message中考英语阅读理解题材Topic 8 天气与自然

table

，

or

other

strong

furniture

．

Hold

on

to

it

．

Or

stay

in

a corner of the building

．

Cover your face and head with your arms and cover your

mouth with a towel or clothing

．

Stay inside until shaking stops and it is safe to

go outside

．

Keep

away

from

windows

，

pictures

or

advertisements

on

the

wall

or

the

building

，

and anything else that could fall and hurt you

．

Most people

get injured

by falling

things during an earthquake

，

not by the shaking itself

．

Also keep away from a fire

．

You could fall down and burn yourself on the fire

．

If

you

are

driving

when

an

earthquake

happens

，

stop

the

car

if

it's

safe

．

Stay

inside your car until the earthquake stops

，

and don't drive near bridges

．

Try not

to stop by power lines or trees

．

These could fall and hurt you

．

阅读短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

( ) 1

．

It isn't safe for you to _______ while the earthquake is happening

．

A

．

run out of the building

B

．

stay in a corner of the building

C

．

cover your head with your arms

D

．

cover your mouth with a towel

.

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( ) 2

．

From this passage

，

we know _______

．

A

．

many people fear earthquakes

B

．

earthquakes maybe happen at any time

C

．

we can't save ourselves in an earthquake

D

．

people never get injured in earthquakes

( ) 3

．

The best title for this passage should be

．

A

．

How Earthquakes Happen

B

．

How to Drive a Car

C

．

What We Should Do in Earthquakes

D

．

Why Earthquakes Happen

解析

1

．

A BCD

三项在第三段可找到答案；根据第二段内容可知

A

项的做法是不安全的，

故正确答案为

A

。

2

．

B

根据第一段前两句可知，地震可能随时会发生，故

B

项为正确答案。

3

．

C

通过全文可知本文主要是在 介绍发生地震时，

我们应该采取哪些措施才能使自己

避免受伤， 故正确答案为

C

。

话题专练

一

Earthquakes

may

happen

anywhere

on

the

earth

．

When

some

plates

of

the

earth

move

suddenly

，

an earthquake happens

．

Many

earthquakes

begin under the

sea

．

They often

happen near the mountains

，

too

．

During an earthquake

，

the shakings make rocks rise suddenly and even crack(

断

裂

)

open

．

Houses

fall

，

people

are

killed

or

hurt

，

and

sometimes

the

whole

villages

or cities are destroyed

．

Can we do something to keep ourselves safe from earthquakes? Scientists have

studied

earthquakes

and

made

maps

that

show

the

belts

．

In

areas

in

these

belts

，

it's

possible

for

earthquakes

to

happen

．

In

these

areas

we

should

build

strong

houses to fight against earthquakes

．

In

the

future

，

scientists

will

be

able

to

tell

when

and

where

an

earthquake

will

be before they happen

．

They can also tell people what to do and how to do it

．

.

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根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

( ) 1

．

The reason for an earthquake is _______

．

A

．

that there are so many plates on the earth

B

．

that the sea is too deep

C

．

rocks' cracking open

( ) 2

．

A lot of earthquakes often happens _______

．

A

．

in the area

B

．

next to mountains

C

．

at night

( ) 3

．

A map showing the earthquake belts will tell people _______

．

A

．

what kind of houses to build

B

．

what kind of houses can stay up in an earthquake

C

．

where earthquake may happen

( ) 4

．

Which is Not True according to the passage?

A

．

During an earthquake people are killed or hurt

．

B

．

The scientists can tell when and where an earthquake is now

．

C

．

we should build strong houses to fight against earthquakes

．

( ) 5

．

In the future

，

we'll be no longer so afraid of earthquakes _______

．

A

．

with the help of scientists' exact prediction

B

．

because of a map showing the

C

．

because we can guess the date and place of earthquakes

答案：

1

．

A

根据文章第一段中“When some plates of the earth move suddenly，

an

earthquake happens

．

可知，地球是由许多 板块构成的，板块的移动产生了地震，所以根

源在板块。

2

．

B

根据短文第一段内容可知，地震常发生在山脉附近。

3

．

C

根据短文第三段内容可知，地图将告诉我们地震带常发生地震。

4

．

B

根 据短文最后一段内容可知，

专家预测将来能判定地震发生的时间和地点，

而不

是现在。

5

．

A

根 据短文最后一段内容可以推测出专家能预测地震发生的时间和地点，

所以我们

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不必担心将来发生地震。

二

Have

you

ever

seen

a

greenhouse?

