2024-2025學(xué)年下學(xué)期初中英語人教新版九年級期末必刷常考題之閱讀理

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一.閱讀理解（共16小題）

1.Littlestreamrandownfromahighmountainthroughmanyvillagesandforests.Thenitreachedadesert,"I

wentthroughsomanydifficulties.!shouldhavenoproblemcrossingthedesert,"shethought.Asshestarted,

shefoundherselfslowlydisappearingintothesand.Aftermanytries,shestillfailed."MaybeIcan,treachthe

ocean,"shesaidsadlytoherself.

Atthistime,adeepvoicesaid,nIfabreeze（微風(fēng)）cancrossthedesert,socanariver."Itwasthevoiceof

thedesert.Butthelittlestreamanswered,“Abreezecanfly,butIcan't.""That'sbecauseyoucan'tgiveupwhat

youare.Letyourselfevaporate（蒸發(fā)）intothebreeze,anditcantakeyouacross,"saidthedesert."Giveupwhat

Iamnow?No!No!nThelittlestreamcouldnotacceptthisidea."Thebreezecancarrythevapor（蒸汽）acrossthe

desertandletitleaveasrain.Therainwillformariveragain,"saidthedesert.nAndwhetheryouareariveror

vapor,yournatureneverchanges."Hearingthis,thelittlestreamwentintotheopenarmsofthebreeze.ltcarried

hertothenextstageofherlife.

Thecourseofourlivesisliketheexperienceofthelittlestream.Ifyouwanttogothroughdifficultiesinyour

lifetoheadforsuccess,youshouldalsochangethewayyouare.

（1）Thelittlestreamplannedtoreach.

A.theforest

B.theriver

C.thedesert

D.theocean

（2）Thelittlestreambeforeshecrossedthedesert.

A.didn'tmeetanydifficulties

B.wasconfidentaboutherself

C.wasworriedaboutherself

D.knewwellaboutthedesert

（3）Atfirst,thelittlestreamdidn*tacceptthedesert'sadvicebecause.

A.shefailedmanytimes

B.shewasafraidofthenature

C.shewasn*tabletochangehernature

D.shewouldn'tchangethewayshewas

(4)Thelittlestreamfinallycrossedthedesertby.

A.evaporatingintothebreeze

B.formingariver

C.disappearingintothesand

D.changinghernature

(5)Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?

A.Theroadtosuccessisn'talwayseasyandsmooth.

B.Whateverotherssay,weshouldalwaysbeourselves.

C.Tosucceed,weshouldthinkaboutthingsinadifferentway.

D.Tosucceed,weshouldfollowothers*advice.

2.Anumberofyearsago,amanwenttovisitacircus(馬戲團)inNewYork.Hewasabletowalkaroundlooking

atthelions,monkeys,bearsandothercircusanimals.Ashewaspassingtheelephants,hesuddenlystopped.He

foundthatthesehugeelephantswerebeingheldbyonlyasmallropetiedtotheirfrontleg.NOchains,no

cages.ltwasclearthattheelephantscould,atanytime,breakawayfromtheirropesbutforsomereason,they

didnot.

Hesawatrainernearbyandaskedwhytheseanimalsjuststoodthereanddidn'ttrytogetaway.HWelL”the

trainersaid,"whentheyareveryyoungandmuchsmaller,weusethesamesizeropetotiethemand,atthatage,

it*senoughtoholdthem.Astheygrowup,theystillbelievetheycannotbreakaway.Theybelievetheropecanhold

them,sotheynevertrytobreakfree."

"Howcoulditbe?"saidtheman.Theseanimalscouldatanytimebreakfreefromropes.Butbecausethey

werealwaysstuckrightwheretheywere,theybelievedtheycouldn't.

Justlikethepoorelephants,howmanyofusgothroughlifebelievingthatwecannotdosomething,just

becausewefailedatitoncebefore?

Failingispartoflearning.

(1)Whereweretheanimalskept?

A.Inthecircus.

B.Inthezoo.

C.Intheforest.

D.Inthepark.

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"breakaway"mean?

A.擊敗.

B.打破.

