英語閱讀理解初中霍金

㈠ 英語閱讀理解開頭是霍金,後面談人類向太空發展

那些日子,布魯斯和布魯諾看上去像很擔心的樣子.

㈡ Hawking Fever Hit China 英語閱讀翻譯

是這個嗎

譯文
霍金熱席捲中國
Hawking has left much for Chinese to think about．
霍金還有很多中國的思考。
British physicist Stephen Hawking， the world』s most famous scientist after Albert Einstein，gave lectures in Zhejiang and Beijing in August．
英國物理學家史蒂芬霍金，可能是世界上最著名的科學家艾伯特愛因斯坦後，給在八月的浙江和北京演講。
An illness left him unable to move any part of his body except for the three fingers．But his continuing efforts in the field of science have made many young people take him as their idol．
疾病使他不能移動身體的任何部分，除了三個手指。但他繼續努力，在科學領域有了許多年輕人把他當作自己的偶像。
His books，such as A Brief History of Time，become bestseller in Chinese bookstores．
他的書，如時間簡史，成為中國書店暢銷書。
「Hawking helps people expand their horizons and become interested in science，」said Pan Yunhe，president of Zhejiang University．
「霍金幫助人們擴大他們的視野變得對科學感興趣，」浙江大學校長潘雲鶴。
Indeed，experts don』t think it likely that Hawking』s lectures and profound(深奧的)ideas will be easily understood by the average persons．But he has certainly sowed the seeds of science among many young people．
事實上，專家不認為霍金的講座和深刻的可能（深奧的）的想法會被人容易理解的。但是他肯定已經播下的種子在許多年輕人的科學。
And the「Hawking fever」cause by his visit has made people ask：How can China proce more top scientists like Hawking?
和「霍金熱」，他的訪問引起了人們問：中國如何能產生更多的頂尖科學家霍金嗎？
「Nurturing(培養)top scientists will take as much as work to change society as to ecate the scientists themselves，」said Zhang Fan．Zhang has studied in the UK since 1999 and will be a sophomore(大學二年級學生)at Trinity College in October．
「培育（培養）頂尖科學家將盡努力去改變社會教育科學家本身，」張帆說。張了英國自1999將是一個大二（大學二年級學生）於十月在聖三一學院。
In Britain，Zhang said，teacher inspire students to have a general understanding of the subjects they are interested in．and they encourage students to develop new ideas，which helps them to nurture their creativity．
在英國，張說，教師啟發學生對它們感興趣。他們鼓勵學生開發新的思想主題的一般認識，有助於培養他們的創造力。
In China，the Ministry of Ecation has encouraged schools to provide quality ecation to tap(開發)students』potential．
在中國，教育部鼓勵學校去挖掘學生提供優質的教育（開發）。
「I hope teachers will pay more attention to helping us use our imaginations and solve problems on our own，」said Lu Jie，a Junior Three student in Sanfan Middle School in Beijing．
「我希望教師更注重將幫助我們發揮我們的想像力和解決自己的問題，盧潔說：，初中三年級學生在北京三番中學。

㈢ 初中英語閱讀理解（An old friend telephoned from the airport to tell me that he had arrived.）

36、內B everything
37、容A told
38、C home
39、D and
40、C later
41、A listening to
42、C himself
43、A how
44、D key
45、A suiprised

㈣ 初中英語閱讀理解試題(含答案和解釋)

