中考英語閱讀理解集練-科普環(huán)保類

中考英語閱讀理解集練一科普環(huán)保類

1、FamousInventionsandTheirInventors

X-rayswerediscoveredin1895byaGermanprofessor,WilhelmRoentgen.

Peopleallovertheworldwereamazedbyhisinvention,theX-raymachine.This

inventionwassoimportantthatRoentgenwonthefirstNobelPrizeforPhysicsin

1901.

ThetelephonewasinventedbyAlexanderGrahamBell,adoctorandspeech

teacher.ThefirstphonecallwasmadebyBellin1876.Hegotacid(酸)onhispants

byaccidentandwantedhispartner,ThomasWatson,tohelphim.Thefirstwords

spokenonthetelephonewere"Mr.Watson,comehere!Ineedyou!”

Televisionwasinventedin1926byJohnLogieBaird,aScottishinventor.Baird's

televisioncertainlydidn'tlooklikeatelevisiontoday!Electronictelevisionslikethe

oneswehavetodaywereinventedbyVladimirZworykininthe1920sintheUnited

States.

Thefirstcomputerwasbuiltin1946bytwoAmericanengineers,J.Presper

EckertandJohnW.Mauchly.Itwasdevelopedforthearmy,anditwassolargethat

ittookupthewholeroom!Later,in1971,the“microchip”wasinvented,andsmall

homecomputerswerefirstproducedfbrpersonaluse.Todaycomputersareinvolved

inalmosteverythingwedoandarefoundalmosteverywherewego.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷正(T)誤(F)。

【小題1]X-rayswerediscoveredbyaScottishinventorin1901.

【小題2]WilhelmRoentgenwonthefirstNobelPrizeforPhysics.

【小題3】ThetelephonewasinventedbyaGermanprofessor.

【小題4]Thefirsttelevisionandtheoneswehavetodaylookedthesame.

[4、題5]TwoAmericanengineersbuiltthefirstcomputerin1946.

2、Whatdoyouseewhenyoulookatabstract(抽象)art?Doesitmakesenseto

you?Doesitlooklikeanything?

Abstractartbecamepopularintheearly20thcentury.Artistsdidnotwantto

paint,draw,orsculptthingsliketheylooked.Theydidn'twanttheirarttoberealistic

（現(xiàn)實的）.Theyweremoreinterestedinbasicshapes（基礎的造型）andcolours.

Picassoisprobablythemostfamousoftheseartists.Hepaintedanddrewin

many,manystyles.Sometimesheusedalotofbluecolours（his“blueperiod"）.Later,

heusedmoreredandpinkcolours（his“roseperiod"）.Manyofhisotherpaintingsare

called“cubist（立體畫派）''becausetheyaremadeofpaintedsquares.

Afteralongtime,Picasso'spaintingsbecamemoreandmoreabstract.He

paintedpeopleandthingsusingstrangeshapes.Hisworkwassooriginal,manyhis

fellowartistsdidn'tunderstandit.

Kindinsky,anotherfamousartist,usedlines,shapes,andpatternstopainthis

subjects.Hispaintingsalsousedstrongcolourstoexpressfeelings.

Otherartistslikethesurrealists（超現(xiàn)實主義者）,theywereinterestedinthe

subconscious（潛意識）.PainterslikeBretonandMagritteusedmanysymbols（象征）

intheirwork.Themeaningorsubjectoftheirworkwasn'talwaysclear.Dai,another

artist,paintedpicturesthatlookedlikedreams.

Therearestillmanyabstractartistsaroundtheworld.It'softenhardtosaywhat

theirartisabout.That'sthewaymanyartistslikebetter.Theywanteachpersonto

lookatartandfindtheirownmeaninginit.

【小題1]Whichwouldbemostlikeabstractart?

A.apaintingofahorse

B.asculpture（周隹塑）ofacar

C.adrawingoftwopeopleinacoffeehouse.

D.Aredandbluepainting,withnoclearsubject.

【小題2]WhathappenedtoPicasso'sworkafteralongtime?

A.Itbecamemoreabstract.

B.Itbecamelessoriginal.

C.Hewentfromusingredcolourstousingbluecolours

D.Heonlypaintedwithcolouredsquares

【小題3】Whoisprobablythemostfamousabstractartist?

