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1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家专题限时检测(二十)阅读理解C篇高分练(一)(共3篇，限时24分钟)AScientists have found what they believe are pieces of a meteor (流星) that fell to Earth earlier this year. The objects were discovered off the coast of the United States in the Pacific Ocean, near the northwestern state of Washington.The crew of the
2、Nautilus recovered the rock particles (颗粒). The group said its aim is to examine areas of the ocean that have never been explored before. The search was launched after US. government weather stations observed a large meteorite exploding four months ago. The explosion lit up the sky and sent the rock
3、 particles falling to Earth, which landed in the Pacific.Marc Fries is with the US. space agency, NASA, and he said the meteorite fall was the largest recorded over the United States in at least 20 years. Fries is part of the latest exploration team searching for meteorites. He said he could not be
4、happier with the discovery, The Seattle Times reported. “This has been the experience of a lifetime，” he added.The scientists examined what they believe were two small meteorite pieces. Further testing is needed before they can confirm that the material came from the explosion in March.The Nautilus
5、is equipped with two remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs), called Hercules and Argus. These robotic submarines (潜艇) help researchers find and collect materials from the seafloor. The Hercules ROV was launched from the Nautilus ship into the Pacific Ocean in the search for meteorite pieces in
6、 the ocean.Fries said information about the explosion led scientists to think that the explosion was unusually strong. The fact that the particles landed in the ocean, instead of on land, means larger pieces may have survived and can be studied. For this reason, Fries told the Live Science website,
7、scientists decided to launch the “first intentional search for meteorites from the ocean” . Until the latest research, scientists had only accidentally discovered a small number of meteorites from drilling operations.“The meteorite pieces are small, melted pieces of rock，” Fries told Live Science. H
8、e thought the objects recovered from the bottom of the sea likely came from the recent explosion for two reasons. Firstly, meteorite particles are “basically made of glassy materials that do not tend to last long in seawater”， he told the website. Secondly, Fries said, they came from what looked lik
9、e a small hole on the seafloor. “Its some evidence that they came from something that fell.”The first Nautilus meteorite ocean mission was to expl ore and search within a onesquarekilometer area. The exploration team expressed high hopes for future searches. “If successful, this will be the first kn
10、own recovery of a meteorite from the ocean，” the group reported on its website.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。科学家在太平洋寻找到疑似最近爆炸的陨石碎片的物体。如果这一发现得到证实，它将极大地推动未来的科学研究。1. Which of the following can be concluded from the third and fourth paragraphs?AFries takes the lead role in the latest exploration team.BThe meteorite fal
11、l is the largest that has been recorded so far.CScientists main task is to explore the unknown of the Pacific Ocean.DIts unclear whether what scientists found came from the March explosion.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第四段“The scientists examined . Further testing is needed before they can confirm that the material
12、came from the explosion in March.”可知，科学家发现的两小块儿陨石碎片是否来自三月份的爆炸还有待确认。故选D。2. What does the author say about the Nautilus?AIt is in the possession of NASA.BIt is a research ship with two ROVs.CIt is a robotic submarine working underwater.DIt is mainly designed to recover meteorite pieces.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二
13、段第二句中的“its aim is to examine areas of the ocean that have never been explored before”以及第五段中的“The Nautilus is equipped with two remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs)”“the Nautilus ship”可知，Nautilus是一条配备有两个遥控潜水器的研究船。3What makes the search for meteorite pieces from the ocean an intentional one?AT
14、he possible presence of larger rock particles.BThe request from NASA and the US. government.CThe accidental discovery of two small meteorite pieces.DThe teams expectation of an extraordinary achievement.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第六段中的“The fact that the particles landed in the ocean, instead of on land, means lar
15、ger pieces may have survived and can be studied. For this reason . first intentional search for meteorites from the ocean”可知，寻找海洋中的陨石碎片之所以会成为一个有目的的搜索是因为科学家们觉得可能会有更大的陨石碎片隐藏在海洋里。故选A。4. The words from Fries in Paragraph 7 probably aim at _.Aintroducing ways to identify meteorite piecesBexplaining the features of the meteorite piecesCproving where the meteorite pieces came fromDrevealing how the meteorite pieces were discovered解析：选C推理判断题。根据第七段的内容，尤其是“meteorite particles arebasically made of glassy materials that do not tend to last long in seawater，he told .Its some ev
