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1、英语英语阅读理解汇编题20套（带答案）一、中考英语阅读理解汇编1 .阅读理解Whenthrowingawayrubbish,doyouknowwhichBinitshouldgoin?Haveyouevernoticedthedifferently-coloredBinsonthestreet?Someofyoumightnotbeabletoanswerthisquestion.However,it'sactuallyquiteimportanttoknowhowtosortyourwaste.Notknowinghowtosortwastecanmakeithardertosave

2、energyandprotecttheenvironment.Ifyoudon'tsortyourwaste,allofitwillgotoalandfillandBeBuried(埋)together.TheselandfillscantakeuplargeareasofgroundthatcouldhaveBeenusedforplantingtreesorCrops.Theelectronicwasteyouthrowaway,suchasBatteries,Canpollutethesoilandgroundwater.Otherpiecesofwaste,likethemet

3、alpartofapen,canbeusedtomakeotherthingsiftheyareproperlyrecycled.Withthisinmind,manyCitiesinChinahaveBeenrunningwaste-sortingCampaigns(活动)inrecentyears.Forexample,ShanghaiannouncedinJulythatwithinthreeyears,allofitsresidents(居民)shouldsorttheirwasteintofourgroupswet,recyclable,harmfulanddry."Wet

4、"wasteisalsoknownashouseholdwaste."Theyarethingsyoudon'twantbutthatpigscaneat,"GuangzhouDailyexplained.Paper,metal,glassandotherthingsthatCanBereusedarerecyclablewaste.Harmfulwasteincludesthingslikemedicine,BatteriesandfluorescentBulbs.Finally,anywastethat'snotwet,recyclableor

5、harmfulwillgointhe"drywaste"bin.ManyotherChineseCities,includingShenzhen,plantousethismethodtosorttheirgarbage.Nowthatyouknowthis,perhapsyoucandoyourparttoprotecttheenvironmentandencourageotherstosorttheirwaste.(1) Thepassageismostprobablyfroma(an).A.newspaperB.notionC.AdvertisementD.scien

6、cestory(2) Theunderlinedword"landfill"inthispassagemeans""inChinese.A.垃圾箱B.垃圾填埋场C.农场D.陆地(3) Whichofthefollowingthingsareharmfulwaste?A. medicine,fluorescentBulbsandmetalB. Batteries,glassandmetalC. medicine,fluorescentBulbsandBatteriesD. medicine,Batteriesandpaper(4) Theauthorwri

7、testhispassageinorderto.A. introducewaste-sortingCampaignsinrecentyearsB. tellpeopletosortthetrashandprotecttheenvironmentC. advisepeopletosortthegarbageintofourgroupsD. describethedisadvantagesofnotsortingthegarbage【答案】(1)AB(3) C(4) B【解析】【分析】本文介绍了垃圾对环保的危害，以及如何分类垃圾，利于环保。(1)推理题。A报纸，B概念，C广告，D科学故事，本文是介

8、绍可知如何分类垃圾，利于环保的文章，故应来源于报纸，故选A。(2)词义猜测题。根据cantakeuplargeareasofgroundthatcouldhaveBeenusedforplantingtreesorCrops可能会占据大片原本可以用来植树或种植庄稼的土地.可知表示占地与地点有关，而Ifyoudon'tsortyourwaste表示垃圾，故landfill是垃圾填埋场的意思，故选Bo(3)细节题。根据Harmfulwasteincludesthingslikemedicine,BatteriesandfluorescentBulbs可知药品、荧光灯泡和电池是有害的废物，故

9、选C(4)推理题。根据本文介绍了垃圾对环保的危害，以及如何分类垃圾，利于环保。可知作者写这篇文章是为了告诉人们分类垃圾，保护环境，故选Bo【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题，词义猜测题，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息，词义猜测题需要根据上下文提炼相关信息锁定词意。2.阅读理解古Whenhewasnineyearsold,anAmericanboycalledMiloCresshadaquestion:Howmanyplasticstraws(吸管)doAmericansuseeveryday?Hequicklylearnedtherewasn

10、9;tasimpleanswer.Theboytriedtofinditouthimself.Throughlotsofresearch,CressfoundoutthatAmericansuseabout500millionstrawseveryday.Inhopesofcuttingdownplasticwaste,hefoundedtheBeStrawFreeprojectin2011.CressstartedtheprojectinhishometownBurlington.Vermont.Heaskedalocalrestauranttostopofferingstrawswithe

