中考英语复习难度较大的阅读文章含答案九

SleeplessatNight

Itwasanormalsummernight.Humidity（湿气）hunginthethickair.

Icouldn,tgotosleep,partlybecauseofmycoldandpartlybecauseofmy

expectationsforthenextday.Mymumhadsaidthattomorrowwasgoingtobea

surprise.

Sweatstucktomyachingbody.Finally,gatheredenoughstrengthtositup.I

lookedoutofmysmal1windowintothenight.Therewasabigbrightmoonhanging

inthesky,givingoffamagiclight.

Icouldn,tstandthepressureanymore,SOIdidwhatIalwaysdotomakemyself

feelbetter.Iwenttothebathroomandpickedupmytoothbrushandtoothpaste.I

cleanedmyteethasiftherewasnotomorrow.Backandforth,upanddown.

ThenIwalkeddownstairstolookforsomesignsofmovement,somelife.Gladiator,

mycat,frightenedmeashemeowed（唯唯地唱出）hissadsong.Hewasontileoldorange

couch（长沙发），sittinguponhisfrontlegs,waitingforsomethingtohappen.He

lookedatmeasiftosayI'Tmlonely,petme.Ineedagoodhug（紧抱）.“Even

thecouchbeggedmetositonit.

InonemovementIsettleddownontothesoftcouch.Thiscouchrepresentedmy

parents'marriage,mybirth,andhundredsofotherlittleevents.

AsIheldGladiator,myheartstartedbeatingheavily.Mymindwasfloodedwith

questions：Whatyslife?AmIreallyalive?Areyoulisteningtome?EverytimeI

movedmyhanddownGladiatorJsbody,Ihadanewthought；eachtouchsangadifferent

song.

Iforgotallabouttheheatandthenextday'ssurprise.TheatmospherewasSO

fullofwarmthandsilencethatIsankintoitsalms.Fallingasleepwiththebig

catinmyarms,Ifeltallmyworriesslowlymoveaway.

31Theauthorofthepassagecouldnotgotosleeppartlybecause

Aitwastoocold.

Bitwastoodry.

Chehadacold.

Dhehadafever

32Whatwastheweatherlikethatnight?

AItwaschilly.

BItwaswindy.

CItwasfine.

DItwascloudy.

33Theauthorbrushedhisteethoverandover

Atorelievehimselfofthepressure.

Btoeasehistoothache.

Ctoshakeoffthecold.

Dtoremovethedirt.

34Gladiatorwasthenameof

Aamovie.

Bapet.

Cacouch.

Dasong.

35Whatdidthe''couch''represent?

AAnewthought.

BDifferentsongs.

CAcomfortablelife.

DHappymemories.

AncientEgyptBroughtDownbyFamine

EvenancientEgypfsmightypyramid（金字塔）builderswerepowerlessinthefaceof

the

famine（01%）thathelpedbringdowntheircivilizationaround2180B.C..Nowevidence

collectedfrommuddepositedbytheRiverNilesuggeststhatashiftinclimatethousands

ofkilometerstothesouthwasultimatelytoblame-andthesameorworsecouldhappen

today.

TheancientEgyptiansdependedontheNile'sannualfloodstoirrigatetheir

crops.ButanychangeinclimatethatpushedtheAfricanmonsoons（季风）southwardsout

ofEthiopiawould

havereducedthesefloods.

DecliningrainsintheEthiopianhighlandswouldhavemeantfewerplantstostabi1ize

thesoil.W.lienraindidfallitwouldhavewashedlargeamountsofsoilintotheBlue

NileandintoEgypt,alongwithsediment（沉积）fromtheWhiteNile.

BlueNilemudhasadifferentisotope（同位素）signaturefromthatofthewhiteNile.So

byanalyzingisotopedifferencesinmuddepositedintheNileDelta.MichaelKromof

Leeds

Universityworkedoutwhatproportionofsedimentcamefromeachbranchoftheriver.

Kromreasonsthatduringperiodsofdrought,theamountofBlueNilemudintheriver

wouldberelativelyhigh.Hefoundthatoneoftheseperiods,from4500to4200years

agOo

immediatelycamebeforethefalloftheEgypfsoldKingdom.

TheweakenedwaterswouldhavebeendisasterfortheEgyptians.4'Changesthataffect

foodsupplydon'thavetobeverylargetohavearipple（波浪）effectinsocieties,“says

BillRyanoftheLamontDohertyEarthObservatoryinNewYork.

Similareventstodaycouldbeevenmoredevastating,saysteammemberDaniel

Stanley,a

scientistfromtheSmithsonianInstitutioninWashingtonD.C."Anythinghumansdoto

shifttheclimatebeltswouldhaveanevenworseeffectalongtheNilesystemtoday

becausethe

populationshaveincreaseddramatically.”

36Whydoestheauthormention“Egypt'smightypyramidbuilders^^?

ABecausetheyonceworkedmiracles.

BBecausetheywerewell—built.

CBecausetheywereactuallyveryweak.

DBecauseeventheywereunabletorescuetheircivi1ization.

37Whichofthefollowingfactorswasultimatelyresponsibleforbringingdownthe

civilizationofancientEgypt?

AChangeofclimate.

BCorrulption.

Cflood.

DPopulationgrowth.

38whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

ATheWhiteNileisthetrunkoftheRiverNile.

BTheWhiteNileisthetrunkoftheBlueNile.

CTheWhiteNileisabranchoftheBlueNile.

DTheWhiteNileisabranchoftheRiverNile.

39AccordingtoKrom,theEgypfsoldKingdomfell

Aimmediatelyafteraperiodofdrought.

Bimmediatelyafteraperiodofflood.

Cjustbeforeadroughtstruck.

