【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 ium (氦). Then in January last year, two IBM scientists, K. Alex Muller and J. George Bednorz, found a metal oxide ceramic (氧化陶瓷) that superconducted at 243℃. Their report went largely unnoticed until last December, when it was confirmed at a scientific meeting in Boston. Today Japan, India, China and other Asian countries all have their share of experts who spend their days and nights in labs, acting as midwives (助產(chǎn)士) to a new technology.（1）As is indicated in the passage, the technology of superconductivity ____________. A.has already been developedB.is still under developmentC.will be used only in specialized equipmentD.will be used in daily lives in a few years（2）The new technology differs from the others in that ____________. A.it began in the East and spread later to the rest of the worldB.it began in the West and spread later to the rest of the worldC.it is being cultivated in research labs around the worldD.it is accessible to physicists who are intelligent and rich（3）From the passage, we may conclude that ____________. A.Asian scientists gain the lead in the growth of the new technologyB.Dutch scientists kept reporting new findings for the last 75 yearsC.IBM scientists39。 report receive immediate attention all over the worldD.the West was astonished at the new technology developed by the Asians（4）Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A.The Prospect of a New TechnologyB.Superconductivity: A New TechnologyC.A New Technology: The Key to Change the Way of Our LivesD.A New Technology: A Joint Effort of Many Countries【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了超導(dǎo)體技術(shù)的發(fā)展?jié)撃芎桶l(fā)展?fàn)顩r。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“ A new technology is going to ripe, one that could transform our daily lives, help to form new industries, even remove world economic powers from their present positions. ”一項(xiàng)新技術(shù)即將成熟，它可以改變我們的日常生活，幫助形成新的產(chǎn)業(yè)，甚至將世界經(jīng)濟(jì)強(qiáng)國(guó)從其目前的地位上移除；以及第三段中的“The technology is in its early stage, still accessible to countries that decide to invest brains and money”技術(shù)還處于早期階段，那些決定投資于人才和資金的國(guó)家仍然可以獲得這項(xiàng)技術(shù)，可知選B。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“Unlike the wave of industrialization that began in the West and spread later to the rest of the world, the new developments are taking place in research labs all over the globe—and Asians are in the forefront.”與開(kāi)始于西方，后來(lái)傳播到世界其他地區(qū)工業(yè)化的浪潮不同，全球各地的研究實(shí)驗(yàn)室都在進(jìn)行新的研究——亞洲人走在最前線。故選C。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“Unlike the wave of industrialization that began in the West and spread later to the rest of the world, the new developments are taking place in research labs all over the globe—and Asians are in the forefront.”與開(kāi)始于西方，后來(lái)傳播到世界其他地區(qū)工業(yè)化的浪潮不同，全球各地的研究實(shí)驗(yàn)室都在進(jìn)行新的研究——亞洲人走在最前線；以及最后一段中的“Today Japan, India, China and other Asian countries all have their share of experts who spend their days and nights in labs, acting as midwives (助產(chǎn)士) to a new technology.”今天，日本，印度，中國(guó)和其它亞洲國(guó)家都有自己的專家，白天和晚上都在實(shí)驗(yàn)室里，充當(dāng)一種新技術(shù)的助產(chǎn)士，故選A。（4）考查主旨大意。縱觀全文可知，第一段首先提出一項(xiàng)新技術(shù)，第二段說(shuō)明了這項(xiàng)技術(shù)的發(fā)展?jié)撃埽詈笠欢谓榻B這項(xiàng)新技術(shù)的發(fā)展?fàn)顩r，因此選B?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇科普類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 We all think plants were expected to get larger with increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but changes in temperature, humidity(濕度)and nutrient availability seem to have trumped the benefits of increased carbon dioxide said researchers from the National University of Singapore. 45 percent of the species studied now reach smaller adult sizes than they did in the past. The researchers pointed out that warmer temperatures and changing habitats, caused by climate change, are possible reasons for shrinking creatures. We do not yet know the mechanisms(機(jī)制)involved, or why some organism are getting smaller while others are unaffected, the researchers said. Until we understand more, we could be risking negative consequences that we can39。t yet quantify. The change is big in coldblooded animals. Only two decades of warmer temperatures are enough to make retiles (爬行動(dòng)物)smaller. An increase of only 1 degree centigrade caused nearly a 10 percent increase in metabolism(新陳代謝). Greater use of energy resulted in tiny tortoises and little lizards. Fish are smaller now too. Though overfishing has played a part in reducing numbers, experiments show that warmer temperatures also stop fish growing. Warmblooded animals aren39。t immune(免除)from the size change caused by climate change. Many birds are now smaller. Soay sheep are thinner. Red deer are weaken And polar bears are smaller, pared with historical records. This is not the first time this has happened in Earth39。s history. 55 million years ago, a warming event similar to the current climate change caused bees, spiders and ants to shrink by 50 to 75 percent over several thousand years. That event happened over a longer time than the current climate change. The speed of modem climate change could mean organisms may not respond or adapt quickly enough, especially those with long generation times climate change will be shown in the future.（1）What does the text mainly talk about? A.Why some species bee smaller.B.How climate changes in Earth39。s history?C.Climate change has many negative effects.D.Species are being smaller as climate gets warmer.（2）The underlined word trumped m the first paragraph probably mean_________. A.strengthenedB.gainedC.beatenD.equaled（3）Researchers from the National University of Singapore believe that________. A.they have found the exact causes for creatures getting smallerB.all the animals on the earth have bee smallerC.climate change has more negative effects on warmblooded animals16