【备战中考】初中英语冲刺 话题十三 科普知识与现代技术、故事与诗歌、著名人物 专练（含答案）

话题十三 科普知识与现代技术、故事与诗歌、著名人物 一、完形填空 (2021·山东潍坊中考)Space suits don't just make astronauts look cool. Without these 1 suits, astronauts wouldn't be able to leave their spaceship. That is to say, they wouldn't be able to 2 on the Moon or work outside the International Space Station. Space is a 3 place for human beings. Firstly, there is no air to breathe. Secondly, space also has high levels of radiation(辐射), energy that can pass through our bodies and make us 4 . Thirdly, some parts of space are really cold 5 other parts are very hot. So astronauts could die in just a few seconds if they 6 outside their spaceship without their suits. With a space suit, though, astronauts can move around in space for several hours. Space suits keep astronauts 7 sealed(密封的) inside. A backpack sends O2 in to let astronauts breathe normally. At the same time, the CO2 8 astronauts breathe out is sucked away. The suit also protects them from harmful radiation and fast－moving space dust. 9 the space suit is another suit that looks like a pair of tight pajamas(睡衣)with little pipes running through them. Water runs through these pipes to 10 astronauts because wearing a space suit can make astronauts very hot! 1．A.private B．special C．plastic D．expensive 2．A.run B．walk C．live D．surf 3．A.funny B．natural C．beautiful D．dangerous 4．A.sick B．bored C．strong D．relaxed 5．A.after B．since C．before D．while 6．A.rushed B．jumped C．stepped D．escaped 7．A.safely B．quickly C．quietly D．terribly 8．A.who B．this C．that D．whether 9．A.Above B．Under C．Behind D．Between 10．A.wash away B．warm up C．cool off D．clean out 二、阅读理解 (2021·湖南永州中考)Can a green machine help the world's poorest kids learn better Nicholas Negroponte thinks so. He and his team of scientists have invented a new type of computer. As a result, many children who live in poverty(贫穷) will have their own laptop computers! Negroponte works at a university. He started a group called One Laptop Per Child(OLPC). The people at OLPC don't work for money. They work to help children learn. OLPC makes computers that don't cost a lot. Then they sell the machines to governments of countries that have many people living in poverty. The governments then give the computers to kids for free. The XO Laptop computers are made for school－aged children in developing nations. Many of these children live in faraway areas and go to schools with classrooms. In order to work, the laptops have to be lasting and student－friendly. The machines have many fun characters like a built－in video camera, voice recording, and games. The WiFi lets students share information on the Web and read e－books. They also can make music and chat with friends. Another great character is that it can last for a long time. It can be hand charged and also can be recharged by connecting to a solar panel. Because of these characters the XO laptops make learning fun while helping the environment. ... ...