初中新闻报道类阅读理解提升训练(一)TOKYO, JAPAN – What do you do when you see a cockroach (蟑螂)? Do you hit it with a newspaper? Do you step on it?When researchers at Tokyo University see a cockroach, they take the remote control and make the cockroach turn around, run left or right, or go forward. These scientists are changing the cockroaches into robots（机器人）. Each cockroach has a very small packet that has in it a microprocessor (微处理器). Then researchers can send signals (信号) from the remote control to the packet. The signals control the movements of the cockroaches.Why does anyone want to control a cockroach? “Insects can do many things that people can’t,” says Isao Shimoyama, head of robot research at Tokyo University. In a few years, he says, these robot insects will carry very small cameras. They will be able to move through earthquake rubble (瓦砾) to look for people or move under doors to find information about someone.This may seem strange, but the Japanese government thinks the research is very important. The government is giving the scientists $ 5 million for this research.First, the research keeps hundreds of cockroaches. They use only the American cockroach because it is bigger and stronger than other cockroaches. Then they choose the best cockroaches and remove their wings and antennae (触须). They put small packets where the antennae were. The packets weigh about three grams, or about two times the weight of the cockroaches themselves. “Cockroaches are very strong,” says Ralph Holzer, who is a researcher at Tok yo University. “They can lift 20 times their own weight.”With a remote control, the scientists send signals to the packets. When a cockroach gets the signal, it moves. The problem is that the cockroaches don’t alway s move in the right direction.1. The scientists are changing the cockroaches into robots because _________.A. they want cockroaches to do things people can’t in the futureB. they want to control the movements of the cockroachesC. they want cockroaches to take photos of the earthquakesD. they want to send signals to the packets on the cockroaches2. Scientists control cockroaches’ movements _________.A. by removing their wingsB. by sending signals from the remote controlC. by using very small camerasD. by removing their antennae3. What can cockroaches do to help people?A. They can lift 200 times their own weight.B. They can help people to carry very small cameras.C. They can keep hundreds of cockroaches.D. They can search for those people in rubble after an earthquake.4. What problem do the cockroaches meet with?A. The cockroaches sometimes don’t move.B. The cockroaches are too big to move through earthquake rubble.C. The cockroaches sometimes move in the wrong direction.D. The cockroaches can only lift 20 times their own weight.(二)In recent years, the Earth has been getting warmer. Average temperatures have risen. Possibly this is natural, but probably we are causing it．Modern people use a lot of electricity and drive a lot of cars. This puts carbon dioxide into the air and helps to make the planet warmer. When we hear this news, we may smile. No one likes long, cold winters, but, unluckily, there are many bad points about a warmer Earth.First, the ice at the Poles melts and becomes water. The result is that the sea level becomes higher. Low islands will disappear. Cities on the coast will be in danger from the sea. Will Tokyo, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Shanghai become like parts of Holland – lower than the sea? Possibly we will have to build walls to keep the water out. Typhoons will become even more dangerous and frightening.Sadly, the second point is that storms will become bigger. Super-typhoons will be born in the Pacific and do great damage to East Asia. The same will happen to the Eastern United States.As the weather changes, some places that now have rain will become dry. The farmers will not be able to grow plants. Maybe some dry places will become wet –we don’t know, but we will soon find out, and the change will cause many problems. There might be wars because of it.1.What will happen to low islands when the Earth gets warmer and warmer?A. They will melt and become water.B. They will be under the water.C. They will become higher.D. They will keep out the water.2. In the last sentence, “it” refers to ________.A. the change of weatherB. the power of the United StatesC. the ice at the PolesD. the average temperature3. Which of the following sentences is false?A. Shanghai will possibly build walls to prevent the water, like parts of Holland.B. The farmers will not be able to grow plants because of the dry weather.C. Electricity puts carbon dioxide into the air.D. The warmer the Earth is getting, the higher the average temperature is.4. Which is the best title of this passage?A. The Earth Is Getting WarmerB. Global Warming ProblemsC. We Made the Earth WarmerD. How to Protect the Earth(三)In recent years, the Earth has been getting warmer. Average temperatures have risen. Possibly this is natural, but probably we are causing it．