吉林抚松县2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解选练（2）及答案

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1、吉林抚松县2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解选练（2）及答案阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Whyshouldmankindexplorespace?Whyshouldmoney,timeandeffortbespentexploringandresearchingsomethingwithsofewapparentbenefits?WhyshouldresourcesbespentonspaceratherthanonconditionsandpeopleonEarth?Thesearequ

2、estionsthat,understandably，areveryoftenasked.Perhapsthebestanswerliesinourgeneticmakeup（®因构成）ashumanbeings.Whatdroveourancestorstomovefromthetreesintotheplains，andonintoallpossibleareasandenvironments?Thewiderthespreadofaspecies，thebetteritschanceofsurvival.Perhapstheb

3、estreasonforexploringspaceisthisgenetictendencytoexpandwhereverpossible.Nearlyeverysuccessfulcivilizationhasexplored,becausebydoingso,anydangersinsurroundingareascanbeidentifiedandpreparedfor.Withoutknowledge,wemaybecompletelydestroyedbythedanger.Withknowledge，wecanles

4、senitseffects.Explorationalsoallowsmineralsandotherpotential（i替在的）resourcestobefound.Evenifwehavenoimmediateneedofthem，theywillperhapsbeusefullater.Resourcesmaybemorethanphysicalpossessions.Knowledgeortechniqueshavebeenacquiredthroughexploration.Thetechniquesmayhavemed

5、icalapplicationswhichcanimprovethelengthorqualityofourlives.Wehavealreadybenefitedfromotherspin—offsincludingimprovementsinearthquakeprediction，insatellitesforweatherforecastingandincommunicationssystems.Evennonstickpansandmirroredsunglassesarebyproducts（畐1J产品）oftechno

6、logicaldevelopmentsinthespaceindustry!Whilemanyresourcesarespentonwhatseemsasmallreturn，theexplorationofspaceallowscreative，braveandintelligentmembersofourspeciestofocusonwhatmayservetosaveus.Whilespacemayholdmanywondersandexplanationsofhowtheuniversewasformedorhowitwo

7、rks,italsoholdsdangers.Thedangerexists，butknowledgecanhelphumanbeingstosurvive.Withouttheabilitytoreachoutacrossspace，thechancetosaveourselvesmightnotexist.WhileEarthistheonlyplanetknowntosupportlife，surelytheadaptiveabilityofhumanswouldallowustoliveonotherplanets.Itis

8、truethatthelifestylewouldbedifferent,buthumanlifeandcultureshaveadaptedinthepastandsurelycouldinthefuture.1.Whydoesth