11、verydrinkorder.Itwasasimplechange.However,itwouldsavemoney.Andbydoingthat,therestaurantwouldcutdownonitsstrawuseby50percent.Fortheyearthatfollowed,CresstriedtospreadhisprojectacrosstheUnitedStates.Moreandmorerestaurantsagreedtojoin.Theystopprovidingthecustomerwithastrawunlessheorsheasksforone.LastAp

12、ril,SeattlebecamethefirstAmericancitytocompletelybanplasticstraws.Afterhisprojectbecamepopular,Cresstookhisfindingsontheroad.Hehasspokentotensofthousandsofstudentsaroundtheworld.Hewantstoencouragemorepeopletosaynotoplasticstraws."Focusingonstrawsisonesimplestepweallcouldtake,"Cresssays.&qu

13、ot;AnditmakesmefeelthatI,asakid,couldmakeadifference,too."(1) CressfoundoutthatAmericansusestrawseveryday.A.about50millionB.about500millionC.about10million(2) CressfoundedtheBeStrawFreeprojectinorderto.A.savemoneyB.becomepopularC.cutdownplasticwaste(3) WhichAmericancityfirstcompletelybannedplas

14、ticstraws?A.Burlington.B.NewYork.C.Seattle.(4) Whatdoesthesentence"Cresstookhisfindingsontheroad"mean?A. Cresstookawalkontheroad.B. Cressspreadhisprojectaroundtheworld.C. Cresswasdoinghisresearchallthetime.Accordingtothelastparagraph,Cressthinks.A. hecouldbefamousB. hehasmademuchmoneythrou

15、ghhisprojectC. hecouldalsodosomethingmeaningfulalthoughheisachild【答案】(1)BC(3) C(4) BC【解析】【分析】主要讲了九岁的美国男孩MiloCress调查每天美国人使用多少塑料吸管，并且为了减少塑料浪费，他开始了一个项目。(1)细节理解题。根据CressfoundoutthatAmericansuseabout500millionstrawseveryday可知克雷斯波发现美国人每天使用大约5亿根吸管，故选B。(2)细节理解题。根据Inhopesofcuttingdownplasticwaste,hefoundedth

16、eBeStrawFreeprojectin2011为了减少塑料垃圾，他在2011年创建了无稻草项目，可知为了减少塑料垃圾，故选C。(3)细节理解题。根据LastApril,SeattlebecamethefirstAmericancitytocompletelybanplasticstraws去年四月，西雅图成为第一个完全禁止塑料吸管的美国城市，可知西雅图成为第一个完全禁止塑料吸管的美国城市，故选Q(4) 细节理解题。根据Hehasspokentotensofthousandsofstudentsaroundtheworld.Hewantstoencouragemorepeopletosayn

17、otoplasticstraws他已经和世界各地成千上万的学生交谈过，他想鼓励更多的人对塑料吸管说不，可知此处是指克雷斯波把他的项目传遍了全世界，故选B。(5) 细节理解题。根据Focusingonstrawsisonesimplestepweallcouldtake,"Cresssays."AnditmakesmefeelthatI,asakid,couldmakeadifference,too.关注吸管是我们都可以采取的一个简单的步骤，”克雷斯安说.”这让我觉得，作为一个孩子，我也可以有所作为，可知他认为作为一个孩子，也可以有所作为，故选Co【点评】考查阅读理解，主要考

18、查细节题，注意从文中仔细寻找答案。3.阅读理解，IkMuniPjkPeoplehavetoldstoriesaboutRobinHoodforover700years.Nobodyknowsifhewasarealpersonoraninventedcharacter.Inthelegends,Robinwasextremelysmartandhumorous,hehelpedstrangers,andlaterhiskindnesspaidoff.TheMerryAdventuresofRobinHoodwasjustayoungman,whowasgoodatarchery(射箭术).On

19、edayhewaswalkingthroughSherwoodForest,aroyalhuntingforestnearNottinghaminEngland.Therehegotintotroublewithagroupofmen.Amongthem,hekilledthecousinoftheSheriff(君B长)ofNottingham.Robinbecamealegendaryoutlaw,andsoontheleaderofonehundredoutlaws,knownashis"MerryMen".Robinandhis"MerryMen"

20、;alwayslookedforrichpeopleandaskedthemtotheircampinSherwoodForest.Whentheyarrived,Robingavethemagoodmealandplayedmusicforthem.Thenhetooktheirgoldawaytohelpthepoor.Robinbecamemostfamousfor"robbingfromtherichandgivingtothepoor."TheSheriffofNottinghamwasRobin'sgreatestenemy.Hewascruelandt