Modern people use a lot of electricity and drive a lot of cars. This puts carbon dioxide into the air and helps to make the planet warmer. When we hear this news, we may smile. No one likes long, cold winters, but, unluckily, there are many bad points about a warmer Earth.First, the ice at the Poles melts and becomes water. The result is that the sea level becomes higher. Low islands will disappear. Cities on the coast will be in danger from the sea. Will Tokyo, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Shanghai become like parts of Holland – lower than the sea? Possibly we will have to build walls to keep the water out. Typhoons will become even more dangerous and frightening.Sadly, the second point is that storms will become bigger. Super-typhoons will be born in the Pacific and do great damage to East Asia. The same will happen to the Eastern United States.As the weather changes, some places that now have rain will become dry. The farmers willnot be able to grow plants. Maybe some dry places will become wet –we don’t know, but we will soon find out, and the change will cause many problems. There might be wars because of it.1.What will happen to low islands when the Earth gets warmer and warmer?A. They will melt and become water.B. They will be under the water.C. They will become higher.D. They will keep out the water.2. In the last sentence, “it” refers to ________.A. the change of weatherB. the power of the United StatesC. the ice at the PolesD. the average temperature3. Which of the following sentences is false?A. Shanghai will possibly build walls to prevent the water, like parts of Holland.B. The farmers will not be able to grow plants because of the dry weather.C. Electricity puts carbon dioxide into the air.D. The warmer the Earth is getting, the higher the average temperature is.4. Which is the best title of this passage?A. The Earth Is Getting WarmerB. Global Warming ProblemsC. We Made the Earth WarmerD. How to Protect the Earth(四)On June 30, 2017, a Yemenia airplane from Paris to Comoros, Africa, crashed into(坠入) the Indian Ocean. There were 153 people on the plane, including some French officials. Though people have been searching since the plane went down, the result looked unpleasant, for most of the passengers might be in bad luck. But a 13-year-old girl called Bahia Bakari was discovered in the water, where she had been staying afloat(漂浮的) by holding a piece of wreckage( 骸残) from the plane tightly for over 13 hours. When they found her, the girl was too weak to catch the lifebuoy( 救生圈) thrown to her, instead, a Comoran police officer jumped into the water to pull the child onto the boat. Bahia Bakari was injured, especially her collarbone( 锁骨).her father was pleased to see his daughter although his wife had gone away in this tragedy. He said that his daughter could hardly swim. It was really a miracle for her to escape in this way. In her daddy’s warm arms, the girl could soon remember what she had experienced. “I was thrown out of the plane and then I saw the plane fall into the water. Next I found myself in the water. I couldn’t swim very well and I caught something but I didn’t know what is was,” said the girl. “She is reallya lucky young girl,” said Alain Joyandet, France’s minister for Internatio nal Cooperation.1. The Yemenia airplane took off in ____________.A. AfricaB. ParisC. ComorosD. the Indian Ocean2. What does the underlined word “tragedy” mean in the passage?A.援助B.悲惨之事C. 营救D. 活动3. Bahia Bakari had been staying in the water for more than _________.A. a dayB. half a dayC. a weekD. half a week4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Bahia Bakari was saved by the lifebuoyB. Bahia Bakari’s father saved his daughterC. Bahia Bakari’s mother died in the accidentD. Bahia Bakari could swim well, so se escaped5. What’s the best title for the passage?A. A lucky girlB. A sad familyC. A broken planeD. A brave police officer(五)What a father had done now has been redone by his son. US video game magnate(大亨) Richard Garriott headed into space aboard a Russian rocket watched by his father, a NASA astronaut who went into space at the height of the Cold War.The Russian Soyuz TMA13 spacecraft lifted off in clear weather from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Kazakh steppe(大草原) just after 1 pm local time.A video game developer from Texas, Garriott paid $ 30 million to fly into space alongside US astronaut Michael Fincke and Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov.Garriott's father, Owen, watched the launch through telescopes on an observation platform and Garriott's girlfriend, Kelly Miller, burst into tears. “I am very happy for him. It is one of the things he really wanted to do，” Miller said as others opened champagne to celebrate the successful launch.“I can see he is really enjoying it like a little kid in the candy shop , ”Miller said.Space officials said the Soyuz rocket had reached orbi safely and would dock with the International Space Station (ISS) in about two days.