上海市九年级英语下册阅读理解之地球与太空12篇.docx
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上海市九年级英语下册阅读理解之地球与太空12篇
Passage1
In1901,H.G.Wells,anEnglishwriter,wroteabookdescribingatriptothemoon.Whentheexplorerslandedonthemoon,theydiscoveredthatthemoonwasfullofundergroundcities.Theyexpressedtheirsurprisetothe“moonpeople”theymet.Inturn,the“moonpeople”expressedtheirsurprise.“Why,”theyasked,“areyoutravelingtoouterspacewhenyoudon’tevenuseyourinnerspace?
”
H.G.Wellscouldonlyimaginetraveltothemoon.In1969,humanbeingsreallydidlandonthemoon.Peopletodayknowthattherearenoundergroundcitiesonthemoon.However,thequestionthatthe“moonpeople”askedisstillaninterestingone.Agrowingnumberofscientistsareseriouslythinkingaboutit.
Undergroundsystemsarealreadyinplace.Manycitieshaveundergroundcarparks.Insomecities,suchasTokyo,SeoulandMontreal,therearelargeundergroundshoppingareas.The“Channel”,atunnelconnectingEnglandandFrance,isnowcomplete.
Butwhataboutundergroundcities?
Japan’sTaiseiCorporationisdesigninganet
workofundergroundsystems,called“AliceCities”.Thedesignersimagineusingsurfacespaceforpublicparksandusingundergroundspaceforflats,offices,shopping,andsoon.Asolardomewouldcoverthewholecity.
Supportersofundergrounddevelopmentsaythatbuildingdownratherthanbuildingupisagoodwaytousetheearth’sspace.Thespace,theysay,canbeusedforfarms,parks,gardens,andwilderness.H.G.Wells“moonpeople”wouldagree.Wouldyou?
1.TheexplorersinH.G.Well’sstoryweresurprisedtofindthatthe“moonpeople”.
A.knewsomuchabouttheearthB.understoodtheirlanguage
C.livedinsomanyundergroundcitiesD.wereaheadoftheminspacetechnology
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”(paragraph2)referto?
______.
A.Discoveringthemoon’sinnerspaceB.Usingtheearth’sinnerspace
C.Meetingthe“moonpeople”againD.Travelingtoouterspace
3.Whatsortofundergroundsystemarealreadyherewithus?
_______.
A.Offices,shoppingareas,powerstationsB.Tunnels,carparks,shoppingareas
C.Gardens,carparks,powerstationsD.Tunnels,gardens,offices
4.Theword“wilderness”inthelastparagraphmeans______.
A.wildlifeB.poordistricts
C.desertD.anareathatisnotallowedtobuildon
5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
_______
A.AliceCities—CitiesoftheFutureB.SpaceTravelwithH.G.Wells
C.EnjoyLivingUndergroundD.BuildingDown,notUp
参考答案;CBBD
Passage2
Fromfaroutinspace,Earthlookslikeablueball.Sincewatercoversthree-fourthsoftheEarth’ssurface,blueisthecolorweseemost.Thecontinentslookbrown,likesmallislandsfloatinginthehuge,bluesea.WhitecloudscoveraroundtheEarthlikealightblanket.TheEarthisshapedlikeasphere,oraball.Itis25,000milesaround!
Itwouldtakemorethanayeartowalkaroundthewholeplanet.Aspaceshipcanflyaroundthewidestpartofthesphereinonly90minutes.
EventhoughspaceshipshavetraveledtotheMoon,peoplecannotvisittheMoonwithoutspecialsuits.TheMoonhasnoairorwater.Plantsandanimalscan’tlivethereeither.AstronautsfirstlandedontheMoonin1969.Afterthat,thereweresixmoretripstotheMoon.TheybroughtbackMoonrocks,whichscientistsarestillstudying.Thereareholes,orcraters,allovertheMoon’ssurface.Scientistsbelievethatmeteorites(陨石)smashedintotheMoonmillionsofyearsagoandformedthecraters.
TheSunisthecloseststartoEarth.Astarisahotballofburninggas.TheSunlooksverybigbecauseitissoclose.ButtheSunisjustamedium-sizedstar.Billionsoffar-awaystarsaremuchbiggerthanourSun.TheburninggasesfromtheSunaresohotthattheywarmtheEarthfrom93millionmilesaway!
EventhoughtheSunisalwaysshining,thenighthereonEarthisdark.That’sbecausetheEarthrotates,orturnsaround,every24hours.Duringtheday,theEarthfacestheSun.Thenweseelight.Duringthenight,theEarthturnsawayfromtheSun.Thenitfacesthedarknessofspace.
EachdaywelearnmoreabouttheEarth,theMoonandtheSun.
1.WhenwelookattheEarthfromouterspace,thecolorweseemostisbluebecause________.
A.mostoftheEarthiscoveredinland
B.theSun’sraysmaketheEarthlookblue
C.mostoftheEarthiscoveredinwater
D.cloudswraparoundtheEarth
2.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“smashed”inthesecondparagraph?
A.crashedB.madeC.brokeD.got
3.WhatcausesdaylightonEarth?
A.ThefullMooncausesdaylight.
B.DaylightiscausedbytheEarthfacingawayfromtheSun.
C.TheheatoftheSun’srayscausesdaylight.
D.DaylightiscausedbytheEarthfacingtowardtheSun.
4.WhichofthefollowingsentencesBESTdescribestheSun?
A.TheSunlookssmallbecauseitissofarfromEarth.
