7.3 Module 7 Great books Unit 2 It is still read and loved（同步课件+练习）

外研版英语九上 Module 7.3 Great books Unit 2 单项选择题 阅读理解 ? ? ?Now satellites are helping to forecast(预报)?the weather.?They are in space,?and they can reach any part of the world.?The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere (大气)?,?because this is where the weather forms(形成).They send these pictures to the weather stations.?So meteorologists(气象学家)?can see the weather of any part of the world.?From the pictures,?the scientists can often say how the weather will change. ? ? ?Today,?nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures.?When they receive new pictures,?the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones.?Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours.?This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast,?the meteorologists can say this. ? ? ? So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists.?Before satellites were invented,?the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours.?Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days.?Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead(提前). 1.Satellites travel_____??. A.?in space? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B.?above space ? C.?above the ground ? ? ?D.?in the atmosphere 2.Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because_____. A.?clouds form there B.?the weather forms there C.?the weather satellites can do it easily D.?the pictures can forecast the weather 3.Meteorologists forecast the weather_____?????????????. A.?without studying satellite pictures B.?before they receive satellite pictures C.?when they have received satellite pictures D.?after they have compared the new satellite pictures with the earlier ones 4.Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for_____?. A.?one day ? ? ? ?B.?two days C.?five days ? ? ? D.?seven days or even longer 5.The main idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in_____?. A.?taking pictures of the earth ? ?B.?receiving pictures of the atmosphere C.?weather forecasting? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D.?doing other work in many ways ????? 阅读理解2 ? ? ?The world’s longest high-speed rail line goes through half of China.It began operating on December 26,2012.To celebrate the opening of the 2,298 kilometers line,two trains departed from stations in Beijing and Guangzhou at 9 a.m.and 10 a.m.. ? ? ?Running at an average speed of 300 kilometers an hour,the new route cuts travel time between Beijing and Guangzhou from over 20 hours to about eight.A total of 155 pairs of trains run on the new line every day.And there will still be 183 pairs of trains running daily on the old Beijing—Guangzhou line that runs parallel to the high-speed line.We know that the new line will increase passengers’travel costs.If you go from Beijing to Guangzhou,a first-class seat on the new high-speed line will cost 1,383 yuan,and a second-class seat will cost 865 yuan. ? ? ?Ch ... ...