中考英语阅读理解集练-说明文

中考英语阅读理解集练一说明文

1、Readingbooksisagoodhobbyforallkindsofreasons.First,readingbooksisfun.Youcanalways

keepyourselfhappyifyoulikereading.Thisisespeciallyusefulwhentheweatherisbad.Itisarelaxing

hobby,too.Youcanreallybecomelostinabook.

Next,youcanreadabookanywhere:inacar,inawaiting-room,onaplaneorinbed.Allyouneedisa

book!Readingisaconvenienthobbyasitiseasytostopandthenstartagain.

Anothergoodreasonforreadingbooksisthatitisuseful.Ifyoureadasahobbyyouwillgetbetterand

betteratit.Thismakesyoureadfasterandbecomeeasieratunderstandingwhatyouread.Ifyouread

enough,youwillprobablyfindthatyourschoolworkbecomesmuchbetter.

Somepeoplesaythatreadingisoutofdate.Thisisnottrue.Youcanreadoncomputersand,themore

youread,thebetteryourcomputerskillswillbe.

Goodreadersaremostlikelytobegoodwriters,too.Theyareusuallygoodatspellingaswell,andhave

morethingstowriteabout.Readingbooksisawonderfulhobby.Whynotstartreadingrightnow?

【小题1]Thepassagemainlytellsus.

A.thebestplacetoreadbooks

B.howtoreadbooks

C.whyreadingisagoodhobby

[小题2]Whatdoestheunderlinedwordt6convenient,9meaninChinese?

A.复杂的B.方便的C.流行的

【小题3]Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Readingbooksisbadforschoolwork.

B.Readingbookshelpsyoustudybetter.

[小题4]Whatwillyoubeifyouareagoodreaderaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Awriter.B.Aworker.C.Adoctor.

【小题5】Thepassagesuggestsus.

A.notreadingtoomuch

B.readingrightnow

C.becomingawriter

2、Readingisthekeytoschoolsuccessand,likeanyskill,ittakespractice.Achildlearnstowalkby

practicinguntilhenolongerhastothinkabouthowtoputonefootinfrontoftheother.Anexcellent

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sportsmanpracticesuntilhecanplayquickly,correctlyandwithoutthinking.Educatorscallit"automaticity

（自动性）”

Achildlearnstoreadbysoundingoutthelettersandfindingthemeaningofthewords.Withpractice,

hestumbleslessandless,readingbythephrases（短语）.Withautomaticity,hedoesn'thavetothinkabout

themeaningofwords,sohecangiveallhisattentiontothemeaningofthetext.

Itcanbeginasearlyasfirstgrade.InarecentstudyofchildreninIllinoisschools,AlanRossmanof

NorthwesternUniversityfoundthatautomaticreadersinthefirstgradenotonlyreadalmostthreetimesas

fastastheothers,butalsogotbetterresultsinexams.

AccordingtoRossman,thekeytoautomaticityistheamount（数量）oftimethatachildspends

reading,nothisIQ.Anychildwhospendsatleast3.5to4hoursaweekreadingbooks,magazinesor

newspaperswillprobablyreachautomaticity.ItcanhappenifachildturnsoffTVjustonenightforreading

athome.

Youcantestyourselfbyreadingsomethingnewwhichissuitableforyourlevel.Ifyoureadaloudwith

expression,withasenseofthemeaningofthesentence,youprobablyareanautomaticreader.Ifyouread

brokenly,onewordatatime,withoutexpressionormeaning,youneedmorepractice.

【小题1]Thesentence“Readingisthekeytoschoolsuccess“meansthatreading.

A.helpsschooldevelopfaster

B.isthekeytoasuccessfulschool

C-helpsstudentsgotoakeyschool

D.canimprovestudents9learningresults

[题2]Rossmantellsthatanychildwhowillprobablybeanautomaticreader.

A.turnsoffTVonenight4weeks

B.readsbooksbythewordquickly

C.spendsanhourreadingeveryday

D.getsthesamegradesasothersinexams

【/卜题3]Theunderlinedword“stumbles“inthepassagemeans""inChinese.

