中考英語復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解（B篇）課件

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閱讀理解（B篇）Passage1(話題：水下機器人幫助發(fā)現(xiàn)海洋垃圾)

ScientistsinNorwayhavecreatedanunderwaterrobotthatcandiscoverdifferentkindsofpollutionatthebottomofthesea.Therobotwillhelpclean-upteamsdiscovertheareaswherethereisrubbish,sotheycanthenfocustheirtimeandmoneyonremovingthemostharmfulmaterials.

Therobot,whichweighs45kgandusesspecialcamerastoget3Dimages,wascreatedbyateamatSkarvTechnologies.

Theresearchersputtheirworktothetestatabay(海灣)inthecityofBergen,onNorway’ssouthwestcoast.First,therobotswamupanddowntwometersabovetheseabed,collectingdata.Thenacomputerwasusedtoturnthedataintoamap,whichshoweddifferentrubbishmaterialsindifferentcolors.Themapswillbeusedtohelptheteamsofdiverswhocleanuptheseabedlocatethemostharmfulmaterialssothattheycanremovethemfirst.

“Glassisn’treallypolluting,”saysFossum,oneintheSkarvTechnologiesteam.“Soifyouknowthere’sanareawithalotofglass,youprobablydon’tneedtoworryaboutthatandcanfocusonthingsthatareputtingheavymetalsintotheenvironment.”

Aswellashelpingtodealwithpollution,therobotcanalsoshowwherecreatureslikestarfishareontheseabed.(

)1.Whatcantheunderwaterrobotdo?A.Cleanuptherubbishinthesea.B.Savetimeandmoney.C.Discoverthepollutioninthesea.D.Removetheharmfulmaterials.C(

)2.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.Wheretheunderwaterrobotworks.B.Howtheunderwaterrobothelps.C.Whoinventedtheunderwaterrobot.D.Whattheunderwaterrobotlookslike.B(

)3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“creatures”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Deadthings. B.Interestingthings. C.Livingthings. D.Livelythings.C(

)4.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?A.Theunderwaterrobotweighs45kgandhasspecialcameras.B.Acomputercanturnthedatafromtheunderwaterrobotintoamap.C.AccordingtoFossum,glassisthemostpollutingmaterialinthesea.D.Besideshelpingwithpollution,therobotcanshowwherecreaturesareontheseabed.C(

)5.What’sthebesttitleofthearticle?A.ARobotHelper.B.ARobotDiver.C.ARobotSwimmer.D.ARobotFisher.APassage2(話題：自駕撿垃圾)

Mostofusseevacationsasatimeforfun.24-year-oldStefaniShamrowiczfromColorado,theUSA,however,recentlychosetospendhervacationmakingtheearthalittlecleaner.

Stefanihasbeenmakingeffortstoreducerubbishforquitesometimenow.SowhenshedecidedtotakearoadtripacrosstheUStoseefamilyandfriends,shecameupwithacreativeideatohelpouttheplanet,too.

“MynameisStefaniandI’mabouttodriveacrossthecountryandpickuprubbish,”shesaidinanonlinevideo.“Ifyou’dliketodonate$10,I’llpickupawholebagofrubbishforyou,andIwillsendyouapictureofthebagwithyournameandthecityyouhelpcleanuponit,soyou’llfeelreallygoodaboutyourselfandthecountrywillbecleaner.Pleasehelpme.”

Stefani’sstoryquicklygotquiteabitofattention.Plentyofpeoplebeganfollowingherjourneyonlineandmakingdonations.Shequicklyraisedover$2,950—andthatmoneydidnotgotowaste.Itwasn’tlongbeforeshe’ddrivenover70hoursthrough11statesintheUSandcollectedover120bagsofrubbish.

“I’mnotgoingtobeabletopickupeverything,butifeveryonestartspickingupsomeonwalksorruns,that’swherethemagicis,”Stefanisaid.(

)1.WhydidStefanidecidetotakearoadtripacrosstheUSatfirst?A.Tohavefun.B.Tomakeeffortstoreducerubbish.C.Toseefamilyandfriends.D.Tohelpouttheplanet.C(

)2.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“donate”inParagraph3?A.Giveaway.B.Giveup.C.Giveback.D.Giveout.A(

)3.WhydidStefanishowanonlinevideo?A.Tomakemoney.B.Tocallonpeople.C.Tosellrubbish.D.Toaskfordrivers.B(

)4.WhichofthestatementisTRUE?A.Stefanididn’tpickuprubbishuntilshebeganthetrip.B.LotsofpeoplepaidattentiontoStefani’sstory.C.Stefaniwastedthemoneysheraised.D.Stefanicollectedlessthan120bagsofrubbish.B(

)5.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Awonderfulvacation.B.Aroadtrip,abetterplanet.C.Moneyandtheplanet.D.Rubbishontheearth.BPassage3(話題：“可穿戴”空調(diào))

Ifyouarelookingtostaycoolandcomfortableduringthehotmonths,youmaybeinterestedinMetauraPro—anewwearableairconditioner.Astheworld’sfirstwearableairconditioner,itcancontinuously(可持續(xù)地)blowcoldairtokeepyoucool.

