九年级英语任务型阅读（含答案解析）

九年级英语任务型阅读

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、任务型阅读

Whenwethinkofniorey,wethinkofcoinsandpaperbills.Thatiswhatmoneyistoday.But

inthepastpeopleusedmanythingsinsteadofmoney.Somecountriesusedcows.Othercountries

usedsalt,tobaccoorstones.Today（herearestillsomeplacesintheworldthatdonotusepaper

money.OneplaceistheislandofYapinthePacificOcean.

OntheislandofYap,peopleusetheheaviestmoneyintheworld—Yapstones.Theseare

round,whitestoneswithaholeinthemiddle.Theydonotoriginate（起源）fYomtheisland.The

Yapmenhavetogototheislandsfourhundredmilesawaytogetthem.Bigstonescanbetwelve

feethighasbigastwotallmen.Smallstonesareasbigasadinnerplate.

RichpeopledonotcarrytheYapstones.Servantsfollowtherich.Eachservantcarriesa

stoneoralongslickoverhisshoulder.Todaythepeopleontheislandusepapermoneyfor

everydayshopping.ButforotherthingstheystillpreferYapstones.

I.Whatismoneytoday?

2.Whatdidpeopleuseinsteadofmoneyintheworldinthepast?

3.WheredopeopleontheislandofYapgetYapstones?

4.WhatdoYapstoneslooklike?

5.WlialdullicYapmenbuywilliYapsluncsloday?

Acountrycannotlivewithoutyoungpeople,andyoungpeoplecannotlivewithout

avakening.

—LiDazhao

1hisyear,theCommunistYouthLeagueoiChina,orCYLC（中国共青团）isturning100

yearsold.In1922,theYouthLeaguehelditsfirstNationalCongress（全国代表大会）in

Guangzhou,whichmarkeditsbirth.25membersattendedthemeeting,representing5,000others

fromacrossthecountry.BecauseoftheirbeliefinMarxism（马克思主义）,theystartedthe

meetingonMay5-thebirthdayofKarlMarx.Thereafter,theorganizationchangeditsnameto

theCommunistYouthLeagueofChinain1925.

AsapioneerofChina'syouthmovement,theCYLCnowhasmorethan73.7million

membersnationwideaged14to28,andabout43.8millionofitsmembersarestudents.Young

peoplearcthefutureandhopeofacountryandtheCYLCalwaysunits（团结），organizesand

servesyoungpeople,encouragingthemtoworkfbrChina'sdevelopment.

LiuLijia,aseniorundergraduatestudentatBeijingNormalUniversity,saidthatasaYouth

Leaguemember,sheisalwaysgratefultothePartyandtheYouthLeagueforassistingher

development.Shehassigneduptobecomeavolunteerteacherinthecountry'swesternregions（地

区）.

“IwanttousewhatIhavelearnedattheuniversity,gotoplaceswhereIamneededthemost,

anddevotemyselftobridgingtheeducationalgapbetweendifferentregions,“Liusaid.

回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。

6.WhenwastheCYLCborn?

7.WhydidthefirstCYLCmembersstartthemeetingonKarlMarx'sbirthday?

8.HowmanyCYLCmembersarcstudentsnow?

9.WhatdoestheCYLCencourageyoungpeopletodo?

10.WhatdoyouthinkofLiuLijia?

Lastnight,anamazingthinghappenedtoDaisy.Shewasinthebathroomofherflat.Asusual,

Daisywasbrushingherteethandreadytogotobed.Thetapwason.Waterwascomingintosink.

44Turnthattapott；”avoicesaidloudly.Daisylookedaround,butsawnoone."Turnthattap

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off.You'rewastingwater,“ihevoicesoundedagain.

4*Who...Whoareyou?""I'mwater.It'snoteasyfbrmetogethere.DoyouknowwhereI'm

from?”

“Fromthetap,ofcourse/'saidDaisy.

“Yes,yes,butbeforethat?”thevoicesaid."24daysago,IwasinacloudinJiangxi,enjoying

thesightscomfortably.ThentheclouddroppedmeintoastreamandIrandownthemountaininto

（heYangtzeRiver.1（carriedmetoalake.Istayedthereforafewdays,andthenItravelledalong

wayandranintotheHuangpuRiver.Thenitwastimetogetcleanedup.”

