《阅读理解特训：3真2模含解析》2014届高三英语二轮突破11C6[2013·重庆卷]CAlmosteverymachinewithmovingpartshaswheels,yetnooneknowsexactlywhenthefirstwheelwasinventedorwhatitwasusedfor.Wedoknow，however，thattheyexistedover5，500yearsagoinancientAsia.Theoldestknowntransportwheelwasdiscoveredin2002inSlovenia.Itisover5，100yearsold.Evidencesuggeststhatwheelsfortransportdidn'tbecomepopularforawhile,though.Thiscouldbebecauseanimalsdidaperfectlygoodjobofcarryingfarmingtoolsandhumansaround.Butitcouldalsobebecauseofadifficultsituation.Whilewheelsneedtorollonsmoothsurfaces,roadswithsmoothsurfacesweren'tgoingtobeconstructeduntiltherewasplentyofdemandforthem.Eventually，roadsurfacesdidbecomesmoother,butthisdifficultsituationappearedagainafewcenturieslater.Therehadbeennoimportantchangesinwheelandvehicledesignbeforethearrivalofmodernroaddesign.Inthemid－1700s，aFrenchmancameupwithanewdesignofroad—abaselayer(层)oflargestonescoveredwithathinlayerofsmallerstones.AScotsmanimprovedonthisdesigninthe1820sandastrong，lastingroadsurfacebecameareality.Ataroundthesametime，metalhubs(thecentralpartofawheel)cameintobeing，followedbythepneumatictyre(充气轮胎)in1846.Alloywheelswereinventedin1967,sixtyyearsaftertheappearanceoftarmackedroads(柏油路)．Aswheeldesigntookoff,vehiclesgotfasterandfaster.64．Whatmightexplainwhytransportwheelsdidn'tbecomepopularforsometime?A．Fewknewhowtousetransportwheels.B．Humanscarriedfarmingtoolsjustaswell.C．Animalswereagoodmeansoftransport.D．Theexistenceoftransportwheelswasnotknown.65．Whatdoweknowaboutroaddesignfromthepassage?A．Itwaseasierthanwheeldesign.B．Itimprovedafterbigchangesinvehicledesign.C．Itwaspromotedbyfast－movingvehicles.D．Itprovidedconditionsforwheeldesigntodevelop.66．Howisthelastparagraphmainlydeveloped?A．Bygivingexamples.B．Bymakingcomparisons.C．Byfollowingtimeorder.D．Bymakingclassifications.67．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thebeginningofroaddesign.B．Thedevelopmentoftransportwheels.C．Thehistoryofpublictransport.D．Theinventionoffast－movingvehicles.【要点综述】本文介绍轮子的演进历史。64．C细节理解题。第二段最后一句说明wheels长期未能流行的缘由：动物长期以来充当交通工具。65．D推理判断题。短文最后一段说明路况的改良促进了车轮业的巨大发展。66．C篇章结构题。该段看似举例，但这些例子均是按时间由远及近而叙述的。67．B主旨大意题。该文主要介绍wheels由一般的发明物到广泛运用于交通的历史演进过程。C6[2013·重庆卷]DNotallbodiesofwateraresoevidentlyaliveastheAtlanticOcean,anS－shapedbodyofwatercovering33millionsquaremiles.TheAtlantichas,inasense,replacedtheMediterraneanastheinlandseaofWesterncivilization.Unlikerealinlandseas,whichseemstrangelystill,theAtlanticisrichinoceanicliveliness.Itisperhapsnotsurprisingthatitsvitalityhasbeenmuchwrittenaboutbyancientpoets.“StormatSea”，ashortpoemwrittenaround700,isgenerallyregardedasoneofmankind'searliestartisticrepresentationsoftheAtlantic.WhenthewindisfromthewestAllthewavesthatcannotrestTotheeastmustthunderonWherethebrighttreeofthesunIsrootedintheocean'sbreast.Asthepoemsuggests,theAtlanticisneverdeadanddull.Itisanoceanthatmoves,impressivelyandendlessly.Itmakesallkindsofnoise—itisforeverthundering，boiling,crashing，andwhistling.ItiseasytoimaginetheAtlantictryingtodrawbreath—perhapsnotsonoticeablyoutinmid－ocean，butwhereitmeetsland,itswatersbathingupanddownasandybeach.Itmimics(模仿)nearlyperfectlythesteadybreathi...