C.掙脫.

D.折斷.

(3)Howweretheelephantsheld?

A.Byastrongrope.

B.Incages.

C.Withchains.

D.Byasmallrope.

(4)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Theelephantswereheldinthiswaywhentheywereyoung.

B.Thereweremanykindsofanimalsinthecircus.

C.Theanimalsweretrainedtoperform.

D.Theelephantsoftenescaped.

(5)Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Wellbegunishalfdone.

B.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.

C.Weshouldnevergiveup.

D.Onetreecan'tmakeaforest.

3.OnSaturdaymorning,Johngotupearlytogotoasportsclub.Onhisway,hesawthreeofhisschoolmates

atthemall,Rie，AsukaandYuki.Theywerealwaystogetherbecausetheywereverygoodfriends.

"I'mshoppingfornewshoes,"RietoldJohn."ButIhavebigfeetsonothingfits!Wehavebeenshopping

everywherebutIcan*tfindanybigshoes!"

"Andwewalkveryslowly,"Yukisaid,nbecauseofAsuka,

"Iknow,"Johnsaid,lookingatAsuka."IheardyouhurtyourkneeinP.E.classyesterday.Doesithurt?

"It'sOKifImoveveryslowly,"Asukatoldhim."Wearegoingtoeatice-creamatDairyQueen.Doyou

wanttocome?”

"Sorry,Ican't.IamgoingtomeetEdwardatthesportsclub.Seeyoulater!"saidJohn.

JohnwaswalkingpastacoffeeshopwhenhesawMs.Kanda.Shewaslookingatanewsidewalk(人行

道).AsJohncamecloserhecouldseethatMs.Kandawasangry."Somebodyjumpedinthemiddleofthe

sidewalkwhenthecement(水泥)wasstillwet!"shesaid,pointingtotwosmallfootprints(腳印)inthe

newcement."NowIcan'tgohomebecauseIhavetofixthesidewalk!"

"Whodidit?"askedJohn.

"Afirst-yearstudentovertheresaidthatthreegirlswerewalkingbyherejustnow.Buthedoesn*tknow

whichgirljumpedinthecement!"

Threegirls?"Small'Tootprints?Somebody"jumped"?HIknowwhodid!nsaidJohn.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案.

(1)WheredidJohnmeethisschoolmates?

A.Inapark.

B.Atthemall.

C.Atasportsclub.

D.Inanice-creamshop.

(2)WhathappenedtoAsukainyesterday'sP.E.class?

A.Shehadafightwithherclassmate.

B.Shehurtoneofherfeet.

C.Shebrokehershoes.

D.Shehurtherknee.

(3)Ms.Kandawasangrybecause.

A.someonestolehercar

B.shefellinthenewcement

C.shehadtofixthesidewalk

D.someonedroveonthesidewalk

(4)Thefootprintsinthecementwere.

A.big

B.small

C.different

D.similar

（5）WhomightJohnthinkjumpedinthecement?

A.Rie.

B.Yuki.

C.Asuka.

D.Edward.

4.ChristineandRyanaregoodfriends.TheybothliveonafarmonanislandnearIreland.

Onemorning,RyancametoChristine'shouse."Christine,letsgotothebeach.”

Theywenttothebeachtolookforshells（貝殼）andotherbeautifulthings.SuddenlyChristineshouted,

"Look!There'ssomethinginthatnet（網(wǎng)）overthere.”

Theyranoverandfoundasmallbirdinthenet.Thebirdwasblackandwhite,andithadorangelegs.

"Whatkindofbirdisthat?"Ryanasked.

"Idon'tknow，''Christineanswered.

TheyranbacktoChristine'shouseandshowedthebeautifulbirdtoChristine'sdad.

"It'sayoungpuffin（海鸚）,"hetoldthem."Puffinscatchfishinthewater.Theycanflyandtheyarevery

goodatswimming.Therewerelotsofpuffinsontheisland,butnowtherearen'tmany.”

"Whynot?"Christineasked.

"Therearen'tmanyfishanymore,"saidherdad.Thechildrenputthesmallpuffininabox.Christine'smom

gavethechildrensomefishandtheyfedthepuffin.