.“Cleanedup?”Daisywassuiprised.

“Yes.Iwasdirtyaftermyjourneysotheytookmetoawaterfactory.Theygavemea

cleaningandaddedafewchemicals（化学品）tome.ThenItravelledinthepipesunderthestress.

Iwaitedthereuntilyoucalledme.andhereIam”

Daisysaid,“Sothisistheendofyourjoumey.^^

“No.Whenyouhavefinishedwithme,I,llgotoasewageplant（污水处理厂）.Thenthey

willpourmeintotheriverandI'llbebackintheseaagain.”

“Again?”

“Yes.That'swhereIcamefrominthefirstplace.Remembernottowastemeormakeme

dangerouslydirty.I'mpreciouslikegold.Secyou.”

“Waitaminute.Whatdoyoumeanbythat?^^Buttherewasnoanswer.Thewaterlet.

根据上面短文内容，回答下列问题（每小题答案不超过6个单词）

11.Howlongdidthewaterspendfromacloudtothetap?

12.Whocarriedthewaterintothelake?

13.Howdidthewaterfactorycleanwater?

14.Wheredidthewatercomefromfirst?

15.Whatcanyoulearnfromwha（（hewalersaid?

20.WhatdoyouthinkofAnvitha?（请自拟一句话作答）

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

IfyouvisitsomevillagesintheEnglishcountryside,youmightbeluckytosecMorris

dancing.Peoplearenotsurehowoldthiskindofdancingis.Somethinkitstarted2,000yearsago,

butmostagreethatMorrisdancingisprobablyaboutfivecenturiesold.

Manyagree（hatitcelebratestraditionalEnglishfarmlifeonholidays.Morrisdancerswear

traditionalclothes.Usuallythisisawhiteshirt,abrightjacket,ahatandsmallbellscalled'jingle

bells''.TherearedifferentstylesofMorrisdancingfromdifferentplacesaroundEngland.

InCotswoldMoriis,thedancersusuallycarrywhitehandkerchiefs（手绢）andsticks,which

theyhitastheydance.EachdancehassixmendancersinCotswoldstyle,withamusicianwho

playsapipe（管乐器）oraviolin.

MorrisdancingstylesfromthenorthofEnglandoftenuseswords（佥I］）insteadofsticksand

dancerscanlookalittlelikesoldiers,whichisdifferentfromsouthernstyles.Itiscommoninthis

styleformenandwomentodancetogether.BorderMorriscomesfromthewestofEngland,near

theborderwithWales.Dancersinthisstyleusuallywearnormalclotheswithpiecesofcolorful

paper,andsometimestheyputblackpaintontheirfaces.

MorrisdancingisanoldEnglishtraditionbutit'sfacingabigcrisis（危机）.Astheyearsgoby,

fewerandfeweryoungpeoplejoinMorrisdancinggroups.Topassdown（hetradition,（he

governmentcallsformoreyoungpeopletodosomethinglochange（hesituation.

21.WherecanyouseeMorrisdancing?

22.HowmanydancersarethereineachCotswoldstyledance?

23.Dodancersuseswordsinsouthernstyles?

24.WhatdodancersinBorderMorrisstylewear?

25.Whydoesthegovernmentaskyoungpeopletodosomethingtochangethesituation?

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，何答下列问题。

TheChongyangFestivalisoneofthetraditionalChineseFestivals.Itfallsontheninthdayof

theninthlunarmonthanditisspeciallycelebratedfortheold.Onthatday,peopleshowtheirlove

andrespectfortheold,wishingthemgoodhealthandalonglife.

Themeaningofthefestival

TheChongyangFestivalisalsocalledtheDoubleNinthFestival.Asboththemonthand（he

dayarenine,itgotthisname.Amongthenumbersfromzerotonine,nineisthehighestodd

number（奇数）.InChina,thecharacter“nine"hasthesamepronunciationastheword“fbrever”,

meaninglonglife.Peoplebelievethattwo“ninlhs”meetingtogetherstandfbr（代表）alonglife.

