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1、中考复习英语说明性阅读理解专练叶邑镇中学九年级英语组姚胜兰AMany people keep small fish as pets.They keep them in a tank of water.The tank is made ofclear glass.People can look through it.They can see inside the tank and watch the fish.The fish need room.They must not be crowded.Fish need oxygen(O2)to breathe.Fish get itfrom wat
2、er in the tank.There must be enough water for all fish.So the size of the tank isimportant.In the tank many people put small plants that are good for fish.They give oxygen to thewater.Plants help in other ways,too.Fish can nibble(轻咬)on the plants.They hide among theplants and sleep,lay eggs there.Th
3、e plants need light.Most fish need light too.The tank may be put near a window.It willget light there.Another place might be better,though.A window may let cold air in.The water inthe tank may get too cold.The fish may die because cold water can kill them.So can hot water.The temperature must be jus
4、t right.The fish must be kept in water all the time.Some fish can jump high.They may jump out ofthe tank.The tank should be covered.This keeps the fish from jumping out.The fish need food and they should be fed every day.Giving them too much food is bad.Theextra food will fall to the bottom and make
5、 the water dirty.However,the fish should get justenough food.They should finish the food in 10 minutes.Nothing should be left.When thishappens,the amount of food is right.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。)1.A tank near the window may NOT be good for pet fish beca us e.A.no air can get in through the window
6、B.pet fish will jump out of the windowC.plants in the tank will grow too bigD.cold air may make the water too cold)2.is the least important to pet fish.A.Water temperature B.SunlightC.The amount of food D.The size of the tank)3.Which of the following may cause pet fish to die?A.Too little room for f
7、ish.C.The light through the window.B.The plants in the tank.D.A lot of water in the tank.)4.The word this in the last paragraph refers to.A.giving pet fish too much foodB.giving pet fish too little foodC.giving pct fish the right amount of foodD.giving pet fish neither too cold nor too hot water)5.T
8、his passage mainly talks about.A.why fish must be put in a glass tankB.how people should keep their pct fishC.what kind of plants is good for pet fishD.how much food should be given to pet fish参 考 答 案1 5DBACCBS U Z L IO F T (A R B O N八 D IO X ID K光 合 作 用 他 哨 确lI lO T O SY N T H H SISLeaves are natur
9、es food factories.Plants take water from the ground through their roots.They take a gas called carbon dioxide(CO2)from the air.Plants use sun light to turn water andCO2 into glucose.Glucose is a kind of sugar.Plants use glucose as food for energy to grow.Theway plants turn water and CO2 into glucose
10、 is called photosynthesis.That means putting togetherwith light.A chemical called chlorophyll helps make photosynthesis happen.Chlorophyll isgreen.It gives plants their green color.As summer ends and autumn comes,the days get shorter and shorter.This is how the treesknow to begin getting ready for w
11、inter.During winter,there is not enough light or water for photosynthesis.The trees will rest,andlive on the food they have stored during the summer.They be gin to close their food-makingfactories.The green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves.Then,we begin to see yellow andorange colors.A few of
12、these colors stay in the leaves all the time.We just cant see them in thesummer,because they are covered up by the green chlorophyll.Red and purple colors we see in leaves are made mostly in the autumn.In some trees,likemaples,glucose is stored in the leaves after photosynthesis stops.Sunlight and t
13、he cool nights ofautumn turn this glucose into red.The brown color of trees like oaks is made from wastes left inthe leaves.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。()1.The word chlorophyll in the first paragraph means in Chinese.A.葡萄糖 B.氧气 C.胡萝卜素 D.叶绿素()2.Where is CO2 from?A.Ground.B.Roots.C.Sunlight.)3.The way i
14、s called photosynthesis.A.plants get CO2 from the airB.plants take water from the groundC.plants turn water and CO2 into glucoseD.plants use glucose as food for energy to grow)4.Red and purple colors in leaves are made mostly in.A.spring B.summer C.autumn)5.in the leaves changes into red color in au
15、tumn.A.Sunlight B.Glucose C.Water参 考 答 案1 5DDCCBD.Air.D.WinterD.ChlorophyCLike all insects,ants have six legs.Each leg has three joints(关节).The legs of an ant arevery strong so they can run very quickly.If a man could run as fast fbr his size as an ant can,hecould run as fast as a horse.Ants can lif
16、t 20 times their own body weight.The life of an ant is usually 45-40 days.Ants use their antennae(触角)not only fbr touch,but also fbr their sense of smell.The head of an ant has a pair of large,strong jaws.The jaws openand shut sideways like a pair of scissors.Grown-up ants cannot eat hard food.Inste
17、ad they havethe juice that they get from pieces of food.They throw away the dry part that is left over.An anthas two eyes.Each eye is made up of many smaller eyes.They are called compound eyes.An ant has two stomachs.One stomach holds the food fbr itself and the other is for food to beshared with ot
