安徽来安县2017高考英语阅读理解一轮编选（二）2016高考训练题。阅读理解。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。Electriccarsaredirty．Infact,notonlyaretheydirty,theymightevenbemoredirtythantheirgasoline-poweredcousins．PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkabout“zero-emissions（排放）vehicles,”butpeopleinCaliforniaseemtobecluelessaboutwhereelectricitycomesfrom．Powerplantsmostlyusefiretomakeit．Asidefromthefewfolkswhohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells,wegetourelectricityfromgenerators（发电机）．Generatorsarefueledbysomething—usuallycoal,oil,butalsobyheatgeneratedinnuclearpowerplants．Thereareafewwindfarmsandgeothermal（地热的）plantsaswell,butbyfarwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething．Inotherwords,those“zero-emissions”carsarelikelycoal-burningcars．It'sjustbecausethecoalisburnedsomewhereelse,soitlooksclean．Itisnot．It’sasiftheCaliforniagreensarecoveringtheireyes—“IfIcan’tseeit,it’snothappening.”Gasolineisanunbelievablyefficientwaytopoweravehicle;agallonofgashasalotofenergyinit．Butwhenyoutakethatgas（oranotherfuel）andfirstuseittomakeelectricity,youwasteanicepartofthatenergy,mostlyintheformofwastedheat—atthegenerator,throughthetransmissionlines,etc．Agallonofgasmaypropelyourcar25miles．Buttheelectricityyougetfromthatgallonofgaswon'tgetyounearlyasfar—soelectriccarsburnmorefuelthangas-poweredones．Ifourelectricitycamemostlyfromnukes,orgeothermal,orhydro,orsolar,orwind,thenanelectriccartrulywouldbeclean．Butforpolitical,technical,andeconomicreasons,wedon’tusemuchofthoseenergysources．Inaddition,electriccars’batterieswhicharepoisonousforalongtimewilleventuallyendupinalandfill（垃圾）andfinally,whencarsarethepolluters,thepollutionisspreadacrossalltheroads．Whenit’sapowerplant,though,allthejunkisinoneplace．Natureisverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentrated,butittakesalotlongerwhenallthegarbageisinonespot．1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ElectriccarsarenotcleanatallB.Electriccarsarebetterthangasoline-poweredonesC.Peoplehavedoubtsaboutelectriccars’batteriesD.Gasolineisaneffectivewaytopoweravehicle2.Theunderlinedwords“beclueless”mean___________A.knownothingB.haveconfidenceC.feelexcitedD.bepleased3.Theelectricitywegetfromagallonofgasmaymakeourcarrun________A.notlessthan25milesB.asfaras50milesC.asfaras25milesD.notmorethan25miles4.Accordingtothepassage,electriccars__________A.aremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyB.burnmorefuelthangas-poweredonesC.areverygoodatcleaningupD.arepoisonousforalongtime参考答案1—4、AADB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。(Pantomime)Pantomimeslikepageants,needtobeverywellplanned,anditisessentialthatinitialorganizationshouldbeginmanyweeksinadvanceoftheproductiondate.Pantomimesarenearlyalwaysdividedintoseparatescenes,veryoftentakingplaceindifferentcountriesorevenindifferentcenturies.Itisthereforenecessarythatthereshouldbeanoverallunityofdesignculminatinginthegrandfinale.Thislatterisreallyjustanexcuseforvisualeffects,andforoncetheperformersbecomemerelyclothshangersonwhichtoputelaborategarments.Thesceneshouldbediscussedatsomelengthwiththeproducersothatthebackground,whichisdecidedupon,doesnotpresentimpossibilitiesfortheprovisionofcostumeswithinthebudgetorinsuperablemakingproblemsforthewardrobe.Becauseofthelargenumbersofcostumesneededfullusemustbemadeofthecheapestmaterialsavailable,suchas...
