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届中考英语阅读理解强化训练六环保类
2021届中考英语阅读理解强化训练(六)
环保类
(一)
EveryyearthousandsofyoungpeopleinEnglandfinishhighschoolandthentakeayearoffbeforetheystartworkorgotouniversity.Someyoungpeoplegotoothercountriesandworkasvolunteers.
Volunteersgivetheirtimetohelppeople.Forexample,theyworkinschoolsorhospitals,ortheydosomethinghelpfulfortheenvironment.
Paul,18,comesfromWales.NextyearhewantstogotouniversitytostudyChinese,butnowhe'slivinginBelize.Paulsays,"I'mworkingwithotherpeopleheretosavethecoralreefs(珊瑚礁)intheseanearBelize.Thereefsherearebeautiful,butiftheseawaterispollutedbadly,thecoralwilldie.I'mhelpingtodostudyonthecoralandthefishthatlivearoundthereefs.Allovertheworld,coralreefsaredying.Weneedtodosomethingabouttheproblembeforeit'stoolate.I'mstayingwithafamilyhere.Ihelpdosomehousework.Idon'tgetanymoney,butthat'sOK.Ilovemyworkhere,andI'mlearningalotaboutthepeopleofBelize!
WhenIfinishmywork,Iwanttostayhereforanotherthreemonths.IwanttotravelaroundBelizeandCentralAmerica."
1.WhatwillsomeyoungpeopleinEnglanddoafterfinishinghighschool?
A.Gotoworkformoney.B.Gotoothercountriesandworkasvolunteers.
C.Startworkinuniversities.D.Gotouniversityinothercountries.
2.WhereisPaullivingnow?
A.InEngland.B.InChina.C.InBelize.D.InAmerica.
3.WhatisPauldoingwithotherpeopleintheseanearBelize?
A.Workingtosavethecoralreefs.B.StudyingChineseinauniversity.
C.Helpingdosomehousework.D.DoingsomeresearchinWales.
4.Fromthepassage,weknowthatthecoralreefs_____.
A.arenotasbeautifulasbeforeB.willprobablybesoldformoney
C.maydiebecauseofthepollutionD.cannotlivewithoutfishinthesea
5.WhatdoesPaulwanttodoafterhefinisheshisworkasavolunteer?
A.Staythereforanotheryear.B.Gobackhometostartwork.
C.Learnaboutthepeopleathome.D.TravelaroundCentralAmerica.
(二)
WhenMeganSorbofirstspokeabouthersupportforFloridablackbearsatapublicmeeting,shewas9.Now14,thishomeschooledstudentfromFloridahashelpedtoprotectFlorida'snaturalresources(资源).Severalmonthsago,sheaskedtocuthuntingasawaytosavebears.ShealsoaskedtoprotectSplitOakForestfromaroadbuildingplan.
"Justbecausekidscan'tvote(投票)doesn'tmeanwedon'tcare,"shesaid."Justbecausekidsaren'tdoctorsorlawyersyetdoesn'tmeanourvoicesaren'tsignificant."
InthematterofSplitOakForest,Sorbooncewrotetothemayor(市长),sayingtheroadwouldharmtheenvironment.
Thoughtheprojectwenton,themayorpraisedhereffort."Welikeyourpassion(热情)forthecommunity,"hesaid.
Sorbo'smother,TinaSorbo,believesherdaughter'sbraverycomesfromatripthatshetooktotheforestforahomeschoollessonatage7.Sorbosawahunterwhowaskillingbears.Seeingtheanimalsinpainmadeherquiteupset.
Sorbohasalsocalledonpeopletousebear-resistantironbinsthatwillmakebearslesslikelytotroublehumansintheirhomes."Smallthingscanadduptomakesomethingbig,"shesaid.
1.MeganSorbohasofferedtohelpinFlorida_____.
A.protectnaturalresourcesB.buildroads
C.raisebears
2.Theunderlinedword"significant"inthesecondparagraphmeans"_____"inChinese.
A.重要的B.微小的C.忽视的
3.ThemayorpraisedMeganSorbobecause_____.
A.shegavethegovernmentusefuladviceB.shewasgoodatprotectingtheenvironment
C.shedidsomethingforhercommunityactively
4.MeganSorbowouldprobablyagreethat_____.
A.kidsshouldtrytogoontripsalotB.kidsshoulddosomethingfortheenvironment
C.kidsshouldlearnmoreknowledgeofnature
5.Thebesttitleofthepassageis"_____".
A.BearsandforestsinthecommunityB.Aprojecttoprotectandforests
C.Ateenagegirlwhoabouttheenvironment
(三)
Thousandsofyearsago, Britainwascoveredbythickforests,hometomanyanimalswhichnolongerliveintheUnitedKingdom.Therewerewolvesandbears,manydifferentkindsofdeerandlargewildcows.Therewerelessthanfourmillionpeople.Theylivedinsmallvillagesprotectedbywoodenwallsfromtheanimalsoutside.
Allthishaschanged,ofcourse.NowthepopulationoftheUnitedKingdomhasincreasedtosixty-fivemillion.Three-quartersofBritainiscoveredwithfields,townsorcities.Although25percentoflandiscountryside,newmethodsoffarmingmeanthattherearefewerbirdsandsmallanimalslivinginfieldsthaneverbefore.TheUnitedKingdomisoneofthefewcountriesintheworldthatdoesnothavealargewildanimalthateatsmeat.InScotlandthereareonly400wildcats,butthesearemuchsmallerthanwolves.
Somepeoplewouldliketochangethings,however!
