高三英语第二学期阅读理解专项训练单元达标质量专项训练.doc

高三英语第二学期阅读理解专项训练单元达标质量专项训练

一、高考英语阅读理解专项训练
1．阅读理解
Ahomescienceexperimentrecentlytooktheworldbystorm.TwoteensfromToronto,inCanada,sentaLegomanrisingabovetheEarthandcapturedtheirtinyastronaut'striponfilm.
MathewHoandAsadMuhammad,both17,usedaweatherballoontolaunchtheirplasticlegomodel16milesabovetheEarth.ThisisinsideapartofEarth'satmosphere.
ThetwoteenswereinspiredbyasimilarprojectperformedbystudentsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT).TheMITstudentshadlaunchedaweatherballoonwithacameraintonearspaceandtakenmanyunusualimagesoftheEarth.MathewandAsadthenspendfourmonthsfiguringouthowtolaunchtheirownspacecraftintothespace.
TravellingtospaceisexpensiveforNASA,butMathewandAsadworkedhardtokeeptheircostsdown.TheyboughtmuchoftheirequipmentusedandevensewedtheLegoman'sparachutebyhand.Intotal,theprojectcostonly$400.
"Wehadalotofanxietyonlaunchdaybecausetherewerehighwindswhenweweregoingup,"Mathewtoldreporters.Theyhadtopumpextrahelium(氦)intotheballoonsothatitwouldrisequicklyandavoidbeingblowntoofaroffcoursebythestrongwinds.
Thetoyastronaut'sjourneylasted97minutesbeforetheballoonbrokeandhefellbacktoEarth.MathewandAsadthenspenttwoweekendslookingfortheirspacecraft.Ithadlanded76milesawayfromthelaunchsite.
Thestudentscientistsarecurrentlyfinishinguptheirfinalyearofhighschoolandapplyingforcolleges.Theyarealsolookingintomoredo-it-yourselfspaceprojects.
"Iguesstheskyisnotreallythelimitanymore,"Mathewtoldreporters."Weneverknewwe'dgetthisfar.It'sbeenalessonforusthathardworkpaysoff."
（1）Bysaying"tooktheworldbystorm"inthefirstparagraph,thewritermeanttheexperiment______________.
A.destroyedtheworldB.floodedtheworld
C.fascinatedtheworldD.managedtheworld
（2）WhichofthefollowingaboutthestudentsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyisright?
A.TheywereexamplesforMathewHoandAsadMuhammad.
B.TheyhelpedMathewHoandAsadMuhammadtoachievedream.
C.TheylaunchedweatherballoontogetherwithMathewHoandAsadMuhammad.
D.TheystudiedwithMathewHoandAsadMuhammadinthesameschool.
（3）HowdidMathewHoandAsadMuhammadkeept