备战浙江新中考英语话题集训12话题十二 自然世界和环境Word格式文档下载.docx

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（）1.A.birdsB．animalsC．insectsD．people

（）2.A.builtB．dividedC．carriedD．protected

（）3.A.changedB．droppedC．progressedD．disappeared

（）4.A.BecauseB．WhenC．UnlessD．Although

（）5.A.citiesB．fieldsC．zoosD．yards

（）6.A.biggerB．smallerC．olderD．younger

（）7.A.AlsoB．FirstC．HoweverD．Instead

（）8.A.naturalB．beautifulC．popularD．comfortable

（）9.A.forcedB．invitedC．allowedD．refused

（）10.A.growB．returnC．createD．improve

（）11.A.everybodyB．somebody

C．anybodyD．nobody

（）12.A.atfirstB．atlast

C．lateronD．aswell

（）13.A.thatB．ifC．howD．when

（）14.A.gladB．amazedC．scaredD．angry

（）15.A.mustB．shouldC．mightD．can

二、阅读理解

A（2019·

衢州）

Theworldhasaplasticproblem.Andnotjustwithbottles.Straws（吸管），toothbrushes，toys—allkindsofplasticsareplacedinlandfills.Thereare5billiontonsofplasticwasteintheworld.Landfillshavealargepartofit.By2050，theycouldhave13billiontons.

Muchofplasticrubbishfindsitswayintotheocean.Scientistssay165milliontonsofplasticpiecesarefloatingaroundoutthere.Andmostplasticwon'

tdisappearitself.Itwillremainintheoceanforever.Whalesgetcaughtinplasticfishingnets.Birdsdiebecauseofeatingplasticstrawsandbottlecaps.Itendangersoceanlife.Plasticrubbishevenendsupinthefoodweeat.

Governmentsarerealizingthatrecyclingmaynotbeenough.Theyaretakingmoreactions.Thoughitishardwork，itisstillasolvableproblem.InBritain，peoplearenotallowedtouseplasticbagsexceptinhospitals.ScotlandandseveralcoastalcitiesintheUSstoppeoplefromusingplasticstrawsaswell.TheUSalonethrowsawaysome500millionplasticstrawsaday.That'

senoughtocircletheEarthtwice.“Sayingnotoaplasticstrawisaneasywaytomakeabigdifference，”DianaLofflinwhostartedwww.strawfree.orgsaid.“Dowereallywanttopassontoourchildrenaworldharmedbyplastic？

”

Peoplehavefoundsometastywaystoreducewaste.AcompanyinIndiamadethefirsteverspoonthatpeoplecaneat.Youdon'

thavetoeatthespoon.Youcanthrowitaway.Itdecomposes（分解）injustafewdays.DavidEdwards，ascientistatHarvardUniversity，designedaneatablebagwhichcanprotectthefoodordrinkinside.Itisadeliciousreplacementforplasticones.

（）1.Accordingtothewriter，birdsdiebecausethey．

A．eatbottlecapsandstraws

B．getcaughtinfishingnets

C．feedonoceananimals

D．havethespoonsinIndia

（）2.Theunderlinedword“endangers”inParagraph2probablymeans．

A．bringsB．loses

C．harmsD．saves

（）3.Thepurposeofthepassageismainlyto．

A．introducesomewaystorecyclewaste

B．tellreadersabouttheproblemwithplastic

C．compareairpollutionandplasticpollution

D．describehowtheUSisreducingplasticwaste

（）4.Fromthepassage，wecantellthattheplasticproblem．

A．istoobigforpeopletosolve

B．canbesolvedbyrecyclingalone

C．canbesolved，butitwon'

tbeeasy

D.willhavetobesolvedbyfuturescientists

B（2019·

台州椒江模拟）

WithouttheNileRiver，thegreatcivilization（文明）ofAncientEgyptmayneverhaveappeared.Untilaboutninethousandyearsago，allofEgyptwasunderthewater.Whentheclimatebegantoturndry，tribes（部落）ofpeoplebegantomovefromNorthAfricatolandneartheriver.LatersmallvillagesappearedalongthebanksoftheNileRiver.Eachvillagehadaleaderwhoruledthevillageandwouldbattlewithothervillages.Around3300BC，allthesetribescametogethertoformthecivilizationofAncientEgypt.

OnemainreasonAncientEgyptwasbuiltaroundtheNileRiverwasitsyearlyflood（洪水）．Itmadefarmingpossibleforpeoplethere.Thefloodwassoimportantthatleaderswouldevenperformreligiousceremonies.Andtheseceremonieswerebelievedtocausetherivertoriseandflood.Thefloodmadethelandverygoodforgrowingcropssuchaswheatandbarley.UsuallyfarmersbegantoplantthesecropsinNovemberrightaftertheflood.BecauseoftheNile，theywereusuallyabletogrowalotofcrops.Ifthegrainwasnotused，itwouldbestoredforlateruse.

