初中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練一專(zhuān)題輔導(dǎo)

初中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練（一）Readingmaterial閱讀理解Unlesswespendmoneytospot認(rèn)出，發(fā)現(xiàn)）andpreventasteroids?、行星）now,onemightcrashintoEarthanddestroylifeasweknowit,saysomescientists.Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids流星體）thatraceacrossthenightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon'tthreatenus.ButtherearealsothousandsofasteroidswhoseorbitsputthemonacollisioncoursewithEarth.But$500millionworthofnewtelescopesrightnow,thenspend$10millionayearforthenext25yearstolocatemostofthespacerocks.Bythetimewespotafatalone,thescientistssay,we'llhaveawaytochangeitscourse.Isitworthit?Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskare（i）Howlikelytheeventis;（2）Howbadtheconsequencesiftheeventoccurs.ExpertsthinkanasteroidbigenoughtodestroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500,000years.Soundsprettyrarebutifonedidfall.Itwouldbetheendoftheworld.“Ifwedon'ttakecareofthesebidasteroids,they'lltakecareofus,“saysonescientist.“it'sthatsimple.”Thecure,though,mightbeworsethanthedisease.Dowereallywantfleets艦隊(duì)，車(chē)隊(duì)）ofnuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?“theworldhaslessfearfromdoomsday（毀滅性）rocksthanfromagreatnuclearfleetsetagainstthem.”SaidaNewYorkTimesarticle.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandmeteoroids?Theyareheavenlybodiesdifferentincomposition.Theyareheavenlybodiessimilarinnature.Theyaremoreasteroidsthanmeteoroids.Asteroidsaremoremysteriousthanmeteoroids.WhatdoscientistssayaboutthecollisionofanasteroidwithEarth?Itisveryunlikelybutthedangerexists.Suchacollisionmightoccuronceevery25years.CollisionsofsmallerasteroidswithEarthoccurmoreoftenthanexpected.It'sstilltooearlytosaywhethersuchacollisionmightoccur.Whatdopeoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclearweaponstoalterthecourseofasteroids?Itsoundspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheproblem.Itmaycreatemoreproblemsthanitmightsolve.ItisawasteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswithEarthisveryunlikely.Furtherresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisprovedapplicable.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat__Whilepushingasteroidsoffcoursenuclearweaponswoulddestroytheworld.AsteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthinthenearfuture.Theworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceitisunlikelytohappeninourlifetime.WorkablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventacollisionofasteroidswithEarth.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'stoneinthispassage?A.Optimistic（樂(lè)觀的）B.Critical（批評(píng)的）C.Objective（客觀的）D.Arbitrary（武斷的）Thelawsaysthatwomenshouldhavethechanceofdoingthesamejobsasmenandearnthesameasthem.Therealityisverydifferent.Womenlosebecause,25yearsaftertheEqualPayAct,manyofthemstillgetpaidlessthanmen.Theylosebecausetheydolower-paidjobswhichmenjustwon'tconsider.Andtheylosetheyaretheoneswhointerruptacareertohavechildren.AllthisisreportedinanindependentstudyorderedbytheGovernment'swomen'sunite.Thebiggestproblemisn'tequalpayinworkplacessuchasfactories.Itisasortofworkwomendo.Makealistoflow-paidofjobs_thenconsiderwhodoesthem.Trynurses,secretaries,cleaner,clerks,teachersinprimaryschools,dinnerladies,andchildcarehelpers.Notalotofmenamongthatgroup,arethere?Yetsomeofthosejobsarereallyimportant.Surelynoonewoulddenythataboutnursesandteachers,forastart.Sowhydowerewardthepeoplewhodothemsopoorly?Therecanbeonlyoneanswer---becausetheyarewomen.Thisisnotgoingtobeputrightovernight.ButtheGovernment,whichemploysalotofthem,,andotherbosseshavetomakeastart.Itisdisgraceful（可恥的）thatwehavegoneintothe21stCenturystilltreatingwomenlikesecond-classcitizens.Womenshouldhavethechanceofdoingthesamejobsandbepaidequallyasmenafter25yearsaccordingtothelawasaresultoftheEqualPayActbecausewomenareasstrongasmenWecanlearnfromthetextwhattheproblemreallymattersis.thatthewomeninterruptacareertohavechildrenwhatsortofworkwomendobecausetheyarewomenwhatanunfairpaywomengetinworkplaces.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewriter'sidea?Womenshouldgetequalpayforequalworktothatofmen.Womenshouldstrengthen力口強(qiáng)themselves.TheGovernmentoughttoprotectwomenagainstgettingpaidlessthanmen.Someofthejobsthatwomendoareofgreatimportance.Whenthewritersays“Thisisnotgoingtobeputrightovernight”,hemeanswemustsolvetheproblemveryquickly.thereisnotcompletelyfairthingallovertheworld.weneedalongtimetochangetheunfairreality.theproblemthatwomenlosewillbesolvedsoon.Whichdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?Worktogivewomenafairpaydeal.Timetochangethesituation.Equalwork,equalpay.Shouldwomenbetreatedlikesecond-classcitizens?3.Therehaveneverbeenmanyadventurers.Youvanreadstoriesaboutmencalledadventures.Buttheywerereallybusinessmen.Therewassomethingtheywanted