阅读理解-2023年中考英语专题练（江苏泰州市）

03：【好题精选】阅读理解6-2023年中考英语专题练（含答

案解析）（江苏泰州市）

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读单选（共o分）

①Anger（生气）oftenmakesusuncomfortable.Seeingyourchild'sangercanbe

especiallyuncomfortable.Inordertoreducethisfeeling,parentswilloftenencourage

childrento“stopcrying”andsaythingslike"It'snothingtocryabout."It'smomentslike

thesethatplanttheseeds（种子）ofunhealthyanger.Ifachildneverseeshisorherparent

expressanger,heorsheshouldneverexpressanger,either.Butifaparentalwaysexpresses

theirangerloudly,thechildmaythinkofangerassomethingthatheisalwaysafraidof.So

weshouldlearnhowtocreatehealthierangerinourkids.

②Thefirstthingyoucandotocreatehealthierangerinyourchildrenistopractice

creatinghealthierangerinyourself.Onceyou'rebetteratexperiencingangerandexpressing

itinahealthyway,you'llbeabletosetagoodexampleforyourkids.

③Stoppingkidsfromexpressingtheirfeelingsiswrong.Youmayfeelbadwhenyou

believeyouarewrong.Whenchildrenexpresstheirfeelingsandaretoldthatit'snothingto

cryabout,theycometoknowthattheythemselvesarebad.

@Weneedtoraisetheminanenvironmentwhereit'ssafetoexpressfeelings.Onceyou

feelmorecomfortablewithyourownanger,youcanteachyourchildrenwhyangerisa

helpfulfeeling.Whenyourkidexpressesanger,helpthemfindoutwhatitisthathasmade

themangry.Whydiditmakethemangry?Howdiditdothat?Then,youcanteachthemthat

（hosefeelingsareneverwrongandourexpressionsofourfeelingsareinourcontrol.

©Angerisnaturalandcommon,anditcanbeexperiencedandexpressedinahealthy

way.

1.From（hefirstparagraph,wecaninfer（推断）.

A.expressingangerloudlyisrightnotwrongB.parentsshouldgetangrywiththeir

children

C.parentshaveagreatinfluenceontheirchildrenD.childrenshouldexpresstheiranger

like（heirparents

2.Parentsshouldbeagoodexampleforchildrenby.

A.stoppingthemfromexpressingB.raising（heminasafeenvironment

C.lettingthemknowtheyarebadorwrongD.expressingtheirownangerinahealthier

way

3.Whatisthestructureofthepassage?

4.Whichof(hefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Parentsshouldcreatehealthierangerinthemselves.

B.Angeroftenmakesusandourchildrenuncomfortable.

C.Howparentsshouldcreatehealthierangerintheirkids.

D.Whatparentsshoulddotohelpcontrolchildren'sanger.

Manyteenagerslikedetectivestories.Theyenjoygoingbehind(hesceneswiththemain

character-adetective.Herearethreeofthemostpopulardetectivestoriesforteens.Which

ofthemdoyouwanttobuy?

NatetheGreat(Book1of26)

NatetheGreathasanewcase!HisfriendAnniehaslostanexpensivepicture.Shewants

Natetohelpherfindit.Natemustgetallthefacts,asktherightquestionsandfindoutthelist

ofsuspects.Jointhegreatdetectiveashesolvesthemystery,willyou?

Paperback(平装书):$5.39E-book:$4.99

>BuyitonAmazon

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EncyclopediaBrown,BoyDetective(Book1of28)

EncyclopediaBrownisIdavilleneighborhood'sten-year-oldstardetective.Hesolves

mysteriesfortheneighborhoodkids.HisdadisthechiefoftheIdavillePoliceStation.Every

night,Encyclopediahelpshimsolvehismostdifficultcases.Therearetencasesineachbook.

NotonlyEncyclopediabutthereadershaveachancetosolvethem.

