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阅读限时训练
阅读限时训练
【1】【2010广东梅州】
Whenpeopletalkaboutairpollution,theyusuallythinkofsmog,acidrain(酸性雨),andotherformsofoutdoorairpollution.Butdidyouknowthatairpollutionalsoexistsinsidehomes,offices,hotelsandotherbuildings?
Theairinyourhomecanbe2to100timesmorepollutedthantheairoutdoors!
Infact,someAmericandoctorssaythat50%ofillnesseshavesomethingtodowithpollutedindoorair.
Airpollutioninfluencesourhealthinmanyways.Youngchildrenandtheoldoftensuffermorefromairpollution.Peoplewithhealthproblemsmayalsosuffermorewhentheairispolluted.Indoorairpollutioncanharmpeople'seyes,noseandthroat.Airpollution,bothindoorandoutdoor,canalsoleadtolungcancer,heartdisease,andevenharmtothebrain!
InthegreatLondonfogin1952,4,000peoplediedinafewdaysbecauseofairpollution!
ItissaidthathalfamillionyoungkidsandwomendieeachyearinIndiabecauseofindoorairpollution!
There'remanywaystoreduceindoorairpollution.Herearesomeofthemandseeiftheycanhelpyou:
★Increasetheamountofoutdooraircomingindoorsandopenyourwindowsfor15to30minuteseachday.
★Turnoffallthelightsandfanswhenyoudon'tneedthem.
★Shareyourroomwithotherswhentheairconditionerisrunning.
★Don'tsmokeandtrytostopyourfamilymembersandrelativesfromsmoking.Peoplewhosmokearegoingtohavetroublebreathingandevendiesomeday.Ifyou'resmart,don'teverstart.
★Environment-friendlyproducts,suchaswater-basedpaintspollutelessandworkjustaswell.
1.Accordingtothepassage,________ismoreseriousinthewritersopinion.
A.outdoorairpollutionB.indoorairpollution
C.noisepollutionD.waterpollution
2.Airpollutioncandoharmtopeople's________.
A.throatB.lungC.brainD.aboveall
3.Howmanywaysdoesthewriterlistinthepassage?
A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.
4.WhichisNOTtherightwaytoreduceindoorairpollution?
A.Openthewindowsforfifteentothirtyminuteseachdaytoletthefreshairin.
B.Turnoffthelightwhenyoudon'tneedthem.
C.Don'tsmokeandstopothersfromsmoking.
D.Don'tusewater-basedpaintsbecausetheycanpolluteair.
5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________..
A.acidrainisn'taformofoutdoorairpollution
B.airpollutionisnotgoodforpeople'shealth,butitcan'tcausedeath
C.weshouldsharetheroomwhenweturnontheairconditioner
D.environment-friendlyproductspollutemore
【2】【2010广东梅州】
Ifyouwatchtheskyaboutanhourafterthesungoesdown,youmayseesome"movingstars".Buttheyaren'treallystars.They'resatellites.AndthebiggestofallistheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).
TheISSisthebiggestsatellitebecausescientistswanttoliveonit.Theythinkthatthebestwaytolearnmoreaboutspaceistolivethere.
Whenthespacestationisfinished,itwillbelikeacityinspace.Peoplewillstayandstudytherewithmanyofthethingstheyhaveathome.Labs,livingroomsandpowerstationsarebeingbuilt.TheISSisthemostexpensivespaceprogramever.Billionsofdollarsarebeingspentoniteveryyear.
ScientistshopethattheISSwillbeastepping-stoneforfuturespaceexploration."TheISSwillhelpusbetterunderstandthehumanbody,explorespaceandstudytheearth.Itcanhelpusmakelifeontheearthbetter,”saidKathrynClark,anISSscientist.
Sixteencountriesareintheprogram:
TheUS,Russia,Canada,Japan,Braziland11Europeancountries.ChinaisnotanISScountry,butithashelpedwithsomeoftheexperiments.In2003,ChinasentsomericeuptotheISStofindoutwhatspacewoulddotoit.
Afterit'sfinished,morethan90percentoftheworld'spopulationwillbeabletoseethespacestation.Sokeeplookingup,andmaybeyou'llseeitgetbigger.
1.WhatistheInternationalSpaceStationfor?
A.Itisreallyabigcityinspace.
B.Itisoneofthestarsmovingaroundtheearth.
C.Itcanhelpusexplorespace.
D.Itdoesn'tcosttoomuchmoneyeveryyear.
2.Thephrase“astepping-stone"probablymeans“________"inChinese.
A.台阶B.飞跃C.垫脚石D.楼梯
3.Fromthepassageweknowthat________.
A.buildingtheISSisonlyforscientiststolivethere
B.scientistscandoeverythingtheylikeontheISS
C.everyoneontheearthcanseethespacestation
D.sixteencountriesarethemembersoftheprogram
4.ChinasentsomericeuptotheISSprobablyto________.
A.offerfoodtothescientistsB.sellittoaliens
C.dosomescienceexperimentsD.makeitgrowbetterinspace
5.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe“________”.
A.ISS—AflyingcityinspaceB.Lifeinspace
C.WaysofspaceexplorationD.Spaceexperiments
【3】【2010广东清远】
AStoryofKeepingFit.IamMrs.Black.Iusedtoeatalotandneverdidanyexercise.IonlywentoutwhenIhadtodotheshopping.EvenwhenIwentshopping,Itookacar.OnedayIlookedatmyselfinthemirror."MyGod,”Ithought,“Ilooksoterrible.Iamtoofat!
