中考英语试题解析汇编第02期专题08 阅读理解社会现象或历史文化教育类Word文档格式.docx

1、from a number of human activities. It is caused mainly byindustrial underwater explosions（爆炸） , ocean drilling, andship engines. Such noises are added to natural sounds.These sounds include the breaking of ice fields, underwaterearthquakes, and sounds made by animals themselves.Decibels （分贝） measure

2、d in water are different from those measured on land. A noise of one hundred and twenty decibels on land causes pain to human ears. In water, a decibel level of one hundred and ninety five would have the same effect（效果）.Some scientists have proposed setting a noise limit （限度）of one hundred and twent

3、y decibels in oceans. They have observed that noises at that level can frighten and confuse whales（鲸鱼）.A team of American and Canadian scientists discovered that louder noises can seriously injure some animals. The research team found that powerful underwater explosions were causing whales in the ar

4、ea to lose their hearing. This seriously affected the whales ability to exchange information and find their way. Some of the whales even died. The explosions had caused their ears to bleed.Many researchers whose work depends on ocean sounds object to a limit of one hundred and twenty decibels. They

5、say such a limit would mean an end to important industrial and scientific research. Scientists do not know how much and what kinds of noises are harmful to ocean animals. However, many scientists suspect that noise is a greater danger than they believed. Its time for them to take action to help ocea

6、n animals.22. Which of the following is not caused by human beings?A. The noise of industrial underwater explosions.B. The noise of ocean drilling.C. The sound of underwater earthquakesD. The noise of ship engines.23. What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?A. The same noise measures different

7、ly on land and in the ocean.B. Different places may have different types of noises.C. The noises can cause humans to lose hearing.D. There are different kinds of natural sounds in the ocean.24. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Powerful underwater explosions arent harmful to whales ears.B

8、. Many researchers are against the noise limit of 120 decibels.C. Noises cannot cause whales death.D. The noise limit of 120 decibels would hardly influence the industrial research.25. According to the passage, we can infer that scientists will probably .A. work hard to cut down natural sounds.B. st

9、op industrial and scientific research in oceans.C. try their best to make no noise.D. protect ocean animals from harmful noises.【答案】22. C 23. A 24. B 25. D23. 根据Decibels （分贝） measured in water are different from those measured on land.和后文可知主要讲水下分贝测量和陆地不一样；故选A25. 根据文章讲述了噪音污染对海洋生物的伤害，科学家研究怎么保护海洋生物不受伤害

10、。故选D2.【2018年安徽省中考】Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights off for you, and self-driving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves? Although it might sound a lttle far from you, living in a smart city like this could happen sooner than you think.Great changes have t

11、aken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely new cities are being built. One such place is the city of Songdo. Every home there will have a telepresence system（远程遥控系统）- allowing users to control the heating and locks, take part in video meetings, and receive education, h

12、ealth care and government services. Around the city, escalators （ 自动扶梯 ） will only move when someone is on them, and offices and schools will all be connected to the system.The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. In fact, technology companies around the world such as IBM, Siemens and

13、 Microsoft are already in the business. About 75% of the worlds population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern to deal with the coming problems. Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener, said Dan Hill, head of a research c

14、ompany.53. According to the text, living in a city _A. is not a green way B. will be far from youC. will soon become true D. is completely impossible54. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?A. A city of the future. B. A meeting in Songdo.C. A plan to build a house. D. A report on public health.55. Which

15、 company offers the great mind to build Songdo?A. Cisco. B. IBM. C. Siemens.yagnoOLED D. Microsoft.56. Dan Hill thinks that making cities smarter is one way to_.A. drive people out of cities B. control the worlds population C. develop his own company D. solve the cities coming problems57. Which of the following might be the best title for the text?A. Future Education B. Smart Cities C. Government Se