专题16阅读理解之科普类-2014年高考英语试题分项版解析（原卷版）.doc

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1、【2014·重庆卷】CTheideaofbeingabletowalkonwaterhaslonginterestedhumansgreatly.Sadly,biologicalfactspreventuseveraccomplishingsuchathingwithoutartificialaid---wesimplyweightoomuch,andallourmasspushesdownthroughourrelativelysmallfeet,resultinginalotofpressurethatmakesus

2、sink.However,severaltypesofanimalscanwalkonwater.OneofthemostinterestingisthecommonbasiliskBasilicusbasilicus,alizard（蜥蜴）nativetoCentralandSouthAmerica.Itcanrunacrosswaterforadistanceofseveralmeters,avoidinggettingwetbyrapidlyhittingthewater’ssurfacewithitsfeet.T

3、helizardwilltakeasmanyas20stepspersecondtokeepmovingforward.Forhumanstodothis,we’llneedhugefeetthatwecouldbringuptoourearsinordertocreateadequate“hitting.”Butfortunatelythereisanalternative:cornflour.Byaddingenoughofthiscommonthickeningagenttowater(anditdoestakea

4、lot),youcancreatea“non-Newtonian”liquidthatdoesn’tbehavelikenormalwater.Nowifthesurfaceofthewaterishithardenough,particles（粒子）inthewatergrouptogetherforamomenttomakethesurfacehard.Movequicklyenoughandputenoughforceintoeachstep,andyoureallycanwalkacrossthesurfaceo

5、fanadequatelythickliquidofcornflour.Funthoughallthismaysound,it’sstillrathermessyandbetterreadaboutintheorythancarriedoutinpractice.Ifyoumustdoit,thenkeepthewaterwingshandyincaseyoustarttosink---andtakeashowerafterward!【小题1】.Walkingonwaterhasn’tbecomearealitymain

6、lybecausehumans_______.A.arenotinterestedinitB.havebiologicallimitationsC.havenotinventedpropertoolsD.areafraidtomakeanattempt【小题2】.WhatdoweknowaboutBasilicusbasilicasfromthepassage?A.Itislightenoughtowalkonwater.B.Itshugefeetenableittostayabovewater.C.Itcanrunac

7、rosswateratacertainspeedD.Itsuniqueskinkeepsitfromgettingwetinwater【小题3】.Whatisthefunctionofthecornflouraccordingtothepassage?A.Tocreateathickliquid.B.Toturnthewaterintosolid.名师解读，权威剖析，独家奉献，打造不一样的高考！18C.Tohelptheliquidbehavenormally.D.Toenablethewatertomoverapidl

8、y.【小题4】.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardtheideaofhuman’swalkingonwater?A.Itisriskybutbeneficial.B.ItisinterestingandworthtryingC.Itiscrazyandcannotbecomearealit