中考英语一轮复习阅读与完形训练三

中考英语一轮复习阅读与完形训练三A

ThemillionsofspeciesonourplanetmakeupEarth’sbiodiversity(生物多样性),whichkeepsecosystems(生态系统)inbalance.Butashumansputincreasingpressureontheplanet,werisklosingbiodiversity.uPlantandanimalspeciesarenowbeinglostatthefastestratein10millionyears,CGTNreported.

FromOct11to15,Kunming,Yunnan,hostedthefirstpartofthe15thmeetingoftheConferenceoftheParties(COP15)totheConventiononBiologicalDiversity(《生物多样性公约》第十五次缔约方大会).COP15isthefirstglobalconferenceconvened(召集)bytheUNonthetopicofecologicalcivilization(生态文明).

AtCOP15,morethan100countriesgottogether,developinganewpost-2020globalbiodiversityframework(框架)andsettingnewprotectiongoalsthrough2030.TheKunmingDeclaration(昆明宣言)isthemainachievementofthisconference.Itcallsforcountriestoprotectandsave30percentoflandandseaareasby2030.

In2010,theAichibiodiversitytargets(目标)weremadethroughCOP10toslowbiodiversitylossandprotecthabitats(栖息地)by2020.Buttheworldhasfailedtomeetanyofthosetargets,accordingtoaUNreport.

TomakesurethetargetsofCOP15canbemet,Chinahastakenthelead,investing(投资)1.5billionyuantocreatetheKunmingBiodiversityFund(昆明生态多样性基金).Thefundwillbeusedtosupportdevelopingcountriesinbiodiversityprotection.

Chinaisalsomovingfastertobuildasystemofprotectedareasandnationalparks.Withaprotectedlandareaof230,000squarekilometers,China’sfirstgroupofnationalparksishometonearly30percentofkeyterrestrial(陆地的)wildlifespeciesinthecountry,Xinhuareported.

Choosetheanswer:

1.AccordingtoCGTN,_____.

A.wearelosinganimalspeciesveryquickly

B.ourplanetisrichindifferentkindsoflife

C.humansandanimalslivewelltogether

D.plantandanimalspecieshaveincreasedrecently2.WhatisthegoalofCOP15?

A.ItaimstosolveenvironmentalissuesinKunming.

B.Itaimstosave30percentoflandandseaareasin10years.

C.Itaimstoslowbiodiversitylossandprotecthabitatsby2020.

D.ItcallsformorecountriestojointheCOP15.3.TomeetthegoalsoftheCOP15,China_____.

a.willhostthenextConferenceoftheParties

b.willspendmoremoneyonbiodiversityprotection

c.willbuildmoreprotectedareasandnationalparks

d.willhelpdevelopedcountrieswiththeirbiodiversityprotection

A.ab

B.bc

C.bd

D.cd4.Whatcanweinferfromthestory?

A.ThetargetsofCOP15aretoodifficult.

B.Chinawillturnmorefarmlandintoforests.

C.Chinapaysalotofattentiontobiodiversity.

D.Chinaisthebestcountryatbiodiversityprotection.

BSuShiisn’tastrangenametous,aswelearnhisciintextbooks.Thisyearmarksthe920thanniversaryofhisdeath.

Suisoneofthemostpopularancientwriters.Hewasgoodatalmostallkindsofwritingsandart,includingpoems,ciandprose(散文)aswellascalligraphyandpainting.ButSuwasnotonlyrespectedforhistalent,butalsoforhisoptimistic(乐观的)attitudetowardlife.

Whenhewasyoung,hepassedtheimperialexaminations(科举考试)andearnedthedegreeofJinshi(进士).Afterthat,hebecameanofficial.

Sadly,Suwasdemoted(贬谪)toserveinremote(偏远的)areasbecauseoffalseaccusations(诬陷).Buthewasnottoodiscouraged.