A.结结巴巴地读B.全神贯注地读

C.心不在焉地读D.声情并茂地读

【小题4]Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe"

A.IQIstheKeytotheAutomaticity

B.TVIsBadforChildren'sReading

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C.AutomaticityDependsonPractice

D.AutomaticreadersWillBeSuccessful

3、任务型阅读阅读下面短文内容，完成表格。

SomeAdviceonSafety

Alwaysplayinasafeplace.Aparkisasafeplacebecausethereisnocarsortrucks.Butdonottalkto

strangers.Nevergowithastrangerintoacar.

Beforecrossingtheroad,stopandlookbothways.Lookleft,lookrightandlookleftagain.

Keepawayfromhousesorbuildingsthatarebeingbuiltorknockeddown.Somethingmightfallon

yourhead,oryoumightcutyourselfonbrokenglass.

Medicinesorpillscanbedangerous.Neverswallow（吞下）anypillsormedicinesyoufindinthecupboard.

Don'tswiminthepoolorriverwithoutadults.Wearalifejacketwheneveryougooutinaboat.Even

ifyouarenotintheopenseaandthewaterisnotdeep,youshouldhaveyourlifejacketon.Ifseasytofoil

outofaboat.

Donotputyourheadoutofacar,busortrain.Manychildrenhavebeenkilledbydoingthis.

[小题1]________________Advice

WhenorwhereHowtodo

Playinapark.Nevertalkto【小题2]

Playinasafeplace

_________orgowiththem.

WhencrossingaroadStopandlook[小题3]_________________.

Housesorbuildingsbeingbuiltor

Stayaway.

knockeddown

Neverswallowanymedicineswithoutadoctor's

Medicinesorpills

advice.

Ina[小题4]____________Wearalifejacket.

Onabus,carortrainNeverput【小题5】____________outofthem.

4、Candolphinstalk?Maybetheycan'ttalkwithwords,buttheytalkwithsounds.Theyshowtheir

feelingswithsounds.

Dolphinstravelinagroup.Wecallagroupoffish4taschool（一群）。“Theydon'tstudy,buttheytravel

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together.Dolphinsaremammals（哺孚L动物），notfish,buttheyswimtogetherlikefishinaschool.

Dolphinstalktotheotherdolphinsintheschool.Theygiveinformation.Theytellwhentheyarehappy

orsadorafraid.Theysay”welcome^^whenadolphincomesbacktotheschool.Theytalkwhentheyplay.

Theymakeafewsoundsabovewater.Theymakemanymoresoundsunderwater.Peoplecannothear

thesesoundsbecausetheyarevery,veryhigh.Scientistsmaketapesofthesoundsandstudythem.

Sometimespeoplecatchadolphinforalargeaquarium（水族馆）.Peoplecanwatchthedolphinsina

show.Dolphinsdon'tliketobeawayfromtheirschoolinanaquarium.Theyaresadandlonely.

Therearemanystoriesaboutdolphins.Theyhelppeople.Sometimestheysavesomebody'slife.

Dolphins'meatisgood,butpeopledon'tliketokillthem.Theysaythatdolphinsbringgoodluck.Many

peoplebelievethis.

【小题1】Theword"school^means.

A.aplaceforstudentstostudy

B,aspecialkindofanimals

C.agroupoffishtravelingtogether

D.aplacefortrainingdolphins

【小题2]Adolphinmakesasoundto.

A.showotherdolphinstheyarehappy

B.tellotherdolphinstheyaresad

C.letpeopleknowtheyareafraid

D.giveinformationtootherdolphins

[小题3】Peoplecan'theardolphins9soundsunderthewater.

A.becausetheyarevery,verylow

B.becausetheyarevery,veryhigh

C.becausetheyonlymakeafewsounds

D.becausetheywanttokeepitasasecret

【小题4]Dolphinswouldliketo.

