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1、高考题型规范练(二十二)高考题型规范练第86页选修8Module 1:阅读理解专项练.阅读理解(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。AHere are some of the strangest aviation(航空) ideas in recent history.Double-Decker SeatingIn 2015,Airbus filed a patent for a design for a double-decker cabin seating arrangement.Passengers would sit o
2、ne on top of the other,with upper-tier passengers climbing steps or a small ladder to reach their seats.While the design does have some advantages,the idea of climbing a ladder during flight seems unreliable.Separated CabinsThis patent was awarded to Airbus.Rather than waiting for a flight to arrive
3、 and be cleaned,passengers could simply board a ready cabin,which would be moved into the planes body as soon as it was ready.When the plane reached its destination,the cabin would be separated again.Different cabins with different kinds of seating or levels of comfort could be used for flights of d
4、ifferent lengths or destinations.Windowless Cockpits(驾驶舱)For ideal design,airplane noses should be long and pointy.But theres the whole “pilots have to fit in the cockpit” problem.Well,what if the cockpit didnt have to go in the nose of the plane?Thats part of the thinking behind this Airbus patent
5、application,which suggests replacing the planes window with a digital viewing surface.Without a window,theres no reason the cockpit needs to go in the front of the plane - it could go in the middle of the plane,or even in the tail.Nap Straps(睡眠吊带)Airbus is not the only company in the strange patents
6、 contest.Boeings got its own patent,Nap Straps.With this invention,passengers looking for a nap can find an “upright sleep system” beneath their seat.In action,the whole thing is somewhat like a traction device for someone whos been in a terrible accident.【语篇导读】本文是应用文。近几年各种奇特的飞机设计层出不穷,本文就介绍了其中几个最为奇特
7、的飞机上的设计。1.Which shows the disadvantage of double-decker seating?A.Crowded.B.Expensive.C.Small.D.Unsafe.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“the idea of climbing a ladder during flight seems unreliable”可知,在飞行中爬梯子这种设计想法不可靠,可能出现安全问题。故选D项。2.Why are separated cabins designed?A.To improve flight speed.B.To save passengers
8、time.C.To increase comfort level.D.To ensure passengers safety.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第三段内容可知,机舱分离设计目的是让乘客可以提前登机,这样可以节省很多时间。故选B项。3.Which design is intended for pilots?A.Double-Decker Seating.B.Separated Cabins.C.Windowless Cockpits.D.Nap Straps.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第四段中的“But theres the whole pilots have to fit in the
9、 cockpit problem.”可知,这一设计的目标群体是飞行员。BOne hundred years ago,500,000 rhinos wandered around parts of Africa and Asia.But today,rhinos are threatened with extinction.If nothing is done to save them,they could vanish forever.Poachers(偷猎者) are killing rhinos for their horns.They do it to make money.In som
10、e countries,people pay high prices for rhino horn.They believe that eating ground-up rhino horn will make them healthy.But that isnt true.Rhino horn is made of keratin(角质).Thats the same thing your fingernails are made of.Eating it cannot make anyone healthy.Humane Society International is working t
11、o help save rhinos.They wrote a childrens book and produced a video to help spread the word.The book,Im a Little Rhino,was given to 1.5 million children in Vietnam.That country buys and uses the most rhino horn.“The goal is to educate children about rhinos in general,and introduce the threat that po
12、aching causes to their survival,” says Adam Peyman,program manager for HSIs wildlife department.“It also explains that rhino horn is not effective as medicine and encourages them and their families to avoid buying or using rhino horn.”Carter and Olivia Ries have been working to save rhinos for sever
13、al years.“We made two trips to South Africa where we visited a dozen schools and met with government officials,” says Carter.“We gave the officials over 10,000 letters we collected from the youth around the world to show that the youth of the world care for rhinos.The next step was to bring that sam
14、e message to the youth of Vietnam.”Carter and Olivia visited schools in Vietnam.They want kids to bring the message back to their parents that using rhino horn “is causing the species to be pushed to the edge of extinction.”【语篇导读】本文是记叙文。偷猎者的捕杀使得犀牛濒临灭绝,国际人道协会宣传教育人们保护犀牛。4.What does the underlined word
15、 “vanish” in Paragraph 1 mean?A.Escape.B.Starve.C.Disappear.D.Expand.答案C解析词义猜测题。由第一段中的“500,000 rhinos wandered around”和“rhinos are threatened with extinction”可知,一百年前,有五十万只犀牛生活在非洲和亚洲,而现在犀牛已经濒临灭绝,如果人类不去保护犀牛,那么它们将会永远消失;由此可推断,vanish意为“消失”。5.Why do some people want to buy rhino horn?A.To seek pleasure.B.
16、For health benefits.C.For personal collections.D.To produce artificial nails.答案B解析细节理解题。由第三段中的“They believe that eating ground-up rhino horn will make them healthy.”可知,在一些国家,人们出高价来买犀牛角是因为他们认为吃犀牛角粉有利于健康。6.How is Humane Society International helping to save rhinos?A.By introducing some tough new laws.B.By spreading knowledge about
