初一英语阅读理解试题(科技类)

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一、完型填空20%

Areyouboredwithlearningaboutinsectsinbooks?Whynotfindafewandtakeacloselo okbyyourself?It’seasy.Insectsareeverywhere:notjustathomeoraroundlightsatnight,bu talsoinflowersandvegetablegardens,nearlakes,parksandinforests.

Tohavefunwatchinginsects,youneed:

Startbyreadingbooksabouttheinsectsyou’reafter.Wherecanyou1them?Dotheylive besidealakeorintrees?Whenyougoouttowatchinsects,bringalonganinsectguide2picture swithyou.Agoodchoicewouldbe“SouvenirsEntomologiques(《昆虫

记》)”byJeanHenriFabre.

Dressproperlybecausesomeinsectsbite!3trousersandshirtswithlongsleeves(袖子).Bringafirst-aidbox.Onceyou’reready,anearlymorningandanearbyparkwouldbeag ood4tostart.Insectsliketohidein5andhumidplaces.Trymovingstonesandcheckingflower s,leavesandthesoil.Youmayuseamagnifier(放大

镜)to6whatinsectsdo.Or,youcanputthemonapieceofcleanpapertolook7atthem.Howma

nylegsdotheyhave?Whatcolorarethey?

Animportant8istotrynottodisturbinsects.Youmaywanttoshakethetreeorpickthemup ,butifyou’renotcareful,youmayhurtthem.?Youcancollectinsects9usingapieceofcardtop ickthemup.Afterwatching,remembertoputinsectsback10youfoundthem.

()1.A.find B.invent C.discover

()2.A.for B.by C.with

()3.A.Take B.Bring C.Wear

()4.A.timeorplace B.placeortime C.timeandplace

()5.A.hot B.cool C.warm

()6.A.watch B.look C.read

()7.A.easily B.happily C.closely

()8.A.lesson B.way C.class

()9.A.at B.for C.by

()10.A.when B.where C.in

二、阅读理解50%

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Warmwaterfreezesmorequicklythancoldwater.SirFrancisBaconsaidthatalmostfo urhundredyearsago.Butfewpeoplebelievedhimuntil1970.InthatyearaCanadianscientis tGeorgeKillprovedtheEnglishprofessorwasright.DrKillfilledanopenoilpail(桶)withcol dwater.Hefilledanotherwithwarmwater.Heputbothinthesamelowtemperature.Thewar mwaterfrozefirst.Thelackofcoversonthepailsisthesecret.Someofthewarmwaterchange dintovapor.Thismeantthatlessofthewarmwaterwaslefttobefrozen.Andsothewarmwate rfrozefasterthanthecoldwatereventhoughithadagreatertemperaturedroptomake.

()1.SirFrancisBaconwas_______

A.anAmericanexperimenter

B.aCanadianscientist

C.anEnglishprofessor

()2.Hundredsofyearsago,SirFrancisBaconfound_______.

A.thetemperatureofwarmwaterdropsfasterthanthatofcoldwater

B.warmwaterisheavierthancoldwater

C.warmwaterhasthesametemperatureascoldwater

()3.WhatSirFrancisBaconsaidwasright,butpeopledidn'tbelievehimuntil_______.

teinthe20thcentury

B.earlyinthe20thcentury

teinthe19thcentury ()4.Leaveapailwithwarmwaterandanotherpailwithcoldwaterinthesamelowtemperatur

e,you’llfindthat_______.

A.coldwaterfreezesfirst

B.warmwaterturnsintoicebeforecoldwater

C.warmwaterandcoldwaterfreezeatthesametime

()5.Whydoeswarmwaterfreezefirstinthesamefreezingweather?

A.Becausesomeofthewarmwaterturnstovapor,theamount(数

量)becomeslessthanthatofcoldwater.

B.Becausewarmwaterislighterthancoldwater.

C.Becausethetemperatureofwarmwaterislowerthanthatofcoldwater.

B

Ifyoudonotuseyourarmoryourlegsforsometime,theybecomeweak;whenyoustartus ingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledo notseemtoknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodm emory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesa ysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestr ong.Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault.Butifhetells usthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsaretoblame,andfewofusknow thatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan’treadorwritebutusually theyhavebettermemories?Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandtheyhavetoremem berthings;theycannotwritedowninalittlenotebook.Theyhavetorememberdays,names,s ongsandstories;sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercised.Soifyouwanttohaveagoo dmemory,learnfromthepeople:Practiceremembering.

()6.Themainreasonforone’spoormemoryisthat_______.

A.hisfatherormothermayhaveapoormemory

B.Hedoesnotusehisnameorlegsforsometi

me

C.hismemoryisnotoftenused

()7.Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsorlegsforsometime_______.

A.youcan’tusethemanymore

B.theywillbecomestronger

C.theybecomeweakandwon’tbecomestronguntilyouusethemagain.

()8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Yourmemoryworksinthesamewayasyourarmsorlegs.

B.Don’tlearnhowtoreadandwriteifyouwanttohaveabettermemory.

C.Agoodmemorycomesfrommorepractice.

()9.Somepeoplecan’treadorwrite,buttheyusuallyhavebettermemories,because_______.

A.theyhavesavemuchtrouble

B.theyhavesavedmuchtimetorememberthings

C.theyhavetousetheirmemoriesallthetime

()10.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Don’tStopUsingYourArmsOrLegs

B.HowToHaveaGoodMemory

C.StrongArmsAndGoodMemories