.解析：选C细节理解题。根据
30、第二段可知，埃拉托色尼是个全面发展的人，当时一些人称他为“Pentathalos”，意思是“在很多技能上都是第一的人”。解答此题的关键是对Pentathalos后的同位语“a champion of many skills”的正确理解。故答案为C。9Where could the sun be seen from the bottom of a deep well at noon?AAt Syene.BAt Alexandria.CTo the north of Aswan.DTo the north of Alexandria.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段可知，他知道在夏至的中午，西奈城
31、(现在的阿斯旺)的太阳处在正上方：也就是说你可以从一口深井的底部看到太阳，日晷也不会有影子。故答案为A。10From the fourth paragraph we can learn _.Ahis measurements of the Earths circumference were very exactBstades are the measurement unit that Eratosthenes was usingChis figure for the Earths circumference was 24,902 milesDhe used some modern measur
32、ement tools to draw a conclusion解析：选B推理判断题。根据第四段可知，我们现在也不知道他当时用的是什么计量单位，只知道他最后得出的数字是“252,000 stades”。由此可判断出“stades”是他当时使用的计量单位。共他选项与第四段内容不相符。故答案为B。11Which of the following statements is TRUE?AEratosthenes was the most famous Greek astronomer in Egypt.BEratosthenes and Julius Caesar lived at the same age.CColumbus knew the Earth was round long before Eratosthenes.DIts a pity that Eratosthenes conclusion was not widely known then.解析：选D判断正误题。根据最后一段可知，埃拉托色尼早在哥伦布之前就知道了地球是圆的。但在15世纪的欧洲，他的成就并不为大多数人所知。其中一个原因是他所工作的图书馆被摧毁，而他的计算数据也没有备份。由此可判断出答案为D。- 6 - 版权所有高考资源网
