2022高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习（36）及答案.docVIP

2022高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习（36）及答案

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.

A

ChildrensBooks:?Hawkingsfactandfiction

GeorgeF．R．EllisRuby

BOOKREVIEWED-GeorgesSecretKeytotheUniverse

byLucyStephenHawking

StephenHawkingsbookABriefHistoryofTimewasahugecommercialsuccess．Itsachievementsinbringingdifficultscientificideastoawideaudiencearenotsoclear．NowthedistinguishedphysicisthasteamedupwithhisdaughterLucytoproduceachildrensbookdesignedtocommunicatecontemporaryphysics．Willitcapturetheattentionofyoungmindsandteachthemsomerealscience?Orwillitbeboringandovertheheadsoftheprospectivereaders?

GeorgesSecretKeytotheUniverseisanadventurestorycompletewithvillainsandheroandisillustratedwithenjoyableline-drawings．Itinvolvesalostpig,ahumorouslyportrayedintelligentcomputer,schoolbulliesandatripthroughtheSolarSystem．Didacticdiscussionsonaspectsofmodernphysics,suchassupernovaexplosionsandblack-holephysicsarehungonthisset-up．Therearealsofactboxesonphysicsandastronomy,andsomephotographsofastronomicalphenomena:planets,comets,galaxiesandsoon．Overall,thebookisaseriousefforttoconveyfactsandideasinpresentdayastronomyandastrophysics,withinascience-fictionadventurestory．

Themixtureisgreat．Childrenlovefactsandadventurestories．Thecombinationwillcatchtheirinterestandkeepthemoccupiedforhours．Aftertenminutesofleafingthroughthebook,mygranddaughterRubywasdeeplyabsorbedandIhadtopromisetobringitbackforhertoreadafterIhadcompletedmyreview．Likeanyeducationaltool,itwillsucceedforsomeandnotforothers．Isupposethereshouldbemoreoftheformer．

1．Wheredoyouthinkthispassageistaken?

A．Fromanewsstory． B．Fromatextbook．

C．Fromabookreview． D．Fromanadvertisment．

2．Whichofthefollowingbooksismainlyreviewedinthispassage?

A．GeorgesSecretKeytotheUnive