（江苏专用）2020高考英语二轮复习 专题限时检测（二十）阅读理解C篇高分练（一）

专题限时检测(二十)阅读理解C篇高分练(一)(共3篇，限时24分钟)AScientistshavefoundwhattheybelievearepiecesofameteor(流星)thatfelltoEarthearlierthisyear.TheobjectswerediscoveredoffthecoastoftheUnitedStatesinthePacificOcean,nearthenorthwesternstateofWashington.ThecrewoftheNautilusrecoveredtherockparticles(颗粒).Thegroupsaiditsaimistoexamineareasoftheoceanthathaveneverbeenexploredbefore.ThesearchwaslaunchedafterU．S.governmentweatherstationsobservedalargemeteoriteexplodingfourmonthsago.TheexplosionlituptheskyandsenttherockparticlesfallingtoEarth,whichlandedinthePacific.MarcFriesiswiththeU．S.spaceagency,NASA,andhesaidthemeteoritefallwasthelargestrecordedovertheUnitedStatesinatleast20years.Friesispartofthelatestexplorationteamsearchingformeteorites.Hesaidhecouldnotbehappierwiththediscovery,TheSeattleTimesreported.“Thishasbeentheexperienceofalifetime，”headded.Thescientistsexaminedwhattheybelieveweretwosmallmeteoritepieces.FurthertestingisneededbeforetheycanconfirmthatthematerialcamefromtheexplosioninMarch.TheNautilusisequippedwithtworemotelyoperatedunderwatervehicles(ROVs),calledHerculesandArgus.Theseroboticsubmarines(潜艇)helpresearchersfindandcollectmaterialsfromtheseafloor.TheHerculesROVwaslaunchedfromtheNautilusshipintothePacificOceaninthesearchformeteoritepiecesintheocean.Friessaidinformationabouttheexplosionledscientiststothinkthattheexplosionwasunusuallystrong.Thefactthattheparticleslandedintheocean,insteadofonland,meanslargerpiecesmayhavesurvivedandcanbestudied.Forthisreason,FriestoldtheLiveSciencewebsite,scientistsdecidedtolaunchthe“firstintentionalsearchformeteoritesfromtheocean”.Untilthelatestresearch,scientistshadonlyaccidentallydiscoveredasmallnumberofmeteoritesfromdrillingoperations.“Themeteoritepiecesaresmall,meltedpiecesofrock，”FriestoldLiveScience.Hethoughttheobjectsrecoveredfromthebottomofthesealikelycamefromtherecentexplosionfortworeasons.Firstly,meteoriteparticlesare“basicallymadeofglassymaterialsthatdonottendtolastlonginseawater”，hetoldthewebsite.Secondly,Friessaid,theycamefromwhatlookedlikeasmallholeontheseafloor.“It'ssomeevidencethattheycamefromsomethingthatfell.”ThefirstNautilusmeteoriteoceanmissionwastoexpl­oreandsearchwithinaone­square­kilometerarea.Theexplorationteamexpressedhighhopesforfuturesearches.“Ifsuccessful,thiswillbethefirstknownrecoveryofameteoritefromtheocean，”thegroupreportedonitswebsite.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。科学家在太平洋寻找到疑似最近爆炸的陨石碎片的物体。如果这一发现得到证实，它将极大地推动未来的科学研究。1.Whichofthefollowingcanbeconcludedfromthethirdandfourthparagraphs?A．Friestakestheleadroleinthelatestexplorationteam.B．Themeteoritefallisthelargestthathasbeenrecordedsofar.C．Scientists'maintaskistoexploretheunknownofthePacificOcean.D．It'sunclearwhetherwhatscientistsfoundcamefromtheMarchexplosion.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第四段“Thescientistsexamined...FurthertestingisneededbeforetheycanconfirmthatthematerialcamefromtheexplosioninMarch.”可知，科学家发现的两小块儿陨石碎片是否来自三月份的爆炸还有待确认。故选D。2.WhatdoestheauthorsayabouttheNautilus?A．ItisinthepossessionofNASA.B．ItisaresearchshipwithtwoROVs.C．Itisaroboticsubmarineworkingunderwater.D．Itismainlydesignedtorecovermeteoritepieces.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的“itsaimistoexamineareasoftheoceanthathaveneverbeenexploredbefore”以及第五段中的“TheNautilusisequippedwithtworemotelyoperatedunderwatervehicles(ROVs)”“theNautilusship”可知，Nautilus是一条配备有两个遥控潜水器的研究船。3．Whatmakesthesearchformeteoritepiecesfromtheoceananintentionalone?A．Thepossiblepresenceoflargerrockparticles.B．TherequestfromNASAandtheU．S.government.C．Theaccidentaldiscoveryoftwosmallmeteoritepieces.D．Theteam'sexpectationofanextraordinaryachievement.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Thefactthattheparticleslandedintheocean,insteadofonland,meanslargerpiecesmayhavesurvivedandcanbestudied.Forthisreason...‘firstintentionalsearchformeteoritesfromtheocean’．”可知，寻找海洋中的陨石碎片之所以会成为一个有目的的搜索是因为科学家们觉得可能会有更大的陨石碎片隐藏在海洋里。故选A。4.ThewordsfromFriesinParagraph7probablyaimat________.A．introducingwaystoidentifymeteoritepiecesB．explainingthefeaturesofthemeteoritepiecesC．provingwherethemeteoritepiecescamefromD．revealinghowthemeteoritepieceswerediscovered解析：选C推理判断题。根据第七段的内容，尤其是“meteoriteparticlesare‘basicallymadeofglassymaterialsthatdonottendtolastlonginseawater’，hetold...‘It'ssomeevidencethattheycamefromsomethingthatfell.’”可知，弗里斯的这些话意在证明从海底寻找到的物体很可能来自最近一次的陨石爆炸。故选C。B(2019·南京、盐城模拟)Howwouldyoudescribeyourstyle?Formal?Classical?Casual?Smart?Firstofall,whatisstyle?Let'shearafewwordsofwisdomfromthewise.“Styleisknowingwhoyouare,whatyouwanttosay,andnotgivingadamn，”(GoreVidal)；“Styleisanexpressionofindividualismmixedwithcharisma，”(JohnFairchild);“Styleistheperfectionofapointofview，”(RichardEberhart)；“Styleisasimplewayofsayingcomplicatedthings，”(JeanCocteau)；“Styleisthedressofthoughts，”(LordChesterfield)．So,nowyouknowwhatstyleis,andyou'llneedtobuysomeclothes.Butwhere?IntheUK,youcangetreallycheap,stylish,second­handclothesatcharityshops.They'regreatifyouwantexclusivelabelsbutdon'twanttopaytheprice.Theonlydifficultyisdiscoveringwherethereallygoodbargainsare.Butdon'tworry，andLeilaGraycanhelpyouhere.She'stheproudownerofavintageHardyAmiescoat,pickedupatacharityshopfor￡20—agoodde