2020年中考英语语法特色题型特训专题8阅读理解科普类202004082193 15页

科普类（一）阅读短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Nowsatellitesarehelpingtoforecast（预报）theweather.Theyareinspace,andtheycanreachanypartoftheworld.Thesatellitestakepicturesoftheatmosphere（大气）,becausethisiswheretheweatherforms（形成）.Theysendthesepicturestotheweatherstations.Someteorologists（气象学家）canseetheweatherofanypartoftheworld.Fromthepictures,thescientistscanoftensayhowtheweatherwillchange.Today,nearlyfivehundredweatherstationsinsixtycountriesreceivesatellitepictures.Whentheyreceivenewpictures,themeteorologistscompare（比较）themwithearlierones.Perhapstheymayfindthatthecloudshavechangedduringthelastfewhours.Thismaymeanthattheweatheronthegroundmaysoonchange,too.Intheirnextweatherforecast,themeteorologistscansaythis.Sotheweathersatellitesareagreathelptothemeteorologists.Beforesatelliteswereinvented,thescientistscouldforecasttheweatherforabout24or48hours.Nowtheycanmakegoodforecastsforthreeorfivedays.Soon,perhaps,theymaybeabletoforecasttheweatherforaweekormoreahead（提前）.1.Satellitestravel_____________.A.inspace              B.intheatmosphereC.abovetheground      D.abovespace2.Whydoweusetheweathersatellitestotakepicturesoftheatmosphere?Because__________.A.theweathersatellitescandoiteasilyB.cloudsformthereC.theweatherformsthereD.thepicturescanforecasttheweather3.Meteorologistsforecasttheweather__________.A.whentheyhavereceivedsatellitepicturesB.aftertheyhavecomparednewsatellitepictureswithearlieronesC.beforetheyreceivedsatellitepicturesD.duringtheystudysatellitepictures4.Maybewe’llsoonbeabletoforecasttheweatherfor________. A.oneday               B.twodaysC.fivedays             D.sevendaysorevenlonger5.Themain（主要的）ideaofthispassageisthatsatellitesarenowusedin_________.A.takingpicturesoftheatmosphereB.receivingpicturesoftheatmosphereC.doingotherworkinmanywaysD.weatherforecasting（二）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C或者D四个选项中选出最佳选项。TheInternet,mobilephonesandIpadsarepartofourlivesnow.Technologyisgreatlyaffectingallwaysofourlives,fromthewaysweworktothewaysweplay.Anditevencausesanumberofsocialproblemssuchascloninghumans.Wehavehadlotsoftechnologyandithaschangedourlivesalot.Thereisnodoubtthathumanswillcontinuetousemoreandmoretechnology.Herearesomeexamplesofmoderntechnologythatwillchangeourideasandwillaffectourlivesgreatly.GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)(全球定位系统)It’sasystemthatusesradiosignalsfromsatellitestoshowexact(精确地)information.Ittellsyouwheretheuserisontheearthinallweatherconditions.It’smadeupofthreeparts:satellites,controlequipments(设备)onlandandreceivers.SpaceTechnologyRussianandAmericanscientistshaveworkedtogetherfortheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)foralongtime.TheyhopetheISSwillprovidealong-lastinglab.Suchalabwillbringhumanslimitless(无限的)advantages.It’sevenhopedthatonedayspacetechnologywilltakehumanstotheirnewhousesinspace.UnderwaterRobotHerculesisakindofUnderwaterRobotwithsomehightechnologyequipments.Itwillbeusedtosearchforancientshipswhichweredestroyedintothedeepseaduringtheirjourneylongago.Theworldischangingsoquicklythatit’shardforustocatchupwithallthenewinventionsbecausetheyseemtocomeouteverymonth.It’simportantforustolearnaboutnewtechnologyandtherolethatitplaysinourlives.Soweshouldbewillingtoacceptmoderntechnology,orwewillfallbehindthetime.