高考英語閱讀理解訓練附答案講解
The Canal Pioneers，by Chris Lewis.James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers.He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building.Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”.
December 5th
Ice for the Metropolis，by Malcolm Tucker.Well before the arrival of freezers，there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering.Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells，and how London's ice trade grew.
February 6th
An Update on the Cotswold Canals，by Liz Payne.The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening.The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer.We will have a report on the present state of play.
March_6th
Eyots and Aits—Thames Islands，by Miranda Vickers.The Thames has many islands.Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them.She will tell us about those of greatest interest.
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文章大意：本文是一則關于倫敦運河博物館月度講座安排的廣告。
1.When is the talk on James Brindley?
A.February 6th. B.March 6th.
C.November 7th. D.December 5th.
答案：C 細節理解題。根據文章第二段第二句James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. 和最后一句可知克里斯·劉易斯的講座內容和詹姆斯·布林德利有關，此講座對應的日期是November 7th，故選C項。
2.What is the topic of the talk in February?
A.The Canal Pioneers.
B.Ice for the Metropolis.
C.Eyots and Aits—Thames Islands.
D.An Update on the Cotswold Canals.
答案：D 細節理解題。根據題目中的February定位到第四段，該日期對應的講座是本段的第一句An Update on the Cotswold Canals, by Liz Payne.故選D項。
3.Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames?
A.Miranda Vickers. B.Malcolm Tucker.
C.Chris Lewis. D.Liz Payne.
答案：A 細節理解題。根據第五段第一句Eyots and Aits—Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers.可知應選A項。
高考英語閱讀理解訓練2：
No one is sure how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids near Cairo.But a new study suggests they used a little rock‘n’roll.Longago builders could have attached wooden poles to the stones and rolled them across the sand, the scientists say.
“Technically, I think what they're proposing is possible，” physicist Daniel Bonn said.
People have long puzzled over how the Egyptians moved such huge rocks.And there's no obvious answer.On average, each of the two million big stones weighed about as much as a large pickup truck.The Egyptians somehow moved the stone blocks to the pyramid site from about one kilometer away.
The most popular view is that Egyptian workers slid the blocks along smooth paths.Many scientists suspect workers first would have put the blocks on sleds(滑板).Then they would have dragged them along paths.To make the work easier, workers may have lubricated_the_paths either with wet clay or with the fat from cattle.Bonn has now tested this idea by building small sleds and dragging heavy objects over sand.
Evidence from the sand supports this idea.Researchers found small amounts of fat, as well as a large amount of stone and the remains of paths.
However, physicist Joseph West thinks there might have been a simpler way，who led the new study.West said，“I was inspired while watching a television program showing how sleds might have helped with pyramid construction.I thought，‘Why don't they just try rolling the things? ’” A square could be turned into a rough sort of wheel by attaching wooden poles to its sides, he realized.That, he notes, should make a block of stone “a lot easier to roll than a square”.
So he tried it.
He and his students tied some poles to each of four sides of a 30kilogram stone block.That action turned the block into somewhat a wheel.Then they placed the block on the ground.
They wrapped one end of a rope around the block and pulled.The researchers found they could easily roll the block along different kinds of paths.They calculated that rolling the block required about as much force as moving it along a slippery(滑的)path.
West hasn't tested his idea on larger blocks，but he thinks rolling has clear advantages over sliding.At least，workers wouldn't have needed to carry cattle fat or water to smooth the paths.
文章大意：本文講述的是對金字塔石塊運輸方式的研究。大多數研究人員認為古埃及人可能是把石塊放在滑板上滑至目的地。現在還有人認為古埃及人還有可能是在巨石四周捆綁木棒，然后將石塊滾至目的地。
8.It's widely believed that the stone blocks were moved to the pyramid site by ________.
A.rolling them on roads
B.pushing them over the sand
C.sliding them on smooth paths
D.dragging them on some poles
答案：C 細節理解題。根據第四段中的The most popular view is that Egyptian workers slid the blocks along smooth paths.可知選C項。
9.The underlined part “lubricated the paths” in Paragraph 4 means________.
A.made the paths wet B.made the paths hard
C.made the paths wide D.made the paths slippery
答案：D 詞義猜測題。該段首句說了要在光滑的道路上操作，畫線詞后提到的濕沙和牛油都有潤滑作用，故選D項(使道路光滑)。
10.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 7 refer to?
A.Rolling the blocks with poles attached.
B.Rolling the blocks on wooden wheels.
C.Rolling poles to move the blocks.
D.Rolling the blocks with fat.
答案：A 詞義猜測題。上段提出了一種新的想法，這里是說這個物理學家嘗試了這個想法。根據下文的He and his students tied some poles to each of four sides of a 30kilogram stone block.可知畫線詞it指的是滾動附加了木棒的石塊，故選A項。
11.Why is rolling better than sliding according to West?
A.Because more force is needed for sliding.
B.Because rolling work can be done by fewer cattle.
C.Because sliding on smooth roads is more dangerous.
D.Because less preparation on paths is needed for rolling.
答案：D 細節理解題。根據文章最后一句At least，workers wouldn't have needed to carry cattle fat or water to smooth the paths.可知利用木棒將巨石滾至目的地的方法可以省去工人們的準備工作。故選D項。
12.What is the text mainly about?
A.An experiment on ways of moving blocks to the pyramid site.
B.An application of the method of moving blocks to the pyramid site.
C.An argument about different methods of moving blocks to the pyramid site.
D.An introduction to a possible new way of moving blocks to the pyramid site.
答案：D 主旨大意題。根據文章第一段可知文章提出了一種新的可能搬運金字塔石塊方法。故選D項。