2021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）

EveryyearthousandsofyoungpeopleinEnglandfinishhighschoolandthentakeayearoff

beforetheystartworkorgotouniversity.Someyoungpeoplegotoothercountriesandworkas

volunteers.

Volunteersgivetheirtimetohelppeople.Forexample,theyworkinschoolsorhospitals,or

theydosomethinghelpfulfortheenvironment.

Paul,18,comesfromWales.NextyearhewantstogotouniversitytostudyChinese,butnow

he'slivinginBelize.Paulsays,'Tmworkingwithotherpeopleheretosavethecoralreefs（珊瑚

礁）intheseanearBelize.Thereefsherearebeautiful,butiftheseawaterispollutedbadly,the

coralwilldie.I'mhelpingtodostudyonthecoralandthefishthatlivearoundthereefs.Allover

theworld,coralreefsaredying.Weneedtodosomethingabouttheproblembeforeit'stoolate.

I'mstayingwithafamilyhere.Ihelpdosomehousework.Idon'tgetanymoney,butthat'sOK.I

lovemyworkhere,andI'mlearningalotaboutthepeopleofBelize!WhenIfinishmywork,I

wanttostayhereforanotherthreemonths.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's

naturalresources（资源）.Severalmonthsago,sheaskedtocuthuntingasawaytosavebears.

ShealsoaskedtoprotectSplitOakForestfromaroadbuildingplan.

"Justbecausekidscan'tvote（投票）doesn'tmeanwedon'tcare,"shesaid."Justbecausekids

aren'tdoctorsorlawyersyetdoesn'tmeanourvoicesaren'tsignificant."

InthematterofSplitOakForest,Sorbooncewrotetothemayor（市长），sayingtheroadwould

harmtheenvironment.

Thoughtheprojectwenton,themayorpraisedhereffort."Welikeyourpassion（热情）forthe

community,"hesaid.

Sorbo'smother,TinaSorbo,believesherdaughter'sbraverycomesfromatripthatshetookto

theforestforahomeschoollessonatage7,Sorbosawahunterwhowaskillingbears.Seeingthe

animalsinpainmadeherquiteupset.

Sorbohasalsocalledonpeopletousebear-resistantironbinsthatwillmakebearslesslikelyto

troublehumansintheirhomes."Smallthingscanadduptomakesomethingbig,"shesaid.

1.MeganSorbohasofferedtohelpinFlorida.

A.protectnaturalresourcesB.buildroads

C.raisebears

2.Theunderlinedword"significant"inthesecondparagraphmeans""inChinese.

A.重要的B彳散小的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,hometomanyanimalswhichno

longerliveintheUnitedKingdom.Therewerewolvesandbears,manydifferentkindsofdeerand

largewildcows.Therewerelessthanfourmillionpeople.Theylivedinsmallvillagesprotectedby

woodenwallsfromtheanimalsoutside.

Allthishaschanged,ofcourse.NowthepopulationoftheUnitedKingdomhasincreasedto

sixty-fivemillion.Three-quartersofBritainiscoveredwithfields,townsorcities.Although25

percentoflandiscountryside,newmethodsoffarmingmeanthattherearefewerbirdsand

smallanimalslivinginfieldsthaneverbefore.TheUnitedKingdomisoneofthefewcountriesin

theworldthatdoesnothavealargewildanimalthateatsmeat.InScotlandthereareonly400

wildcats,butthesearemuchsmallerthanwolves.

Somepeoplewouldliketochangethings,however!Someorganizationsandwriterssaythat

Britainneedstobecomemorenaturalagain.Theysuggestthattreesandplantsthatgrewinthe

UKbeforetownsandcitieswerebuiltshouldbeallowedtogrowagain.Theyevensaythatlarge

wildanimalswhichhavenotlivedintheUKshouldbehelpedtoreturnandlivewild.Theycall

this"rewilding".

Noteveryoneagrees.Inthelasttwentyyears,overonemilliontreeswhichatfirstgrewin

Scotlandhavebeenplantedandthereareplansformore—butwildanimals?Somepeopleaskif

wolveswillattacksheeporevenhumans.Theyarealsoangrythatrewildingmightmeananend

towalkinginthehillswhichsomanypeopleenjoy.SofartherearenowolvesorbearsinBritain's

forests—butsoontheremightbe!

l.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.Oneisthatpandasare

losingtheirhomes.Peoplecutdownpandas'bambooforeststomaketownsandcities.Another

isthatpandashavefewbabypandas.Pandashaveanotherbigproblem.Anewreportshowsthat

thereisn*tmuchbamboobecauseofclimate（气候）change.Bambooisalmosttheonlyfood

pandaseat.Anadultpandaneedsaround38kilogramsofbambooeveryday.