()1.______cantellyouwheretheuserisontheearthexactly. A.SatellitesB.ReceiversC.GlobalPositioningSystemD.UnderwaterRobot()2.Accordingtothepassage,whichisNOTtrueabouttheISS?A.Ithascarriedpeopletootherplanets.B.Itwillprovidealong-lastinglabforus.C.RussianandAmericanareworkingforit.D.Humanswillgetalotofadvantagesfromit.()3.Herculesisusedto______.A.savelivesintheseaB.takepictureintheseaC.repairthebrokenshipsD.lookfortheancientshipsinthesea()4.Fromthepassage,weknowthat______.A.theuseofGPSisaffectedbytheweatherconditionsB.it’sveryimportantforustolearnaboutnewtechnologyC.it’seasyforustocatchupwithallthenewinventionsD.technologybringsusmanyadvantagessuchascloninghumans()5.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Tohelpusstudysomenewtechnology.B.Totellustechnologyischangingtheworld.C.Tohelpsolvetheproblemsthattechnologycauses.D.Toremindustheadvantagesoftechnologyarelimitless.（三）根据短文内容填空或选出最佳答案。Snowfellonthemountain.Itsnowedandsnowed.Thesnowdidnotmelt（融化）.Itbecamedeepandheavy.Thesnowonthebottompressed（挤压）together.,itbecameice.Theicewasverywideandthick.Itbegantomovedownthemountain.Itwaslikeariverofice.Itwasaglacier（冰河）.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewinches（英寸）eachday.Asitmoved,ittookrocksanddirtwithit.Itchangedtheland.Insomeplaces,itlefthills.Insomeplaces,whentheglaciermelted,itmaderiversandlakes.Amillionyearsago,thereweremanybigglaciers.Glacierscoveredmanypartsoftheworld.Theglacierschangedtheland. Glaciersarestillatworktoday.AglacierinthenorthofCanadaiscuttinganewpath（路）downthesideofamountain.Thisglacierwillchangetheland,too.1.ThesnowthatfellonthemountainA.becamesnowman   B.melted   C.becameice   D.turnedtorain2.Thewordinthestorythatmeansariveroficeis__________.3.Thestorysays,“Thesnowdidnotmelt.Itbecamedeepandheavy”.Theworditmeans____.4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?A.TherearenotasmanyglaciersasthereusedtobeB.Glaciersdonotchangethelandastheymoveoverit.C.Glaciersarefoundonlyinwarmplaces.5.Howfastdidtheglaciermove?(Whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook?)A.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyonceayear.B.Sometimestheglaciermovedovertenmileseachday.C.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewincheseachday.6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat_______.A.snowisheavy        B.thehighlandneverchangesC.glacierschangedtheland（四）根据短文内容填空或选出最佳答案。Longago,peopleinRome（罗马）talkedtooneanotherinLatin（拉丁文）.PupilsinschoollearnedtoreadandwriteinLatin.BooksareinLatin.SomeRomans（罗马人）wenttootherpartsoftheworld.Theytooktheirlanguagewiththem.SoonLatinwasusedinmanycountries.Itbecameaworldlanguage.PeopleinothercountriesdidnottalkinLatinthesameway.Ineachland,theychangedthelanguagealittle.Astimewentby,theymademorechanges.AtlasttheydidnottalkinLatinanymore.Newlanguageshadcomefromtheoldone.PeopledonottalktooneanotherinLatintoday.ButtheystillusemanyLatinwords.Youdo,too.Street,wall,city,andsaltaresomeoftheLatinwordsweuse.Youareapupilinschool.PupilisaLatinword.Itmeans“littledoll”.1.Latinwasusedbypeoplein_____. A.Rome   B.theUnitedStates   C.Greece(希腊)   D.Texas2.Thewordinthestorythatmeanswhatpeoplespeakandwriteis______3.Thestorysays,“PeopledonottalktoeachotherinLatintoday.ButtheystillusemanyLatinwords,”Thewordtheymeans________.4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?A.Itisnotgoodtochangealanguage.B.Pupilsinschoolstodayplaywithdolls.C.NotmanypeoplecanreadLatintoday.5.WhathappenedtoLatinwhenitwastakentoothercountries?(whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook?)A.Ineachland,peopletalkedabouteachother.B.Ineachland,theychangedthelanguagealittleC.Ineachland,thechildrenhadtospeaksomeLatin.6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat________.A.RomansdidnotliketostayhomeB.peopleinoldRometalkedalottoeachother.C.Latinchangedasitmovedfromlandtoland.(五)Wehaveknownforalongtimethatflowersofdifferentplantsopenandcloseatdifferenttimeofday.Thisissofamiliarthatthereseemstobenoneedtoaskthereasonforit.Yetnoonereallyunderstandswhyflowersopenandcloselikethisatparticulartimes.Theprocess(过程)isnotassimpleaswemightthink,asrecentexperimentshaveshown.Inonestudy,flowerswerekeptinconstant(连续的)darkness.Wemightexpectthattheflowers,withoutanyinformationaboutthetimeofday,didnotopenastheynormallydo.Infact,theycontinuedtoopenattheirusualtime.Thissuggeststhattheyhavesomemysterious(神秘的)wayofknowingthetime.Theirsenseoftimedoesnotdependoninformationfromtheoutsideworld;itis,sotospeak,insidethem,akindof“innerclock”.Thisdiscovery(发现)maynotseemtobeveryimportant.However,itwaslaterfoundthatnotjustplantsbutalsoanimals—includingman—havethis“innerclock”whichcontrolstheworkingoftheirbodiesandinfluences(影响)theiractivities.Men,then,arealsoinfluencedbythismysteriouspower.Whetherwewishitornot,itaffectssuchthingsinourlifeasour needforsleep,ourneedforfood.Inthepast,thisdidnotmatterverymuchbecausepeoplelivedinnaturalcondition.Inthemodernworld,thingsaredifferent;nowtherearespacemen,airplanepilotsand,inordinarylife,alotofpeoplewhohavetoworkatnight.Itwouldbeveryuseful,then,toknowmoreaboutthe“innerclock”.Suchordinarythingsasflowersmighthelpusunderstandmoreaboutourselves.1.Arecentexperimentshowedthat________________.A.differentflowersopenandcloseatdifferenttimesofdayB.fortheiropeningandclosing,flowersdonotneedinformationfromtheoutsideworldC.flowersareinfluencedbyweaklightevenwhentheyareinadarkroomD.flowerscanbeusedfortellingthetime2.The“innerclock”_________________________.A.isanunimportantdiscoveryB.isonlyfoundinanimalsC.hasnotbeenunderstoodbyfarD.hasaneffectonhumanlife3.Furtherstudyofthe“innerclock”willbeusefulbecause________________.A.itmighthelpusinsomewayB.wedonotyetunderstandplantsandanimalswellenoughC.thenumberofspacemenandairplanepilotsisfastincreasingD.weshouldtrytolivemorenaturallythanwedonow4.Keptinconstantdarkness,flowers________________________.A.willnotopenorcloseasusualB.willnotopenanylongerC.willopenastheydoinnaturalconditionsD.willalwaysremaininfullblossom(开花)5.________________haveamysteriouspowerofknowingtimewithoutinformationfromtheoutsideworld.A.AnimalsincludingmanaswellasplantsB.AlllivingthingsexceptmanC.FlowersaretheonlythingsintheworldthatD.Neitheranimalsnorplants(六)阅读短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。