江苏省睢宁县睢宁县 2015 高考英语阅读理解九月练习（高考英语阅读理解九月练习（3）及答案）及答案阅读理解-新闻报道类- (2013福建四地六校联考)阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 A,B,C 或 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。The multimillion pound new Library of Birmingham (LoB)will be the most visible sign of the way the city is accepting the digitalization(数字化)of everyday life. Set to open in 2013，the188m LoB is already beginning to take shape next to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre，with which it will share some equipment.As digital media(媒介)is important to its_idea，the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies working at the new technologies.Brian Gambles，the LoB project director，says it is about giving people the right tools for learning：“The aim is to mix the physical with the digital，providing 24hour services which can be used through many different ways.It is important to enable us to reach more people，more effectively.” The digital library will，he says，be as important as the physical one，allowing the distant use of the services, making sure that it is never closed to the public. Even before the LoB is complete，the public has been able to go online to visit the Virtual(虚拟的)LoB，designed by Baden，the Birmingham virtual worlds specialists.Not only have the public been able to learn about the LoB，but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens. Two other small Birminghambased digital companies are also working on the LoB projects.Substrat，a digital design company，is developing what it calls an example of an “enlarged reality” project.It is about the use of an exciting smart phone，an important part of the LoB which is in the early stages of development.And The Peoples Archive is an online library of historical figures of the city being built up by a digital content company in Cahoots，in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material.Gambles says：“Technology will enable us to make the librarys content and services open to citizens as never before”【语篇解读】 本文是一则新闻报道。即将落成的 Library of Birmingham(LoB)将是伯明翰市接受日常生活数字化的标志。1The underlined part“its idea”in Paragraph 3 refers to the idea of _.Athe equipment Bthe projectCthe digital media Dthe physical library解析 词义猜测题。第三段中的“the project”指的是文章中出现的“the LoB project”，结合画线部分的上下文语境可知此处讲的是数字媒体对这个项目很重要，所以 B 项正确。答案 B2While visiting the Virtual LoB，the public can _.Aget a general idea of the LoBBmeet many worldfamous expertsClearn how to put up a library buildingDunderstand how the specialists work on the project解析 细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Not only have the public been able to learn about the LoB.”可知，公众访问虚拟 LoB 可了解 LoB 的大体情况。答案 A3Which of the following is true of the LoB when it opens?a.It offers better learning tools. b.It reaches users in different ways. c.It provides users with smart phones. d.It allows users to enrich its material. e.It gives nonstop physical and digital services.Aa，b，d Ba，c，e Cb，c，d Db，d，e解析 推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知 a、b 两项正确，e 项错误；根据倒数第二段的第二、三句可知 c 项错误；由倒数第二段的最后一句可知 d 项正确。故选 A 项。答案 A4The text is most probably taken from _.Aa computer book Ba library guideCa project handbook Da newspaper report解析 推理判断题。文章主要介绍了即将落成的 Library of Birmingham(LoB)的相关情况，最有可能是一则新闻报道。答案 D【2014 安徽省屯溪一中月考卷安徽省屯溪一中月考卷】 AWith only fish and birds for company, Eric Erden has been rowing across the Pacific Ocean to Australia in his 23-foot-long boat since he left California on July 10, 2009.This is the first part of Erics trip around the world using only his own energy. He will row, bike, and walk without help from any motors at all. His plan includes climbing the tallest mountain on each of the six continents he visits, to honor the memory of a fellow climber.He says he is doing this to show kids that they can achieve any goal, but he also hopes to have some great adventures along the way.Storms and huge waves regularly force him in the wrong direction and even threaten to overturn his boat. “Sometimes I really feel scared,” says a somewhat embarrassed Eric. “But thats part of the journey. I knew this wouldnt be easy when I started.”Protein bars give him energy, and he boils water to heat freeze-dried meals on a one-burner stove. A sun-powered machine removes salt from ocean water so he can drink it, but when that fails he sometimes tries to collect rainwater in a bucket.Hes not bothered by any of the hardships. Eric sees the world as a laboratory where there is much to learn. And when his trip around the world takes him across land, he enjoys meeting people especially children. He has already visited several schools and shared his story.56Why is Eric making this trip?A. To learn to overcome various hardships.B. To encourage children to reach for their goal.C. To do experiments all over the world.D. To honor the memory of a fellow climber.57What does Eric plan to do on each of the six continents he will visit?A. Visit schools to share his story.B. Study the culture of the local people.C. Cycle