2016重庆万州市高考英语一轮阅读理解选练（7）及答案
<p> 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的<span word="A">A</span>,<span word="B">B</span>,<span word="C">C</span>或<span word="D">D</span>四个选项中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="Kingda">Kingda</span> <span word="Ka">Ka</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tallest">tallest</span> <span word="roller">roller</span> <span word="coaster">coaster</span> （过山车） <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>, <span word="drops">drops</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="flashing">flashing</span> 418 <span word="feet">feet</span>. <span word="Ferrari">Ferrari</span> <span word="World">World</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Formula">Formula</span> <span word="Rossa">Rossa</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span>, <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="riders">riders</span>' <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="speeds">speeds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span>150 <span word="mph">mph</span>. <span word="BRC">BRC</span> <span word="Imagination">Imagination</span> <span word="Arts">Arts</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="new">new</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="creates">creates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sensation">sensation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="gravity">gravity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p> <span word="BRC">BRC</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Vomit">Vomit</span> <span word="Comet">Comet</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="theme">theme</span>-<span word="park">park</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> "<span word="Superman">Superman</span>: <span word="Escape">Escape</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Krypton">Krypton</span>" <span word="coaster">coaster</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="Flags">Flags</span> <span word="Magic">Magic</span> <span word="Mountain">Mountain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="Superman">Superman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="open">open</span>-<span word="car">car</span> <span word="coasters">coasters</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vomit">vomit</span>-<span word="comet">comet</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="enclosed">enclosed</span>. <span word="Riders">Riders</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="illusion">illusion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="floating">floating</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span>.</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="illusion">illusion</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="coasters">coasters</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="precision">precision</span>（精确度）. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coaster">coaster</span> <span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="mph">mph</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="down">down</span>—<span word="just">just</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="adjust">adjust</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="formation">formation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coaster">coaster</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>, <span word="extending">extending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sensation">sensation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weightlessness">weightlessness</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="station">station</span>.</p>
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