2014届高三英语查漏补缺效果考核检测：阅读理解基础 word版含解析

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1、阅读理解　第一节(建议用时:30分钟)A体裁科普文题材地球变暖词数381MoveEarth—It’sNotScienceFictionLONDON—Scientistshavefoundanunusualwaytopreventourplanetfromoverheating:moveittoacoolerspot.Allyouhavetodoissendafewcomets(彗星)inthedirectionofEarth,anditsorbitwillbechanged.Ourworldwillthenbesentspinningintoasafer,colderpartofthesol

2、arsystem.ThisideaforimprovingourclimatecomesfromagroupofUSNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)engineersandAmericanastronomers.Theysaytheirplancouldaddanothersixbillionyearstotheusefullifetimeofourplanet—effectivelydoublingitsworkinglife.TheplanputforwardbyDr.Laughlin,andhiscolleaguesDonK

3、orycanskyandFredAdams,needscarefullydirectingacometorasteroidsothatitpassesclosebyourplanetandsendssomeofitsgravitationalenergytoEarth.“Earth’sorbitalspeedwouldincreaseasaresultandwewouldmovetoahigherorbitawayfromtheSun,”Laughlinsaid.EngineerswouldthendirecttheircometsothatitpassedclosetoJupiterorS

4、aturn.Thecometwouldpickupenergyfromoneofthesegiantplanets.LateritsorbitwouldbringitbacktoEarth,andtheprocesswouldberepeated.Intheshortterm,theplanprovidesanidealwaytoglobalwarming,althoughtheteamwasactuallyconcernedwithamuchgreaterdanger.TheSuniscertaintoheatupinaboutabillionyearsandso“seriouslycom

5、promise”ourbiosphere(生物圈)—bycookingus.That’swhythegroupdecidedtotrytosaveEarth.Theplanhasoneortwoworryingaspects,however.Forastart,spaceengineerswouldhavetobeverycarefulabouthowtheydirectedtheirasteroidorcomettowardsEarth.Thesmallestmiscalculation(误算)inorbitcouldfireitstraightatEarth—withdeadlycons

6、equences.ThereisalsothequestionoftheMoon.AsthecurrentissueofScientificAmericanmagazinepointsout,ifEarthwaspushedoutofitscurrentposition,itis“mostlikelytheMoonwouldbestrippedawayfromEarth”.Thiswouldgreatlychangeourplanet’sclimate.1.WhatmakesthescientistsplantomoveEarth?A.Afewcometsaremovingtothedire

7、ctionofEarth.B.Earth’sworkinglifeiscomingtoanendsoon.C.Earthwillbecometoohotformankindtokeepalive.D.ThemoonismovingfartherandfartherawayfromEarth.2.Iftheplanissuccessful,Earthwillhaveaworkinglifeof　　　years.