2013高考英语 阅读理解考前冲刺训练（1）.doc

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1、2013高考英语（阅读理解）考前冲刺训练（1）及答案解析(第***篇)AndrewRitchie,inventoroftheBromptonfoldingbicycle,oncesaidthattheperfectportablebikewouldbe“likeamagiccarpet...Youcouldfolditupandputitintoyourpocketorhandbag”.Thenhepaused：“Butyou’llalwaysbelimitedbythesizeofthewheels.Andsofarnoonehasinventedafolding

2、wheel.”Itwasarare—indeedunique—occasionwhenIwasabletoputRitchieright.A19th-centuryinventor，WilliamHenryJamesGrout，didinfactdesignafoldingwheel.Hisbike,predictablynamedtheGroutPortable,hadaframethatsplitintotwoandalargerwheelthatcouldbeseparatedintofourpieces.AllthebitsfittedintoGrout’s

3、WonderfulBag，aleathercase.Grout’saim:tosolvetheproblemsofcarryingabikeonatrain.Nowdoesn’tthatsoundfamiliar?Groutintendedtofindawayofmakingabikesmallenoughfortraintravel:hisbikewasahugebeast.Andimportantly,thedesignofearlybicyclesgavehimanadvantage：inGrout’sday，tyresweresolid，whichmadet

4、hebusinessofsplittingawheelintofourseparatepartsrelativelysimple.Youcouldn’tdothesamewithawheelfittedwithaone-pieceinflated(充气的)tyre.So，ina21st-centurycontext,istheideaofthefoldingwheeldead?Itisnot.ABritishdesignengineer,DuncanFitzsimons,hasdevelopedawheelthatcanbesquashedintosomething

5、likeaslenderellipse(椭圆).Throughout，thetyreremainsinflated.WilltheyoungFitzsimons’sfoldingwheelmakeitintoproduction?Ihaven’tthefoggiestidea.Buthisinventivenessshowstwothings.First,peoplehavebeensayingformorethanacenturythatbikedesignhasreacheditslimit,exceptforgradualadvances.It’sassill

6、yaconceptnowasitwas100-years-ago：there’splentystilltogofor.Second,itisinthefieldoffoldingbikesthatweareseeingthemostinterestinginventions.Youcanbuyafoldingbikeforlessthan￡1,000thatcanbeknockeddownsosmallthatitcanbecarriedonaplane—minuswheels,ofcourse—ashandbaggage.Foldingwheelswouldmak

7、eallmannerofthingspossible.HaveweyetgotthemagiccarpetofAndrewRitchie’simagination?No.Butit’sprogress.-2-[语篇解读]　一位发明家想要发明折叠自行车的话，最大的困难是如何折叠轮子。其实19世纪的一位发明家在当年已经做到了，令人欣喜的是现在又有人想出了折叠轮子的办法。我们都在期待着。1.WecaninferfromParagraph1thatthcBromptonfoldingbike________.A.wasportableB.hadafoldingwheel