四川省2011届名校高考模拟试题汇编之阅读理解1.四川省南充市2011届高考适应性考试（零诊）第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAmericanswon’tlivewithoutcars!Eachyearthereisanincreasingnumberofcarsonroadsandstreets,asmillionsofnewcarsareproduced.OnenotofeverysixAmericansworkatputtingtogetherthepartsofcars,drivingtrucks,buildingroadsorfillingcarswithgas.MostAmoristsfindithardtothinkwhatlifewouldbewithoutacar.However,somehaverealizedtheseriousproblemofairpollutionbycars.Thepollutedairispoisonousanddangeroustohealth.OnewaytogetridofthepollutedairistodesignanewcarthatDoesnotpollute.That’swhatseverallargecarfactoriesaretryingtodo.Buttobuildthenewcariseasiersaidthandone.Progressinthisfieldhasbeenslow.Anotherwayistotakeplaceofthecarenginebysomethingelse.Engineersarenowworkingonsomenewcars.Manymakersbelievethatitwilltakeyearstodevelopapracticalmodelthatpleasesman.Topreventtheworldfrombeingpollutedbycars,we’llhavetomakesomechangesinthewaymanyofuslive.Americans,forexample,havetocutdownthenumberoftheircarstheyareencouragedtotravelandgotoworkbybike.Bidingabikeisthoughtohelpkeeptheairclean.Butthischangedoesnotcomecagily,alargenumberofworkersmayfindthemselveswithnojobsifaearfactoryclosesdown.Andtheproblemofairpollutionwouldbecomelessimportantthanthatofunemployment.56．Howmanywaystogetridofairpollutionaresuggestedinthisarticlebythewriter?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.57．Largeearferetoriesaretryingtobuildacleancar,.A．whichiscleanitselfB．whichisusedtocleanstreetsC．whichdoesnotpollutetheairD．whichiseasiertomake58．Ifthenumberofearsiscutdown,themostseriousprobleminAmericanworkersis.A．tohavenoworktodoB．tokeeptheaircleanC．togetabetterlifeD．togotoworkbybike59．Whatistheconclusionofthewriter?A．Bicyclingistheonlywayout.B．Thenumberofearsmustbecutdown.C．Carsbringusnothingbutseriousproblems.D．Carsbringusnotonlyabetterlifebutseriousproblems.BCablesareplayingaveryimportantpartintoday’scommunicates.Theyhavebeeninuseforover100years,butintheearlytimestheycausedalotofdifficultiesfortheforerunners.Clearly,messagescanbesentacrossthelandbymeansoftheelectrictelegraph,butyoucannotputupalineoftelegraphpostsacrossthesea.Messagescanbesentacrosstheoceanbyradioorbycable.Thecableliesontheseabottomandithastohaveverygoodinsulation(绝缘).Ifanypartofitisweak,thewaterwillgetthroughandstopallsignals.ThefirstcableundertheseawasbetweenEnglandandFrance.Itwaslaidin1851.In1851engineerstriedtolaycableacrosstheAtlanticOcean,buttheymetalotofdiffidently.HalfwayaccruestheAtlanticthecablebroke,andtheshipthatwaslayingithadtoreturn.Kclvinadvisedthatanothercableoughttobelaid.Itwasmadmadyandputonboardabigship.Kelvinandhisfriendstraveledwithitandaftermanydaysofhardwork,theyreachedAmericawithoutbreakingthecable.KeivinhimselfsentthefirstmessagebycablefromAmericainBritain.Unfortunatelyonly732messagesweresentthroughthiscablebeforeitbroke.Thenextcablewaslaidin1866,andthistimetherewerenoproblems.TheshipthatlaiditwastheGreatEastem,oneofthestrongestshipsthattimetherewerenoproblems.TheshipthatlaiditwastheGreatEastern,oneofthestrongestshipsthathaveeverbeenbuilt.Ontheotherhand,itwasdrivenbypowerfulenginesandalsobysails.60．Theunderseacablemustbemadestrongenoughtoprevent.A．fishesfromeatingitB．enemystealingitC．watergettingthroughitD...
