2009高考英語(yǔ)復(fù)習(xí)課堂限時(shí)強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練——閱讀理解（十九）（附詳解）.doc.doc

十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載2009高考英語(yǔ)復(fù)習(xí)課堂限時(shí)強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練閱讀理解（十九）（一）ToChineseimmigrants,inthemid-1800s,Californiawas“TheLandoftheGoldenMountain.”Intheirhomelandtheyhadheardthewords,“TheresgoldinCalifornia.”Theysailed7,000milestojointhegoldrushandstrikeitrich.Between1849and1882,morethan30,000ChinesecametoCalifornia.Mostweremen.TheyhadbeenfarmersinChina.Theycameheretobeminersandlaborers.Theyendedupdoingmanyotherjobs,too.Likemanyotherimmigrants,theydidnotplantostayinAmerica.Theycamebecauseoftheirtiestotheirhomelandandtheirfamilies.TheyplannedtoreturntoChinawiththeirfortunesandhelptheirfamilies.OnlyafewChinesegoldminersstruckitrich.Mostpickedovertheareasthathadbeenminedalready.Butstill,whiteminersresentedtheChinese.Slowly,theydrovethe“yellowperil”fromtheminingcamps.Bytheendofthe1850s,manyChinesereturnedhome.Thosewhostayedfoundotherjobs.Fewwomenhadcomewestinthegoldrush.TheChinesesawagoodbusinessopportunity.Theybegandoingthejobswomenwouldhavedone.Manybecamehouseservants.Manymoreopenedlaundries.TheChineseopenedrestaurants.ChopsueyandshowmeinarepopularChinese-Americandishes.TheChineseprobablycreatedthesedishestoservetothewhiteminers.OtherChinesebecamefishermen,farmers,andevencigarmakers.1.WhydidChinesegotoAmericainthemid-1800s?A.Becausetheycouldfindgoodjobsthere.B.Becausetheyhadfoundgoldthere.C.Becausetheycouldopenlaundriesandrestaurantsthere.2.Theunderlinedword“resented”mean“_”.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mA.likedB.helpedC.hatedD.served3.Whichshouldbethetitleofthepassage?A.EarlyChineseimmigrantsinAmericaB.DreamtostrikeitrichC.ThedifferencebetweenmenandwomenD.GoldminersinAmerica（二）十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載Thefirstbreath-takingpicturesoftheEarthtakenfromspaceshoweditasasolidballcoveredbybrownlandmassesandblue-greenoceans.WehadneverseentheEarthfromthatdistancebefore.Tous,itappearedasthoughtheEarthhadalwayslookedthatwayandalwayswould.Scientistsnowknow,however,thatthesurfaceoftheEarthisnotaspermanentaswehadthought.Scientistsexplainthatthesurfaceofourplanetisalwaysmoving.ContinentsmovesabouttheEarthlikehugeshipsatsea.TheyfloatonpiecesoftheEarthsouterskin.Newouterskiniscreatedasmeltedrockpushedupfrombelowtheoceanfloor.Oldouterskinisdestroyedasitrollsdownintothehotareaandmeltsagain.Onlysincethe1960shavescientistsreallybegantounderstandthattheplanetEarthisagreatlivingmachine.Someexpertshavesaidthisnewunderstandingisoneofthemostimportantrevolutionsinscientificthought.Therevolutionisbasedontheworkofscientistswhostudythemovementofthecontinentsasciencecalledplatetectonics.ThemodernstoryofplatetectonicsbeginswiththeGermanscientistAlfredWegener.BeforeWorldWarOne,Wegenerarguedthatthecontinentshadmovedandwerestillmoving.HesaidtheideafirstoccurredtohimwhenheobservedthatthecoastlinesofSouthAmericaandAfricacouldfittogetherliketwopiecesofapuzzle.Heproposedthatthetwocontinentsmighthavebeenoneandthensplitapart.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mWegenerwasnotthefirstpersontowonderabouttheshapeofthecontinents.About500yearsago,explorersthoughtaboutitwhentheymadethefirstmapsofAmericas.TheexplorersnotedtheeastcoastofNorthAmericaandSouthAmericawouldfitalmostexactlyintothewestcoastofEuropeandSouthAfrica.Whattheexplorersdidnotdo,butWegenerdid,wastoinvestigatetheideathatthecontinentsmove.4.Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusinthepassage?A.Thefirstbreath-takingpicturesoftheEarthtakenfromspace.B.Humansrecognitionoftheearthssurface.C.TheGermanscientistAlfredWegener.D.Theearlyexplorersdiscovery.5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WedidntseetheE十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載B.Ourancientthoughtthatthesurfaceoftheearthisstill.C.AlfredWegenerwasnotthefirstpersontoinvestigatetheideathatthecontinentsmove.D.ThecoastlineofIndiaandAfricafittogether.6.Thelastwordofthethirdparagraph“tectonics”mean“_”.A.studyofconstructionB.studyofarchitectureC.earthsurfaceD.structuralgeology7.Whatdidtheexplorersfind?A.ThecoastlinesofSouthAmericaandAfricacouldfittogether.B.ThecoastlinesofNorthAmericaandAfricacouldfittogether.C.TheeastcoastlinesofNorthAmericaandthewestcoastofEuropecouldfittogether.D.ThecoastlinesofNorthAmericaandIndiacouldfittogether.【答案與解析】1.D。事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)短文第1段的第2句Intheirhomelandtheyhadheardthewords,“TheresgoldinCalifornia.”可知，他們是因?yàn)槁?tīng)說(shuō)“在California有金子”才去美國(guó)的，因此答案為D。w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m2.C。詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)下文的Slowly,theydrovethe“yellowperil”fromtheminingcamps可知答案為C。3.A。主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第1段的第1句及全文的內(nèi)容可知答案為A。4.B。主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第1段最后一句中的however及全文內(nèi)容可知，文章主要談?wù)撊祟?lèi)對(duì)地殼表面的形成的認(rèn)識(shí)。故答案選B。5.A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第1段的第1、2句可知，人們直到看到從太空對(duì)地球所拍的照片后才知道從遠(yuǎn)方看地球的情形。故答案選A。6.D。詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)其所在的句子whostudythemovementofthecontinentsasciencecalledplate及地理常識(shí)可知答案選D。w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m7.C。事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的Th