Paperback:$4.99E-book:$2.80

>BuyitonAmazon

The100-Year-OldSecret:TheSherlockFiles(Book1of4)

XenaandXanderHolmeshavejustfoundthey'rethegreat-great-grandchildrenof

SherlockHolmes.TheyarcgivenSherlock'sunsolvedcasebook.Thetwostarttosolvethe

cases.Cantwo21st-centurykidssucceedwhereSherlockcouldnot?

Paperback:$7.79E-book:$5.67

>BuyilonAmazon

5.InBookIofNatetheGreat,Nate'sfriendAnnieaskshimto.

A.paintapictureB.findalostpictureC.lakeapictureofherD.lookathernew

picture

6.HowmanybooksarethereintheEncyclopediaBrown.BoyDetectiveseriesinall?

A.Four.B.Twenty-six.C.Twenty-eight.D.Ten.

7.Themaincharactcr(s)ofThe100-Year-OldSecret:TheSherlockFilesis/arc.

A.twochildrenB.SherlockHolmesC.ayoungdetectiveD.aboyandhis

father

8.SusanwantstobuyBook1ofEncyclopediaBrown,BoyDetectiveandBook1ofThe

100-Year-OldSeci-et:TheSherlockFiles.Howmuchcanshesaveifshebuysc-booksinstead

ofpaperbacks?

A.$2.12.B.$2.19.C.$4.31.D.$4.91.

AboutaweekafterGlendaandRaphiSavitzwelcomedtheirdaughterSamanthatothe

world,theylearnedthatshewasdeaf."Weknewrightawaythatwehadtostartlearning

AmericanSignLanguage,Glendasays.

Whatthenewparentsdidn'lknowwasthattheirneighborsinNewton,Mass,would

decidetheyneededtostartlearningsignlanguage,too.

TheSavitzeshadmovedtotheirneighborhood-acommunityofabout100houses,ona

peninsula（半岛）intheCharlesRiver—justthreemonthsearlier.It'saplacewheremost

familieshavelivedformanyyears.Whentlicymovedin,Glendasaysaneighborstoppedby

tosendhimadirectory（电话号码簿）ofeveryonewholivedintheneighborhood.Shesays

theirnext-doorneighborscalledthemselves“newcomers”tothearea—andtheyhadbeen

therefbr17years,"itmakesyouthinkthatthisisaplacepeopledon'twanttoleave,^^Glenda

says.

WhenyoungSamanthawasoutandaboutwithherparents,neighborslikeJillMcNeil

weresadthattheycouldn'ttalktoher.SoonMcNeilwiththreeotherneighborsquietly

attendedlocaladulteducationclassesinAmericanSignLanguage.TaskedourteacherRhys

McGovernifhewouldcomehereandteachmoreneighbors,McNeilexplains."Sothat's

howitstarted."20neighborsimmediatelywenttotheclass.

Theclasseshavebeensopopular（hat（herearenowtwoofferings,on（wodifferent

weeknights,bringingthenumberofneighborslearningthelanguagetoabout40.Manyofthe

studentsareolderneighbors.Buttherearealsoyoungerparents,andtwoschool-agegirls.

Asaresultofthatneighborlyeffort,Samantha,now3,moveseasilyaroundthe

neighborhood.amazingthatthey'resigningtoher,"saysRaphi.t4Wc,rcjustsothankfill

thatwe'relivingaroundthesewonderfulpeople,Mhesays.

Andthey'renottheonlyoneswhosayIhey'rethankful.uWearereallyenjoyingthe

wholeprocess,notonlythelearningofAmericanSignLanguage,butthelearningtogether,,,

saysMeNeil."It'smadeourneighborhoodacloserplace/'

9.WhatdidGlendathinkofthenewcommunityatfirst?

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A.It'sgivingspecialattentiontoeducation.B.It，smainlymadeupofnewcomers.

C.Il'sacommunitywheresignlanguageisused.D.It'sattractivetothepeopleliving

there.

10.Whostartedtheprogramoflearningsignlanguageintheneighborhood?

