专题10 阅读填表20篇（期末真题+名校模拟） -2023-2024学年八年级英语上学期期末复习查缺补漏冲刺满分（牛津译林版）

2023-2024学年八年级英语上学期期末复习查缺补漏冲刺满分（牛津译林版） 专题10 阅读填表20篇 期末真题+名校模拟 （2022上·江苏南京·八年级校考期末）任务型阅读 What Are Clouds? A Cloud is made of water drops or ice crystals floating (漂浮) in the sky. There are many kinds of cloud. Clouds are of great importance to Earth’s weather. The sky can be full of water. But most of the time you can’t see the water. The drops of water are too small to see. They have turned into a gas called water vapor. As the water vapor goes higher in the sky, the air goes cooler. The cooler air causes the water droplets (微滴) to start to stick to things such as bits of dust, ice or sea salt. Clouds get their names in two ways. One way is by where they are found in the sky. Some clouds are high up in the sky. Low clouds form closer to Earth’s surface. In fact, low clouds can even touch the ground. These clouds are called fog. Middle clouds are found between low and high clouds. Another way clouds are named is by their shape. Cirrus clouds (卷云) are high clouds. They look like feathers. Cumulus clouds are middle clouds. These clouds look like giant cotton balls in the sky. Stratus clouds are low clouds. They cover the sky like bed sheets. Most of the water in clouds is in very small droplets. The droplets are so light that they float in the air. Sometimes those droplets join with other droplets. Then they turn into larger drops. When that happens, gravity (重力) causes them to fall the Earth. We call the falling water drops “rain”. When the air is colder, the water may form snowflakes instead. Freezing rain, sleet or even hail can fall from clouds. Clouds are important for many reasons. Rain and snow are two of those reasons. At night, clouds reflect heat and keep the ground warmer. During the day, clouds make shade that can keep us cooler. Studying clouds helps people have a better understanding of Earth’s weather. People use satellites in space to study clouds. What Are Clouds? Introduction Clouds are a(n) 1 part in Earth’s weather, such as rain and sno