2019年中考英语7选5阅读理解专题练习20篇(含答案).docxVIP

2019年中考英语7 选 5阅读理解 专题练习20篇 (名师精选真题+详细解析答案，值得下载练习) 话题 1 人类文明与进步 Passage 1 Billions of dollars have already been spent in planning how to set foot on Mars. So why do we want to go there so badly? 1._______ Dutch organization Mars One wants to put people on Mars by 2027. The researchers say it is just the next step in human curiosity（好奇心）. “Why did Columbus travel west? Why did Marco Polo head east? 2._______” their website says. Mars One also thinks Mars exploration will improve the development of recycling, solar energy(太阳能), food production and even medical technology. Billionaire businessman Elon Musk runs a company in the United States. Its name is Space X. 3.________ Musk, who was born in South Africa but is now a US-Canadian citizen, agrees that curiosity plays a part. But his main reason for going to Mars is the survival(生存) of the human race. To survive,we must learn to live somewhere other than Earth. 4.________ In 2011, along with Russia, China planned to send a probe(探测器) to the planet. Another probe will reach Mars by 2021. US space agency NASA is also excited to get to Mars. 5._______ “Future exploration will find evidence（证据）of life, answering one of the biggest mysteries of the universe(宇宙): Does life exist beyond Earth?” the NASA website says. According to it, Mars and Earth have lots of things alike. Exploring Mars also helps us learn more about our own planet’s history and future. A. Japanese also hopes to do a project on Mars. B. Well, different organizations have different reasons. C. Its final goal is to help humans live on other planets. D. China has a long period dream of reaching Mars one day. E.There may be new species on Mars which can surprise us a lot. F. And NASA thinks it helps humans learn more about the universe. G. Because that adventure makes humans find new places to explore. 【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了世界上的一些国家或组织已经斥资数十亿美元为人类登上火星开展探索研究。 B【解析】根据前面句子“So why do we want to go there so badly？为什么我们如此急切地想去那儿呢？”可知此处介绍的是原因，再结合下句中的关键词 organization 和备选