In1926,aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness.Buthewasnotagood artist.Soheinventedaverysimplecamera.Heputitinawindowofhishouseandtookapictureofhisgarden.Thatwasthefirstphoto.Thenextimportantdateinthehistoryofphotographywasin1837.Thatyear,Daguerre,anotherFrenchman,tookapictureofhisreadingroom.Heusedanewkindofcamerainadifferentway.Inhispictureyoucouldseeeverythingclearly,eventhesmallestthing.ThiskindofphotowascalledaDaguerreotype(银版照相).SoonotherpeoplebegantouseDaguerre’sway.Travelersbroughtbackwonderfulphotosfromallaroundtheworld.Peopletookpicturesoffamousbuildings,citiesandmountains.Inabout1840,photographywasdeveloped.Thenphotographerscouldtakepicturesofpeopleandmovingthings.Thatwasnotsimple.Thephotographershadtocarryalotoffilmandothermachines.Butthisdidnotstopthem,forexample,someintheUSworkedsohard.MathewBradywasafamousAmericanphotographer.Hetookmanypicturesofgreatpeople.Thepictureswereunusualbecausetheywereverylifelike.Photographyalsobecameonekindofartbytheendofthe19thcentury.Somephotoswerenotjustcopiesoftherealworld.Theyshowedfeelings,likeotherkindsofart.根据短文内容，回答下列问题。()1.ThefirstphototakenbyNiepcewasapictureof_______.A.hisbusinessB.hishouseC.hisgardenD.hiswindow()2.TheDaguerreotypewas_______.A.aFrenchmanB.akindofpictureC.akindofcameraD.aphotographer()3.Ifaphotographerwantedtotakepicturesofmovingthingsintheyearof1840s,hehadto________.A.watchlotsoffilmsB.buyanexpensivecameraC.stopinmostcitiesD.takemanyfilmsandsomethingelsewithhim()4.MathewBrady________.A.wasverylifelikeB.wasfamousforhisunusualpicturesC.wasquitestrongD.tookmanypicturesofmovingpeople()5.Thispassagetellsus________.A.howphotographywasdevelopedB.howtoshowyourideasandfeelingsinpicturesC.howtotakepicturesintheworld D.howtousedifferentcameras(七)根据短文内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。Isthewhaletheworld’slargestfish?No.Itlookslikeafish,butitisreallyamammal(哺乳动物).Thenwhat’stheworld’slargestfish?It’sthewhaleshark（鲸鲨）.Althoughthewhalesharkisourbiggestfishandlivesinmanyoceans（海洋）aroundtheworld,fewpeoplehaveeverheardofit.Scientistshavenotbeenstudyingwhalesharksforverylong.Muchmoreneedstobelearnedaboutthem.Awhalesharkissometimescalleda“gentlegiant(温柔的巨人)”.Itlikestobealoneanddoesn’tcareabitaboutdiversorhumans.Thebiggestwhalesharkweighed24,250poundsandwasnearly40feetlong.Thismakesitheavierandlongerthanaschoolbus.Insideitshugemoutharegreatnumbersofverysmallteeth.Tocountallofthem,you’llneedtodosomemath.Thewhaleshark’steetharearrangedinrows.Therearebetweenelevenandthirteenrowsoneachjaw(颚)andaroundthreehundredteethineachrow.However,thewhalesharkrarelyusesitsteeth.Itdoesnotcheworbiteitsfood.Largeamountsofwaterarepulledintoitsmouthandthenpushedoutthroughitsgills(鳃).Forafewmonthseveryyear,agroupofwhalesharkscomestoNingalooReef,offWesternAustralia.Thisgivesscientistsawonderfulchancetostudythelargefish.Whalesharksdoliveinotheroceansoftheworld,butnooneknowstheirpopulation.Itispossiblethatourbiggestfishmayneedprotecting.Itisoneofthereasonswhyscientistscontinuetolearnalltheycanaboutthesegentlegiants.()1.Littleisknownaboutwhalesharksbecausescientists_____.A.arenotinterestedinlearningaboutthemB.findthemtoodifficulttocatchC.donotknowthebestplacestofindthemD.havestudiedthemforashorttime()2.Whichsentencecantellusthatwhalesharksaregentle?A.Theyhavelargemouths.B.Theyleavediversalone.C.Theyhavesmalleyes.D.Theyliveinmanyoceans.()3.Howdoesthewriterhelpusknowwhatthewhaleshark’smouthlookslike?A.Bygivingreasons.B.Bydescribingcolors.C.Bycomparingsizes.D.Byusingnumbers. ()4.Thefifthparagraphismainlyabout_____.A.howawhalesharkeatsB.whatawhalesharkeatsC.howdifferentfishusetheirgillsD.what’sinsideawhaleshark’smouth()5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthearticle?A.GentleGiantsB.TheDiaryofaSailorC.TheLargestAnimalD.MyLifeontheSea(八)根据短文内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。