Thefestivalhasahistoryofover2,000years.DuringtheWarringStatesPeriod（战国）,

therewastheChongyangFestival.Butitwasonlycelebratedinthepalace.FromtheHanDynasty

（朝代），itbegantobepopularamongthecommonpeople.ThenameoftheChongyangFestival

firstappearedintheThreeKingdomsPeriod.DuringtheJinDynasty,therewerecustomsof

enjoyingchrysanthemum（菊花）anddrinkingwinesontheday.Itwasnotofficiallysetasa

festivaluntiltheTangDynasty.Sincethen,allthepeoplehavespentthefestivalwithallkindsof

activities.InihcMingandQingDynasties,peopleinthepalaceall<ilcHowercakestocelebrate.

Thekingclimbedthemountainonthedayaswell.In1989,rheChinesegovernmentsetthedayas

theSeniors'Day.

Thecelebrationsonthefestival

PeopleinChinacelebratetheChongyangFestivalindifferentways.Somepopularonesare

asfollows.

AsSeptemberhastheclearskyandfreshair,itisaverygoodtimetoclimbthemountain.

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Therewillbeahappysenseofexcitementbyclimbingthemountaininthisseason.Also,itis

goodforhealth.

PeopleenjoychiysanthemumontheChongyangFestivalastheflowermeanslonglife.And

drinkingchrysanthemumwineisseenasawaytoavoidbadthings.

WearingZhuyuisalsoatraditiontoavoidbadthingsastheplanthasaspecialsmellthatcan

repel（驱逐）insectsandkeepoutthecold.

EatingChongyangcakesisanothertraditiononthefestival.1（isespeciallypopularin

southernChina.Thecakewithninelayers（层）withtwosheeponitisusuallythebest.Twosheep

meanChongyangandninelayersshowpeoplecoulddowellineverything.

26.Whenis（heChongyangFestival?

27.WhyistheChongyangFestivalalsocalledtheDoubleNinthFestival?

28.Whatcanbeputinthe?

29.Whatdopeopledotoavoidbadthingsaccordingtothepassage?

30.WhatdoyouthinkoftheChongyangFestival?Why?

请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完

整。

Tobesuccessfulatschoolmattersalotforstudents.However,somestudentshave（roublein

gettinggoodgrades.Areyouoneofthem?Ifso,herearesometipsforyou.

Manageyouilimeinawiseway.

Makesureyoufinishtheworkthatneedstobedoneintime.Leavingittillthenextmorning

canmakethingschaotic（混乱的）.WhenIwasastudentatRiverSchool,myEnglishteacherMr.

Brownneverallowedustoleaveourhomeworktillthenextmorning.

Besuccessfulintheclassroom.

Thismeansmanythings.Cometoclasseverydayonlime.Listentoyourteacherscarefully

inclassandtakepartinclassactivitiesactively.Ityouhaveanyquestions,besuretoaskyour

teachersforhelp.

Takegoodnotes.

Whileyouaretakingnoles,youneedtolearntorecognize（辨另U）importantinfonnalion.

Forexample,iftheteacherhastakenthetimetorepeatsomething,orwriteitonthe

blackboard,itwillprobablybeimportantlater,perhapsonatestofsomekind.However,you

don'tneedtowritedowneverythingtheteachersays.

31.What,stheresultofleavingtheworktillthenextmorning?

32.WhowasTony'sEnglishteacher?

33.Whatdoyouneedtodowhenyouhavequestions?

34.Howdoyoulearntotakegoodnotes?

35.Howmanysuggestionsarementionedinthepassage?

Asastudent,Iwasmostafraidtoanswerquestionsinclass,andIfoundthatthestudents

aroundwerejustlikeme.Atthebeginningofeachclass,whentheteacheraskedaquestion,I

alwaysloweredmyheadbecauseIwasafraidtheteachersawme.

Oneday,inaforeignlanguageclass,Mr.Blackgaveusalesson.Hewantedustobeactivein

class,soheaskedussomequestions,butnooneanswered."Letmetellyouastoryfirst,“hesaid.

