2013届高考英语二轮专题总复习 精选综合能力专练 阅读理解18VIP免费

2013届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：阅读理解18Afteryearsofresearchandtesting,thehybridcarwasdevelopedandputonthemarket.It’saninterestingandexcitingnewimprovementintoday’sworldaswelookforbetterwaystoprotectthequalityoftheairwebreatheandconserveournaturalresources.Thequalityofourairisaffectedbymanydifferentthings.Butoneofthelargestsourcesofairpollutionistheburningoffossilfuelssuchascoalandgasolinewhichisusedtopoweracar’sengine.TheEPAhassetnationalstandardstohelpcontrolthelevelofharmfulpollutantssentoffintotheair,andtheautomobileindustryhasactedbyproducingahybridcarthatuseslessgasandthereforecauseslesspollution.Ahybridcarisacombinationofaregularcarthatrunsongasolineandanelectriccarthatisbatterypowered.Somepeopletendtothinkthatsincethehybridcarispartiallyelectric,youhavetoplugitintochargeit.Butthat’snothowitworks.The144voltbatterypackisactuallyrechargedthroughtheenergythatisproducedwhenthecar’sbrakesareused.Thisisreferredtoas“regenerativebraking”,becauseitgenerateselectricity.Althoughthehybridcarstillrunsongasolinemostofthetime,thishelpsituselessgasthanaregularcar.Whenthedriverstopsatatrafficlight,theengineautomaticallyshutsofftosavefuel.Then,assoonasthedriverputsthecaringearandtouchesthegaspedal,theenginestartsbackup.Haveyoueverriddeninacarwithsomeonewhoranoutofgas?Thatprobablywouldn’thappenifyouwereridinginahybridcar.Itflashesawamingonitscomputerscreenthatsays,“Iamlowongas”.Whenitcompletelyrunsout,thewarningreads，“YOUARENOWOUTOFGAS！”Thentheelectricpowersupplykicksintoletthedrivertravelafewmoremilestoagasstation.[语篇解读]本文主要介绍了一种新型汽车hybridcars的优点和生产这种汽车的原因。1．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thehybridcarwillbeputonthemarket.B.Hybridcarsrunfasterthanregularcars.C.Whenthehybridcarstopsatatrafficlight,thedriverwillgetawarning.D.Theburningoffossilfuelsisoneofthelargestsourcesofairpollution.[解析]细节判断题。根据第二段的“Butoneofthelargestsourcesofairpollutionistheburningoffossilfuelssuchascoalandgasolinewhichisusedtopoweracar’sengine.”可知答案。[答案]D2．Accordingtothepassage,theword“hybrid”refersto________.1A.ahightechdiscoveryB.energysavingC.anewinventionD.acombinationoftwothings[解析]词义猜测题。由文章的第三段的第一句“Ahybridcarisacombinationofaregularcarthatrunsongasolineandanelectriccarthatisbatterypowered.”可知答案。[答案]D3．“Regenerativebreaking”isanimportantprocessofthehybridcarbecause________.A.itallowsthecartocometoaquickstopB.itgivesthedriverasmootherrideC.itproducesenergytochargethebatteryD.itcancontrolthespeedofthecar[解析]细节理解题。由文章的第三段的“The144voltbatterypackis...becauseitgenerateselectricity.”可知答案。[答案]C4．WhichofthefollowingisrightabouttheEPA?A.Theydesignedhybridcars.B.Theyoutlawed(宣布……为不合法)theburningoffossilfuels.C.Theysetimportantguidelinesthathelpcontrolpollution.D.Theirmainpurposeistoprotectendangeredplantsandanimals.[解析]细节理解题。由文章的第二段的第三句可知答案。[答案]C5．Whichofthefollowingisthereasonfordevelopinghybridcars?A.Theyuselessgasthanregularcars.B.They’resafertodrivethanmostcars.C.They’remoremodernthanothercars.D.Theycostlessthanregularcars.[解析]细节理解题。由第四段的第一句“Althoughthehybridcarstillrunsongasolinemostofthetime，thishelpsituselessgasthanaregularcar.”可知答案。[答案]ABananasareoneoftheworld’smostimportantfoodcr...