ThestudyshowsthatnearlyallthebambooinChina'sQinlingMountainsmaydisappear。肖失）

onedaybecauseofclimatechange.Pandaswillhavenothingtoeat.ScientistLiuJianguosaid

thatwemusthelppandasnow,"Itisdifficult,butIthinkthere'sstillhope,ifwestartnow,"Panda

loversfeelsadaboutthebadnews.Pandaexpert（专家）ChangLengsaiditistimefortheworld

towakeupandhelppandas.

（l）.Whichisn'tthereasonforpandasindanger?

A.Peoplecutdownmanypandas'bambooforests.

B.Pandashavefewbabies.

C.Peoplecan'tsavethemwell.

D.Theycan'tfindalotoffood.

（2）.Peoplecutdownmuchbambooto.

A.maketownsandcities

B.makebamboomodels

C.makebambooforests

D.makefoodforpeople

（3）.Anadultpandaneedsaboutkilogramsofbambooeveryday.

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.AIIthebambooinChina'sQinlingMountainsdisappears.

B.Theclimateoftheworldischanging.

C.Weshouldstarttoprotectpandas.

D.Pandasshouldmovetoothercountries.

（五）

Theworldusesaboutathousandmillion（百万）tonsofwateraday.Waterisahumanright

andeveryoneshouldhavetheirshare.Yetmorethan700millionpeoplearoundtheworldhave

troublegettingclean,safewater.

Treatingwastewaterisagoodwaytoprovidefreshwaterforus.Anditalsohelpsthe

environmentbykeepingwasteoutofriversandoceans.80%ofwastewateraroundtheworldis

nottreatedatall,anditisrunningintooceans.Butnowwehavegotthetechnologytotreatand

reusethewastewater.

While75%ofourplanetiscoveredwithwater;onlyabout2%isfreshwater—thatcomes

fromrivers,lakes,iceandsnow.Therest,98%ofthewater,isinseasandoceans.Itistoosaltyto

drink.Thendesalinationbusinessescomein.Morethan19,000factorieshavebeenbuiltaround

theworld,mostlyincoastalcountries.Theyprocess（力口工）morethan92milliontonsofwater

everyday.Butthetechnologytheyuserequiresalotofenergy.

Scientistsareworkingtocreatealesscostlytechnology.Theywanttoproduce20times

morecleanwaterandmakesureeveryonehasenough.Butfornow,theworldstillfaceseachday

withnothavingenoughwaterforeveryone.

l.Howmanypeoplehavetroubleingettingcleanwateraroundtheworld?

A.Under10million.

B.Only19million.

C.About92million.

D.Over700million.

2.Treatingwastewaterhelpstheenvironmentby.

A.storingwasteiniceandsnow

B.lettingwasterunintooceans

C.keepingwasteoutofriversandoceans

□.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.satisfieseveryone

D.causespollution

5.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Watershouldbeahumanright.

B.Thewaterproblemisstillserious.

C.Ourplanetiscoveredwithwater.

□.Everyonehasenoughcleanwater.

（六）

Someofthegreatestproblemswefacetodayarethedestruction（破坏）ofourenvironment.

Brownclouds,pollutedwater,endangeredwildanimals...theseproblemsseemsohuge.

Somyfamilydowhatwecan.Wetakeclothbagstostoresinsteadofusingplasticbags.We

walkwherewedon'thavetodrive.

Butdoesitdoanygood?WhenIamtheonlyoneinlineatthemarketwithclothbags,amI

doinganygood?

Doesmywalkingtostoresmakeanyrealdifferencetotheworld?

Irecentlylearnedsomethingaboutflamingos（火烈鸟）whichliketogettogetheringroupsof

athousandormore.Everyyear,whenthetimecomesformigration（迁），afewofthemfirsttake

offfromthelake.Butnoneoftheothersseemtonotice,sothesmallgroupreturns.However,

thenextdaytheytryagain.Thistimeafewmoreflyalongwiththem,butmostofthemstillpay

noattention,sotheyreturnagain.Theytryforseveraltimes.Everytimeafewmorebirdsjoinin

butsincethethousandsofothersstilltakenonotice,thegreatmigrationplanisoncemore

stopped.