alady,ormoney,oracountry,orhonor.Andsotheygotit.Butatrueadventureisdifferent.Hestartswithoutanyspecialpurpose.Heisreadyforanythinghemaymeet.Therehavebeenmanyhalf-adventurers.Andtheyweregreatmen.Historyisrichwiththeirstories.Buteachofthemhadaspecialpurpose.Theywerenotfollowersoftrueadventure.InthebigcityofNewYork,RomanceandAdventurearealwayswaiting.Aswewalkalongthestreet,theyarewatchingus.Welookupsuddenlyandseeafaceinawindow.Thefaceseemstointerestusstrangely.Orinaquietstreet,wehearacryoffearandpaincomingfromahousewherenoonelives.Acartakesustoastrangedoor,insteadoftoourown.Thedooropensandweareaskedtoenter.Ateverycorner,eyeslooktowardus,orhandsareraised,orfingerspoint.Adventureisoffered.Butfewofusarereadytoaccept.Wearereadytodoonlythethingswedoeveryday.Wewishtodoonlythethingsthateveryoneelsedoes.Wemoveon;andsomedaywecometotheendofalongquietlife.Thenwebegintothink.Then,whenitistoolate,wearesorrythatwehaveneverknowntrueRomanceandAdventure.Intheauthor'sopinion,therearetrueadventures.A.manyB.fewC.noD.afewInwhatwaydoestheauthorsayatrueadventureisdifferentfromabusinessman?Heisreadyforanythinghemaymeet.Heisnotinterestedinmoney.Heenjoysexcitementwhileabusinessmandoesnot.Atrueadventureisromantic,whileabusinessmanisdull.Accordingtothepassage,acryoffearandpaincomingfromahousewherenoonelivesinaquietstreetmeans.A.anumberB.afightC.wealthD.adventureThepassagedoesn'tmentionit,butwecaninferfromthepassagethatwhenmostpeoplemeetanofferofadventure,theywill.growangrybutcuriousaccepttheoffergrowembarrassedandrejecttheofferbefrightenedandcryforhelp.Whendomostpeoplewishthattheyhadknownromanceandadventure?Whentheyareyoung.Whenitinvolvesabeautifulladyorhandsomeman.Whensomethingintereststhemstrangely.Whentheyreachtheendofalongquietlife.4.Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Ofcourse,therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventures thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountains,traveledintounknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans.Now,however,therearepeoplewholookforanimmediateexcitementfromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.Iwouldconsiderbungeejumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighplace（perhapsabridgeorahot-airballoon）200metresabovethegroundwithanelastic有彈性的）ropetiedtoyourankles.Youfallatupto150kilometresanhouruntiltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Itissaidthatabout2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeejumping.Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplewouldsayareasriskyasbungeejumpingincludejumpingfromtallbuildinganddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliff.（懸崖）Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Somepsychologistssuggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongago,diseasescouldnoteasilybecured,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival.（生存）.Nowadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworkincomparativelysafeconditions;theybuyfoodinshops;andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolookafterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistolookfordangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.1.Abesttitleforthetextis.Dangeroussports:whatandwhyTheboredomofmodernlifeBungeejumping:Isitreallydangerous?D.Theneedforexcitement2.Moreandmorepeopletoday.aretryingactivitiessuchasbungeejumpingareclimbingthehighestmountainsarecomingclosetodeathinsportsarelookingforadventuressuchastravelingintounknownplaces3.Inbungeejumping,you.jumpashighasyoucanslidedownaropetothegroundattach（系）yourselftoaropeandfalltothegroundfalltowardsthegroundwithoutaropePeopleprobablytakepartindangeroussportsnowadaysbecause.theyhavealotoffreetimetheycangotohospitaliftheyareinjuredtheirlifeisshortofexcitementtheynolongerneedtohuntforfoodThewriterofthetexthasaattitudetowardsdangeroussports.A.Positive（肯定的）B.negative（否定的）C.neutral（中立的）D.nervous（緊張的）5.ThereportcametotheBritishonMay21,1949.TheGermanbattleshipBismarck,themostpowerfulwarship（戰(zhàn)艦）intheworld,wasmovingoutintotheAtlanticOcean.Hertask:todestroytheshipssuppliesfromtheUnitedStatestowar-tornEngland.TheBritishhadfearedsuchatask.NowarshiptheyhadcouldmatchtheBismarckinspeedorinfirepower.TheBismarckhadeight15-inchgunsand81smallguns.Shecouldmoveat30nautical（海上的）milesanhour.Shewasbelievedtobeunsinkable.However,theBritishhadtosinkher.TheysentoutataskforceheadedbytheirbestbattleshipHoodtohuntdowntheBismarck.OnMay24,theHoodfoundtheBismarck.ItwasameetingthattheGermancommanderLuetjensdidnotwanttosee.HisordersweretodestroytheBritishshipsthatwerecarryingsupplies,buttostayawayfromafightwithBritishwarships.Thebattledidn'tlastlong.TheBismarck'sfirsttorpedo（魚(yú)雷）hittheHood,whichwentdowntakingallbutthreeofher4,419menwithher.Butinthefight,theBismarckwasslightlydamaged.HercommanderdecidedtorunforrepairstoFrance,whichhadatthattimebeentakenbythespeedandtheheavyfog,theylostsightofher.Fortwodays,everyBritishshipintheAtlantictriedtof