A.BretonB.Dali.C.PicassoD.Magritte

【〃、題4】WhichofthefollowingisNottrue?

A.Picassopaintedinmanydifferentstyles.

B.Daliwasinterestedindreams.

C.Abstractartistsfeeleachworkofailonlyhasonemeaning

D.Magritte'sartwasfullofsymbols.

3、閱讀下面的材料，根據(jù)材料的內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案填空。

Tigersarestronganddangerousanimals.Butnowtheyareindanger.

Inthepast,therewereeightkindsoftigersintheworld.Butduringthe20thcentury,

onlyfivewereleft.ThenumberofSiberiantigers（東」匕虎）wasabout300,butnowit

islessthan22.They'reindangerofdyingout.Ifthegovernmentdoesnothing,we

won'tbeabletoseethemintentotwentyyears.

Inordertostoppeoplefromhuntingandkillingwildtigers,andinordertomakewild

tigersmore,theWorldWildlifeFund（世界自然基金會）hasstartedaprogram（項目）

recently（最近）.Chinaandtwelveothercountriesjoinedit.

However,it'snotenough.Rememberthatnatureisafoodchain（鏈）.Ifwehurt

andkilltoomanywilddeerandpigs,wildtigerswilldieoutbecauseofhunger（饑

餓）.Sothemostimportantthingistosavetheanimalsthattigerseat.Inorderto

protectthewildtigers,weneedcallon（號召）morepeopletostopeating,huntingand

killingwildanimals.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。

[4、題1]Duringthe20thcentury,kindsofwildtigerswereleft.

A.3B.5C.8D.20

【小題2]ThenumberofthewildSiberiantigersreduced（減少）about.

A.5%B.22C.93%D.30%

【d、題3】Wildtigerswillbeindangerofdyingoutwithout.

A.pigsB.deerC.peopleD.AandB

【小題4]WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Therearelessthan22wildSiberiantigersnow.

B.TherearetwelvecountriesintheWorldWildlifeFund.

C.Wildtigersmainlyfeedonpigsanddeer.

D.It'sourdutytoprotectthewildtigers.

【〃、題5】Thepassagemainlytellsus.

A.whyandhowdoweprotectthewildtigers

B.thegovernmentdoeseverythingtheycouldtoprotectthewildtigers

C.thewildtigerswilldieoutintentotwentyyears

D.themostimportantthingistosavetheanimalsthattigerseat

4、閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳

選項。

Atpresent,toomuchcarbondioxide（二氧化碳）makestheearthwarmerand

warmerandcausesterribleeffecttohumanbeings.Tosaveourplanet,tosave

ourselves,anewlifestylecalledlow-carbonlife（低碳生活）becomespopular.Low

carbonmeanslowenergyandnowaste.Itisnecessaryforeverybodytolearntolivea

low-carbonlife.

Tolivealow-carbonlife,we'dbettersaveenergyaspossible.Turnoffthelights

andTVwhenevertheyarenotneeded.Ifpossible,usecoldwatertowashclothesor

dishes.Takeashortshowerandtrytotakeacoldonewhentheweathergets

warm.Don'tdothecookingwithelectricity.

Tolivealow-carbonlife,weshouldeatlessmeat.Everybodyknowseatingtoo

muchmeatmakespeoplefatandeasytohaveheartdisease,butmaybeyoudon't

knowkeepinganimalsforfoodproducesevenmorecarbondioxidethanallthecarsin

theworld,andbeingavegetariancanhelpreduceoneandahalftonsofcarbon

dioxideayear.Maybeitisalittledifficult,butit'sreallynecessary.

Tolivealow-carbonlife,wearesupposedtodolessshopping.Whenwego

shopping,wemaydriveacarortakeothertransportations.Ontheonehand,these

machinespollutetheairandwasteenergy.Ontheotherhand,mostofusalwaysbuy

someuselessthingsbecauseofsomeadvertisements.Itisnotonlyawasteofmoney

butalsocausestroubletotheearth,becauseasyouknow,makingeverythingwill

producecarbondioxidemoreorless.

Therearemanyotherwaystolivelow-carbonlife,suchasrecyclingthings,

plantingtreesandreusingtextbooks.Ifwecankeepitahabitinourdailylife,the

earthwillbecomeasaferplanetforustoliveon.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。

【小題1]makestheweatherontheearthgetwarmer.

