中考英語復(fù)習(xí)：難度較大的閱讀文章含答案(九)

SleeplessatNight Itwasanormalsummernight．Humidity(濕氣)hunginthethickair． Icouldn’tgotosleep，partlybecauseofmycoldandpartlybecauseofmyexpectationsforthenextday．Mymumhadsaidthattomorrowwasgoingtobeasurprise． Sweatstucktomyachingbody．Finally,gatheredenoughstrengthtositup．Ilookedoutofmysmallwindowintothenight．Therewasabigbrightmoonhanginginthesky,givingoffamagiclight． Icouldn’tstandthepressureanymore，SOIdidwhatIalwaysdotomakemyselffeelbetter．Iwenttothebathroomandpickedupmytoothbrushandtoothpaste．Icleanedmyteethasiftherewasnotomorrow．Backandforth，upanddown．ThenIwalkeddownstairstolookforsomesignsofmovement，somelife．Gladiator,mycat,frightenedmeashemeowed(喵喵地唱出)hissadsong．Hewasont11eoldorangecouch(長沙發(fā))，sittinguponhisfrontlegs，waitingforsomethingtohappen．HelookedatmeasiftosayI“I’mlonely,petme．Ineedagoodhug(緊抱)．”Eventhecouchbeggedmetositonit．InonemovementIsettleddownontothesoftcouch．Thiscouchrepresentedmyparents’marriage，mybirth，andhundredsofotherlittleevents．AsIheldGladiator,myheartstartedbeatingheavily．Mymindwasfloodedwithquestions：What’slife?AmIreallyalive?Areyoulisteningtome?EverytimeImovedmyhanddownGladiator’sbody，Ihadanewthought；eachtouchsangadifferentsong．Iforgotallabouttheheatandthenextday’ssurprise．TheatmospherewasSOfullofwarmthandsilencethatIsankintoitsalms．Fallingasleepwiththebigcatinmyarms，Ifeltallmyworriesslowlymoveaway．31TheauthorofthepassagecouldnotgotosleeppartlybecauseAitwastoocold．

Bitwastoodry．

Chehadacold．

Dhehadafever32Whatwastheweatherlikethatnight?

AItwaschilly．

BItwaswindy．

CItwasfine．

DItwascloudy．33Theauthorbrushedhisteethoverandover

Atorelievehimselfofthepressure．

Btoeasehistoothache．

Ctoshakeoffthecold．

Dtoremovethedirt．34Gladiatorwasthenameof

Aamovie．

Bapet．

Cacouch．

Dasong．35Whatdidthe‘‘couch’’represent?

AAnewthought．

BDifferentsongs．

CAcomfortablelife．

DHappymemories．第二篇AncientEgyptBroughtDownbyFamineEvenancientEgypt’smightypyramid(金字塔)builderswerepowerlessinthefaceofthefamine(饑荒)thathelpedbringdowntheircivilizationaround2180B．C．．NowevidencecollectedfrommuddepositedbytheRiverNilesuggeststhatashiftinclimatethousandsofkilometerstothesouthwasultimatelytoblame--andthesameorworsecouldhappentoday．TheancientEgyptiansdependedontheNile’sannualfloodstoirrigatetheircrops．ButanychangeinclimatethatpushedtheAfricanmonsoons(季風(fēng))southwardsoutofEthiopiawouldhavereducedthesefloods．DecliningrainsintheEthiopianhighlandswouldhavemeantfewerplantstostabilizethesoil．W．1lenraindidfallitwouldhavewashedlargeamountsofsoilintotheBlueNileandintoEgypt，alongwithsediment(沉積)fromtheWhiteNile．BlueNilemudhasadifferentisotope(同位素)signaturefromthatofthewhiteNile．SobyanalyzingisotopedifferencesinmuddepositedintheNileDelta．MichaelKromofLeedsUniversityworkedoutwhatproportionofsedimentcamefromeachbranchoftheriver．Kromreasonsthatduringperiodsofdrought，theamountofBlueNilemudintheriverwouldberelativelyhigh．Hefoundthatoneoftheseperiods，from4500to4200yearsago。immediatelycamebeforethefalloftheEgypt’soldKingdom．TheweakenedwaterswouldhavebeendisasterfortheEgyptians．‘‘Changesthataffectfoodsupplydon’thavetobeverylargetohavearipple(波浪)effectinsocieties，”saysBillRyanoftheLamontDohertyEarthObservatoryinNewYork．之前。40．Bdevastate是及物動詞。意思是：使荒蕪；破壞。devastating既是現(xiàn)在分詞，又是形容詞。此處devastating不是現(xiàn)在分詞，因為它后面不跟名詞短語，它只能是形容詞。它的意思是：破壞性的。frustrate是動詞。意思是：使受挫；受挫。frustrating是現(xiàn)在分詞，同時也是形容詞。作形容詞時，它的意思是：失望的。可以看出，它跟devastating的意思相差很遠(yuǎn)。damage：破壞，毀滅。damaging是它的現(xiàn)在分詞，但它本身也是形容詞，意思是：破壞的或毀滅的。跟devastating意思相近，是合適的選擇。defeat：擊敗。worry：擔(dān)憂，發(fā)愁。worrying：令人擔(dān)憂的，令人發(fā)愁的。41．正確答案為A。答案在第一段可以找到，該段的最后一句話itstillhasa11enviablerecordforturningideasintoprofit是該段的總結(jié)，明確指出了德國的繁榮歸功于技術(shù)的轉(zhuǎn)換。42．正確答案為B。答案可以在第三段里找到，這一段里有這樣一句話：traditionalprinciplesofunive