鄂教版备战中考初中英语专项训练阅读理解科普环保类A卷.docx

1、鄂教版备战中考初中英语专项训练阅读理解科普环保类A卷鄂教版2020年备战中考初中英语专项训练阅读理解（科普环保类）A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解 (共5题；共52分)1. （10分） 阅读理解 Dear friends, I am writing this letter to draw your attention to the disasters（灾难）these days. Too much rain destroyed the crops and washed the earth away. Sometimes it was too little and made pla

2、nts dead. Also there was too much dust in the air. All these did great damage to our life. However, we made them! So it is time for us to try our best to save the Earth. The most important thing is to plant trees as many as possible. At the same time, we should stop cutting down trees and protect th

3、e forests. And we can save our planet through many other ways, such as saving water and using both sides of paper. Besides, dont keep TVs or computers on when you are not using them. When you leave a room, turn off the lights. A small action is very helpful to our planet. Please join us in the actio

4、n of protecting the Earth. Lets start from the little things right around us. BruceLeader of the Students Union（1） What happened these days? A . Too little rain destroyed the air.B . Too much rain destroyed the crops.C . People stopped cutting down trees.D . People wasted too much paper.（2） What doe

5、s the underlined word it refer to? A . The letter.B . The rain.C . The earth.D . The air.（3） Which is the most important thing to protect the environment according to the passage? A . Planting trees as many as possible.B . Saving water and using recycled paper.C . Turning off TVs and computers when

6、not using them.D . Turning off lights while leaving.（4） Who wrote this letter? A . A farmer.B . A scientist.C . A worker.D . A student.（5） What is this letter mainly about? A . Telling people the environmental problems.B . Telling people about the Earth.C . Asking people to protect the Earth.D . Ask

7、ing people to save forests and water.2. （12分） (2019九下九龙坡模拟) 阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 Thanks to the Earth, we have fresh air to breathe, clean water to drink and warm sunshine to enjoy. But it seems that we havent realized that the Earth is facing many environmental challenges and it is getting si

8、ck.Scientists say that of all the environmental challenges, climate (气候) change is the biggest one. The temperature on the Earth has risen by more than 0. 5C since 1992. Cities like Singapore and Tokyo that are at low altitudes (海拔) may be covered by the ocean (海洋) in the future.But this is not the

9、only problem people are facing. Since 1992, the human population has grown by 2 billion, while the population of all other animals has dropped by nearly 30 percent. At the same time, water pollution has become serious. We are also facing problems like light pollution, noise pollution and some other

10、pollution.However, we have made some progress in saving the Earth. For example, we stop using harmful materials to make the hole in the ozone layer (臭氧层) smaller to slow the rise of the temperature. We do a lot of work to help the animals in danger, or more than two-thirds of the worlds wild animals

11、 may disappear (消失) by the end of 2020.The progress shows that we can make good changes when we act wisely, scientists say, we must take action to protect the environment, or it will be worse.（1） In the passage, the writer mentions many good things the Earth brings us EXCEPT _.A . fresh airB . clean

12、 waterC . rich landD . warm sunshine（2） According to scientists _ is the most serious environmental challenge. A . climate changeB . water pollutionC . light pollutionD . noise pollution（3） Which of the following is TRUE? A . People on the earth did nothing to save the earth.B . Climate change is th

13、e only problem people meet.C . People on the earth only face three kinds of pollution.D . The environment will get worse if we dont take action.（4） If we divide the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best? (=Para. (自然段)1 =Para. 2 =Para. 3 =Para. 4 =Para. 5)A . ; ; B . ; ; C . ;

14、; D . ; ; 3. （10分） Right in the middle of the town are some long ponds(水池). They are only about half a foot deep. The men of Symi dug out the earth to make the ponds.Over each pond is a low cover. It is made of glass that you can see through.At night, sea water is taken into the ponds. The next day,

15、 the hot sun shines through the covers. The sun light turns the water into vapor(水蒸气) and the vapor goes up from the ponds. The salt is left behind.As it goes, the vapor became mist. On the inside of each cover, the little drops of mist run together to make big drops. These drops run down the sides

16、of the cover, filling other ponds with fresh water.The salt left in the ponds is washed out each night. Then more sea water is taken in. The factory is ready for the next days work. The covers and other parts of the factory cost very little. Sea water and sun cost nothing. Most people of Symi are po

17、or. So to them this new way of getting fresh water seems wonderful.（1） Where are the little drops made into big drops?A . On the inside of the covers.B . In the ponds with fresh water.C . On the walls of the salt water ponds.D . Between the fresh water and the salt water.（2） The men of Symi dug some

18、 long ponds .A . in order to keep sea waterB . in order to get hot water insideC . in order to fill them with freshD . in order to get fresh water（3） Which picture shows the right way to get fresh water in Symi?A . B . C . D . （4） Which of the following is NOT true?A . The sea water is taken into th

19、e ponds at night every day.B . There is a very big river running through the town to the sea.C . The people in Symi can get fresh water from the factory.D . People may see the water in the ponds through the cover.4. （10分） (2019九上尤溪月考) 阅读短文，根据短文内容，从题中所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。 In todays world of moden science a

20、nd medicine, a more traditional treatment is once again becoming popular-animal friendship. It is now well-known that people with problems such as heart disease or cancer live longer and get better more quickly if they have pets. Keeping pets lowers blood pressure and makes people less worried. Anim

21、als are increasingly important in treating older people who have memory loss and other brain problems. These people often feel nervous and upset. Activities with animals help them improve their physical condition and also give them joy, entertainment and loving friendship. Here is a case that shows

22、the benefits of animals. John was a six year-old mute. He had no physical problems. He just refused to talk. His older cousin, Ned, had a parrot called Sally, and John used to visit it. When he arrived, Ned used to say, Hi, John! We all know parrots copy what they hear. After a few visits, Sally beg

23、an saying Hi, Johnlwhen John came into the room. Then, one day, John turned to the parrot and repliedHi, Sally!Staying with the parrot encouraged John to begin talking. Another use of animal helpers is in schools. In some cases, animals are used to help children with physical or personal problems. I

24、n other cases, they are used to teach children to get on and share with others, and even to teach them about animals. If you want to know more about animal helper programmes, you can get in touch with organizations like Riding for the, Disabled or do a search under animal therapyon the Internet. You

25、 don t have to be an animal trainer or a doctor to join in. （1） Which is NOT mentioned as an illness that animals can help with? A . Heart disease.B . Cancer.C . Fever.D . Dlood pressure.（2） The underlined word mute in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to . A . a person who speaks slowlyB . a person

26、 who does not speakC . a person who cannot hearD . a person who enjoys talking（3） The purpose of Paragraph 3 is to . A . show how animals can help with illnessesB . discuss the problems of keeping petsC . describe how to train animal helpersD . introduce some new medical research（4） How can animals

27、help school children according to the passage? A . They can improve childrens memory.B . They can make children more popular.C . They can increase childrens blood pressure.D . They can teach children to share with each other.（5） What is the best title of this passage? A . Be kind to animals.B . Talk

28、ing to animals.C . The most dangerous diseases.D . Get healthy with animal helpers.5. （10分） 根据短文理解选择正确答案。BThe word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time b

29、etween sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋转）of the earth. At the equato

30、r（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（长度）. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 oclock in the morning and sets at 6 oclock in the evening. For six months the North Pole（北极）is tilted（倾斜）toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight th

31、an the Southern Hemisphere（半球）. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is th