高考英语阅读理解专练复习题6

《高考英语阅读理解专练复习题6》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在应用文档-天天文库。

1、江苏省高三英语阅读理解专练（6）A　　Beforeanewairlinergoesintoservice,everypartofitistestedagainandagain.Buttherearetwoteststhataremoreimportantthanalltheothers.Inthefirsttest,amodernairlinermustflyatveryhighaltitudes.Airmustbepumpedintotheplacesothatthepassengerscanbreathe.Themetalstructureofthep

2、lanehastobeverystrongforthisreason.Whentheplaneisfilledwithair,theairpressesagainsttheskinoftheplaneinside.Thepressureonasmallwindow,forexample,islikeahugefootthatistryingtogetout.Ifasmallpartoftheplaneweretocrack（爆裂）,theplanewouldexplodeinthesky.Inordertotestthestructureoftheplan

3、e,itisloweredintoahugetankofwater.Thenitisfilledwithair.Thepressureinsidetheplaneisgreaterthaniteverwillbewhenitisintheair.Finally,thereisanexplosion.Engineerscandiscoverwhichpartoftheplanehascracked.　　Inthesecondtest,thetestpilotmustfindexactlywhathappenswhenalltheenginesareshuto

4、ffatonce.Hetakestheplaneupveryhigh.Thenheshutstheenginesoff,theplanebeginstofalllikeastone.itisthepilot’sjobtofindouthowhecangetcontroloftheplaneagain.Thesetwotestsareexamplesofhowplanesaremadesafebeforetheyevercarrypassengers.　　1．Whymustairbepumpedintotheplane?　　A.Becausewithouta

5、irtheplanecan’tfly.　　B.Becausetheplaneneedsairforitsrefueling.　　C.Becausethepassengers’livesdependonair.　　D.Becausethepassengershavepaidforit.　　2．Whatwouldhappenifasmallpartoftheplanewascracked?　　A.Theplanewouldnotgoforward.　　B.Theplanewouldexplode.　　C.Theplanewouldfalldown.　　D.Th

6、eplanewouldflyslowly.　　3．Forwhatpurposedoesthepilotshutoffalltheengines?　　A.Tofindoutexactlywhathappens.　　B.Tosavefuel.　　C.Toflyevenmoreslowly　　D.Tokeepbalance（平衡）B　　RobertSpring,a19thcenturyforger（造者）,wassogoodathisprofessionthathewasabletomakehislivingfor15yearsbysellingfalsesig

7、naturesofAmericans.SpringwasborninEnglishin1813andarrivedinPhiladelphiain1858toopenabookstore.AtfirsthebecamerichbysellinghissmallbutrealcollectionofearlyU.S.autographs（手稿）.Discoveringhisabilityatcopyinghandwriting,hebeganimitatingsignaturesofGeorgeWashingtonandBenFranklinandwriti

8、ngthemonthetitlepagesofoldbocks.T