21、reatedthepoorbadly.Itwashisjobtokeepthewoodssafeandtomakesurethatnobodystoletheking'sdeer.HehatedRobinbecauseRobinwasanoutlaw.Butmostofall,hehatedRobinbecauseeveryoneelselovedhim.TheSheriffofNottinghamkepttryingtocatchRobinHoodandhis"MerryMen",butneversucceeded.(1) WhatwasRobinHoodlike

22、accordingtothepassage?A. Cleverandfulloffun.B. Smartandserious.C. Crueltothepoorpeople.D. Goodattellingstories.(2) Theunderlinedword"outlaw"inParagraph3meansA.enemyB.criminalC.kingD.fighter(3) WhatwasRobinHoodbestknownfor?A. Playingbeautifulmusicfortherich.B. Robbingtherichandhelpingthepoo

23、r.C. Stealingtheking'sdeerinSherwoodForest.D. KillingthecousinoftheSheriffofNottingham.(4) Whichistherightorderofwhathappenedinthestory? Robinbecametheleaderofagroupofoutlaws. RobinaskedtherichpeopletoSherwoodForest. RobinkilledthecousinoftheSheriffofNottingham. Robingavepoorpeoplethegoldhetooka

24、wayfromtherich.A.B.C.D.(5) Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstandlastparagraphs?A. RobinHoodwasarealmanwhooncelivedinEngland.B. PeoplecanonlyreadstoriesofRobinHoodfrombooks.C. ThestoriesofRobinHoodarestillverypopularnowadays.D. RobinHooddidn'tgethelpfromstrangerswhoheoncehelped.【答案】(1)AB(3) B(4) DC【解析】【分

25、析】短文大意：文章主要讲了罗宾汉经常帮助陌生人劫富济贫的故事。(1)细节理解题。根据Inthelegends,Robinwasextremelysmartandhumorous,hehelpedstrangers,andlaterhiskindnesspaidoff在传说中，罗宾非常聪明幽默，他帮助陌生人，后来他的善良得到了回报，可知罗宾非常聪明幽默，故选Ao(2)词意猜测题。根据Therehegotintotroublewithagroupofmen.Amongthem,hekilledthecousinoftheSheriffofNottingham在那里，他与一群人发生了冲突，其中，他杀

26、了郡长的表弟，可知此处是讲因此罗宾成了一个传奇的亡命之徒，outlaws应该是指逃犯，故选Bo(3)细节理解题。根据Robinbecamemostfamousfor"robbingfromtherichandgivingtothepoor,可知罗宾以劫富济贫”而闻名，故选B。(4)顺序排列题。根据hekilledthecousinoftheSheriffofNottingham.Robinbecamealegendaryoutlaw,andsoontheleaderofonehundredoutlaws其中，他杀了君B长的表弟，罗宾成了一个传奇的亡命之徒，很快成为一百名亡命之徒的首领

27、和Robinandhis"MerryMen"alwayslookedforrichpeopleandaskedthemtotheircampinSherwoodForest.Whentheyarrived,Robingavethemagoodmealandplayedmusicforthem.Thenhetooktheirgoldawaytohelpthepoor.罗宾和他的快乐男儿总是寻找富人，并邀请他们去舍伍德森林的营地，当他们到达时，罗宾给了他们一顿美餐，并为他们演奏了音乐，然后他拿走了他们的金子来帮助穷人，可知正确的顺序为，故选Do(5)细节理解题。根据People

28、havetoldstoriesaboutRobinHoodforover700years.Nobodyknowsifhewasarealpersonoraninventedcharacter700多年来，人们一直在讲罗宾汉的故事。没人知道他是真人还是虚构的角色，可知罗宾汉的故事很受欢迎，故选Co【点评】此题考查阅读理解。这篇短文涉及了细节理解，词意猜测和顺序排列题。对于细节理解题可直接从短文的细节中找出问题答案。对于词意猜测题要根据上下文的联系，推理判断划线部分的词在短文中的意思，对于顺序排列题，要根据故事发生的先后顺序进行判断。4.阅读材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。Your

29、Englishteacherhasintroducedaplaytoyourclass.Readtheplay.Characters:Benny,student,14yearsoldPeter,students,15yearsoldSusie,student,14yearsoldGrace,student,14yearsoldTime:OneSundayafternooninautumnPlace:SunnyPark(Thefourteenagershavejustfinishedthepicnic.Theyaretidyingup.)Benny:Wow!Thatwasagreatpicnic

