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1、中 考 英 语 阅 读 练 习 题(六)I.Reading comprehension(阅 读 理 解):(A)Today there are 6 billion people on the earth.By the year2050 there may be 12.5 billion.There are a lot of people to feed.We need more food.One way to produce more food is by growing stronger plants.For thousands of years,farmers have made plan
2、ts better.Every season,they pick the best plants for the next season.It works very slowly.Since 1983,scientist have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic material遗 传 物 质).Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified foods.(转 基 因 食 品),or GM foods.By
3、changing the genetic material of plants,it is possible tomake new plants.They make plants which are strong against plant diseases.They can also help with our diseases:a kind of rice is being prepared(准 备),for example,which stops people from becoming blind.Rich countries produce GM foods because they
4、 are easy togrow and bring in more money.Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food.GM plants are not natural.No one knows how good or bad they are.Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050.There are strong feelings against them,because theyare unnatura
5、l.They may feed people,then hurt them or their children later.But,both rich and poor countries are very interested in their use,and they are not going to go away.In 2050 we may think differently about them.True or False(判 断 下 列 句 子 是 否 符 合 短 文,符 合 的 用“T”表 示,不 符 合 的 用 表 示):()1.GM foods have been deve
6、loped by scientists during thepast twenty years.()2.GM foods work well both against plant diseases and human diseases.()3.GM foods are quick way to produce food only in rich countries.()4.Some people dont like GM foods because of their unnatura!features(特 性).()5.In 2050 people will live only on GM f
7、oods.()6.From the reading we know that GM foods will not disappear in the future.(B)Fil tell you a story about a Chinese student.The incident(事 件)happened when he went to study in England.His familyname was Sun.it spelt S-U-N,just the name as English word“sun,the sun in the sky.England is a country
8、with mixed weather.Sometimes it is cloudy or misty.Often it will rain.Many people think Englanddoesn,t get enough sunshine.When the Chinese student arrived at London Airport,a customs(海 关)officer checked his passport(护 照).The customs officer was interested to find the Chinese name“Sun in his passpor
9、t.He thought it was pronounced just like the English word sun,so he said to the Chinese student,“I see your name is Sun.You are wanted here.What a surprise it was to Mr Sun tohear that!Everybody knows that if you are wanted by the police,you must have broken the law(法 律).Mr Sun asked the customs off
10、icer,“Is there something wrong with my passport?DoI have to go back to China?”Go back?said the customs officer.“Now that(既 然)you are here,well never let you leave.Why?What have I done?”asked the Chinese student in surprise.He thought he was going to be arrested(被 捕).It was only then that the customs
11、 officer began to smile.He said,“you dont know what you have done,Mr Sun?youve brought sunshine to England.Thafs why we dont wantyou to leave.Choose the best answer(根 据 短 文 内 容,选 择 最 恰 当 的 答 案):()1.This story took place.A.at London Airport B.at a universityC.in the street D.at a station()2.Why do pe
12、ople in England want to see more of the sun?B e c a u s e.A.England is a country with mixed weatherB.England doesnt get enough sunshineC.it doesnt rain in England D.both A and B()3.Mr Sun was very when he heard that he waswanted.A.angry B.happy C.surprised D.moved()4.Why did the customs officer tell
13、 Mr Sun he couldnt leave?B e c a u s e.A.Mr Sun has broken the lawB.he and Mr Sun were friendsC.Englishmen are never named“Sun”D.he liked the name and thought Mr Sun would bringsunshine to England()5.Which of the following statements is correct?A.The customs officer arrested Mr Sun.B.Mr Sun stayed i
14、n England and studied there.C.Mr Sun knew he had broken the law.D.Mr Sun had to leave England at last.()6.Which is the best title of the story?A.Mistaken Story B.A Small Incident C.A Joke D.Sun(C)What is the“cleverest”machine in history?If youre anvthinq like nine out of ten people in the world,youl
15、l say ifs a computer,a machine with mathematical logic(数 学 逻 辑)that can reason(推 理)in the same way as humans.Alan Mathison Turing never expected to be the father of amachine with such a title.He was born in London in 1912,the second of his parentstwo sons.His parents worked in India while Turing and
16、 his brother spent their childhoods in Britain.Turings loneliness during this time may have led to his lifelong interest in how the human mind works.He believed that the mind creates its own world when the real world was not acceptable to it.At 13,he already showed a talent for(显 示.方 面 的 才 能)mathema
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