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1、广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：阅读理解（7）Ⅱ阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AImaginelivinginacitymadeofglass.No,thisisn’tafairytale.Ifyoucouldgrabyourdivinggearandswimdown650feetintothePacificOceanoffthecoastofWashingtonState,youwouldwitnessthesecretworl
2、dofglassreefs.Thereefyou’dbelookingatismadeupofglasssponges(海绵).Buthowcananimalsbemadeofglass?Well,glassisformedfromasubstancecalledsilica.Thespongesusethesilicafoundinoceanwaterstobuildglassstructuresthatwillgivethemshapeandsupport.Becareful!Someofthefragilecreaturesareupto200yearsold.
3、Whenspongesdie,newonesgrowontopofthepileofoldones.Overcenturies,amassiveandcomplexreeftakesshape.Somespongeslooklikewrinkledtrumpets,whileotherslooklikeovergrowncauliflowerormushrooms.Dr.PaulJohnson,whodiscoveredtheWashingtonreefin2007,alsofoundothersurprisessuchasbubblesofmethane(甲烷)ga
4、sflowingoutoftheseafloornearby.Themethanefeedsbacteria,andthebacteriafeedtheglasssponges.“It’sanewecosystemweknownothingabout,”saidDr.Johnson.Thereefofyellowandorangeglassspongesiscrowdedwithcrabs,shrimp,starfish,worms,snails,androckfish.Theglassreefisalsoanurseryforthebabiesofmanyofthe
5、secreaturesandwascalleda“kindergarten”byscientists.Manyanimalsthatliveinthereefhangaroundforalongtime,justlikethesponges.Rockfish,forexample,liveformorethan100years.Scientistsarejustbeginningtostudyallthespeciesthatcallthereefhome.TheWashingtoncoastisn’ttheonlyplacewherealivingglassreef
6、hasbeenfound.ThefirstwasdiscoveredinHecateStraitoffthecoastofBritishColumbiain1991.Scientistsalloverthe10/10worldwerestunnedtoseeit.【文章大意】本文主要讲述了科学家们在海底世界发现的奇观。在海底的礁石中生长着各类生物，他们形成了一个新的生态系统。26.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Man-madecitiesundertheseaB.Theworldunderthesea
7、C.Glass“cities”undertheseaD.Creaturesunderthesea【答案】C【解析】结合本文大意，主要给我们讲述了海底的玻璃城。故选C。27.Itcanbelearnedthattheglassreef_______.A.ismadeupofakindofmaterialscalledspongesB.isaworkofartmadebysomeAmericanscientistsC.isanewecosystempeoplearenotfamiliarwithD.wasfirstdiscoveredoffthecoas
