人与社会 主题(七) 科学与技术(含答案)（Word练习）-【指点中考】2025年湖北中考英语话题读写思维训练

主题七　科学与技术

一、完形填空

Evans Wadongo was from a village in Africa.He had to do homework or 　1　 what he had learned by the light of a kerosene lamp(煤油灯)．Evans' eyes hurt and this made studying difficult.It was common in 　2　 village.Many children left school for this 　3　, so they remained poor for the rest of their lives.

　4　 studying was difficult, Evans was an excellent student and went to a university.He continued to worry about the kerosene lamp.By this time, he 　5　 it was not just bad for schoolchildren but for the whole family.First, it can cause 　6　 such as coughs.Also, the light can hurt people's eyes.Besides, it can lead to fires.

Lastly, kerosene is 　7　, so families have less money for food.It was difficult to come up with a different kind of lamp that was cheap and good for the environment.However, Evans 　8　 himself not to give up.

One day, he had an idea.He could use a small solar(太阳能的) light.Sunlight is free and solar power is good for the environment.Evans was very 　9　.After trying over and over again, he 　10　 built his first solar lamp.He began to build more lamps and sent them to local families.

The 　11　 of each lamp was only $20.However, this was a lot of money to many villagers, who only make about $34 a week, so Evans decided to cut down the price.First, Evans used recycled materials.Next, volunteers 　12　 the lamps.Finally, people from many countries 　13　 money to his team, so the lamps were  usually free.

Thousands of people had safe 　14　.Julia, a mother of three, said, “　15　 Evans, my children have light to read, and I have my own light to cook.” The solar

lamps made a big difference. 

1．A．forget  B．review 

C．repeat  D．spread

2．A．my  B．her 

C．your  D．his

3．A．result  B．activity 

C．reason  D．secret

4．A．Because  B．Although

C．If  D．Until

5．A．realized  B．explained

C．guessed  D．wondered

6．A．illnesses  B．accidents

C．works  D．interests

7．A．common  B．impossible

C．expensive  D．perfect

8．A．invited  B．told  

C．allowed  D．taught

9．A．happy  B．active 

C．lazy  D．honest

10．A．recently  B．suddenly 

C．probably  D．finally

11．A．shape  B．color 

C．price  D．size

12．A．bought  B．found 

C．collected  D．built

13．A．handed out  B．gave away

C．thought of  D．picked up

14．A．light  B．air 

C．toy  D．food

15．A．Instead of  B．As for

C．Such as  D．Thanks to

二、阅读理解

Saying something that will happen in the future seems as if it would require supernatural powers.But there's no magic here.Instead, scientists who study weather use special tools to help make their predictions.

Weather science is called meteorology(气象学)．The name comes from an ancient word and it means “the study of things that are up high”．And, to study those high-up things, weather scientists put tools up there to help.

One tool is a very small weather station.The scientists tie it to a weather balloon.They send both the weather station and the balloon high into the sky.There, the weather station takes readings on things like air pressure and temperature.What's happening there can influence what happens in our part of the sky.

Weather stations are also on the ground around the world.They give correct, real-time readings, which help weather scientists see how weather is changing from moment to moment.

Satellites(人造卫星), both far above our atmosphere and within it, are other tools that collect facts or information for weather scientists.Information from these machines gets fed into supercomputers, which find out what is most likely to happen next (based on what has happened under those conditions before)．

Weather scientists use all of this and their own knowledge and experience to let you know what kind of weather is likely on the way.Since a small change can influence the final result, weather predictions are most exact for upcoming hours and days, rather than weeks.That's why weather scientists change their predictions often—and can't tell you today whether it will rain when you're at camp in July!

1．Where does the name “meteorology” come from?

A．An ancient word. B．A science report.

C．A special tool.  D．A weather study.

2. What does the underlined word “readings” refer to (指代) in the text?