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1、2019中考（人新）英语八上U6阅读练习及答案一、阅读理解。AThe Internet, mobile phones and Ipads are part of our lives now. Technology is greatly affecting all ways of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play. And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning humans.We have had lots of technology and i
2、t has changed our lives a lot. There is no doubt that humans will continue to use more and more technology. Here are some examples of modern technology that will change our ideas and will affect our lives greatly.Global positioning system (GPS) (全球定位系统)Its a system that uses radio signals from satel
3、lites to show exact information. It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions. Its made up of three parts: satellites, control equipments on land and receivers.Space TechnologyRussian and American scientists have worked together for the international Space Station (ISS) for
4、a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a long-lasting lab. Such a lab will bring humans limitless (无限的) advantages. Its even hoped that one day spare technology will take humans to their new houses in space.Underwater RobotHercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipme
5、nts. It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.The world is changing so quickly that its hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month. Its important for us to learn about new techn
6、ology and the role that it plays in our lives. So we should be willing to accept modern technology, or we will fall behind the times.1. _ can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.A. Satellites B. ReceiversC. Global Positioning System D. Underwater Robot2. According to the passage, which i
7、s NOT true about the ISS?A. It has carried people to other planets. B. It will provide a long-lasting lab for us.C. Russian and American are working for it. D. Humans will get a lot of advantages from it.3. Hercules is used to _.A. save lives in the sea B. take picture in the seaC. repair the broken
8、 ships D. look for the ancient ships in the sea4. From the passage, we know that _.A. the use of GPS is affected by the weather conditions.B. its very important for us to learn about new technology.C. its easy for us to catch up with all the new inventions.D. technology brings us many advantages suc
9、h as cloning humans.5. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To help us study some new technology.B. To tell us technology is changing the world.C. To help solve the problems that technology causesD. To remind us the advantages of technology are limitless.【参考答案】6670 CADBA B阅读下列短 文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项
10、中选出最佳选项。About a quarter of the world drives on the left, and the countries that do are mostly old British colonies(殖民地) like Australia, and Ireland.But Thailand, Indonesia and Japanalso do so.This strange quirk(奇事) puzzles the rest of the world; however, there is a perfectly good reason.Up to the la
11、te 1700s, everybody travelled on the left side of the road because its the sensible option for feudal(封建的), violent societies of mostly right-handed people.Soldiers with their swords under their right arm naturally passed on each others right, and if you passed a stranger on the road you walked on t
12、he left to ensure that your protective sword arm was between yourself and him.Revolutionary France, however, overturned this practice as part of its sweeping social rethink. A change was carried out all over continental Europe by Napoleon.The reason it changed under Napoleon was because he was left
13、handed his armies had to march on the right so he could keep his sword arm between him and any opponent.From then on, any part colonised by the French was right hand.After the American Revolutionary War(1775-1783), the US became independent and decided to make traffic drive on the right in order to
14、cast off all remaining links with its British colonial past.Once America became the center of the car industry, if you wanted a good reliable vehicle, you bought American right-hand-drive cars.From then on many countries changed out of necessity.Today, the EU would like Britain to fall into line wit
15、h the rest of Europe, but this is no longer possible. It would cost billions of pounds to change everything round. The last European country to convert to driving on the right was Sweden in 1967. While everyone was getting used to the new system, they paid more attention and took more care, resulting in a reduction of the number of road accidents.1. Why did people travel on the left before the late 18th century?A. They were required to do so.B. They were mostly left-handed.C. It was easier to cross the street.D. They could feel safer from attacks.2. Whats was Napoleons att
