2014届高三英语查漏补缺效果考核检测阅读理解基础含解析.doc

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1、阅读理解　第一节(建议用时:30分钟)A体裁科普文题材地球变暖词数381MoveEarth—It’sNotScienceFictionLONDON—Scientistshavefoundanunusualwaytopreventourplanetfromoverheating:moveittoacoolerspot.Allyouhavetodoissendafewcomets(彗星)inthedirectionofEarth,anditsorbitwillbechanged.Ourworldwillthenbesentspinningintoasa

2、fer,colderpartofthesolarsystem.ThisideaforimprovingourclimatecomesfromagroupofUSNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)engineersandAmericanastronomers.Theysaytheirplancouldaddanothersixbillionyearstotheusefullifetimeofourplanet—effectivelydoublingitsworkinglife.Theplan

3、putforwardbyDr.Laughlin,andhiscolleaguesDonKorycanskyandFredAdams,needscarefullydirectingacometorasteroidsothatitpassesclosebyourplanetandsendssomeofitsgravitationalenergytoEarth.“Earth’sorbitalspeedwouldincreaseasaresultandwewouldmovetoahigherorbitawayfromtheSun,”Laughlinsaid

4、.EngineerswouldthendirecttheircometsothatitpassedclosetoJupiterorSaturn.Thecometwouldpickupenergyfromoneofthesegiantplanets.LateritsorbitwouldbringitbacktoEarth,andtheprocesswouldberepeated.Intheshortterm,theplanprovidesanidealwaytoglobalwarming,althoughtheteamwasactuallyconce

5、rnedwithamuchgreaterdanger.TheSuniscertaintoheatupinaboutabillionyearsandso“seriouslycompromise”ourbiosphere(生物圈)—bycookingus.That’swhythegroupdecidedtotrytosaveEarth.Theplanhasoneortwoworryingaspects,however.Forastart,spaceengineerswouldhavetobeverycarefulabouthowtheydirected

6、theirasteroidorcomettowardsEarth.Thesmallestmiscalculation(误算)inorbitcouldfireitstraightatEarth—withdeadlyconsequences.ThereisalsothequestionoftheMoon.AsthecurrentissueofScientificAmericanmagazinepointsout,ifEarthwaspushedoutofitscurrentposition,itis“mostlikelytheMoonwouldbest

7、rippedawayfromEarth”.Thiswouldgreatlychangeourplanet’sclimate.1.WhatmakesthescientistsplantomoveEarth?A.AfewcometsaremovingtothedirectionofEarth.B.Earth’sworkinglifeiscomingtoanendsoon.C.Earthwillbecometoohotformankindtokeepalive.D.ThemoonismovingfartherandfartherawayfromEarth

8、.2.Iftheplanissuccessful,Earthwillhaveaworkinglifeof　　　years.