RyancameovertoChristine'shouseeverydaytofeedthepuffin.Itgotbiggerandbigger.Onemorningthere

wasnopuffininthebox.

"Whereisit?nChristineaskedhermom.

"Pmsurethepuffiniswithitsfriendsoutinthesea.”

Itwasayearlater.Christinewaslookingforshellsonthebeachagain.Suddenly,sheheardRyanshouting,

"Comequickly,Christine!"

Christineranalongthebeachandthenshesawthem.Therewerethreepuffinsonastonenearthe

farm.Christinewassurethatoneofthemwastheirpuffin.Shewasveryhappy.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案.

（1）WheredidChristineandRyanfirstfindthepuffin?

A.Inanet.

B.Inagarden.

C.Onafarm.

D.Onastone.

(2)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthepuffin?

A.Ithadblackandwhitelegs.

B.Itwasoldbutbeautiful.

C.Itwasapoorswimmer.

D.Itlivedonfish.

(3)Whoseemedtoknowalotaboutpuffins?

A.Christine*sfather.

B.Christine'smother.

C.Christine.

D.Ryan.

(4)WhathappenedtothepuffinwhileitwasinChristine'shouse?

A.Itgothurt.

B.Itdied.

C.Itgotill.

D.Itflewaway.

(5)Whatdoestheunderlinedword',them,'referto?

A.Shells.

B.Puffins.

C.Fish.

D.Children.

5.Notetakingisaskillthatcanhelpyoudowellinallyourschoolwork.Itcanmakeyouconfidentwhenyouare

studying.Butunluckily,moststudentsdon'tknowhowtotakenotes.

★Writedownkeyfacts.Ifyourteacherwritesnotesontheblackboard,that*sgreat.Ybucancopythemor

writedownthemostimportantfactsofallinclass.Differentteachersdothingsdifferently.Forexample,some

teachersmayfocuson(關(guān)注)lotsofdatesandfactsinclass,buttheyonlywritetheimportantonesonthe

blackboard.Otherteachersmaynotwriteanythingdown,buttheymaysaysomethingimportantagainand

again.

★Ask.Don'tbeafraidtoaskyourteachertorepeatwhatyoumiss.Ifyourteacherspeakstoofastandyou

can'tfollowwhatheissaying,youcanaskhimafterclass.

★Compare.Comparingyournoteswithyourclassmates*canbegoodforyourlearning.Itcanalsohelpyou

andyourclassmatescorrectsomemistakes.

★Organize.Notetakingalsoneedsorganization.Keepnotesforeachsubjectinonenotebook,sothatyoucan

findeverythingeasilywhenatestcomes.

★Goodnotetakingtakestime.Ifyoudecidetorecopyyournoteseveryevening,you'llsurelyhavelesstimeto

watchTV.Butyou'llsavetimeinthecomingtest.

(1)Therearemainpointsaboutnotetakinginthispassage.

A.4

B.5

C.6

D.7

(2)Whatshouldyouwritedowninyournotebookinclass?

A.Everyword.

B.Lotsofdates.

C.Themostimportantfacts.

D.Yourcomplaintsabouttheteacher.

(3)Ifyoucan'tfollowyourteachersinclass，whatshouldyoudo?

A.Askthemafterclass.

B.Askthembeforeclass.

C.Stoplisteninginclass.

D?Complaintothemabouttheclass.

(4)Whichwaycanhelpyoucorrectmistakesinyournotes?

A.Organizingthenotes.

B.Recopyingyournotesafterclass.

C.Askingyourteachersforhelp.

D.Comparingyournoteswithothers,.

(5)WhichcanbetheBESTtitleforthispassage?

A.HowtoTakeNotes.

B.WhattoDoinClass.

C.HowtoStudyforaTest.

D.WhattoDowithProblems.

6.Moreandmorepeopleareusingmobilephonesnow.Smartphonesareusedastelevisions,cameras,andmusic

players.Theyarealsousedforsendinge-mailsorsurfingtheInternet.Ifsomeonetalksaboutmobilephones,

manyChinesewillthinkofHuawei.