A.JillMcNeil.B.RaphiSavitz.C.GlendaSavitz.D.Rhys

McGovem.

11.WhydidtheneighborgiveGlendathedirectory?

A.Toaskforherfamily'sinformation.B.Toshowthehistoryofthencighborhoad.

C.Tohelpherfamilyknowneighborsbetter,D.Tocontinueatraditioninthe

neighborhood.

12.Whatcanwesayabout（heclass?

A.Itneedsoldneighbors'support.B.Itisdifficultformostneighbors.

C.Itispopularamongtheneighbors.D.Itmainlyattractsyoungerstudents.

13.WhatdidlearningAmericanSignLanguagebringtotheneighborhoodaccordingto

McNeil?

A.Betterlivingconditions.B.Strongertiesamongneighbors.

C.Anopenmindlodeafpeople.D.Anincreaseinlearningnewskills.

Takeasclfic（自拍）inspace

ThankstotheNASASelfiesapp,wecantakeourownselfiesinspace.

Youfirsttakeapicturewithyourphone.Theappsticksycurpicture

insidethehelmet（头盔）ofanastronaut.Youcanthenchoosea

background.Tada!Youcanpretend（假装）tobeanastronaut.

Dietofashark

Doallsharkseatmeat?Thismaynotbethecaseforthebonnethead

shark（窄头双髻鲨）.AccordingtostudiesfromtheUniversityof

California,thiskindofsharkalsocatsscagrass.Sixtypercentoftheir

dailydietismadeupofplants.Theycandigest（消化）theseagrass

withoutanyproblems.

Hotandhungryinsects

■

Globalwanningishavingmanysideeffects（鬲”乍用）."Itiseven

causinginsectstoeatmorecrops/'theAtlanticreported.Higher

temperaturescanincreasetheinsects'metabolism（新陈代谢）.This

makesthemeatmoreandalsobreed（繁殖）morequickly.

▲

Learningmusiccanimprovechildren'slanguageskills,accordingto

scientistsfromMIT.Childrenwholearnamusicalinstrument,

especiallypiano,aremoresensitive（敏感的）【odifferem（ones（音调）.

Thishelpsthemlearnwordsbetter.

14.HowcantheNASAapphelpyoutakeaselfieinspace?A.1（sendsyourpictureto

spacecraft.B.Itallowsyoutoboardaspacecraft.

C.Ithasaspecialhelmetforyoutowear.D.Itputsyourphotoinanastronaut's

helmet.

15.Whatdoesthebonncthcadsharkmainlycat?

A.Meat.B.Plants.C.Insects.D.Seabirds.

16.Whatisoneofthesideeffectsofglobalwarming?

A.Insectsareeatingmorecrops.B.Insectsarebreedingmoreslowly.

C.Insects'bodytemperatureisincreasing.D.Ourmetabolismisspeedingup.

17.Whatshouldgointheblank▲?

A.DifferentlanguageskillsB.Thepowerofmusic

C.ChoosethebestinstrumentD.Besensitivetomusic

Therewasonceaverywisemanwholivedinancienttimes.Hewaselderlyand

educated.

Onedaywhileonawalk,herealizedthathisshoeswerestartingtowearout.Heknew

hehadtobuyanewpair.Buthedidn'twanttobuythewrongshoes.Hegatheredsomebooks

andspentalotoftimereadingabouthowtoknowifapairofshoesfitsproperly.

Followingthebooks5instructions,themantookastickandmeasuredhisfeetwithit.He

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thenwenttothemarket.However,heleftthestickathome,whichwasfarawayfrom(he

shop.

Bythetimethemanreturnedtothemarket,theshopwasclosed.Andbythatpoint,his

shoeswerecompletelywornout,sohehadtoreturnhomebarefoot.

