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素养综合训练十四 Weather and Facts About the World
(天气与世界事实)
《架构中考》
2026贵州英语
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一、完形填空
A. when B. by C. to D. with E. in F. around
A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city.
Venice is 1 the northeast of Italy. It wasn’t built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is everywhere 2 the city.
1. __________ 2. __________
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Even so, travel isn’t difficult. The waterways have always been the best ways 3 get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you where you want to go. People in Venice move from place to place 4 train. They like to enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along.
Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes 5 some Italians escaped from a war more than 1,500 years ago, and built homes there.
A. when B. by C. to D. with E. in F. around
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二、阅读理解
An old saying used for forecasting(预测) the weather says, “Red sky at night, sailors’ delight. Red sky in the morning, sailors(水手) take warning.” Is the saying true? It turns out that it is. A red sky at sunset may mean that there are clear skies to the west, where the sun sets. A red sky at sunrise usually means that the clear weather has already passed, so storms might be coming.
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Forecasting the weather has been practiced for thousands of years. In the 5th century BC, the Greeks sent out forecasts to sailors. They used signs in nature to forecast the weather. But today, meteorologists send exact forecasts further in advance(提前). They use scientific instruments to study weather conditions around the world and make forecasts. Pilots, farmers and many other people depend on these forecasts. Luckily, most of us can simply look on the smart phone or turn on the TV to find out what kind of weather is coming.
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If you are looking for some signs of the weather, pay attention to nature. There are two basic rules used in weather forecasting: Weather generally moves from west to east, and low air pressure usually means rain or snow. So pay attention to the signs. If rainbows form in the west at sunrise, the sun is on the way. Smell the flowers—their smells are stronger in wet air. What are the ants doing? Are they moving to higher ground? This could mean a drop in air pressure. Are the birds flying low or high? Falling air pressure may influence birds’ ears, so they fly low. And if the sky is red at sunset, you might plan a picnic for the next day!
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( )1. What is the old saying about?
A. The beauty of sunrise.
B. The night sky.
C. The signs of the weather.
( )2. What does the underlined word “meteorologists” mean?
A. The persons who do scientific studies of weather conditions.
B. The persons who carry out research on natural history.
C. The persons who take an interest in plants and animals.
C
A
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( )3. How does the writer develop his idea in Paragraph 2?
A. By listing the reasons for terrible weather.
B. By telling a true story about weather forecasting.
C. By introducing different ways of forecasting the weather.
( )4. What do we know from the last paragraph?
A. It’ll be sunny if ants move to higher places.
B. The smells of flowers are stronger in wet air.
C. Birds fly higher because of the low air pressure.
C
B
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三、阅读六选五
Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem.
The UN has announced 2025 as the year of glacier(冰川). It has also set March 21, 2025 as the first World Day for Glaciers. 1
Glaciers are made of ice and snow that slowly move over land. Over time, layers(层) of snow build up and turn into glacier ice.
Glaciers have shaped mountains over earth’s history. 2 But glaciers don’t just affect the land.
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When glaciers melt(融化), they provide nutrients(养分) for lakes, rivers and oceans. 3 As glaciers melt, they also create homes for plants and animals along streams.
4 The UN said that about 10 percent of the world’s land is covered by around 200,000 glaciers, storing about 70 percent of earth’s fresh water. In places like the Himalayas, Karakoram and Hindu Kush mountains, millions of people depend on glaciers for water. These glaciers feed big rivers like the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra.
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5 Many glaciers have disappeared. For example, Colombia has lost 90 percent of its glaciers since the mid-19th century. If temperatures rise by 1.5 to 4℃, glaciers could lose much of them by 2100.
If snow and ice in mountain areas continue to disappear, there will be less water for drinking and farming and more pressure on local ecosystems. Floods will also be more dangerous because of growing glacial lakes.
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A. They are still moving and changing landscapes in many places today.
B. The goal is to encourage everyone to help protect glaciers, which are important for life in the future.
C. In some areas, glaciers are important water sources for people and wildlife.
D. These nutrients help create the base of the food chain in oceans and rivers.
E. Most of the world’s glaciers are in the polar regions(极地地区).
F. However, climate change is causing serious problems to glaciers.
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四、短文填空
Mount Qomolangma, standing at around 8,848.86 meters, is the world’s highest mountain above sea level. But did you know that 1 (it) height is growing? Scientists say the huge mountain 2 (grow) by as much as two millimeters(毫米) every year. Two millimeters is very tiny, but the change will be big over time.
1. __________ 2. __________
its
grows
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In a recent study, researchers have 3 (suggest) that Qomolangma is growing because of a nearby river, the Arun. This powerful river 4 (run) along the Himalayas and washes away rocks and soil. Then a huge, deep gorge(峡谷) is 5 (create). As there is now less ground material left in that area, the crust(板块) becomes lighter as well. This allows the crusts 6 (push) against each other and go upwards. Many 7 (year) later, the whole process raises the height of the land—even big, heavy mountains.
3. __________ 4. __________ 5. __________
6. __________ 7. __________
suggested
runs
created
to push
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What makes Qomolangma grow so rapidly? Researchers 8 (discover) that with a lot more water going through the Arun, the river would wash away more rocks and soil. As a result, the gorge becomes even 9 (big) in a shorter time, causing Qomolangma to grow more quickly. It is 10 (real) amazing to think about how nature can change the world’s highest mountain!
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discovered
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