2019年中考英语：阅读理解优编题（8）附答案第一篇（2019中考科普环保类选练） Satellites are an important part of our ordinary lives. For example, the information for weather forecasts is sent by satellite. Some satellites have cameras which take photographs of the Earth to show how clouds are moving. Satellites are also used to connect our international phone calls. Computer connections of the World Wide Web and Internet also use satellites. Many of our TV programs come to US through satellites. Airplane pilots also sometimes use a satellite to help them find their exact location. We use satellites to send television pictures from one part of the world to another. They are usually 35，880 kilometers above the equator. Sometimes we can see a satellite in the sky and it seems to stay in the same place. This is because it is moving around the world at 11，000 kilometers an hourexactly the same speed that the earth rotates. A satellite must orbit the Earth with its antennae facing the earth. Sometimes, it moves away from its orbit，So there are little rockets on it which are used to put the satellite back in the right position. This usually happens about every five or six days. Space is not empty! Every week, more and more satellites are sent into space to orbit the Earth. A satellite usually works for about 10-12 years. Satellites which are broken are sometimes repaired by astronauts or sometimes brought back to Earth to be repaired. Often，very old or broken satellites are left in space to orbit the Earth for a very long time. This is very serious because some satellites use nuclear power and they can crash into each other.1.Which of the following is NOT done by satellites according to the passage? A. Sending information for weather forecast. B. Taking photographs of the Earth. C. Sending TV pictures. D. Providing food for airplane pilots.2.Whats the speed the earth rotates at? A.35,880 kilometers per hour. B.335,880 kilometers per hour. C.11,000 kilometers per hour. D.110,000 kilometers per hour3.Why does the satellite move around the world at the same speed as the Earth rotates? A. In order to take photographs. B. In order to stay in a certain position in the orbit. C. In order to move away from its orbit. D. In order to send television pictures.4.What does the underlined word “This” in the 3rd paragraph refer to? A. A satellite. B.A little rocket. C. A satellite seems to stay in the same place in the sky. D. The satellite puts the rockets in the right position.5.Which is true of satellites? A.A satellite usually works for about 10-12 years. B. Every time a satellite gets broken, it is brought back to the Earth to be repaired. C.A broken satellite is never left in space. D. They often crash into each other.参考答案DCBCA第二篇阅读理解*EatingAn important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this,“Im afraid itll have to be someplace cheap, as I have very little money. The other person may say,“OK, Ill meet you at McDonalds.This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say,“Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Smiths, or“I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. Theyre great. This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you neednt pay for the meal. You may just say,“Thank you. That would be very nice.American customs（1） about who pays for dates（2） are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university（3） girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her way during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest（4）.” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.Notes:（1）custom/kstm/n. 风俗 （2）date/deIt/n.约会 （3）university/、ju：nIv：sItI/n. 大学 （4）guest/gest/n. 客人1.The passage tells us. A.how to eat out B.where to eat out C.what to eat out D.who pays for the meal2.If you have little money,. A.youll have a cheap meal B.youll borrow some from others C.youll ask your friend to pay for your meal D.you wont want your friends to ask you to dinner3.“Go Dutch in this passage means. A.去饭馆 B.就餐 C.订餐 D.各自付款4.Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means. A.hes going to lend some money to you B.hes going to pay for your meal, too C.hell be angry with you D.he cant understand you5.In America,some girls and womennow. A.ask men to pay for their meals B.try to pay for the mens meals C.try to pay for their own meals D.never have anything outside答