My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his CF & thr 3:-@ kids FTF ILNY, its gr8.
Can you understand this sentence? If you can't, don't feel too bad: neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet or cellphones. To newcomers, it can look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the "translation" of the sentence above? My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York; it's great.
Schoolteachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming（破壞）the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes cxan be seen in students' writing. They fear the language could become corrupted（面目全非的）.
Everyone should just relax, say linguists（語言學家）. They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nunberg, from Stanford University, agrees. "People get better at writing by writing," he says, "Kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mail, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than, their parents."
Linguist James Millroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can bet your bottom dollar that when today's teenagers become tomorrow's parents, they too will think this way. Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become "corrupted"; they simply change to meet the new needs.
However, Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write Standard English. Cynthia McVey says, "I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and it's important that they get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but that learning to write proper English is a must for their future."
Perhaps we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, age 12, says, "I wouldn't use text language in my homework. Texting is just for fun"
1. What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?
A. To give an example of a foreign language.
B. To show an example of creative methods.
C. To express worries about using Netspeak.
D. To lead in the topic of Netspeak.
答案：D
【解析】在審題過程中請大家主語是main purpose而不是main idea ,第一段就一句話，而且是讓人咋看起開一頭霧水的句子，這樣的句子用在開頭，很明顯是為了引出下文。或者大家可以運用排除法文章主要對象是netspeak ,而A，B兩項沒有提到netspeak 故排除，又因為C選項在感情色彩上是負面，與原文感情色彩相違背，故答案選擇D。
2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Cynthia McVey points out teenagers can deal with Netspeak properly.
B. Geoffrey Nunberg believes Netspeakers can write Standard English.
C. David Crystal thinks Netspeak helps develop the habit of writing.
D. James Milroy says that language is changing and improving.
答案：C
【解析】本題為判斷正誤題，也叫做細節推斷題，解題方法依據選項中的人物專有名詞來定位找要點，A定位詞為CM在原文倒數第二個自然段出現，其中引號的句子中用了worries與答案中的properly相反，所以排除；B定位詞為GN和Standard English.文中出現Standard English.是在倒數第二個自然段與CM相關的信息，所以此選項為典型的張冠李戴；D選項為片面的誇大其辭，文章層面只能看到language is changing，而沒有任何細節提到improving，所以根據文章第四自然段可以推斷出C為正確選項。
3. The expression "bet your bottom dollar" in Paragraph 5 means ______.
A. be fairly sure B. be greatly surprised
C. think it a pity D. find it interesting
答案：A
【解析】本題為短語推斷題，解題方法結合上下文邏輯關系，上文提到年輕人會harming 語言，下文接著說當他們成為父母後，they too will think this way .他們也會這么想，那麼中間空出一定是強調，並凸顯出下文，那麼最滿足條件的解釋是A選項。
4. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Netspeak: A Widely-Used Language on Internet
B. Is Netspeak Harming the English Language?
C. Is Netspeak Helpful in Language Learning?
D. Netspeak: Advantages and Disadvantages
答案：B
【解析】本題為主旨大意題，結合專家的觀點，既引號中的句子我們可以斷定，全文的中心思想是為了凸顯出netspeak的好，A 選項文章沒有凸顯出widely -used C 選項沒有重點提及到language learning D文章觀點很鮮明，並不是正反觀點的論證，故答案選擇B。

㈤ 英語閱讀理解10篇 初中水平

The Old Cat
An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.

Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young."

【譯文】

老貓

一位老婦有隻貓，這只貓很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了東西，因為它年紀太大了。一天，老貓發現一隻老鼠，它跳過去抓這只老鼠，然而，它咬不住這只老鼠。因此，老鼠從它的嘴邊溜掉了，因為老貓咬不了它。

於是，老婦很生氣，因為老貓沒有把老鼠咬死。她開始打這只貓，貓說：「不要打你的老僕人，我已經為你服務了很多年，而且還願意為你效勞，但是，我實在太老了，對年紀大的不要這么無情，要記

住老年人在年青時所做過的有益的事情。」

A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, "I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the st.

He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, "I cannot go to the rich man's house today, for I cannot get over the river."

He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the st and eat them.

Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time.