Thenextmorning,hewalkedbacktothemarketwithbarefeet,buttheshoesthathehad

chosenthedaybeforehadbeensold.Thewisemanexplainedwhathadhappenedtothe

shopkeeper,whoaskedJ'Whydidn'tyoubuytheshoesyesterday?^^

Thewisemanreplied,"BecauseIforgotthestickthatIhadusedtomeasuremyfeet

backhome.Andyouhavetohavethecorrectmeasurementsofyourfeetbeforeyoucanbuy

shoes.Ididn'twanttobuythewrongsize.”

Evenmoreconfiiscd,theshopkeeperasked,uButyourfeetarcalwayswithyou.Why

didn'tyoujusttrytheshoeson?”

Thewisemansaid,“Allthebookssayshoesmustbeboughtwiththeexactsame

measurementsoftheshoesyoualreadyown.”

Laughing,theshopownerreplied,tlYoudon'tneedadvicefrombookstobuyshoes.You

justneedtohaveyourfeet,somemoney,andsomecommonsensenottocomplicate(使复杂

化)things.”

18.Howdidthemanpreparetobuyshoes?

A.Hereadlotsofbooksaboutmakingshoes.B.Heusedasticktomeasurehisfeet.

C.Hemeasuredhisworn-outshoes.D.Heaskedtheshopkeeperforadvice.

19.Whydidn'tthemanbuyshoesthesecondtimehewenttothemarket?

A.Becausehedidn'tknowhismeasurements.B.Becausetheshoestorewasalready

closed.

C.Becauseheforgot(olakehisstickalong,D.Becausetheshoeshewantedweresold

out.

20.Whatwasthemanlike?

A.Hewasoldandpoor.B.Hewasarealwiseman.

C.Hewasnotwcll-cducatcd.D.Hehadlittlelifeexperience.

21.Whatdoesthestoryteachus?

A.Bookstellyoueverythingyouneed.

B.It'snecessarytogetmoreeducation.

C.Commonsensecanbenecessaryforyouinyourdailylife.

D.Dealwithcomplicated（复杂的）ihingsinasimpleway.

Mr.Smithisalready88yearsold.Heusedtosellice-creaminNewYork.Lastmonth,

hisdaughterdiedandlefthimwithtwograndchildren.Hehadtolookafterthem.

“Whatshouldwedo?Wehavetomakemoney,"Mr.Smithsaidtohiswife.Thenhe

decidedtosellice-creamagain.Hegotupearlyeverymorningandworkeduntilmidnight.

Steveisareporter.Heoftenboughtice-creamfromMr.Smith.Soonhelearnedabout

hisstory.Hewantedtohelptheoldman,sohepostedaphotoonline.LotsofpeoplereadMr.

Smith'sstoryandcametobuyice-cream.Thatwasnotenough.Stevestartedtoraisemoney

forMr.Smith.HeplannedtoraiseS3,000,butinfact,hegotmoreihan$201,000.

NowMr.Smithisrich.Hedoesn'tneedtomakemoney.ButhesaysJTmreally

thankfultoSteveandotherkindpeoplefbrhelpingme.Iwanttohelpothers,too."Hekeeps

onsellingice-cream.Hegivesice-crcamtokidsfbrfree.Healsogiveshismoneytopoor

families.

Justasthesayinggoes,“Wemakealivingbywhatweget,butwemakealifebywha:

wegive?'Trytohelp,andyouwillfeeldifferent.

22.Mr.Smithbegantosellicc-crcamagainat88because.

A.helovedsellingice-creamB.hiswifewasseriouslyill

C.hehadtosupport（供养）hisgrandchildrenD.hisgrandchildrenlovedice-cream

23.PeoplelearnedaboutwhathappenedtoMr.Smith.

A.ontheInternetB.fromanewspaper

C.ontheradioD.fromaTVreport

24.Accordingtothestory,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Stevemadealotofmoney.B.Mr.Smithusedallthemoneyonhimself.

C.Steveraised$3,000fbrMr.Smith.D.Mr.Smithisstillsellingice-cream.

25.Whalis（hestorymainlyabout?

