1、高考英语阅读理解系列训练题512014高考英语阅读理解系列训练题（51） American Watersports Tuesday-Saturday Located on the beach of the Sea Gardens Beach Resort, there are fun things to rent for the whole family. They offer rentals for kayaks, jetskis, and even parasails! Enjoy the water upclose or from a birds eye view! No matter
2、what activity youre enjoying, be sure to protect yourself and your family from the suns powerful rays and apply plenty of sun block!15th Street Boat Company Monday -Saturday15th Street Boat Company offers rental boats of all kinds. Theyre sure to have what you are looking for, whether its a small bo
3、at for a quick and simple outing or an extravagant(奢侈的) boat with comfortable seats with a stereo(立体声) and high tech navigation(导航). You can rent a boat for half a day, a couple days, or even weeks at a time. If you want it, theyve got it. Its fun for everyone!Coconuts Watersports9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monda
4、y through Sunday Coconuts Water Sports is open 7 days a week for your convenience and offers tons of water fun for the whole family. Jet ski activities last 30 minutes or 1 hour and can make stops along the way. You must be at least 14 years of age to ride alone and can be as young as 3 to ride alon
5、g with an adult. Everybody is required to wear a life jacket and a license is required to operate the jet ski. Bathing suits and shorts are recommended. Jet Ski(水上摩托)Tours of MiamiThursday-Sunday 10 a.m.-7p.m.Jet Ski Tours of Miami includes onsite parking, indoor restrooms, lockers, and life jackets
6、 for participants. You may choose a one or two hour tour and each jet ski can hold up to 3 people. You must be at least 18 years old in order to ride. As long as you are accompanied by an adult, there is no age limitation for any passenger. There is a restaurant nearby to eat at. The tour visits 6 d
7、ifferent islands and passes by Bayside and Hard Rock. You may even catch a glimpse of dolphins playing or a manatee resting in these fabulous Florida waters. 5. What activity is convenient for the visitors to have lunch?A. Jet Ski Tours of Miami B. Coconuts WatersportsC.15th Street Boat Company D. A
8、merican Watersports 6 . To satisfy your sons curiosity about marine animals, you _.A. will rent a boat to ride with him.B. prefer an extravagant boat with comfortable seats with a stereo. C. would like to prefer American Watersports to Florida waters.D. can choose the tour to Bayside and Hard Rock.7
9、. If you like to sail a boat, you can_.A. go to the Sea Gardens Beach Resort B. visit 15th Street Boat CompanyC. choose Jet Ski Tours of Miami D. go to Coconuts Watersports8. To ride alone in the jet ski activities, _.A. you have to be at least 14 years old. B. you can choose to wear a life jacket o
10、r not.C. you must be over18 years old. D. you have to be with parents.参考答案ADBA Last week, we explained that the planet Mars has passed “opposition. ”It passed a point opposite the Sun. This week, we tell about the planets surprising motion(运动)among the stars. For thousands of years, people have reco
11、gnized that planets travel among the stars. The planets generally follow the path taken by the Sun through the sky. The Suns path is called the ecliptic. The groups of stars along the ecliptic are called the Zodiac. The motion of the planets can be confusing at times. Everyone knows the Sun rises in
12、 the east and sets in the west. But this is caused by the turning motion of the Earth. Planets generally move from west to east. However, Mars will appear to move backward for about two months this year. This happens because the Earth is overtaking Mars on its way around the Sun. Mars began its back
13、ward, or westward, motion on May 11th, It will start moving eastward again on July 19th. Mars apparent motion has been a mystery to astronomers for hundreds of years. Most early theories of the solar system argued that the Sun and planets turned around the Earth. But the sudden westward motion of Ma
14、rs presented a problem. Why would Mars move west for two months when it nears “opposition”?In 1543, a Polish church worker named Nicolas Copernicus published a different theory. His theory said the Earth and planets moved around the Sun in perfectly circular orbits. Copernicus theory was simpler. Bu
15、t his Sun centered system still did not explain the observed motion of Mars very well.Finally, a German mathematician named Johannes Kepler published a complete theory of the motion of the planets in 1619. He had carefully studied the motion of Mars for many years.Johannes Kepler discovered that the
16、 planets do not move in circular orbits around the sun. Instead, they travel in flattened orbits called ellipses. Mars elliptical orbit is the cause of its unusual brightening this year and its apparent large size.During the next several weeks, you can see for yourself why the mysterious motion of M