“He made it; he made it into orbit. It is marvelous，” said Owen Garriott, a physicist who was selected as an astronaut by NASA for his scientific background. He spent 60 days in space in 1973 and another 10 days in 1983.After 12 days in space Garriott will return to earth with the ISS's former crew on Soyuz , a three person reentry capsule(返回舱) which has broken down on its last two flights back to earth.1. Who are the passengers except Richard Garriott in the spacecraft?①Owen Garriott②Michael Fincke③Yury Lonchakov④Kelly MillerA．①②B．②③C．③④D．①④2. What was the reason for Richard Garriott's space travel?A. His father used to be an excellent astronaut.B. He planned to explore a game about the space.C. He wanted to make his dream come true.D. He got too much expectation from his father.3. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “dock” ?A. join togetherB. fly togetherC. explore togetherD. run together4. Which of the following about the Soyuz spacecraft is TRUE?A. It has been launched into space with Richard Garriott successfully.B. Owen Garriott once was brought into the space by this spacecraft.C. The Soyuz reentry capsule has not made a mistake until this flight.D. Garriott made a second attempt to fly back to earth on Soyuz.5. In which part of the newspaper will you probably find this passage?A. Travel.B. Education.C. Science.D. Business.(六)A new study warns that about 30% of the world people may not have enough water by the year 2025.A private American organization called Population Action International (PAI) did the new study. It says more than three hundred and thirty-five million people lack (缺乏) enough water now. These people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.PAI researchers Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three thousand million people may face water problems. At least 18 more countries are expected to lack enough water. The need for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount(数量) of water on the earth stays the same. The report says lack of water in the future may cause several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking water is not safe. Mr. Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera, which are carried in water. Lack of water may also lead to more international conflict(冲突). Countries may have to fight for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would influence the ability to improve their economies(经济). This is because new industries often need a great amount of water when they are beginning.The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem. One way, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third way is to use less water for agriculture.The report also says a long-term solution to the water problem is to control population growth. It says countries cannot provide clean water unless they slow population growth by limiting the number of children people have.1. Which of the following problems is NOT true according to the passage?A. It may bring about a lot of health problems.B. It may cause more international conflict.C. It may lead to the improvement of new industries.D. It may influence the development of economies.2. What is the way to solve the water problem in the long term?A. To use water in different ways.B. To realize the water problem.C. To reduce water for farming.D. To limit the birth of children3. Which of the following shows the structure（结构）of the passage?A.①②→③④→⑤⑥B.①②③→④→⑤⑥C.①②③④→⑤→⑥D.①②③→④→⑤→⑥4. After reading the passage, many people will probably .A. begin to fight for waterB. try to find ways to save waterC. increase the amount of waterD. move house to the Middle East(七)Australia has a lot of lovely animals. You cannot find them anywhere else in the world. The most famous ones are kangaroos and koalas(树袋熊).The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia. They have large eyes and ears. They don’t walk, they jump. They use their strong back legs. They can jump at up to 74 kilometers per hour. They can go over nine meters in one jump!Kangaroo mothers have pouches(育儿袋) to carry their babies. The babies stay inside to get milk and keep warm.Kangaroos are everywhere in Australia. They are on TV, in books and in the shops. Thegovernment even wants to put them on passports(护照).But do you know that millions of kangaroos are killed every year? There are too many of them.There are about 20 to 25 million kangaroos in Australia. That’s more than the number of people in the country!Some kangaroos go hungry because there is not enough food to eat. They break into farms for food. Farmers are very angry with them.The koala is another famous Australian animal. They look like bears, and have small eyes and big noses. They eat leaves from eucalyptus, where they spend most of their time.Koalas have a special smell. They use it to mark their home—“This is my place, you can’t come in!”Like kangaroos, a koala baby lives in its mother’s pouch.But koalas have fewer places to live in. There are about 100,000 koalas in Australia. There isa law to keep them safe.1 Kangaroos and koalas are the most famous animals in Australia because _______.A. there