InChina,evenintheworld.Huaweiisawonder（奇跡）.RenZhengfeibuiltup（倉4建）Huaweicompany

in1987.Thecompanysold58.4millionsmartphonesinthefirstseasonof2019.Huaweihasgotthesecondplace

atthemobilemarket.

Now,Huaweihasbeentheleaderin5Gfield.lthasmorethan75,000topengineersandscientistson

research.Theytrytheirbesttobringdigital（數(shù)碼）andhightechnologytoeverypersonandplace.It'smore

convenientformodernpeopletoliveinarapidway.Whatausefultechnology5Gis!

WearelookingforwardtoseeingastrongerHuawei.ltprovidesafasterandbettercommunicationwayforus

Italsobrings"CreatedinChina"totheworld.

閱讀短文內(nèi)容判斷正（T）誤（F）。

（1）YoucanuseHuaweimobilephonestotakephotos.

（2）RenZhengfeisetupHuaweicompanyin1987.

（3）Huaweihasgotthefirstplaceatthemobilemarket.

（4）FewtopengineersandscientistsworkonresearchinHuaweicompany.

（5）Huaweigivesaslowercommunicationway.

7.Whyismusicsoimportanttochildren?Herearesomeofmythoughtsonthesubject.

Musichasapositive（積極的）effectonyoungchildren'sdevelopment!

Newresearchshowsthatmusichasagoodinfluenceonyoungchildren'scognitive（認知的）skills，such

asspatialreasoning（空間推理）andmemory.Researchalsoshowsthatofferingchildrenaninteresting

environmentcansupportchildren'shealthygrowthanddevelopment.

Youngchildrenenjoymakingmusicwithothers!Makingmusicwithothersgiveschildrenawonderful

feelingofbelongingtothegroup.Childrenmighthavedifficultyjoininginactivitieswithothersbecausetheyare

shy,havelimitedlanguageabilityorspecialneeds,buttheycanfreelytakepartinamusicactivity.

Musicmakesyoungchildrenhappy!

Childrenseemtoexperiencemuchpleasureandjoywhenlisteningtomusic,makingmusicanddancingto

music.WhethertheyaresingingalongtoaCD,playinganinstrumentordancingtomusicaroundtheclassroom,

mostchildrenseemtothoroughly(徹底地)enjoyparticipatinginamusicactivity.Howwonderfulitistooffer

childrenthechancetodosomeactivitiesaboutmusic!

(1)Newresearchshowsthatmusiccanimproveyoungchildren'sskills.

A.cognitive

B.reading

C.writing

D.speaking

(2)Whichisoneofthereasonsthatchildrenhavedifficultyjoininginactivitieswithothers?

A.Theydon'tknowothers.

B.Theywanttoplaygamesalone.

C.Theyareshy.

D.Theydon*tlikemusic.

(3)Whichofthefollowinghasthesamemeaningastheunderlinedphrasenparticipatein*'?

A.comein

B.arriveat

C.takepartin

D.getusedto

(4)Thereareoftheauthor'sthoughtsonthesubject.

A.two

B.three

C.four

D.five

(5)What*sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoMakeMusicwithOthers

B.TheInfluenceofMusiconYoungChildren

C.WhatWonderfulMusic!

D.TheImportanceofMusicinEarlyChildhood

8.Youprobablyseealotofthingsmadeofplastic,likebottlesandbags,everyday.Whathappenswhenthat

plasticgetsthrownaway?Scientistssaymuchofitendsupinoceansandcausesproblemsforcreatures(生

物)likefishandbirds.

nPlasticputsoceancreaturesindanger,"saysAllisonSchutesoftheOceanConservancy.That'sagroupthat

workstoprotecttheworld'soceans.

Arecentstudyshowsthateachminute,enoughplasticreachestheoceantofilluponegarbagetruck!Thatsame

studypredictsthatbytheyear2050,ouroceanswillhavemoreplasticthanfish.

Allthatplasticisbadnewsforoceanlife.Someoceancreaturesdiewhentheygettangled(使纏結(jié))in

piecesofplastic.Othersaccidentallyeatitanddie,too.

