2023年九年级暑期话题阅读：地理（含解析）

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一、阅读理解题（共6题）

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TheNileRiveriscalledthe"FatherofAfricanRivers".TheNileisabout6,671kilometerslong.ItisthelongestriverinAfricaandintheworld.Theriverrunsfromsouthtonorth,beginninginthemountainsofBurundiandendingintheMediterraneanSea.

TheNileRiverplayedanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofancientEgypt(埃及).ItranthroughancientEgypt,bringingwatertoplantsandarivertoships.Theriverwasfulloffishandtheriverbankswerefullofgoodthingstoeat.

Eachspring,snowonthemountaintopswouldbecomewater.Thatwasaverygoodthing.Whenthewaterpassedby,itleftbehindgoodsoil(土壤).Plantscouldgrowverywellintheblackandrichsoil.TheancientEgyptianscalledit"thegiftoftheNile".

TheNileprovidedothergiftsfortheancientEgyptians.Papyrus(纸莎草),usedforeverything,grewalongitsbanks.Itprovidedwaterforcookingandbathing.Therewerealsomanyfishandwaterbirds.Wildvegetablescouldbefound,alongwithbirdeggs.Egyptisinthemiddleofadesert.ButlifealongtheNilewaswonderful.

(1)WheredoestheNileRiverstart

Itstartsinthe.

(2)WhywastheNileimportanttoancientEgypt

Becauseitbroughtwatertoplantsand.

(3)Whatwas"thegiftoftheNile"fortheancientEgyptians

FortheancientEgyptiansthegiftwasthe.

(4)Wheredidpapyrusgrow

Papyrusgrewalong.

(5)Accordingtothepassage,whatlifedidancientEgyptiansalongtheNilelive

Theyliveda.

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JejuIsland

JejuIsland,alsoknownasthe"IslandoftheGod",isthebiggestislandinSouthKorea.MountHallasanisonthisislandandit'sthehighestmountainofSouthKorea.JejuIslandissimilartotheHawaiianIslandsoftheUS.Itiscalled"theHawaiiofSouthKorea".Ontheisland,youcanhikeonMountHallasan,eatdifferentkindsofseafoodandhangoutonthebeach.

LotteWorld

LotteWorldisinSeoul,SouthKorea.Ithasalargeindoorthemepark,anoutdooramusementpark(游乐园),andanislandwithshoppingmalls,ahotel,amuseumandmovietheaters.Theindoorthemeparkisthelargestindooramusementparkintheworld.ItopenedonJuly12th,1989.Everyyearabout73millionvisitorscometovisitLotteWorld.

TheNSeoulTower

TheNSeoulTowerisonNamsanMountain,incentralSeoul,SouthKorea.Itwasbuiltin1969anditwasopenedtothepublicin1980.ThetowerisasymbolofSeoulandit's236.7meterstall.Thereisagreatrestaurantonthefifthfloor.YouwillhaveagoodviewwhenyoulookdownfromthetopoftheNSeoulTower.

(1)JejuIslandisthebiggestislandin_____.

A．JapanB．AmericaC．SouthKoreaD．England

(2)IfyouwanttohaveagoodviewofSeoul,youcangoto_____.

A．JejuIsland

B．theindoorthemeparkofLotteWorld

C．thefifthflooroftheNSeoulTower

D．thetopoftheNSeoulTower

(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUE

A．MountHallasanisthesecondhighestmountainofSouthKorea.

B．JejuIslandiscalled"theHawaiiofSouthKorea".

C．LotteWorldisasymbolofSeoul.

D．ThereisagreatrestaurantonthefourthflooroftheNSeoulTower.

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Thereislittlerainindeserts.Becausedesertsaresodry,theyhaveno"quilt"tohelpstopthesoilfromgoingaway.Asaresult,theymaygetveryhotduringthedaywiththesunshining,butdon'tholdthehealovernight.Manydesertscanquicklygetcoldoncethesungoesdown.Somedesertscanreachtemperaturesofover100degreesFduringthedayandthendropbelowfreezing(32degreesF)duringthenight.

ThelargesthotanddrydesertintheworldistheSaharaDesertinNorthernAfrica.TheSaharaisasandydesertwithgreatsandhills.Itcoversover3millionsquaremilesofAfrica.OtherlargedesertsincludetheArabianDesertintheMiddleEast,theGobiDesertinNorthernChinaandMongolia,andtheKalahariDesertinAfrica.

Animalsthatliveinthedesertarealsousedtoneedinglittlewater.Manygetallthewatertheyneedfromthefoodtheyeat.Otheranimalskeepwaterthattheycanuselater.Thecamelstoresupfatinitshumpwhileotheranimalskeepsomethingtheyneedintheirtails.

Onlycertaintypesofplantscanliveintheterribleenvironmentofthedesert.Youwon'tseealotoftalltreesinthedesert.Mostplantshaveawaytokeepwaterintheirleaves,ortrunkssotheycanlivealongtimewithoutwater.

Nowdesertscoveraround20%oftheworld'sland,buttheyaregrowing.Thisiscalleddesertificationandiscausedbydifferentreasonsincludinghumanactivities.TheSaharaDesertisgrowinglargerandlargereachyear.Whatshouldwedowithit

(1)Howistheweatherduringthenightinthedesert

A．Hot.B．Cold.C．Cool.

(2)Wheredoesthecamelstoreupfat

A．Initshump.B．Initsstomach.

C．Initstail.

(3)Whywon'tweseealotoftalltreesinthedesert

A．Becauseoffewpeoplethere.

B．Becauseofthesunshining.

C．Becauseoftheterribleenvironment.