A.Littlerubbish

B.Awasteofmoney

C.Toomuchcarbondioxide

D.Awasteofwater

【小題2]Wecantosaveenergyinourdailylife.

A.uselesselectricity

B.gotosleepwithlightson

C.washclotheswithhotwater

D.drivecartowork

[〃、題3]Theunderlinedword"it"inthethirdparagraphmeans.

A.eatinglessmeat

B.havingheartdisease

C.keepinganimalsforfood

D.eatinglessvegetables

【小題4】Weshoulddolessshoppingbecause.

A.wastingmoneycausestroubletopeople

B.theadvertisementsaresometimesmisleading

C.thelessyoushop,thelesscarbondioxidewillbeproduced

D.someofthethingsyouboughtareuseless

【d、題5】Ifeverybodylivesalow-carbonlife,.

A.wewillwastemoreenergy

B.therewillbelesscarbondioxide

C.theearthwillbecomeadangerousplacetoliveon

D.therewillbemorecarbondioxide

5、閱讀下列內(nèi)容，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個最佳

答案。D

Somepeoplethinkthatsingingcanliftourspirits（T青緒）,whilesomeother

peopledon'tthinkso.Theydon?tlikesingingandtheythinksingingcannevermake

themhappy.Idothinksingingcanmakeusfeelgood,anditcanliftourspirits.Let

metellyoumoreaboutthat.

Someresearchers（研究者）oncedidsomesurveysandprovedit.Thesurveys

showthatsingingcanbringalotofhealthbenefits（益處）.Ifyousingwithyour

friends,theeffectsmaybeevenbetter.

JohnLennonwasonceateacherofVocalPerformance（聲樂表演）atEmporia

StateUniversity.Hesays,“Singingisaninborn（天生的）need.Babiessingto

themselvesandtheyseemsohappy.Likebabies,whenwesing,wefeelsogoodand

singingmakesusfeelevenbetter.IlikesingingandIamhappyeveryday.”

Musicisapartofhumannature.Andsingingisaformofexpressionthatcanbe

understoodbyeveryone.Somepeoplesaythatmusicislikeakindoflanguage.The

languagecanshowpeople'sopinionsandattitudes（態(tài)度）totheirlife.Somesongscan

cheerpeopleupwhentheyareintrouble.Somesongscanmakepeoplehappyand

excited.That'swhytheTVshowTheVoiceofChinaissopopularwithpeople.

【小題1]Accordingtosomesurveys,singingcanbring.

A.healthbenefits

B.healthproblems

C.happinessandsuccess

D.sometrouble

【小題2】Theunderlinedword“expression"probablymeans“"in

Chinese.

A.運動

B.表情

C.表達

D.放松

【小題3]TheTVshowTheVoiceofChinaispopularbecause.

A.allthesingersaregoodatsinginganddancing

B.songsmakepeoplehappyandexcited

C.allthesingerslookniceincoolclothes

D.songsarewrittenbythesingersthemselves

【小題4]WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Allpeoplethinksingingcanliftourspirits.

B.Somepeopledon'tlikesinginganddon'tthinkmusiccanmakethemhappy.

C.Ifyousinginagroup,therewillbenobenefits.

D.Nobabieseversingtothemselves.

6、閱讀填空

EverytimeweturnontheTVortakearideinacar,wecouldbeaddingtoa

problemcalledacidrain（酸雨）.Inthisarticle,we511learnsomethingimportantabout

acidrain.

Theformationofacidrain

Whenpeopleusefuels（燃料）,suchascoalandgasoline（汽油）,poisonous（有毒

的）gasesaregivenoff.Whenthesegasescometogetherwithrain,acidrain

forms.Manypowerstationsbumfuelsinordertocreatetheelectricity（電）thatwe

useinourhomesandofficeseveryday.Carsandtrucksalsosendthesegasesintothe

airwhentheybumgasoline.Whenrainmeetsthesegases,harmfulthingscalledacids

form.Thisisacidrain.

Theharmofacidrain

Acidraindestroys（破壞）everything.Itpoisonsourrivers,pondsandlakesand

oceansalongwiththelifeinthem.Itpollutesoursoilsandcrops,harmtrees,andcan

causethedeathoffishandplants.Acidrainalsoeatsawayatourbuildings.