Imustkeepfit.”
ThenextdayItriedtowalkalittlebecauseIcouldn'trun.Twomonthslater,Ibegantorunslowlyandeatmorevegetablesandfruits.Atfirst,manypeoplelaughedatme,butmychildrenencouragedme.Theysaid,“Wearegoingtohavea‘new’mom.”
AboutsixmonthsagoIsoldmycarandboughtabike.Myhusbandoftengoescyclingwithmeonweekendsandmychildrenwalkwithmeintheevening.Now,they'vebeenmuchhealthierthantheyusedtobe,too.
Myfamilyspendmoretimetogethernow.Notonlymychildrenhavea“new”mom,butwehavea“new”family!
LifehasbecomesobeautifulsinceIstartedkeepingfit.
1.Mrs.Blacklook________beforekeepingfit.
A.terribleB.healthyC.beautifulD.thin
2.WhatdidMrs.Black'schildrendoatfirst?
A.Theylaughedather.B.Theyencouragedher.
C.Theyaskedhertogiveup.D.Theydidn'tsayanything.
3.Inordertokeepfit,Mrs.Blackbegantodoexerciseand________.
A.sleepmoreB.drinkmorewater
C.takesomemedicineD.eatmorefruitsandvegetables
4.WhendidMrs.Blackstartridingherbike?
A.Twomonthsago.B.Twoyearsago.
C.Sixmonthsago.D.Manyyearsago.
5.HowdoesMrs.Blackthinkofkeepingfit?
A.Itisuseless.B.Itisveryterrible.
C.Itmakesherlifemorebeautiful.D.It'stoohardtokeepon
【4】【2010广东清远】
Therearemoreandmorepeoplebutfewerandfeweranimalsinourworldnow.Wecanseldomseebirdsandlistentotheirsinging.Manyanimalscanonlybeseeninthezoooronbooks.Asweallknow,alotofwildanimals,suchaspandasandtigersareingreatdanger.Recently,scientistsfoundthatthebees,whichcouldstillbeseeneverywherenow,weredyingout,too.Canyouimagineaworldwithoutbees?
Wewouldhavenofoodiftherewerenobeesworkingontheflowers.
Therearemanylawstoprotectwildanimalsrecently,butitismoreimportantforustodosomethingforwildanimalsinourdailylife.Wecanhelpmaketheworldbetterbysavingwater,plantingmoretreesandflowersandusinglesspaper.Let'stakeanimalsasmembersoftheworld,butnotjustourfoodorpets.Let'ssharethisbeautifulworldwiththem.
1.Wecanseldomhear________now.
A.bird'ssingingB.children'ssinging
C.musiconTVD.noiseincities
2.WhichanimalisNOTmentionedinthepassage?
A.Panda.B.Tiger.C.Bee.D.Dog.
3.Whatwouldhappeniftherewerenobees?
A.Wewouldn'tgethurt.B.Wewouldhavenofood.
C.Therewouldbemorebirds.D.Plantswouldgrowbetter.
4.Weshouldtakeanimalsas_______.
A.foodandpetsB.petsandfriends
C.membersoftheworldD.membersofthefamily
5.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TerribleWorldB.SavetheBees
C.PlantMoreTreesD.SaveWildAnimals
【5】【2010广东汕头】
FIFTEENYEAR-OLDLiuXuyangsaidhehasmorethan30pairsofshoes.Butsomeareold.Hedoesn’twantthemanymore.
Whereshouldtheseoldshoesgo?
Tothegarbageortoberecycled?
ThisishowLiubegantocareaboutoldshoes.HesharedhisthoughtswithhisclassmatesatBeijingNo.35MiddleSchool,LuoHaoandYangMengwei.Thethreethendecidedtodosomeresearch.Theyfoundoutthatoldshoescanpollutetheenvironmentifnotrecycledproperly.Earlierthismonth,theirresearchpaperwonsecondprizeintheBeijingYouthScienceandInventionCompetition.
Thethreefirstspenttwoweeksdesigningaquestionnaireonhowpeopledealwitholdshoesandhowtheshoesaretreated.Theygaveover100questionnairestothepublic,toshoemakers,garbagestationsandrecyclingstations.
Doingthesurvey,Theyfoundthatonaverage,afamilythrowsaway5.17pairsofshoeseachyear.Thatmeansmillionsofoldshoesarethrownawayayeararoundthecountry.
However.mostoldshoesarenottreatedproperly,accordingtothestudents.
“Usually.theoldshoesarejustburntorburiedwithothergarbage,”saidLuo.
Mostoftheshoesaremadeofchemicalmaterials.Iftheyareburntorburied,theycangiveoffgasorotherthingsthatpollutetheairandrivers,saidthestudents.
Theysuggestthereshouldbebigboxesincitiesforpeopletoputoldshoesin.Theshoescouldthenbetakentorecyclingstationstobetreated.
Ontheotherhand,theshoemakers,saidthestudents,couldusemoreenvironment-friendlymaterialtomakeshoes.
1.LiuXuyang.
A.hasfifteenpairsofoldshoes
B.hasmorethanthirtypairsofoldshoes
C.hasmorethanthirtyclassmatesinhisclass
D.isastudentofNo.35MiddleSchoolinBeijing
2.LiuXuyangbegantocareabouttheoldshoes.
A.becausehedecidedtodosomeresearch
B.whenhewantedtothrowawayhisoldshoes
C.becausehisthirtypairsofshoeswereallveryold
D.whenhesenttheshoestotherecycling