阅读理解特训：3真2模含解析》2014届高三英语二轮突破36阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出最佳选项。ASomenovelssimplyentertainandotherscontainapowerfulmessageinthestorylineandcharacters.Inhisfirstnovel,AWindInMontana,MitchDaviestellsastoryaboutyoungadultsandhowtheyacceptresponsibilityfortheirlives.AWindInMontanaisamarveloustaleoftwoteenagers,RoryColemanandVictoriaBeach,highschoolstudentsatthesameschool,whostruggletomaketherightdecisionforthemselves.Aseachofthemnearsadulthood,theybecomemoreconcernedwiththefutureandsettinggoalsthatwillbringthemhappinessandfulfillment.Withoutanyadvicefromhisparents,Rorychoosestopursueaprofessioninchemistry,appliesforachemistryscholarship,anddeterminestodoeverythinghecantoachieveit.Alongthepath,Roryfindsthateventhoughhehasaplan,thereareobstaclesthatcouldpreventhimfromrealizinghisgoals.Victoria’sstrugglesaredifferentfromRory’s.Althoughherfatherhasdecidedthatsheshouldbecomeaprofessionalmusician,Victoriahasotherplansforherlife.Together,RoryandVictoriaattempttofollowtheirdreams,despitetheobstaclesintheirpaths.AWindInMontanacontainsalessonforallteensabouttoenteradulthood－thatdisappointmentandsetbacks(挫折)aregoingtooccurnomatterhowdeterminedtheyareandthattheyneedtodevelopskillsalongthewaythatwillhelpthemdealwiththemeffectively.Therearesomanymajordecisionsfacingteenstoday－social,parents,otherinfluencingadultsandschoolwork－andthere’snoguaranteethattheirplanswillsucceed,eveniftheymaketheso-called“right”decisions.AWindInMontanaexploreshowtwoteenagersstrugglewiththeirownuniquedecisionsandhowthechoicestheymakeaffecttheirlives.MitchDavies’bookstandsoutamongtoday’steenbooksthatdealwithimaginarysituations.AWindInMontanaisarealstoryaboutrealpeoplefacingreal-lifesituations.It’sentertainingandalsohelpsreadersthinkabouttheirownlivesandoffersvariouswaystohandlesituationsthatmayarise.56.Accordingtothepassage,bothRoryandVictoria_____.A.workhardattheircoursesB.haveastrongsenseofselfC.goagainsttheirparentsD.getalongwellwithothers57.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout_____.A.thevalueofAWindInMontanaB.MitchDavies’achievementsC.MitchDavies’writingstyleD.thecontentofAWindInMontana58.Unlikeotherteenbooks,AWindInMontana______.A.involvessomeimaginarysituationsB.focusesonresponsibilitiesteensshouldtakeC.isbasedonreal-lifeexperiencesD.discussesthefutureofyoungadults59.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toreviewabook.B.Toreportapieceofnews.C.Tospeakhighlyofanauthor.D.Tocollectmaterialsforabook.BHumans：It'stimetoabandonEarthorRaceExtinction.Itcouldbetheplotofasummerblockbuster(巨片），butthispredictionisn'tsciencefiction.It'saglimpseofthefuture，accordingtofamousBritishscientistStephenHawking.“Iseegreatdangersforthehumanrace，”hesaidinaninterviewwithglobalforumBigThink.‘‘Therehavebeenanumberoftimesinthepastwhenitssurvivalhasbeenaquestionoftouchandgo.”“Ibelievethatthelong-termfutureofthehumanracemustbeinspace”，hesaid.“ItwillbedifficultenoughtoavoiddisastersonplanetEarthinthenexthundredyears，letalonethenextthousand,ormillion.”Hawking，whowasawardedthePresidentialMedalofFreedomlastyear,hasrecentlyvoicedmanyconcernsaboutthefutureoflifeonEarth."Ifaliensvisitedus，theoutcomewouldbeasmuchaswhenColumbuslandedinAmerica,whichdidn'tturnoutwellfortheNativeAmericans，”hesaid.“Suchadvancedalienswouldperhapsbec...