Mostscientistssaytakingoutalltheplasticthat*salreadyintheoceanwouldbeimpossible.Instead,theysay

thebestwayistopreventmoreplasticfromgettingthere.

Manygroupsarealreadytakingaction.Theyorganizecleanupsonbeachestopickuplitterbeforeitreaches

theocean.___，volunteersfromtheOceanConservancycollectedmorethan16millionpoundsofitlastyear!

Expertsalsoencouragepeopletouselessplastic.ManycitiesandtownsinAmericahavebannedplastic

shoppingbags.Expertsalsosuggestthatpeopledrinkoutofreusablebottlesandtryreusableshoppingbags.

"Theseseemlikesmallthings,"saysSchutes,"buttheycanhelpmakeabigdifference.”

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案.

(1)Itispredictedthatinabout35years,therewillbe.

A.nofishintheoceans

B.noplasticonthebeaches

C.moreplasticthanfishintheoceans

D.morereusableshoppingbagsthanplasticones

(2)Howmanyexamplesaregiventoshowplasticisdangeroustooceancreatures?

A.One.

B.Two.

C.Three.

D.Four.

(3)Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin?

A.Atfirst.

B.Allinall.

C.Tobehonest.

D.Forexample.

(4)WhatdoestheunderlinedwordnbannednmeaninChinese?

A.生產(chǎn)

B.發(fā)明

C.銷售

D.禁止

(5)Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Aseaofplastic

B.Litterintownsandcities

C.Oceancreaturesindanger

D.Agroupthatprotectsoceans.

9.Mostpeoplewanttobehappy,butfewknowhowtofindhappiness.Moneyandsuccessalonedonotbring

lastinghappiness.Aristotle,aGreekthinker,said,"Happinessdependsuponourselves."Inotherwords,

wemakeourownhappiness.Hereareafewsuggestionstohelpyoubehappier.

Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendsomuchtimethinking

aboutthefuture-forexample,gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjob-thatwefailtoenjoythepresent.You

shouldenjoylife'ssimplepleasures,suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavoritemusic,orspending

timewithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveseveralclosefriendsoftenlivehappierandhealthierlives.

Anothersecrettolivingahappylifeistobeactive,andhavehobbieswhereyouforgetyourproblemsand

time.Manypeopleexperiencethisdancing,orplayingasport,suchasswimming.Youcanforgetaboutyour

problems,andonlythinkabouttheactivity.Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.

Studiesshowthatpeoplefeelgoodwhentheyspendtheirtimehelpingothers.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,do

goodthingsforsomeone.Youcanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudies,goshoppingtobuyfoodforanelderly

person,orsimplyhelpoutaroundthehousebywashingthedishes.

(1)Thebesttitle(標題)ofthepassageis.

A.MoneyMakesYouHappy

B.TheSecretsofHappiness

C.IdeasforHelpingOtherPeopletoBeHappy

D.GoodFriendsMakeYouHappy

(2)Thesecondparagraphtellsusthat.

A.themorefriendsyouhave,thehappieryouwillbe

B.weshouldn'tthinkaboutourfuture

C.happinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife

D.somepeoplefailtoliveahappylife

(3)Thepassagegivesuspiecesofadviceonhappiness.

A.one

B.two

C.three

D.four

(4)Thewriterthinksthat.

A.everyoneknowshowtoliveahappierlife

B.it'swrongtospendtimeonwork

C.hobbiestakeuptoomuchtime

D.doinggoodthingsforsomeonecanmakeyouhappier

(5)Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassage?

A.Readingagoodbook.

B.Travelingtoaforeigncountry.

C.Playingasport.

D.Spendingtimewithclosefriends.

10.Musicisdifferentfromsongs.Songsexpressfeelingswithlyrics,butmusicwithtones(音調(diào)).Unlikesongs,

Themusicaltoneitselfhasnospecificmeaning.Differentpeoplemaygetdifferentthingsfromthesame

musicalperformance.Thoughsomemusicalworksaredifficulttounderstand,peopleneedmusicintheirdaily

lifebecauseitbringsfuntothem.Differentpeoplelikedifferentmusic：someloveclassicalmusic,andothers

takepleasureinpopmusic.Mostyoungpeoplelikepopmusic.

