2016高考英语阅读理解练习及答案（13）

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1、2016高考英语阅读理解练习及答案（13）　　Forcesotherthandamagingwindsarealsoatworkinsidetornadoes。Sometimes,asthewindpassesahouse,thewallsandceilingburstapartasifabombhadgoneoffinside.Thisexplosioniscausedbythelowairpressureatthecenterofatornado.　　Thepressureatthecenterofatornadoisus

2、ually13poundspersquareinch.However,insidethehousetheairpressureisnormal,about15poundspersquareinch.Thedifferenceof2poundspersquareinchbetweentheinsideandoutsidepressuremaynotseemlikemuch.Butsupposeatornadopassesoverasmallbuildingthatmeasures20by10by10feet.Oneachsqua

3、reinchofthebuilding,thereis2poundsofpressurefromtheinsidethatisnotbalancedbyairpressureoutsidethetheceiling,thataddsuptoanunbalancedpressureof57600pounds.Thepressureofthefourwallsaddsupto172800pounds.　　Ifwindowsareopeninthebuilding,someoftheinsideairwillrushoutthrou

4、ghthem.Thiswillbalancethepressureinsideandoutsidethebuilding.Butifthewindowsareshuttightly,thehugeinsidepressuremaycausethebuildingtoburst.　　Unfortunately,heavyrainoftenoccursinthestormsthatlaterproducetornadoes,sopeopleoftenshuttheirwindows.Thismaycausefarworsedama

5、gelater.　　didtheparagraphbeforethispassagemostprobablydiscuss?　　A.Measuringrainfallfromastorm　　B.Thepowerfulwindsoftornadoes.　　C.Thekindsofdamagecausedbyexplosions　　D.Repairingthedamagefromtornadoes.　　ofthefollowingisthemaintopicofthepassage?　　A.Howtornadoescanbepre

6、vented.　　B.Whentornadoesusuallyoccur.　　C.Wheretornadoesareformed.　　D.Whytornadoescausesomuchdamage.　　candestroybuildingsbecausethe______.　　A.forceofatornadoincreasestheairpressureinabuilding.　　B.airpressureatthecenterofatornadoisover172000pounds.　　C.weightofatornado

7、candestroyabuilding‘sroofwhenitpassesoverhead.　　D.airpressureinsideatornadoislessthantheairpressureinsideabuilding.　　isthedifferencepersquareinchbetweentheairpressureinsideabuildingandtheairpressureinsideatornado?　　A.2pounds.B.10pounds.C.13pounds.D.15pounds.　　答案