低能耗英语阅读理解15-33篇

2021年1月19日发(作者：溜逸)

第十五篇


Orbital Space Plane
轨道航天飞机

1
、

The orbital space craft has been designed for

1
、

carrying astronauts to the International Space Station.
2
、
From the passage we know that the design of the orbiter indicates

2
、
NASA’s determination to continue its space exploration projects.

3
、
When did the scientists start working on a successor to the shuttle?

3
、
Years before the explosion of Columbia.

4
、
Besides the main missions stipulated by NASA the orbiter would also be used as

4
、
a space ambulance.

5
、
According to the passage, the funds, if granted, would

5
、
be equally shared by the two projects under Space Launch Initiative.
第十六篇


The Sahara
撒哈拉沙漠

1
、

This passage is mostly about________.

2
、
Rainfall in most of the Sahara is________.
3
、
The Sahara can be described as________.

4
、
The phrase “an area roughly the size of the United States” gives an indication
of the size of ______.

5
、
In this passage caravan means________.


1
、

life in the Sahara

2
、
less than five inches per year

3
、
a place of contrasts

4
、
the Sahara

5
、
group traveling together through difficult country
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第十七篇



Eiffel Is an Eyeful
引人注目的埃菲尔铁塔

1
、

Why does the author think the Eiffel Tower is transformed into symbol of a world
1
、

Tourists of all nationalities come to scribble on the cold iron of the tower.

of the move?

2
、
Visitors prefer wasting time scribbling to enjoying the view.

2
、
What seems strange to the author?

3
、
He climbed 747 steps up the tower in 19 minutes and 4 seconds.

3
、
Which statements is NOT true of Hugues Richard?

4
、
Conducting research in various fields.

4
、
What did the builder use the Eiffel Tower for?

5
、
Visitors can imagine freely what the tower represents.

5
、
Which of the following is nearest in meaning to “(The Eiffel Tower is like) a

blank canvas for visitors to make of it what they will”?

*
第十八篇



Goal of American Education
美国教育的目标

1
、

To give every student the opportunity to fully develop his/her ability.

1
、

Which of the following best states the goal of American education?

2
、
the subjects every student takes may vary.

2
、
It is implied in the passage that
3
、
acquisition of the ability to be creative.

3
、
American schools place great emphasis on the learner's
4
、
the students from foreign countries.

4
、
According to the passage, American education meets the needs of all the
5
、
Its underlying goal to develop every child's abilities to the fullest extent.

following EXCEPT


5
、
Which of the following best states the feature of American education that

makes it different from education in other countries?




*
第十九篇


The Family
家庭

1
、

Another good title for this passage would be________
1
、

What Makes a Family?

2
、
A nuclear family is defined as________.
2
、
a married couple with their minor children

3
、
The information in this passage would most likely be found in________.

3
、
an anthropology textbook

4
、
The information in the first paragraph is presented mainly through_____.


4
、
pointing out similarities

5
、
The word mobility means________.

5
、
readiness to move

*
第二十篇


Tales of the Terrible Past
可怕的过去

1
、

his passage is mostly about________.

1
、

two novels that deal with slavery
2
、
Beloved is set________.
2
、
in Ohio after the Civil War

3
、
The writer seems to feel that________.
3
、
the books are worthwhile but challenging

4
、
The writer emphasizes that the two books are similar in their___.


4
、
portrayal of violence

5
、
The word appalling means________.

5
、
terrible
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第二十一篇


Spacing in Animals
动物间的间隔距离

1
、

Which of the following is the most appropriate definition of Flight Distance?

2
、
If an animal’s critical distance is penetrated, it will

3
、
According to the passage, social distance refers to
4
、
Which of the following could best replace the word
“
band
”
in
“
We can think of it as a hidden band
that contains the group
”
(in Paragraph 3)?
5
、
The example of the children holding hands when crossing the street in the last paragraph shows that
1
、

Distance
between
an
animal
and
its
enemy
before
fleeing.

2
、
begin to attack.






3
、
psychological distance.

4
、
Strip of land

5social
distance
is
sometimes
determined
by
outside
factors.

*
第二十二篇


Some Things We Know about Language
我们知道的关于语言的一些事情

1
、

In the second paragraph the author thinks that
1
、

any human race, whether backward or not, has a language.

2
、
According to the author, people of undeveloped cultures can have ___________ language.

2
、
omplicated






3
、
The author has used American Indian languages as an example to show that they are
3
、
just as sophisticated as some well-known languages.

4
、
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

4
、
Some languages are better than other languages.

5
、
According to he author language changes are most likely to occur in
5
、
vocabulary.


*
第二十三篇


The Only Way Is Up
只好向上

1
、


1
、

want to maintain their traditional image.
2
、
The difficulty in constructing tall buildings in the 19t~ century lies in
2
、
the lack of a device to carry people upward.