(4)Howmuchofthelanddodesertscoverintheworld

A．Onefifth.B．Lessthan10%.C．Twofifths.

(5)IstheSaharaDesertgrowingornot

A．Nobodyknowsit.B．It'sgrowing.

C．It'snotgrowing.

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ThelongestriverintheworldistheNile.Itis4,160mileslong.ButtheNileisnotthemightiest(浩荡的)river.TheAmazonis.The

Amazonisalsothesecondlongestriverintheworld.Itis3,900mileslong.HowlongisthatItislongerthanaroadgoingfromNewYorkCitytoSanFrancisco.

TheAmazonisthemightiestforthisreason.Ithasthegreatestamountofwater.MorewaterrunsouttoseathanfromtheNile,Mississippi,andYangtzeriverscombined.That'salotoffreshwater!Theforceofitscurrent(水流)isgreattoo.Thecurrentcanbeseen200milesoutinthesea.Here'sastorytoshowtheAmazon'samazingcurrent.Ashipsailed(航行)farawayfromBrazil.Itranoutofdrinkingwater.Anothershippassedby.Thefirstshipaskedforwater.Someoneonthesecondshipsaid,"Justputyourbuckets(桶)intothesea.

Hereareafewmorefacts.Atitsmouth,theAmazonis90mileswide.Evenuptheriver,youcan'tseetheoppositebank.Theriverisalsoverydeep-from22to76meters!Duringrainyseason,theriverrisesabout16metersmore.Bigoceanshipscansailabout1,800milesupstream(向上游).Smallershipscansail1,000milesfarther.

What'sthemostbloodthirstyfishintheworldNo.It'snottheshark.It'stheAmazon'spiranha.Itisonlyabout10cmto20cmlong.Ithassharpteeth.Thousandstravelinagroup.Noanimalcanswimacrosstheriver.A1,000-poundhorsewouldbejustbones(骨头)inthreeminutes.AreyouplanningatriptotheAmazonHere'sapieceofadvice.Leaveyourswimsuitathome!

(1)Afterreadingthispassageitseemsclearthat_____.

A．peopledonotdrinktheAmazon'swater

B．itwouldnotbegoodtovisittheAmazonduringrainyseason

C．sailingontheAmazonrequiresaknowledgeofitscurrent

D．theAmazonisthelongestriverintheworld

(2)ThewriterhelpsyouunderstandhowlongtheAmazonisby_____.

A．tellinghowlongtheNileis

B．comparingittoadistance(距离)onland

C．comparingitwiththeYangtzeRiver

D．showingusonthemap

(3)InParagraphFour,theunderlinedword"sharp"means"_____"inChinese.

A．锋利的B．急剧的C．强烈的D．灵敏的

(4)Thepassagemainlytellsus_____.

A．piranhaintheAmazon

B．travelingintheAmazon

C．interestingfactsabouttheAmazon

D．howtotravelintheAmazon

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Inthenorthernhalfoftheworld,September22isthefirstdayofautumn.Thehotdaysofsummeraregettingcooler,andeachdayisshorterthanthelast.Treeleaveswillsoonturnredandyellowanditwillbetimetothinkabouthotmilkandwarmcoatsinthemorning.

Butintheotherhalf,acrosstheequator(赤道),springhasarrived.Theworldisfilledwith(充满)newlifeandnewhopes.Anditistimetofindswimmingclothes,baseballgloves(棒球手套)andplandaytrips.

ThelongestdayinthenorthoftheEarthisJune21or22.TheshortestdayisaroundDecember21or22.ButonSeptember22,dayandnightareeach12hourslong.Thenthenightsgetlongerinautumn.

AllthesechangesarebecauseoftheEarth'syearlytriparoundtheSun.

(1)Whatdoyouthinkisthebesttitle(标题)ofthepassage(短文)

A．AchangeofseasonsB．TriparoundtheSun

C．PlanningdaytripsD．Twohalvesoftheworld

(2)Whenisthefirstdayofautumninthenorthernhalfoftheworld

A．OnthelastdayofSeptember.B．OnthefirstdayofSeptember.

C．OnSeptember22.D．OnSeptember20.

(3)Inautumn,treeleavesbeginturning_____.

A．wetandcoolB．redandyellowC．coolandcoldD．greenandred

(4)WhatseasonisitinSeptemberinthesouthernhalfoftheworld

A．Spring.B．Summer.C．Autumn.D．Winter.

(5)Thereasonforthechangesis_____.

A．inthenorthernhalfB．inthesouthernhalf

C．acrosstheequatorD．theEarth'striparoundtheSun

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Chileisoneofthelongestandthinnestcountriesintheworld.Itisfamousforitsdesertsanditsbeauty.

TheChileanAndesarehometogreatlakesandvalleys.Theyareclosetothesea,sotheclimatechangesalotoverashortdistance.InthenorthofChileisthedriestdesertonearth.Thesedrylandsareaplaygroundforadventuretravelerswhoenjoymountainbiking.Thecentralvalleysarehometoworld-classvineyards.SomeofthefinestwinesintheworldaremadejustoutsideSantiago,thecapitalcityofChile.SantiagoliesinthecentreofChile.

TheLakeDistricthassomeoftheworld'smostdramaticscenery.WecanhaveagoodtimealongFutaleufu.Someadventuretravelersliketotravelalongitbyboat.Don'tforgettogothroughtheicefieldstothehomesofpenguins.Theyareveryshy,butareinterestingtosee.

TheislandsinChilearealsoverybeautiful.Lotsofpeopleareveryinterestedinthem.Whenyouwalkonth