A.studyatschoolsB.beawayfromtheirschools

C.staywithotherdolphinsD.beinshows

【小题5]Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.TheDolphinB.SchoolsofDolphins

C.Dolphin'sTalkD.Man9sFriend

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5、ThecityofYangzhoucameintobeingattheSpringandAutumnPeriod（about500AC）.Asthekey

transportationlinkatjoint（连接处）placeoftheGreatCanal（运河）（Beijing-Hangzhou）andChangjiang

（YangtzeRiver）,YangzhouhasbeenfromtheSuiDynasty（600AD.）aneconomicallyrichcity,andthen

reacheditstopintheTangDynasty.Atthattime,Yangzhouwasafamousportandoneoffewbiggestcities

inEastAsia.

Withtheimprovementofthelocaleconomyandeasytransportationway,therehappenedinthehistory

aspeciallocalculture,whichhasanimportantplaceinChineseculture.Manyfamousmenofletters,poets,

artists,scholars（学者），statesmen,scientistsandnationalheroesinthehistorywerebornin,livedinorhad

connectionwithYangzhou.LiBai,oneofthegreatestChinesepoetsvisitedandstayedinYangzhouseveral

timesinhislifeandoneofhisfamouspoemsaboutYangzhouhasbeensopopularthatChineseofallages

cansingitandhasbecomeasymbolofYangzhou.ZhengBanqiao,afamousChinesepaintingpainterin

theQingDynastyheadingagroupcalled"EightEccentrics”,hadstronglyinfluencedChinesepaintings.

WangZhongandYuanYuanandsomeotherscholarsformedschoolofYangzhouScholarsandachieved

greatsuccessinthestudyofclassicChineseandwriting.ZhuZiqing,oneofmostfamousmodernChinese

writersandscholars,hadalwaysbeenproudofhimselfasanativeofYangzhouandthankedthecityfor

beingnourished（养育）byitsrichculture.Quiteafewothernamesyoumaycomeacrossfrequently（频繁

地）inthestudyofChinesecultureandhistoryhaveconnectionwithYangzhou.Yangzhouwassoattractive

andimportantthatmanyChineseemperorsinhistoryhadcomespeciallytovisitorcheckthecity.Emperor

Suiyang,whoorderedtocuttheGreatCanalsothathecouldcomemoreeasilyandquickly,diedonhislast

triptothecityandburied（埋葬）here.EmperorQianlonghadcomeallthewayfromthenorthandvisited

thecityninetimes.

【小题1]WhichoffollowingsentencesisNOTrightaccordingtothispassage?

A.YangzhoujoinedtheGreatCanal（Beijing-Hangzhou）andChangjiang（YangtzeRiver）.

B,IntheTangDynastyYangzhouwasafamousportandoneoffewbiggestcitiesinAsia.

C.EmperorSuiyangwasburiedinYangzhou.

D.EmperorQianlongvisitedYangzhouninetimes.

[小题2]Wecaninfer（推断）thepoemmentionedinthispassagebyLiBaiis.

A.《黄鹤楼送孟浩然之广陵》B.《望庐山瀑布》

C.《静夜思》D.《赠汪伦》

【小题3]WhoinfluencedChinesepaintingsalotaccordingtothispassage?

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A.ZhengBanqiaoB.ZhuZiqing

C.WangZhongD.LiBai

【小题4]What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Yangzhou：AnEconomicallyRichCity

B.Yangzhou：AnEasyTransportationCity

C.Yangzhou：AHistoricalCultureCity

D.Yangzhou：AFamousTourCity

6、Wehavealwaysbeeninterestedinthemoon.2000yearsagopeoplealreadyknewitmovedaround

theearthandwhereitwouldbeintheskyatdifferenttimesoftheyear.Atthattime,everythingaboutthe

moonwaslearnedbywatchingitcarefullyinthesky.

Whenscientistscouldusetelescopestostudythemoonmoreclosely,theirideasbegantochange.They

couldseethemoonwasmadeofrocks.Mostscientiststhoughtmoonrockswouldbedifferentfromthoseon

Earth.Thiswasbecausetheybelievedthemoonhadoncebeenaplanetthathadbeencaughtintheearth's

gravity（弓I力）millionsofyearsearlier.

In1969moonrockswerefinallybroughttotheearthandstudied.Muchtotheirsurprise,scientists

foundthat,exceptforwater,themoonandtheearthweremadeofthesamethings.Onceagainnewideas

wereneededforthisnewinformation.

