九年級英語全冊 Unit 13 We’re trying to save the earth第七節(jié) 閱讀理解練習 （新版）人教新目標版.doc

第七節(jié)　閱讀理解 Some of the greatest problems we face today are the destruction(破壞)of our environment. Brown clouds，polluted water，endangered wild animals...these problems seem so huge. So my family does what we can.We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags.We walk where we dont have to drive... But does it do any good？When I am the only one in line at the market with cloth bags，am I doing any good？Does my walking to stores make any real difference to the world? I recently learned something about flamingos(火烈鳥)which like to get together in groups of a thousand or more.Every year，when the time comes for migration(遷徙)，a few of them first take off from the lake.But none of the others seem to notice，so the small group returns.However，the next day they try again.This time a few more fly along with them，but most of them still pay no attention，so they return again.They try for several times.Every time a few more birds join in but，since the thousands of others still take no notice，the great migration plan is once more stopped. Then one day something changes.The same small group of birds once again starts flying and a small number more join in just as before，then more.Finally，they all take flight and the migration really begins.What a spectacular sight it must be—thousands of flamingos taking off into the sky at once! A few can make a difference.Even if youre the one to take the first step，and continue trying，others will someday take notice and together we will solve even our greatest problems. 1．Where would you most probably read this passage? A．A guidebook. B．A movie poster. C．A personal blog(博客). D．A geology(地質)magazine. 2．Why does the writer use cloth bags in stores? A．Because he wants to do some good to the environment. B．Because he thinks plastic bags are more expensive. C．Because there are only cloth bags in stores. D．Because all the people use cloth bags in stores. 3．What does the underlined word “spectacular” in Paragraph 5 probably mean? A．Frustrating. B．Surprising. C．Terrible. D．Fantastic. 4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．Even if we can walk there，we still drive over. B．Flamingos like to get together in groups of a thousand or more. C．Brown clouds and polluted water are the only problems we face today. D．When a few of the flamingos first take off from the lake，all the others follow at once. 5．Whats the writers purpose of writing this article? A．To show that the writer loves to see the migration of flamingos. B．To tell readers to continue trying and it can make a difference. C．To introduce a special kind of flamingo to readers. D．To show that therere many problems in the world. 參考答案 1．C　解析：A項表示“旅行指南”；B項表示“電影海報”；C項表示“個人博客”；D項表示“地質雜志”。因為文章是個人講述的為保護環(huán)境而努力的事情，故此文章在個人博客上閱讀到的可能性大些。故選C。 2．A　解析：根據文章第一段內容和第二段的第一句話“So my family does what we can. (所以我的家人做我們能做的一切。)” 可知，作者很擔心當前環(huán)境被破壞的問題，故他用布袋購物是為了做些對環(huán)境有益的事，故選A。B項中的貴賤問題文中沒有提及；C、D兩項根據文章第三段中的第二句可以排除。 3．D　解析：四個選項的意思是：frustrating“令人沮喪的”，surprising“令人驚奇的”，terrible“可怕的”，fantastic“極好的，了不起的，很大的”。根據文章倒數第二段最后一句話“. . . thousands of flamingos taking off into the sky at once！(……成千上萬只火烈鳥同時起飛到空中！)”可推知這是一個多么壯觀的景象啊。故畫線部分的含義為D。 4．B　解析：根據文章第二段最后一句話“We walk where we dont have to drive. . . (我們步行去不必開車就能去的地方……)”可知A項是錯誤的；根據文章第一段第二句話中的endangered wild animals. . . 可知C項是錯誤的；根據文章第四段內容可知少數火烈鳥們在嘗試了很多次之后才引起眾多火烈鳥的注意，故D項也是錯誤的。根據文章第四段第一句話“I recently learned something about flamingos which like to get together in groups of a thousand or more. (我最近了解了一些關于火烈鳥的事，它們喜歡上千只或更多的火烈鳥聚在一起。)”可知火烈鳥喜歡群居。所以B項正確。 5．B　解析：通讀全文可知，作者寫這篇文章的主要意圖是告訴人們堅持嘗試會產生不同的效果。故選B。