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1、精品Word. /15精品Word. #/15最新文件僅供參考已改成word文本方便更改初四英語閱讀理解(1)Now satellites are helping to forecast the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere , because this is where the weather fo rms . They send these pictures to the weather

2、stations. So meteorologists( 氣 象 學 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 the y receive new pictures, the meteorologist

3、s compare them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may fin dthat 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 meteor

4、ologists. 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 mor e ahead .Satellites travel.A. in space B. above space C. ab

5、ove the ground D. in the atmosphereWhy do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere Becauseclouds form thereB. the weather forms therethe weather satellites can do it easilythe pictures can forecast the weatherMeteorologists forecast the weather.A. without studying satellite p

6、ictures B. before they receive satellite picturesC. when they have received satellite pictures精品Word. / 15精品Word. / 15()2. Boys were often tempted to.throw stones at Mr. Flowers/ glass-housethrow stones at Mr. Flowers from their schoolbe in or near by Mr. Flowers/ glass-housesplay with Mr. Flowers n

7、ear his glass-houses()3. Mr. Flowers stayed in or near by his glass-houses.at times when school-boys were walking near themall the school day when there were no boys aboutwhere he could not be seen by the boys passingin his free time at the beginning and end of the school day()4. Mr. Flowers had tri

8、ed to to protect his glass.A. be on watch in his free timeB. ask the headmaster for helpC. pick up all the stones around his garden D. do all the above()5. Mr. Flowers7 good idea was to.write some words on the glassput up a large notice to cover his glass-housesgive the boys something else to throw

9、stones atsend for policemenNapoga is a 12-year-old girl in Ghana(力H納)，Africa. It is hard for her family to get clean water. Every morning, she leaves home at half past 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

10、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 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

11、(自然資源)on the earth.Water covers 70% of the earths surface(表面).But most of that is sea water. We can/t use It for very many things. Fresh water covers only 1% of the earths surface.You probably feel lucky that your life isnt as hard as Napogazs. But that doesn/t mean you dont have to worry about wate

12、r. 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 dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too. Novy, 34% of all kinds of fish are dying out

13、.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. Dirty 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 peop

14、le 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 off the water while you brush your teeth. You can save as much as 450 liters（力） each month. Leaky taps（漏水的龍頭）waste a lot of water. Fix them

15、right away!You can easily cut your 10-minute showers（沐?。﹊n halfand you/ll be just as clean.When you wash dishes, dont let the water run.Only wash clothes when you have a lot to wash. If your washing machine isnt full, youre wasting water!根據(jù)以上短文內容，然后從每題所給的四個選項中選擇最佳選項。Every morning Napoga went to get

16、clean water.A. before she went to school B. after she finished schoolC without going to school D. after she played with her friendsOn the earth,.A. sea water is widely used than fresh water B. there is very little water for our livingC. there is 71% of fresh waterD. we dont need to worry about water

17、Acid rain.A. is only bad for living thingsB. can be produced in factoriesC. doesnt do harm to people, but its bad for plants, animals and buildingsD. doesnt just do harm to human beings but to animals, plants and buildingsWhich of the following wastes water?We need ten minutes if we want a clean sho

18、wer.We should put in enough clothes when we wash them in washing machines.You can keep yourself clean by having a shower for five minutes.精品Word. /15精品Word. / 15Dont let the water run when we brush our teeth and wash dishes.Whats the main idea of the passage?Something must be done to prevent water f

19、orm being polluted.Clean water means much to human beings and living things around us.Its time to take care of the water we use.Water is the most important natural resource on the earth.A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his b

20、edroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long.He came downstairs, where his mother and his two sisters were washing up tea things in the kitchen. Z/These new trousers are too long? He said. /z They need shortening （縮短）by about two inches. Would one of you mind doing this

21、for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything.But as soon as his mother had finished 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 sup

22、per, the elder sister remembered her brothers trousers. She was a kind- hearted girl, so she went quietly upstairs without 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 sai

23、d. So she ran upstairs and took two inches off the legs of the new trousers.The young man bought the new trousers his size.A. as long as B. two inches longer than C. as big as D. two inches shorter thanHe asked to shorten his new trousers.A. his mother and sistersB. his two sistersC. his elder siste

