2013中考英语阅读理解题型点拨与训练—世界与环境篇.doc

2013中考英语阅读理解题型点拨与训练-世界与环境篇A Our surroundings are being polluted faster than before and mans present efforts cannot prevent it. Time is bringing us more _1_, and more people will bring us more industry, more cars, larger cities and the growing _2_ of man-made materials._3_ can explain and solve this problem? The fact is that pollution is _4_ by man-by his desire（欲望）for a modern way of life. We make “increasing industrialization（工业化）” our major aim. So we are often _5_ to offer everything: clean air, pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. More and more people move to _6_ from the countryside for the benefits（利益）of our modern society. But as our technological achievements have _7_ in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious problem. Isnt it time we stopped _8_ ourselves where we are going-and why? It makes one _9_ the story about the airline pilot who told his passengers over the loudspeaker. “Ive some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we are making rapid（迅速的）progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is that we are _10_ and dont know where we are going.” The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when speaking of our modern society.请先通读上面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题后所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项填空，使短文意思完整通顺。（ ）1. A. money B. people C. life D. happiness（ ）2. A. use B. number C. result D. end（ ）3. A. What B. Where C. How D. Who（ ）4. A. led B. started C. caused D. finished（ ）5. A. afraid B. interested C. ready D. surprised（ ）6. A. world B. earth C. center D. cities（ ）7. A. grown B: changed C. taken D. done（ ）8. A. asking B. to ask C. showing D. to show（ ）9. A. hear of B. learn about C. think of D. tell of（ ）10. A. ready B. sad C. happy D. lostB 1970 was World Conservation（保护）Year. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger. They hoped that governments would act quickly in order to “conserve” nature. Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1,000 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland, but now only 860 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology. We are changing the earth, the air and water, and everything that grows and lives. We cant live without these things. If we continue like this, we shall destroy ourselves.What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask, “What must we do now?” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are hoping to save our world. They plant trees, build bridges across rivers and so on. In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometers of their river. Young people may hear about conservation through a record called “No ones going to change our world”. It was made by the Scatles, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve wild animals.请根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。（ ）1. 140 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland have been destroyed by modern man and his technology.（ ）2. The United States wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger. （ ）3. To save our world, the most important thing for us to do is to know what will happen in the future.（ ）4. “No ones going to change our world” is a book. （ ）5. The money from “No ones going to change our world” will help to conserve wild animals.C Deep inside a mountain near Sweetwater in East Tennessee is a body of water known as the Lost Sea. It is listed by the Guinness Book of World Record as the worlds largest underground lake. The Lost Sea is part of an extensive（广阔的）and historic cave system called Graihead Caverns. The Caverns have been known and used since the days of the Cherokee Indian nation. The cave expands（扩展）into a series of huge rooms from a small opening on the side of the mountain. One mile from entrance is a room called the “Council Room” in which many Indian artistic facts have been found. For many years it had been considered that there was a large underground lake somewhere in the cave, but it was not discovered until 1905. In that year, a 13-year-old boy named Ben Sands crawled（爬行）into a small opening three hundred feet underground, and he found himself in a large cave half filled with water. Today tourists visit the Lost Sea and ride far out in glass-bottomed boats. More than thirteen acres（英亩）of water have been mapped out so far and still no end of the lake has been found. Even though teams of divers have tried to explore the Lost Sea, the full extent（范围）of it is still Unknown. 请根据短文内容选择正确答案。（ ）1. The Lost Sea is quite different from any other one because _. A. it is a historic cave systemB. it is the largest underground lake in the world C. it is listed in the Guinness Book of World Record D. it is the largest body of water in Tennessee（ ）2. The Graihead Caverns have been known _. A. since the time of the Cherokee Indian nation B. since divers explored them C. throughout historyD. since the year 1905（ ）3. what was found in the “Council Room”? A. A small natural opening. B. A large cave. C. Another series of room. D. Many things used by Indians.（ ）4. From the passage we can see that Graihead Caverns is presently served as _. A. an underground labB. an Indian meeting place C. a place of interest D. a national museum（ ）5. which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The Lost Sea came into being not long ago. B. The Lost Sea was believed to be somewhere long long ago.C. The cave is full of water. D. The full extent of the Lost Sea has been known now.DGreenland offers the best adventures（冒险）of ice and snow all over the world. The ice, up to three kilometers thick, covers an area 14 times the size of England. Visiting the ice cap（冰盖）is possible from most towns in Greenland, although it usually means taking a helicopter or a boat to reach the edge of the ice. In some places the ice cap is only 20 kilometers away and you can hike, drive, fly or bike there and stay overnight if you bring a tent（帐篷）. Greenland has no roads or railways between towns. To get around you have to fly. Flying in Greenland is an amazing experience. Take a helicopter ride to the ice cap, and see the glaciers（冰川）flow between the mountains. Look out the windows! What a thrill! Springtime is the best season for dog-sled tours and skiing. Dog-sled tiding is the best in March and April. On Disko Island, however, its possible all year round. The dog-sled driver is a fisherman or hunter（猎人）who normally uses the sled to go to the place where he fishes or hunts, or to carry the fish or the seals back home. The temperature in Greenland is quite different from that of mo