四川省广安市2014高考英语一轮基础训练题（12）及答案阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项.AChildren'sBooks:Hawking'sfactandfictionGeorgeF．R．Ellis&RubyBOOKREVIEWED-George'sSecretKeytotheUniversebyLucy&StephenHawkingStephenHawking'sbookABriefHistoryofTimewasahugecommercialsuccess．Itsachievementsinbringingdifficultscientificideastoawideaudiencearenotsoclear．NowthedistinguishedphysicisthasteamedupwithhisdaughterLucytoproduceachildren'sbookdesignedtocommunicatecontemporaryphysics．Willitcapturetheattentionofyoungmindsandteachthemsomerealscience?Orwillitbeboringandovertheheadsoftheprospectivereaders?George'sSecretKeytotheUniverseisanadventurestorycompletewithvillainsandheroandisillustratedwithenjoyableline-drawings．Itinvolvesalostpig,ahumorouslyportrayedintelligentcomputer,schoolbulliesandatripthroughtheSolarSystem．Didacticdiscussionsonaspectsofmodernphysics,suchassupernovaexplosionsandblack-holephysicsarehungonthisset-up．Therearealsofactboxesonphysicsandastronomy,andsomephotographsofastronomicalphenomena:planets,comets,galaxiesandsoon．Overall,thebookisaseriousefforttoconveyfactsandideasinpresentdayastronomyandastrophysics,withinascience-fictionadventurestory．Themixtureisgreat．Childrenlovefactsandadventurestories．Thecombinationwillcatchtheirinterestandkeepthemoccupiedforhours．Aftertenminutesofleafingthroughthebook,mygranddaughterRubywasdeeplyabsorbedandIhadtopromisetobringitbackforhertoreadafterIhadcompletedmyreview．Likeanyeducationaltool,itwillsucceedforsomeandnotforothers．Isupposethereshouldbemoreoftheformer．1．Wheredoyouthinkthispassageistaken?A．Fromanewsstory．B．Fromatextbook．C．Fromabookreview．D．Fromanadvertisment．2．Whichofthefollowingbooksismainlyreviewedinthispassage?A．George'sSecretKeytotheUniverseB．ABriefHistoryofTimeC．TheNatureofSpaceandTimeD．Hawking'sfactandfiction3．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthebookbeingreviewed?A．Itwillbelesssuccessful．B．Itwillbemoresuccessful．C．Itwillbeacompletefailure．D．ItalldependsonRuby4．Theunderlinedword“leafing”（inthelastparagrph）probablymeans______]A．addingleavestoabookB．throwingawayabookC．tearingupabookD．turningpagesofabook参考答案1-4CABD****************************************************结束1阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ASeveraltimesmydaughterhadtelephonedtosay,“Mother,youmustcometoseethedaffodils（水仙花）beforetheyareover．”Iwantedtogo,butitwasatwo-hourdrivefromLagunatoLakeArrowhead,“IwillcomenextTuesday,IpromisedalittleunwillinglyonherthirdcallThenextTuesdaydawnedcoldandrainy．Still,Ihadpromised,andIdrovethere．WhenIfinallywalkedintoCarolyn^houseIwaswelcomedbythejoyfulsoundsofhappychildren．Idelightedlyhuggedandgreetedmygrandchildren．“Forgetthedaffodils,Carolyn!Theroadisinvisibleinthesecloudsandfog,andthereisnothingintheworldexceptyouandthesechildrenthatIwanttoseebadlyenoughtodriveanotherinch!”Mydaughtersmiledcalmlyandsaid,"Wedriveinthisallthetime，Mum．”“Youwillneverforgiveyourselfifyoumissthisexperience．”Afterabouttwentyminutes,weturnedontoasmallgravel（砂烁）roadandIsawasmallchurch．OnthefarsideofthechurchtIsawahand-letteredsignthatread,“DaffodilGarden．”Wegotoutofthecar*eachtookachild'shand,andIfollowedCarolyndownthepath．Then,asweturnedacorner,IlookedupandgaspedBeforemelaythemostbeautifulsightTherewerefiveacr...
