高中英语阅读理解专题训练（ 广东专版每篇 5 小题）（第 6 套）第一节：阅读理解（共15 小题；每小题2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A 、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A （ words:332&211 ）Microwaves may be great at warming up food, but what about warming people?Using microwaves to directly heat owners of a room would save much of the energy wasted by heating walls and furniture. And despite popular ideas about microwaves, this technique would be safe, according to Charles R. Burlier of the Microwave Research Center in Marlborough, NewHampshire.Low-powermicrowavesonlypenetrate (贯穿 ) the skin(low-powermicrowave penetration in a ham is about 0.2 inches, for example) and with no negative effects.To test this idea, Buffler subjected himself to microwaves in a special room using a standard 500-watt, 2459 MHz magnetron (磁控管 ). He found that a person willstart to feel warmth at about 20 milliwatts per square centimeter (mw. / sq. cm. ) ; a satisfactory feeling of warmth occurs between 35 and 50mw. / sq. cm. By comparison, a person standing in noonday summer sun feels the amount of 85 mw. / sq. cm. And a frozen meat pie in yourmicrowave oven receives about1000 mw. / sq. cm.In houses of the future, each room could be provided with its own magnetron, says Buffler.When you stepped into the living room, for example, a motion detector (运动感应器 )would turn on the magnetron, fillingthe roomwithlow-powermicrowaves.Inthe same waythat a microwave oven heats up a hamburger, but not the plate its on, you would feel warmth from the microwaves without changing the temperature ofyour coffee table. (You could, however,makeyourfavoriteeasy chaireven morecomfortablebytreatingitwitharadiation-absorbing chemical.)1While it might be some time before homeowners are comfortable enough with the idea to setup whole-body microwave heaters in houses, Buffler says microwaves may attract livestock(家畜 ) farmers. Lambs thatare born outdoors inwinter,for example, are frequentlylostto cold.Microwaves could warm the lambs safely and quickly.41. Which of the following can tell the main idea of the passage?A. A new heating system.B. A new microwave oven.C. A popular technique.D. The magnetron.42. According to Paragraph 2, which of the following does not describe the characteristics of a microwave heater?A. It directly heats people in a room.B. It heats walls and furniture in a room.C. It is safe.D. It saves energy43. The test conducted by Buffler shows that when a person feels comfortable warmth, he receives about.A. 20 mw. / sq. cm.B. 40 mw. / sq. cm.C. 60 mw. / sq. cm.D. 85 mw. / sq. cm.44. According to Paragraph 4, which of the following fills the room with low-power microwaves?A. The magnetron.B. The motion detector.C. The microwave oven.D. The radiation-absorbing chemical.45. Whichof the followingstatements about microwaveheaters would Bufflermost probably agree with?A. Microwave heaters will soon be widely used by homeowners.B. Microwave heaters sometimes make people feel uncomfortable.2C. Perhaps microwaveheaters will be first used by livestock farmers, who wish to protect their lambs in winter.D. Microwave heaters cannot be accepted by the public because they are somewhat unsafe.【答案与解析】 41 45 ABBAC本文是一篇说明文，谈及微波炉可以使人暖和，人们不必浪费能量给墙壁和家具加热。微波直接进入人的皮肤使人温暖，既安全又省能源。在未来，微波炉也许还有其它的用途。41. A 。细节理解题。文章第二自然段说明微波炉可以使人暖和，不必浪费能量给墙壁和家具加热。42. B 。细节理解题。文章第二自然段说明微波直接进入人的皮肤使人温暖，既安全又省能源。43. B 。细节理解题。从“ a satisfactory feeling of warmth occurs between 35 and 50mw./sq. cm. ”可知。44. A从第四自然段a motion detector would turn on the magnetron 可知答案为 A 。45. C。主旨大意题。最后一自然段暗示了答案。B（ words:354&207 ）In Europe, people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right throughout the meal,a system that is generally agreed to be more efficient than the American zigzag （曲折的） method. Americans hold both the fork and the knife in their right hands throughout the meal, so they continually change their forks to the left hand when they have to cut their meat. It seems to befunny for the Europeans to see Americans busy changing their dinner sets, making a lot of noises.A few explanations for this American style are as follows:(1) Americans are practical and efficient. Since most of us are right-handed, it is reasonable to keep our working tools at all times in the right hand that can use them most efficiently.(2) Americans, the master of the New World are rebels （叛逆者） .They use the zigzag methodto break the rules in the Old World and in this way they are thumbing their nose at Mother England. Americans are a restless kind. They do not like to sit in one spot for very long when3dining.(3) Forced to do so, they respond by“ playing ” with the silver.Whatever the reason for the practice, it is now certainly as American as apple pie. Europeans recognize this and are quick to