【譯文】

一個人正朝著一個富人的房子走去，當他沿著路走時，在路的一邊他發現一箱好蘋果，他說：「我不打算吃那些蘋果，因為富人會給我更多的食物，他會給我很好吃的東西。」然後他拿起蘋果，一把扔到土裡去。

他繼續走，來到河邊，河漲水了，因此，他到不了河對岸，他等了一會兒，然後他說：「今天我去不了富人家了，因為我不能渡過河。」

他開始回家，那天他沒有吃東西。他就開始去找吃的，他找到蘋果，很高興地把它們從塵土中翻出來吃了。

不要把好東西扔掉，換個時候你會覺得它們大有用處。

The Rain

A small boy and his father were having a walk in the country when it suddenly began to rain very hard． They did not have their umbrella with them， and there was nowhere to hide from the rain， so they were soon very wet， and the small boy did not feel very happy．
For a long time while they were walking home through the rain， the boy was thinking． Then at last he turned to his father and said to him，「Why does it rain， Father？ It isn't very nice， is it？」
「No， it isn't very nice， but it's very useful，Tom，」answered his father．「It rains to make the fruit and the vegetables grow for us， and to make the grass grow for the cows and sheep．」
Tom thought about this for a few seconds， and then he said，「Then，why does it rain on the road too， Father？」

下雨

一個小男孩和他的父親正在鄉間行走，突然下起了大雨。

他們沒帶傘，加上四下無處可以躲雨，所以很快他們渾身上下被淋濕了，小男孩感到很不好受。
他們在雨中朝家走去，有好一會兒，那個男孩一直在思索著什麼。後來終於他朝父親轉過臉去，問他說：「爸爸，為什麼天會下雨呢？下雨可不太好，是吧？」
「是呀，下雨是不太好，可是下雨也有很多有益的地方，湯姆。」父親回答說。「老天爺下雨促使了為我們所食用的水果和蔬菜的生長，同樣也促使牛羊所吃的青草的生長。」
湯姆對父親的這番話想了一會，然後說：「那麼，父親，老天爺為什麼還要把雨下在路上呢？」

The Crab and His Mother

「My child,」 said a Crab to her son, 「why do you walk so awkward? If you wish to make a good appearance, you should go straight forward, and not to one side as you do so constantly.」
「I do wish to make a good appearance, Mamma」 said the young Crab; 「and if you will show me how, I will try to walk straight forward.」
「Why, this is the way, of course,」 said the mother, as she started off to the right, 「No, this is the way,」 said she, as she made another attempt, to the left.
The little Crab smiled. 「 When you learn to do it yourself, you can teach me,」 he said, and he went back to his play.

蟹和他的母親
「我的孩子，說： 」蟹，她的兒子， 「你為什麼走這么尷尬？如果你想有一個良好的外觀，您應該直行向前，而不是一方作為您這樣做，不斷「 。
「我確實希望有一個良好的外觀，媽媽說： 」年輕的蟹; 「如果你將告訴我如何，我會盡量走直線前進」 。
「為什麼，這是方法，當然，說： 」媽媽，因為她開始起飛的權利， 「不，這是道路， 」她說，由於她作出的又一次嘗試，到左邊。
小蟹笑了。 「當你學習做自己，您可以教導我， 」他說，他回到他的發揮。

The Wolf and The Crane

One day a Wolf, who was eating his dinner much too fast, swallowed a bone, which stuck in his throat and pained him very much. He tried to get it out, but could not.
Just then he saw a Crane passing by. 「Dear fiend,」 said he to the Crane, 「 there is a bone sticking in my throat. You have a good long neck; can't you reach down and pull it out? I will pay you well for it.」 「I'll try,」 said the Crane. Then he put his head into the Wolf』s mouth, between his sharp teeth, and reaching down, pulled out bone. 「There!」 said the Wolf, 「I am glad it is out; I must be more careful another time.」 「I will go now, if you will pay me,」 said the Crane.
「Pay you, indeed!」 cried the Wolf. 「Be thankful that I did not bite your head off when it was in my mouth. You ought to be content with that.」

