初中英语阅读理解.docx

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初中英语阅读理解

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阅读理解

1.Unlesswespendmoneytospot（认出，发现）andpreventasteroids（小行星）now,onemightcrashintoEarthanddestroylifeasweknowit,saysomescientists.

Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids（流星体）thatraceacrossthenightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon’tthreatenus.ButtherearealsothousandsofasteroidswhoseorbitsputthemonacollisioncoursewithEarth.

But$500millionworthofnewtelescopesrightnow,thenspend$10millionayearforthenext25yearstolocatemostofthespacerocks.Bythetimewespotafatalone,thescientistssay,we’llhaveawaytochangeitscourse.

Isitworthit?

Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskare（i）Howlikelytheeventis;

（2）Howbadtheconsequencesiftheeventoccurs.ExpertsthinkanasteroidbigenoughtodestroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500,000years.Soundsprettyrarebutifonedidfall.Itwouldbetheendoftheworld.“Ifwedon’ttakecareofthesebidasteroids,they’lltakecareofus,”saysonescientist.“it’sthatsimple.”

Thecure,though,mightbeworsethanthedisease.Dowereallywantfleets（舰队，车队）ofnuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?

“theworldhaslessfearfromdoomsday（毁灭性）rocksthanfromagreatnuclearfleetsetagainstthem.”SaidaNewYorkTimesarticle.

1.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandmeteoroids?

A.Theyareheavenlybodiesdifferentincomposition.

B.Theyareheavenlybodiessimilarinnature.

C.Theyaremoreasteroidsthanmeteoroids.

D.Asteroidsaremoremysteriousthanmeteoroids.

2.WhatdoscientistssayaboutthecollisionofanasteroidwithEarth?

A.Itisveryunlikelybutthedangerexists.

B.Suchacollisionmightoccuronceevery25years.

C.CollisionsofsmallerasteroidswithEarthoccurmoreoftenthanexpected.

D.It’sstilltooearlytosaywhethersuchacollisionmightoccur.

3.Whatdopeoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclearweaponstoalterthecourseofasteroids?

A.Itsoundspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheproblem.

B.Itmaycreatemoreproblemsthanitmightsolve.

C.ItisawasteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswithEarthisveryunlikely.

D.Furtherresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisprovedapplicable.

4.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat__

A.Whilepushingasteroidsoffcoursenuclearweaponswoulddestroytheworld.

B.AsteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthinthenearfuture.

C.Theworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceitisunlikelytohappeninourlifetime.

D.WorkablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventacollisionofasteroidswithEarth.

5..Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’stoneinthispassage?

A.Optimistic（乐观的）B.Critical（批评的）C.Objective（客观的）D.Arbitrary（武断的）

2.Thelawsaysthatwomenshouldhavethechanceofdoingthesamejobsasmenandearnthesameasthem.

Therealityisverydifferent.Womenlosebecause,25yearsaftertheEqualPayAct,manyofthemstillgetpaidlessthanmen.

Theylosebecausetheydolower-paidjobswhichmenjustwon’tconsider.Andtheylosetheyaretheoneswhointerruptacareertohavechildren.

AllthisisreportedinanindependentstudyorderedbytheGovernment’swomen’sunite.

Thebiggestproblemisn’tequalpayinworkplacessuchasfactories.Itisasortofworkwomendo.

Makealistoflow-paidofjobs_thenconsiderwhodoesthem.

Trynurses,secretaries,cleaner,clerks,teachersinprimaryschools,dinnerladies,andchildcarehelpers.Notalotofmenamongthatgroup,arethere?

Yetsomeofthosejobsarereallyimportant.Surelynoonewoulddenythataboutnursesandteachers,forastart.

Sowhydowerewardthepeoplewhodothemsopoorly?

Therecanbeonlyoneanswer---becausetheyarewomen.

Thisisnotgoingtobeputrightovernight.ButtheGovernment,whichemploysalotofthem,,andotherbosseshavetomakeastart.

Itisdisgraceful（可耻的）thatwehavegoneintothe21stCenturystilltreatingwomenlikesecond-classcitizens.

1.Womenshouldhavethechanceofdoingthesamejobsandbepaidequallyasmen____.

A.after25years

B.accordingtothelaw

C.asaresultoftheEqualPayAct

D.becausewomenareasstrongasmen

2.Wecanlearnfromthetextwhattheproblemreallymattersis____.

A.thatthewomeninterruptacareertohavechildren

B.whatsortofworkwomendo

C.becausetheyarewomen

D.whatanunfairpaywomengetinworkplaces.

3.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewriter’sidea?

A.Womenshouldgetequalpayforequalworktothatofmen.

B.Womenshouldstrengthen加强themselves.

