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1、湖南长沙市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解训练（72）阅读理解。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。Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources (来源), as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills (风车) b
2、egan to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.For many centuries, people used windmills to grind (磨碎) wheat into flour or pump water from deep undergr
3、ound when electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were
4、 rarely used.During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. Today, the
5、re is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.风能早在公元前七世纪就开始被人们用风车所利用，当人们发明了电以后，风能被用来发电，但随着电的广泛使用，风车逐渐不被人们使用了。而进入二十世纪七十年代后，人们又逐渐认识到了风能的优势。1From the text we know that windmills _.A. were invented by European armiesB. have a history of more than 2,800 yearsC
6、. used to supply power to radio in remote areasD. have rarely been used since electricity was discovered答案：C。细节理解题。由第一段最后两句话可知风车首先是在古代伊朗被使用，故排除A项；公元前七世纪到现在应是不足2800年，故排除B项；由第二段当中的第二、三句话可以排除D项，同时也能知道C项是正确的。2What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century?A. Sailing a boat. B. Producing elec
7、tricity.C. Grinding wheat into flour.D. Pumping water from underground.答案：B。细节理解题。由文章第二段中的第二句话可知“在十九世纪末期人们发现了电以后，住在偏远地区的人们开始用风车发电”。3One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that _.A. wind power is cleanerB. it is one of the oldest power sourcesC. it was cheaper to create energy from
8、windD. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs答案：A。主旨大意题。由文章最后一段可知。4What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?A. The advantages of wind power.B. The design of wind power plants.C. The worldwide movement to save energy.D. The global trend towards producing power fro
9、m wind.答案：D。推理判断题。文章最后一句话“如今，出现了一个全球化的运动，要通过风能的利用来提供越来越多的电力”，表明作者会就这个话题继续展开。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 【2016高考训练】 My first day of high school was like any other first day: registering? finding new classmates, meeting new teachers, and seeking new friends During lunch, I ran into my first sn
10、ag （因难） of the day At the dining hall, as the checkout （付款处） lady asked for my money, I realized that I had forgotten my lunch money When I told her about it, I heard a voice behind meI turned around and there stood a teacher telling her he would pay for my lunchHe told me his name, MrPete Walker, a
11、nd said, If you get a chance, you should take my history class I recognized his name, and told him I was in his class later that day MrWalker befriended me on thevery first clay of school at a very crucial time of the day-lunch ! He always told us we should do more than we ever thoughthe pushes us t
12、o clod all things betterHe coached many sports, and sponsored many after-class activitiesIf we were interested in something, he would find a way to expose us to it by inviting speakers, taking us on field trips, or obtaining information for us Two years later, my junior year in school was clicking a
13、long nicely when one day I was riding my motorcycle and I was hit by a car I spent six days in hospital and was at home in bed for two weeks before returning to schoolMrWalker stopped by the hospital each day with my work from my teachers Once I was at home, he would bring my work too After high sch
14、ool, I attended the United States Army Airborne School in Fort I3enning, GeorgiaI knew my parents woolly be there the day I graduates, but they brought an unexpected guestThey came across MrWalker at lunch several days before and told him I was about to graduateHis visit, however, was not a surprise
15、 to me1At the dining hall,Athe lady didnt want to charge the author for his lunch Bthe author knew MrWalker was right behind him CMrWalker didnt know the author was his student Dthe author decided to invite Mr Walker to lunch2The story in Paragraph 4 showed that Mr Walker was Acaring Bstrict Cskilled Dlearned3What happened on the authors graduation day? AHis parents met MrWalker by chance BHis family invited MrWalker to lunch CMrWalker brought an unexpected guest DHis parents came together with MrWalker4What can we infer from the last sentence?