HistoriansbelievethatthisisoneofthemainreasonsthatAncientEgyptbecameaverypowerfulandwealthynation.

TheNileRiveralsoservedasanimportantmeansoftransportation.AncientEgyptdidnothavethewheel.Sotherewerenowagonsorcartsatthattime.However，AncientEgyptianslearnedtobuildboatssothatwhentheNilefloodedtheycouldusetheriverasamainroadthroughoutEgypt.ItissaidthatwithouttheNileRiver，therewouldbenopyramids（金字塔）．Thisisbecausehistoriansthinkthatthehugestoneswerecarriedontheriverbyboat.Fromthis，peoplewouldeasilyunderstandwhythepyramidssitclosetotheriveronitswestbank.

（）5.Fromthearticle，weknowpeoplebegantomovetotheNileRiver．

A．ninethousandyearsago

B．aftertheweatherbecamedry

C．whentheriverbegantoflood

D．afterthefirstcropsbegantogrow

（）6.ThefloodintheNileRiverinfluencedfarmingby．

A．makingthelandrichforgrowingcrops

B．causingthecropstogrowearlierintheyear

C．allowingfarmerstoplantcropseveryfewyears

D．coveringallthecropswithwaterexceptwheatandbarley

（）7.InAncientEgypt，wereanimportantmeansoftransportation.

A．boatsB．wagons

C．cowsD．carts

（）8.Thebesttitleforthearticlecanprobablybe.

A．TheAncientEgyptianCivilization

B．TheFormationofAncientEgypt

C．TheImportanceoftheNileRiverinAncientEgypt

D．TheFarminginAncientEgyptianCivilization

三、词汇运用

DoyouknowAustralia？

Australiaisthelargest1（岛）intheworld.ItisalittlesmallerthanChina.Itisinthesouthoftheearth.Australiaisbig，butitspopulationisnotlarge.ThepopulationofAustraliaisnearlyaslargeasthatofShanghai.

Thegovernmenthasmadeenoughlawsto2（与……作斗争）pollution.ThecitiesinAustraliahavegotlittleairorwaterpollution.Theskyis3（蓝色的）andthewaterisclean.Youcanclearlyseefishswimmingintherivers.Plantsgrowverywell.

LastmonthwevisitedPerth，thebiggestcityin4（西方的）Australia，andwenttoawildflowers'

exhibition.Therewesawalargenumberofwildflowerswehadneverseenbefore.Wehadawonderfultime.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.Inevery5（春天）Perthhasthewildflowers'

exhibition.

AftervisitingPerth，we6（度过）thedayinthecountryside.Wesatdownandhadarestnearapathatthefootofahill.Itwas7（安静的）andweenjoyedourselves.Suddenlywe8（听见）bellsringingatthetopofthehill.Whatwesawmadeuspickupallourthingsandrunbacktothecaras9（快地）aswecould.Therewereaboutthreehundredsheepcomingtowardsusdownthepath.

Australiaisfamousforitssheepandkangaroos.Afterashortdrivefromanytown，youwillfindyourselfinthemiddleofwhitesheep.Sheep，sheep，10（到处）aresheep.

1．________　2.________　3.________　4.________

5．________　6.________　7.________　8.________

9．________　10.________

四、语法填空

Cycads（苏铁）growinwarmplaces.Theyaretallandgreenallyearround.Their1（leaf）growonthetopandflowersseldomcomeout.Somehavebrightorangefruits.Theyusuallyneedhundredsofyears2（grow）intoadultplants.

Cycads3（face）problemsnow.InSouthAfrica，thesituationofcycadsisgettingterrible，butthishasdrawnlittleattentionfromthepublic.“Infact，thereare38kindsofcycadsinSouthAfrica.4them，2kindshavedisappearedsince2003and25kindsareingreatdanger，”saidagardener.“Doyouknowwhatthe5（lonely）plantisintheworld？

ItisWood'

sCycad.Someonefounditinaforestin1895.Itistheonlyoneof6（it）kind.”

Sowhatcausescycadstobeindanger？

Surprisingly，thedangerisfromthepeople7lovethemmost.Theseslowgrowingadultcycadsevensellfortensofthousandsofdollarseach.Astimegoesby，theyhavebecome8symbolofwealthandpositioninsociety.Thismakescycadloverswanttoownmore.Cycadloversbuyandplantthemintheirprivategardens.Asaresult，nearlyallthesecycadsdiebecausethelivingconditionshavechanged.

9（recent），SouthAfricangovernmenthastakensomeactionstoprotectcycadsfrom10（steal）andtraded.Atthesametime，peoplearo