Thepreventionofacidrain

Weneedtoreduceandevenstopthepollutionthatgetsintoourair.Turnoff

lights,televisionsandotherelectricalappliances（電器）ifwearenotusing

them.Walkandtakeabikewheneverpossible.Ifwearetravellingalongdistance,

takeabusortraintosavefuel.

Asresearchshows,acidrainharmsourenvironment.Butpeopleeverywherecan

takesmallstepsnowtohelpprotectourenvironmentandmakeourchildrenchange.

Whuneverweuseelectricityordriveourcarswemayaddsomethingbadtotheair

aroundus.Andevenworse,wemaycauseaterribleproblem-acidram.

TheWhenfuels,suchascoalandgasolineareburntharmfulgasesare

formationofacidsentintotheair.Whenthesegases1.withraiaacidrainforms.

rain

TheharmofAcidramisgreatly2.totheenvironment.Itmakesour

acidrainrivers,pondsandlakesandoceansdirtyand3.fishand

plants.Anditcancorrodethebuildingswelivein.

TheTryingtopreventthepollutionthatgetsintotheairis

preventionofacid4,_.Keeptheelectricalappliancesoffwhiletheyarenotinuse.Wecan

rainalsousedifferentwaysoftraffictomakelessuseoffiiels.

ResearchtellsusthatacidrainharmsoureoMronment.Sopeoplearoundtheworldcan

takesmallstepsnowto5,ourkids.

7、閱讀下列短文，從每小題的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

D

Almosteveryonehasdroppedsomefoodonthefloorandstillwantedtoeatit.If

someonesawyoudropit,heorshemighthaveshouted,“5-secondrule!”This

so-calledrulesaysfoodisOKtoeatifyoupickitupinfivesecondsorless.Butis

thattrue?

ProfessorAnthonyHiltonfromAshtonUniversity,UK,testedtherulewithhis

students.Theyfoundthatfooddroppedforfivesecondsislesslikelytocontain

bacteria（細菌）thanifitsitsthereforlonger.

Forthestudy,Hiltonandhisstudentstestedalotoffoods------bread,pasta,

cookiesandcandy-toseehowmuchbacteriatheyhadwhentheymadecontactwith

thefloor.Theyallowedthefoodtolieonthedifferenttypesofflooring—carpet（土也

laminate（復合地板）andtile（瓷磚）一forthreesecondsto30seconds.

Notsurprisingly,thelongerthefoodwasonthefloor,themorebacteriait

had.Andthetypeoffloorwherethedroppedfoodlandedhadaneffect.Bacteriaare

leastlikelytotransfer（轉移）fromcarpet,whiletheyaremostlikelytotransfer

laminateortiledsurfaceaftermorethanfiveseconds.

Thestudyalsofoundthatthewetterthefood,themorelikelyitwastopickup

bacteria.Althoughmostpeoplearehappytofollowthe5-secondrule,eatingfood

droppedonthefloorstillcarriesaninfection（感染）risk."Itverymuchdependson

whichbacteriaareonthefloorattheHiltontoldForbes.

【小題1JWhatisthe"5-secondrule'mean?

A.Peopleoftenshoutatsomeonewhentheydropfoodonthefloor.

B,Foodissafewhenyoupickitupoffthefloorinlessthanfiveseconds.

C.It'sbettertoeatdroppedfoodwhenit'sbeenonthefloorfbroverfiveseconds.

D.Foodwillgobadwhendroppedfoodonthefloorinfivesecondsorless.

【小題2]WhereisAshtonUniversity?

A.IntheUSA.

B.InEngland.

C.InChina.

D.InFrance.

【小題3]Hilton'stestwantedtofindout.

A.ifthe"5-secondrule“istrue

B.thestudents9favoritefood

C.whichfoodiseasilydropped

D.ifdifferenttypesoffloorhavedifferentbacteria

【小題4]Accordingtothetest,welearnthefollowingEXCEPT.

A.thedroppedfoodhadmorebacteriaifitsatonthefloorforlonger.

B.thedroppedfoodonthecarpethadtheleastbacteria.

C.bacteriawasimpossibletotransferfromlaminateortiledsurfaces.

D.thewetterfoodwaslikelytopickupbacteria.