PopmusicbeganintheUSAandbecamepopulararoundtheworldduringthe1950sand60s.Thebest-

knownearlykindofpopmusicwas"rockandrolln.Popmusichastakentheplaceofnativemusicinmany

partsoftheworld.lthascausedthenumberofpeoplefor"jazz"musictobecomemuchsmallerthaninthe

1950sandearlier,andithasnowbeguntobecomethemostpopular.Muchpopmusiciswithoutartisticvalue

(價值),buttheworksofsomepopsingerssuchastheBeatles,BobDylan,thegroupslikePinkFloydand

Crosbyareexcellent.Andthereisstillgreatinterestinittoday.Popmusicconcertsandfestivalsareheldall

overtheworld.

(1)Thebiggestdifferencebetweenmusicandsongsis.

A.feelings

B.lyricsandtones

C.languagesandcountries

D.meanings

(2)Accordingtothepassage,thenumberofpeoplefor"jazz"inthe1950sandearlierwasitis

today.

A.muchgreaterthan

B.muchsmallerthan

C.asgreatas

D.assmallas

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"kind"mean?

A.Type.

B.Class.

C.Fair.

D.Lyrics.

(4)Whichofthefollowinghasnowbecomethemostpopularaccordingtothepassage?

A.Nativemusic.

B.Jazz.

C.Popmusic.

D.Classicalmusic.

(5)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.Peoplecangetdifferentthingsfromthesamepieceofmusic.

B.Popmusicbegantobepopularinthemidtwentiethcentury.

C.Thebest-knownearlyformofpopmusicwas"rockandroll'1.

D.Muchpopmusicisofgreatartisticvalue,soitinterestsyoungpeoplegreatly.

11.閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容判斷所給句子正（T）誤（F）.

Weknowmusicisveryimportantinourdailylife.Doyounoticemusicplayingatanyofthoseplaceswhen

yougosomewhere?Todaymoststores,stations,restaurantsandotherplacesplaymusic.Youmightevenhear

musicinanofficeoronafarm.

Scientistsbelievethatmusicinfluencesthewaypeoplebehave.Theythinkthatthesoundofwesternclassical

(古典的)musicmakespeoplefeelricher.Whenarestaurantplaysclassicalmusic,peoplespendmore

moneyonfoodanddrinks.Whentherestaurantplaysmodemmusic,peoplespendlessmoney.Without

music,peoplespendevenless.

Scientistsalsobelievethatloud,fastmusicmakespeopleeatfaster.Somerestaurantsplayfastmusicduring

theirbusyhours.Thismakespeopleeatfasterandleavequickly.Restaurantscanmakemoremoneyinthis

way.

Somescientiststhinkthatmusicmakesyouthinkandlearnbetter.Theysaythatmusichelpsstudentstobe

moreactive.Itistruethatpeoplelearnbetterwhentheyarerelaxed.Andlisteningtomusiccanhelpyou

relax.

Thenexttimeyouhearmusicsomewhere,becareful.Itmightinfluencethewayyoudothings.

(1)Accordingtothetext,weknowthatmusicplaysanimportantpartinourdailylife.

(2)Scientistsbelievethatmusiccaninfluencethewaypeoplebehave.

(3)Westernclassicalmusicisoftenconsideredtobeasignofbeingricher.

(4)Lightmusiccanmakepeopleworkfaster.

(5)Thehabitoflisteningtomusiccanmakeastudentworryaboutstudies.

12.Imagineaperfectday：theweatherisgoodandeverythingseemsfine.When,suddenly,yourmobilephone

losesitssignal,thetelevisionhasnoprograms,andyoucan'tgetonlinewithyourcomputer.

Whathashappened?Thesearejustthetypesofproblemsasolarstorm(太陽風(fēng)暴)mightcause.Youmay

notthinkofstormsasputtingoursocietyindanger.Buttoday,asolarstormisasseriousasotherbadevents,such

asearthquakes.