Afteryearsofstudy,mostscientistsnowthinkthatthemoonwasoncepartofEarth.Theybelievevery

earlyinitshistory,maybe4millionyearsago,somethingaboutthesizeofMarshitEarth.Thissentbillions

ofrocksintospacearoundourplanet.Theserocksslowlyjoinedtogetherandaftermanyyearsbecamethe

moon.

Inthefuture,eventhoughourideasaboutthemoonmaychangeagain,wewillstillbeinterestedinit.

[小题1]Now,we'resure

A.MoonrocksarequitedifferentfromthoseonEarth.

B.MoonwasonceapartofEarth.

C.MoonmovesaroundEarthandit'stheonlysatelliteofEarth.

D.MoonwasonceaplanetcaughtinEarth9sgravity.

【小题2】In1969thereisabigevent,thatis.

A.humansFoundnowaterinMoonrocks

B.scientistsmadeoutamodemspaceship

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C.scientistsinventedanadvancedtelescope

D.humanslefttheirfootprintsonMoon

【小题3]Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthepassage?

A.Whypeopleareinterestedinthemoon.

B.Howideasaboutthemoonhavechangedovertime.

C.Wherethemooncamefrominthepast.

D.Thatpeoplehavefinallylearnedthetruthaboutthemoon.

【小题4]Before1969mostscientiststhoughtthemoonwas.

A.partoftheearthbillionsofyearsearlier

B.olderthantheearth

C-aplanetcaughtbytheearth'sgravity

D.madeofthesamethingsastheearth

[小题5]Fromthispassagewecanlearnthat.

A.scientistsinthepastwerenotclever

B.theearthwasoncepartofthemoon

C.newinformationbringsnewideas

D.wenowknoweverythingaboutthemoon

7、TherearefourseasonsinChina.March,AprilandMaymakethespring.June,JulyandAugustmake

thesummerseason.September,OctoberandNovembermaketheautumnseason.Therest（剩下）ofmonths

makethewinterseason.

TheAustraliaseasonsaretheopposite（相反的）ofours.WhenifsspringinChina,itisautumnin

Australia.

Australiaisinthesouth（南方）oftheearth.June,JulyandAugustarethewintermonths.Thesummeris

inDecember,JanuaryandFebruary.Ifsveryhotthere,too.

NeartheNorthPole（北极）therearetwoseasons.Thewinternightsarelong.Formorethantwomonths

youcan'tseethesun,evenatnoon.Thesummerdaysarelong.Formorethattwomonths,thesunnever

sets（落下）,andthere9snonight.

【小题1]makethewinterseasoninChina.

A.October,NovemberandDecember

B.November,DecemberandJanuary

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C.December,JanuaryandFebruary

D.January,FebruaryandMarch

【小题2】Whenit'ssummerinChina,itisinAustralia.

A.winterB.autumnC.springD.summer

【小题3]NeartheNorthPoletherearetwoseasons:.

A.springandsummerB.summerandwinter

C.summerandautumnD.springandwinter

[小题4]NeartheNorthPole,there9snonightinsummerformorethanmonths.

A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four

【小题5】inwinterneartheNorthPole.

A.Thedaysarelongerthanthenights

B,Thedaysareaslongasthenights

C.Thedaysareshorterthanthenights

D.Thenightsareshorterthanthedays

8、Algae（水藻）areverysimpleplants.Theygrowinfreshwaterorsaltywater.Seaweedisalgaethat

growinsaltywater.Seaweedisredorbrownincolor.TheJapanesepeopleusetheseplantsfromtheseain

manyways.Fromit,theymakeafoodcalledKombu.Kombuisseaweedthathasbeendried,cookedand

pressedtogether.Thenitisdriedagainandcutintolongpieces.TheJapaneseeatalotofKombuandlikeit

verymuch.

Japanesefarmersoftenuseseaweedasfertilizer.Itmakestheirplantsgrowbetter.Manyfarmersalso

findseaweedmakesafinefoodfortheiranimals.

FromseaweedtheJapanesealsogetiodine（碘），whichtheyselltoothercountries.Iodineisusedin

manywaysallovertheworld.Itisusedinmakingmedicine.Itisaddedtothesaltweuseatthetable.