Dr.JackTodisveryinterestedincleaningwater.1.Soit’snaturalthatheistodevelopasmallandaffordablesystem(系统)tocleanwastewater.His“LivingMachine”cancleanwastewaterinyourhomeorinyourbusiness.2.Thewastewatergoesintoabigplastictankwherebacteria(细菌)starttobreakdownthewaste.Afewdayslaterafteritisdealtwith,thewaterisbroughtintoagreenhousefilledwithplantsandfish.3,theplantsandanimalsremove(去掉)morechemicalsfromthewater,makingitcleaner.Thenthewatercanbereusedforwashingorbathing.4,butthewateriscleanenoughforwateringtheflower,washingthedog,orevenforbathingorswimming.Theadvantageofthistechnologyisthatitisaffordableandgoodfortheenvironment.5,itcanhelptouselessfreshwater,anditcanhelpkeepthewatersupplyunpolluted.根据短文内容，从下面六个选项中选出能填入文章空白处的最佳选项。A.Ifenoughhomesandbusinessesuse“LivingMachines”B.WaterisimportantforusC.HeisalsointerestedinsavingmoneyD.ItcannotbeusedfordrinkingorcookingE.The“LivingMachine”isasystemforcleaningwastewaterF.Withthehelpofsunlight1.2.34.5.(九)Akindoflittlecarsmaytaketheplaceoftoday’sbigonesmanyyearslater.Ifeveryone drivessuchcarsinthefuture,therewillbelesspollutionintheair.Therewillalsobemorespaceforparkingincities,andthestreetswillbelesscrowded.Thelittlecarsofthefuturewillcostless.Drivingwillbesafer,too,sincetheselittlecarscangoonly65kilometersanhour.Thecarsofthefuturewillbefineforgoingaroundacity,buttheywillnotbeusefulforalongway.Littlecarswillgo450kilometersbeforetheyneedtostopformoregasoline(汽油).Ifbigcarsarestillusedwiththesmallones,twokindsofroadswillbeneededinthefuture.Someroadswillbeneededforthebig,fastercarsandotherroadswillbeneededforthesmall,slowerones.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。()1.Thereismuchpollutionintheairtodaybecause_____.A.peopledrivebigcarsB.peopledrivelittlecarsC.smallcarswillgo450kilometersbeforetheyneedtostopformoregasolineD.theusualsizeofcarstodayistoosmall()2.Theusualsizeofcarstodayis_____.A.muchsmallerthanthefutureoneB.asbigasthefutureonesC.assmallasthefutureonesD.biggerthanthefutureones()3.Whichofthefollowingstatements(陈述)isNOTtrue?A.Bigcarscostmore.B.Bigcarsarenotusefulforalongway.C.Thecarsofthefuturewillbesmallerthantoday’scars.D.Smallcarsareslowerthanbigones.()4.Thestreetswillbelesscrowdedbecause_____.A.therewillbefewercarsinthefutureB.therewillbefewerpeopleinthestreetsC.threekindsofroadswillbebuiltD.futurecarswillbesmaller()5.Twokindsofroadswillbeneededinthefuturebecause_____.A.therewillbetoomanycarsinthefutureB.moreandmorepeoplewillgotocitiesC.bigcarsrunfasterandlittlecarsrunslowerD.itlooksmorebeautifultohavetwokindsofroads(十)Stopandlisten!Whatdoyouhear?Youmayhearmanydifferentsounds.Someofthosesounds maybenoise.Noiseisaloudorunwantedsound.Manykindsofmachines,suchasmotorcycles,jetplanes(喷气式飞机),farmtractorscancausenoise,andpowermotorscancausenoise.And,tosomepeople,rockmusicisalsoanoise.Whathappenstopeoplewholivenearnoisymachinesorusethemoveraperiodoftime?Doctorshavefoundthatthesepeoplehavetroubleinsleeping.Andmostimportantly,constant(连续的)loudnoisecancauselossofhearing.Scientistsuseaunitofmeasurecalledadecibel(分贝)tomeasuretheloudnessofasound.Thesoundofaquietroom,forexample,measures35decibels.Talkingmeasuresbetween40and65decibels.Soundsfromtrafficandfromsomerockbandsmeasureover120decibels.Noiseatsuchhighlevelcausesthegreatesthearingloss.