四川省广安市2016高考英语二轮复习阅读理解九月选练(5)

would cause huge problems A large object could be destroyed by the heating, which results from the massive amount of energy necessary to pull it. 24. What is this passage mainly about?

A The application of light control techniques in modem society. B The uses and limitations of a scientific invention by a research team C. The adoption of light control techniques in medical treatment.

D. The influences and effects of scientific developments on science fiction 25. Which of the following is TRUE about Dr Cizmar's tractor beam? A It moves big objects as the tractor beam did in Star Trek. B It is the first beam that pushes objects forward

C. It relies on negative force to pull out specific kinds of particles. D. It is currently being used for separating blood cells in medical research 26. What does \ A Transferring a massive amount of energy. B. Making science fiction programs and movies. C. Burning a large object into ashes. D. Catching spaceships in a beam of light 27. What is the tone of this passage?

A Objective B. Suspicious C. Admiring. D. Pessimistic. 参考答案B)BCDA

【题文】C

In the American colonies there was little money．England did not supply the colonies with coins and it did not allow the colonies to make their own coins．Only the Massachusetts Bay Colony received permission for a short period in 1652 to make several kinds of silver coins．England wanted to keep money out of America as a means of controlling trade：America was forced to trade only with England if it did not have the money to buy products from other countries． The result during the pre-revolutionary period was that the colonists used various goods in place of money：

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beaver furs，Indian wampum，and tobacco leaves were all commonly used as substitutes(代替物)for money．The colonists also made use of any foreign coins they could obtain．Dutch，Spanish，French，and English coins were all in use in the American colonies．

Individual states and the Continental Congress issued paper money．S0 much of this paper money was printed that by the end of the Revolutionary War it was virtually worthless．As a result，trade in goods and the use of foreign coins were still common during this period．

By the time the Revolutionary War had been won by the American colonists，the monetary(货币的)system was in a state of total confusion．To change this situation，the new Constitution of the United States，approved in 1789，allowed only Congress to issue money．The individual states could no longer have their own money supply．A few years later，the Coinage Act of 1792 made the dollar the official currency of the United States and put the country on a bimetallic(双金属的)standard．In this bimetallic system，both go1d and silver were legal money，and the rate of exchange of silver to gold was fixed by the government at sixteen to one． 28．The reason why England kept money out of America was that______ A．America had to trade only with England B．American colonies could have their own coins

C．the colonists wanted to save the money for their own country D．too much paper money in use would lead to the decrease of value

29．What happened to the American monetary system during the Revolutionary War? A．Individual states were not allowed to issue money． B．The Continental Congress issued g01d and silver coins． C．American money replaced trade-in goods and foreign coins.

D．So much paper money was in use that it almost lost its value at last： 30．According to the passage，under the new US Constitution____- A．only the US Congress could issue money

B．the dollar was made the official currency of the US C．the US officially went on a bimetallic monetary system

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D· various state governments，including Massachusetts，could issue money 31．This passage mainly discusses _____ A．American money from past to present

B．the English monetary policies in American colonies C．the effect of the Revolutionary War on American money

D．the American monetary system during the 17th and 18th centuries 参考答案 C)ADAD

【题文】D

If you are hungry, what will you do? Grab a piece of your favorite meal and stay quiet after that? Just like stomach, even your mind will be hungry. But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your dream lover, favorite star and many such absurd things. So it silently begins to hide your needs and never lets itself grow. When mind loses its freedom to grow, creativity gets its full stop. This might be the reason why we all sometimes think “What happens next?”, “Why can’t I think?”, “Why am I always given the difficult problems?” Well, this is the result of using our own karma(宿命)of using our brain for thinking of not-so-worthy things. Hunger of the mind can be actually satisfied through extensive reading. But why is it reading but not watching TV? Because reading has been the most educational tool used by us right from the childhood. Just like that to develop other aspects of our life, we have to turn to reading for help. You have a number of books in the world which will answer all your “how-to” questions. Once you read a book, you just don’t run your eyes through the lines, but your mind decodes it and explains it to you. The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed. Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new ideas. The same seed, if used many times, can help you link and relate a lot of things, which you would never thought of in your wildest dreams! This is nothing but creativity. The more books you read, the wider your mind will become. Also this improves your speech-making skills to a large extent and also makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary. When you

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