“WhenIcametotheUnitedStatestostudy,theuniversityofteninvitedfamouspeopleto

makespeeches.Beforethebeginningofeveryspcccli,Ifoundaninlcrcslingtiling.Tlicstudents

aroundmealwaystookacardboardfolded（折叠的）inhalf,wrotetheirnamesinbold（黑体）with

themosteye-catching（弓|人注目的）color,andthenplacedthecardboardontheseat.Sowhenthe

speakerneededtheanswersfromthestudents,hecouldseeitandcallalistener'snamedirectly.^^

Tcouldn'tunderstandthat.Myclassmatetokimethespeakerswerealltoppeople,who

meantchances.Whenyouranswerwastohissurprise,itmeanthemightgiveyoumorechances,

intact,1reallysawatewstudentsgotgreatchancesbecauseotthat.”

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Afterlisteningtothestory,Iunderstoodthatthechancewillnotfindyouitself.Youmust

showyourselfallthetimesothatyoucanfindachanceonthecard.

36.Whydidthewriterlowerhishead?(Nomorethan8words)

37.WhatdidMr.Blackwantthestudentstodoinhisclass?(Nomorethan3words)

38.Howdidthespeakergettoknowthestudents'names?(Nomorethan5words)

39.Whenmightthespeakergiveyoumorechancesaccordingtothepassage?(Nomorethan

8words)

40.Whatdidthewriterunderstandafterlisteingtothestory?(Nomorethan7words}

I'msureyou'veusedthezippermanytimes.Itcanbeseenalmosteverywheretoday.But

haveyoueverwonderedwhoinventedit?

WhitcombJudsonwasaninventor.Hehadafriendwhohadasoreback.Judson'sfriend

couldn'tbendovertotiehisshoes.SoJudsondesignedwhathecalleda“clasplocker(扣环)“for

him.Itcouldbeopenedar.dclosedwithonehand.Hepatented(取得专利权)theideain1891.

Eventhoughhestartedhisowncompanytomaketheclasplocker,Judsondidn'tmakehis

inventionfamous.

ThezipperasweknowtodayisaresultoftheworkofGideonSundbackwhoworkedas

headengineeratJudson'scompany.SundbackimprovedonJudson'sdesign.Hisdesignwas

sliungci,faslciandmuicicliublc(可靠的)midSundbaukpalcnlcditin1917,callingi(lliv

“separablefastener(可分离扣)WithWorldWarOnebreakingout,thearmyusedhisdesignon

itsclothingandequipmentforthesoldiers.

However,theinventiondidn'tbecomepopularwiththepublicuntil1923whentheB.F.

GoodrichCompanydecidedtouseSundback'sinventionontheirnewshoes.Aleaderatthe

companynamedthemzippersafterthenoisetheymade,andthezippergotitsnamefromthenon.

ItalsocaughttheattentionotfashiondesignersinFrance,whousedzippersinmentrousers.

Thezippernotonlymakesitmoreconvenienttofastenclothing.Theinventionofplastic

zippersalsohelpsinthefashionindustry(行业).Thissmallinventiondidchangeourlife.

41.WhydidWhitcombJudsoncreate(heclasplocker?

42.DidGideonSundbackworkatJudson'scompany?

43.WhereweretheseparablefastenersusedduringtheWorldWarOne?

44.Whendidthezipperbecomepopular?

45.Whatcanthezipperdoinourlife?

Howwillgeographyaffectyourlife?Forsomechildrenaroundtheworld,theenvironment

theygrowupinhasahugeeffectontheirlives.ThisisthecaseinMadagascar,anislandcountry

inAfrica,wherea3D-prin(edschoolisnowbeingbuilt.

MaggieGroutwasjust15yearsoldwhenshesetupanon-profitorganization-ThinkingHuts.

Now22,sheisraisingmoneytobuildaseriesof3D-printedschoolpoweredbysolarenergy.She

ledthewholeprocessfromstarttofinish,workingwithuniversityprofessors.Theychose

Madagascarbecauseitneedsmureschools.Manychildreninihaluuunlrydun'lhavelliuchance

tohaveaccesstoeducation.Besides,ithasalotofsunshine,whichcanbemadeintoenergyto

powerthings.

Maggiethendrewadesignfortheschool.Shethoughtaboutwhatthepeoplemightneedand

wheretheyworkedbest.