18、her ants.Like all insects,the outside of their body is hard.Each ant group has at least one or more queens.The job of a queen is to lay eggs and workerants look after them.Worker ants look after the young,protect the nest from unwanted visitors and look fbr food.At night worker ants move the eggs an
19、d baby ants deep into the nest to protect them from the cold.During the daytime,worker ants move the eggs and babies to the top of the nest so that they canbe warmer.Each group of ants has its own smell.In this way,visitors can be made out at once.Ifa worker ant has found where the food is,it leaves
20、 a special smell so that the other ants in thegroup can find the food.Ants are clean and tidy insects.Some worker ants are given the job oftaking the rubbish from the nest and putting it outside in a special rubbish dump!Many people dont like ants,but I do.To stop them coming into my kitchen,I put s
21、ome sugaroutside.They have so much to eat that they are not interested in coming into my kitchen.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。()1.Ants can run very quickly because.A.they have six legs B.they are light in weightC.their legs are strong D.their legs have three joints()2.The antennae of the ants are used
22、to.A.open and shut sideways B.move and watchC.get and eat food D.touch and smell()3.According to the passage,ants.A.eat up all the food B.share food with othersC.have pairs of scissors D.can live fbr three months)4.The word compound means in Chinese.A.明亮的 B.柔弱的 C.模糊的 D.复合的)5.A worker ant does NOT.A.
23、lay eggs B.clean their nest C.look for food D.look after baby ants参 考 答 案 15 C D B D ADThe Sydney Opera House is a very famous building in theworld.It has become Sydne/s best-known landmark andinternational symbol.The Opera House with a”sailing roof*wasdesigned by a famous Danish architect(丹麦建筑大师),U
24、tzon.The base for the building was started in 1959,years before thedesigns were finished.Utzon spent four years designing the OperaHouse.In 1962,the designs were finalized(定稿)and the construction began.In 1967,theystarted the decoration inside.It took 14 years in total tobuild the Opera House.Queen
25、Elizabeth II officially opened it on October 20th,1973.The Sydney Opera House cost around$100 million and was paid for by the public.6,225square meters of glass was used to build it.The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms.It is 185meters long and 120 meters wide.The buildings roof sections weigh about
26、15 tons.Each year,this fantastic building attracts 200,000 tourists to come for a visit or enjoy events in it.The Opera House reaches out into the harbor.It is amazing and unforgettable,offering peoplea strong sense of beauty.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。)1.The designer of the Sydney Opera House was f
27、r om.A.America B.Australia C.England D.Denmark)2.Building the Sydney Opera House l ast ed.A.from 1959 to 1973 B.from 1962 to 1973C.from 1959 to 1967D.from 1962 to 1967)3.The underlined word construction*means in Chinese.A.创立 B.设计 C.施工 D.竣工)4.paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera Hous
28、e.A.Utzon B.The public)5.Which is the best title for the passage?A.Sailing RoofC.The Sydney Opera House参 考 答 案 15 D A C B CC.Queen Elizabeth II D.The governmentB.Travelling in SydneyD.The Opening of the Opera HouseEHeight is just one of the thousands of features your genes(基因)decide.In fact,because
29、youhave two parents,your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between theheight of each parent.If both your parents are tall,then most probably you will be tall,too.But ifyou have questions about how tall youre going to be,ask your doctor if he or she can help youfind it out.But g
30、enes dont decide everything.For example,eating an unhealthy diet can keep you fromgrowing to the expected height.But getting enough sleep and exercise will meet your need.It s certain that youre wondering how fast you should grow.It depends.Theres no perfect orright answer.Generally speaking,kids gr
31、ow about 2 inches(6 cm)a year between age 3 and thetime when they start adolescence.Dont be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time.Everyone has a time togrow fastest during adolescence.The age for starting adolescence is about lo for girls and about 11for boys.But it can be earl
32、ier or later-between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.Youll usually begin to notice that youre growing faster about a year or so after your bodystarts to show the first changes of adolescence.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。)1.What does the underlined word“adolescence”mean in Chinese?A.婴幼儿时期 B.童年时
33、期 C.学生期 D.青春时期)2.If you want to know how fast and how tall you should gr ow,.A.you should eat a healthy dietC.you can seek medical help from a doctor)3.This passage is mainly about.A.how the genes work in your bodyC.when is the time you grow fastB.you should have enough sleepD.you should have enough
