中考英语阅读理解4

CrazyReading4

CallingMyAirConditioner

■Pre-reading

Thinkaboutthefollowingquestions.

1.Howmanyofyourfriendshavecellphones?

2.Whatkindofthingscanwedowithcellphones?

3.Whydoyouthinkpeoplewouldcalltheirairconditioners?

[vocabularyPreview

Writetheletterofthewordorphrasewiththesamemeaningastheunderlinedword.

A.changestobecomehigherorbetterE.byitself

B.electricalinstrumentormachineF.notpossible

C.pictureinyourmindG.rulesorstepstofollow

D.sendmessagestoeachotherH.wentinto

1.Canyouimagineanewkindofrobot?

2.Themachinecantalkwithyou?That?simpossible!

3.Theinventorcreatedanewdevicetocontrolairconditioners.

4.Assciencedevelops,newandbettermachinesaremade.

5•Today,manypeoplecommunicatewithcellphones.

6.Readtheinstructionsbeforeyouusethenewmachine.

7.Theelevatorwillcloseautomatically.

8.Heopenedthedoorandenteredtheroom.

|ReadingComprehension阅读文章

Cellphonesareallaroundus.Weusecellphonestocallourfriends,sendtextmessages,play

games,andeventakephotographs.Nowimagineusingyourcellphonetocallyourairconditioner.

Thenyoucouldtellyourairconditionertoturnonbeforeyougothome.Doesthissound

impossibletoyou?Well,itcouldbecomepossiblesoonerthanyouthink.Inthenearfuture,we

mightusecellphoneslikeremotecontrolsfortheelectricaldevicesinourhomes.

Peoplearealreadyworkingtodevelopvariouswaystocommunicatewirelesslywithdevices

weuseeveryday.Forexample,itisalreadypossibleforcellphonestocommunicatewithlaptop

computersBusinesspeopleusinglaptopsduringmeetingscanusetheircellphoneslikeremote

controls.Theycanusetheircellphonestosendinstructionstocomputerstoturnon,change

pictures,andturnoff.

Withthesametechnology,peoplecanusetheircellphonestocontrolotherdevices.Youcan

callyourstereotoplaymusicautomatically.Youcancallyourlightstoturnonwhenyouentera

room.Thereareallkindsofdeviceswecouldcalltoworkautomaticallywithourcellphones.

Maybeevenbynextsummeryouwillbeabletocallyourairconditioner!

]Choosethebestanswer.

1.Whatisthemainideaofthisreading?

A.Inthefuturewewillallneedairconditioners.

B.Businesspeopleneedtousecomputers.

C.Somepeopleliketomakephonecallstomachines.

D.Wewillusecellphonesasremotecontrolsinthefuture.

2.Whatarepeopleinthisreadingcalling?

A.AspecialcomputerB.Variousdevices

C.CellphonecompaniesD.Remotecontrols

3.WhichprobablycanNOTbecontrolledbyacellphone?

A.AnairconditionerorheaterB.Acomputerorprinter

C.AbicycleD.ACDplayerorMP3player

4.Whenwillpeoplebeabletousetheircellphonesasremotecontrolsfortheirhomes?

A.NowB.Soon

C.IntenorfifteenyearsD.Never

5.Whichinstructionscanbecommunicatedtoalaptop?

A.PlaymusicandsendamessageB.Startandshutdown

C.CallagainandhangupD.Gofasterandgoslower

.IdiomaticExpressions.______________________________________________________

Findtheseidiomsinthereading.

turnontostart;tobegintouseelectricity打开

Sheturnedonthetelevisionusingtheremotecontrol.

Turnofftostop;toquitusingelectricity关闭

Pleaseturnoffthelightswhenyouleave.

Allkindsofmanydifferent各种各样的

Thestoresellsallkindsofelectronicdevices.

Fillintheblanks.Useeachoftheaboveidiomsonce.Changetheformofthewordsif

needed.

1.Heshouldtheairconditionerandopenthewindow.

2.Pushthebiggreenbuttontothemachine.

3.Wegrowvegetablesinourgarden.

■Summary

Fillintheblankswiththecorrectwords.

Communicatedevelopsdevicesimagineinstructions

■Discussion

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DiscussthefollowiCnagnquyeosutio1ns..usingyourcellphonetocontrolyourair

1.Howoftencdoondyiotiuonuesre?yAousrtceeclhlnpohlongey?2.,itmightbepossiblesoon.

Somecellphonescanalready3.withlaptops.Theycan

alsoturnonoroffother4.aroundthehouseoroffice.Soon

wemightbeabletosend5.toourairconditionerswith

2.Whatdoyoulikeaboutcellphones?Whatdoyounotlikeaboutthem?

3.Imagineyoucouldcontrolanythingwithyourcellphone.Whatwouldyoucontrol?

，Writing

Writeyourownshortparagraphbyansweringthequestionsbelow.

DealingwithStress

Example

(1)Whattechnologydoyouthinkis

IthinkMP3players

wonderful?

wonderful.IlistentomyPM3player

(2)Howoftendoyouusethistechnology

everydayonthesubway.Idownload

(3)Howdoyouusethistechnology?

myfavoritesongsandlistentothem

(4)Whatistheadvantageof

onthewaytoschool.MP3playersare

thistechnology

convenientandfuntouse!

VocabularyReview

A.Choosethebestwordtofillintheblank.

1.Thestoresellsmanykindsof____________equipment.

A.electricalB.impossibleC.remoteD.sooner

2.Everyonestoodupwhenthequeen________theroom.

A.isintoB.findoutC.enteredD.checkedin

3.Youhaveseveralnew____________inyouremailinbox.

A.behaviorsB.informationC.messagesD.words

4.Doesthisbuttonturnonthe____________?

A.controlB.deviceC.instructionD.future

5.Theairconditionerwillturnoff______whentheroomiscool.

A.alreadyB.automaticallyC.