Most

greenhouses

look

like

a

small

glass

house

．

Greenhouses

are

used

to

grow

plants

，

especially

in

winter

．

Greenhouses

work

by

trapping heat from the sun

，

the glass panels(

板

) of the greenhouse let light in

，

but keep heat from escaping

．

This causes the greenhouse to heat up

，

much like the

inside

of

the

parked

in

sunlight

，

and

keeps

the

plants

warm

enough

to

live

in

winter

．

The

earth's

a tmosphere(

大

气

)

is

all

around

us

．

It

is

the

air

that

we

breathe

．

Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere behave much like the glass panels in

a greenhouse

．

Sunlight

enters the

Earth's atmosphere

，

passing through

the

blanket

of

greenhouse

gases

．

As

it

reaches

the

Earth's

surface

，< /p>

land

，

water

< br>，

and

biosphere(

生

物圈

)

，

they take up the sunlight's energy

．

Once the heat is taken up

，

this energy

is sent back into the atmosphere

．

Some of the energy passes back into space

，

but

much of it remains trapped in the atmosphere by the greenhouse gases

，

causing our

world to heat up

．

The greenhouse effect is important

．

Without the greenhouse effect

，

the Earth

would not be warm enough for humans to live

．

But if the greenhouse effect becomes

stronger

，

it could make the earth warmer than usual

．

Even a little extra warming

may bring problems to humans

，

plants

，

a nd animals

．

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1

．

What are greenhouses used for?

______________________________ __________________________

2

．

Why is the temperature in the greenhouse higher than that outside?

___________________________________ _____________________

3

．

What behaves much like the glass panels in a greenhouse?

_____ __________________________________________________ _

4

．

If we didn't have the greenhouse effect

，

what would happen?

___________________________________ _____________________

5

．

What does the article mainly tell us?

_______________________ _________________________________

.

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答案：

1

．

They are used for growing plants

．答案来自第二段的第一句。

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．根据短文第二段中温室效应的工作原理可知，答案是

Because

the

glass

panels

of

the greenhouse can let light in

，

and keep heat from escaping

．

3

．根据短文第三段的“much of it remains trapped in the atmosphere by the

greenhouse gases”可知，温室塑料板的作用像空中大气层的作用，即答案是

Greenhouse

gases in the atmosphere

．

4

．根据最后一段内容可知，如果没有大气层的温室效应，人类就不能生存，即答案为

Humans couldn't live because the earth would not be warm enough

．

5

< br>．

根据全文内容可知，

主要是温室效应及对人类的影响，

所以答案为

It

mainly

tells

us what the greenhouse effect is and its influence

．

三

No one can change the weather

．

But if read the signs correctly around us

，

we

can

know

how

the

weather

will

be

．

This

way

of

telling

what

the

weather

will

be

like

on the following day or two is called weather forecasting

．

For many centuries and

in

all

countries

，

people

have

studied

the

weather

and

tried

to

make

weather

forecasting

．

Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain

．

Many people feel in

their

bones

the

coming

of

wet

weather

．

Their

joints(

关节

)

ache

．

Some

birds

fly

high

if the fine weather is coming

，

but they fly near ground if rainy or stormy weather

is

on

the

way

．

It

is

probably

because

of

the

insects

which

they

are

hunting

fly

low

．

If

you

see

a

rainbow

during

rainy

weather

，

this

is

a

sign

that

the

weather

will

become

clear

and

fine

．

Such

rainbows

come

in

the

evening

．

If

the

stars

twinkle

clearly

at

night

，

then

fine

weather

will

continue

．

If

a

fog

appears

in

the

evening

just

above

a river

，

then the day will be warm

．

If the sunset is mostly red in color

，

then the

morning

，

rainy

weather

will

probably

come

．

Most

of

the

above

sayings

have

been

made

by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting

．

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

( ) 1

．

People's joints ache _______

．

A

．

is a sign of coming rain

B

．

because they are ill

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C

．

without any reason

D

．

because of the insects

( ) 2

．

Which is true about weather forecasting?

