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1、众优教育：用爱和赞美激发孩子的潜能，用科学合理的教学方法铸就孩子的未来！ 1 高考英语阅读理解高考英语阅读理解 D 篇篇 2004 全国一卷全国一卷 Before a new type of airplane goes into service, every part of it is tested again and again. But there are two tests that are more important than all the others. The first is called the “tank test. A modem airplane must fly v
2、ery high in the sky. Air must be pumped into the plane so that the passengers can breathe. The metal structure (结构) of the plane has to be very strong for this reason. When the plane is filled with air, the air presses against the skin of the plane inside. The pressure (压力) on a small window is like
3、 a huge foot that is trying to get out. If a small part of the plane were to fail, the plane would explode in the sky. To test the structure of the plane, the plane is lowered into a huge tank or container of water. Then it is filled with air. The pressure inside the plane is greater than it ever wi
4、ll be when it is high up in the air. Finally, there is an explosion. This does not cause so much damage inside the water tank as it would anywhere else. Engineers can discover which part of the plane has broken. Then that part is made stronger. The most dangerous test happens when the new plane is g
5、oing through test flights in the air. The test pilot must find out exactly what happens when the engines (发动机) are all shut off at once. The plane begins to fall like a stone. It is the pilots job to find out how he can get control of the plane again. These two tests are examples of how planes are m
6、ade safe before they ever carry passengers. 68. By doing the tank test, the engineers can find out _. A. the amount of air in the plane B. the strength of the plane structure C. the pressure inside and outside the plane D. the power of the airplane engines 69. What will happen to the plane under the
7、 tank test? A. It will be broken. B. It will be made stronger. C. It will be filled with water. D. It will be tested by pilots, 70. According to the text, why are test flights most dangerous? A. The plane may explode in the air. B. The pilot may lose control of the plane. C. The engines may be damag
8、ed. D. Too much air may get into the plane. 71. What might be the most suitable title for the text? A. Two Important Tests on Airplanes B. The Importance of Flying Safely C. The Danger of Testing Airplanes D. How Airplanes Are Made and Tested 2005 全国一卷全国一卷 As any homemaker who has tried to keep orde
9、r at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more. Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping(录像) the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They f
10、ound that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents efforts to control the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. “In general the more question-askin
11、g the parents do, the higher the childrens IQ scores,” Lewis says. “And the more children there are, the less question-asking there is.” The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings(兄弟姐妹). Lewis found that in families wit
12、h three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. “Middle children are invisible,” 众优教育：用爱和赞美激发孩子的潜能，用科学合理的教学方法铸就孩子的未来！ 2 says Lewis. “When you see someone get up from the table and w
13、alk around during dinner, chances are its the middle child. ” There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: “When the TV is on,” Lewis says, “dinner is a non-event.” 66. The writers purpose in writing the text is to _. A. show the relationship be
14、tween parents and children B. teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table C. report on the findings of a study D. give information about family problems 67. Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because _. A. they are busy serving food to their children B. they are busy
15、keeping order at the dinner table C. they have to pay more attention to younger children D. they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family 68. By saying “Middle children are invisible” in paragraph 3, Lewis means that middle children _. A. have to help their parents to serve dinner B.
16、get the least attention from the family C. are often kept away from the dinner table D. find it hard to keep up with other children 69. Lewis research provides an answer to the question _. A. why TV is important in family life B. why parents should keep good order C. why children in small families seem to be quieter D. why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life 70. Which of the following statements would the writer ag
