届英语二轮复习之专题检测卷8Word版含答案.docx

1、届英语二轮复习之专题检测卷8Word版含答案阅读理解(建议用时: 25分钟)A(2013重庆模拟)体裁广告题材太空旅行词数309Want to take an out-of-this-world trip? Richard Bransons Virgin Galactic plans to make that possible. Beginning in 2009, people should have the opportunity to become space tourists, traveling at about 3, 000 mph to heights about 75 mile

2、s above the Earth. Branson has high hopes for his latest plans. “It is just the start of what we believe will be a new age in the history of mankindone day making the affordable exploration of space by human beings a real possibility, ”he said. At the start, though, the trip wont be cheap. Seats abo

3、ard Virgins first craftVSS Enterprisewill cost about $200, 000. Prices could drop after the first hundred space flights. Despite the current ticket cost, more than 30, 000 peopleincluding celebrities(名人)Sigourney Weaver and Victoria Principalhave expressed interest in getting on board. People who do

4、nt have an extra $200, 000 still have a chance to get a seat aboard the craft. A computer game contest and a reality television show are in the works. Those who cant afford a ticket will have an opportunity to win a seat. Virgin is expected to be the first commercial spacecraft. It will hold six pas

5、sengers and two pilots. Passengers will be able to see the Earth from many different viewpoints. The cabin will include 15 floor-to-ceiling windows, allowing for views that extend about 1, 000 miles in any direction. Passengers will have three days of preflight preparation. On the big day, the space

6、craft will take off from the Mojave Spaceport in the California desert. The craft will rocket passengers into space at four times the speed of sound. The journey will last about two and a half hours. Passengers will wear spacesuits and helmets(头盔). They will be able to float around the cabin and do

7、somersaults(空翻)during the five minutes of weightlessness they will experience in zero gravity. At the end of the flight, the craft will land on a runway. 1. Virgin Galactic could be. A. the engineer of the first commercial spacecraftB. the name of a series of spacecraftC. the company of the first co

8、mmercial spacecraftD. a passenger aboard the first commercial spacecraft2. The space passengers will do all the following except that. A. they will receive a three-day training courseB. they will wear spacesuits and helmetsC. they will take about $200, 000 with themD. they will experience weightless

9、ness3. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage? A. More than 30, 000 people have got to travel in spacecraft. B. Many people signed up for space travel in spite of the high ticket cost. C. Those without much money could also go space travel without occupying the seats. D. The first commerci

10、al spacecraft will have six persons on board. 4. What is the text mainly about? A. The exciting moment of the spacecrafts launching. B. The living conditions of space tourists in the craft. C. Preparations for a space travel. D. Plans for the first commercial space flight. B体裁记叙文题材人生感悟词数302Alexis wa

11、s hot and tired. With rage(愤怒)in her voice she shouted, “Pull me up! I give up. I hate this. This is stupid! ”It was at that moment when Jason, the adviser on the trip, looked at me and said, “Ed, Im going to go down and talk with her. ”I then shouted down to Alexis, “Hold on! You can do this. We kn

12、ow you can! ”Jason grasped another rope, put this climbing harness(系带)on and began to move down the cliff. Within moments Jason was beside Alexis. She had her cheek directly against the face of the rock with her feet barely resting on a small piece of the cliff that jetted(急突)outward. Jason said to

13、Alexis, “I know that you have been on this cliff now for what seems like a long time. Your feet and fingers are cramping(抽筋)up and your forearms feel as though they are on fire. But, Alexis, you are strong. Look how far up you are already. You have taken one of the more difficult parts up the cliff.

14、 Alexis, look at the path you have taken. ”At that moment, Alexis moved her cheek away from the rock face and looked down. The bright white chalk she used in her hands to give her a better hold, showed the path where her tired hands had moved her upward on the cliff. Jason was right. Alexis had take

15、n the hardest way up the cliff. Jason then looked straight into Alexiseyes and in a calm voice he said, “You are not alone here. There are people who care about you, who want to help you and see you succeed. We are going to do this together. Are you ready? ”Slowly she nodded and took a deep breath.

16、5. Jason went down the cliff because. A. Alexis took a wrong pathB. Alexis was trapped in rocksC. Alexis didnt believe in herselfD. Alexisforearms were badly hurt6. We can infer from the passage that. A. Alexis was finally pulled up by EdB. Alexis regretted having taken the wrong path up the cliffC.

