初四英语阅读理解优选.docx

1、初四英语阅读理解优选最新文件- 仅供参考-已改成-word文本 - 方便更改 初四英语阅读理解(1)Nowsatellitesarehelpingtoforecasttheweather.Theyareinspace,andtheycanreachanypartoftheworld.Thesatellitestakepicturesoftheatmosphere,becausethisiswheretheweatherforms.Theysendthesepicturestotheweatherstations.Someteorologists(气象学家)canseetheweatherofa

2、nypartoftheworld.Fromthepictures,thescientistscanoftensayhowtheweatherwillchange.Today,nearlyfivehundredweatherstationsinsixtycountriesreceivesatellitepictures.Whentheyreceivenewpictures,themeteorologistscomparethemwithearlierones.Perhapstheymayfindthatthecloudshavechangedduringthelastfewhours.Thism

3、aymeanthattheweatheronthegroundmaysoonchange,too.Intheirnextweatherforecast,themeteorologistscansaythis.Sotheweathersatellitesareagreathelptothemeteorologists.Beforesatelliteswereinvented,thescientistscouldforecasttheweatherforabout24or48hours.Nowtheycanmakegoodforecastsforthreeorfivedays.Soon,perha

4、ps,theymaybeabletoforecasttheweatherforaweekormoreahead.1.Satellitestravel_. A.inspace B.abovespace C.abovetheground D.intheatmosphere2.Whydoweusetheweathersatellitestotakepicturesoftheatmosphere Because_. A.cloudsformthere B.theweatherformsthere C.theweathersatellitescandoiteasily D.thepicturescanf

5、orecasttheweather3.Meteorologistsforecasttheweather_. A.withoutstudyingsatellitepictures B.beforetheyreceivesatellitepictures C.whentheyhavereceivedsatellitepictures D.aftertheyhavecomparedthenewsatellitepictureswiththeearlierones4.Maybewellsoonbeabletoforecasttheweatherfor_. A.oneday B.twodays C.fi

6、vedays D.sevendaysorevenlonger5.Themainideaofthispassageisthatsatellitesarenowusedin_. A.takingpicturesoftheearth B.receivingpicturesoftheatmosphere C.weatherforecasting D.doingotherworkinmanyways(2)TherewasonceamancalledMr.Flowers,andflowerswerehisonlyjoyinlife.Hespentallhisfreetimeinoneofhisfourgl

7、ass-housesandgrewflowersofeverycolor,withlonganddifficultnames,forcompetitions.HetriedtogrowaroseofanewcolortowinthesilvercupfortheRoseoftheYear.Mr.Flowersglass-houseswereveryneartoamiddleschool.BoysofaroundthirteenofagewereoftentemptedtothrowastoneortwoatoneofMr.Flowersglass-houses.SoMr.Flowersdidh

8、isbesttobeinornearhisglass-housesatthebeginningandendoftheschoolday.Butitwasnotalwayspossibletobeonwatchatthosetimes.Mr.Flowershadtriedinmanywaystoprotecthisglass,butnothingthathehaddonehadbeenuseful.Hehadbeentoschooltoreporttotheheadmaster;butthishadnotdoneanygood.Hehadtriedtodriveawaytheboysthatth

9、rewstonesintohisgarden;buttheboyscouldrunfasterthanhecould,andtheylaughedathimfromfaraway.Hehadevenpickedupallthestonesthathecouldfindaroundhisgarden,sothattheboyswouldhavenothingtothrow;buttheysoonfoundothers.AtlastMr.Flowershadagoodidea.Heputupalargenoticemadeofgood,strongwood,somemetersawayfromth

10、eglass-houses.Onithehadwrittenthewords:DONOTTHROWSTONESATTHISNOTICE.Afterthis,Mr.Flowershadnofurthertrouble;theboysweremuchmoretemptedtothrowstonesatthenoticethanattheglass-houses.( )1.ItwasMr.Flowershopeto_. A.buildglass-housesinhisfreetime B.growtheRoseoftheYearinasilvercupC.winasilvercupforgrowin

11、garoseofanewcolorD.growarosewiththelongestname( )2.Boyswereoftentemptedto_. A.throwstonesatMr.Flowersglass-house B.throwstonesatMr.Flowersfromtheirschool C.beinornearbyMr.Flowersglass-houses D.playwithMr.Flowersnearhisglass-houses( )3.Mr.Flowersstayedinornearbyhisglass-houses_. A.attimeswhenschool-b