[小題5]Accordingtothearticle,theinfectionriskofthedroppeddoesNOTdepend

on.

A.howlongthefoodsitsonthefloor

B,whatthedroppedfoodis

C.whatthebacteriaare

D.whattheweatherislikethatday

8、Doyouknowwhydifferentanimalsorpestshavetheirspecialcolours?

Coloursinthemseemtobeusedmainlytoprotectthemselves.

Somebirdslikeeatinglocusts（蚱蠕），butbirdscannoteasilycatchthem.Why?It

isbecauselocustschangetheircolourstogetherwiththechangeofthecoloursof

crops.Whencropsaregreen,locustslookgreen.Butastheharvesttimecomes,

locustschangetothesamebrowncolourascropshave.Someotherpestswith

differentcoloursfromplantsareeasilyfoundandeatenbyothers.Sotheyhaveto

hidethemselvesforlivesandappearonlyatnight.

Ifyoustudytheanimallife,you'llfindthemainuseofcoloursisprotecting

themselves,bears,lionsandotheranimalsmovequietlythroughforests.Theycannot

beseenbyhunters.Thisisbecausetheyhavethecoloursmuchlikethetree.

Haveyouevernoticedanevenmorestrangeact?Akindoffishintheseacan

sendoutakindofveryblackliquid（液體）whenitfacesdanger.Whiletheliquid

spreadover,theenemiescannotfindit.Anditimmediatelyswimsaway.Soithas

liveduptonowthoughitisn'tstrongatall.

9、Whatisyourfavouritecolour?Doyoulikeyellow,orange,orred?Ifyoudo,

youmustbeanactivepersonwhoenjoyslife.Doyoulikeblue?Ifyoudo,thenyou

areprobablyquiet,shy,andwouldratherfollowthanlead.

Coloursdoinfluenceourmoods.Ayellowroommakesmostpeoplefeelmore

cheerfulandmorerelaxedthanadarkgreenone;andareddressbringswarmthand

cheertothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing（令人壓抑的）.

TherewasablackbridgeovertheThamesRiver,nearLondon.Thenumberofpeople

whokilledthemselvesonthatbridgeusedtobelargerthanonanyotherbridgeinthe

area-untilitwasrepaintedgreen.

Lightandbrightcoloursmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutalsomoreactive.Inthe

factory,theworkerswillworkbetter,harder,andhavefeweraccidentswhentheir

machinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblack.

【小題1]Mostpeoplefeelmoreinayellowroomthaninadarkgreenone.

A.tiredB.boredC.relaxed

[小題2]Whydidmorepeopleprobablykillthemselvesontheblackbridgethanon

anyotherbridge?

A.Becausethebridgewastoocrowded.

B.Becausepeopledidn'tlikethebridge.

C.Becausethecolourofthebridgewasdepressing.

【小題3】Whichcouldbetitleforthepassage?

A.YourFavouriteColour

B.TheSecretofColour

C.TheColourofaBridge

10>Whatcolourisyourname?WhatcolourisWednesday?Thesequestions

mightsoundstrangetomostpeople,butsomecananswerrightaway.Oneperson

sayshernameisthecolourred.Foranotherperson,Wednesdayisblue.Thesepeople

haveaconditioncalledsynesthesia.Thismeanstheyexperiencetwosensesatthe

sametime.Forthesepeople,thesensesofsmell,sound,sight,touch,andtastearenot

separate（分開的）.Theymightseeandalsohearcolours,forexample,orhearaswell

asfeelsounds.

Themostcommonformofsynesthesiaistohearsoundsascolours,Aperson

withsynesthesiamighthearthenumberthreeasblueortheletterDasred.Someone

mightalwaysseegreenuponhearingthewordApril.Anotherpersonmightsee

differentcolourswhilelisteningtomusic.Somepeoplealsotastecolours.Toone

person,beefmighttasteblueandtoanother,yellow.Somepeopleexperiencefeelings

incolour.Forexample,onepersonwithsynesthesiareportsfeelingpainasthecolour

orange.

Anotherformofsynesthesiaistoexperiencesoundsortastesasshapes.Some

peopleseemusicassquaresandcircles.Somepeopletasteasweetasasmoothball.

