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1、2019屆高考英語一輪復習自選訓練 閱讀理解33 Warm water freezes more quickly than cold water. Sir Francis Bacon said that almost four hundred years ago. But few people believed him until 1970. In that year a Canadian scientist George Kill proved the English professor was right. Dr Kill filled an open oil pail(桶) with

2、cold water. He filled another with warm water. He put both in the same low temperature. The warm water froze first. The lack of covers on the pails is the secret. Some of the warm water changed into vapor. This meant that less of the warm water was left to be frozen. And so the warm water froze fast

3、er than the cold water even though it had a greater temperature drop to make. 1. Hundreds of years ago, Sir Francis Bacon found _______. A. the temperature of warm water drops faster than that of cold water B. warm water is heavier than cold water C. warm water has the same temperature as cold w

4、ater D. warm water is not as useful as cold water 2. What Sir Francis Bacon said was right, but people didn't believe him until _______. A. late in the 20th century B. early in the 20th century C. three years ago D. late in the 19th century 3. Leave a pail with warm water and another pail w

5、ith cold water in the same low temperature, you’ll find that _______. A. cold water freezes first[ B. warm water turns into ice before cold water C. warm water and cold water freeze at the same time D. much of cold water is changed into air. 4. Why does warm water freeze first in the same free

6、zing weather? A. Because some of the warm water turns to vapor, the amount(數(shù)量) becomes less than that of cold water. B. Because warm water is lighter than cold water. C. Because the temperature of warm water is lower than that of cold water. D. Because cold water freezes with more difficulty t

7、han warm water. 【答案與解析】本文介紹熱水比冷水結冰快的現(xiàn)象。 1. A。細節(jié)題。據第1句和第2句可知答案為A。 2. A。細節(jié)題。根據 But few people believe him until 1970 可知答案為A。 3. B。細節(jié)題。根據文章第1句可得得答案為B。 4. A。推斷題。根據 Some of the warm water changed into vapor. This meant that less of the warm water was left to be frozen 可知答案為 A。 *********************

8、********************************結束 (4) When Johnson called again, the manager received him very politely. “That is a most remarkable oil you brought us, Mr Johnson,” he said. Johnson nodded his smooth, dark head. That was something he knew very well. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” the manager

9、 admitted. Johnson nodded again. “No?” he said politely. Then he added, “But I think you will, sir. A very great deal of it.” He appeared to think for a moment. “I think you will find it will be on sale seven, perhaps, eight years from now.” He smiled. The manager thought that was uncertain. He sa

10、id, “It is better than our fish oils. I admit that.” “So I am told, sir,” agreed Johnson. “Have you any plans to produce it yourself, Mr Johnson?” “Would I be showing it to you if I had?” Johnson smiled again. “We might add some chemicals to one of our own fish oils,” said the manager. “It wo

11、uld be expensive to do that, even if you could,” Johnson said gently. “Besides,” he added, “I am told that this oil will be much cheaper than your best fish oils. Cheaper than any vegetable oil, in fact.” “Perhaps,” said the manage. “Well, I suppose you want to make an arrangement, Mr Johnson. Sha

12、ll we discuss it?” “Of course,” said Johnson. “There are two ways of dealing with a situation of this sort. The usual one is to prevent it altogether or at least to delay it as long as possible. That is, of course, the best way.” The manager nodded. He knew plenty about all that. “But I am so so

13、rry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time.” The manager had his doubts, but all he said was an inquiring(asking), “Oh?” “The other way,” continued Johnson, “is to produce yourself before the trouble starts.” 1. The manager thought of adding chemicals to the fish oil to make it

14、 _______. A. cheaper than the new oil B. more quickly C. more expensive D. as good as the new oil 2. Johnson’s new oil would be _______. A. more expensive than fish oil, but better B. less expensive, and better C. less expensive, but not good D. more expensive, and

15、not so good 3. Johnson expressed his regret that the manager _______. A. could not stop the new oil being made B. would never know how to make it C. had spent a lot of money on it D. didn’t know enough about it 4. Johnson showed his new oil to the manager because he wanted _______. A. t

16、o produce it himself B. to prevent it being produced C. to be paid not to produce it D. the manager to produce it 【答案解析】本文講述了科技產品開發(fā)者尋求生產商投資生產的問題。 1. D。細節(jié)題。根據第 2 段 …It is better than our fish oils 和第 6 段 …We might add some chemicals to our own fish oils 可知它的目的是 D。 2. B。 細節(jié)題。根據第

17、 6 段的 …this oil will be much cheaper than your best fish oils 和第 2 段的 …It is better than our fish oils 可推知答案為 B。 3. A。細節(jié)題。根據倒數(shù)第 2 段 But I am so sorry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time 可知 D 為正確選項。 4. D。推斷題。根據最后一段及全文的分析可知 Johnson 的目的是想要該經理生產 …the new oils，故選 D。 *************

18、**********************************************結束 (6) Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world. Maybe that doesn’t sound very interesting. But when you’ve j

19、oined to the Internet, there are lots and lots of things you can do. You can send E-mails to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web (WWW). There are many different kinds of computers now. They all can be joined to th

20、e Internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on people’s desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices or large companies. These computers are owned by people and companies, but no one really owns the Internet itself. There are lots of places for you to go into the Inter

21、net. For example, your school may have the Internet. You can use it during lessons or free time. Libraries often have computers joined to the Internet. You are welcome to use it at only time. Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. It is possible for you to work at home w

22、ith a computer in front, getting and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell whatever you want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information on the Internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow? 1. What is the passage mainly about? A. Internet. B. Informati

23、on. C. Computers. D. E-mails. 2. Which is the quickest and cheapest way to send messages to your friends? A. By post. B. By E-mail. C. By telephone. D. By satellite. 3. Which may be the most possible place for people to work in tomorrow? A. In the office. B. At school. C. At home. D. In t

24、he company. 4. Whose the owner of the Internet? A. The headmaster. B. The officer. C. The user. D. No one. 5. What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences? A. English is important in using the Internet. B. the Internet is more and more popular. C. Most of the information

25、 is in English. D. Every computer must have the Internet. 【答案與解析】這是一篇關于 Internet 的說明文，它介紹了什么是Internet，Internet 的用途，它的貢獻等等。 1. A。主旨題。文章的每一段都談到了 Internet，所以我們可以推斷文章的主要內容是 Internet。 2. B。細節(jié)題。在第2段中談到 You can send E-mail to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds，相比其他選項，E-mail 當然是最快的。 3

26、. C。細節(jié)題。最后一段的第2句講到 It’s possible for you to work at home with a computer in front，所以明天我們極有可能 at home 工作了。 4. D。判斷題。根據全文我們得知，我們可以在 school, libraries, home 等地方使用 Internet，所有的擁有者是大家，并不是某一個人或某一行業(yè)的從業(yè)者 5. A。推斷題。最后兩句告訴我們：98% of the information on the Internet is in English，也就是說英語在 Internet 的應用是非常廣泛，非常重要的，除 A 選項外，沒有一個選項能全部概括這句話的意思。 *********************************************************結束 內容總結 （1）*********************************************************結束