初三英语泛读练习

1、公司绝密初三英语泛读练习(一)australiaiscalledthelanddownunder(地球的另一边)becauseitisbelowtheequator(赤道).itisoneofthesevencontinents(大陆)oftheworld.itisalsoacountry.thefirstpeopletoliveinaustraliawereaborigines.(土著居民)aboriginalmeansfirst.theywerelikeournativeamericans.todaytherearestillaboriginesinaustralia.youcansees

2、omeexamplesoftheirbeautifulartifyouvisitaustralia.australiaisliketheunitedstatesinmanyways.mostpeopleliveinornearcities.theyspeakenglish.theyworkinbuildingslikeyourparents.australiaisaboutthesizeoftheunitedstates(notincludingalaska).(澳大利亚的面积和不包括阿拉斯加在内的美国差不多)18.3millionpeoplelivethere,aboutasmanypeop

3、leasinnewyork.canberraisthecapitalofaustralia.theweatherinaustraliaiswarmandpleasant.thewarmestmonthsinaustraliahappenwhenwearehavingwinterintheunitedstates.januaryandfebruaryarethewarmestmonths,withaverage(平均)temperaturesbetween65and70f.juneandjulyarethecoldestmonths,withanaveragetemperatureofabout

4、50f,exceptintheaustralianalps,(高山)wheretemperaturesaverage35f.themiddlepartofthecountryiscalledtheoutback(内陆地区).theoutbackdoesnotgetverymuchrainandisverydry.notverymanypeopleliveintheoutback.thereareabouttentimesmoresheepthanpeopleinaustralia.sheepareraisedforwoolandformeat.(饲养绵羊是为了获取它们的毛和肉)(二)时间是金钱

5、;时间更是生命。浪费时间无异于浪费自己的生命。time,saystheproverb,ismoney.thismeansthateverymomentwellspentmayputsomemoneyintoourpockets.ifourtimeisusefullyemployed,itwilleitherturnoutsomeusefulandimportantpieceofworkwhichwillfetchitspriceinthemarket,oritwilladdtoourexperienceandincreaseourcapacitiessoastoenableustoearnmo

6、neywhentheproperopportunityes.ourlifeisnothingmorethanourtime.tokilltimeisthereforeaformofsuicide.weareshockedwhenwethinkofdeath,andwesparenopains,notrouble,andnoexpensetopreservelife.butwearetoooftenindifferenttothelossofanhourorofaday,forgettingthatourlifeisthesumtotalofthedaysandofthehourswelive.

7、adayoranhourwastedisthereforesomuchlifelost.ourlifeisabriefspan(时间段)measuringsomeseventyoreightyyearsinall.butnearlyonethirdofthishastobespentinsleep;someyearshavetobespentoverourmeals;someinmakingjourneysonlandandvoyagesbysea;someinmerrymaking(嬉笑玩乐);someinwatchingoverthesick-bedsofyournearestanddea

8、restrelatives.nowifalltheseyearsweretobedeductedfromthetermoverwhichourlifeextends,weshallfindabouttwentyorthirtyyearsatourdisposalforactivework.whoeverremembersthiscanneverwillinglywasteasinglemomentofhislife.alltimeisprecious;butthetimeofourchildhoodandofouryouthismorepreciousthananyotherportionof

9、ourexistence.forthosearetheperiodswhenwecanacquireknowledgeanddevelopourcapacities.ifweallowthesemorninghoursoflifetoslipaway,weshallneverbeabletorecouptheloss.justasmoneylaidoutatinterestdoublesandtreblesitselfintime,theprecioushoursofchildhoodandyouth,ifproperlyused,willproduceincalculableadvantag

10、es.help:suiciden.theactofkillingoneselfdeliberately自杀deductv.totakeaway.fromatotalamount(从总量中)扣除atonesdisposalavailableforuseasoneprefers由自行支配recoupv.togetbacksomethingthatyouhavespentorlost弥补(三)zhaoruirui,1.97meterstall,wasthetallestplayerinthewomensvolleyballworldcupinxx年.thankstoherbabyface,shewa

11、salsothemostbeautifulplayer.but,moreimportantly,shewasalsothecupsbestplayer!sheattackedquickly,scoredlotsofpoints,andwasagreatstriker(扣球手).sheisyoung,butshesalreadyanexcellentattacker,sayschenzhonghe,theteamsheadcoach.beingtallsometimesmakeszhaoslifedifficult.the25-year-oldgirlfindsithardtobuytrouse

12、rslongenough.andsometimespeoplethinkshesaboy.still,shewouldneverwanttobeshort.itsapityicantgrowanytaller,shesays.ihopetobeeventaller,soiwouldbeabetterplayer.zhaoworksveryhardtobegoodatvolleyball.butwhenshesnottraining,shelikestolistentopopsongsandshelikesdrawing.shewasverypleasedtowinthecup.iwanttob

13、ethebestvolleyballplayerintheworld,shesaid.istillhavealongwaytogo.(四)imaginethatthegenome(基因组)isabook.thebookconsistsof23chapterswiththousandsofstoriesmadeupofparagraphs,wordsandlettersondifferentlevels.thereareonebillionwordsinthebook,aslongas800bibles;ifireadthegenomeouttoyouattherateofonewordpers

14、econdforeighthoursaday,itwouldtakemecenturies;ifiwroteoutthehumangenome,oneletterpermillimeter,mytextwouldbeaslongastheriverdanube.thisisahugevolume,abookofgreatlength,butitallfitsinsideanextremelysmallcellnuclear(细胞核)thatfitseasilyupontheheadofapin.theideaofthegenomeasabookisnot,strictlyspeaking,ev

15、enametaphor.itistruetoagreatextent.abookisapieceofdigitalinformation,writteninone-directionalformanddefinedbyacodethattranslatesasmallalphabetofsignsintoalargedictionaryofmeaningsthroughtheorderoftheirgroupings.soisagenome.theonlydifferenceisthatallenglishbooksreadfromlefttoright,whilesomepartsofthegenomereadfromlefttorightwhilesomefromrighttoleft,butneverbothatthesametime.whileenglishbooksarewritteninwordsofdifferentlengthensusingtwenty-sixletters,genomesarewrittenentirelyinwordsofthree-letter