A.Agrandfatherwhoraisedmoney.B.Ancldmanwhotouchedourhearts.

C.Areporterthatmadeadifference.D.Aprogramthathelpedsavepeople.

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©Afterwinningthebidtohostthe2022WinterOlympics,Chinahasbeentidinghard

toholdahigh-techWinterGames.Now,astheGamesarecomingnearer,viewerscanlearn

howinnovativetechnologiesarebeingused,especiallyinbuildingvenues（体育比赛场馆）.

②Forexample,howtheNationalAquaticsCenter,alsoknownasthe“WaterCube（立

方）”,wasturnedintothe"IceCube".The"WaterCube"wasbuilttohostaquatic（水上运动

的）eventsfortheBeijing2008SummerOlympicGames.Now,thestadiumwillalsohostthe

curling（冰壶）eventsfortheBeijing2022WinterGames.

③Themainchangeistoturntheswimmingpoolintoafour-lanecurlingrink（冰场）.

AccordingtoXinhua,thetransformation（转变）willbecompletedbyusinga

quick-disassembly（快速拆卸）system.Simplyput,thewaterwillbedrained（抽干）fromthe

poolandthenaconvertibleframe（可移动的支架）willbebuiltandputinside.Theframeis

madeupof2,600H-shapedsteelcolumns（钢柱）andhasaheightofthreemetersandalength

oftwometers,ChinaNewsServicereported.

®SuchtransformatianisanexampleofChina'smission（使命）toholda“GreenGames”

byusingsustainable（可持续的）［echnologyforiisOlympicsvenues.

©AnothermajortechnologycanbeseenattheNationalSpeedSkatingOval（NSSO）.

Thestadiumisalsoknownasthe“IceRibbon（幺£带）”.Itistheonlynewly-builticespots

venuefortheGaines.

©Traditionally,freon（氟利昂），whichisharmfultotheenvironment,wasusedinthe

ice-makingprocess.ButNSSOusesanenvironmentallyfriendlytechnologywhichuses

carbondioxideCCO?）tomakeice.For"IceRibbon''withanicesurfaceareaof12,000square

meters,theeffectofusing（henewtechnologyinreducingcarbonemissions（排放）isthe

sameasplantingover1.2milliontrees,People'sDailyreported.Thenewtechnologywill

alsobeusedinotherstadiumsincludingtheCapitalIndoorStadiumandWukesongSports

Center.

⑦“Wesincerelywishthatallathletescanachievegoodresultsatthehigh-techvenues

duringtheGames,“YuHong,headofthetechnicaldepartmentoftheBeijing2022

OrganizingCommittee,toldXinhua.

26.Howmanystadiumsarementionedinthisarticle?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

27.Theunderlinedword“innovative“inParagraph1means.

A.革新的B.流行的C.想象的D.科幻的

28.Whateventwasprobablyheldin“WaterCube”in2008?

A.Tabletennis.B.Diving.C.Curling.D.Volleyball.

29.AccordingtoParagraph6.carbondioxideisusedintheice-makingprocessinsteadof

freonbecause________.

A.itisharmfultotheenvironmentB.itheipsplant1.2milliontrees

C.itreducescarbonemissionD.itisalsousedinothericestadiums

30.Thestructureofthepassagemaybe_____

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Asweallknow,ifapersonisn'tingoodhealth,heorshecan'tstudyorworkwell,or

livecomfortably.Stayinghealthyisoneofthemostimportantgoalsineveryone'slife.

Duringthepasttwoyears,theCOVID-19pandemic（流行病），especially（heworrying

newvariant-Omicron（奥密克戎），hasledmanypeopletopaymoreattentiontotheirhealth.

Exercisingisanexcellentwaytokeephealthy.Sowhatarethemostpopularactivities?What

aredifferentpeople'sfavourites?Andwhataresomefactors（因素）holdingpeoplebackfrom

physicalfitness?Here'stheresultofarecentsurveyonpeople'sexercise.