狼和起重機

一天狼，誰是他吃晚餐太大，速度快，吞下了一根骨頭，停留在他的喉嚨和痛苦，他非常欣賞。他試圖讓出來，但不能。
剛才，然後他看到起重機通過。 「親愛的惡魔， 」他說，以起重機， 「是有骨貼在我的喉嚨。你有一個很好的長期頸部;你們不能達到下來，拉出來？我會支付給您，以及為它「 」我會嘗試，說： 「起重機。然後他把他的頭到狼的嘴，他之間的尖銳的牙齒，和深遠的下跌，退出骨。 「有！說： 」狼來了， 「我很高興，這是我必須更加小心，再一次」 ， 「我會繼續現在，如果你將支付我說： 」起重機。
「支付給您，的確！ 」哭狼來了。 「心存感激，我並沒有咬你的頭上時，這是在我嘴裡。你應該得到的內容與「 。

Far and away the most important holiday in China is Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year. To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West. The dates for this annual celebration are determined by the lunar calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar, so the timing of the holiday varies from late January to early February.
To the ordinary Chinese, the festival actually begins on the eve of the lunar New Year's Day and ends on the fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. But the 15th of the first month, which normally is called the Lantern Festival, means the official end of the Spring Festival in many parts of the country. 總的來說在中國最重要的節日是春節,亦稱中國新年。對中國人民來說它的重要性就如方聖誕節對於西方人民。這個一年一次的節日日期取決於陰歷而不是格里歷，因此假日的時間變化從一月下旬到上旬2月。對普通的中國人，節日總是在除夕夜開始,結束於陰歷的第一個月的第五天。 但1第一個月的15號，通常稱燈會，在國家的大部分地區意味春節的正式結尾。
The Wolf and the Crane狼與鷺鷥
A WOLF who had a bone stuck in his throat hired a Crane, for a large sum, to put her head into his mouth and draw out the bone. When the Crane had extracted the bone and demanded the promised payment, the Wolf, grinning and grinding his teeth, exclaimed:
Why, you have surely already had a sufficient recompense, in having been permitted to draw out your head in safety from the mouth and jaws of a wolf." In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.
狼誤吞下了一塊骨頭，十分難受，四處奔走，尋訪醫生。他遇見了鷺鷥，談定酬金請他取出骨頭，鷺鷥把自己的頭伸進狼的喉嚨里，叼出了骨頭，便向狼要定好的酬金。狼回答說：「喂，朋友，你能從狼嘴裡平安無事地收回頭來，難道還不滿足，怎麼還要講報酬？」 這故事說明，對壞人行善的報酬，就是認識壞人不講信用的本質

Is the traditional Chinese paper-cut folk art. It is a paper cut with scissors to a variety of decorative patterns, so called "paper-cut."

Originated in the Chinese paper-cutting. In the Han and Tang dynasties, that is, the use of non-governmental women's silver and gold color silk cut flower for the decoration attached to the temples of culture. Later, ring the festive season with a variety of colored paper cut flowers, stories such as animals or people, and pasted on the window called "window", posted on the door referred to as the "door sign" for the celebration known as the " hi to spend. "
剪紙是中國傳統的民間藝術。它是用剪刀將紙剪成各種裝飾圖案，故稱為「剪紙」。