Asolarstormiscausedbysolarflares(太陽耀斑)：largeexplosions(爆炸)nearthesunthatcangiveoff

lotsofenergy.Thestrongenergycanstopthesatellitesystems(衛(wèi)星系統(tǒng))thatcontrolourcomputers,telecom

networksandsoon.Thesestormscanevencausethepowertogooffforweeksormonths.

"Solarflareactivityisgoingtobemuchworsethanwhatwe'veseeninthepast.We'renottalkingabouta

fewcitieslosingpower,butitcouldbehalfofthecountry,maybemore."SolarStormWarning.com,aUS

websiteaboutspaceweather,warned.

Scientistssaythatlittlecanbedonetopredictsuchastorm.Governmentsaroundtheworldaretryingto

worktogetherbeforethenextstorm,althoughtheyarenotsurewhenthatmayhappen.

(1)Accordingtothepassage,asolarstormcancausemanyproblemsEXCEPTthat.

A.earthquakeshappen

B.mobilephoneshavenosignals

C.peoplecannotgetonline

D.thepowermaygooff

(2)Accordingtothepassage，solarflaresare.

A.telecomnetworks

B.solarstorms

C.largeexplosionsnearthesun

D.USwebsites

(3)Fromthepassage,therightorderofthefollowingis.

a.solarflaresgiveofflotsofenergy

b.peoplecan'tgetonlinewiththeircomputers

c.solarstormshappen

d.satellitesystemsarestopped

A.a-b-c-d

B.a-c-d-b

C.c-a-b-d

D.c-b-a-d

(4)Thewriterwrotethepassagemainlyto.

A.callforscientiststopredictwhenthenextsolarstormwillhappen

B.Tellpeoplehowtosolvetheproblemscausedbysolarstorms

C.introducewhatsolarstormsaretopeople

D.askpeopletoworktopreventthesolarstormfromhappening

(5)InParagraph1,theunderlinedword"signal"means.

A.電池

B.標志

C.力量

D.信號

13.Wouldyouliketoliveinacitywherebuildingsturnthelightsoffforyou,andself-drivingcarswillfindthe

nearestparkingspacethemselves?Althoughitmightsoundalittlefarfromyou,livinginansmart"citylike

thiscouldhappensoonerthanyouthink.

Greatchangeshavetakenplaceintownsthatwehavelivedinforcenturies,whilecompletelynewcitiesare

beingbuilt.OnesuchplaceisthecityofSongdo.Everyhometherewillhavea'^elepresence"system(遠程遙控

系統(tǒng))-allowinguserstocontroltheheatingandlocks,takepartinvideomeetings,andreceiveeducation,

healthcareandgovernmentservices.Aroundthecity,escalators(自動扶梯)willonlymovewhensomeoneis

onthem,andofficesandschoolswillallbeconnectedtothesystem.

ThegreatmindbehindSongdoisfromthecompanyCisco.Infact,technologycompaniesaroundtheworld

suchasIBM,SiemensandMicrosoftarealreadyinthebusiness.

About75%oftheworld'spopulationwillliveincitiesby2050,socitieswillneedtobemoremoderntodeal

withthecomingproblems.''Makingcitiessmarterisonewayout,andIthinkthiswillinturnmakecitiesgreener,

"saidDanHill,headofaresearchcompany.

(1)Accordingtothetext,livingina"smart'1234city.

A.isnotagreenway

B.willbefarfromyou

C.willsoonbecometrue

(2)WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Acityofthefuture.

B.AmeetinginSongdo.

C.Aplantobuildahouse.

(3)WhichcompanyoffersthegreatmindtobuildSongdo?

A.Cisco.

B.IMB.

C.Siemens.

(4)DanHillthinksthatmakingcitiessmarterisonewayto.

A.drivepeopleoutofcities

B.controltheworld'spopulation

C.solvethecities*comingproblems

(5)Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.FutureEducation

B.SmartCities

C.GovernmentServices

14.Whenyouarelearningalanguage,listening,speakingandwritingareimportant,butreadingcanalsobevery

helpful.Whenyouread,youcannotonlylearnsomenewwords,butal