高考英语阅读理解(4月)训练(27)

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1、专业.专注2013高考英语阅读理解（4月）训练（27）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．Itsac

2、hievementsinbringingdifficultscientificideastoawideaudiencearenotsoclear．NowthedistinguishedphysicisthasteamedupwithhisdaughterLucytoproduceachildren'sbookdesignedtocommunicatecontemporaryphysics．Willitcapturetheattentionofyoungmindsandteachthemsomerealscience

3、?Orwillitbeboringandovertheheadsoftheprospectivereaders?George'sSecretKeytotheUniverseisanadventurestorycompletewithvillainsandheroandisillustratedwithenjoyableline-drawings．Itinvolvesalostpig,ahumorouslyportrayedintelligentcomputer,schoolbulliesandatripthroug

4、htheSolarSystem．Didacticdiscussionsonaspectsofmodernphysics,suchassupernovaexplosionsandblack-holephysicsarehungonthisset-up．Therearealsofactboxesonphysicsandastronomy,andsomephotographsofastronomicalphenomena:planets,comets,galaxiesandsoon．Overall,thebookisas

5、eriousefforttoconveyfactsandideasinpresentdayastronomyandastrophysics,withinascience-fictionadventurestory．学习参考专业.专注Themixtureisgreat．Childrenlovefactsandadventurestories．Thecombinationwillcatchtheirinterestandkeepthemoccupiedforhours．Aftertenminutesofleafingt

6、hroughthebook,mygranddaughterRubywasdeeplyabsorbedandIhadtopromisetobringitbackforhertoreadafterIhadcompletedmyreview．Likeanyeducationaltool,itwillsucceedforsomeandnotforothers．Isupposethereshouldbemoreoftheformer．1．Wheredoyouthinkthispassageistaken?A．Fromanew

7、sstory．B．Fromatextbook．C．Fromabookreview．D．Fromanadvertisment．2．Whichofthefollowingbooksismainlyreviewedinthispassage?A．George'sSecretKeytotheUniverseB．ABriefHistoryofTimeC．TheNatureofSpaceandTimeD．Hawking'sfactandfiction3．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthebo

8、okbeingreviewed?A．Itwillbelesssuccessful．B．Itwillbemoresuccessful．C．Itwillbeacompletefailure．D．ItalldependsonRuby4．Theunderlinedword“leafing”（inthelastparagrph）probablymeans______]