30、.I'msofullthatIcanhardlymove.Grace:That'snoexcusefornottidyingup,Benny.Comeoverhereandhelpmepackuptheleftoverfood.Peter,canyouputoutthefire,please?Andcleanuptheplate.Peter:(Speakingunhappilytohimself)HowcanIalwaysgetthedirtyanddifficultjobs?It'snotfair.(Peterthrowsabitofwateronthefire.Th

31、enhepicksuptheashes(灰烬)withanoldnewspaperandwantstothrowthemintothelonggrass.)Susie:(Soundingsurprised)Whatareyoudoing,Peter?That'sdPeter:Whoops-thenewspaperhascaughtfire.Susie:AndthegrassBenny,Grace,help!Help!(BennyandGracecomeoverquickly.Theyhelpputoutthefirecompletely.)Peter:Oh,no.WhathaveIdo

32、ne?Grace:Youknowthatweshoulddoeverythingcarefully,don'tyou?Peter:(Withhisheadinhishands)Yes.WhathaveIdone?WhathaveIdone?(1) HowdoesPeterfeelabouthisjob?A.CleananeasyB.Dirtyanddifficult>C.GreatandinterestingD.Noisyandharmful(2)WhatworddoyouthinkSusiewouldsayinthesentence"That'sd'&

33、quot;?A.dirtyB.difficultC.deliciousD.dangerous(3) Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrue?A.Therearefivepeopleintheplay.B.Peter'scarelessnesscausesthefire.C.Theyhaveapicnicinthemorning.D.Bennyrefusestohelpotherstidyup.【答案】(1)BD(3)B【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文以角色对话的形式展示了文章的内容。主要是关于四个学生野餐后，需要清理场地。而由于Peter的粗心意外地引起了一

34、场小火灾。(1)细节理解题。根据文中Peter的第一句话HowcanIalwaysgetthedirtyanddifficultjobs?我怎么能总是得到肮脏和困难的工作？可知，Peter认为自己的工作又脏又难(dirtyanddifficult)。故选B。(2)推理判断题。由下文中Peter说得"Whooops.thenewspaperhascaughtfire",由于Peter把报纸仍在了灰烬堆里，着火了。这是一件危险的事情。可以推知Susie说那样做是危险白勺。A:dirty脏的；B：difficult困难的；C:delicious可口的；D：dangerous危险的

35、。故选Do（3）正误判断题。由文中Characters:Benny,student,14yearsold;Peter,students,15yearsold;Susie,student,14yearsold;Grace,student,14yearsold.可知选项A,不符合文章内容,故排除A;Peter:Whoopsthenewspaperhascaughtfire.和由文中"Susie:Andthegrass.Benny,Grace,help!Help!（BennyandGracecomeoverquickly.Theyhelpputoutthefirecompletely）&q

36、uot;可知由于彼得的粗心引起火灾，故选项B符合文章内容，故选B;Time:OneSundayafternooninautumn;Time:OneSundayafternooninautumn;Place:SunnyPark;（Thefourteenagershavejustfinishedthepicnic.Theyaretidyingup.）可知选项C不符合文章内容，故排除C;That'snoexcusefornottidyingup,Benny.Comeoverhereandhelpmepackuptheleftoverfood.可知选项D不符合文章大意，故排除D。综上所述，故选

37、B。【点评】考查阅读理解，首先通读全文，了解全文大意，其次分析问题，抓住关键词，在文中寻找相关信息，确定答案，最后再检查一遍，确保答案正确。5.阅读理解Canyouimaginewalkingin,sittingnexttoastrangerandaskingforthelatestnewsorputtingarecentnoveldownnexttosomeone'scoffeeandaskingfortheiropinionbeforegivingyours?Butmorethan300yearsago,thiskindofbehaviourwasencouragedinthous

38、andsofcoffeehousesalloverLondon.In1712,theStarbuckssite（位置）todaywasoccupied（占据）byButton'scoffeehouseInside,poets,writersandmembersofthepublicgatheredaroundlongwoodentablesdrinking,thinking,writinganddiscussingliteratureintothenight.Onthewall,nearwheretheStarbuckscommunitynoticeboardnowstands,was

39、thewhitemarble（大理石）headofalionwithwide-openmouth.Thepublicwasinvitedtofeeditwithlettersandstories.Thebestofthelion'sdigest（文摘）werepublishedinaweeklyeditionofJosephAddison'sGuardiannewspaper,named"theroaringofthelion".Today,fewpeopleknowButton's.It'sjustoneofLondon'sforg

