阅读理解练习试卷7

一、1.Reading Comprehension

Part III  Reading Comprehension
Directions: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1. A geologist is a person who studies ______.

A．weather patterns
B．boundaries and land claims
C．the surface layers of the earth
D．the orbits of heavenly bodies

2. After the rain soaks into rocks, the rain water flows ______.

A．into the well
B．down between rock layers
C．through the sandwich
D．to the dry regions

3. The artesian well was first developed in ______.

A．France
B．Spain
C．England
D．America

4. This passage is about ______.

A．freshwater seas
B．salt water
C．mountain streams
D．underground water

6. Termites have to replenish their moisture supply. This means they have to ______ their water supply.

A．replace
B．destroy
C．hide
D．drain

7. The queen"s chief job is to ______.

A．build tunnels
B．lay eggs
C．find food
D．protect the colony

8. The termites main diet consists of ______.

A．water
B．plant leaves
C．smaller insects
D．wood

9. What do termites feel the most important to consider before they move in the wood structure?

A．Food.
B．Housekeeping.
C．Soil.
D．Water supply.