初一英语阅读理解试题(科技类)

-1-初一年阅读竞赛班级：座号：姓名：成绩：一、完型填空20%Areyouboredwithlearningaboutinsectsinbooks?Whynotfindafewandtakeacloselookbyyourself?It’seasy.Insectsareeverywhere:notjustathomeoraroundlightsatnight,butalsoinflowersandvegetablegardens,nearlakes,parksandinforests.Tohavefunwatchinginsects,youneed:Startbyreadingbooksabouttheinsectsyou’reafter.Wherecanyou1them?Dotheylivebesidealakeorintrees?Whenyougoouttowatchinsects,bringalonganinsectguide2pictureswithyou.Agoodchoicewouldbe“SouvenirsEntomologiques(《昆虫记》)”byJeanHenriFabre.Dressproperlybecausesomeinsectsbite!3trousersandshirtswithlongsleeves(袖子).Bringafirst-aidbox.Onceyou’reready,anearlymorningandanearbyparkwouldbeagood4tostart.Insectsliketohidein5andhumidplaces.Trymovingstonesandcheckingflowers,leavesandthesoil.Youmayuseamagnifier(放大镜)to6whatinsectsdo.Or,youcanputthemonapieceofcleanpapertolook7atthem.Howmanylegsdotheyhave?Whatcolorarethey?Animportant8istotrynottodisturbinsects.Youmaywanttoshakethetreeorpickthemup,butifyou’renotcareful,youmayhurtthem.Youcancollectinsects9usingapieceofcardtopickthemup.Afterwatching,remembertoputinsectsback10youfoundthem.()1.A.findB.inventC.discover()2.A.forB.byC.with()3.A.TakeB.BringC.Wear()4.A.timeorplaceB.placeortimeC.timeandplace()5.A.hotB.coolC.warm()6.A.watchB.lookC.read()7.A.easilyB.happilyC.closely()8.A.lessonB.wayC.class()9.A.atB.forC.by()10.A.whenB.whereC.in二、阅读理解50%AWarmwaterfreezesmorequicklythancoldwater.SirFrancisBaconsaidthatalmostfourhundredyearsago.Butfewpeoplebelievedhimuntil1970.InthatyearaCanadianscientistGeorgeKillprovedtheEnglishprofessorwasright.DrKillfilledanopenoilpail(桶)withcoldwater.Hefilledanotherwithwarmwater.Heputbothinthesamelowtemperature.Thewarmwaterfrozefirst.Thelackofcoversonthepailsisthesecret.Someofthewarmwaterchangedintovapor.Thismeantthatlessofthewarmwaterwaslefttobefrozen.Andsothewarmwaterfrozefasterthanthecoldwatereventhoughithadagreatertemperaturedroptomake.()1.SirFrancisBaconwas_______A.anAmericanexperimenterB.aCanadianscientistC.anEnglishprofessor()2.Hundredsofyearsago,SirFrancisBaconfound_______.A.thetemperatureofwarmwaterdropsfasterthanthatofcoldwater-2-B.warmwaterisheavierthancoldwaterC.warmwaterhasthesametemperatureascoldwater()3.WhatSirFrancisBaconsaidwasright,butpeopledidn'tbelievehimuntil_______.A.lateinthe20thcenturyB.earlyinthe20thcenturyC.lateinthe19thcentury()4.Leaveapailwithwarmwaterandanotherpailwithcoldwaterinthesamelowtemperature,you’llfindthat_______.A.coldwaterfreezesfirstB.warmwaterturnsintoicebeforecoldwaterC.warmwaterandcoldwaterfreezeatthesametime()5.Whydoeswarmwaterfreezefirstinthesamefreezingweather?A.Becausesomeofthewarmwaterturnstovapor,theamount(数量)becomeslessthanthatofcoldwater.B.Becausewarmwaterislighterthancoldwater.C.Becausethetemperatureofwarmwaterislowerthanthatofcoldwater.BIfyoudonotuseyourarmoryourlegsforsometime,theybecomeweak;whenyoustartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsaretoblame,andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan’treadorwritebutusuallytheyhavebettermemories?Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberthings;theycannotwritedowninalittlenotebook.Theyhavetorememberdays,names,songsandstories;sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercised.Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,learnfromthepeople:Practiceremembering.()6.Themainreasonforone’spoormemoryisthat_______.A.hisfatherormothermayhaveapoormemoryB.HedoesnotusehisnameorlegsforsometimeC.hismemoryisnotoftenused()7.Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsorlegsforsometime_______.A.youcan’tusethemanymoreB.theywillbecomestrongerC.theybecomeweakandwon’tbecomestronguntilyouusethemagain.()8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Yourmemoryworksinthesamewayasyourarmsorlegs.B.Don’tlearnhowtoreadandwriteifyouwanttohaveabettermemory.C.Agoodmemorycomesfrommorepractice.()9.Somepeoplecan’treadorwrite,buttheyusuallyhavebettermemories,because_______.A.theyhavesavemuchtroubleB.theyhavesavedmuchtimetorememberthingsC.theyhavetousetheirmemoriesallthetime()10.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Don’tStopUsingYourArmsOrLegsB.HowToHaveaGoodMemoryC.StrongArmsAndGoodMemories-3-CPerhapsyouhaveheardalotabouttheInternet,butwhatisit,doyouknow?TheInternetisanetwork.Itusesthetelephonetojoinmillionsofcomputerstogetheraroundtheworld.Maybethatdoesn’tsoundveryinteresting.Butwhenyou’vejoinedtotheInternet,therearelotsandlotsofthingsyoucando.YoucansendE-mailstoyourfriends,andtheycangettheminafewseconds.YoucanalsodowithallkindsofinformationontheWorldWideWeb().Therearemanydifferentkindsofcomputersnow.TheyallcanbejoinedtotheInternet.Mostofthemaresmallmachinessittingonpeople’sdesksathome,buttherearestillmanyothersinschools,officesorlargecompanies.Thesecomputersa