24、rD. his mother and one of his sistersHis mother and sisters.A. agreed to do thatB. didnt want to do thatC. said nothing to him D. said something to himHis elder sister shortened the trousers.A. after finished washingB. before she went to bedC. when she came back from the cinema D. after having suppe

25、rThe next morning the young man would find the trousers were.A. two inches shorterB. four inches shorterC. six inches shorterD. eight inches shorterWhen you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence “ How do you

26、do?” as an example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.Languages do not just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. Its important to master（掌握）the rules（規(guī)則）for word order in the study

27、of English, too. If the speaker puts words in a wrong order, the listener cant understand the speakers sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes, But sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesnt cha

28、nge. Lets see the difference between the two pairs of sentences.“She only likes apples.”“Only she likes apples.“I have seen the film already.”“I have already seen the film.”When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit（精神實質）of the language and use it as the English speaker d

29、oes.From the passage we know that when we are learning English.we shouldnt put every word into our own languagewe should look up every word in the dictionarywe need to put every word into our own languagewe must read word by wordThe writer thinks it is in learning English.A. difficult to understand

30、different sounds B. possible to remember the word orderC. important to master the rules in different ways D. easy to master the rules for word orderWe can learn from the passage that.the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the wordsThe order of words can never change the

31、meaning of an English sentencesometimes different order of words has a different meaningif the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different“She only likes apples/.A. is the same as “Only she likes apples/B. is different from “Only she likes apples/C. means She likes fru

32、it except apples/D. means “She doesnt like apples/Which is the best title （標題）for this passage?A. Different Orders, Different Meanings B. How to Speak EnglishC. How to Put English into Our Own Language D. How to Learn EnglishMarys plan for next weekMonday7:30 go to the cinema with AliceTuesday11:00

33、doctorWednesday9:00 table tennis game evening-study for examThursday8:30 concertFridayAfternoonhelp Uncle Sam in his restaurantSaturday9:0010:30 art class 14:00 visit grandmotherSunday8:00 supper with Betty and AnnPeters plan for next weekMondaystudy group meeting 3:00 p.m.Tuesdaybasketball match 4:

34、30 p.m.Wednesdaygo to see some friends 2:00 p.m.Thursdaynoon, lunch with LarryFriday2:004:00 p.m. volunteer（志愿者）work Student CentreSaturdayShopping 10:00 a.m.SundayBasketball team party 9:00 p.m.1. Peters study group meeting will be on.A. Saturday morning B. Monday afternoon C. Saturday evening D. F

35、riday afternoonFrom Peters plan we learn that Peter likes.A. table tennis B. music C. art D. basketballOn Sunday morning Mary will.A. be free B. be busy C. see the doctor D. go shoppingWhat will Mary do on Wednesday evening?A. See her friends B. Play basketball C. Go to her art class D. Prepare for

36、an examWe were going to play against a team from a country school.They didnt come until the last minute. They looked worse than we had thought. They were wearing dirty blue trousers and looked like farm boys.We sat down for a rest. We felt that we didnt need any practice against a team like that.The

37、 game began. One of us got the ball and he shot a long pass to our forward（前鋒）.From out of nowhere a boy in an old T-shirt stopped the ball and with beautiful style（姿勢）he shot and got two points. Then another two points in a minute. Soon the game was all over. We were beaten by the country team.Afte

38、r that, we thought a lot. We certainly learned that even though your team is very good, you cant look down upon the others and still need to do your best. And the most important lesson we learned was: One cant judge （判斷）a person or a team only by their clothes.The team from the country were in old c

39、lothes so the writers team.A. looked down upon themB. couldnt winC. didnzt like the city boy D. were afraid of themThe country team arrived so late that.A. nobody saw themB. the writers team were angry精品Word. /15精品Word. /15精品Word. / 15C. they had no time to warm up D. they looked worseThe team from

40、the country won because.A. they were in old clothesB. they didnt practice before the gameC. they practiced before the gameD. the team was better than the writersFrom the text, we can guess the writers team is.A. a basketball from a country school B. a football team from a school in the cityC. a bask

41、etball team from a school in the city D. a football team from the countryThe writers team learned a lot from the game. They got to know how toA. do better from then onB. fight against the country boysC. play against a weak teamD. judge a man or a team by clothesCool is a word with many meanings. Its

42、 old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings. Cool can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, Its cool/* You may think, Hes