17、 Alexis was immediately sent to hospital after she was pulled upD. Alexis successfully rock-climbed7. The underlined word“hot”in the story means“”. A. disappointedB. angryC. uncomfortableD. running a high body temperature8. Alexis would probably become. A. more strong-mindedB. easier to give upC. po

18、orer in healthD. less interested in rock climbingC体裁说明文题材新能源词数312I recently returned from a trip to Denmark while producing a TV program about renewable energy for CBCs Nature of Things. Today, Denmark produces 25 percent of its electricity using wind turbines(风力涡轮机). It hopes to be producing 50 per

19、cent of its electricity using the wind by 2020. As Torben Madse, vice-president of Vestas, the worlds largest producer of wind turbines, stated in an interview, “Where we have the best success with wind turbines is not necessarily where we find the best wind. It is where we have the political will.

20、”As the subject of the Pickering airport raised its ugly head this week with objection against the Greater Toronto Airport Authoritys suggestions to build an airport on the federal land, it occurred to me that rather than destroying this farm land, which is owned by the people of Canada, it should b

21、e turned into a wind farm to produce green energy. The class“A”agricultural land could still be farmed while the turbines contribute to our electricity needs. For$1 billion, about 200 wind turbines could be fixed on the land and produce 550 megawatts of green energy. The project would also create jo

22、bs, which many local politicians keep crying for. The 200-tonne metal towers the turbines sit on would have to be fabricated locally. Building the solid foundation and the towers would create construction jobs. Skilled electrical jobs would be created as the turbines would have to be maintained over

23、 their 20-to-30-year life span. And like the Nystead wind farm off the coast of Denmark, a Pickering wind farm could attract tourists to the area. A mistake was made years ago when the land was expropriated(征用)for an airport. Lets correct that and make the right decision this time. A wind farm proje

24、ct on the federal land would benefit everyone. All we need is the political will. 9. In Torben Madses opinion, play(s)a key role in producing electricity using the wind. A. the best windB. the best wind turbinesC. the governmentD. the producer of wind turbines10. According to the passage, one of the

25、 advantages of producing electricity using the wind is that. A. it is pollution-freeB. it is easy to produceC. it saves labourD. it costs less11. We can infer that the land mentioned in the passage is best for. A. turbines B. tourismC. an airport D. farming12. The underlined word“fabricated”(in Para

26、graph 3)means. A. constructed B. strengthenedC. heightened D. supported【拓展训练】1. 根据阅读理解A, 仿写句子。(1)我很高兴有机会到你们学校参观。(have a chance)Im very happy . (2)在绝望中, 他很有可能会放弃。(give up)It is likely that . 2. 根据阅读理解B, 翻译句子。There are people who care about you, who want to help you and see you succeed. 译: 答案解析1. 【解析】

27、选B。细节理解题。根据短文中的几个关键词: 第一段中的Richard Bransons Virgin Galactic; 第二段中Virgins first craft; 第四段中的Virgin, 进行综合分析, Virgin Galactic是一系列宇宙飞船的名称, 首次负担太空旅行的飞船叫VSS Enterprise。2. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据短文最后一段可知, 太空旅行的乘客将要接受三天的飞前培训; 他们将穿太空服、带头盔; 将经历失重。短文中提到了进行这次旅行乘客要花200 000美元, 并不是说要带这笔钱。3. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知: 虽然票价昂

28、贵, 有3万多人有意愿进行这次旅行。4. 【解析】选D。主旨大意题。短文以一个疑问句开头, 作者马上回答了提出的问题, 巧妙引出全文的中心主题。即Virgin Galactic计划使太空旅行成为可能。5. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据文章第一段的内容“I then shouted down to Alexis, Hold on! You can do this. We know you can! ”可知此时Alexis快要失去信心了。故C选项正确。6. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据文章第二段可得出答案。其他三个选项都不符合文意。7. 【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据和“hot”并列的tire

29、d以及后面的rage一词可知, “hot”在此处的意思应是和rage同义的词。8. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“Slowly she nodded and took a deep breath. ”可推测出答案为A项。9. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。首段末句中political will实指government。10. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。第二段中“green”即指无污染。11. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。第二段末句中“classA”意为best, 而agricultural land不难理解为farmland。12. 【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据上下文可猜测其词义应指“towers”的建造, 因此选A。【拓展训练】1. (1) to have a chance to visit your school (2) he will give up in despair 2. 有一些人关心你, 想帮助你并看到你成功。关闭Word文档返回原板块