《Life now and then》阅读理解专题练习试题

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2016-2017学年英语外研版九下M3阅读理解专题练习及答案
　　Part 1
　　（选自2016中考模拟题中的阅读理解）。阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。
　　A computer can get very hot when it works on a lot of programs. It can cost a lot to cool the computer. So some scientists want to know what would happen if the heat from the computer could be used.
　　Large Internet companies such as Google and Microsoft have thousands of computers. As these computers deal with information, they produce lots of heat, so they need huge cooling systems. These systems send the heat into the air.
　　A company in Holland thinks paying to make the computers work and then paying again to cool them are a waste of energy. So the company developed a special device—the e-Radiator.
　　Boaz Leupe, head of the company, says that e-Radiator works as a heating system and saves money. He explains that the energy is used twice—once to heat the home and once to cool the computer and that the users don’t have to pay to cool their computers.
　　Five homeowners in Holland are testing the heating system in their homes.
　　“We pay for the computer using, so, in that way, homeowners get heating for free.” Boaz says.
　　Jan Visser is one of the homeowners. “If you use the computer more, the e-Radiator producers more heat,” he says, “It cannot provide enough heat if you don’t use your computer often.” But he is ready to try it. It’s a great help for his family.
　　The company says e-Radiators produce heat temperatures of up to 55℃. It says the system could save its users about $440 a year.
　　1. Before the e-Radiator appears, usually the heat of a computer___________.
　　A. is sent into the air B. helps the five homeowners
　　C. is used twice D. makes the computer work better
　　2. The e-radiator is mainly used ___________.
　　A. to help Microsoft B. to provide heat
　　C. to heat the computer D. to drive the computer
　　3. How much could the system save its users a month?
　　A. About 20 dollars.                 B. About 440 dollars. 
　　C. About 36 yuan.                   D. About 36 dollars.
　　4. The best title of the passage may be “___________”.
　　A. An Environment Problem B. The Future Computers
　　C. A New Way to Heat Homes D. The Energy to Be Wasted
　　参考答案1—4、ABDC
　　（选自2016中考模拟题中的阅读理解）。阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。
　　Science and technology change our life. There are many popular inventions around us and some of them are as follows: 
　　The tablet
　　Microsoft’s latest product puts the power of a laptop into a 12-inch tablet and can run
　　many apps like Word, Excel and PowerPoint. It is more suitable for people like doctors
　　and businessmen and may take the place of the laptop.
　　Apple’s Watch
　　Most smart watches have just copied the use of a cell phone. Compared with them ,
　　Apple’s Watch really put the computer on the arm. Besides telling time, Apple’s
　　Watch can send messages, give directions, track fitness and do online shopping.
　　The Selfie Stick
　　2014 was the year selfies stick became a culture. At least a quarter of Americans have
　　shared a selfie on the Internet. Several companies have designed the selfie stick, which
　　masers put their cell phones beyond arms’ reach, for the people to better enjoy themselves.
　　3D-printer
　　It sounds impossible that a machine can build any object. But 3D- printers make it
　　come true. In the past years, children have 3D-printed candies for games, scientists have
　　3D- printed hearts for research. It is really a technology that touches everything we can.