Djustbeforeafloodstruck.

40Theword“devastating“inthelastparagraphcouldbebestreplacedby

A“frustrating'

B“damaging'

C“defeating”,

D“worrying'

第三篇

TechnologyTransferinGermany

Whenitcomestotranslatingbasicresearchintoindustrialsuccess,fewnations

canmatchGermany.Sincethe1940s,thenation,svastindustrialbasehasbeenfed

withaconstantstreamofnewideasandexpertisefromscience.AndthoughGerman

prosperity（繁荣）hasfaltered（衰退）overthepastdecadebecauseofthehugecostof

unifyingeastandwestaswellastheglobaleconomicdecline,itstillhasan

enviable（令人羡慕的）recordforturningideasintoprofit.

MuchofthereasonforthatsuccessistheFraunhoferSociety,anetworkof

researchinstitutesthatexistssolelytosolveindustrialproblemsandcreate

sought-aftertechnologies•ButtodaytheFraunhoferinstituteshave

competition.Universitiesaretakinganeverlargerroleintechnologytransfer,

andtechnologyparksarespringingupallover.Theseeffortsarebeingcomplemented

bythefederalprogramsforpumpingmoneyintostart-upcompanies.

Suchastrategymaysoundlikearecipeforeconomicsuccess,butitisnotwithout

itscritics.Thesepeopleworrythatfavoringappliedresearchwillmeanneglecting

basicscience,eventuallystarvingindustryoffleshideas.Ifeveryscientist

startsthinkinglikeanentrepreneur（企业家），theargumentgoes,thenthetraditional

principlesofuniversityresearchbeingcuriosity,driven：freeandwidelyavailable

willsuffer.Othersclaimthatmanyoftheprogramstopromotetechnologytransfer

areawasteofmoneybecausehalfthesmallbusinessesthatarepromotedarebound

togobankruptwithinafewyears.

Whilethisdebatecontinues,newideasflowatasteadyratefromGermany'sresearch

networks,whichbearfamousnamessuchasHelmholtz,MaxPlanckandLeibniz.Yet

itisthefourthnetwork,theFraunhoferSociety,thatplaysthegreatestrolein

technologytransfer.

Foundedin1949,theFraunhoferSocietyisnowEurope'Slargestorganization

forappliedtechnology,andhas59institutesemploying12,000people.Itcontinues

togrow.Lastyear'itswalloweduptheHeinrichHertzInstituteforCommunication

TechnologyinBerlin.Today,thereareevenFraunhofersintheUSandAsia.

1WhatfactorCanbeattributedtoGermanprosperity?

ATechnologytransfer.

BGoodmanagement.

CHardwork.

DFiercecompetition.

2WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftraditionaluniversityresearch?

AItisfree.

BItisprofit-driven.

CItiswidelyavailable.

DItiscuriosity-driven.

3TheFraunhoferSocietyisthelargestorganizationforappliedtechnologyin

AAsia.

BUSA.

CEurope.

DAfrica.

4WhenwastheFraunhoferSocietyfounded?

AIn1940.

BLastyear.

CAftertheunification.

DIn1949.

5Thewordwexpertise,'inline3couldbebestreplacedby

A"experts".

Bscientists**.

C“scholars”.

D"specialknowledge".

31.c该题问的是：该文的作者不能入睡的部分原因是什么?第二段的第一个句子是这么说的：我

不能入睡，部分原因是感冒，部分原因是对第二天的期待。

32.C该题问的是：那天的天气怎么样?第一段的第一句是这么说的：这是一个普通的夏季里的夜

晚。第三段的最后一句话说的是：一个巨大的明媚的月亮悬挂在天空，发出妖艳的光芒。可见，

那天天气很好。

33.A该题问的是：作者不断地刷牙是为什么？第四段的第一句话是这么说的.：我再也受不住这

种压力了。于是我就去做我经常做的事，使得感觉好些。下面就谈到了刷牙。

34.B该题问的是：“Gladiator”是什么的名字？第五段的第二句话是这么说韵：Gladiator,我的

猫，唯哺地唱出了它的悲哀的歌，把我吓了一跳。可见“Gladiator”是爱畜的名字。

35.D该题问的是：“couch”代表了什么？倒数第三段的第二个句子是这么说的：这个“躺椅，代表

了我父母的婚姻、我的降临，以及许许多多其他的小的事件。不难看出，它代表的是愉快的记忆。

36.D这道题问的是：作者为什么提及“古埃及伟大的金字塔建筑者”?文章开头有这么一句话，中

文意思是：即使古埃及伟大的金字塔建筑者面对那场在公元前2180年促使他们的文明毁灭的饥荒

也无能为力。D说的是：即使是他们也不能挽救他们的文明。因此D是正确的答案。A说的是：他

们曾创造过奇迹。B说的是：他们很强壮。C说的是：他们其实很弱。

37.A这道题问的是：下面列出的几种因素中哪一种因素是造成古埃及文明毁灭的根本性因素。

A说的是：气候变化。第一段中有这样一个子句：…ashiftinclimate…wasultimatelyto

blame…最终归咎于气候的变化。在第一题的题解中，我们提到了“饥荒”与“古埃及文明毁灭”

的关系。但“饥荒”是表层的因素，“气候的变化”才是古埃及文明毁灭的深层的因素。因此，A是

正确的答案。B：腐败。c：水灾。D：人口增长。

38.D这道题问的是：下面列出的几种陈述哪一种是正确的?D说的是：白尼罗河是尼罗河的支流。

第四段中的最后一句话是这么说的：…workedoutwhat4proportionofsedimentcamefromeach

branchoftheriver.……找到了来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''回指上文所说的“青尼罗河’