Next,Maggiefoundanarchitectand3Dprintingcompanyforthejob.TDmakeit

environmentallyfriendly,theyuseaspecial3Dprintertobuildtheschool.Itmeantupto50

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percentlessconcrete（混凝土）usedandlessCO2.Plus,theschoolcouldbecompletedinjusta

week.Theyalsousedlocalmaterialstobuildthedoors,windowsandroof.

What'smore,ThinkingIhitstrainedlocalworkerstousea3Dprintersothattheycouldbuild

moreschoolsontheirowninthefuture.Maggieplanstoprintmorenewschoolsinotherpartsof

Madagascarbecauseoneinfivechildrendon'thavethechancetoattendprimaryschoolthere.

Sofar,Groutscharityhasalreadyraised$125,000."It'snotsobadtome!Ofcourse,weneed

more."MaggietoldSpringwisewebsite.

46.WhendidMaggieGroatsetupThinkingHuts?

47.WhatkindofenergydidMaggie5s3D-printedschoolsuse?

48.WhydidMaggiebuildthe3D-printedschoolsinMadagascarfirst?

49.Howdidthe3Dprintingfirmmakeitsworkenvironmentallyfriendly?

50.ThinkingHutstrainedlocalworkerstousea3Dprinter,didn'tit?

51.WhatwouldyouliketodotosupportThinkingHuts?Showyourreasons

RecyclingPioneerMillyZantow

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Manyofusaccustomed（olookingfbrthenumberedtrianglestampedonthebotlomof

plasticproducts.For(hat,wecanthankMillyZantow,whowasnamedrecyclingpioneer.

In1978,MillyvisitedJapanandnoticedhowpeopletheresortedtheirwastematerialseach

day.Backthen,onlypaperandmetalwererecycledintheU.S.,inveryfewplaces.

WhenMillyreturnedtoherhomeinWisconsin,sheheardthatthelocallandfillwasrunning

outofspace.Shewentthereandwatchedthetrashtrucksdumptheirloads.Shewasshockedto

seesomuchplasticwaste.

Nobodyknowshowlongitlakesfbrplastictobreakdown.Somescientiststhinkitisatleast

500years.Otherssaynever!Millywantedtofindawaytorecycleplastics.ShecalledBorden

DairyCompanyandaskedarepresentativehowthecompanymadeitsplasticmilkjugs.Thenshe

askedwhathappenedwhenajugwasdamaged.Therepresentativeexplainedthatthecompany

wouldmelttheplasticdownandpouritbackintothemold.Atthatmoment,Millyrealizedthat

plasticcouldbemeltedandmadeintosomethingnew.At55yearsold.Millyhadfoundher

passion.

MillytalkedtotheownerofFlambeauPlastics.HetoldMillyplasticcouldn'tberecycled

becausethereweresevendifferentkinds.SoMillytookchemistryclassesatalocalcollege.She

learnedtodoscratch,burn,smokeandwaterweightteststoidentifythevariousplastics.Thenshe

wentbacktoFlambeauancofferedtoprovideplasticfbrhiscompanytomakeitsproducts.The

owneragreed,andMillygottowork.In1979,sheandafriendstartedE-ZRecyclingCenter.The

womenusedapickuptrucktogatherplasticslocally.

Soontheyhadawayforthepublictodropoffrecyclablematerials.Millysortedglass,paper,

metal,andground-upplastic,andshesearchedforcompaniestobuythematerials.E-ZRecycling

processednearlyaquarterofamillionpounds(113,400kg)initsfirstyear.Millywanted

countrywideplasticrecyclingbutknewitwouldhappenonlyif(herewereasimplewaytotellthe

diffcrcnlplasticsapart.

Millycreatedthelittletrianglewithanumberinsideitthatweseconplasticproducts.In

1988,theSocietyofthePlasticsIndustryagreedtohaveitpressedoneveryplasticitem.Plastic

recyclingquicklyspreadacrosshercounlry.Andplasticrecyclingisnowawayoflifefbrpeople

across(heworld.

52.WhendidMillyvisitJapan?

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53.WhereisMilly'shometown?

54.DidBordenDairyCompanyrecycleplasticbeforeMillycalledthem?

55.WhatdidMillystartin1979?

56.WhywasMillynamedrecyclingpioneer?