剪紙起源於漢。在漢、唐時代，民間婦女即有使用金銀箔和彩帛剪成花鳥貼在鬢角為飾的風尚。後來，在節日期間用彩色紙剪成各種花草、動物或人物故事等，貼在窗上的稱為「窗花」，貼在門上的稱為「門簽」，用於喜慶的稱為「喜花」。
The Wolf and the Crane狼與鷺鷥
A WOLF who had a bone stuck in his throat hired a Crane, for a large sum, to put her head into his mouth and draw out the bone. When the Crane had extracted the bone and demanded the promised payment, the Wolf, grinning and grinding his teeth, exclaimed:
Why, you have surely already had a sufficient recompense, in having been permitted to draw out your head in safety from the mouth and jaws of a wolf." In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.
狼誤吞下了一塊骨頭，十分難受，四處奔走，尋訪醫生。他遇見了鷺鷥，談定酬金請他取出骨頭，鷺鷥把自己的頭伸進狼的喉嚨里，叼出了骨頭，便向狼要定好的酬金。狼回答說：「喂，朋友，你能從狼嘴裡平安無事地收回頭來，難道還不滿足，怎麼還要講報酬？」 這故事說明，對壞人行善的報酬，就是認識壞人不講信用的本質

Is the traditional Chinese paper-cut folk art. It is a paper cut with scissors to a variety of decorative patterns, so called "paper-cut."

Originated in the Chinese paper-cutting. In the Han and Tang dynasties, that is, the use of non-governmental women's silver and gold color silk cut flower for the decoration attached to the temples of culture. Later, ring the festive season with a variety of colored paper cut flowers, stories such as animals or people, and pasted on the window called "window", posted on the door referred to as the "door sign" for the celebration known as the " hi to spend. "
剪紙是中國傳統的民間藝術。它是用剪刀將紙剪成各種裝飾圖案，故稱為「剪紙」。

剪紙起源於漢。在漢、唐時代，民間婦女即有使用金銀箔和彩帛剪成花鳥貼在鬢角為飾的風尚。後來，在節日期間用彩色紙剪成各種花草、動物或人物故事等，貼在窗上的稱為「窗花」，貼在門上的稱為「門簽」，用於喜慶的稱為「喜花」。

㈥ 五篇初中英語閱讀理解題!!!!!急求!!!!!!

（A）

In the world ,soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.

To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup ,children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called 「Dream(夢幻) World Cups 」 Japan .The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a bule bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags(旗幟)of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea.The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama .Some football teams will have games there.

Are you a football fan(迷)？The World Cup makeds more and more people interested in football Teenagers(青少年)like playing and watching football .Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favourite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.

1. If a country wants to take part in the World Cup ,she must have______.

A. Many football fans B. a very good team C. many football player D. a big playground

2. The next World Cup will be held in_______.

A. 2006 B. 2007 C. 2005 D. 2004

3. From the passage ,in the picture children drew many things except_________.

A. people playing football B. pictures of some football stars C. a sunny sky D. flowers

4. In 「Dream World Cup」,the children drew the flags of some countries______. </P< p>

A. to show their love for their owe country

B. to tell the people their stories

C. to show their good wishes for the football teams

D. to show their new ideas about football

5.Many teenagers owe the pictures of some football stars because______.

A. they are interested in football B. they are football fans

C. they think their favourite players are great D. all of A,B and C

（B）

In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artis .So he invented a very simple camera (照相機).He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of hia garden .That was the first photo.

The next important date in the history of photography (攝影術) was in 1837. That year, Daguere, another Frenchman ,took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly ,even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.

Soon, other people began to use Daguerre』s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.

In about 1840, photography was developed .Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them ,for example, some in the United States worked so hard.

Mathew Brady was a famous American photographers. He took many picture of gread people .The picture were unusual beause they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的)

Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century .Some photod were nor just cooies of the real world .They showed and feelings,like other kinds of art.

6. The first photo taken by Niepce was a picturte of ____________

A. his business B. his house C. his garden D. his window

7. The Daguerrotype was____________. </P< p>

A. a Frenchman B. a kind of picture C. a kind of camera D. a photographer

8. If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840j, he had to__________.

A. watch lots of films B. buy an expensive camera

C. stop in most cities D. take many films and something else with him.

9. Mathew Brady______________.

A. was very lifelike B. was famous for his unusual pictures

C. was quite strong D. took many pictures of moving people

10. This passage tells us_____________.

A. how photography was developed B. how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures

C. how to take pictures in the world D. how to use different cameras

（C）

Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽車)

A small car can hold(容納)four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(擁擠). A van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel They could all travel together.

