高考英语二轮复习 历史类阅读理解选练5Word格式.docx

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outsidethesolarsystem.ThatmeanstheplanetorbitsastarlikeourSun,butitisnottooclosetoit,nortoofaraway.Becauseofthisposition,scientistssayKepler22bmighthavewater,oneofthemainthingsneededforlife.

Thenewly-discoveredplanetisabouttwoandahalftimeslargerthantheEarth.ItisclosertoitsstarthanwearetotheSun,but22b'

ssunissmallerthanours,anddoesn’tproduceasmuchheat.Scientificinstrumentsshowthenewplanetcouldbemadeofgases,rocksorsomekindsofliquids.

TheKeplerspacecraftwasnamedinhonorofJohannesKepler,theseventeenthcenturyGermanastronomer.ItwasdesignedtoexamineasmallpartoftheMilkyWaygalaxyandsearchforplacesliketheEarth.Itwasmadetoinspectover150,000starsandmeasurehowbrighttheyare.Itlookstoseeifastar'

sbrightnessgetslessoverashorttime.

IfaplanetpassesbetweenKeplerandthestar,itblocksoutpartofthelight.Thatiswhatsuggestedtoscientiststhatthereisatleastoneplanetorbitingthestar.TheinstrumentsonKeplershowthenewplanetasasmall,blackdotmovingacrossitssun.AnimportantpartoftheKeplerexperimentisontheEarth.Afterthespacecraftgathersinformation,scientistsusethespacetelescopesontheground.

Scientistshavefoundover2,300newplanetssinceKeplerwaslaunched.About200oftheseareaboutthesizeoftheEarth.Mostaremuchlarger,butitisthenewplanet'

sdistancefromitsstarthatisimportant.Forlifetopossiblyexistthere,theplanet'

stemperaturemustnotbetoohotortoocold.

63.WhatcanwelearnaboutKepler-22b?

A.Watermusthavebeenexistedonit.

B.Ittakeshumansabout600yearstogetthere.

C.Itismadeofgases,rocksandmanykindsofliquids.

D.Itisthefirstplanetinouterspacewherelifemaysurvive.

64.TheKeplerspacecraftwassentintospaceto______.

A.showhonortoJohannesKepler

B.lookforEarth-likeplanetsinthesky

C.observethechangesofastar'

sbrightness

D.measurethebrighteststaramong150,000stars

65.InParagraph5theauthormainlytellsus______.

A.howtheKeplersystemworks

B.iftheKeplersystemseesanewplanet

C.howtheKeplersystemusesthespacetelescopes

D.whyanimportantpartoftheKeplersystemremainsontheEarth

66.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Lifemayexistonthenewplanetinanotherform.

B.Itiscolderonthenewplanetbecauseitssunissmaller.

C.Lifecan'

texistonplanetswhicharemuchlargerthantheEarth.

D.Thenewplanet'

sdistancefromitsstardecidesonthepossibilitvoflifeexistence.

【参考答案】63—66\DBAD

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。

HowRoomDesignsAffectOurWorkandFeelings

Architectshavelonghadthefeelingthattheplacesweliveincanaffectourthoughts,feelingsandbehaviors.Butnowscientistsaregivingthisfeelinganempirical（经验的,实证的）basis.Theyarediscoveringhowtodesignspacesthatpromotecreativity,keeppeoplefocused,andleadtorelaxation.

Researchesshowthataspectsofthephysicalenvironmentcaninfluencecreativity.Inxx,JoanMeyers-LevyattheUniversityofMinnesota,reportedthattheheightofaroom’sceilingaffectshowpeoplethink.Herresearchindicatesthathigherceilingsencouragepeopletothinkmorefreely,whichmayleadthemtomakemoreabstractconnections.Lowceilings,ontheotherhand,mayinspireamoredetailedoutlook.

Inadditiontoceilingheight,theviewaffordedbyabuildingmayinfluenceanoccupant’sabilitytoconcentrate.NancyWellsandhercolleaguesatCornellUniversityfoundintheirstudythatkidswhoexperiencedthegreatestincreaseingreennessasaresultofafamilymovemadethemostgainsonastandardtestofattention.

Usingnaturetoimprovefocusofattentionoughttopayoffacademically,anditseemsto,accordingtoastudyledbyC.KennethTanner,headoftheSchoolDesign&

PlanningLaboratoryattheUniversityofGeorgia.Tannerandhisteamfoundthatstudentsinclassroomswithunblockedviewsofatleast50feetoutsidethewindowhadhigherscoresontestsofvocabulary,languageartsandmathsthandidstudentswhoseclassroomsprimarilyoverlookedroadsandparkinglots.

Recentstudyonroomlightingdesignsuggeststhatdim（暗淡的）lighthelpspeopletoloosenup.Ifthatistruegenerally,keepingthelightlowduringdinneroratpartiescouldincreaserelaxation.ResearchersofHarvardMedicalSchoolalsodiscoveredthatfurniturewithroundededgescouldhelpvisitorsrelax.

