徐州专版2020中考英语复习方案第03篇任务型阅读03种子地窖+诺贝尔奖试题

PAGEPAGE3任务型阅读(三)种子地窖+诺贝尔奖A[2019·内江]TheSeedVault(种子地窖)Alotofcountriesneeddifferentkindsofseedssothattheycanplantthemagain.Thereisanimportantreasonforthis.Sometimesplantscan'tgrowinacountrybecauseofbadweatherordisease,sofarmersneednewseeds.Youcankeepseedsina“seedvault”.It'saplaceataspecialtemperature.Theseedsdon'tgrow,buttheycanliveforalongtime.Norwayhasthebiggestseedvaultintheworld—theSvalbardGlobalSeedVault—andithasseedsfromalotofdifferentcountries.ThevaultisontheislandofSpitsbergen.TheislandisaboutonethousandkilometersfromtheNorthPole.It'saverycoldplacesoit'sgoodforseeds.Abovetheground,thedoorwayissmall,butinside,thebuildingishuge.Youwalkdownalongcorridor(走廊),whichisonehundredandthirtymetersinsideamountain.Attheendofit,therearethreelargeareaswithseeds.Thereareabouthalfamillionkindsofseedsinsidethevault.Forexample,therearekindsofseedsforricefromAsiaandAfrica,32kindsofseedsforpotatoesfromIrelandandseedsfordifferenttomatoesfromtheUSA.Theseedvaulthasspaceforalotmoreseeds.Youcanputabout2.2billion(十亿)seedsinside.Theseedscanlivehereforthousandsofyearsbecauseofthecoldtemperatureof-18℃.So,inthefuture,humanscangrowanyseedtheywant.Inotherwords,theseedvaultisthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.1.Whycan'tplantsgrowinacountry?2.Whereisthebiggestseedvaultintheworld?3.HowfaristheSvalbardGlobalSeedVaultfromtheNorthPole?4.Howmanyseedscanbeputintheseedvault?5.Whatplaceisaseedvault?(within12words)B[2019·泰州模拟改编]TheNobelPrizesareamongthemostimportantandinternationalprizesintheworld.Theprizesaregiventoencouragegreatdiscoveriesorspecialachievements.Thefieldscoverphysics,chemistry,medicineorphysiology(医学或生理学),literature,worldpeaceandeconomics(经济学).Theprizeswerefirstgivenoutin1901.Andsincethenithasbeenpresentedalmosteveryyear.Theeconomicsprizesbeganonlyin1969.Thewinnersreceivealargesumofmoney,amedalandacertificate(证书).Theyareadmiredandrespectedfortheirhardworkandtheachievementstheyhavemade.TheprizeswerecreatedbyaSwedishchemistcalledAlfredNobel.Nobeldevotedmuchofhislifetoworkingwithexplosives(炸药).In1864,hisyoungerbrotherandseveralotherpeoplewerekilledinanexperiment.Afterhisbrother'sdeath,Nobeldecidedtodiscoverawayofmakingexplosivessafertouse.Whenhediedin1896,heleftaboutUS$9million.Inhiswill(遗嘱),Nobelsaidthemoneyandtheprizeshouldbegiventopeoplewhohadcontributedalotformankindeachyear,nomatterwhichcountrytheywerefrom.MarieCuriewontheprizetwice.Itmakesherstilloneofthemostfamouswinnerstoday.Shewasalsothefirstwomanwinner.Oneoftheotherwomentowinaprizewasherdaughter,whowontheprizeforchemistryin1935.1.HowmanyNobelPrizesaregivenouteachyear?2.WhocanwinaNobelPrize?3.WhichNobelPrizewasnotgivenoutin1901?4.HowdidNobel'sbrotherdie?5.WhyisMarieCuriestilloneofthemostfamouswinners?【参考答案】A1.Becauseofbadweatherordisease.2.InNorway.3.Aboutonethousandkilometers.4.About2.2billion.5.Aplacewhereseedsdon'tgrow,butcan