- 1 -苏州市 2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练（19） （答案及解析）Another ReasonIt was a quiet village in which there was a military camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldnt work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry.“Im sorry, sir,” said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldiers turn. He said, “Im sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but”Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “If you say something was wrong with your bus, Ill punish you at once!”“No, no, sir,” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way!”1. The military camp was built in the village to _. - 2 -A. stop the soldiers going to townsB. stop the soldiers meeting their friendsC. train the new soldiersD. make the young men live quietly2. Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because _. A. he was kind to themB. they felt lonelyC. they had something important to doD. they were the best of all3. The young officer was worried because _. A. a traffic accident had happenedB. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiersC. the nine soldiers didnt come back on timeD. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town4. The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because _. A. something was wrong with their busesB. their horses died on the return wayC. it took them much time to run backD. they all had drunk much in the town5. Which answer do you think right? A. Ill believe only the last soldier.B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.C. Ill believe none of the nine soldiers.D. The officer wont punish his soldiers.【答案与解析】本文讲 9个士兵为自己没有按时返回军营找借口开脱的故事。1. C。细节题。根据第 1段第 2句和第 3句 It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers 可知答案为 C。2. A。推断题。根据第 2段第 3句 He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday 可知答案为 A。- 3 -3. B。推断题。根据 Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men 可知答案为 B。4. D。细节题。根据 It seemed they were all drunk 可知答案为 D。5. C。推断题。那 9个士兵在为自己的晚归找借口，他们是在说谎，因此应该选择 C。*结束阅读理解Agence FrancePresseFrench doctors this week carried out the worlds first operation on a human in zero gravity，using a specially adapted aircraft to create conditions in space.During a threehour flight from Bordeaux in southwest France，the team of surgeons and anaesthetists(麻醉师) successfully removed a benign tumor(良性瘤) from the forearm of a 46yearold volunteer.The experiment was part of a program backed by the European Space Agency to develop techniques for performing robotic surgery aboard the International Space Station or at a future Moon base.“Now we know that a human being can be operated on in space without too many difficulties， ” says the team leader Dr.Dominique Martin.Under normal ground conditions，the operation would be performed under a local anaesthetic.Without gravity，the surgeons work is harder and the patients body reacts differently.Blood doesnt pump in the same way.The customdesigned Airbus 300 aircraft performed a series of parabolic swoops(抛物线飞行)，each creating between 20 seconds of weightlessness.The process was repeated 32 times.Fixed inside a custommade operating block，three surgeons and two anaesthetists worked during these periods，with their instruments held in place with magnets around the patients bed.The next part of the program is to carry out a remotecontrolled operation using a robot controlled from the ground by satellite.“This experiment should take place within a year， ”Martin says.Anaesthetist Dr.Laurent de Coninck says that zerogravity surgery offers huge promise for space exploration，although it would at first be limited to treating simple injuries.Today more than 400 people have already traveled into space.The chances of injuries occurring during missions will become even greater - 4 -and to b