Scientistsevenuseoneformofiodineto"seedclouds”whentheywantraintofall.

【小题11Kombuisakindofaccordingtothetext.

A.plantB.medicineC.foodD.fertilizer

【＜1、题2】Inthelastsentenceofthetext,nseedclouds”means.

A.cloudsspreadinglikeseeds

B.theseedslikeclouds

C.tomakerainfallwithhumanpower

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D.droppingseedsbyclouds

【小题3]Themainideaofthestoryisthat.

A.TheJapaneseeatseaweedwhentheywantraintofall.

B.Kombuismadeintomedicinefbrfarmers.

C.TheJapaneseuseseaweedinmanyways.

D.TheJapaneseeatalotofKombu.

9、Nomatterwherethedadsandtheirchildrengo,thatlocationimmediatelybecomesatourist

destination.ThishasbecomeapatternfbrHunanTV'srealityshowWhereAreWeGoing,Dad?Andlast

weektheshowwasheadingoverseasfbraspecialinternationalepisode.TheentryhastakenplaceinNew

Zealand,whichwasexpectedtobecomeapopulartraveldestinationfbrChinesefansoftheshow.Ifyou

don'tknowmuchaboutNewZealandbutwouldliketoexploreit,checkoutourtravelguidetoseewhat

kindsofactivitiesmightinterestyou.

Natureandwildlifeencounter

NewZealandwasthelastcountryonEarthtobesettledbyhumans.Assuch,it'saparadisefbrexotic

birds.You'realsoabletowatchdolphinsandwhalesonboattours.

Possibleitinerary(旅行指南)

1.Auckland:flyinandvisitTiritiriMatangiconservationproject(bellbirdsspotting);2.WaipouaForest:

hugekauritrees;3.Kaikoura:whalewatchingbyboatorairsealwatching,hiketheKaikouraPeninsula

Walkway,joinadolphinencountertour;4.Wellington(Matiu/SomesIsland):red-crownedparakeet,blue

penguins,weta,skinksandtuatara;5.StewartIsland:kiwibirdspotting;6.TeAnau:takaheandkea;7.

Queenstown:flytoAucklandandfinally___43___.

Landscapelover

LandscapeloversmayhaveheardthatNewZealandisbrimmingwithnaturalwonderslikeactive

volcanoes(火山)，snowymountaintops,glaciersperchednearbeachesandcavesinfestedwithglowworms.

Indeed,youcan'tseemanyofthesewondersanywhereelseintheworld.

Possibleitinerary

1.Auckland:flyin;2.Whangamata:beachresortsandTheCoromandelForestPark(shortwalks,

mountainbiketrails);3.Waitomo:undergroundcavesandglowwormcaverns;4.Rotorua:geothermalareas;

5.AbelTasman:goldensandbeaches(takingwatertaxi,seakayaking,hiking,andsnorkeling);6.Fox

GlacierandFranzJosef:biggestglaciersinthecountry(hikingandguidedglacierwalks);7.Queenstown:

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crystalclearLakeWakatipu(bungeejumping,skydiving,horsetrekkingandcycling);8.MilfordSound:

fjord(boatcruises,seakayaking,divingandflightseeing);9.Christchurch:flyback.

【小题1】NewZealandisfbrChinesefansaftertheshowWhereAreWeGoing,Dad?

A.morebeautifulB.morefamous

C.morepopularD.cleaner

【小题2]Whichisthebestexpressiontofillintheblank(空白处)inthepassage?

A.havedinnerB.flyback

C.gosightseeingD.ridehorses

【小题3】Howisthepassageorganized?(Par=Paragraph)

A.Par1—>Pars2〜4—Par5〜9

B.Pars1〜3-Par4〜7-Pars8〜9

C.Par1—>Pars2〜5-Pars6-9

D.Pars1〜3-Pars3〜4-Par5-9

[小题4]Fromthepassage,weknowthatNewZealandisatraveldestinationfbr.

