广东中考英语阅读练习附答案

　　广东中考英语阅读练习原文

　　Thus, if we want to be honest, we can’t say, “The stars are shining tonight.” We have to sayinstead, “The stars look pretty. They were shining four years ago, but their light has only justreached the earth.”

　　广东中考英语阅读练习题目

　　1. Light speed is ______ sound speed

　　A. as fast as B. a million times slower than

　　C. about millions of times faster than D. about a million times faster than

　　2. If you stand 200 metres away from a man who is firing a gun to start a race, you will findout that ______.

　　A. you can hear the sound before you see the smoke B. the sound does not travel as fast aslight

　　C. the sound will reach you before the man fires D. sound travels about a million timesfaster than light

　　3. Sunlight obviously (明显地) ______ than the light of the moon

　　A. has to travel a greater distance B. moves less quickly

　　C. travels much more quickly D. is less powerful(有力的)

　　4. The scientific way of saying "The stars are shining tonight" should be ______.

　　A. the stars have been shining all the time B. the stars seen tonight will shine four yearslater

　　C. the stars were shining long ago but seen tonight D. the starlight seen today could beseen four years ago

　　广东中考英语阅读练习答案

　　1. D 事实细节题。由第1段第1句可知。

　　2. B 推理判断题。由第1段最后一句推出。

　　3. A 推理判断题。由第2段的第2句(太阳光到达地球需要8分钟) 和第3句(月光到达地球仅需1.3秒) 可推出(太阳光走过的距离明显远于月光)。

　　4. C 推理判断题。由最后一段的最后一句They were shining four years ago, but their light hasonly just reached the earth可推出。