YoucanwearMetauraProonyourneckwhereveryougo.Thewearableairconditionercomeswithanappforcompletecontrol.Infanmode(模式),itcanproducecoldairthatis7°Fcoolerthannormalair,andincoolingmode,theairitproducescanbeupto18°Fcoolerthannormalair.

Withaweightof435g,MetauraProisnottooheavytowear,anditcanbeeasilyseenbyanyone.Ithasarechargeablebattery(可充電電池)andcanbechargedquickly.Withafullychargedbattery,itcanrunforupto8hours.

MetauraProisdrivenbyapowerfulmotor(電機).Ithas26smallfanstogivecoolairanddriveawaytheheataroundtheuser’sneck.Withitsspecialcoolingsystem,MetauraProcaneasilychangehotairintocoldair.“Traditionalfansdon’tproducecoldairinahotenvironment,theyonlycirculate(使循環(huán))hotair.Thestrongerthewindis,thehotteryouget.Thisiscertainlynotwhatyouwantduringthosehotsummerdays.That’swhywecreatedMetauraPro—toprovideabetterportablecoolingsolution.It’ssimpleforyoutotakeitwithyou,”theproductwebsitereads.

ThepriceofMetauraProisnotveryhigh.Peoplecanbuyitfor$159.Maybeinthenearfuture,youcangiveitatry.(

)1.WherecanyouwearMetauraPro?A.Onourneck.B.Onourhands.C.Onourhead.D.Onourarms.A(

)2.HowmanyhourscanMetauraProrunifit’sfullycharged?A.7.B.8.C.18.D.26.B(

)3.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A.WhatMetauraProlookslike.B.HowMetauraProischarged.C.HowMetauraProworks.D.WhereMetauraProcanbeworn.C(

)4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“portable”inParagraph4mean?A.Easytocarry.B.Heavytowear.C.Hardtocharge.D.Shorttokeep.A(

)5.Whatcanwelearnfromthearticle?A.MetauraProcan’tblowcoldairtokeepyoucoolcontinuously.B.AnappcancontrolMetauraProcompletely.C.MetauraProissmall,soitcan’tbeeasilyseen.D.MetauraProisveryexpensiveandonlyafewpeoplecanaffordit.BPassage4(話題：達(dá)爾文筆記)

TwomissingnotebooksbelongingtothescientistCharlesDarwinweresecretlyreturnedtotheCambridgeUniversityLibraryrecently.Thestolennotebooks,whichhadbeenmissingforover20years,werereturnedingoodcondition.

Mr.Darwinwasaveryfamousscientistwholivedinthe1800s.Hisideasaboutevolution—howdifferentkindsoflivingcreatureschangeslowlyovertime—completelychangedthewayscientistsunderstandthenaturalworld.

Mr.Darwinrecordedhisideasinacoupleofnotebooks.Andsinceittookover20yearsforhimtoturnhisideasintoaworld-changingbook,hisnotebookshavebeenconsideredquiteimportant.

TheCambridgeUniversityLibraryhadseveralofMr.Darwin’snotebooks.Thetwothatweremissingwerekeptinasmallbox.Theywerelastseenin2000whentheyweretakenouttobephotographed(拍照).In2001,someonenoticedthattheboxwasmissing.Luckily,thelibraryhadtakenpicturesofthenotebooks’pages,sotheinformationwasn’tcompletelylost.

In2020,thelibrarymadeagreatefforttofindthelostnotebooks.Workerssearchedthroughthe10millionbooksinthelibrarybutdidn’tfindthem.Finally,thelibraryaskedpeoplearoundtheworldtohelplookforthebooks.Theyalsoreportedthemissingnotebookswerestolensothatthepolicewouldsearchforthem,too.

