2019-2020学年高中英语 阅读强化训练（十四） 牛津译林版必修3.doc

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1、阅读强化训练(十四)[学生用书P154(单独成册)](建议用时：25分钟)阅读理解Itmightbeeasytoimaginethatthemorecrowdedabirdflock(群)becomes,theslowerthebirdsfly.Butithasbeenproventhatthebiggerabirdflockbecomes,thefasterthebirdswillfly.ThediscoverywasmadebyscientistsfromSweden’sLundUniversity.Theytookal

2、ookattheflyingspeedofbirdsinanefforttofindwhatinfluencedhowfasttheywouldfly.Mostofthefindingsdidn’tsurprisetheresearchers.Abird’sweightanditswingshape,windspeedanddirection,andthepurposeoftheflightallindeedinfluenceditsflyingspeed.Butthescientistsfoundthatthesizeof

3、theflockhadastrongeffectontheflyingspeed,whichhadnotbeenexpected.ThescientistAndersHedenstrmexpressedsurpriseatthediscoveryasithasusuallybeenignoredinstudiesonbirds.AndersHedenstrmandhispartnerSusanneAkessoncollectedtheirdataonSweden’sÖlandIsland.Theretheystudiedbi

4、rds’physicalcharacteristics(特征),countedflockpopulations,andrecordedtheirspeedsduringflying.Toknowthebirds’speedwhileflying,theyusedatoolthatcanalsogaugeimportantcharacteristicsofwind,includingspeedanddirection.Theywereabletomeasurethespeedofdifferentkindsoflargeflo

5、cks.Theresearchers’resultsshowedthatbiggerflocksflyfasternomatterwhatkindofbirdspeciestheybelongto.Whythat’sthecaseisthenextquestiontheyhopetoanswer.Theresearchersalsosaidthatlargeflocksaremadeupoflargersizedbirds,whichmoveatfasterspeedthansmallerbirds.Inalargefloc

6、k,itiseasiertotakeadvantageoftheturbulence(湍流)thatoccursbehindotherbirds,especiallywhenflyinginformation(队形),likegeeseandotherbirdsdo.Usingtheturbulencemakesiteasiertomaintainhigherspeed.【解题导语】　原本人们认为鸟群的数目越大，就会飞的越慢，而最新的研究却得出了完全相反的结果。这是为什么呢？1．WhatdoesParagraph1mainl

7、ytellus?A．Thebiggerthebirdflockis,thefasterthebirdsfly.B．Thebiggerthebirdflockis,theslowerthebirdsfly.5C．Whataffectsbirds’flyingspeeddidn’tinterestpeople.D．Therewasnofurtherprogressinstudyingbirds’flyingspeed.A　解析：段落大意题。根据第一段的内容可知，最新的研究表明：并非鸟群的数目越大，飞行速度越慢，而是恰好相反。2．

8、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“gauge”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Measure.　　　　　B．Affect.C．Change.D．Control.A　解析：词义猜测题。根据划线词后面的Theywereabletomeasurethesp