A.landscapeloversB.naturelovers

C.wildlifeloversD.differentkindsoftravellover

10、BookswhichgiveinstructionsonhowtodothingsareverypopularintheUnitedStatestoday.

Thousandsofthese“Howto“booksareavailable;infact,thereareaboutfourthousandbookswithtitles

thatbeginwiththewords"Howto”.Onebookmaytellyouhowtoearnmoremoney,anothermaytellyou

howtosaveorspendit,andanothermayexplainhowtogiveyourmoneyaway.Many“Howto“booksgive

adviceoncareers(职业).Theytellyouhowtochooseacareerandhowtosucceedatit.Ifyoufail,however,

youcanbuyabookcallednHowtoTurnFailureintoSuccess11.Ifyouwouldliketobecomeveryrich,you

canbuythebooknHowtoMakeaMillion0.Ifyounevermakeanymoneyatall,youmayneedabook

called,!HowtoLiveonNothing?"

Oneofthemostpopulartypesofbooksisonethathelpsyouwithpersonalproblems.Ifyouwantto

haveabetterloveoflife,youcanread"HowtoSucceedatLoveEveryMinuteofYourLife?*1.Ifyouare

tiredofbooksonhappiness,youmaypreferabookcalled"HowtoMakeYourselfmiserable?0.

Manyofthesebookshelppeopleusetheirtimebetter.Somepeoplewantbookswhichwillgivethemuseful

informationaboutsports,hobbies,andtravel.Otherpeopleusetheirfreetimetomakerepairsand

improvementsontheirhomes.Theypreferbookswhichgivestepbystepinstructiononhowtorepairthings

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likeplumbing（卫生管道工程）andelectricalwiring,oronhowtoredecorate（重新装饰）orenlargeahouse.

Whyhave"Howto"booksbecomesopopular?Probablybecauselifehasbecomesocomplex.Today

peoplehavefarmorefreetimetouse,morechoicestomake,andmoreproblemstosolve.HHowto”books

helppeopledealwithmodemlife.

【小题11"Howto”booksarewelcomedintheUnitedStatestodaybecause.

A.thesebooksarecheap

B.Americanslovethewritersofthesebooks

C.thereaderscangetthemwithoutpayinganything

D.thesebookscanhelptheAmericansdealwiththeirproblemsinmodernlife

【小题2】These"Howto“booksarewrittento.

A.tellpeopletolovetheirlife

B,earnmoney

C.givepeoplesomegoodadviceonhowto

D.saysomethingaboutAmerica

[力、题3]Beforesomeonewantstofindagoodjob,he.

A.buyabookon"HowtoMakeaMillion?

B.readabookonhowtochooseacareer

C.begbossesormanagersforit

D.usehisfreetimetolookforit

[小题4]Ifpeoplewillnotsucceedinwhatheisdoing,abookcalledcangivehelp.

A.“Howto“TurnFailureintoSuccess

B.”Howto"MakeaMillion

C.”Howto"SucceedatLoveEveryMinuteofYourLife

D.“Howto”MakeYourselfMiserable

【小题5]Whichheadlineofthefollowingisthebestforthispassage?

A.“Howto^BooksinAmerica.

B."Howto“BooksAreOrdinaryinAmerica.

C.Thousandsof"Howto"Books.

D.BookswithTitleThatBeginwiththeWords"Howto".

11>Forsomepeople,musicisnofunatall.About4%ofthepopulationiswhatscientistscall“amusic”.

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Peoplewhoareamusicarebomwithouttheabilitytoenjoymusicalnotes.Amusicpeopleoftencannottell

thedifferencesbetweentwosongs.

Asaresult,songssoundlikenoisetoanamusic.Manyamuicscomparethesoundofmusictopiecesof

metalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.Infact,mostpeoplecannotunderstandwhatitfeel

likebeamusic.Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingcentercanbeuncomfortableorevenpainful.Thatis

whymanyamusicshavetostayawayfromplaceswherethereismusic.However,thiscanresultinsocial

loneliness."Iusedtohateparties,saysMargaret,aseventy-year-oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscovered

thatshewasamusic.BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaret,scientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentify（辨另U）

thisunusualcondition.

Scientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsaredifferentforthoseofpeoplewhocanenjoymusic.The

differenceiscomplex（复杂的），anditisnotconnectedwithpoorhearing.Amusicscanunderstandother

non-musicalsoundswell.Theyalsohavenoproblemsunderstandingcommonspeech.Scientistscompare

amusicstopeoplewhojustcan'tseecertaincolors.

Manyamusicsarehappywhentheirconditionisfinallydiagnosed（诊断）.Foryears,Margaretfelt

embarrassedaboutherproblemmusic.Nowsheknowsthatsheisnotalone.Thatmakesiteasierforherto

explain."Whenpeopleinvitemetoaconcert,Ijustsay"No,thanks.Tmamusic.'"saysMargret.

[小题1]Amusicsarethepeoplewho.

A.likemusicB.havepoorlistening

C.don?tlikemusicD.arebomunabletoenjoymusic

【小题2】Lifeishardforamusicsmainlybecause.

A.musicseemsnoiseforthem.

B.peopledon'tunderstandamusics

C.amusicstrytostayatplacesfullofmusic

D.amusicshateparties,restaurantsorshoppingcenter.

[〃、题3]Scientistsidentifyamusicsby.

A.studyingdifferentkindsofmusic

B.goingtopartiesregularly

C.studyingamusicpeople

D.comparingmusictocolors

【小题4]Whatcausesamusicsdifferentfrommostpeopleaccordingtoscientists?

A.Theirbrains.

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B,Theirpoorhearing.

C.Theirlackofcolors.

D.Theirproblemswithspeech.

【小题5]Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Amusics'strangebehaviors.

B.Musicalability.

C.Somepeople'sinabilitytoenjoymusic.

D.Identificationandtreatmentofamusic.

12>TheseasonsinAustraliaarenotlikeours.WhenitiswinterinChina,itissummer

there.Australiaisinthesouthoftheworld.June,JulyandAugustarethewintermonths;September.,

OctoberandNovemberarespring;summerisinDecember,JanuaryandFebruary;andMarch,Apriland

Mayaretheautumnmonths.Thenorthofthecountryishotterthanthesouth.

Averylargepartofthecountryhasnorainatall.Theeastcoast(海岸)hasrainalltheyearround.

Therearenodrymonthsthere.Thesoutheastwindsbringrainfromthesea.Thereisnotmuchrainonthe

westside.ThesoutheastpartofAustraliahassummerrainfromthesoutheastwinds.Theyonlyblowherein

summer.

ThesouthwestpartofAustraliaalsohaswinterrain.Thewestwindsblowoverthesouthwestinwinter

only.Insummer,thesouthwestofthecountryhasnorain.InthenorthofAustraliathereisnoraininwinter.

Theraincomesinsummer.Thenorthwestwindsbringit.

[〃、题1]WhatseasonisitinAustraliawhenitissummerinChina?(Nomorethan1word)

[小题2]WhichmonthsareautumninAustralia?(Nomorethan4words)

【小题3]WhichpartofAustraliahasthemostofrain?(Nomorethan3words)

[4、题4]IstheresummerraininthesoutheastofAustralia?(Nomorethan3words)

[4、题5]WhatbringraintothenorthofAustraliainsummer?(Nomorethan3words)

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13、Theairplanthaswonderfulandamazingfeatures.Ittakesinmoisture（水汽）fromtheairthroughits

leaves.Althoughitisseengrowingonanotherobjectorplanttosupportitself.

Topreventtherootsfrombeingtoowet,avoid（避免）plantingitinsoil.Keeptherootsina

well—ventilated（通风良好的）environment.Airplantscangrowwellhangingfromfishinglines.Theycan

alsobehungfromseashells,teacupsorevenonwood.

Watertheairplantonceinawhile.Simplyletthewaterfoilfromtheroots.Therootswilltakeinthe

waterfortheairplant.Theairplantcanlivebetween0℃°and51℃.Itdoesnotneedtobeinthelightall

thetime.However,sunlight（morningandeveningonly）helpsittoreproduce（繁殖）faster.Whenitflowers,

itturnsacolorfulpink,redororange.Atmost8youngplantscangrowfromt