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1、初四英语阅读理解(1)Nowsatellitesarehelpingtoforecasttheweather.Theyareinspace,andtheycanreachanypartoftheworld.Thesatellitestakepicturesoftheatmosphere,becausethisiswheretheweatherforms.Theysendthesepicturestotheweatherstations.Someteorologists(气象学家)canseetheweatherofanypartoftheworld.Fromthepictures,thesci
2、entistscanoftensayhowtheweatherwillchange.Today,nearlyfivehundredweatherstationsinsixtycountriesreceivesatellitepictures.Whentheyreceivenewpictures,themeteorologistscomparethemwithearlierones.Perhapstheymayfindthatthecloudshavechangedduringthelastfewhours.Thismaymeanthattheweatheronthegroundmaysoonc
3、hange,too.Intheirnextweatherforecast,themeteorologistscansaythis.Sotheweathersatellitesareagreathelptothemeteorologists.Beforesatelliteswereinvented,thescientistscouldforecasttheweatherforabout24or48hours.Nowtheycanmakegoodforecastsforthreeorfivedays.Soon,perhaps,theymaybeabletoforecasttheweatherfor
4、aweekormoreahead.1.Satellitestravel_. A.inspace B.abovespace C.abovetheground D.intheatmosphere2.Whydoweusetheweathersatellitestotakepicturesoftheatmosphere Because_. A.cloudsformthere B.theweatherformsthere C.theweathersatellitescandoiteasily D.thepicturescanforecasttheweather3.Meteorologistsforeca
5、sttheweather_. A.withoutstudyingsatellitepictures B.beforetheyreceivesatellitepictures C.whentheyhavereceivedsatellitepictures D.aftertheyhavecomparedthenewsatellitepictureswiththeearlierones4.Maybewellsoonbeabletoforecasttheweatherfor_. A.oneday B.twodays C.fivedays D.sevendaysorevenlonger5.Themain
6、ideaofthispassageisthatsatellitesarenowusedin_. A.takingpicturesoftheearth B.receivingpicturesoftheatmosphere C.weatherforecasting D.doingotherworkinmanyways(2)TherewasonceamancalledMr.Flowers,andflowerswerehisonlyjoyinlife.Hespentallhisfreetimeinoneofhisfourglass-housesandgrewflowersofeverycolor,wi
7、thlonganddifficultnames,forcompetitions.HetriedtogrowaroseofanewcolortowinthesilvercupfortheRoseoftheYear.Mr.Flowersglass-houseswereveryneartoamiddleschool.BoysofaroundthirteenofagewereoftentemptedtothrowastoneortwoatoneofMr.Flowersglass-houses.SoMr.Flowersdidhisbesttobeinornearhisglass-housesattheb
8、eginningandendoftheschoolday.Butitwasnotalwayspossibletobeonwatchatthosetimes.Mr.Flowershadtriedinmanywaystoprotecthisglass,butnothingthathehaddonehadbeenuseful.Hehadbeentoschooltoreporttotheheadmaster;butthishadnotdoneanygood.Hehadtriedtodriveawaytheboysthatthrewstonesintohisgarden;buttheboyscouldr
9、unfasterthanhecould,andtheylaughedathimfromfaraway.Hehadevenpickedupallthestonesthathecouldfindaroundhisgarden,sothattheboyswouldhavenothingtothrow;buttheysoonfoundothers.AtlastMr.Flowershadagoodidea.Heputupalargenoticemadeofgood,strongwood,somemetersawayfromtheglass-houses.Onithehadwrittenthewords:
10、DONOTTHROWSTONESATTHISNOTICE.Afterthis,Mr.Flowershadnofurthertrouble;theboysweremuchmoretemptedtothrowstonesatthenoticethanattheglass-houses.( )1.ItwasMr.Flowershopeto_. A.buildglass-housesinhisfreetime B.growtheRoseoftheYearinasilvercupC.winasilvercupforgrowingaroseofanewcolorD.growarosewiththelong
11、estname( )2.Boyswereoftentemptedto_. A.throwstonesatMr.Flowersglass-house B.throwstonesatMr.Flowersfromtheirschool C.beinornearbyMr.Flowersglass-houses D.playwithMr.Flowersnearhisglass-houses( )3.Mr.Flowersstayedinornearbyhisglass-houses_. A.attimeswhenschool-boyswerewalkingnearthem B.alltheschoolda
12、ywhentherewerenoboysabout C.wherehecouldnotbeseenbytheboyspassing D.inhisfreetimeatthebeginningandendoftheschoolday( )4.Mr.Flowershadtriedto_toprotecthisglass. A.beonwatchinhisfreetime B.asktheheadmasterforhelp C.pickupallthestonesaroundhisgarden D.doalltheabove( )5.Mr.Flowersgoodideawasto_.A. writesomewordsontheglassB.putupalargenoticetocoverhisglass-housesC.givetheboyssomethingelsetothrowstonesatD.sendforpolicemen(3)Napoga is a 12-year-old girl