Thereareotherformsofsynesthesia,aswell.Foroneman,differentwordshave

differenttastes.Somewordstastelikepork；otherstastelikepotatoesoreggs.

Synesthesiaisnotacommoncondition.Perhapsonlyonepersoninevery5,000

hasit.Forthesepeople,theeverydayworldcanbeacolourfulandinterestingplace.

【小題1]Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Anunusualcondition.B.Peoplewholikecolour.

C.Thecolourofpain.D.Musicandart.

[小題2]Howmanypeopleprobablyhavesynesthesia?

A.Only5,000intheworld.B.Oneoutofevery500.

C.About5million.D.Oneoutofevery5,000.

【小題3】Whichisthemostcommonformofsynesthesia?

A.Experiencingtastesasshapes.

B.Experiencingsoundsascolours,

C.Experiencingwordsastastes.

D.Experiencingmusicasshapes,

【小題4]WhichofthefollowingisNOTanexampleofsynesthesia?

A.Feelingpaininred.

B.Tastingbeefasgreen.

C.FeelingwarminApril.

D.Seeingmusicassquares.

11>PeoplethinkoficecreamasanAmericanfood.Yet,icecreamreallycame

fromAsia.Inthelate1200sMarcoPolo,thegreatexplorer,issaidtohaveseenrich

Asianseatingdishesofice.Camelshadbroughttheicefromdistantmountains.

Beforeitwasserved,theicehadbeenflavored（調(diào)味）withfruits.

MarcoPolobroughtthisnewdishtoItaly,InFrancecookschangedtheice

recipe（酉己方）andmadeicecream.

Atfirst,cookstriedtokeeptherecipeasecret.Theywantedittobeaspecial

dishforrichpeople.Bythelate1700s,though,icecreamwassoldthroughoutEurope

andAmerica.

SomegreatAmericanslovedicecream.GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirsttobuya

specialmachineformakingit.WhenThomasJeffersonreturnedfromFrance,he

broughtanicecreamrecipehomewithhim.DollyMadison,wifeofPresidentJames

Madison,alsolikedicecream,andsheoftenserveditattheWhiteHouse.Actually,

afamousbrand（品牌）oficecreamwasevennamedafterher.

Inthelate1800s,theicecreamindustrybegantogrow.Awayofkeepingice

creamfrozenhadbeenfound,soicecreammakersdidnothavetoworryaboutice

creammelting（融化）anymore.

【小題1]Whendidicecreambecomewell-knowninmanycountries?

A.Inthe1200s.B.Inthe1500s,

C.Inthe1600s.D.Inthe1900s.

[〃、題2]Whodoyouthinkwasthemostimportantpersoninthehistoryofice

cream?

A.MarcoPolo.B.DollyMadison,

C.ThomasJefferson.D.GeorgeWashington.

【小題3】Whycanicecreambesoldeverywheretoday?

A.Becausepeoplecanaffordtobuyit.

B.Becausetherearemanyrecipesforit,

C.Becauseitiseasytokeepitfrozen.

D.Becausemanypeoplelikeicecream.

12、Itseemstobestrangetoyouthatthereisablindspot（盲點）ontheeyes.

Hereisaninterestingexperiment（實驗）thatcanmakesomethingdisappear（消失），

whenoneeyeisopen.

MakeacardaboutthesizeofapostcardandwritetwoEnglishlettersLandRon

it,LontheleftandRontheright.First,holdthecardabout80cmawayandyousee

boththeletters.ThencloseyourrighteyeandlookattheletterRonlywithyourleft

eye.Andnow,asyoumovethecardslowlytowardsyou,you'llfindtheletterL

disappearing.Butifyoumovethecardnearertoyourface,youcanseetheletter

again.Nowdothesameexperimentwithyourlefteyeclosed,you'llfindtheletterR

disappearing.

Whydoestheletterdisappear?Itisbecausethereisablindspotontheeyes.

Whentheimage（影像）oftheletterfallsontheblindspot,youcan'tseeit.Thatis

whyeitherofthelettersdisappears.

【小題1]Thewriterofthepassagethinksthatthereisablindspot

ontheeyes.

A.fewpeopleknowB.nooneknows

C.mostpeopleknowD.allthepeopleknow

【4、題2】YoufailtoseetheletterLintheexperimentbecause.

