专题检测卷(二十三)阅读理解第一节(建议用时:25分钟)A(2013·日照模拟)体裁科普文题材地球变暖词数381MoveEarth—It’sNotScienceFictionLONDON—Scientistshavefoundanunusualwaytopreventourplanetfromoverheating:moveittoacoolerspot.Allyouhavetodoissendafewcomets(彗星)inthedirectionofEarth,anditsorbitwillbechanged.Ourworldwillthenbesentspinningintoasafer,colderpartofthesolarsystem.ThisideaforimprovingourclimatecomesfromagroupofUSNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)engineersandAmericanastronomers.Theysaytheirplancouldaddanothersixbillionyearstotheusefullifetimeofourplanet—effectivelydoublingitsworkinglife.TheplanputforwardbyDr.Laughlin,andhiscolleaguesDonKorycanskyandFredAdams,needscarefullydirectingacometorasteroidsothatitpassesclosebyourplanetandsendssomeofitsgravitationalenergytoEarth.“Earth’sorbitalspeedwouldincreaseasaresultandwewouldmovetoahigherorbitawayfromtheSun,”Laughlinsaid.EngineerswouldthendirecttheircometsothatitpassedclosetoJupiterorSaturn.Thecometwouldpickupenergyfromoneofthesegiantplanets.LateritsorbitwouldbringitbacktoEarth,andtheprocesswouldberepeated.Intheshortterm,theplanprovidesanidealwaytoglobalwarming,althoughtheteamwasactuallyconcernedwithamuchgreaterdanger.TheSuniscertaintoheatupinaboutabillionyearsandso“seriouslycompromise”ourbiosphere(生物圈)—bycookingus.That’swhythegroupdecidedtotrytosaveEarth.Theplanhasoneortwoworryingaspects,however.Forastart,spaceengineerswouldhavetobeverycarefulabouthowtheydirectedtheirasteroidorcomettowardsEarth.Thesmallestmiscalculation(误算)inorbitcouldfireitstraightatEarth—withdeadlyconsequences.ThereisalsothequestionoftheMoon.AsthecurrentissueofScientificAmericanmagazinepointsout,ifEarthwaspushedoutofitscurrentposition,itis“mostlikelytheMoonwouldbestrippedawayfromEarth”.Thiswouldgreatlychangeourplanet’sclimate.1.WhatmakesthescientistsplantomoveEarth?A.AfewcometsaremovingtothedirectionofEarth.B.Earth’sworkinglifeiscomingtoanendsoon.C.Earthwillbecometoohotformankindtokeepalive.D.ThemoonismovingfartherandfartherawayfromEarth.2.Iftheplanissuccessful,Earthwillhaveaworkinglifeofyears.A.12billionB.6billionC.18billionD.24billion3.Whatseriousproblemsmighttheplancauseaccordingtothepassage?A.ThecometmighthitEarthandmanmightlosetheMoon.B.Earthmightbemovedtoofarawayandmanmightbefrozentodeath.C.ThecometmighthitJupiterorSaturnandneverreturntoEarth.D.Earth’sworkinglifemightbegreatlyshortened.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“compromise”mean?A.Provide.B.Benefit.C.Share.D.Endanger.B(2013·扬州模拟)体裁记叙文题材梅西介绍词数378EverytimeLionelMessibreaksarecord,itseemsappropriatetocomparehimtothelegendsthatcamebeforehim.In2012,herewrotesoccerhistoryonmultipleoccasions,andhislatestrecordcamewhenhescoredhis86thgoalofthecalendaryear,breakingGerdMuller’spreviousmark,beforewrappinguptheyearwith91goals.AllstatisticsindicatethatMessiiscurrentlythebestplayerintheworld,andthathewillgodowninhistoryasthetopfootballerofhisgeneration.Butwhenheisjudgedagainstall-timegreatslikePeleandDiegoMaradona,hestillhasworktodo.Wedon’tknowwhethertheBarcelonastrikerwillhaveanotheryearinwhichherecordsmorethan90goals,buthemuststillsustain(维持)asimilarlevelofproductionforthenextseveralseasons.MessihasalreadytakenpartinthreeofBarcelona’svictoriousChampionsLeague(冠军联赛)campaigns,andheplayedanimportantroleintwoofthem.Inordertofirmlyestablishhimselfastheg...