17、ars has caused so many people to wonder.63. From the passage we can learn that . A. the sun and planets generally travel westward B. Kepler studied the orbit of the planets in 1619 C. Copernicus theory well explained the motion of Mars D. the Earths turning motion causes the sun to rise in the east6
18、4. On July 19th Mars . A. will pass the “opposition” B. appears to change its direction again C. will begin to move westward D. appears to change its orbit again65. Why does Mars appear to be bigger and brighter when it passes “opposition”? A. It is overtaking the earth. B. It follows the path of th
19、e sun. C. It moves in an elliptical orbit. D. It travels in a circular orbit.66. What is the best title for the passage? A. The Recent Research into Mars B. The Surprising Motion of MarsC. The Great Discovery on Mars D. The Wonderful Mystery of Marsmotion of the planets in 1619. Kepler在1619年出版了行星运动的
20、完全理论” 可知，他的研究应该是在1619年之前，B错误；根据第六段最后一句“But his Sun centered system still did not explain the observed motion of Mars very well.”可知，C错误；根据第三段第二、三句“Everyone knows the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. But this is caused by the turning motion of the Earth.”可知D正确。【考点定位】考查推理判断题。64. 【答案】B 【解析】根据
21、第四段最后一句“Mars began its backward, or westward, motion on May 11th, It will start moving eastward again on July 19th. ”可知，B正确。【考点定位】考查细节理解题。65. 【答案】C 【解析】根据第八段最后一句“Mars elliptical orbit is the cause of its unusual brightening this year and its apparent large size.”可知，C正确。【考点定位】考查细节理解题。66. 【答案】B 【解析】综合
22、全文，文章主要讲今年火星Mars有两个月的时间是向西转动的，这与一般行星自西向东转动是相反的，因此B项符合题意。【考点定位】考查标题总结题。 A new factory that turns used wine bottles into green sand could revolutionize（彻底改革） the recycling industry and help to filter（过滤）the nations drinking water.For the last 100 years special high grade white sand quarried（开采）at Leig
23、hton Buzzard in Bedfordshire has been used to filter tap water to remove bacteria and impurities（杂质）but this may no longer be necessary.The green sand has already been successfully tested by water companies and is being used in 50 swimming pools in Scotland to keep the water clean.Backed by one mill
24、ion pounds from the European Union and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, a company based in Scotland is building a factory to turn drinking bottles back into the sand from which they were made.The idea is not only to avoid using up increasingly scarce sand in Scotland and avoid
25、 any further quarrying but also to solve a crisis in the recycles only 750 000 tones of it.Howard Dryden, the scientist and managing director of the company has spent six years working on what he calls Active Filtration Meadia, or AFM, the recycled glass. He says he needs bottles that have already c
26、ontained drinkable liquids to be sure that drinking water would not be polluted.The fact is that tests show that AFM does the job better than glass, it is easier to clean and reuse and has all sorts of properties that make it ideal for other applications, he claimed. He also thinks the market will b
27、e able to take 250 000 tones of green sand a year. The plan is to build five or six factories in cites in UK where the bottles come from to cut down on transport.The factory will be completed this month and is expected to go into full production on January 14 next year. Once it is providing a regula
28、r product, the governments drinking water inspectorate will be asked to perform tests and approve it for general use by water companies.9. According to the passage, the new idea can do the following except_.A. avoiding using up increasingly scarce sandB. avoiding further quarrying of white sandC. so
29、lving the crisis in the recycling industryD. cutting down the cost on transport10. Tests show that _ in keeping the water clean.A . AFM is more efficient than white sandB. AFM is more efficient than glassC. glass is more efficient than AFMD. white sand is more efficient than green sand11. The underl
30、ined word Backed in the third paragraph can best be replaced by_.A. Allowed B. Opposed C. Supported D. Forbidden12. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Revolution in the Recycling for the Industry. B. Modern Technology in New Markets.C. Revolution in Environmental Protection. D. Unlockin
31、g the Benefits of Green Sand.参考答案DBCD People around the world watched Britains Prince William and Kate Middleton get married. The royal wedding broke records for live streaming on the Internet. It also produced more than two million tweets on Twitter.The ceremony took place Friday at Westminster Abb
32、ey in London.Kate wore a flowing white gown designed by Sarah Burton, the creative director of Alexander McQueen. William wore a red army uniform. It was Britains biggest wedding since William and Harrys parents, Prince Charles and Princess Diana, were married in nineteen eighty-one. Nearly two thousand guests filled the church on Friday. Hundreds of thousands of people went to the st
