安徽来安县2018高考英语阅读理解一轮编选二及答案 含解析

安徽来安县2017高考英语阅读理解一轮编选（二）及答案2016高考训练题。

阅读理解。

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Electric cars are dirty．In fact, not only are they dirty, they might even be more dirty than their gasoline-powered cousins．People in California love to talk about “zero-emissions（排放）vehicles,”but people in California seem to be clueless about where electricity comes from．Power plants mostly use fire to make it．Aside from the few folks who have their roofs covered with solar cells, we get our electricity from generators（发电机）．Generators are fueled by something —usually coal, oil, but also by heat generated in nuclear power plants．There are a few wind farms and geothermal （地热的）plants as well, but by far we get electricity mainly by burning something．In other words, those “zero-emissions”cars are likely coal-burning cars．It's just because the coal is burned somewhere else , so it looks clean．It is not．It’s as if the California greens are covering their eyes—“If I can’t see it, it’s not happening.”Gasoline is an unbelievably efficient way to power a vehicle; a gallon of gas has a lot of energy in it．But when you take that gas（or another fuel）and first use it to make electricity, you waste a nice part of that energy, mostly in the form of wasted heat—at the generator, through the transmission lines, etc．A gallon of gas may propel your car 25 miles．But the electricity you get from that gallon of gas won't get you nearly as far —so electric cars burn more fuel than gas-powered ones．If our electricity came mostly from nukes, or geothermal, or hydro, or solar, or wind, then an electric car truly would be clean．But for political, technical, and economic reasons, we don’t use much of those energy sources．In addition, electric cars’batteries which are poisonous for a long time will eventually end up in a landfill（垃圾）and finally, when cars are the polluters, the pollution is spread across all the roads．When it’s a power plant, though, all the junk is in one place．Nature is very good at cleaning up when things are not too concentrated, but it takes a lot longer when all the garbage is in one spot．1. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Electric cars are not clean at allB. Electric cars are better than gasoline-powered onesC. People have doubts about electric cars’ batteriesD. Gasoline is an effective way to power a vehicle2. The underlined words “ be clueless” mean___________A. know nothingB. have confidenceC. feel excitedD. be pleased3. The electricity we get from a gallon of gas may make our car run ________A. not less than 25 milesB. as far as 50 milesC. as far as 25 milesD. not more than 25 miles4. According to the passage, electric cars__________A. are more environmentally friendlyB. burn more fuel than gas-powered onesC. are very good at cleaning upD. are poisonous for a long time参考答案1—4、AADB阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

(Pantomime)Pantomimes like pageants, need to be very well planned, and it is essential that initial organization should begin many weeks in advance of the production date. Pantomimes are nearly always divided into separate scenes, very often taking place in different countries or even in different centuries. It is therefore necessary that there should be an overall unity of design culminating in the grand finale. This latter is really just an excuse for visual effects, and for once the performers become merely cloths hangers on which to put elaborate garments.The scene should be discussed at some length with the producer so that the background, which is decided upon, does not present impossibilities for the provision of costumes within the budget or insuperable making problems for the wardrobe. Because of the large numbers of costumes needed full use must be made of the cheapest materials available, such as tarlatan (thin, stiff, open-weave muslin) nets and inexpensive cottons and taffetas. Very often it is possible to pick up goods that have been substantially reduced in price as cheap lines either in the big stores or on stalls in street markets.Costumes for pantomimes need to be imaginative, gay and fairly bold in conception—this does not mean that they need to be garish. Usually in one scene there needs to be the flavor of what is newest at the moment in clothes. It is always a good idea to make use of a modern gimmick and to point it in some way if this can be conveniently fitted into the scheme. The audience comes to pantomime to have the eye feasted as much as for any other purpose, thus making a greatchance for the designer to excel. Because of the very varied audience to be catered for there must be costumes to please patrons of all ages and delight the eyes of toddlers, teenagers, parents and grandparents.Usually there is the chance for some country scene involving merry-making peasants in ginghams, stripes of chintzes. There may be a military or naval routine or some number emphasizing precision and calling for trim slick costumes. There is certain to be a ballet which is to look fairy-like or romantic and pretty and which may well need either classical or romantic tutus. The finale, which must be the most spectacular of all, is often set in a ballroom or palace where all the characters come together to make their final bows; and it is for this scene that the glitter of sequins and jewels, the sparkle of tinsel, the gold and silver materials and the waving plumes should be saved.It may be helpful to examine the different characters and the various scenes in which they are likely to appear. They remain much the same in all pantomimes; the flavor varying according to the setting—so that a s\dash of the Orient, or the particular feeling of a historical epoch is added to the standard costume.1. Which word can best describe the final scene in pantomime?[A]. Spectacular. . Beautiful. [C]. Romantic. [D]. Sparkling.2. What is the best title for this passage?[A]. How to Gain Success of a Pantomime.. The Most Important Factors in a Pantomime.[C]. Pantomime needs to have a very-well.[D]. How to Make Preparation for a Pantomime.3. What does paragraph two imply?[A]. It implies actor and actress outnumber costume.. It implies costume costs too much.[C]. It implies the funds available is on meager side.[D]. It implies a good plan is necessary for a pantomime.4. The success of a pantomime lie in[A]. well-planned preparation. . excellent actors.[C]. brilliant costume. [D]. harmony.Vocabulary1. culminate 达到顶点，达到最高潮2. insuperable 不可逾越的，不可克服的3. tarlatan 薄纱，塔拉丹4. taffeta 花花绿绿的塔夫绸，衬绸5. gimmick （魔术师道具等）暗机关，6. garish 装饰（物）鲜艳夺目的，俗不可耐的7. gingham 方格花布8. stripe 条纹布，斜纹布9. chintz 擦光印花棉布10. slick 光滑的，打扮漂亮的，华而不实的，讨人喜欢的11. tutu （芭蕾舞女演员）短裙12. sequin 装饰服装用的圆形小金属片13. tinsel 金银丝织品，闪亮装饰品难句译注1. This latter is really just an excuse for visual effects, and for once the performers become merely cloths hangers on which to put elaborate garments.[结构简析] for once= for just once 就这一次[参考译文] 后者确实就是为了视觉效果，就这一次，演员成了仅仅是套上精致衣服的衣架子。