阅读理解组合练(一)(限时30分钟)A(2017·江苏省名校高三入学摸底卷)VersionControlbyDexterPalmerRebecca,themaincharacter,hasthefunnyfeelingthatsomethingiswrongwithherworld,whereselfdrivingcarsfilltheroadsandherhusbandisobsessedwithbuildingatimemachine.It'saworldmuchlikeours,whichispartofthebrillianceofVersionControl,whichbyholdingupasciencefictionalmirrortoourreality,reflectsbacksomethingmoretruthful.TheRegionalOfficeIsUnderAttack!byManuelGonzalesThefirstnovelfromacclaimedshortfictionwriterManuelGonzales,recordsthesecrethistoryoftheRegionalOffice,anorganizationcomposedofsuperpoweredfemaleassassins(刺客)andthemysteriouspowersthatmanagethem.Combiningjoyouscomicbookverve(神韵)withmasterfulliterarycraftandakeensenseofcharacter,itisarareandspecialbeastindeed.RebeloftheSandsbyAlwynHamiltonMortalsrulethedesertnationofMiraji,butmythicalbeastsstillwanderthewildsandwastes,andrumorhasitthatsomewhere，djinns(神灵)stillpracticetheirmagic.Butthere'snothingmysticalormagicalaboutDustwalkthatAmanican'twaittoescapefrom.AmanicountsonhersharpshootingskillstogetheroutofDustwalk.Whatshedoesn'texpectisthatahandsomeandmysteriousstrangerwilljoinheronherway.WhatIsNotYoursIsNotYoursbyHelenOyeyemiKeysareanimportantpointinOyeyemi'sfantasticshortstories—theliteralkeysthatunlockahouse,alibrary,oramysteriousdiary;themetaphoricalkeysthatopenhearts,secrets,andfates.Inthebook,thestoriesarelinkedthematicallybykeysofallkinds.Whicheveryouarereading,thesestorieshaveyoudivinginandsurfacingsomewhereelse—delightfully,unexpectedly—altogether.1．Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?A．Themaincharactersareallfemales.B．Theyallreflectthedarksideofsociety.C．Theyallbelongtofantasticfiction.D．Theyadoptmanyadvancedliteraryskills.解析：选C细节理解题。根据文中的“whereselfdrivingcarsfilltheroads...holdingupasciencefictionalmirrortoourreality”“anorganizationcomposedofsuperpoweredfemaleassassins(刺客)andthemysteriouspowersthatmanagethem”“MortalsrulethedesertnationofMiraji...djinns(神灵)stillpracticetheirmagic”“KeysareanimportantpointinOyeyemi'sfantasticshortstories”可知，这四本小说都属于奇幻小说。2．Whichofthefollowingconsistsofacollectionofstoriesaroundatheme?A．VersionControl.B．TheRegionalOfficeIsUnderAttack!C．RebeloftheSands.D．WhatIsNotYoursIsNotYours.解析：选D细节理解题。根据最后一本书的简介中的“Inthebook,thestoriesarelinkedthematicallybykeysofallkinds.”可知，在这本书中，所有故事都是由各种各样的钥匙联系起来的，故选D项。B(2017·江苏省名校高三入学摸底卷)Morepeopleliveclosetoseacoastthanearlierestimated,assessresearchersinanewstudy.Thesepeoplearethemostsensitivetotheriseofsealevelaswellastotheincreasednumberoffloodsandintensified(加剧的)storms.Byusingrecentincreasedresolutiondatasets,AaltoUniversityresearchersestimatethat1.9billioninhabitants,orabout26%oftheworld'stotalpopulation,livecloserthan100kmfromthecoastinareaslessthan100metersabovepresentsealevel.By2050theamountofpeopleinthatzoneispredictedtoincreaseto2.4billion,whilepopulationlivinglowerthan5meterswillreach500million.Manyofthesepeopleneedtoadapttheirlivelihoodtochangingclimate,saysAssistantProfessorMattiKummufromAaltoUniversity.Thestudyfoundthatwhilepopulationandwealthconcentratebythesea,cropsmustbegrownfurtherandfurtherawayfromwherepeoplelive.Sohighlandsandmountainareasareincreasinglyimportantfromthispointofview.Overthepastcenturytherehasbeenacleartendency...
