阅读理解 Can animals be made to work for us? Some scientists think that one day animals may be taught to do a...

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湖南省永州市祁阳县2017届九年级下学期英语第三次模拟考试

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Can animals be made to work for us? Some scientists think that one day animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs. They say that in a film or on TV .We may see elephants, or monkeys, dogs, bears, or other animals doing a lot of things. If you watch carefully, you may find that those animals are always given something to eat in return(作为回报) for doing them. The scientists say that many different animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get something to eat in return.

Of course, as we know, dogs can be used to guard a house, and elephants can be used to do some heavy jobs. And we can also teach animals to work in factories. Apes(猿猴), for example, have been used in America to help make cars and scientists believe that these large monkeys may one day get in crops(收割庄稼) and even drive trains.

（1）、Elephants can be used to do some heavy jobs because ____.

A、they can eat a lot B、they are very heavy C、they are very strong

（2）、____ can be trained to work for us.

A、Only a few animals B、A lot of animals C、Few animals

（3）、Many scientists are working hard to ____.

A、make monkeys get in crops and drive trains B、make monkeys guard houses like dogs C、make bears get in crops

（4）、Many different animals may be taught to do some simple jobs if ____.

A、they have enough food to eat B、they are sent to school C、they learn they will get something to eat in return after doing them

举一反三

    What is color? Why do some of the things around us look red, some green, others blue?
    Colors are really made by deflected (反射) light. We see color because most of the things reflect light. In the same way, if something is green, it reflects most of the green light. If something reflects all light, it is white. If it doesn't reflect any light, it is black.
    Some of the light is reflected and some is taken in (吸引) and turned into (变成) heat (热能).The darker the color is, the less light is reflected, the more light is taken in. So dark-colored clothes are warmer in the sun than light-colored clothes.

"If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!"
That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better.
Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is. When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it. With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.
All children soon learn what "Don't touch!" means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things we might buy: food, clothes. To see something well, we have to touch it. The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a hard floor. All feel different under your feet.
There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them!
Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say, "Do touch!"There you can feel everything on show.
If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see!

   Thousands of years ago, people didn't know that the Earth moved. They thought the sun really did move across the sky. The Greek god Helios was said to drive the sun around the sky with his chariot（战车）. But now, these ideas have all changed. Nowadays, it is the sun that drives our “chariot”around the sky.
       So what does all this mean? Well, quite simply, there is now a plane （or “chariot”） that is powered by the sun. It has special parts in its wings. These parts absorb power from the sun. They absorb so much power that they can carry on flying at night. In the Greek myths（希腊神话）, Helios had to take a break at night. It seems we're finally even more efficient than the gods themselves.
       This plane is called Solar Impulse （“太阳驱动”号）. It will fly across the US in May. This is very important for the future of the world.
So why is solar energy so good for us? Well, other kinds of energy cause a few problems. If you live in China, you've probably noticed the pollution. This is caused by burning coal or gas to make energy. The heat and chemicals（化学制品）from this make things work. But if we use the heat from the sun, we don't have to burn anything, and there's no pollution.
    Solar energy is not all there yet. It needs to be improved. But the best thing about it is that, unlike coal and gas, it doesn't run out. Solar Impulse could keep flying forever. Well, actually, the sun will run out too, one day, but not for another 5 billion years. That's a pretty long flight.

配对阅读：左栏是人们在日常生活中浪费能源的五种现象，右栏是与其相对应的解决建议，请为每种现象选择相应的解决建议。

{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Every day in homes all over the world, people leave the lights on when no one is in the room.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Air conditioners（空调） are usually set at too low temperatures in summer.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} A lot of water is wasted by using too much.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} We'll have less and less gas（汽油）to use. Because more and more people buy cars.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#} People, especially children watch TV for too many hours.

A. Take a shower instead of a bath, for a bath uses twice as much as water. Don't wash hands with water running from the tap.

B. Plant more trees and grass around our houses.

C. Encourage people to do more outdoor activities. Get children to read more books instead of watching TV.

D. Always keep the saying in mind “Turn off the lights before leaving.”

E. We should walk to work, ride a bike to school, take a bus instead of driving a car.

F. We must often clean the air conditioners in order to save electricity. Also, set the temperature at 26℃.

G. Try our best to make friends with the countries in the Middle East and ask them to give us more gas in the future.

阅读短文，从下面每题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

George: What are you doing?

User: Saying hello to you.

George: Are you a monkey?

User: Do you think monkeys can type?

George: Sure.

User: Are you a monkey?

George: Do you think monkeys can type?

User: You told me they could.

This is a conversation between a human "user" and a computer. The computer was made to be as human as possible. It was taught to talk to humans. It has also learnt from what people have said to it. This has helped it become more human.

What makes George talk is called Jabberwacky. It won the Loebner Prize not long ago. The prize is a contest to find the most realistic artificial intelligence (现实的人工智能). In 2006, scientists talked to the computer. They typed questions to it, and it answered.

Jabberwacky first appeared in 1982. It has been gelling better every year since then. The list of things that the computer says to a human is getting bigger and bigger. It means the computer has more things to say when you talk to it.

It is hoped that a computer like this will do our jobs in call centres. When Jabberwacky is more realistic, this will be possible.

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能正确回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

Have you noticed the waste bins(垃圾桶) in different colors on the street? Do you often put all the waste in the same bin? It's reported by Changchun Daily that people must do waste sorting(分类)in most places in Changchun at the end of 2019. Waste sorting is a wonderful way to make good use of energy and protect the environment. But do you know how to sort the waste?

Usually, people should sort their waste into four groups: wet, recyclable, harmful and dry. Different kinds of waste should go into different bins. Wet waste means the things you don't want but pigs can eat, mostly coming from your kitchen. Things that can be used again, such as paper, metal and glass, are recyclable waste. Harmful waste might be dangerous or cause serious pollution, like medicine and batteries(电池). And any waste that's not wet, recyclable or harmful will go into the dry waste bin.

Different countries are trying different methods to sort the waste. A university in England has invented a smart bin. When people drop their waste into the bin. It can tell what kind of waste it it and sort it correctly. The bin can also compress the waste to make it smaller in size and take up less space. In South Korea, people have to separate their food waste from other kinds of waste and pay for it. The more food waste they throw away, the more they pay. Japan has the strictest rules for waste sorting in the world. For example, plastic bottles and their caps should go into different bins.

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