2014高考英语阅读理解 观点态度

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1、2014高考英语阅读理解观点态度类编辑：卢泽才时间：2014年11月27日星期四晚Passage1（2014重庆，C）体裁：说明文词数：283（P207）Theideaofbeingabletowalkonwaterhaslonginterestedhumansgreatly.Sadly,biologicalfactspreventuseveraccomplishingsuchathingwithoutartificialaid—wesimplyweightoomuch，andallourmass(质量)pushesdownthroughourrelativelysmallfeet,

2、resultinginalotofpressurethatmakesussink.However,severaltypesof（几种）animalscanwalkonwater.OneofthemostinterestingisthecommonbasiliskBasilicusbasilicus，alizard(蜥蜴)nativeto（原产于）CentralandSouthAmerica.Itcanrunacrosswaterforadistanceofseveralmeters,avoidinggettingwetbyrapidlyhittingthewater’ssurface

3、withitsfeet.Thelizardwilltakeasmanyas20stepspersecond（每秒）tokeepmovingforward.Forhumanstodothis,we’dneedhugefeetthatwecouldbringuptoourearsinordertocreateadequate“hitting.”.Butfortunatelythereisanalternative：cornflour.Byaddingenoughofthiscommon（普通的）thickeningagent（增稠剂）towater(anditdoestakealot)，

4、youcancreatea“non-Newtonian”liquid（非牛顿流体：粘性大的流体）thatdoesn’tbehavelikenormalwater.Now,ifthesurfaceofthewaterishithard（猛击）enough,particles(粒子）inthewatergrouptogetherforamomenttomakethesurfacehard.Movequicklyenoughandputenoughforceintoeachstep,andyoureallycanwalkacrossthesurfaceofanadequatelythick

5、liquid（粘稠液体，[流]浆）ofcornflour.Funthoughallthismaysound,it’sstillrathermessyandbetterreadaboutintheorythancarriedoutinpractice.Ifyoumustdoit,thenkeepthewaterwingshandyincaseyoustarttosink_andtakeashowerafterward!44.Walkingonwaterhasn’tbecomearealitymainlybecausehumans______.A.arenotinterestedinit

6、B.havebiologicallimitationsC.havenotinventedpropertoolsD.areafraidtomakeanattempt45.WhatdoweknowaboutBasilicusbasilicusfromthepassage?A.Itislightenoughtowalkonwater.B.Itshugefeetenableittostayabovewater.C.Itcanrunacrosswateratacertainspeed.D.Itsuniqueskinkeepsitfromgettingwetinwater.46.Whatisth

7、efunctionofthecornflouraccordingtothepassage?A.Tocreateathickliquid.B.Toturnthewaterintosolid.C.Tohelptheliquidbehavenormally.D.Toenablethewatertomoverapidly.47.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardtheideaofhumans’walkingonwater?A.Itisr