Tothelibrarians’surprise,thetwonotebookswerereturnedonMarch9,2022.Theywereputinabrightbagandleftoutsidethelibrarians’office.Afterthepolicehadexaminedthebag,thelibrariansopeneditandwerepleasedtolearnthatthenotebookswereingoodshape.Theyhadn’tbeendamaged(毀壞),andtheyhadn’tlostanypages.(

)1.WhichofthestatementaboutCharlesDarwinisNOTtrue?A.HistwonotebookswereintheCambridgeUniversityLibrary.B.Hewasafamousscientistandhelivedinthe1800s.C.Hisideaschangedthewayscientistsunderstandthenaturalworld.D.Histwonotebookswerereturnedinbadcondition.D(

)2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“evolution”inParagraph2mean?A.Environment.B.Development.C.Achievement.D.Management.B(

)3.Whenwastheboxfoundmissing?A.In2000.B.In2001.C.In2020.D.In2022.B(

)4.Whydidtheworkersreportthemissingnotebookswerestolen?A.Becausetheywantedpeopletolookforthem.B.Becausetheyplannedtowritenewnotebooks.C.Becausetheyexpectedthepolicetosearchforthem.D.Becausetheyremindedpeoplewhostolethenotebooks.C(

)5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thetwomissingnotebooks.B.CharlesDarwinwrotetwonotebooks.C.Thelibrariansfoundthenotebooks.D.Theinformationinthetwonotebooks.APassage5(話題：跟耳機說拜拜)

Somepeoplewearearphones(耳機)whentheylistentomusicinacarbecausetheydon’twanttodisturb(打擾)others.However,noteverybodydoesthesame.Androadtripsmayseemmuchlongerthanyouthinkwhensomeoneelse’smusicfillsthecar.Whatiftheycouldlistentoonlytheirmusicwithoutearphones,andnooneelsewouldhearit?Althoughthatmaysoundimpossible,thetechnologyiscloserthanyouthink.ResearchersinFranceareworkingtobuildsuchpersonalsoundzonesinwhichpeoplecanlistentowhattheylikewithoutdisturbingothers.

“Whybother?Whynotjustuseearphones?”Somemayask.Well,earphonesaregoodatcontrollingwhatyouhear,buttheycanbeuncomfortable,too.Besides,yourhearingisatriskwhenyouturnthevolume(音量)ofyourmusicuptodrownout(壓過)othersoundsaroundyou.

That’ssomethingJanMayesknowsalotabout.She’sanexpertinhearing.“Usingearphonescancausehearingproblems,”shesays.“Andnotjustintheelderly.Amongpeoplewholiketolistentomusicwithearphones,nearly50percentofyoungpeopleaged12to35areatrisk.”

Andthat’swhypersonalsoundzonesinsideacarareneeded.Theycouldletyouhearwellwithoutdrowningoutothersoundswithhighvolumes.Theywouldalsobringmanynewpossibilities.Oneday,everyoneinacarcouldlistentowhattheywouldliketohear.Thedrivercanlistentowhatevermusiche’sinterestedinwhenthepassengersareasleep,andthepassengerscanmakephonecallswithoutworryingaboutbeingtooloud.(

)1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“zones”inParagraph1mean?A.Production.B.Areas.C.Volume.D.Pressure.B(

)2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutearphones?A.Theycancontrolwhatyouhear.B.Theyarecomfortabletowear.C.Theyaregoodforhearing.D.Theymakeroadtripslonger.A(

)3.What’sJanMayes’opinion?A.Usingearphonescanonlycausehearingproblemsintheelderly.B.Almost50percentofyoungpeopleliketolistentomusic.C.Someyoungpeoplealsohavehearingproblemswhenusingearphonestolistentomusic.D.It’sgoodfortheelderlytoturnthevolumeofthemusicup.C(

)4.Whatgoodeffectdosoundzonesbring?A.Makeyousleepwell.B.Helpdrownoutothersounds.C.Letpeoplemakephonecallsloud.D.Bringmanynewpossibilities.D(

)5.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Problemscausedbyearphones.B.Earphoneshelphearwell.C.Personalsoundzonesareneeded.D.Howtouseearphones.CPassage6(話題：幫助長頸鹿)

MsituniisayounggiraffebornonFebruary1thisyearattheSanDiegoZooSafariParkinCalifornia,theUSA.WhenMsituniwasborn,zookeepersknewrightawaytherewasaproblemwithherfrontlegs.Herfrontlegswerebending(彎曲)thewrongway.ThismadeithardforMsitunitostandorwalk.Zookeepersworriedthatshemightnotlivelong,sincesheneededtobeabletostandtogetmilkfromhermother.

TohelpMsituni,thezooturnedtoagroupcalledHangerClinic.Thegrouphasworkedforyearstocreateartificialarms,legs,andotherbodypartsforpeopleinneed,especiallythosewhosebodypartsareimperfectorlost.“We’veneverworkedwithwildlifebefore,”saidAraMirzaian,anexpertinthegroup.Still,theexpertstookonthechallenge.TheyfinallybuiltMsituniherveryownbrac