Thenonedaysomethingchanges.Thesamesmallgroupofbirdsonceagainstartsflyinganda

smallnumbermorejoininjustasbefore,thenmore.Finally,theyalltakeflightandthemigration

reallybegins.Whataspectacular（壮观的）sightitmustbe—thousandsofflamingostakingoff

intotheskyatonce!

Afewcanmakeadifference.Evenifyou'retheonetotakethefirststep,andcontinuetrying,

otherswillsomedaytakenoticeandtogetherwewillsolveevenourgreatestproblems.

l.Wherewouldyoumostprobablyreadthispassage?

A.Aguidebook.

B.Amovieposter.

C.Apersonalblog（博客）.

D.Asciencemagazine.

2.Whydoesthewriteruseclothbagsinstores?

A.Becausehewantstodosomegoodtotheenvironment.

B.Becausehethinksplasticbagsaremoreexpensive.

C.Becausethereareonlyclothbagsinstores.

0.Becauseallthepeopleuseclothbagsinstores.

3.Whydoesthesmallgroupofflamingosreturntothelake?

A.Becausetheyareverytired.

B.Becausetheycan'tfindfoodinotherplaces.

C.Becausetheydon'tknowwheretogo.

0.Becausetheothersdon'tflyalongwiththem.

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thewriterandhisfamilyneveruseclothbags.

B.FIamingosliketogettogetheringroupsofathousandormore.

C.Browncloudsandpollutedwateraretheonlyproblemswefacetoday.

D.FIamingosnevertraveltootherplaceseveryyear.

S.What'sthewriter/spurposeofwritingthisarticle?

A.Toshowthatthewriterlovestoseethemigrationofflamingos.

B.Tbtellreaderstocontinuetryinganditcanmakeadifference.

C.Tointroduceaspecialkindofflamingostoreaders.

D.Toshowthatthere'remanyproblemsintheworld.

答案以及解析

（一）

答案：1-5BCACD

解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句"Someyoungpeoplegotoothercountriesandwork

asvolunteers."可知一些年轻人去其他国家做志愿者，故选B项。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的butnowhe'slivinginBelize可知，他现在住在伯利兹，故选C

项。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段中的"I'mworkingwithotherpeopleheretosavethecoralreefsin

theseanearBelize."可知他和其他人在努力拯救珊瑚礁，故选A项。

4.细节理解题。根据第三段中的"Thereefsherearebeautiful,butiftheseawaterispolluted

badly,thecoralwilldie."可知，如果海水污染严重，这些珊瑚礁会死掉，故选C项。

5.细节理解题。根据第三段中的"WhenIfinishmywork,Iwanttostayhereforanotherthree

months.IwanttotravelaroundBelizeandCentralAmerica."可知，在完成工作之后，他想在伯利

兹和中美洲旅行，故选D项。

（二）

答案：1-5AACBC

解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的"thishomeschooledstudentfromFloridahashelpedto

protectFlorida'snaturalresources（资源）”可知答案为A。

2.词义猜测题。根据上下文可知MeganSorb。积极保护社区的自然资源和环境，由此可推断,

她说的是“小孩不能投票，但不代表我们不关心。小孩不是医生或者律师，但不代表我们的意

见不重要“。故选A。

3.推理判断题。根据第四段中市长说的话“Welikeyourpassion（热情）forthecommunity”可推

知，市长表扬MeganSorbo是因为她积极为社区做事。故选C。

4.推理判断题。通读全文，特别是最后一段的内容可知,MeganSorb。很可能会同意孩子们应

该为保护环境做点事情。故选B。

5.标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了女孩MeganSorb。积极保护社区自然资源和环境的故事。故

C项最适合作本文的标题。

（三）

答案:1-5DDCCA

解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的"Thousandsofyearsago...Therewerelessthanfour

millionpeople"可知答案为D。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的"newmethodsoffarmingmeanthattherearefewerbirdsand

smallanimalslivinginfieldsthaneverbefore"可知答案为D。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段的描述可知，该段列举的是支持"再野生化"的人的观点，故答案

为C。

4.推理判断题。根据第四段中的"Somepeopleaskifwolveswillattacksheeporevenhuman