43、so cool/ when you see your favourite footballer. We all maximize （擴大）the meaning of cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as new or surprising”. Here/s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall （瀑布）they had

44、visited. On one students paper was just the one sentence, /zltzs so cool. Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words. Without ”cool。some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibi

45、lity（可信性）.Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word cool? I can. And I think they are also very cool.We know that the word cool has had.A. only one meaning B. no meanings C. many different meanings D. the same meaningIn the passage, the word “express means ”A. se

46、e B. show C. Know D. feelIf you are something, you may say Its cool.”A. interested in B. angry about C. afraid ofD. unhappy withThe writer takes an example to show he is the way the word is used.A. pleased with B. strange to C. worried about D. careful withIn the passage, the writer suggests（暗示）that

47、 the word cool.A. can be used instead of many words B. usually means something interestingcan make your life colourful D. may not be as cool as it seemsTicket Prices for Shanghai Expo TimeTypes Pre-sale （預售） IMar. 27, 2009Jun.30, 2009Pre-sale IIJul. 1, 2009Dec. 31, 2009Pre-sale HJan. 1, 2010Apr. 30,

48、 2010Expo Session （期間）May. 1, 2010Oct. 31, 2010Peak Day Ticket（指定日門票）170180190200Standard Day Ticket（平日門票）1301401501603-Day TicketN/A （無）4007-Day Ticket900Evening TicketN/A90）1. If Joe wanted to buy the cheapest ticket for Peak Day, he could book （預定）oneduringPre-sale IIPre-sale IIIA. Pre - sale IEx

49、po Session（）2. On March 1, 2010, Sue bought two Standard Day tickets for her parents.She paid _ for them.A. 380B. 300C. 260D. 180()3. It cost Thomas 160 to get a ticket for Standard Day.He probably bought it on _.A. April 23. 2009 B. August I, 2009 C. February 2, 2010 D. May 20, 2010()4. Kathy spent

50、 900 yuan on a ticket for Shanghai Expo. Her visit can last _ days.A. oneB. threeC. sevenD. ten()5. Visitors to Shanghai Expo could buytickets only after May 1, 2010.A. morning B. afternoonC. eveningD. midnightOn February 3rd 1949, New York Harbor (港)was an exciting place. Many people were there to

51、greet a ship from France. On the ship were 49 French railroad boxcars (火車車廂) filled with gifts from the people of France to the people of America. These boxcars were from the famous Merci Train ( Merci： a French word meaning “thank you )After World War II (二戰(zhàn))，a lot of factories, roads and farms in

52、France had been destroyed. Many French people had no jobs or money and had little to wear and little to eat. In the winter of 1947 a train was sent across the United States, stopping in cities and towns along the way. At every stop, people gave whatever they could. Factories gave clothing and medici

53、ne. Farmers gave food. Families gave money. Even school children gave away their pocket money. All the things were then taken to France by ship.By 1949, the French had begun to recover (恢復)from the war. The Merci Train was their way of saying “thank you to America. French people had filled the boxca

54、rs with gifts. Most of them were personal like hand - made toys, childrens drawings or postcards. But the boxcars themselves were perhaps the most meaningful of the gifts. On each car, the French people had painted the pictures of all their 40 provinces, with an American eagle on the front. The boxc

55、ars were taken to each state of America where they were warmly greeted.Now many of the states still keep their boxcars. Gifts sent by the French people can still be seen in some museums. The Merci Train came out of the war, but it now reminds the world that countries can also work together in peace.

56、()6. Many people crowded at New York Harbor on February 3rd, 1949 to.A. welcome the Merci TrainB. meet their familiesC. have a big partyD. start a trip by ship()7. In 1947 a train stopped in cities across America in order to.A. give away clothing and foodB. get more soldiers for the warC. collect th

57、ings to help French peopleD . show exhibitions from themuseums()8. The underlined word them in Paragraph 3 refers to (指)the American people B. the French people C. the boxcars D. the gi代s()9. The French people painted their 40 provinces and an American eagle on each boxcarbecause_.A. they thought Fr

58、ance was stronger than Americait could show the friendship between the two countriesthe boxcars would be more beautiful D. they were very good at painting pictures()10. The passage is mainly about,the story of the Merci Train B. American museums where the boxcars keptgifts that American people liked

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