40、ottencoffeehouses.London'sfirstcoffeehousewasopenedbyaGreeknamedPasqueRoseein1652.WhileaservantforaBritishmerchantinTurkey,Roseedevelopedatastefortheexotic（异国情调的）Turkishdrinkanddecidedtoimport（进口）ittoLondon.Peoplefromallwalksoflifecametohisbusinesstomeet,greet,drink,think,write,andjoke.（1） Where

41、wasthewhitemarblelionhead?A. InthebackyardoftheStarbucks.B. OntheButton'slongwoodentables.C. InJosephAddison'sGuardiannewspaper.D.OnthewallofButton'scoffeehouse.（2） Howoftenwas"theroaringofthelion"published?A.EverydayB.Everyweek.C.EverymonthD.Everyyear（3） WhatkindofcoffeedidPas

42、queRoseeimporttoLondon?A.Turkishcoffee.B.Blackcoffee.C.WhitecoffeeD.Sweetcoffee.（4） Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthepassage?A. Peoplecouldhardlyfoundacoffeehousein1712inLondon.B. Starbucks,Button'sandRosee'swerefamouscoffeehousesofLondonin1700s.C. Button'swasusuallynoisyandcrowdedatnight300hund

43、redyearsago.D. OnlybusinessmenenjoyedtheexoticcoffeeatPasqueRosee's.【答案】（1）DB（3） A（4） C【解析】【分析】本文讲述了古老的咖啡馆，巴顿。（1） 细节题。根据Onthewall,nearwheretheStarbuckscommunitynoticeboardnowstands,wasthewhitemarble（大理石）headofalion,可知白色大理石狮子头在巴顿咖啡馆的墙上，故选Do（2）细节题。根据Thebestofthelion'sdigest（文摘）werepublishedina

44、weeklyeditionofJosephAddison'sGuardiannewspaper最佳文摘狮吼发表在约瑟夫爱迪生的卫报周刊上，可知狮吼每周出版一次，故选Bo（3）细节题。根据Roseedevelopedatastefortheexotic（异国情调的）Turkishdrinkanddecidedtoimport（进口）ittoLondon,可知进口土耳其咖啡，故选A。（4）推理题。根据可知300年前，巴顿家晚上通常很嘈杂拥挤，故选Co【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息。6.阅读短文，从各题所给的A

45、、B、CD四个选项中选出最佳选项。Amythissomethingthatisnotcorrect,butmanypeoplebelieve.Therearealotofmythsaboutthehumanbrain.Oneofthebiggestmythsisthatweonlyuse10percentofourbrains.Thenextpartofthemythisthatifwecanlearntousetherestofourbrains,thenwe'llbemuchsmarter.Peoplesaythisallthetime,butit'sabsolutelyn

46、ottrue!Thetruthisthatalthoughwedon'tknoweverythingaboutthehumanbrain,weknowthateachpartofithasanimportantfunction（功能）Modernscientiststhinkthe"10percentmyth"ridiculous（荒谬的）Theothermostpopularmythisaboutbeing"rightbrained"or"leftbrained".Accordingtothismyth,peoplewhou

47、setherightsideoftheirbrainsaremoreartisticandcreative.Peoplewhousetheleftsideoftheirbrainsarebetteratmathandscience.Thisisaspopularasthe10percentmyth,andit'salsowrong.In2013,astudyatanAmericanuniversityexaminedtherightbrainandleftbrainmyth.Accordingtothestudy,weusebothsidesofourbrainsequally（相等地

48、）It'struethatweusedifferentpartsofourbrainsfordifferentthings.Weuseourleftsideforlanguagemore,andourrightsidewhenweneedtopayattention.Butthereisnoevidence（证据）thatcreativepeopleusetherightsidemore,orthatscientificpeopleusetheleftsidemore.We'vetalkedaboutmyths,solet'slookatafewinterestingf

49、actsaboutthebrain.Firstofall,thebrainfeelsnopain.Second,about75percentofthebrainismadeofwater.It'salsothefattestorganinyourbody.Here'sanotherinterestingfactaboutthebrain.Aroundthetimeyouturn18yearsold,itstopsgrowing.(1) Theunderlinedword"This"inParagraph3refersto.A.theleftbrainmyth

50、B.therightbrainandleftbrainmythC.theuseofhumanbrainsD.thestudyofanAmericanuniversity(2) Accordingtothefactsmentionedinthepassage,mayusetheleftbrainmore.A.Robert,whoislearningEnglishB.Kate,whoisdrawingpicturesC.Jenny,whoisdesigningclothesD.Jacob,whoisdoingresearch(3) WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthe

