2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习（36）

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1、2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习（36）及答案阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项.AChildren'sBooks: Hawking'sfactandfictionGeorgeF．R．Ellis&RubyBOOKREVIEWED-George'sSecretKeytotheUniversebyLucy&StephenHawkingStephenHawking'sbookABriefHistoryofTimewasahugecommercialsuccess．Itsachievementsinbringingdifficul

2、tscientificideastoawideaudiencearenotsoclear．NowthedistinguishedphysicisthasteamedupwithhisdaughterLucytoproduceachildren'sbookdesignedtocommunicatecontemporaryphysics．Willitcapturetheattentionofyoungmindsandteachthemsomerealscience?Orwillitbeboringandovertheheadsoftheprospectiverea

3、ders?George'sSecretKeytotheUniverseisanadventurestorycompletewithvillainsandheroandisillustratedwithenjoyableline-drawings．Itinvolvesalostpig,ahumorouslyportrayedintelligentcomputer,schoolbulliesandatripthroughtheSolarSystem．Didacticdiscussionsonaspectsofmodernphysics,suchassupernov

4、aexplosionsandblack-holephysicsarehungonthisset-up．Therearealsofactboxesonphysicsandastronomy,andsomephotographsofastronomicalphenomena:planets,comets,galaxiesandsoon．Overall,thebookisaseriousefforttoconveyfactsandideasinpresentdayastronomyandastrophysics,withinascience-fictionadven

5、turestory．Themixtureisgreat．Childrenlovefactsandadventurestories．Thecombinationwillcatchtheirinterestandkeepthemoccupiedforhours．Aftertenminutesofleafingthroughthebook,mygranddaughterRubywasdeeplyabsorbedandIhadtopromisetobringitbackforhertoreadafterIhadcompletedmyreview．Likeanyeduc

6、ationaltool,itwillsucceedforsomeandnotforothers．Isupposethereshouldbemoreoftheformer．1．Wheredoyouthinkthispassageistaken?A．Fromanewsstory．B．Fromatextbook．C．Fromabookreview．D．Fromanadvertisment．2．Whichofthefollowingbooksismainlyreviewedinthispassage?A．George'sSecretKeytotheUniverseB．

7、ABriefHistoryofTimeC．TheNatureofSpaceandTimeD．Hawking'sfactandfiction3．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthebookbeingreviewed?A．Itwillbelesssuccessful．B．Itwillbemoresuccessful．C．Itwillbeacompletefailure．D．ItalldependsonRuby4．Theunderlinedword“leafing”（inthelastparagrph）probablymeans__

8、____．A．addingleaves