First,hewenttoHuangzhou,intoday’sHubei.There,hetriedtoenjoylifeinthecountryside.Hefarmedapieceoflandwhichhecalled“Dongpo(东坡)”.Thisiswhypeoplecallhim“Dongpo”.It’ssaidthathealsoinventedDongpoPork,afamousChinesedish,duringthisperiod.Manyofhisbestpoemswerewrittenthere,too,includingTune:CalmingtheWaves(《定风波》).Itsline“Impervioustowind,rainorshine,I’llhavemywill(归去！也无风雨也无晴)”showedhisopen-mindedattitude.

SuwasalsodemotedtoDanzhou,intoday’sHainan.Atthebeginning,hecouldn’tgetusedtothehot,wetweather.Healsocouldn’tunderstandthedialect(方言).Insteadofgettingsad,hesetupschoolsandgotalongverywellwiththelocals.Manypeopletraveledfromafartovisithim.

Suwas“anincorrigible(无可救药的)optimist,afriendofthepeople,aprosemaster…”writerLinYutangsaidinhisbookaboutSu.

1.Beingsenttofarawayplaces,SuShiwas_____.

A.thankful

B.optimistic

C.hopeless

D.discouraged2.Paragraphs5-6arewrittento_____.

A.showSuShi’sinfluenceonpoetry

B.showhowotherpeopleseeSuShi

C.introduceSuShi’swritingsandart

D.introduceSuShi’slifeafterdemotion3.WhatcanwelearnfromSuShi’sexperience?

A.Weshouldworkhardtoavoidupsanddowns.

B.Weshouldtryourbesttohelpothers.

C.Weshouldaskfriendsforhelpwhenwearedown.

D.Weshouldstayoptimisticwhenfacingdifficulties.

C

Fornaturelovers,therewillsoonbenewplacestovisit.Chinahasannounced(宣布)thelistofitsfirstfivenationalparks.

Nationalparksarelargeareasofpublicland.Theyaredesignedfortheprotectionofecosystems.Theygiveasafehometolocalplantsandanimals.Theyhelpkeeptheairandwaterclean.

Thefiveparks’protectedlandareais230,000squarekilometers,coveringnearly30percentofthekeywildlifespecies(物种)inChina.vEachparkhasdistinctfeatures(鲜明的特征).

Forexample,Three-River-SourceNationalPark,located(位于)ontheQinghai-TibetPlateau,isthelargestnationalparkinChina.Covering190,700squarekm,itisabout14timestheareaofYellowstoneNationalParkintheUnitedStates.ItishometothesourcesoftheYangtze,YellowandLancangrivers.Peoplecallit“China’swatertower”.

GiantPandaNationalPark,ontheotherhand,connectspandahabitats(栖息地)inSichuan,ShaanxiandGansu.Therearemorethan1,600wildgiantpandasinsidethepark,accountingformorethan70percentofthepandasinChina.

Chinahopesthenationalparkswillbenefitthepublic.Natureobservation(观察)activitieswillbeheldtohelptravelerslearnaboutanimalsandplants.Localpeoplelivingintheparkscanalsoruneco-friendlybusinesses.InThree-River-SourceNationalPark,morethan17thousandlocalherdsmen(牧民)havefoundjobs,suchasparkrangers(护林员)since2016.Theiryearlyhouseholdincomeshaveincreasedbyanaverageof21,600yuan.

“Awin-winsituationhasbeenrealizedbetweentheecological(生态的)protectionoftheseareasanddevelopment,”saidZhaoYingmin,vice-minister(副部长)ofChina’sMinistryofEcologyandEnvironment.

1.WhyisChinaopeningnationalparks?

__________________________________2.WhereisThree-River-SourceNationalPark?

__________________________________3.WhyisThree-River-SourceNationalParkcalled“China’swatertower”?

__________________________________4.Willtherebepeoplelivinginthenationalparks?

__________________________________5.Whatdoesthe“win-winsituation”referto?

__________________________________

D

At00:23onOct16,theShenzhouXIIIspacecraftroseintothesky.ThreeChineseastronauts–ZhaiZhigang,WangYapingandYeGuangfu–setofffortheTiangongspacestation.

