题目内容
17.How much rain has fallen on the earth in the past﹖Man has not always kept weather records. Because scientists need a way to learn about past rainfall,they study the tree rings.A tree's trunk (树干) keeps growing year by year.Under its bark(树皮),a tree adds a layer(分层) of new wood each year it lives.If you look at a tree stump (树根),you can see the layers.They are called annual rings (年轮).
On some trees,all of the rings are of the same width.But the ponderosa (美国黄松) that grow in the Arican southwest have rings in different width.The soil in the southwest is dry.The pines depend on rainfall for water.In a year of good rainfall,they form wide rings.In a dry year they form narrow ones.
Scientists do not have to cut down a pine to study its rings.With a special tool,they remove a narrow piece of wood from the trunk without harming the tree.Then they look at the width of each ring to see how much rain fell in the year it formed.
Some pines are hundreds of years old and have hundreds of rings.These rings form an annual record of past rainfall in the southwest.
66.We could infer from the passage thatA.
A.a tree grows faster when it has a lot of water
B.scientists cut down trees to study tree rings
C.pine trees form rings of the same width every year
D.the ponderosa grows in the southeast
67.A tree grows a new layer of woodC.
A.each week B.whenever it rains C.every year D.every season
68.On the whole,this passage is aboutB.
A.why the tree trunks grow bigger B.why scientists study tree rings
C.trees that lived hundreds of years ago D.the ponderosa in the US
69.The scientistsDto know how much rain fell in a certain area in the past.
A.climbed up the trees
B.moved the pine tree
C.removed a piece of wood
D.studied the width of the tree rings
70.Which of the following does the passage lead you to believe﹖A
A.Young trees have fewer annual rings than old ones.
B.The trunk of a tree never changed in size.
C.Trees in the southwest do not need rain.
D.The soil in the southwest is fit for the growth of trees.
分析 本文讲述了科学家用研究树的年轮的方法来了解过去的降雨.
解答 66.A推理题:根据文章内容科学家研究树的年轮来判断降雨量,再结合The pines depend on rainfall for water.In a year of good rainfall,they form wide rings.In a dry year they form narrow ones.在雨量充足的年份,树长的好,干燥季节,长势不好,结合选项可以推断出答案是A
67.C细节题:从文章第二段的句子:A tree's trunk (树干) keeps growing year by year.说明每年树都会长一层新的.选C
68.B主旨题:从第一段的句子:Because scientists need a way to learn about past rainfall,they study the tree rings.说明文章讲的是科学家为什么要研究年轮.选B
69.D细节题:从文章倒数第二段的句子:Then they look at the width of each ring to see how much rain fell in the year it formed.说明科学家是研究年轮的宽度来知道某个时间的降雨量.选D.
70.A推理题:从文章最后一段的句子:Some pines are hundreds of years old and have hundreds of rings.一些松树几百岁,有许多年轮可以推理出A正确.
点评 本文是人文地理类阅读理解.这类题材是高考常考内容,它注重考查考生对整体内容的把握,做题时要求考生结合题目及文章上下文做出正确的选择.
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