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1、高考英语押题模拟测试卷-附答案详解第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)略第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AWecanhavevideochatwithastronautsaboardtheInternationalSpaceStationandwatchlivefootagefromthefrozenheightsofamountain.Butcommunicatingwithasubmarine(潜艇)oradiverisnotsoeasy.Thelackofpracticalm
2、ethodsforsharingdatabetweenunderwaterairborne(空气传播的)deviceshaslongbeenafrustrationforscientists.Thedifficultystemsfromthefactthatradiosignalsworkperfectlyinairtravelbutpoorlyinwater.Sonarsignalsusedbyunderwatersensorsreflectoffthesurfaceofwaterratherthanreachingtheair.Now,researchersatMIThavedevelop
3、edamethodwiththepotentialtorevolutionizeunderwatercommunication.“Whatweveshownisthatitsactually feasibletocommunicatefromunderwatertotheair,”saysFadelAdib,aprofessoratMITsMediaLab,wholedtheresearch.TheMITresearchers designed a system thatuses anunderwatermachinetosendsonarsignalstothesurface,makingv
4、ibrations(震动)correspondingtothe1sand0softhedata.Asurfacereceiverthenreadsanddecodesthesetinyvibrations.TheresearcherscallthesystemTARF. Ithasanynumberofpotentialreal-worlduses,Adibsays.Itcouldbeusedtofinddownedplanesunderwaterbyreadingsignalsfromsonardevicesinaplanesblackboxand itcouldallowsubmarine
5、stocommunicatewiththesurface.Rightnowthetechnologyislow-resolution.TheinitialstudywasconductedintheMITswimmingpoolatmaximumdepthsofaround11or12feet.ThenextstepsfortheresearchersaretoseeifTARFisworkableatmuchgreaterdepthsandundervaryingconditionshighwaves,storms,schoolsoffish.Theyalsowanttoseeiftheyc
6、anmakethetechnologyworkintheotherdirectionairtowater.Ifthetechnologyprovessuccessfulinreal-worldconditions,expect“textingwhilediving”tobethelatestunderwaterfashion.21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“feasible”mean?A.Achievable.B.Convenient.C.Changeable.D.Alternative.22.WhatdoweknowaboutTARF?A.Itiswidelyuse
7、dtofinddownedplanes.B.Itcanworkwellatgreatdepthsunderwater.C.Itisanunderwatermachinethatsendssignals.D.Itcansend,receiveandreadsignalsfromunderwater.23.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TheReal-worldUsesofSonarTechnologyB.FullWater-to-airCommunicationClosertoRealityC.ABreakthroughintheApplicationofVide
8、oChatD.TARFBecomingaNewMeansofCommunicationBWhenshefirststartedlearningabouttheclimatechangefromoneofherelders,FawnSharpwasinvitedonahelicopterflightovertheOlympicMountainstosurveytheMountAndersonglacier.Butthe glacierwas gone, meltedbythewarmingclimate.Sharphadadeepsenseoflosswhenshediscoveredthegl
9、acierwasntthereanymore.Lossisagrowingissueforpeopleworkingandlivingonthefrontlinesofclimatechange.AndthatgaveJenniferWrenAtkinson,afull-timelecturerattheUniversityofWashingtonBothell,US,anideaforaclass.Thisterm,shetaughtstudentsontheBothellcampusabouttheemotionalburdensofenvironmentalstudies.Sheused
10、theexperiencesofNativeAmericantribes(部落),scientistsandactivists,andaskedher24studentstofacetherealitythatthereisnoeasyfixthat“thisissuchan intractableproblemthattheyregoingtobedealingwithitfortherestoftheirlives.”StudentCodyDillonusedtobeaclimatescienceskeptic(怀疑论者).Thenhedidhisownreadingandresearch
11、,andchangedhismind.Dillonwasntgoingintoenvironmentalworkhewasacomputer-sciencemajor.Yet, the potential foraworldwideenvironmentalcatastropheseemedsorealtohimfiveyearsagothathequithisjobandbecameafull-timevolunteerforanenvironmentalgroupthatworkedonrestoration(恢复)projects.Sixmonthsintothework,hedecid
12、edthatAtkinsonsclasswasjustwhathewaslookingforaplacewherehecoulddiscusshisconcernsaboutachangingclimate. Atkinsonsaidshehopestheclasshelpedherstudentspreparethemselvesfortheamountofenvironmentallossthatwillhappenovertheirlifetimes.“Wearealreadychangingtheplanetsomanyspeciesaregoingtobelost,displaced
13、ormassivelyimpacted,”shesaid.“Thefutureisntgoingtobewhattheyimagined.”24.WhydidtheauthormentionthecaseofFawnSharp?A.TolayabasisforFawnSharpsfurtherresearch.B.ToproveFawnSharpsworkissimilartoAtkinsons.C.Toleadintotheissueoflosscausedbyclimatechange.D.ToshowscientistsconcernabouttheMountAndersonglacier.25.WhatsthemainpurposeofAtkinsonsclass?A.Toexplorehowdifferentpeopledealwithclimatechange.B.Togetstudentsmoreconcernedabouttheenvironmentalissue.C.TofindsolutionstotheenvironmentalissueofOlympicMountains.D.Toteachstudentshowtocondu