Mr.Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and bus a van. Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents』 home , the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents.

Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.

11. From the passage, a van is also called ____________.

A. a motor car B. a motor home C. a motorbike D. a big truck

12. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they__________.

A. sold their old house B. moved to their grandparents』 house

C. built a new place for a van D. sold their second car

13. A motor home is usually owned by a family with__________.

A. a baby B. much money C. more than two children D. interest in vans

14. Americans usually use motor homer____________.

A. to travel with all the family members of holiday

B. to do some shopping with all the family members

C. to visit their grandparents at weekends

D. to drive their children to school every day

15. Motor homes have become popular because___________.

A. they can take people to another city when people are free

B. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays

C. some people think motor homes are cheap

D. big families can put more things in motor homes

（D）

Surtsey was born in 1963.Scientists saw the birth of this island. It began at 7.30 a.m. on 14th November. A fishing boat was near Iceland. The boat moved under the captain's（船長）feet. He noticed a strange smell. He saw some black smoke. A volcano（火山）was breaking out. Red-hot rocks, fire and smoke were rushing up from the bottom（底部）of the sea. The island grew quickly. It was 10 meters high the next day and 60 meters high on 18th November. Scientists flew there to watch. It was exciting. Smoke and fire were still rushing up. Pieces of red-hot rock were flying into the air and falling into the sea. The sea was boiling and there was a strange light in the sky. Surtsey grew and grew. Then it stopped in June 1967.It was 175 meters high and 2 kilometers long. And life was already coming to Surtsey. Plants grew. Birds came. Some scientists built a house. They want to learn about this young island. A new island is like a new world.

16. Surtsey is ______.

A. an island not far from Iceland B. a new volcano

C. a fishing boat D. a place in Iceland

17. Scientists flew there ______.

A. to watch the birth of the island B. to save the fishing boat

C. to learn about the island D. to build a house

18. When did scientist fly there to watch?

A. Before the volcano broke out. B. As soon as the volcano broke out.

C. About four days after the volcano broke out. D. After the volcano stopped rushing up.

19. Put the following sentences in correct order.

a. The captain found the boat was moving. b. A new island appeared in the sea.

c. Fire, smoke and rocks were seen rushing up. d. A fishing boat was near Iceland.

e. The island grew quickly.

A. d-a-c-b-e B. a-b-c-d-e C .a-b-e-c-d D. b-e-d-a-c

20. The best title of this article is ________.

A. A new island B. The birth of an island

C. A new world D. Scientists discovered Surtsey

(E)

On Nov.18th,1908,three men went up in a balloon（氣球）.They started early in London. The headman was Augusta Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.

Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope（繩子）,and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight（重量）.It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand.

After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men's basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.

At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometers from London!

21. Three men flew in balloon ________.

A. for nearly 1,800 kilometers B. to another city

C. to visit Poland D. more than a century ago

22. The metal box was used for ________.

A. carrying the bags of sand『 』 B. keeping drinking-water

C. carrying ropes of the basket D. changing weight

23. When the balloon went up higher, ________.

A. the temperature of the balloon began to fall B. They saw the sun go down

C. They made a hole in the basket with their knives

D. They could see a black hole on the ground

24. The balloon landed ________.

A. in London B. on the sea C. on a lake D. in a foreign country

25. Which of the following is NOT true?________

A. The three men started their journey before the sun rose.

B. The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket.

C. When they pulled the box into the basket, the balloon began to climb up.

D. The three men had to land because they felt cold.

答案：

1．B 2．A 3．B 4．C 5．D 6． C 7．B 8．D 9．B 10． A 11．B 12．D 13． C 14．A 15． B 16.A 17.A 18.C 19.A 20.B 21.A 22.D 23.A 24.D 25.B