Before 1945, hardly anyone outside of New Mexico had ever heard of Alamogordo. In 1960 its population numbered 21,723. Ever since 1898, when the town had been built by the Southern Pacific Railroad, Alamogordo had been a lonely town. The land around it was largely desert, and largely empty.
Because it was isolated and because the weather was almost always clear and peaceful, a spot of desert near Alamogordo was chosen as the last site for the first atomic bomb ever exploded.
At dawn on July 16, 1945, the atomic bomb was set off. Observers agreed that they had witnessed something unlike anything ever seen by men before, a huge, colorful fireball, more brilliant than the sun flashing as it rose for miles into the air. Never before had men released so much power at one time, nor had any nation ever possessed weapon as terrible and destructive as the atomic bomb.
For several weeks, the test was kept secret. When an atomic bomb was dropped from an American plane on Hiroshima, Japan, newspapers and radio stations all over America told of the test of the bomb in New Mexico. Almost everybody was amazed to learn where the bomb had been made and tested; the deserts of the Southwest had hidden the secret well.
When news of the atomic bomb and its destructiveness was announced, people all over the world wondered what other new weapons were being prepared in the New Mexico desert. Some people doubted that the secret of making atomic bombs could be kept from other countries. Some even doubted the wisdom of using so powerful a weapon. But no one doubted that a new kind of war—and a new kind of world—had begun at Alamogordo, one summer morning in 1945.
1. Alamogordo was chosen as the test site mainly because（ ）.
2. Which of the following is the tone of this passage?
3. This passage is mainly about（ ）.
4. After the first atomic bomb explosion, everybody agreed that（ ）.
5. When was the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
问题1选项
A.its location would hide the secret well
B.it always had an enjoyable climate
C.it was situated in southwestern New Mexico
D.it was connected to other cities by a railway
问题2选项
A.Encouragement.
B.Fear.
C.Anxiety.
D.None of the above.
问题3选项
A.the selection of the test site for the first atomic bomb
B.the destructive force of the first atomic bomb
C.the secret of Alamogordo
D.nuclear war
问题4选项
A.it was not wise to use such a powerful weapon
B.it was wise to choose Alamogordo as the test site
C.man had entered the age of nuclear
D.it was not possible to keep the technology of making atomic bombs secret
问题5选项
A.At dawn on July 16, 1945.
B.Several weeks after the test.
C.As soon as the secret was revealed.
D.Immediately after the test.
第1题:A
第2题:D
第3题:C
第4题:C
第5题:B
第1题:
客观细节题。由题干关键词“chosen as the test site”可以定位到文章第二段Because it was isolated and because the weather was almost always clear and peaceful, a spot of desert near Alamogordo was chosen as the last site for the first atomic bomb ever exploded.（由于地处偏僻，而且天气几乎总是晴朗平和，阿拉莫戈多附近的一处沙漠被选为有史以来第一颗原子弹爆炸的最后地点。），说明选择阿拉莫戈多作为试验地点的原因是它地处偏僻，同时第四段最后一句也说到Almost everybody was amazed to learn where the bomb had been made and tested; the deserts of the Southwest had hidden the secret well.（几乎每个人都惊讶地得知炸弹是在哪里制造和测试的；西南部的沙漠很好地隐藏了这个秘密。），说明偏僻的沙漠能很好地隐藏秘密，是选择其作为试验地点的原因。因此A选项“它的位置能很好地隐藏秘密”正确。B选项“它总是气候宜人”，根据原文可知，天气好是原因之一，但不是最主要的原因，所以B错误。C选项“它位于新墨西哥州西南部”只是介绍了阿拉莫戈多的位置，没有说明选择它作为试验地点的原因，所以C错误。D选项“它通过铁路与其他城市相连”，原文只说它是由南太平洋铁路公司建成的，没有说它和其他城市相连，所以D错误。
第2题:
观点态度题。文章首先介绍了阿拉莫戈多的背景，然后描述了原子弹爆炸事件和人们对其的反应，整体是站在一个比较客观的态度来讲述事件经过的，没有加入个人的情感。A选项“鼓励”，B选项“恐惧”，C选项“焦虑”均不符合文章基调，因此D选项“以上都不是”正确。
第3题:
主旨大意题。文章主要围绕阿拉莫戈多这个地点展开叙述，首先介绍了它的位置和地理环境，引出下文它作为原子弹爆炸秘密试验地点，这个秘密公开时所有人都感到很惊讶，因此C选项“阿拉莫戈多的秘密”符合文章主旨。A选项“第一颗原子弹试验地点的选定”，B选项“第一颗原子弹的破坏力”，D选项“核战争”都只说明了文章的一部分，不能代表全文的主旨，所以A，B，D错误。
第4题:
推理判断题。由题干可以定位到文章最后一段最后一句But no one doubted that a new kind of war—and a new kind of world—had begun at Alamogordo, one summer morning in 1945.（但没有人怀疑，一场新的战争——一个新的世界——在1945年夏天的一个早晨，从阿拉莫戈多开始了。），1945年夏天的早晨说明是第一颗原子弹爆炸的时间，新的战争和世界开始了说明人类开始使用原子弹等核武器，进入了核武器时代。因此C选项“人类已经进入了核时代”正确。A选项“使用如此强大的武器是不明智的”只是部分人的想法，所以A错误。B选项“选择阿拉莫戈多作为试验地点是明智之举”，D选项“制造原子弹的技术不可能保密”在文中没有提及，所以B，D错误。
第5题:
客观细节题。由题干可以定位到文章第四段第一、二句For several weeks, the test was kept secret. When an atomic bomb was dropped from an American plane on Hiroshima, Japan, newspapers and radio stations all over America told of the test of the bomb in New Mexico.（几个星期以来，试验一直保密。当一颗原子弹从美国飞机投到日本广岛时，美国各地的报纸和广播电台都在报道新墨西哥州的原子弹试验。），说明在试验之后过了几周才正式投放原子弹。因此B选项“试验过后几周”正确。A选项“1945年7月16日黎明时分”，由原文可知这是试验的时间，不是在广岛投下原子弹的时间，所以A错误。C选项“秘密一经披露后”，当在广岛投下原子弹之后，试验的秘密才被揭露，所以C错误。D选项“试验后立即投放”，由原文可知是过了几周后才投放的，所以D错误。