34、 exerciseB.how you grow to a certain heightD.why you look like your parents)4.After reading this passage,we can e x p l a i n.A.why genes cant decide everything B.how good it is to be a doctorC.how much sleep time we need D.what healthy diet is)5.Which of the following sentences is NOT right accordi
35、ng to the passage?A.You.may be anxious sometimes when you grow too fast.B.Boys*age for starting adolescence is usually later than that for girls*.C.The time showing the first changes of adolescence is seldom noticed.D.Your height most likely has something to do with how high your parents are.参考答案1 5
36、DCBACFIn the mid 1990s,people started doing business on the internet.At that time,there were twokinds of companies.First,there were traditional companies.They sold things in stores.Then,therewere internet companies.They didnt have a store,and they only sold things on the net.Traditional companies di
37、dnt want to lose any business.Quickly,they made their ownwebsites and began selling things on the net.These are the so-called“brick and click companies.Many stores are made of brick,and you click on your mouse to buy things with your computer.Thats where the name“brick and click“comes from.By the la
38、te 1990s,e-businesses like A,B,and eT were in trouble.Their profits were not very high.Competition was fierce(激烈的)and many of these businesseswere losing a lot of money.In 2000,many e-businesses went out of business.Why are brick and click companies,like Barnes and Noble,Toys R Us,and Walmart sosucc
39、essful?Frist,many customers know and trust their names.Their websites,like ,are easy to remember.These companies also have a lot of experience.They know how to run asuccessful business.In the world of e-commerce,companies are fighting fbr every dollar and every customer.Willbrick and click companies
40、 win the war?Only time will tell.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。()1.What did many traditional companies do in the mid 1990s?A.They went out of business.B.They made websites.C.They bought internet companies.D.They sold their computers.()2.Which would be a brick and click company?A.A clothing company with
41、no website.B.A bookseller with five stores and an internet site.C.A video seller with a big website but no stores.D.A restaurant.()3.What gave internet companies a lot of trouble in the late 1990s?A.There was a lot of competition.B.Their websites were bad.C.They didnt know what to sell.D.Their profi
42、ts were high.()4.People like buying from brick and click companies because.A.their names are hard to remember B.they have nice websitesC.they are cheap D.people trust them()5.What does“win the war mean?A.Quit doing business and become a soldier.B.Lose the most customers.C.Be the most successful.D.Wi
43、n a game.参 考 答 案1 5BBADCGThere have been many great inventions or things that changed the way we live.The firstgreat invention was the one that is still very important today-the wheel.This made it easier tocarry heavy things and to travel long distance.For hundreds of years after that there were few
44、 inventions that as much effect as the wheel.Then in the early 1800s the world started to change.There was little unknown land left in theworld.People didnt have to explore much any more.They began to work instead to make lifebetter.In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were m
45、ade.Among them werethe camera,the light and the radio.These all play a big part in our daily life today.The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions.The helicopter in 1909,movieswith sound in 1926,the computer in 1928,jet planes in 1930.This was also a time when a newmaterial was fir
46、st made.Nylon came out in 1935.It changed the kind of clothes people wore.The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases.Theyworked very well.They made people healthier and allowed them to live longer.By the 1960s mostpeople could expect to live to be at least
47、60.By this time most people in developed countries had a very good life.Of course newinventions continued to be made.But man now had a desire to explore again.The earth wasknown to man but the stars were not.Man began looking for ways to go into space.Russia madethe first step.Then United States too
48、k a step.Since then other countries,including China andJapan,have made their own steps into space.In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth.Americans first walked on the moon.This is certainly just a beginning,though.New inventions will some day allow us to do things wehave never yet dreamed
49、 o根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。()1.This passage talks mainly about .A.why cars were very importantB.when light was inventedC.how inventions affect peoples daily lifeD.which country made the first step into space()2.According to the passage man didnt have a desire to explore a lot.A.at the beginning of
50、1800s B.in the 1960sC.since the 1900s D.from the 1800s to 1960s()3.In the 1800s,people began to work in order to make _A.explorations B.their life better C.discoveries D.a trip to space()4.Nylon came out of five years later than .A.radio B.camera C.jet planes D.movies()5.People can live longer lives