C.TheGovernmentoughttoprotectwomenagainstgettingpaidlessthanmen.

D.Someofthejobsthatwomendoareofgreatimportance.

4.Whenthewritersays“Thisisnotgoingtobeputrightovernight”,hemeans____.

A.wemustsolvetheproblemveryquickly.

B.thereisnotcompletelyfairthingallovertheworld.

C.weneedalongtimetochangetheunfairreality.

D.theproblemthatwomenlosewillbesolvedsoon.

5.Whichdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Worktogivewomenafairpaydeal.

B.Timetochangethesituation.

C.Equalwork,equalpay.

D.Shouldwomenbetreatedlikesecond-classcitizens?

3.Therehaveneverbeenmanyadventurers.Youvanreadstoriesaboutmencalledadventures.Buttheywerereallybusinessmen.Therewassomethingtheywanted-----alady,ormoney,oracountry,orhonor.Andsotheygotit.Butatrueadventureisdifferent.Hestartswithoutanyspecialpurpose.Heisreadyforanythinghemaymeet.

Therehavebeenmanyhalf-adventurers.Andtheyweregreatmen.Historyisrichwiththeirstories.Buteachofthemhadaspecialpurpose.Theywerenotfollowersoftrueadventure.

InthebigcityofNewYork,RomanceandAdventurearealwayswaiting.

Aswewalkalongthestreet,theyarewatchingus.Welookupsuddenlyandseeafaceinawindow.Thefaceseemstointerestusstrangely.Orinaquietstreet,wehearacryoffearandpaincomingfromahousewherenoonelives.Acartakesustoastrangedoor,insteadoftoourown.Thedooropensandweareaskedtoenter.Ateverycorner,eyeslooktowardus,orhandsareraised,orfingerspoint.Adventureisoffered.

Butfewofusarereadytoaccept.Wearereadytodoonlythethingswedoeveryday.Wewishtodoonlythethingsthateveryoneelsedoes.Wemoveon;andsomedaywecometotheendofalongquietlife.Thenwebegintothink.Then,whenitistoolate,wearesorrythatwehaveneverknowntrueRomanceandAdventure.

1.Intheauthor’sopinion,thereare____trueadventures.

A.manyB.fewC.noD.afew

2.Inwhatwaydoestheauthorsayatrueadventureisdifferentfromabusinessman?

A.Heisreadyforanythinghemaymeet.

B.Heisnotinterestedinmoney.

C.Heenjoysexcitementwhileabusinessmandoesnot.

D.Atrueadventureisromantic,whileabusinessmanisdull.

3.Accordingtothepassage,acryoffearandpaincomingfromahousewherenoonelivesinaquietstreetmeans____.

A.anumberB.afightC.wealthD.adventure

4.Thepassagedoesn’tmentionit,butwecaninferfromthepassagethatwhenmostpeoplemeetanofferofadventure,theywill____.

A.growangrybutcurious

B.accepttheoffer

C.growembarrassedandrejecttheoffer

D.befrightenedandcryforhelp.

5.Whendomostpeoplewishthattheyhadknownromanceandadventure?

A.Whentheyareyoung.

B.Whenitinvolvesabeautifulladyorhandsomeman.

C.Whensomethingintereststhemstrangely.

D.Whentheyreachtheendofalongquietlife.

4.Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Ofcourse,therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventures----thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountains,traveledintounknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans.Now,however,therearepeoplewholookforanimmediateexcitementfromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.

Iwouldconsiderbungeejumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighplace（perhapsabridgeorahot-airballoon）200metresabovethegroundwithanelastic（有弹性的）ropetiedtoyourankles.Youfallatupto150kilometresanhouruntiltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Itissaidthatabout2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeejumping.Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplewouldsayareasriskyasbungeejumpingincludejumpingfromtallbuildinganddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliff.（悬崖）

Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?

Somepsychologistssuggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongago,diseasescouldnoteasilybecured,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival.（生存）.

Nowadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworkincomparativelysafeconditions;theybuyfoodinshops;andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolookafterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistolookfordangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.

1.Abesttitleforthetextis____.

A.Dangeroussports:

whatandwhy

B.Theboredomofmodernlife

C.Bungeejumping:

Isitreallydangerous?

D.Theneedforexcitement

2.Moreandmorepeopletoday____.

A.aretryingactivitiessuchasbungeejumping

B.areclimbingthehighestmountains

C.arecomingclosetodeathinsports

D.arelookingforadventuressuchastravelingintounknownplaces

3.Inbungeejumping,you____.

A.jumpashighasyoucan

B.slidedownaropetotheground

C.attach（系）yourselftoaropeandfalltotheground

D.falltowards