are not many of themB. they can’t live in other countriesC. we can’t see them in any other country except AustraliaD. they are lovely animals2 Which of the following is WRONG about kangaroos?A. They can run at up to seventy-eight kilometers per hour.B. They have large eyes and ears.C. Kangaroo mothers have pouches to carry their babies.D. There are many of them in Australia.3 Why does the Australian government kill some kangaroos each year?A. They can make more money.B. Kangaroos break into farms for food.C. Kangaroos do not have enough food to eat.D. There are more kangaroos than people.4 What do koalas use to mark their home?A Their footprint. B. Their sound. C. Their fur. D. Their smell.5 What is the similarity(相同之处)between a kangaroo and a koala?A. There are too many of them in Australia.B. They keep their babies in the mother’s pouch.C. They have a special smell.D. They can jump very high(八)In every country, there are thousands of people who want to help out. Many join organizations run (管理) by their governments, for example, the Peace Corps in the United States and Voluntary Service Overseas in Britain. Since the powerful (猛烈的) earthquake took place in Sichuan, more than 200 thousand volunteers across China have been helping there! They do all kinds of work or come up with ways to help improve life. Some offer their professional skills for free. Others have no qualifications (资历), but they love to work hard to help.One of the most famous volunteers in the world was Mother Teresa. She could be the best volunteer because she gave her life to helping the poorest people of Calcutta. She helped thehomeless, cared for the sick, gave out food, and became the mother of those without families.Now more and more teenagers actively look for volunteering opportunities, too. They volunteer because they think it will be fun or they will learn something. They also like the idea of being helpful to others, even if it is just handing out books for the teacher. As they get older, these reasons are still the same, but there are other important reasons for volunteering such as learning on-the-job, getting work experience, and improving their social life.All volunteers bring joy to the people they help in so many ways. They might read books to the blind, fix up broken homes, find ways to get water for villages. Could you be a volunteer? What kind of volunteer work could you do? There is someone in the world who needs you.1. The Peace Corps is in the United States.A. a cityB. an organizationC. a volunteerD. a school2. The word those in the passage means .A. the homelessB. the sickC. the poorD. the kids3. What is NOT the reason for teenagers to be volunteers according to the passage?A. They want to make more friends.B. They want to be helpful.C. It helps them get work experience.D. It can improve their social life.4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. V olunteers need qualifications.B. V olunteers offer their help without any pay.C. Young kids can’t be volunteers.D. Some volunteers bring joy to others.5. What is the main idea of this passage?A. The world needs volunteers.B. Mother Teresa was a great volunteer.C. Volunteers do all kinds of work.D. There are different ways of volunteering.(九)The earthquake which struck Y unnan Province on August 3rd had a high death number because of its high magnitude, follow-on disasters and the high population of the area.The death has risen to 615 four days after the powerful earthquake. Among the reported deaths, 526 were in the worst-hit Ludian County and 76 in Qiaojia County. The official count showed that there were 114 missing and 3,143 people injured in the 6.5-magnitude earthquake. And the earthquake caused lots of buildings to fall down, including at least one school.CCTV says that the earthquake was the strongest that hit Yunnan in the recent 14 years, and the epicenter was in Longtou- shan town in Yunnan’s Ludian County. It also says the government is sending thousands of tents, folding beds, quilts and coats to the affected area. Attempts to reach the epicenter have been stopped by heavy rain, with some rescuers forced to travel on foot.Southwestern China is often struck by earthquakes. In 2012 an earthquake in the Yunnan region killed at least 80 people.A week later, a memorial service was held on Sunday in Ludian County for the victims of the 6.5-magnitude earthquake that rocked the area. While people gathered in public places for three minutes of silence, drivers sounded their car horns.“I am expecting those who lost their loved ones to survive.” said Ke Guoxian, a teacher at the Third Elementary School of Ludian County.“I am so touched that so many people rushed to help us.” said Ma Siying, a fourth-grader at the school.1. How many people lost their lives in this earthquake?A. At least five hundred.B. At least six hundred.C. At least two hundred.D. At least three thousand2. What caused a high death number in the earthquake?A. Heavy rain and the falling rocks.B. Lots of buildings and the high magnitude.C. The high magnitude and population of the area.D. Follow-on disasters and heavy rain.3. The underlined word “touched” means _______ in the passage.A. 