Top6popularVVhafsstopping

Differentfavourites

activitiespeoplefromexercise

Bomafter2000Bornin1990s

Noprofessional（专业的）

绘¥

ytraining42.9%S"•

Notime33.2%

Running57.3%BallgamesYoga

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Walking51.5%

Bornin1980sBornin1970s

Cycling36.6%

PlayingballNotexercisefacilities（设

games25.8%献施）23.9%

Swimming25.0%

SwimmingWalking

Hiking21.6%心

31.Accordingtothesurvey,whatisthemostpopularactivity?A.Hiking.B.Cycling.

C.Running.D.Swimming.

32.Whatkindofactivitymaya15-year-oldstudentprobablylikebest?

A.Ballgames.B.Swimming.C.Walking.D.Yoga.

33.If1,000peopletookpartinthesurvey,howmanypeoplewouldthink"Notime“isthe

mainfactorinstoppingthemfromexercise?

A.429.B.664.C.332.D.239.

34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Youngpeoplebornin1980slikeYogamost.

B.Playingballgamesislesspopularthanswimming.

C.Mostpeoplethinktheydon'texercisebecauseofnofacilities.

D.Thesuneyisbasedonthreequestionsaboutpeople'sexercise.

Closeyoureyesandpictureascientist.Doesanimageofamanshowupinyourmind?

Itishardtoignorethateveninthe21stcentury,the''scientistequalsmale”

stereotype（成见）isstillthere.Inthescienceworld,women'svoicesareoftenunheard.

AccordingtoUNESCO,only35percentofglobalSTEM（science,technology,

engineeringandinathcnKtics）studentsinhighereducationarcwomen.Inpursuingscience

andtechnologycareers,womenaremorelikelytobetreatedunfairlybecauseoftheir

motherhoodandskincolor,notedTeenVogue.

InNovember,atthe4thWorldLaureatesForum（世界顶尖科学家论坛）heldin

Shanghai,someoftheworld'stopfemalescientistsannouncedaninitiative（倡议），

encouraginginstitutionsaround（heworldtopromotegenderequalily（性别平等）inSTEM

areas.

“Rolemodelsofwomenscientistsneedtobebetterrepresentedonimportant

internationalstagesandallowtheirvoicestobeheardasawaytoencourageyouths,“Lenore

Blum,afemalescientistfromtheUS,saidattheforum.

InDecember,TalkWithLuJian,aChineseTVshow,launchedascriesofprograms

underthetitleofShePowerinTech.TheshowinterviewedChinesefemalescientists,

includinggeneticist（遗传学家）FuQiaomeiattheChineseAcademyofSciences,LiiZhi,a

professoroflifesciencesatPekingUniversity,andRongYi,achiefdesigneroftheLong

March2Frocket.

“Thesefemalescientistsshareastrongpassionforscience,“saidLuJian,theTVshow's

host.4*Theyaremakingapathway（通道）forthenextwomenscientists.^

Actionsshouldalsobetakentocreateabetterenvironmentforwomenworkinginthe

fieldofscienceandtechnology,notedScienceandTechnologyDaily.Forexample,they

shouldbegivenmoreresources,joinindecision-makingandgainsupportfortheirresearch

duringmaternity（生育）.

35.AccordingtoUNESCO,thenumberofwomenwhostudySTEMisthenumber

ofmen.

A.equaltoB.farmorethanC.muchlessthanD.closeto

36.LenoreBlumthinksthat.

A.morefemalescientistsshouldfinddifferentjobsB.womenscientistsaregoodrole

models

C.scientistsshouldbeknownbymorepeopleD.womenarcgoodatstudyingscience

37.ShePowerinTechisaprogramthat.

A.sharesstoriesofwomenscientistsB.leachesbasicscientificknowledge

C.picksupfuturewomenscientistsD.spreadsthelatestscientificdevelopments

38.Whatproblemsarefemalescientistsfacingnow?

a.Havingfewerresourcesthanmalescientists.b.Bearingnohardshipscomparedwithmales.

c.Lackingopportunitiestomakedecisions,d.Beingunabletoworkwhilehavingababy.

