绵阳市2013高考英语阅读理解三月天天练（1）及答案Withaglassofwineinhand,Isettleintoacomfortablesofaonthedeckofthe55-meter-longsteamboatthatcarriesupto60passengers.We’retravelingtotheCambodian(柬埔寨)cityofSiemReapfromtheMekongdelta（湄公河三角洲）nearHoChiMinhCity,withstopsinthebordertownofChauDocandthecapitalPhnomPenhinbetween.Onceaboard,there’snorushtocatchflightsorsecuritylinestorunthrough,nohurriedridesalongbusyroadsandnobagstopullfromstoptostop.Instead,there’salovelyriverwind,staffattendingtomyeverysuddendesireandfantasticscenerytoappreciate.“Rivercruising(巡游)isthemostgentleandinterestingwaytoseeacountry.Andthereisalwayssomethingtosee--rivertraffic,andsightsonthebanks,”saysGeoffBecque,a66-year-oldretireefromtheU.K.who’scruisedtheYangtzeandNilerivers.Onarivercruise,thewaterwayisthedestination.Andinarushingworld,it’stheperfectwaytoslowdown.AsonepassengertoldmeonmyMekongcruise,“Everythingissofast—that’swhyI’monaboatatthemoment.”Ofcourse,youshouldbringalonginsectrepellent(驱蚊药),awide-edgedhat,sunblockandcomfortableshoes.Smartcasualistheusualdresscodefordinner.Playingcards,aniPod,thenovelyoukeepmeaningtoreadandgoodcompanyareusefulideas,too.Bearinmind,also,thatariverisaforceofnature.Sometimesthingshappen.Evenafancyriverboatisn’timmunetogettingstuckinshallowwater.AndmysteamboatcruisegotcaughtinasuddenbigstorminCambodia,leavingpassengersintherainonasandbank,wheretheyhadgatheredforabarbecuesunsetdinner.67.Theauthor’sboatwillprobablynotstopatthecityof________.A.HoChiMinhB.SiemReapC.ChauDocD.PhnomPenh68.Peoplechoosetotravelbyboatmainlybecauseitis________.A.quickandfashionableB.slowandcomfortableC.popularandadventurousD.cheapandrelaxing69.Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs,it’snotnecessarilyimportanttotravel_______.A.withsomegoodfriendsB.withsomethingforrecreationC.onafancyboatD.inarelaxedmood70.Thetextisintendedto________.A.describeatruetravelstoryB.attracttouristsintoCambodiaC.advertisesometravellingagencyD.statesomeopinionsaboutrivercruising参考答案67—70、ABCD******************************************************结束-4-\n（2011·江苏卷）CAccordingtotheUSgovernment,windfarmsoffthePacificcoastcouldproduce900gigwattsofelectricityeveryyear.Unfortunately,thewaterthereisfartoodeepforeventhetallestwindmills(seepicture)totouchbottom.AnexperimentunderwayoffthecoastofNorway,however,couldhelpputthemanywhere.Theproject,calledHywind,istheworld’sfirstlarge-scaledeepwaterwindturbine(涡轮发电机).Althoughitusesafairlystandard152-ton,2.3-megawattturbine,Hywindrepresentstotallynewtechnology.Theturbinewillbefixed213feetabovethewateronafloatingspar(seepicture),atechnologyHywind’screator,theNorwegiancompanyStatoilHydro,hasdevelopedrecently.Thesteelspar,whichisfilledwithstonesandgoes328feetbelowtheseasurface,willbetiedtotheoceanfloorbythreecable(缆索)；thesewillkeepthesparstableandpreventtheturbinefrommovingupanddowninthewaves.Hywind’sstability(稳定性)inthecoldandroughseawouldprovethateventhedeepestcornersoftheoceanaresuitableforwindpower.Ifallgoesaccordingtoplan,theturbinewillstartproducingelectricitysixmilesoffthecoastofsouthwesternNorwayasearlyasSeptember.Toproduceelectricityonalargescale,acommercialwindfarmwillhavetousebiggerturbinesthanHywinddoes,butit’sdifficultenoughtobalancesuchalargeturbinesohighonafloatingsparinthemiddleoftheocean.Tomakethatturbineheavier,thewholespar’stodesignanewkindofwindturbine,onewhosegearbox(变速箱)sitsatsealevelratherthanbehindtheblades(seepicture)Hywindisatestrun,butthebenefitsforperfectingfloatingwind-farmtechnologycouldbeextremelylarge.Outatsea,thewindisoftenstrongerandsteadierthanclosetoshore,whereallexistingoffshorewindmillsareplanted.Deep-seafarmsareinvisiblefromland,whichhelpsovercomethewindmill-as-eyesoreobjection.Ifthetechnologycatcheson,itwillopenupvastareasoftheplanet’ssurfacetooneofthebestlow-carbonpowersourcesavailable.63.TheHywindprojectusestotallynewtechnologytoensurethestabilityof_______.A.thecableswhichtiethespartotheoceanfloorB.thesparwhichisfloatingindeep-seawaterC.thebladesdrivenbystrongandsteadyseawindD.thestonesfilledinthesparbelowtheseasurface64.Tobalanceabiggerturbinehighonaflattingspar,anewtypeofturbineistobedesignedwithitsgearboxsitting____________.A.ontheseafloorB.onthespartop-4-\nC.atsealevelD.behindtheblades65.Wideapplicationsofdeepwaterwindpowertechnologycan____________.A.solvethetechnicalproblemsofdeepwaterwindmillsB.makefinancialprofitsbyproducingmoreturbinesC.settletheargumentsaboutenvironmentalproblemsD.explorelow-carbonpowerresourcesavailableatsea63.B细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第三句可知，该工程采用了全新的技术，是为了确保漂浮在深海水域中的圆材的稳定。64.C细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，为了使较大的涡轮发电机能在圆材上保持平衡，公司计划设计新的发电机，其变速箱在海平面上。65.D细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，深海风能技术的广泛应用可能会在海洋上开发出可使用的低碳能源。*****************************************************结束Thereisthatgreatideathatinaninformationandknowledgebasedeconomy,themostimportantthingforcompaniesisattractingandholdingoutstandingtalentedguys.ObviouslyIwillnotsaythatisnotimportant,butinmyopinionasuccessfulandgroundbreakingcompanycannotbebuiltjustfromthecollectionofhightalentedpeople,asagreatsportsteamcan’tbeconstructedonlybythecollectionofgreatplayers.Itismoreimportanttobuildteamsofpeoplethatachievethegoalsaccordingtothecompany’sorganizationalconcept.Itisnecessarytocreateorganizationswhereeverybody(withoutstandingtalentornot)candeveloptheirbestpersonalcompetenceandthatthesecapacities(能力)areaddressedtoachievethecorporategoalsandmission.Thecompanyeffortsmustbeaddressedtodesignanorganizationalsystemthatproducesandusestalentfromeveryoneinthecompany.Tryingtogetthebestfromourpeoplethroughcorporateteambuildingpolicies,establishingaconcretecorporatecultureandvalues,makingourcompanyaplacewherepeoplewanttoworkbecauseitisagoodplacetostayanddeveloptheircapacities,isthebestwaytocompeteintheknowledgeeconomy.Thatwillkeepusoutoftheobligationtoconstantlyseekforthe“bestplayers”andenteringintheretributionauctions(拍卖).Wehavetotakeintoaccountthat,nowadays,thereallytalentedandcreativepeople,liketoworkorengagethemselvesinprojectswheretheycandeveloptheircapacities,theycanbeinvolvedintheorganizationalgoalsandconcept,andwheretheyaretreatedwithrespectanddignity.Definitively,theywanttobehappydoingtheirjobs.Andwehavetobuildorganizationswheretheycanfindthat.71.Theunderlinedword“that”inParagraph1refersto________.A.informationandknowledgeB.thegreatideaC.thecollectionoftalentedpeopleD.attractingandholdingtalentedpeople72.Intheauthor’sopinion,agoodcompanyshouldconsistof________.A.onlyoutstandingpeopleB.bothtalentedandcommonpeopleC.onlycommonpeopleD.moretalentedpeoplethancommonpeople73.Themostimportantthingasuccessfulcompanyshoulddois________.-4-\nA.constantlyseekfortalentedpeopleB.employpeoplewithdifferentabilitiesC.makeemployeesgladtobedevotedtoworkD.giveemployeesthebestpayandgreatrespect74.AccordingtoParagraph3,thecompanycangetthebestfromitsemployeesinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT________.A.encouragingthemtodeveloptheirabilitiesB.competingintheknowledgeeconomyC.makingcorporateteambuildingrulesD.formingcorporatecultureandvalues75.Howisthetextorganized?(1)—Paragraph1(2)—Paragraph2(3)—Paragraph3(4)—Paragraph4A.(1)→(2)→(3)→(4)B.(1)(2)→(3)(4)↗(2)(1)↘C.(1)→(3)D.(2)→(4)↘(4)(3)↗DBCBC***************************************************结束-4-