Sofarscientistshavefocusedmainlyonpublicbuildings.“Wehaveaverylimitednumberofstudies,sowe’realmostlookingattheproblemthroughastraw（吸管）,”architectDavidAllisonsays.“Howdoyoutakeanswerstoveryspecificquestionsandmakebroad,generalizeduseofthem?

That’swhatwe’reallstrugglingwith.”

1.WhatdoesJoanMeyers-Levyfocusoninherresearch?

A.Light.　　　B.Ceilings.　　　C.Windows.　　　D.Furniture.

2.Thepassagetellsusthat　　　　.　

A.theshapeoffurnituremayaffectpeople’sfeelings

B.lowerceilingsmayhelpimprovestudents’creativity

C.childreninadimclassroommayimprovetheirgrades

D.studentsinroomswithunblockedviewsmayfeelrelaxed

3.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymeansthat　　　　.　

A.theproblemisnotapproachedstepbystep

B.theresearchessofarhavefaultsinthemselves

C.theproblemistoodifficultforresearcherstodetect

D.researchinthisareaisnotenoughtomakegeneralizedpatterns

4.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthepassage?

CP:

　CentralPoint　P:

　Point　Sp:

　Sub-point（次要点）　C:

　Conclusion

【参考答案】1—4、BADC　　

ThexxLondonOlympicshadenoughproblemstoworryabout.Butonemorehasjustbeenadded—amunicationsblackoutcausedbysolarstorms.

AfteraperiodofcalmwithintheSun,scientistshavedetectedthesignsofafreshcycleofsunspotsthatcouldpeakinxx,justintimeforthearrivaloftheOlympictorchinLondon.

NowscientistsbelievethatthispeakcouldresultinvastsolarexplosionsthatcouldthrowbillionsoftonsofchargedmattertowardstheEarth,causingstrongsolarstormsthatcouldjamthetelemunicationssatellitesandinternetlinkssendingliveOlympicbroadcastfromLondon.

“TheSun’sactivityhasastronginfluenceontheEarth.TheOlympicscouldbeinthemiddleofthenextsolarmaximumwhichcouldaffectthefunctionsofmunicationssatellites,“saidProfessorRichardHarrison,headofspacephysicsattheRutherfordAppletonLaboratoryinOxfordshire.

Atthepeakofthecycle,violentoutburstscalledcoronalmassejections（日冕物质抛射）occurintheSun’satmosphere,throwingoutgreatquantitiesofelectrically-chargedmatter.“Acoronalmassejectioncancarryabilliontonsofsolarmaterialintospaceatoveramillionkilometresperhour.Sucheventscanexposeastronautstoadeadlyamount,candisablesatellites,causepowerfailuresonEarthanddisturbmunications,”ProfessorHarrisonadded.Theriskisgreatestduringasolarmaximumwhenthereisthegreatestnumberofsunspots.

NextweekinAmerica,NASAisscheduledtolaunchasatelliteformonitoringsolaractivitycalledtheSolarDynamicsObservatory（SDO）,whichwilltakeimagesoftheSunthatare10timesclearerthanthemostadvancedtelevisionsavailable.

TheRutherfordAppletonLaboratoryhelpedtomakethehigh-techcamerasthatwillcaptureimagesofthesolarflares（太阳耀斑）andexplosionsastheyoccur.

ProfessorRichardHoldaway,thelab’sdirector,saidthattheSDOshouldbeabletoprovideearlywarningofasolarflareorexplosionbigenoughtoaffectsatellitemunicationsonEarth.“Ifwehaveadvancewarning,we’llbeabletoreducethedamage.Whatyoudon’twantisthingsswitchingoffforaweekwithnoideaofwhat’scausedtheproblem,”hesaid.

1.Thephrase“municationsblackout”inParagraph1mostprobablyrefersto　　　duringthexxOlympics.　

A.theextinguishingoftheOlympictorchB.thecollapseofbroadcastingsystems

C.thetransportationbreakdowninLondonD.thedestructionofweathersatellites

2.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthesolaractivitydescribedinthepassage?

A.ThemostfatalmatterfromthecoronafallsontoEarth.

B.Thesolarstormpeakoccursinthemiddleofeachcycle.

C.IttakesseveralsecondsforthechargedmattertoreachEarth.

D.Thenumberofsunspotsdeclinesaftercoronalmassejections.

3.Accordingtothepassage,NASAwilllaunchasatelliteto　　　.　

A.takeimagesofthesolarsystemB.provideearlywarningofthunderstorms

C.keeptrackofsolaractivitiesD.improvethemunicationsonEarth

4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.SolarStorms:

　AnInvisibleKiller

B.SolarStorms:

　EarthEnvironmentinDanger

C.SolarStorms:

　ThreateningtheHumanRace

D.SolarStorms:

　HumanActivitiestoBeTroubled

【参考答案】1—4、BDCD　　

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