12、oyswerewalkingnearthem B.alltheschooldaywhentherewerenoboysabout C.wherehecouldnotbeseenbytheboyspassing D.inhisfreetimeatthebeginningandendoftheschoolday( )4.Mr.Flowershadtriedto_toprotecthisglass. A.beonwatchinhisfreetime B.asktheheadmasterforhelp C.pickupallthestonesaroundhisgarden D.doalltheabov

13、e( )5.Mr.Flowersgoodideawasto_.A. writesomewordsontheglassB.putupalargenoticetocoverhisglass-housesC.givetheboyssomethingelsetothrowstonesatD.sendforpolicemen(3)Napoga is a 12-year-old girl in Ghana(加纳), Africa. It is hard for her family to get clean water. Every morning, she leaves home at half pas

14、t five to get clean water for her family in a village far away. It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for daily(日常) cooking and drinking. She has no time to go to school or to play with her friends. Millions of people in the world are like Napoga. They cant get enough clean water to keep

15、healthy. Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days, we must also remember it. The water we use is the most important natural resource(自然资源) on the earth.Water covers 70% of the earths surface(表面). But most of that is sea water. We cant use it for very many things. Fresh water covers only 1% of th

16、e earths surface. You probably feel lucky that your life isnt as hard as Napogas. But that doesnt mean you dont have to worry about water. We all face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars, factories, farms and homes make our rivers, lakes, and oceans

17、dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too. Now, 34% of all kinds of fish are dying out. How do cars and factories make our water dirty? First, they pollute the air. Then, when it rains, the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty. Di

18、rty rain, called acid rain(酸雨), is also bad for plants, animals and buildings. Scientists say that in 30 years, more than half of the people in the world wont have enough clean water. We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children. Here is some advice for saving water:Turn of

19、f the water while you brush your teeth. You can save as much as 450 liters(升) each month. Leaky taps(漏水的龙头) waste a lot of water. Fix them right away! You can easily cut your 10-minute showers(沐浴) in halfand youll be just as clean. When you wash dishes, dont let the water run. Only wash clothes when

20、 you have a lot to wash. If your washing machine isnt full, youre wasting water!根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1. Every morning Napoga went to get clean water _.A. before she went to school B. after she finished school C without going to school D. after she played with her friends 2. On the earth, _.

21、A. sea water is widely used than fresh water B. there is very little water for our livingC. there is 71% of fresh water D. we dont need to worry about water 3. Acid rain _. A. is only bad for living things B. can be produced in factoriesC. doesnt do harm to people, but its bad for plants, animals an

22、d buildingsD. doesnt just do harm to human beings but to animals, plants and buildings4. Which of the following wastes water?A. We need ten minutes if we want a clean shower. B. We should put in enough clothes when we wash them in washing machines. C. You can keep yourself clean by having a shower f

23、or five minutes. D. Dont let the water run when we brush our teeth and wash dishes. 5. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Something must be done to prevent water form being polluted. B. Clean water means much to human beings and living things around us. C. Its time to take care of the water we us

24、e. D. Water is the most important natural resource on the earth. (4)A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long. He came downstairs, where his mother and hi

25、s two sisters were washing up tea things in the kitchen. “These new trousers are too long.” He said. “ They need shortening (缩短)by about two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything.But as soon as his mother had finishe

26、d washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her sons bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters. Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brothers trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl, so she went quietly upstairs wit

27、hout saying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches. The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she , too, remembered what her brother had said. So she ran upstairs and took two inches off the legs of the new trousers. 1. The young man bought the new trousers

28、 _ his size.A. as long as B. two inches longer than C. as big as D. two inches shorter than 2. He asked _ to shorten his new trousers. A. his mother and sisters B. his two sistersC. his elder sister D. his mother and one of his sisters 3. His mother and sisters _. A. agreed to do that B. didnt want to do thatC. said nothing to him D. said something to him4. His elder sister shortened the trousers _. A. after finished washing B. before she went to bedC. when she came back from the cinema D. after having supper5. The next morning the young man would find the trousers