中考英语复习 难度较大的阅读文章含答案九

义务教育基础课程初中教学资料SleeplessatNightItwasanormalsummernight．Humidity(湿)hunginthethickair．Icouldn’gotosleep，becauseofmycoldandpartlybecauseofmyexpectationsforthenext．Mymumhadsaidthatwasgoingbea．Sweatstucktomyachingbody．Finally,gatheredenoughstrengthtositup．lookedoutofmysmallwindowthe．Therewasabighanginginthesky,offamagiclight．Icouldn’standthepressureanymore，IdidwhatItomakemyselffeel．wenttothebathroomandpickedupmytoothbrushand．cleanedmyteethasiftherewasnotomorrowBackandforth，and．Idownstairstolookofmovement．Gladiator,meashe喵地唱出)hissong．Het11eoldcouch(长发，sittinguphisfront，waitingforsomething．measiftoI“ImpetIagood紧抱beggedmeonit．InonemovementIsettleddownontothesoftcouchThiscouchrepresentedmyparents’，birthandhundredsofother．AsIheldGladiator,myheartstartedbeating．Mymindwasfloodedwithquestions：What’life?Amreallyalive?Areyoulisteningtome?EverytimeImovedmyhanddownGladiatorsbodyIanewthoughttouchsangadifferentsong．Iforgotallabouttheheatandthenextsurprise．TheatmospherewasSOfullofwarmthandsilenceIsankintoitsFallingwiththebigcatinmyarms，feltallmyworriesslowlymoveaway．31TheauthorofthecouldnottosleeppartlybecauseAitwastoo．Bitwastoodry．Chehadacold．Dhehadafever32Whatwastheweathernight?AItwas．BItwaswindy．CItwasfine．DItwas．1

33TheauthorbrushedhisteethoverAtorelievehimselfofthepressure．Btoeasehistoothache．Ctoshakeoffthe．Dtoremovethe．34GladiatorwasthenameofAamovie．Bapet．Cacouch．Dasong．35Whatdidthe‘’’represent?AAnewthought．BDifferentsongs．CAcomfortablelife．DHappymemories．第篇DownFamineEvenancientEgyptsmightypyramid(金字塔builderswerepowerlessinfacethefamine(饥荒)thathelpedbringtheircivilizationaround2180B．．．NowevidencecollectedmuddepositedbytheRiverNilesuggeststhatashiftinclimatethousandsofkilometerstosouthwasultimatelytoblame--andthesameworsecouldhappentoday．TheancientEgyptiansdependedontheNile’sannualfloodstoirrigatetheircrops．ButanychangeclimatethatpushedtheAfrican季风southwardsoutofEthiopiawouldhavereducedthesefloods．DecliningrainsintheEthiopianhighlandswouldmeantfewerplantsstabilizethesoil．W1lendidfallitwouldhavewashedlargeamountsintotheBlueNileandinto，alongwithsediment(沉积)fromtheWhiteNile．BlueNilemudhasadifferentisotope(同位素signaturefromthatthewhiteNilebyanalyzingisotopedifferencesinmuddepositedintheNile．MichaelofLeedsUniversityworkedoutwhatproportionsedimentcamefromeachbranchthe．Kromreasonsthatduringperiodsdrought，theamountofBlueNilemudintheriverwouldberelatively．foundthatoneofthese，from4500to4200yearsago。2

immediatelycamebeforethefalloftheEgypt’soldKingdom．TheweakenedwaterswouldhavedisasterfortheEgyptians．Changesthataffectfoodsupplydonthavetobelargehavearipple(波浪effectinsocieties”saysBillRyanoftheLamontDohertyEarthObservatoryinNewYork．Similareventstodaycouldevenmoredevastating，saysteammemberDanielStanley．scientisttheSmithsonianInstitutionWashington．AnythinghumansshifttheclimatebeltswouldhaveanevenworseeffectalongtheNilesystemtodaybecausethepopulationshaveincreased．36Whydoesauthormention“Egyptsmightypyramid’?ABecausetheyonceworkedmiracles．BBecausetheywere—built．CBecausetheywereactuallyvery．DBecauseeventheywereunabletorescuetheircivilization37WhichthefollowingfactorswasultimatelyresponsiblebringingdownthecivilizationancientEgypt?AChangeof．BCorrulptionCflood．DPopulationgrowth．38whichthefollowingstatementsistrue?ATheWhiteNilethetrunkoftheRiverNile．BTheWhiteNilethetrunkoftheBlueNile．CTheWhiteNileabranchoftheBlue．DTheWhiteNileabranchoftheRiver．39Accordingto，theEgyptso1dKingdomfellAimmediatelyafteraperioddrought．Bimmediatelyafteraperiodflood．Cjustbeforeadroughtstruck．Djustbeforeafloodstruck40TheworddevastatinginthelastparagraphcouldbebestreplacedAfrustrating'’．Bdamaging'．Cdefeating．Dworrying'．第篇TechnologyTransferGermany3