触摸的B. 失常的C. 感动的D. 疯狂的4.Which of the following sentence is NOT TRUE?A. The earthquake was the strongest to hit Yunnan in the recent 14 years.B. Some rescuers had to travel to help people on foot because of the falling rocks.C. Southwestern China is often struck by earthquakes.D. The memorial service was held for the victims after the earthquake.5. From the passage, we know _____ .A. when disaster struck, help came from all sidesB. when the earthquake happened, lots of people diedC. after the earthquake, we shouldn't hold a memorial serviceD. we hope those who lost their loved ones will survive(十)Yesterday the police were joined by more than 20 volunteers in the continuing search for the two missing teenagers, Vicky Gray and Tom Hunter, and their guide, Gavin Jones. The police said that they had disappeared during an adventure tour of Cape York Peninsula.This was the second day of the search and the police were now very worried about the safety of the three missing people.The police said that the search had covered a wide area, but the rainforest was thick and their work was made harder by the recent rain. Later on Chief Inspector (警官) Roger Fleet said, “The travelers had a radio with them. If they had been in trouble, they would have called us.”The three travelers left Cooktown very early on Saturday morning in a Toyota car. They took a small dirt road that runs down to the Daintree River, a dangerous river full of crocodiles (鳄鱼). Chief Inspector Roger Fleet said the tourists wouldn’t have got into trouble if they had stayed on the main road.A photo of Vicky and Tom was found by a policeman under the “Be Careful about crocodiles” sign near the river. Why was the photo left behind? This is just one of the unanswered questions. Other questions are: Why was the Toyota parked and locked at the edge of the rainforest? The police said that the travelers had left a map of the area behind. Why? Why had someone drawn a cross on the place where the car is? Is this a sign? What does it mean? If anyone can give information or has seen these three young people, contact the local police in Cooktown.1 This article is probably taken from ________A. a newspaperB. a magazineC. a storybookD. a guidebook2 Which word best describes the search of the three missing people?A. HelplessB. ToughC. DelightfulD. Successful3 Which of the following things wasn’t found by the police?A. A touring map.B. A photo of the travelers.C. The travelers’ radio.D. The travelers’ car4 All the following questions are unanswered except________.A. why they left a photo behindB. why they came to this areaC. why their Toyota was parked in the placeD. why a cross was drawn on the map5 The article asks people to ________.A. join the police in searching for the missing peop leB. tell the police about the travelers’ ages and their appeara nceC. learn the lesson and stop taking adventure toursD. provide information about the missing people(十一)Do you want to know something about children in Africa? What do they do for fun every day? Find out here:Education（教育）School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can't afford（支付不起）school uniforms（校服）or exercise books even though（尽管）they don't have to pay for school.For those lucky enough to go to school, they have a lot to learn. Some take two language classes: English or French, and their first language. There is also maths, science, history, social（社会的）studies and geography. Chores take up much of children's time after school. They have to get water and firewood for the family every day. Also there's cleaning, washing and helping mum with the meal.Daily（日常）funIt's not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals（球门）with twigs（树枝）and their own footballs with string（绳子）. They play in the country（乡村）and streets of old towns. There're many football teams for young people in Africa.InternetIt's really expensive to get on the Internet. To get online （上网）for 20 hours costs over 600 yuan. Most people don't have enough money for the fee（费用）. Egypt（埃及）and South Africa are the top two users（用户）of the Internet in Africa. All the people in the two countries can get on Internet.Some schools offer（提供）computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.1 The underlined word "Chores" probably means_______.A. 网上冲浪B. 家务杂活C. 体育活动D. 家庭作业2 Sports are very popular in Africa because children_______.A. don't need to pay for sportsB. can play all kinds of ball gamesC. don't like to go to schoolD. don't like to do their homework3 The passage is mainly（主要）about_______A. education in AfricaB. children's school life in AfricaC. the Internet in AfricaD. children's daily（日常的）life in Africa4 From the passage, we can infer（推断）that in Africa_______.A. basketball is popular among childrenB. children in Africa have to pay for schoolC. some children in Africa have to take two foreign language classesD. people in Egypt and South Africa may get higher pay（赚的更多）than people in othercountries.。