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One of the most famous scientists to study adaptations(适应能力) was Charles Darwin(达尔文). He was born in England in 1809. He wasn’t the best student in his school, but when he was 16, his father sent him to a medical school. Charles liked spending time outdoors observing(观察) nature more than having medical classes. He dropped out without graduating.
Next, Charles’ father sent him to school to become a minister(牧师). This time he made it to graduation, but he didn’t want to do the work of a minister. His friends encouraged him to follow his interest in science.
Luckily, Charles was invited to sail on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist after graduation. The Beagle was to travel to South America and then around the world. Their task was to make maps of the places they visited.
On December 27th, 1831. Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle. The trip was planned to last two years. In fact, it lasted five. During this time, he saw many amazing things. He collected lots of plants and animals and took them back to England to begin his scientific study.
Twenty-three years later, Darwin published a scientific paper with another man named Wallace. Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive. They are passed on to offspring(后代). Darwin’s ideas about adaptations are still very important to the study of living things.
【小题1】Darwin was very interested in ____________.
| A．having medical classes | B．the work of a minister |
| C．sailing around the world | D．science and nature |
| A．five | B．four |
| C．three | D．two |
| A．twenty | B．twenty-three |
| C．forty-five | D．fifty |
| A．adaptations | B．Darwin and Wallace |
| C．animals | D．Darwin’s ideas |
【小题1】D
【小题2】A
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
解析试题分析：这篇文章讲述了达尔文的生命历程，以及他对科学和自然的热爱使他在50岁的时候，完成了生物适者生存的论文。
【小题1】细节题。根据文章Charles liked spending time outdoors observing(观察) nature more than having medical classes.可知，达尔文对科学和自然感兴趣。故选D
【小题2】细节题。根据文章In fact, it lasted five.可知，《比格尔》的航行了五年。故选A
【小题3】细节题。根据文章可知，1831年他开始随船航行，在航行了5年之后，他花费为了23年的时间也就是1859年完成了一篇科学论文，可知，那时候他已经50岁了。故选D
【小题4】细节题。根据文章Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive. They are passed on to offspring(后代).可知，达尔文描述了一些动物是如何适应环境，帮助它们生存下来，那种适应能力传递了后代。所以，they指代的是适应能力。故选A
考点：人物传记类说明文
点评：本文的思路清晰，结构明确。首先对文章的大致意思进行了解。初三英语阅读多为细节题，考察学生的信息捕捉能力。对于细节题，学生在理解全文的基础上要对题目中关键字在文章中迅速定位，找到相对应的出处，答题比较备选答案的区别及和文章信息最相关的是哪个，即那个就为正确答案。
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You may not know how his magic tricks work . But that’s why they are so much fun ! American magician(魔术师) David Copperfield is coming back to China. He’s going to show everyone, young and old, ___1______ cool, new magic tricks.
Copperfield is one of the world’s most famous ___2______. Copperfield’s shows begin in Beijing on April 20. He will also give shows in Changsha , Hangzhou , Nanjing and Shanghai __3________ April and May . There will be 38___4______ in all .
Copperfield began studying magic when he was a child . At the ___5______ of 12 , he was the youngest person to be in the Society of American Magicians (全美魔术家协会).
And now , he is famous all over the world . In 1983, he made the Statue of Liberty in New York go away ___6______ a few minutes . In 1986, he walked through the Great Wall in Beijing!
His shows are not just magic. He also dances ____7_____does lots of interesting things to make his fans happy . He even asks his fans to help ____8_____ do trick!
One of Copperfield’s body greatest tricks is flying . At his shows in China, he is going to make some fans fly around! How does he make people fly? No one knows .That’s his secret.
In ___9______ trick, an electric saw(电锯) will cut Copperfield’s body in halt._____10_______ after the trick, he’s OK. Copperfield will also teach magic tricks to some disable(残疾) children in Chinese hospitals.
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Saving water is an important part of going green. As water becomes less and polluted more, conservation (保护) becomes more and more important. The less water you use, the less wastewater will end up in our rivers and lakes. Wasting water means that more water needs to be treated and cleaned, a process that requires quite a lot of energy.
