1、12019中考（人新）英语八上 U6 阅读练习及答案一、阅读理解。AThe Internet, mobile phones and Ipads are part of our lives now. Technology is greatly affecting all ways of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play. And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning humans.We have had lots of technology an
2、d it has changed our lives a lot. There is no doubt that humans will continue to use more and more technology. Here are some examples of modern technology that will change our ideas and will affect our lives greatly.Global positioning system (GPS) (全球定位系统)Its a system that uses radio signals from sa
3、tellites to show exact information. It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions. Its made up of three parts: satellites, control equipments on land and receivers.Space TechnologyRussian and American scientists have worked together for the international Space Station (ISS) f
4、or a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a long-lasting lab. Such a lab will bring humans limitless (无限的) advantages. Its even hoped that one day spare technology will take humans to their new houses in space.Underwater RobotHercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equi
5、pments. It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.The world is changing so quickly that its hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month. Its important for us to learn about new te
6、chnology and the role that it plays in our lives. So we should be willing to accept modern technology, or we will fall behind the times.1. _ can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.2A. Satellites B. ReceiversC. Global Positioning System D. Underwater Robot2. According to the passage, whi
7、ch is NOT true about the ISS?A. It has carried people to other planets. B. It will provide a long-lasting lab for us.C. Russian and American are working for it. D. Humans will get a lot of advantages from it.3. Hercules is used to _.A. save lives in the sea B. take picture in the seaC. repair the br
8、oken ships D. look for the ancient ships in the sea4. From the passage, we know that _.A. the use of GPS is affected by the weather conditions.B. its very important for us to learn about new technology.C. its easy for us to catch up with all the new inventions.D. technology brings us many advantages
9、 such as cloning humans.5. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To help us study some new technology.B. To tell us technology is changing the world.C. To help solve the problems that technology causesD. To remind us the advantages of technology are limitless.【参考答案】6670 CADBA B阅读下列短 文，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、
10、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。About a quarter of the world drives on the left, and the countries that do are mostly old British colonies(殖民地) like Australia, and Ireland. But Thailand, Indonesia and Japan also do so.This strange quirk(奇事) puzzles the rest of the world; however, there is a perfectly good reason. Up
11、to the late 1700s, everybody travelled on the left side of the road because its the sensible option for feudal(封建的), violent societies of mostly right-handed people. Soldiers with their swords under their 3right arm naturally passed on each others right, and if you passed a stranger on the road you
12、walked on the left to ensure that your protective sword arm was between yourself and him. Revolutionary France, however, overturned this practice as part of its sweeping social rethink. A change was carried out all over continental Europe by Napoleon.The reason it changed under Napoleon was because
13、he was left handed his armies had to march on the right so he could keep his sword arm between him and any opponent. From then on, any part colonised by the French was right hand. After the American Revolutionary War(1775-1783), the US became independent and decided to make traffic drive on the righ
14、t in order to cast off all remaining links with its British colonial past. Once America became the center of the car industry, if you wanted a good reliable vehicle, you bought American right-hand-drive cars. From then on many countries changed out of necessity. Today, the EU would like Britain to f
15、all into line with the rest of Europe, but this is no longer possible. It would cost billions of pounds to change everything round. The last European country to convert to driving on the right was Sweden in 1967. While everyone was getting used to the new system, they paid more attention and took mo
16、re care, resulting in a reduction of the number of road accidents. 1. Why did people travel on the left before the late 18th century?A. They were required to do so.B. They were mostly left-handed.C. It was easier to cross the street.D. They could feel safer from attacks.2. Whats was Napoleons attitu
17、de to walking on the left?A. Support. B.Disapproval. C. Doubt. D. Sympathy.3. For American, driving on the right was a way to show .A. the connection with France was brokenB. the US was no longer ruled by the UKC. the American Revolution War had endedD. America was the center of the car industry4. W
18、hat is the main cause of the UK failing to adopt the new system?4A. Its high costs to change. B. Its increasing traffic accidents.C. Its influence on colonies. D. Its fast-developing car industry.参考答案及解析1. 答案：D。细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句话可知。2. 答案：B。推理判断题。根据文章内容第三段内容 The reason it changed under Napoleon was b
19、ecause he was left handed his armies had to march on the right so he could keep his sword arm between him and any opponent.可以推知。3. 答案：B。细节推理题。根据文章第四段内容 he US became independent and decided to make traffic drive on the right in order to cast off all remaining links with its British colonial past可知。4.
20、 答案：A。细节推理题。根据文章最后一段内容 but this is no longer possible. It would cost billions of pounds to change everything round可知。二、词汇运用()用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。die be proud of she twelve unless1.December is the month of a year. 2.We often see Mary use the bag. It must be . 3.Its impossible to make such great pr
21、ogress you keep on working hard. 4.Our teachers and parents will us because we have grown up. 5.Although Hawking left us on March 14th, 2018, his works will live on after his . ()阅读下面短文,然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。Take a good look in the mirror. Have you ever seen another person that looks exactly
22、 like you? Of course, you may have seen people who look 6. (相似的) to you but you may have never seen a person that looks “the same” as you. This is what makes people special. There is only one of each person on Earth.7. (然而), cloning(克隆) technology may change all of this. Imagine that the person next
23、 to you looks, talks, and even 8. (行动) exactly like you do. He or she may think like you, too. How would you 9. (感觉)? You would be shocked and then grow afraid of getting into 10. (麻烦). 5This does not mean that cloning could only cause 11. (坏的) results. The technology could be used to find 12. (方式)
24、to cure serious illnesses. It could also bring hope to people who cant have 13. (婴儿). Cloning is a very hot 14. (话题). Research on cloning technology is still going on. Do you think cloning of humans should be 15. (允许)? Only time will tell! 参考答案：()1.twelfth 2.hers 3.unless 4.be proud of5.death()6.sim
25、ilar 7.However 8.acts 9.feel 10.trouble11.bad 12.ways 13.babies 14.topic 15.allowed 三、书面表达假设你是李平,以下是学校校刊菱韵发出的一则征稿启事,请仔细阅读并写一篇稿件。Dear fellow students,How time flies! You will say goodbye to our school soon. You must have experienced a lot in the past three years. We expect you to share the experience
26、 that impresses you most. What happened? How did it make you feel? Why? More importantly, what do you learn from the experience? Your special experiences will be shared in the school magazine Ling Yun.Waiting for your passages.Editor Wang要求 (1)词数 90-110;(2)文中不得出现真实人名、校名。 小词典 impress 给予人印象 v.Dear Edi
27、tor Wang,_6_Yours,Li Ping参考答案One possible version:Dear Editor Wang,As a school leaver, the old memories cant be wiped off my mind easily. One afternoon, the classroom was empty after the sports meeting. Accidentally, I caught sight of a box of colour pencils on the floor. I didnt know whose it was,
28、but I picked it up and kept it as my own.The next day, our head teacher asked me about the pencils but I lied to him. He didnt say anything but treated me as usual. Afterwards, my classmates still played with me. As time went by, I felt sorry for what I did. In the end, I told my head teacher the truth. He didnt scold me but comfort me. It was his trust that made me face my mistakes bravely. In fact, he taught me a good lesson though he didnt say a single word.I hope my story can help the newcomers a lot.Yours,Li Ping