B.TheSunisaballofburninggasesthatgivestheEarthheatandlight.
C.TheSunisasmallstar.
D.TheSunisnotashotasitlooks.
5.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.Plantsandanimalscan’tliveontheMoon.
B.WithouttheSunwewouldhavenoheatorlight.
C.WeknowalotabouttheEarth,Moon,andSun,butthereisstillmoretolearn.
D.Fromouterspace,theEarthlookstiny,eventhoughitisthousandsofmilesaround.
参考答案:
CADBC
Passage3
Spacetravelisdefinitelybadforastronauts’bones,reducingtheirbonedensity(密度)afteronlyamonthofweightlessness,accordingtoFrenchresearchpublishedonFriday.
LaurenceVicoandhisfellowworkersatStEtienneUniversitycalledformoreresearchintotheeffectsofmicrogravity,aftertheirstudyof15astronautsfromtheRussianMIRstationshowedbonelosscontinuedthroughoutspaceflights.
“Bonelosswasespeciallystrikinginfourastronauts,”thescientistsreportedintheLancetMedicalJournal.
Theymeasuredthebonemineraldensity(BMD)ofbonesintheforearm(前臂)andlowerlegoftheastronautswhohadspentonetosixmonthsinspace.
TheBMDlosswassignificantinthetibia(胫骨)ofthelowerleg,aweight-bearingbone,butbarelychangedintheradius(桡骨)oftheforearm.“Ourresultsindicatetheneedtoinvestigatenotonlydifferentbones,butalsodifferentareasofthesamebonesincenotallsitesoftheskeleton(骨架)aresimilarlyaffectedbyspaceconditions,”theyadded.
Withoutgravitythebodyisn’tbearinganyweightsothereisnoneedforcalcium(钙)whichmakesbonesstrong,anditbecomesemptyintothebloodstream.
Theresearchteamsuggestedinfuturescientistsshouldtrytodetermineifthelossofbonedensitywasonlyonweight-bearingbonesonlongerflights,alsothepossiblerecoveryafterreturningtoEarth.
1.FrenchscientistsdidtheirresearchonRussianastronauts,because_______.
A.theyonlycaredfortheRussianastronauts
B.theywerenotinterestedintheirownastronauts
C.theRussiangovernmentinvitedthemtodotheirresearch
D.theRussianastronautsworkedinspaceforalongtime
2.Scientistshavefoundthat_______.
A.theBMDlossmaycauseseriousillnesstoastronauts
B.theBMDlossmaycausesomechangeinastronauts’bodies
C.astronautsshouldn’tcareabouttheBMDloss
D.astronautsshouldtakesomecalciumbeforespacetravel
3.WhatcausetheBMDlosstoastronauts,accordingtothispassage?
A.Thefoodtheyeatinspace.B.Thedrinkstheytakeinspace.
C.Thetemperatureinspace.D.Thegravityinspace.
4.Inthethirdparagraph,theword“striking”means______.
A.unusualB.simpleC.weakD.slow
参考答案(1—4DBDA)
Passage4
WatergoesaroundandaroundEarthinaneverendingjourneycalledthewatercycle(循环)。
Thesunheatsuplakes,oceans,andotherwetplacesonEarth.Whenthewatergetswarmenough,itchangesintovapour.Plantsalsogiveofflotsofwatervapour.Someofthiswatervapourcoolsoffhighintheskyandbecomesclouds.ThenitfallsbacktoEarthinanewplaceasrainorsnow.Thiscyclehappensoverandoveragain.
Thegroundcanabsorbwaterlikeasponge(海绵)。
Ifyoucouldseethisgroundwater,itwouldn’tlooklikealakeorriver.Thegroundwaterismixedinwiththerocksandsandthatlieinlayers(层)belowEarth’ssurface.
Groundwatermovesalongslowly.Howslowly?
Maybe1.5kilometresinonecentury.Someofthiswaterhasbeenundergroundforthousandsofyears.Andoncegroundwaterispumpedoutofthegroundfromadeepwell(井)bypeople,itmaytakehundredsofyearsforanotherwatertotakeitsplace.
1.InwhichorderdoeswatergoaroundEarth?
a.Falldownasrainorsnow.
b.Heatedupbythesunonlakes,oceansandotherwetplaces.
c.Cooloffhighinthesky.
d.Formclouds.
e.Changeintovapour.
A.dacbeB.becdaC.caebdD.bceda
2.Thegroundwaterseemsto________.
A.bejustonthegroundB.bepurewaterlikethatinalakeorriver
C.existinrocksandsandD.flowalonglikeriversorstreams
3.Theunderlinedword“pumped”inthepassagecanbereplacedby________.
A.runB.pushed
C.drawnD.picked
4.Whatconclusion(结论)canwedrawfromthepassage?
A.Groundwatercanbequicklyreplacedbyotherwateroncepumpedout.
B.Groundwaterisveryvaluable.
C.Groundwaterhasnothingtodowithhumanbeings.
D.Groundwatertravelinanunknownway.
1-4BCCB
Passage5
Satellitesareanimportantpartofourordinarylives.Forexample,theinformationforweatherforecastsissentbysatellite.SomesatelliteshavecameraswhichtakephotographsoftheEarthtoshowhowcloudsaremoving.Satellitesarealsousedtoconnectourinternationalphonecalls.
ComputerconnectionsoftheWorldWideWebandInternetalsousesatellites.ManyofourTVprogramscometoUSthroughsatellites.Airplanepilotsalsosometimesuseasatell
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