51、humanbrain?A.Itisgrowingalllifelong.B.Therightsideisusedmorebyartists.C.Somepartsofitarenotusedatall.D.Threequartersofitismadeofwater.(4) Thepassagemainlytellsabout.A.thegrowingofthebrainB.differentfunctionsofthebrainC.rightbrainandleftbrainD.mythsandfactsaboutthebrain【答案】(1)BA(3) D(4) D【解析】【分析】文章大意

52、：文章讲述了有关大脑的传说是不真实的，同时告诉我们有趣的事实，大脑没有疼痛，大脑的百分之五是水。也是身体最胖的器官。在一个就是大约在18岁，你的大脑就停止生长了。(1)词义猜测题，根据Accordingtothismyth和后文Thisisaspopularasthe10percentmyth,andit'salsowrong.可知this指的是上文说的有关左脑和右脑的神话，故答案是B。(2)逻辑推理题。根据Weuseourleftsideforlanguagemore,可知学习语言用左脑多一些。故选Ao(3)正误判断题，根据Second,about75percentofthebrai

53、nismadeofwater.,百分之75的大脑是水做的，Threequarters,四分之三，相当于百分之75,因此D是对的，故答案是D。(4)主旨大意题，本文主要告诉我们有关大脑的神话和事实，故答案是Do【点评】考查阅读理解，本文涉及到细节理解题、词义猜测题、正误判断题和主旨大意题。细节理解题和政务判断题都可以直接从文中找到依据，逻辑推理题则需要根据位置事实与已知事实的联系确定答案，主旨大意题则需要在充分理解文章的基础上归纳出文章的中心。7.阅读理解Whatcanwelearnfromthespecial,verysuccessfulpeopleintheworldwhomaketheim

54、possiblepossible?Lesson1:WaysofcreativethinkingareneededBillGatesandMarkZuckerbergbothdroppedoutofcollege.Theyprefertoteachthemselvesbecausetheyliketodeveloptheirownwaysofthinking.Theythinkstandardwaysofteachingmightstoppeoplefrombeingcreativeandhavingnewideas.Lesson2:Theanswermightnotbewhatyouexpec

55、tFindyouranswersfromfacts-notstartwithanexpectationofwhatyouwillfind.StephenJacobsenfromNorthwesternUniversitybelievedwhathewastaught:thatwaterontheEarthcamefromicycomets(封星)orplanetswhichhitintotheEarth.However,bystudyingaspecialrock,hediscoveredthatitactslikeasponge.ThissuggeststhattheEarth'sw

56、atermayhavecomefrominside,driventothesurfacetoformtheoceans,bygeologicalactivities."Ihadaprettyhardtimemakingothersbelieveit,"hesaid."Butthinkaboutthefactthatyoumaybethefirstpersontoseesomethingforthefirsttimethatdoesn'thappenveryoften.Whenitdoes,it'samazing."Lesson3:Alit

57、tleluckgoesa10ngwayYearsofplanningwentintoarecentachievementinspacetravel.TheEuropeanSpaceAgency's"Philae",arobotlandingcraft,metupwithComet67P,whichis480millionkilometresaway.ThetripfromtheEarthby"Philae"hadtakentenyears!Thescientistshadnoideawhatthesurfaceofthecometwouldbel

58、ike.Ifthelandingfailed,itwouldbeimpossibletogetinformationfromthespacecraft.Twentyyearsofworkwouldhavebeenwasted.When"Philae"triedtoland,itbounced(弹起)awayfromthecomet'sicysurfacetwice.Luckily,however,"Philae"landedsuccessfullyandbegansendinginformationbacktotheEarth.(1) BillG

59、atesandMarkZuckerbergdidn'tfinishcollegebecause.A. theypreferredtolearnbythemselvesB. theyneededstandardwaysofteachingC. theirteachersdidn'tliketheirnewideasD. theirteachersweren'tabletoteachthem(2) InLesson2,thewritermainlywantstotellusthat.A. weshouldgetanswersfromfactsB. wecanbelievewhatwearetaughtC. it'shardtomakeothersbelievesomethingD. anexpectationcanhelpgetananswerinresearch(3) Theexample"Philae"inLesson3showsthat.A. Comet67PisnotfarawayfromtheEarthB. ittook"Philae"20yearstoreachComet67PC. "Philae"landedonComet67PwithalittleluckD.