SomeorganizationsandwriterssaythatBritainneedstobecomemorenaturalagain.TheysuggestthattreesandplantsthatgrewintheUKbeforetownsandcitieswerebuiltshouldbeallowedtogrowagain.TheyevensaythatlargewildanimalswhichhavenotlivedintheUKshouldbehelpedtoreturnandlivewild.Theycallthis"rewilding".
Noteveryoneagrees.Inthelasttwentyyears,overonemilliontreeswhichatfirstgrewinScotlandhavebeenplantedandthereareplansformore—butwildanimals?
Somepeopleaskifwolveswillattacksheeporevenhumans.Theyarealsoangrythatrewildingmightmeananendtowalkinginthehillswhichsomanypeopleenjoy.SofartherearenowolvesorbearsinBritain'sforests—butsoontheremightbe!
1.WhatwasthepopulationoftheUKthousandsofyearsago?
A.About25million.B.Over65million.
C.Morethan61million.D.Notmorethanfourmillion.
2.WhyaretherefewerbirdsandsmallanimalsinfieldsintheUK?
A.Becausemoretreeshavebeenplanted.
B.Becausetherearemorelargewildanimals.
C.Becausepollutionismuchworsethanbefore.
D.Becausepeopleusenewmethodsoffarming.
3.Whichparagraphgivesopinionsfrom"rewilding"supporters?
A.Paragraph1.B.Paragraph2.C.Paragraph3.D.Paragraph4.
4.Whataresomepeopleagainst?
A.Livingclosertonature.B.Plantingmoreandmoretrees.
C.Helpinglargewildanimalsreturn.D.Buildingmorevillagesandtowns.
5.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?
A.MakingBritainwildagainB.AtriptowildBritain
C.AnintroductiontoBritainD.Protectingtheenvironment
(四)
Pandasareindangernow.Therearesomereasons(原因)forthis.Oneisthatpandasarelosingtheirhomes.Peoplecutdownpandas'bambooforeststomaketownsandcities.Anotheristhatpandashavefewbabypandas.Pandashaveanotherbigproblem.Anewreportshowsthatthereisn'tmuchbamboobecauseofclimate(气候)change.Bambooisalmosttheonlyfoodpandaseat.Anadultpandaneedsaround38kilogramsofbambooeveryday.
ThestudyshowsthatnearlyallthebambooinChina'sQinlingMountainsmaydisappear(消失)onedaybecauseofclimatechange.Pandaswillhavenothingtoeat.ScientistLiuJianguosaidthatwemusthelppandasnow,"Itisdifficult,butIthinkthere'sstillhope,ifwestartnow."Pandaloversfeelsadaboutthebadnews.Pandaexpert(专家)ChangLengsaiditistimefortheworldtowakeupandhelppandas.
(1).Whichisn'tthereasonforpandasindanger?
A.Peoplecutdownmanypandas'bambooforests.
B.Pandashavefewbabies.
C.Peoplecan'tsavethemwell.
D.Theycan'tfindalotoffood.
(2).Peoplecutdownmuchbambooto____.
A.maketownsandcities
B.makebamboomodels
C.makebambooforests
D.makefoodforpeople
(3).Anadultpandaneedsabout____kilogramsofbambooeveryday.
A.21B.28C.38D.48
(4).Howdopandaloversfeelaboutthebadnews?
A.Happy.B.Sad.C.Angry.D.Excited.
(5).What'sthemainidea(主题)ofParagraph(段落)2?
A.AllthebambooinChina'sQinlingMountainsdisappears.
B.Theclimateoftheworldischanging.
C.Weshouldstarttoprotectpandas.
D.Pandasshouldmovetoothercountries.
(五)
Theworldusesaboutathousandmillion(百万)tonsofwateraday.Waterisahumanrightandeveryoneshouldhavetheirshare.Yetmorethan700millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavetroublegettingclean,safewater.
Treatingwastewaterisagoodwaytoprovidefreshwaterforus.Anditalsohelpstheenvironmentbykeepingwasteoutofriversandoceans.80%ofwastewateraroundtheworldisnottreatedatall,anditisrunningintooceans.Butnowwehavegotthetechnologytotreatandreusethewastewater.
While75%ofourplanetiscoveredwithwater,onlyabout2%isfreshwater—thatcomesfromrivers,lakes,iceandsnow.Therest,98%ofthewater,isinseasandoceans.Itistoosaltytodrink.Thendesalinationbusinessescomein.Morethan19,000factorieshavebeenbuiltaroundtheworld,mostlyincoastalcountries.Theyprocess(加工)morethan92milliontonsofwatereveryday.Butthetechnologytheyuserequiresalotofenergy.
Scientistsareworkingtocreatealesscostlytechnology.Theywanttoproduce20timesmorecleanwaterandmakesureeveryonehasenough.Butfornow,theworldstillfaceseachdaywithnothavingenoughwaterforeveryone.
1.Howmanypeoplehavetroubleingettingcleanwateraroundtheworld?
A.Under10million.
B.Only19million.
C.About92million.
D.Over700million.
2.Treatingwastewaterhelpstheenvironmentby_______.
A.storingwasteiniceandsnow
B.lettingwasterunintooceans
C.keepingwasteoutofriversandoceans
D.sendingwastetocoastalcountries
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"desalination"inParagraph3mean?
A.远洋运输
B.潮汐发电
C.食盐销售
D.海水淡化
4.Atpresent,thetechnologytoprocesswater_______.
A.needsmuchenergy
B.savesmuchmoney
C.satisfieseve