【高考调研】2017届高三英语一轮复习（外研版）课时规范训练16（含解析）
<p> 课时规范训练(单独成册)</p><p> 训练(十六)</p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>、<span word="D">D</span>)中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1930<span word="s">s</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="plains">plains</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1935 <span word="started">started</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="cloud">cloud</span>.<span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="No">No</span> <span word="Man">Man</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Land">Land</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="cloud">cloud</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="high">high</span>.</p><p> <span word="Close">Close</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Liberal">Liberal</span>，<span word="Kansas">Kansas</span>,11<span word="year">year</span><span word="old">old</span> <span word="Lila">Lila</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="refuge">refuge</span> (藏身处) <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span>.“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span>，” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="historian">historian</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Bonnifield">Bonnifield</span>.</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.<span word="Bobert">Bobert</span> <span word="Geiger">Geiger</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span>，<span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="drought">drought</span> (旱灾)．<span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="article">article</span>，<span word="Geiger">Geiger</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>：<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Dust">Dust</span> <span word="Bowl">Bowl</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="causes">causes</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>.<span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="there">there</span>，<span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="railroads">railroads</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="settlers">settlers</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plow">plow</span> <span word="up">up</span> (铲掉) <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="grass">grass</span>，<span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>，<span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="together">together</span>.<span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="it">it</span>，<span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>.</p>
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