2017届河南省信阳市罗山县高考英语阅读理解一轮精编：8（含解析）
<p> 河南罗山县2017高考英语一轮阅读理解训练题</p><p> 2016高考训练题----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="On">On</span> <span word="July">July</span> 1 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> 7:59:59, <span word="Bejing">Bejing</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’ <span word="s">s</span> <span word="atomic">atomic</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pause">pause</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="second">second</span>, <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span>, <span word="change">change</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> 7:59:60. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leap">leap</span> <span word="second">second</span> （闰秒） , <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slowing">slowing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>’ <span word="s">s</span> <span word="rotation">rotation</span> （旋转） <span word="and">and</span> <span word="astronomical">astronomical</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>.</p><p> <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="however">however</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="leap">leap</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="Reddit">Reddit</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="Reddit">Reddit</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Linux">Linux</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="confused">confused</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="second">second</span>.</p><p> <span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wired">Wired</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="Linux">Linux</span> <span word="creator">creator</span> <span word="Linus">Linus</span> <span word="Torvalds">Torvalds</span> <span word="commented">commented</span>:“<span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leap">leap</span> <span word="second">second</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’ <span word="s">s</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="annoying">annoying</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span>’ <span word="s">s</span> <span word="code">code</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="used">used</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>. ”</p><p> <span word="Companies">Companies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Google">Google</span>’ <span word="s">s</span>“<span word="leap">leap</span> <span word="smear">smear</span>”<span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>- <span word="known">known</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Pascoe">Pascoe</span> <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blog">blog</span> <span word="post">post</span>, <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Pascoe">Pascoe</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="creates">creates</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>:“<span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="e">e</span>�<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="stored">stored</span> <span word="correctly">correctly</span>?”<span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solution">solution</span>: <span word="Cut">Cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="milliseconds">milliseconds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>.“<span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span>.”<span word="Says">Says</span> <span word="Pascoe">Pascoe</span>.“<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>.”</p>
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