1、阅读理解专项练习 50-33CGordon Williamss hobby may seem strange to people when they meet it for the first time. But it is a traditional craft(手艺).He builds model ships inside old bottles.Gordon has always loved ships, especially sailing ships from the old days. His interest in this hobby began many years ago
2、 when he visited a museum in Ottawa, Canada, where there was a display of model ships in bottles. Gordon thought the display was wonderful. But he wondered how the craftsman got the ship through the thin neck of the bottle. Gordon decided to find it out.He found an old master craftsman who was willi
3、ng to teach him the necessary skills. First, Gordon takes an old bottle. Then he puts in a layer of putty(一层油灰),carefully shaped and painted it look like the sea. Next he builds the ship. To get the ship through the neck of the bottle, Gordon holds down the masts(桅杆).Once the ship is inside the bott
4、le, he takes a long, thin tool to raise the masts.Gordon has completed well over one hundred models. His wish is to build bigger model ships, such as aircraft carriers. This will be more challenging, as he will have to build the ship actually inside the bottle. His hobby certainly needs time, patien
5、ce and a steady hand.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。61. Whats their opinion when people first meet Gordons hobby?A. Useful. B. Traditional. C. Interesting. D. Unusual.62. How did Gordon become interested in this hobby?A. He met a craftsman who would like to teach him.B. He saw a show of model ships in bo
6、ttles.C. He had a journey to Canada.D. He has collected many sailing ships.63. For Gordon, the most difficult step that he wanted to learn was _.A. to shape the bottle like a shipB. to paint the layer of putty like the seaC. to get the ship through the neck of the bottleD. to put the layer of putty
7、into the bottle64. Which of the following pictures shows the last step of Gordons work?65. Gordons new plan is more challenging because he will _.A. build a bigger model ship inside the bottleB. build more than one hundred shipsC. put a bigger model ship inside the bottleD. make an aircraft carrier【
8、主旨大意】本文介绍了Gordon William的与众不同的爱好-在瓶子里建造船模型。DIn Chicago, a computerized system has been developed that controls(管理)traffic on the citys 235 miles of seven expressways. Now onea controllercan follow the movement of Chicagos traffic by looking at a set of lights. The system uses electric sensors(感应器) t
9、hat are built into each expressway, every half a mile. Several times a second, the computer receives information from each sensor and translates it into green, yellow or red lights on a map in the control room. A green light means traffic is moving forty-five miles an hour, yellow means thirty to fo
10、rty-five miles an hour, and red means heavy trafficcars standing still or moving less than thirty miles an hour.“See that red light near Austin Avenue?”the controller asked a visitor.“Thats a repair truck fixing the road, and the traffic has to go around it.”At the Roosevelt Road entrance to the exp
11、ressway, the light kept changing from green to red and back to green again.“A lot of trucks get on the expressway there,”the controller explained.“They cant speed up as fast as cars.”The sensors show immediately where an accident or a stopped car is blocking the traffic, and a truck is sent by radio
12、 to clear the road. The system has lowered the number of accidents by 18 percent. There are now 1.4 deaths on Chicagos expressway for each one hundred million miles traveled, while in other parts of the county there are 2.6.Traffic experts say that the Chicago system is the “coming thing”.Systems li
13、ke Chicagos are already in use on some expressways in Los Angeles and Houston.“Chicago has taken the lead,”said New York Citys traffic director and he added,“Chicagos a good example.”根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。题号 答案 考查点 解题思路61 D 细节理解题 根据文章第一段第一句 “人们第一次见到是感到奇怪” 可知Unusual为不寻常的因此选 D。62 B 理解判断题 根据文章第二段第二
14、句可推测他是在看了在瓶子里的船模型展后对它产生了兴趣。63 C 理解判断题 根据文章第三段的大意可判断通过瓶颈造船是最难的。因此选C。64 B 细节理解题 根据文章第三段最后一句可知选B，建造桅杆。65 A 细节理解题 根据文章最后一段第二句可知选A。66. The passage is mainly about _ on expressways in Chicago.A. the traffic control system B. the movement of the trafficC. the electric sensors D. the traffic lights67. When
15、the cars move under 30 miles an hour, _ on the map in the control room.A. the red light appears B. the red light turns yellowC. the yellow light appears D. the green light turns red68. According to the passage, we may learn _.A. some visitors are traveling on the expresswayB. there is no heavy traff
16、ic on Chicagos expresswaysC. the traffic on Chicagos expressways is well managedD. the number of accidents in the US has dropped by 18%69.In Paragraph 2 the underlined word “it” refers to _.A. the red light B. the truck that needs repairingC. the traffic D. the truck that is fixing the road70. The w
17、riter writes the article mainly by _.A. giving reasons and results B. giving examples and explaining themC. describing what he thinks D. asking and answering questionsD【主旨大意】本文介绍了美国芝加哥用电脑系统如何管理城市的高速公路。题号 答案 考查点 解题思路66 A 大意理解题 根据文章大意可知这篇文章主要介绍了在芝加哥高速公路上的交通控制系统，因此选 A。67 A 细节理解题 根据文章第一段最后一句可知答案为 A the red light appears. 。68 C 大意理解题 根据第二段和第三段的大意可知在芝加哥高速公路的交通被很好的管理。因此选 C。69 D 理解判断题 根据上文可知此处 it代替“the truck that is fixing the road”。70 B 写法判断题 通读全文可知作者是通过举例子讲事实来写这篇文章的。