As it is said above, cutting down on water usage is one of the most important things you can do for your local environment and the planet as a whole. That is why more green households are going blue: cutting down their water footprint by conserving and harvesting (收获) water.
It may seem like a big concept, but going blue starts with small changes that everyone can make. Something as simple as turning off the tap while you brush your teeth can save a lot of water. Wash your fruits and vegetables in a bowl rather than under a tap to save even more. Make sure that the taps are fully turned off every time you step away from the sink or the shower — all those little drips can add up to a lot of water waste.
Another way of reducing your water footprint is reducing your dependence on the main water supply. Rainwater harvesting can meet a lot of your home’s water needs. Many of us already practice rainwater harvesting in a small way. Collecting water from your gutters (檐沟) is a great way to keep your garden green without running the sprinkler (洒水器).
【小题1】The underlined word “green” means ______ in this passage.
| A．嫉妒 | B．环保 | C．未成熟的 | D．健康的 |
| A．Treating wastewater needs much energy. |
| B．The water on the earth is becoming less and less. |
| C．The water on the earth is becoming polluted more. |
| D．Rainwater harvesting can meet a lot of your home’s water needs. |
| A．washing fruit and vegetables under a tap |
| B．using a bowl to wash your fruit and vegetables |
| C．making sure taps are fully turned off all the time |
| D．turning off the tap every time after brushing your teeth |
| A．Save Water by Turning off the Tap |
| B．How to Treat and Clean Wastewater |
| C．Keep Your Garden Green with Rainwater |
| D．Save Water Starting with Small Changes |
| A．we can get enough water by harvesting |
| B．most people pay no attention to saving water |
| C．we can practice rainwater harvesting in a small way |
| D．harvesting water is more necessary than conserving it |
I wonder whether there is any girl or boy who does not like to see a rainbow in the sky. It is so beautiful.
There is a story, saying that whenever you see a rainbow you should run at once to the place where it touches the ground, and there you would find a pot of gold. Of course it is not true. You could not find the pot of gold or its end. No matter how far you run, it always seems far away.
A rainbow is not a thing which we can feel with our hands as we can feel a flower. It is only the effect of light shining on raindrops. The raindrops catch the sunlight and break it up into all the wonderful colours which we see. It is called a rainbow perhaps because it is made up of raindrops and looks like a bow（弓).
That is why we can never see a rainbow in a clear sky. We see a rainbow only when there is rain in the air and the sun is shining brightly through the clouds.
Every rainbow has many colours in the same order. The first or the top colour is always red, and the next comes orange, then yellow, and last of all, blue. A rainbow is indeed one of the wonders of nature.
【小题1】Children like rainbows because .
| A．they are beautiful |
| B．they are like bows |
| C．they can find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow |
| D．they are good to crops |
| A．a pot of gold | B．a flower | C．a rainbow | D．a raindrop |
| A．when it is raining heavily |
| B．when it is snowing |
| C．when it is cloudy |
| D．when it is becomes fine shortly after raining |
| A．A rainbow is like bow. |
| B．A rainbow is the effect of light shining on raindrops. |
| C．Every rainbow has different colours in different orders. |
| D．A rainbow is one of the wonders of nature. |
| A．yellow | B．red | C．green | D．blue |
Life in the twenty-first century will be very different from life today. Between then and now many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?
The population is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then.
People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travelling. Travelling will be much easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. Maybe no one will eat meat every day, instead they eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier.
Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work can be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
【小题1】There will be _________ in the future.
| A．small population | B．few changes | C．more people | D．few people |
| A．much bigger and few people will use it |
| B．much smaller and more useful |
| C．smaller and not many people will use it |
| D．bigger and a lot of people will use it |
| A．will go to other countries for holidays |
| B．will study at school |
| C．will go earlier |
| D．will work for many hours |
| A．meat and vegetables; fruit |
| B．meat; fruit and vegetables |
| C．fruit and meat; vegetables |
| D．fruit and vegetables; meat |
| A．do the dangerous work |
| B．do all the work |
| C．do only housework |
| D．do the easy work for people |