专题01 阅读理解A篇（一）冲刺2022年中考英语重难题型好题集锦（上海专用）

专题01 阅读理解A篇（一） （一）（2022·上海嘉定·二模） Unlike the owls in the Harry Potter books, homing pigeons can’t be given an address to fly to. But if they are taken away from home, even as far as 1100 miles away, homing pigeons can always find their way back. This ability has made homing pigeons good messengers for thousands of years. Homing pigeons were widely used in both World War I and World War II. Several birds even received medals for delivering important messages during wartime. But how do homing pigeons find their way home overlong distances? Scientists believe that homing pigeons have both a compass mechanism and a map mechanism in their bodies. A homing pigeon’s compass mechanism relies upon the Sun. Like many other birds, homing pigeons can use the position and angle of the Sun to determine the proper direction for flight. Homing pigeons’ map mechanism relied on low-frequency infrasound. Humans cannot hear these sounds. But these sounds are created by nearly everything. Homing pigeons listen to these sounds until they recognize the sounds of their home. 7．Homing pigeons can fly back if they were taken away from home ________ miles away. A．2000 B．1800 C．1500 D．1000 8．During ________, homing pigeons delivered many important messages. A．World War I B．World War II C．World War I and II D．wartime 9．________ leads a homing pigeon’s compass mechanism to work well. A．The Sun B．The Star C．The Mars D．The Earth 10．According to the map mechanism, homing pigeons can find way back because ________. A．they hear their owner calls them B．they recognize the low-frequency infrasound from their home C．they ask other homing pigeons for help D．they know the direction of the Sun 11．What is NOT mentioned according to the passage? A．Homing pigeons can find way back without giving address. B．Homing pigeons are widely used to send messages nowadays. C．Homing pigeons have two mechanisms in their bodies to help them fly back. D．Homing pigeons can get a special sound that humans cannot. 12．What’s t