itcomestotranslatingresearchintoindustrialsuccess，fewnationscanmatchGermany．Sincethe1940s，thenationsvastindustrialbasehasbeenwithaconstantofnewideasandexpertisefrom．Andthoughprosperity(繁荣)hasfaltered(退overthepastdecadebecauseofthehugecostofunifyingeastandwestaswelltheeconomic，itstillhasanenviable(令人羡慕的)recordforturningideasinto．MuchofthereasonforthatsuccessistheFraunhoferSociety,anetworkofresearchinstitutesthatsolelytosolveindustrialproblemsandcreatesought-aftertechnologies·ButtodaytheFraunhoferinstituteshavecompetition．Universitiestakinganlargerroleintechnology，andtechnologyparksarespringingupover．Thesearebeingcomplementedbythefederalprogramsforpumpingmoneyintostart-upcompanies.Suchastrategysoundlikearecipeforeconomicsuccess，butitisnotwithoutitsTheseworrythatappliedresearchwillmeanneglectingbasicscience，eventuallystarvingindustryofflesh．Ifeveryscientiststartsanentrepreneur(业goesthetraditionalprinciplesofuniversityresearchbeingcuriosityfreewidelyavailablewillsuffer．Othersclaimthatoftheprogramstopromotetechnologytransferareawasteofmoneybecausehalfthesmallbusinessesthatpromotedareboundtogobankruptwithinafewyears.WhilethisdebatecontinuesideasflowatasteadyGermanyresearch，whichbearfamousnamessuchas，Planckand．Yetitisthefourth，theFraunhofer，thatplaysthegreatestroleintechnologytransfer．Foundedin1949,theFraunhoferSocietyisnowSlargestorganizationforappliedandhas59institutesemploying000peopleItcontinuesto．Lastyear’swalloweduptheHeinrichHertzInstituteCommunicationTechnologyinBerlin．thereareevenFraunhofersintheUSand．1WhatfactorCanbeattributedtoGermanprosperity?ATechnologytransfer．BGoodmanagement．CHardwork．DFiercecompetition．2WhichofthefollowingisNOToftraditionaluniversityresearch?AItisfree．BItisprofit-driven．CItiswidelyavailable．DItiscuriosity—．3TheFraunhoferSocietyisthelargestorganizationforappliedtechnologyin4

AAsia．BUSA．CEurope．DAfrica．4WhenwastheFraunhoferSocietyfounded?AIn1940．BLast．CAftertheunification．DIn1949．5Theword“expertise’’inline3couldbebestreplacedbyA“experts”．B“scientists”C“scholars”D“specialknowledge”31c该题的是该文的作不能入睡的部分原因是什么?第二段的第个句子是么说的我不能入睡，分原因是冒，部分因是对第二天的期待。32C该题的是那天的天怎么样第一段第一句是这么说的这是一个通的夏季的夜晚。第三段最后一句说的是：个巨大的明媚的月亮悬挂在天空，出妖艳的芒。可见那天天气很。33A该题问的是：者不断地牙是为什么?第段的第句话是这说的我再也不住这种压力了。是我就去我经常做事，使得感觉好些。下面就谈到了牙。34B该题问的是“Gladiator”是什么名字第五段的二句话是么说韵Gladiator，我的猫，喵喵地出了它的哀的歌，我吓了一跳。可见Gladiator是爱的名字。35．该题问是：couch代表了什么倒数第段的第二个子是这么的：这个躺椅，代表了我父母的姻的降临及许多多其他的小的事件不难看出代表的愉快的记。36D这道题问的是作者为什提“古埃及伟大的金字塔建筑者?文章开头这么一句，中文意思是使古埃及伟大的金塔建筑者面对那场在公元前2180年促他们的文毁灭的饥也无能为力D说的是：使是他们也能挽救他的文明。此D是正确的答。A说的是：他们曾创造过迹。说的是他们很强。C说的是：们其实很弱。37．A这道题问的：下面列的几种因素中哪一种因素是造成古埃及文明毁的根本性素。A说的是：气候化。第一中有这样个子句：…ashiftinclimate…wasultimatelyblame…最终归咎于气候的变化。在第题的题解，我们提了饥荒”与古埃文明毁灭”的关系。但饥荒是表的因素气候的变化才是古及文明毁的深层的因素。因此是正确的答案B：腐败。：水灾。D：人口增。38D这道问的是下面出的几种述哪一种是正确的?D说的是白尼罗河是尼罗河的支流。第四段中的后一句话这么说的…workedoutwhat‘proportionsedimentcamefromeachbranchoftheriver．……找到了自河的每条支流的沉积物的比例这里的“河”是指尼罗河，每条支流”回指文所说的“青罗河和白尼罗河。因此D是正确的答案A：白尼罗河尼罗河的干流B：白尼罗