中考英语阅读理解练习（带答案解析及全文翻译）(2)

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weather forms (形成). They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists(气象学家) can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.

Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.

So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead (提前).

1. Satellites travel __________.

A. in space B. above space C. above the ground D. in the atmosphere

2. Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere？Because _______. A. clouds form there B. the weather forms there

C. the weather satellites can do it easily D. the pictures can forecast the weather 3. Meteorologists forecast the weather _______.

A. without studying satellite pictures B. before they receive satellite pictures C. when they have received satellite pictures

D. after they have compared the new satellite pictures with the earlier ones 4. Maybe we?ll soon be able to forecast the weather for _________.

A. one day B. two days C. five days D. seven days or even longer 5. The main idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in __________. A. taking pictures of the earth B. receiving pictures of the atmosphere C. weather forecasting D. doing other work in many ways 7

Have you ever been ill? When you are ill, you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot, and there are pains all over your body. You don?t want to work, and you stay in bed, feeling very sad.

What makes us ill? It is germs(细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can?t find them with your eyes, but you can see them with a microscope. They are very very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.

Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.

Germs aren?t found only in water. They are found in air and dust. If you cut your finger, if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut(割开处), some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body, and you would have pain everywhere.

1. Which of the following is true?

A. If things are very very small, they are germs. B. If things can?t be seen, they must be germs. C. Germs are only in dirty water. D. Germs are everywhere around us.

2. What is a microscope used for?

A. Making very very small things look much bigger. B. Making very big things look much smaller. C. Helping you read some newspapers.

D. Helping you if you can?t see things clearly.

3. Why don?t your parents let you drink dirty water?

A. You haven?t looked at it carefully. B. Water can?t be drunk in this way. C. There must be lots of germs in it. D. Water will make you ill. 4. Which of the following is not true?

A. Germs can be found both in water and in the air. B. Germs can go into your finger if it is cut.

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C. If your temperature is not OK, there must be germs in your body. D. If your finger isn?t cut, there aren?t any germs on it. 5. What?s the main idea of the passage? A. Germs may make us ill. B. Germs are in dirty water. C. Don?t drink dirty water. D. Take care of your fingers. 8

Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean?s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely.

So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.

Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common(共同的) interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.

When Jean?s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on David?s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!

1. Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is _______.

A. rich B. famous C. young D. lonely 2. Jean thought “David” was special because he _______.

A. made her quite happy on QQ B. was from San Francisco C. sent her a picture of himself D. was tall and good-looking

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