A

．

Weather forecasting is a report about the weather on the following day or

two

．

B

．

Weather forecasting is a way of telling what the weather will be like

．

C

．

People can change the weather forecasting

．

D

．

Weather forecasting is a sign of coming rain

．

( )

3

．

The

birds

fly

high

and

the

stars

twinkle

clearly

is

a

sign

that

the

weather

will _______

．

A

．

be rainy

B

．

be warm

C

．

continue clear and fine

D

．

be cold

( ) 4

．

A rainbow during rainy weather is a _______ of the fine weather

．

A

．

sign B

．

way C

．

method D

．

road

( ) 5

．

We must _______ to make weather forecasting

．

A

．

use our eyes and brains

B

．

study the weather hard

C

．

read the weather hard

D

．

all of the above

答案：

1

．

A

根据短文

Many people feel in their bones the coming of wet weather

．可

知，人们的一些关节疼痛是雨天来临的标志。

2

．

B

根 据短文内容可知，天气预报是对未来几天的预测；不是对天气的报道，也不是

雨天的标志 ，即排除

A

、

D

；根据短文第一句可知“人们更不能改变天气”排除

C

，所以答

案是

B

。

3

．

C

根据短文中

Some birds fly high if the fine weather is coming

，和

If the

stars twinkle clearly at night

，

then fine weather will continue

．可知，鸟儿飞的

高和夜晚星光灿烂是天气晴 朗、温度适宜的象征。

.

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4

．

A

根据短文中

If

you

see

a

rainbow

during

rainy

weather

，

this

is

a

sign

that

the weather will become clear and fine

．可知，雨后彩虹是天气晴朗的标志。

5

．

D

从 整篇文章来看，

对天气的了解不仅靠人们的眼睛和大脑，

还要继 续多观察和研

究，所以选

D

。

四

is

more

than

just

a

color

．

It

also

means

taking

special

steps

to

protect

the environment

—

the water

，

the land

，

and the air we breathe

．

What can you do?

Here's one of the guides to being green

：

Sometimes

people

call

our

society

a

society

．

T hat

means

that

we're

a little willing to throw away old things and buy new things

．

Many times

，

even if

you no longer need something

，

someone else just might

．

For example

，

if your baby

brother

doesn't

want

his

plastic

basketball

hoop(

篮 筐

)

，

why

not

give

it

to

another

family who has a little kid?

Here are some other ways to reuse the things you have

：

Use rechargeable(

可再充电的

) batteries for your laptops

，

MP3 players

，

cell

phones

，

and digital cameras

．

Choose reusable travel cups instead of disposable(

一次性的

) paper or plastic

cups

．

Take your own bags when you go to the grocery store

．

Drink

tap

water

instead

of

buying

bottled

water

．

If

you

don't

like

how

your

tap

water tastes

，

a low-cost filtration(

过滤

) system could make a difference

．

Get a

reusable water bottle so you can take it with you

．

Organize an exchange among your friends

．

What can you exchange? Books

，

toys

< br>，

even

clothes

．

It's

a

way

for

everyone

to

get

something

new

without

spending

any

money

and without throwing lots of things away

．

根据短文内容，完成句子。

1

．

Green is not only a color but also means _______

．

2

．

If your brother doesn't want his plastic basketball hoop

，

you can _______

．

3

．

You should _______ instead of disposable paper or plastic cups

．

4

．

You can exchange _______ with your friends

．

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5

．

The article mainly tells us _______

．

答案：

1

． 根据短文第一段内容可知，绿色不仅是一种颜色，还是环保的一种标志，即答案为

taking special steps to protect the environment

。

2

．根据短文中“if

your

baby

brother

doesn't

want

his

plastic

basketball

hoop(篮

筐

)

，why not give it to another family who has a little kid?”可知，不用的塑料筐

可以送给别的小孩子，即答案为

give if to another family who has a little kid

。

3

．根据短文中第二条建议可知，我们可以用个人专用杯来代替一次性杯子或塑料杯，

即答 案是

choose reusable travel cups

。

4

．根据短文最后一段内容可知，可交换的东西有

books

，

toys

，

and clothes

。

5

．

通读全文可知，

这篇文章主要告诉我们，