YoumightthinkthatWesternstudentsarelessshywhentheymeetsomethingneworcome

toanewenvironment,butthetruthisthatpupilsintheUKcanbeuncomfortabletoo.Beingat

universitycanmakeBritonsfeelnervous.Everyonefindsitdifficulttotalktotheothergender（性

别）atschool.

However,（hereisawayofdealingwiththisshynessinBritain,anditiscalled“Freshers

Week”.FreshersWeekisdesignedtohelppeoplesocialize（适应社会）andlosetheir

inhibitions（拘谨）.Itisaone-weeklongpartyforfirstyearstudents（owelcome（hembefore

lecturesandcourseworkbegin.

Iremembermyfirstweekatuniversity—itwasterrifying.Ilookedattheschedulefor

FreshersWeekandwasamazedathowmuchwasplanned.Everyhallorganizesitsowneventsto

helpstudentsbecomefriendswiththepeopletheylivewith.Myhallwascalled"GoldneyHall"

andtheweekaheadincluded（包括）atalentshow,acomedynight,andthemedparties,including

oneforwhichwehadtodressupasgolfers.

ThefirsteventIwentiowasaschoolkidpartyatwhicheveiyonedressedupasiftheywere

inschool.Thisparlycnuouiagcdmetotalktoallllicpeopleonmyfluor.Oneboy,wholived

oppositemyroom,wasveryhandsomeandIfeltnervousspeakingtohimatfirst.Butwhenwc

metatthepartydressedinsillyschooloutfits（装备），Irememberfeelingalotmorerelaxed

speakingtohim.

MyFreshersWeekwasbusy,butImanagedtoforgethowscaredIwas.Thereisonething's

forsure:Nothinghelpsyouloseyourinhibitiongsquitelikedressingupasagolfer.

57.HowdoBrnonsteelwhentheyfirstgo（ocollege?

58.Whatwasthenameofthewriter'shall?

59.Howmanyeventsdidthewriter'shallorganize?

60.Isthepartyforallstudentsorfirstyearstudents?

61.Whatwasthefirsteventthewtiterwentto?

DoctorSeusswasbornin1904.Bythemiddle1950s,hehadbecomeoneofthebest-loved

andmostsucccssfi.ilchildren'sbookwritersintheworld.Hisbooksarcverypopularwithyoung

readers.Theyenjoytheinventedwordsandthepicturesofunusualanimalsandplants.

In1954,Lifemagazinepublished（刊登）areportaboutschoolchildrenwhocouldnotread.

Thereportsaidmanychildren'sbookswerenotinteresting.DoctorSeussstronglyhopedtohelp

childrenanddecidedtowritebooksthatwereinterestingandeasytoread.Heusedwordswiththe

sameendingsound,likefishandwish.Hedidnoreceivetraininginart.Yet,hedrewthepictures

formostofhisbooks.

In1957,Dr,SeusswroteTheCatintheHat.Heusedlessthan230wordstowritethebook

andevenasix-year-oldshouldbeable（oreadit.1（wasafunstoryandeasytoread.Children

lovedit.Theirparentslovedit,too.Todayitisstilloneofthestoriesiheylikebest.Thesuccessof

TheCatintheHatmadehimwanttowritemorebooksforchildren.In1960,hewroteabook

usinglessthanfiftywords.ThebookiscalledGreenEggsandHam.

In1984,DoctoiSeusswonaPulitzerPrize（普利策奖）.Hewashunoicdfui（lieeducation

andenjoymenthisbooksprovidedAmericanchildrenandtheirparents.

Hediedattheageof87,buthisinfluenceremains.Millionsofhishookshavebeensold

worldwide.PeoplesayhisbookshelpedchangethewayofAmericanchildrenlearnedtoread.Yet,

hisbooksarelovedbypeopleofallages.DoctorSeussonesaid,“Idonotwritefbrchildren,I

writefbrpeople/'

根据短文内容，回答问题，

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62.WhatdidtheDoctorSeusslearnfromthemagazine?

63.Whydidbothparentsandchildrenlikehisbooks?

64.HowoldwasDoctorSeusswhenhewrotethebookTheCatintheHat?

65.DoctorSeusswroteGreenEggsandHumwithfewerwordsthantheCatintheHat,didhe?

