高二阅读练习题

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1、高二阅读练习题AThemostimportantuseofdrifting(漂流)bottlesistofindoceancurrents.Whenthepositionanddirectionofcurrentsareknown,shipscanusetheforwardmovementofacurrentorstayawayfromcurrentsthatwouldcarrythemofftheircourse.BenjaminFranklinwasoneofthefirsttousebottlesinthestu

2、dyofcurrents.HewonderedwhyBritishmallshipsneededaweekortwolongerthanU.S.shipsneededinordertocrosstheAtlanticOcean.FranklinthoughttheGulfStream(墨西哥湾流)mightexplainthisdifference.FranklintalkedwithcaptainsofU.S.ships.HefoundthattheykneweachturnoftheGulfStream.Theyu

3、sedthecurrentineverypossibleway.Fromhistalkswiththecaptains.FranklinmadehisfirstmapoftheGulfStream.Thenhecheckedhismapbyusingsealed(密封的)bottles.Themapthathefinallymadeisstillused,withonlyafewchanges,today.1.Whyaredriftingbottlesused?A.Todeterminethepositionofash

4、ip.B.Tofindthedirectionofacurrent.C.Topredictthedirectionofaship.D.Tocarrymessageacrosstheocean.2.WhatledFranklintotalkwithU.S.captains?A.U.S.shipswerelongerthanBritishones.B.BritishshipscouldsailtheAtlanticfasterthanU.S.ones.C.U.S.shipscouldsailtheAtlanticfaste

5、rthanU.S.ones.D.U.Scaptainsknewmoreaboutmaps.3.WhatdidFranklinmakeafterhistalkswithU.S.captains?A.AmapoftheGulfStream.B.AmapoftheAtlanticOcean.C.Amapofoceancurrents.D.Amapofhisfirstvoyage.4.WhatdidFranklindoinordertomakeanexactmap?A.Hecomparedhisownmapwithotherm

6、aps.B.HetalkedwithmanyU.S.captains.C.Heuseddriftingbottlestocheckhismap.D.BothBandC.5.Theunderlinedwordcurrentinthefirstparagraphmeans______.A.astreamofwaterB.acourseofeventsC.theflowofelectricityD.thesituationofthepresenttimeBTheGuidanceDepartment(教导处)atBurrvil

7、leHighSchoolhasastaff(职员)ofeleven.Mostoftheirworkisdonewiththestudents.Butthestaffseesalotofparents,too.“Parentmeetingsformaclearmonthlypattern,”saysMildredForeman,GuidanceDirector.“Thispatternstaysmuchthesamefromyeartoyear.ThebusymonthsareOctober,MarchandMay.”S

8、eptemberstartsratherslowly.Fewparentscomein,Mostofthesewantto5discusstheschedules(日程安排).Octoberbringsmanybehaviour(行为)problems.Someparentsarecalledin.Otherscomebythem