根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。()1.Accordingtothepassage,noiseisallsoundsthatyoucanhear.()2.A“decibel”isamachinethatmakesloudnoise.()3.Loudnoisecanhelppeoplesleepbetter.()4.Notallpeoplethinkthatrockmusicisanoise.()5.Wecaninfer(推断)fromthepassagethatnoiseisaseriousproblem.(十一)Atpresent,toomuchcarbondioxide(二氧化碳)makestheearthwarmerandwarmerandcausesterribleeffecttohumanbeings.Tosaveourplanet,tosaveourselves,anewlifestylecalledlow-carbonlife(低碳生活)becomespopular.Lowcarbonmeanslowenergyandnowaste.Itisnecessaryforeverybodytolearntolivealow-carbonlife.Tolivealow-carbonlife,we’dbettersaveenergyaspossible.TurnoffthelightsandTVwhenevertheyarenotneeded.Ifpossible,usecoldwatertowashclothesordishes.Takeashortshowerandtrytotakeacoldonewhentheweathergetswarm.Don’tdothecookingwithelectricity.Tolivealow-carbonlife,weshouldeatlessmeat.Everybodyknowseatingtoomuchmeatmakespeoplefatandeasytohaveheartdisease,butmaybeyoudon’tknowkeepinganimalsforfoodproducesevenmorecarbondioxidethanallthecarsintheworld,andbeingavegetariancanhelpreduceoneandahalftonsofcarbondioxideayear.Maybe it isalittledifficult,butit’sreallynecessary. Tolivealow-carbonlife,wearesupposedtodolessshopping.Whenwegoshopping,wemaydriveacarortakeothertransportations.Ontheonehand,thesemachinespollutetheairandwasteenergy.Ontheotherhand,mostofusalwaysbuysomeuselessthingsbecauseofsomeadvertisements.Itisnotonlyawasteofmoneybutalsocausestroubletotheearth,becauseasyouknow,makingeverythingwillproducecarbondioxidemoreorless.Therearemanyotherwaystolivelow-carbonlife,suchasrecyclingthings,plantingtreesandreusingtextbooks.Ifwecankeepitahabitinourdailylife,theearthwillbecomeasaferplanetforustoliveon.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。()1._____makestheweatherontheearthgetwarmer.       A.Littlerubbish                      B.Awasteofmoney          C.Toomuchcarbondioxide        D.Awasteofwater()2.Wecan_____tosaveenergyinourdailylife.       A.uselesselectricity                  B.gotosleepwithlightson         C.washclotheswithhotwater    D.drivecartowork()3.Theunderlinedword“it”inthethirdparagraphmeans_____.       A.eatinglessmeat                    B.havingheartdisease          C.keepinganimalsforfood             D.eatinglessvegetables()4.Weshoulddolessshoppingbecause_____.       A.wastingmoneycausestroubletopeople    B.theadvertisementsaresometimesmisleading    C.thelessyoushop,thelesscarbondioxidewillbeproduced    D.someofthethingsyouboughtareuseless()5.Ifeverybodylivesalow-carbonlife,_____.A.wewillwastemoreenergyB.therewillbelesscarbondioxideC.theearthwillbecomeadangerousplacetoliveon D.therewillbemorecarbondioxide(十二)Ifyouwatchtheskyforaboutanhourafterthesungoesdown,youmayseesome“movingstars”.Butthey’renotrealstars.They’reman-madesatellites(人造卫星).AndthebiggestofallistheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).FromMaytoJulyisthebestseasontowatchtheISSflyingovertheearth.Andpeoplecanseeitwiththeireyes.TheISSisthebiggestsatelliteandscientistswanttoliveonit.Theythinkthatthebestwaytolearnmoreaboutspaceistolivethere.Whenthespacestationisfinished,itwillbelikeacityinspace.Peoplewillstayandstudytherewithmanyofthethingstheyhaveathome.Laboratories,livingroomsandpowerstationsarebeingbuilt.TheISSisthemostexpensivespaceprogram.Billionsofdollarsarebeingspentoniteveryyear. ScientistshopethattheISSwillbeasteppingstoneforfuturespaceexploration(探测).