A.youreyesarepoor

B.itsimagefallsontheblindspot

C.yourlefteyeisnotopen

D.youmoveitclosetoyoureye

【小題3】Inwhichorder（順序）shouldyoudotheexperiment?

①Holdthecard

②Movethecardnearer

③Closeyourrighteye

④WritetwoEnglishletters

⑤LookattheletterR⑥Makeacard

A.④⑥①②③⑤B.①③⑥④⑤②

C.⑥①④③②⑤D.⑥④①③⑤②

【小題4】Thepassagemainly（主要）tellsus.

A.theblindspotcanmove

B.aninterestingexperiment

C.wheretheblindspotis

D.thereisablindspotontheeyes

13>JeffCorwinisascientistandauthor.Hedoesthesejobswithonelifegoal:to

helpsaveanimalsandtheirhabitats.Hislatestbook,100Heartbeats:TheRacetoSave

Earth'sMostEndangeredSpecies,isacollectionofstoriesaboutanimalsonthe

edge（邊緣）ofextinction.CorwinrecentlytalkedtoTFKkidreporterSarah

Horbacewicz.

Reporter:Howwouldyoudescribeyourjob?

Corwin:Myjobistotravelaround,lookatanimalsandtelltheirstories.

Reporter:Whendidyouknowthisiswhatyouwantedtodo?

Corwin:IknewthatwhenIwas6yearsold.Mydadwasapoliceofficer,andwe

livedinthecity.IreallyenjoyedthetimewhenIcouldgotothequietcountryside.

ThedaythatIsawmyveryfirstwildsnake,Iknewthat'swhatIwoulddoforthe

restofmylife.Ididn'tknowifIwouldbeateacherorazookeeper,butIknowI

wouldhavealifeconnectedwith（與...有關）nature.

Reporter:Whydidyouwritethebook?

Corwin:We'relosingspecies（物種）veryfast.Iwantedtoshowpeoplethatwhile

weareinaveryserioussituation,wearenotatthepointofnoreturn.Ifwemake

bigchanges,wemayhavethechancetosavewhatremains.

Reporter:Isittruethathumansarethereasonthatmanyoftheseanimalsarein

danger?

Corwin:Humanbeingshaveapowerfuleffectoneveryotherlivingthing.The

challengeistomakethateffectapositiveone.

【小題1】JeffCorwinisa（n）.

A.teacherB.authorC.policeofficerD.zookeeper

［小題2】JeffCorwin\lifegoalisto.

A.protecttheenvironment

B.dosomescientificresearchers

C.saveanimalsandtheirhabitats

D.letmorepeopleknowaboutnature

【小題3]Theunderlinedword“extinction“means“"inChinese.

A.滅絕B.生存C.冬眠D.饑餓

【小題4]Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?

A.Humanbeingsarenowindanger.

B.Wecan'tsavetheendangeredspecies.

C.Humanscan'tdealwithserioussituations.

D.Wecanmakesomechangestosavetheendangeredanimals.

【4、題5】WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothereading?

A.Corwinlivedinthecitywhenhewasyoung.

B,Corwinhasbeentryinghisbesttohelpsaveanimalsandtheirhabitats.

C.Itisn'ttruethathumanscanhaveapositiveeffectonotherlivingthings.

D.ThefirsttimeCorwinsawthewildsnake,heknewwhattodofortherestofhis

life.

14、Atpresent,toomuchcarbondioxide（二氧化碳）makestheearthwarmerand

warmerandcausesterribleeffecttohumanbeings.Tosaveourplanet,tosave

ourselves,anewlifestylecalledlow-carbonlife（低碳生活）becomespopular.Low

carbonmeanslowenergyandnowaste.Itisnecessaryforeverybodytolearntolivea

low-carbonlife.

Tolivealow-carbonlife,we'dbettersaveenergyaspossible.Turnoffthelightsand

TVwhenevertheyarenotneeded.Ifpossible,usecoldwatertowashclothesor

dishes.Takeashortshowerandtrytotakeacoldonewhentheweathergetswarm.

Don'tdothecookingwithelectricity.

Tolivealow-carbonlife,weshouldeatlessmeat.Everybodyknowseatingtoo

muchmeatmakespeoplefatandeasytohaveheartdisease,butmaybeyoudon't

knowkeepinganimalsforfoodp