1、期末阅读理解复习之说明文科技类：介绍科普知识、科研动态、科技成果的开发、特点、用途。叙述有条理、层次分明。一Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, homeless dogs lead a diffe
2、rent kind of life. The expression“ to lead a dogs life” describes a person who has an unhappy life.Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means the
3、y have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person becomes successful at a particular time of his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never
4、 teach an old dog new skills. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things.Husbands and wives use this doghouse term when they are angry at each other. For example, a woman might get angry at her husband for coming home late or forgetting their wedding anniversary (结婚纪念日). She migh
5、t tell him that he is in the doghouse. She may not treat him nicely until he says sorry. Dog expressions also are used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain
6、 cats and dogs.（ ）56. What is this passage mainly about?A. How to take care of dogs. B. The reasons why Americans love dogs. C. Expressions with the word dog. D. A dog-eat-dog world.（ ）57. Americans like dogs, so . A. all the dog expressions mean something good. B. they take good care of dogs C. dog
7、s lead a different kind of life. D. they teach an old dog new skills. （ ）58. Whats the meaning of “every dog has its day” according to this passage?A. Every dog has its own life. B. Every dog wants to be successful one day.C. Older people do not like to learn new things.D. Everyone can get success i
8、n some period during lifetime.（ ）59. By saying _, we mean a woman gets angry with her husband.A. “he is in the doghouse” B. “he leads a dogs life”C. “he lives in a dog-eat-dog world” D. “every dog has its day” （ ）60. It has been really hot these days, as _.A. it rains cats and dogs B. were leading a
9、 dogs life C. we are having the dog days of summer D. were in the dogs house 二Imagine the situation. You are driving along a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile pho
10、ne. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device (装置) which uses satellites (卫星) to find the users position (位置). It can find your position within 20 metres. A GPS cannot start your car, but at least you will know where you are.GPS, whic
11、h means Global Positioning System, is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes, or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you kno
12、w where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street.There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting the Ear
13、th. The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites and calculates (计算) its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well.Some people think that in the future the GPS will be
14、as common as the mobile. They are becoming cheaper and more and more accurate(精确的). There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.（ ）56.According to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people _. 考细节A. cant be lo
15、st in a new cityB. cant find their way in different countriesC. can learn about the culture of an unknown placeD. can spend the least time getting to another place（ ）57.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? 判断对错A. The GPS are becoming more and more expensive.B. A GPS ca
16、n help you start your car.C. A GPS cant be put into a watch.D. There are three parts to the GPS.（ ）58.The underlined word “They” in paragraph 3 means “_”. 考借代A. Receivers B. GPS devices C. Ground stations D. Satellites（ ）59.The passage is mainly about _. 考大意A. the shape of the GPS B. the history of
17、the GPSC. the three parts of the GPS D. the introduction of the GPS（ ）60.What can we infer from the passage? 考推断A. The receiver of the GPS contacts at least five of the satellites.B. The GPS will become more and more common in everyday life.C. People in many countries will use the GPS for free.D. Al
18、l GPS devices have electronic maps.三Spending two or three hours playing outdoors each day can reduce a childs chance of becoming short-sighted, a research shows. It challenges the belief that short-sightedness is caused by computer use, watching TV or reading in weak light.The Australian government
19、researchers believe that sunlight is good for peoples eyes. They compared the vision (视力) and habits of 100 seven-year-old children in Singapore and Australia. In all, 30% of the Singaporean children were short-sightedthis rate (比率) was ten times higher than Australian children.Both groups spent a s
20、imilar amount of time reading, watching television and playing computer games. However, the Australian children spent an average of two hours a day outdoors 90 minutes more than the Singaporean children.Professor Ian Morgan, from the Australian Research Councils Vision Centre, said, “Humans are natu
21、rally long-sighted, but when people begin to go to school and spend little or no time outdoors, the number of short-sighted people gets larger. Were also seeing more and more short-sighted children in cities all around the worldand the main reason may be that city children spend less time outdoors.”
22、Daylight can be hundreds of times brighter than indoor light. But why does playing outside prevent us from becoming short-sighted? Scientists believe that natural light has a special chemical which stops the eyeball from growing out of shape and prevents people becoming short-sighted.So be outdoors.
23、 It doesnt matter if that time is spent having a picnic or playing sports.（ ）56. From the passage, we know that _ cant reduce a childs chance of becoming short-sighted.A. staying indoors B. having a picnicC. doing sports D. playing outside（ ）57. How much time did the Singaporean children spend outdo
24、ors on average every day in the research?A. 2 hours. B. 90 minutes. C. 1 hour. D. 30 minutes.（ ）58. What is the fifth paragraph mainly about?A. Why playing outside is good for ones eyesight.B. Why natural light has a special chemical.C. Why people become short-sighted.D. Why daylight is much brighte
25、r than indoor light.（ ）59. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. People will all become short-sighted after they begin to go to school.B. Playing outdoors for 2 or 3 hours every day can help protect your eyesight.C. Children in Australia are more likely to get short-sighted than those in Singapore.D. If you spend two or three hours playing outside each day, you wont get short-sighted.（ ）60. Where is the passage most probably from?A. A novel. B. An advertisement.C. A notice. D. A science magazine.一 5660: CBDAC二 5660 A D C D B 三 56-60: ADABD