66.Whal'sthemostimportantinfluenceofDoctorSeuss'sbookstoAmericanchildren?

InChina,eachyearweproduceabout150milliontonsofcitywasteaccordingtoareport.

Wheredoesthewastego?Peopleusuallybumorburyil.Ontheotherhand,wereceivewaste

fromsomedevelopedcountries.Wegetusefulmaterialsfromit.Whatabout（heuselesspart?Still

burnedorburied.Butisitaproperway?

Wastepollutestheenvironment,harmspeople'shealthandcausesanimalstodie.Italso

getsinthewayofgreenandsustainabledevelopment.Wecan'tmakemoneyatthecostofthe

environment.Weshouldleavecleanwaterandgreenmountainstoournextgenerations（一代人）.

Chinaisgettingreallyseriousaboutwastenow.

Wearetakinglesswastefromdevelopedcountries.FromJanuary2018,Chinastartedto

stop24kindsofwastecomingintoourcountry.Andmorelawsandrulesaboutdealingwithwaste

havebeenmade.Anyonewhobreaksthelawwillbepunished.

Chinaalsotriestoputwasteintogooduse.Oneexampleisthewasteelectricityfactories.

TheyburnwasteLumakeciculriuilyinagreenway.Noharinfulgasesorwalerwillgelintollic

environment.

TheChinesegovernmentisencouragingpeopletodowastesorting（分类）.Citieslike

Shanghai,Chongqing,BeijingandQingdaohavetheirownsortingsystems.Morewilljointhem

soon.AsPresidentXiJinpingsaidduringavisittoShanghai,wastesortingisanewfashion.More

andmorepeopleareformingthehabitofseparatingtheirwaste.

根据短文内容回答问题。

67.Howdocsthewriterleadinthepassage,comparingthenumbersorraisingquestions?

68.Pleaselistthebadinfluencesofwaste.

69.Whatcanwegetfromthewastefromsomedevelopedcountries?

70.WhendidChinabegintopreventsomecertainkindsofwastecominginto?

71.Whatis(hemainideaofthelastparagraph?

ThestoryoftheMaryCelesteisaveryfamousunsolvedmystery.Thestoryisaboutasailingship

called(heMaryCelesteandthestrangedisappearanceofallthepeopleonboardtheship.

TheshipsailedfromNewYorkon7,hNovember,1872,fortheportofGenoainItaly.Itwas

carryingacmg〃(货物)of1,7()0barrelsofAmericanalcoholwhichwasworth35,(X)0dollars.

Therewere10peopleonboardtheship:thecaptain,Briggs,hiswife,Sarah,theirtwo-year-old

daughter,andsevencrewmen.Briggshadagoodfameasacaptain.Hewasalsoareligiousman

whodidnotdrinkalcohol.

Themysterybeginson15thNovember,1872.TheMaryCelestewasbetweentheAzoresandche

coastofPortugalwhenitwasseenbythecaptainofanothership.CaptainMorehouse.Captain

MorehousewasimmediatelyworriedbecausehecouldseethattheMaryCelestewasoutof

control.HewasalsoverysurprisedbecauseheknewthatCaptainBriggswasagoodsailor.There

wereno市s/zrss(求救)signalsfrom(heMaryCelesteandnoreplywhenMorehousetriedto

makecunlacl,soliedecidedlulakeasmallbualandclimbunboaidtheMaryCeleste.Therewas

nobodyonhoard!

Theredidn'tseemtobemuchwrongwiththeship:itwasnotindangerofsinking,sotherewas

noneedfbrpanic.However,theship'sregisterandotherpaperworkweremissing;thenavigation

instrumentsweremissing;andeverythingontheship,includingthecaptain'sbed,waswet

through.Anotherimportantfactisthattherewerenoboatsonboard.Andastrangefactisthat

whenthecargowasfinallyunloadedinGenoa,ninebarrelsofalcoholweremissing.Canwefind

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anexplanationwhichfitsalltheknownfacts?

Morehouseguessedthatthecrewmust,forsomereason,havethoughtthattheboatwassinking

andpanicked.Butwhydidtheythinkitwassinking?Itispossiblethat,asthecargowasa