2019届(外研版)高考英语一轮复习练习:必修3 Module3知能演练轻松闯关(含答案解析)
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1、 阅读理解A(2018江西赣中南五校联考)In its early history,Chicago had floods frequently,especially in the spring,making the streets so muddy that people,horses and carts got stuck.An old joke that was popular at the time went like this:A man is stuck up to his waist in a muddy Chicago street.Asked if he needs help,
2、 he replies, “No,thanks.Ive got a good horse under me.”The city planner decided to build an underground drainage(排水) system,but there simply wasnt enough difference between the height of the ground level and the water level.The only two options were to lower the Chicago River or raise the city.An en
3、gineer named Ellis Chesbrough convinced the city that it had no choice but to build the pipes above ground and then cover them with dirt.This raised the level of the citys streets by as much as 12 feet.This of course created a new problem:dirt practically buried the first floors of every building in
4、 Chicago.Building owners were faced with a choice:either change the first floors of their buildings into basements,and the second stories into mainfloors,or hoist(吊起) the entire buildings to meet the new street level.Small woodframe buildings could be lifted fairly easily.But what about large,heavy
5、structures like the Tremont Hotel, which was a sixstory brick building?Thats where George Pullman came in.He had developed some housemoving skills successfully.To lift a big structure like the Tremont Hotel, Pullman would place thousands of jackscrews(螺旋千斤顶) beneath the buildings foundation.One man
6、was assigned to operate each section of roughly 10 jackscrews.At Pullmans sign each man turned his jackscrews by the same amount at the same time,thereby raising the building slowly and evenly.Astonishingly,the Tremont Hotel stayed open during the entire operation,and many of its guests didnt even n
7、otice anything was happening.Some people like to say that every problem has a solution. But in Chicagos early history, every engineering solution seemed to create a new problem.Now that Chicagos waste water was draining efficiently into the Chicago River,the citys next step was to clean the polluted
8、 river.【解题导语】 本文主要介绍了芝加哥为了应对洪水泛滥的问题而实行了一些解决方案的故事。1The author mentions the joke in Paragraph 1 to show_Ahorses were fairly useful in ChicagoBChicagos streets were extremely muddyCChicago was very dangerous in the springDthe Chicago people were particularly humorousB 解析:推理判断题。根据第一段第一句“In its early his
9、tory,Chicago had floods frequently,especially in the spring,making the streets so muddy that people,horses and carts got stuck.”可推知,作者提及这个笑话是为了表明芝加哥的街道非常泥泞,故选 B。2The city planners were convinced by Ellis Chesbrough to_Aget rid of the street dirtBlower the Chicago RiverCfight against heavy floodsDbui
10、ld the pipes above groundD 解析:细节理解题。根据第三段第一句 “An engineer named Ellis Chesbrough convinced the city that it had no choice but to build the pipes above ground and then cover them with dirt.”可知,Ellis Chesbrough 让城市规划者相信在地上建管道才能解决洪水泛滥所带来的问题,故选 D。3What can we conclude about the moving operation of the T
11、remont Hotel?AIt went on smoothly as intended.BIt interrupted the business of the hotel.CIt involved Pullman in turning ten jackscrews.DIt separated the building from its foundation.A 解析:细节理解题。根据第五段内容可推知,用螺旋千斤顶把 the Tremont Hotel升高的事项进展顺利,故选 A。4The passage is mainly about the early Chicagos_Apopular
12、 lifestyles and their influencesBenvironmental disasters and their causesCengineering problems and their solutionsDsuccessful businessmen and their achievementsC 解析:主旨大意题。结合全文可知,本文主要讲的是早期芝加哥如何应对洪水泛滥的问题的故事,故选 C。B(2018淄博模拟)When Columbus “sailed the ocean blue in 1492” he wasnt looking for America.He w
13、as searching for a route from Spain to China;America just got in the way.The Spanish were after the riches of Asia:silk,dates,spices.Until later adventurers discovered how to sail to the Far East,trade with China depended on the Silk Road.The trade between China and Europe brought huge wealth,so the
14、 Spanish had a strong desire to find a new way to the East.Eventually a way appeared;as sea traffic developed from the 17th Century onwards,the overland route diminishedNow China is seeking to revive(复兴) the Silk Road and is preparing to invest 4 trillion pounds in new roads,rail links,oil pipelines
15、 and other basic facilities.It is hoped that goods can be shipped westwards by land far more quickly and economically than by sea.But the plan is also to attract more tourists.Actually,China does pretty well for tourists already;its the worlds fourth most visited country.Two citiesBeijing and Shangh
16、aipossess the tourism business,with significant interest in destinations such as Xian and Chengdu.While Beijing is modern,cities such as Lanzhou and Dunhuang have one foot planted firmly in old China.Other places featured include Xian,the former capital of China,where you can come face to face with
17、the Terracotta Army built to protect Chinas first emperor in the afterlife.From Lanzhou tour members take the train to Jiayuguan,China s western gateway and a key location on the Silk Road.There is also a fourday coach journey along the original Silk Route through the Xinjiang region to Kashgar.Alon
18、g the way,at Kurla,you can visit the ruins of the Iron Fortress.【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。在古代,丝绸之路促进了东西方商品和文化的交流,后来没落了。但是最近几年,中国复兴丝绸之路的计划使它又焕发了活力、魅力。5What does the underlined word“diminished” in Paragraph 2 mean?ADiscovered. BDisappeared.CDisturbed. DDisplayed.B 解析:词义猜测题。根据第二段最后两句中的“the Spanish had a strong d
19、esire to find a new way to the East.Eventually a way appeared;as sea traffic developed from the 17th Century onwards”可知,当时西班牙人找到了一条更快、更方便的通往中国的海路,因此随着海上贸易的发展,那条陆地上的丝绸之路逐渐废弃、消失不见了。由此可推断出,“diminish”应意为 “消失” 。故选 B。6What is the purpose of reviving the Silk Road?ATo rebuild the ruins of the Iron Fortress
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