Duringtheirsix-monthstay,theywillsetuproboticarmsanddomedicalexperiments,amongothertasks.WangYapingwillbecomethefirstChinesewomantotakeaspacewalk.

It’snotaneasyjobtodoallthesethings.Chineseastronautsgetdifficulttrainingbeforegoingtospace.AsPeople’sDailyreported,alltheChineseastronautsareexcellentpilotswithhundredsoreventhousandsofhoursofflighttime.Theyalsoreceivehundredsofclassestoprepareforspacetravel.

Oneofthetoughest(艰苦的)partsisthehigh-Gtraining.Itsimulates(模拟)theenvironmentwhenthespacecrafttakesoff.Sittinginasuper-fastspinning(旋转)machine,astronauts’facemuscles(肌肉)changeshape.Theycrytearsastheyspin.Bloodcan’tflowtotheirbrainsproperly,causingalackofoxygen(氧气)andevenblindness.Astronautsmustoperate(操作)thespacecraftundertheseconditions.

Anotherexhaustingexercise,asWangYapingtoldPeople’sDaily,istheunderwatertrainingwhichlastssevenhourseachtime.Itsimulatesaweightless(失重的)environment.Shehadtoweara200-kilogramsuitanddotasksin10-meter-deepwaterwithouteatingorgoingtotoilet.Aftereachtraining,Wanglostupto2kgofbodyweight.

“Wemayhavetorepeat(重复)suchtrainingeverysingledayforyearsordecades,”saidWang.“Butthereisno‘giveup’inourdictionary.”

1.WangYapingisthe_____.

A.firstdoctortodoamedicalexperimentinspace

B.firstwomantovisitTiangongSpaceStation

C.youngestastronautintheworld

D.firstChinesepersontodoaspacewalk2.AccordingtoPeople’sDaily,trainingforastronautsis_____.

A.tough

B.easy

C.excellent

D.comfortable3.Whathappenstotheastronautswhenthespacecrafttakesoff?

a.Theycan’tstopcrying.

b.Theymaynotseethings.

c.Theirbloodstopsflowing.

d.Theirfacialexpressionslosecontrol.

A.abc

B.abd

C.acd

D.bcd4.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph5?

A.HowWanglostweighttobecomeanastronaut.

B.Whyunderwatertrainingisboring.

C.WhyWangwaschosentobeanastronaut.

D.Thechallengesofunderwatertraining.5.WhichwordissuitabletodescribeWangYaping?

A.Lucky.

B.Simple.

C.Soft.

D.Hardy.

ECloze

Anelderlycarpenter(木匠)wasreadytoretire(退休).Hetoldhisbossabouthisplantoliveamorerelaxedlife.

Thebosswassorrytoseehisworkergoandaskedifhecould

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justonemorehouse.Thecarpentersaidyes,

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itwaseasytoseethathisheartwasnotinhiswork.Hedidhisworkina

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way.Itwasanunfortunate(令人遗憾的)wayto

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hiscareer(职业生涯).

Whenthecarpenter

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hiswork,thebosshandedthefront-doorkeytohim.“Thisisyourhouse,”hesaid,“mygifttoyou.”

Whatasurprise!Ifhehadonlyknownthathewasbuildinghisownhouse,hewouldhavedoneit

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.Nowhehadtoliveinapoorly-builthome.

It’sthe

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forallofus,actually.Webuildourlivesinadistracted(不经心的)way,reactingratherthanacting.Atimportanttimes,wedonotputourbest

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intowhatwedo.Thenwelookatthesituationwehave

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andfindthatwearenowlivinginthehousewehavebuiltforourselves.Ifwehadrealizedwhatwashappening

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,wewouldhavedonethingsdifferently.

Thinkofyourselfasthecarpenter.

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yourhouse.Eachday,youhammeranail,placeaboard,orbuildawall.Buildwisely.Itistheonlylifeyouwilleverbuild.

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youliveitforonlyonedaymore,thatdaydeserves(值得)yourwholeheart.A.break

B.sell

C.repair

D.build

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A.but