“TheISSwillhelpusunderstandthehumanbodybetter,explorespaceandstudytheearth.Itcanhelpusmakelifeontheearthbetter,”saidKathrynClark,anISSscientist. Sixteencountriesarepartoftheprogram:theUS,Russia,Canada,Japan,Braziland11Europeancountries.Chinaisn’tanISScountry,butithashelpedwithsomeoftheexperiments.In2003,ChinasentsomericeuptotheISStofindoutwhatspacewoulddotoit.()1.TheInternationalSpaceStation_____________.A.isreallyabigcityinspaceB.isthebiggestman-madesatelliteC.canonlyhelpusexplorespaceD.ismainlybuiltbytheUSAandRussia()3.Fromthepassageweknowthat_____________.A.buildingtheISSisonlyforscientiststolivethereB.scientistscandoanythingtheylikethereC.peoplecanseetheSpaceStationatanytimeD.sixteencountriesaremembersofthespaceprogram()3.Thephrase“asteppingstone”probablymeans“_____________”.A.滑梯B.巅峰C.垫脚石D.走廊()4.ChinasentsomericeuptotheISSisprobablyto_____________.A.beusedasastronauts’foodB.sellittoaliens C.dosomescienceexperimentsD.makeitgrowbetterinspace()5.Whichofthefollowingisn’tmentioned?A.ChinawilljointheISSinthefuture.B.ThescientistsarebuildinglivingroomsforthemintheISS.C.TheISSwillbemoreusefulinthefuture.D.TheISScoststhemembersof16countriesplentyofmoneyeveryyear.(十三)Haveyouseen Avatar（《阿凡达》）?It’sapopular3Dmovie,andyoumayhavetowear3Dglasses toseeit.The3Dglassesmaketheimages(图像)fromthemovielookasiftheywerecomingstraighttowardsyou.   Moreandmore3Dmoviesarecomingtotheaters.Somesaythat3DTVsetswillcomeintoourhomesinthenearfuture.3DtechnologycanmakeTVandmoviesaremoreexciting.However,peoplewitheyeproblemsmaygetheadachesiftheyspendtoomuchtimewatching3Dmovies.Why?   Whenwelookatanobject(物体),eacheyeseesitatadifferentangle(角度).Oureyessendthetwoimagestoourbrain(大脑),andthebrainputsthemtogether.3Dtechnologyusestwofilmprojectors(投影机).Oneprojectsaleft-eye-imageandtheotherprojectsaright-eye-image.3Dglassesallowustoseea differentimageineacheye.So,whenwearewatchinga3Dmovie,ourbraincan’tputtogethertheimagessenttooureyes.Thebrainneedstoworkharderat“reading”theimages.Thatmakesiteasierforpeoplewitheyeproblemstogetdizzy(头晕的)orhaveheadaches.Afamouseyedoctorsaidifyoureyescan’tfocus(聚焦)onthesameobjectatonce,youwillhavetroublewatching3Dmovies.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。()1.Accordingtothepassage, Avatar isa______.A.digitalcameraB.digitalTVsetC.3DmovieD.4Dmovie()2.The3Dglassescanmaketheimagesfromthemovie______.A.lookmorebeautifulthanusualB.lookasiftheywerecomingstraighttowardsyouC.lookasiftheywerefarawayfromyouD.lookmoreclearthanusual()3.Peoplewillhave______intheirhomesinthenearfuture.A.3DcomputersB.3DphonesC.3DmoviesD.3DTVsets()4.Whenwelookatanobject,______. A.eacheyeseestheobjectatthesameangleB.ourbrainputsthetwodifferentpicturestogetherC.therewillbetwofilmprojectorsinoureyesD.ourbraincan’tputtogethertheimagessenttooureyes()5.Ifyouwearapairof3Dglasses,______.A.youwillseedifferentimagesinbotheyesB.yourbraincan’tworkatallC.theimagescanbeputtogethereasilybyyourbrainD.ourbraincanputtheimagestogether一、1-5ACBDD二、1-5CADBA三、1—51.C 2.glacier 3.snow 3.A 4.C 5.C四、1—51.A 2.language 3.people 4.C 5.B 6.C五、1—51-5BDACA六、1—5CBDBA七、1—5DBDAA八、1—5CEFDA九、1—5ADBDC十、1—5FFFTT十一、1—5CAACB十二、1—5BDCCA十三、1—5CBDBA