A.abcB.abdC.acdD.bed

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Abagof,wind神奇的自制“风袋”。

Youcanmovemoreairthanyoumight

thinkjustbyblowingwithyourlungs（肺）.

closed.Leaveopenasmall

holeforclotheshangerto

gothrough.

2Askhelpertoholdbottomofbag,andsee

ifyoucanblowthroughthesmallhole

andfillthebagfullofairwithonebreath.

3Pressair

outofbag.

Askhelpertohold

bottomofbagagain,

andblowairinto

thesmallholewhile

keepingmouthabout

25cmfromthehole.

Whathappened?

Thesecondtime,youwereabletoblewa

largeamountofairintothebag.

Thestreamofair

流）youblewintothebag

thesecondtimecreateda

partialvacuum（半真空）as

itenteredthebag.

Thatpulledin（拽入）alotofsurroundingair

withit.fillingupthebag.

SOURCE:TNS

39.Theexperimentshows.

A.howtoholdourbreathforalongertimeB.howtomovemoreair

C.thetheoryofvacuumsD.howourlungswork

40.Whatdoweneedtomakeabagofwind?

A.Tape,aclotheshangerandasmallplasticbag.

B.Tape,aclotheshangerandalargeplasticbag.

C.Tape,ahelperandalargeplasticdrycleaner'sbag.

D.Tape,aclotheshangerandlargeplasticdrycleaner'sbag.

41.Toblowmoreairintothewindbag,wcneedto.

A.blowcloselytotheholeB.blo\^25cmawayfromthehole

C.blow25secondsinto（heholdD.blowwithonelongbreath

42.Moreairwentintothewindbag（hesecondtimebecause.

A.airwentintothebagbyitselfwhilenoairwasinit

B.thepeoplewhoblowheldalongerbreath

C.surroundingairwaspulledinthebagwhileblowing

D.airinsidethebagwasblownoutofthebag

43.Whocanblowmoreairinto（hebag?

cm）

Governmentsaroundtheworldarepushingforanendtoplasticstraws（吸管）andbags.

Moreandmorebusinessesarcswitching（转换）topaperproductsasanalternative（可供选

择的事物）.Paperisconsideredbymanytobebetterthanplastic.However,itisharmfulto

（heenvironment,too.

Firstly,paperbagsandstrawsaremadefromtrees.Trees,asyouknow,canreduce

carbondioxidelevelsintheatmosphere（大气）.Theycanslowdownclimatechange.An

increaseintheuseofpaperbagscancausemoredeforestation（毁林）.

Secondly,theproductionofpaperthingsrequiresmoreenergyandwater.About10

percentmoreenergyandfourtimesasmuchwaterisusedtoproduceapaperbagthana

plasticone.Youmightsaythatwecanuserecycledpapertosavethatenergyandwater.This

seemstobeagoodidea.However,i（takesevenmoreenergyandwatertogothroughthe

recyclingprocess（过程）thantomakeanewpaperbag.Productsmadefromrecycledpaper

arealsooftenshort-lived.

Furthermore,paperproductsareheavierthanplasticones.Thatmeanstheyrequiremore

fueltotransport.Seventrucksareneededtotransporttwomillionpaperbags,whileonlyone

truckisneededtotransportthesamenumberofplasticbags.Theincreasedweightalsoleads

toalargeramountofwasteoncethebagsarethrownaway.

Paperproductsareactuallyalose-loseforboththeenvironmentandbusinesses.They

aremoreexpensivethanplasticproducts.Apaperstrawcostsabout5to12cents,whilea

plasticoneusuallycostsonlyabout2cents.Themostenvironment-friendlysolution（解决办

法）istoavoidsingle-usethingsaltogether.Productslikeglasswaterbottles