四川省广安市岳池县2019中考英语二轮复习阅读练（4）.doc

1、12019中考英语阅读练（四）及答案第一部分：任务型阅读This week, our topic is pollution. What are the answers to all of our pollution problems? We asked two experts to give their views.Forest Smith is a member of Green First, an environmental group.Our future on the Earth looks very bad. We are dumping waste on our land. We

2、cant breathe the fresh air. The sea is polluted, too.I visited some relatives recently in a small village. They grow their own food and cycle everywhere. They are not wealthy, but they are happy and healthy.We must close the factories producing useless products. That will reduce rubbish and air poll

3、ution. We must recycle more, give up all cars, and improve public transport.A large problem is overpopulation in big cities. We must give up big cities and factories, and go back to a simple way of life.John Green is a scientist at a university.Things are not as bad as Forest says. Well have a brigh

4、t future. We dont need to give up cars but we need to invent better, cleaner engines.This wont stop the problem of traffic jams. So we need better public transport. We should also recycle more.But some things are getting better. My sister returned last month after living abroad for five years. She s

5、aid, “Our old neighbourhood doesnt look the same as beforeit is cleaner and greener now.”In a word, science has brought many improvements to our life.Forest Smith: A member of an(1) _ groupOur future on the Earth looks bad.Were (2) _ waste on our land.The air cant be (3)_ in. People have polluted th

6、e sea.The population in big cities is very (4) _. 2What we can do? (5)_ some factories will reduce rubbish and air pollution.We must recycle more and (6)_ the public transport better.Conclusion: We must go back to a simple way of lifeWe still have a (8)_ future.Better and cleaner engines are (9) _ b

7、ecause we cant give up cars.We also need better transport and to recycle more.John Green: A (7)_ at a university.Conclusion: Life has been (10)_ a lot because of science.【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述环境污染问题。通过采访两位专家，他们给出不同的观点。值得大家思考。1. environmental【解析】根据第二段第一句“Forest Smith is a member of Green First, an env

8、ironmental group.”可知 Forest Smith是环保组成员之一，此处修饰后面的名词，用形容词，故填 environmental。2. dumping【解析】根据第三段第二句“We are dumping waste on our land.”可知答案，根据前面的 are可知此处应该时现在分词，故填 dumping。3. breathed 【解析】根据第三段第三句“We cant breathe the fresh air.”可知此处是呼吸，breathe 与主语之间有被动关系，用被动语态，故填 breathed。4. large【解析】根据第六段第一句“A big prob

9、lem is overpopulation in big cities.”可知答案，故填 large。5. Closing【解析】根据第五段一二句“We must close the factories producing useless products. That will reduce rubbish and air pollution.”可知此处应该填关闭，此处在句中作主语，应该用动名词，故填 Closing。注意句首字母大写。6. make【解析】根据倒数第三段最后一句“we need better public transport. We should also recycle m

10、ore.”再结合表格中的句子可知此处表示的是让公共交通更好，故填 make。7. scientist【解析】根据倒数第五段“John Green is a scientist at a university.”可知答案，故填 scientist。38. bright【解析】根据倒数第四段第二句“Well have a bright future.”可知答案，故填 bright。9. needed【解析】根据倒数第四段第三句“We dont need to give up cars but we need to invent better, cleaner engines.”可知此处应该是需要，

11、need 与主语之间有被动关系，用被动语态，故填 needed。10. improved【解析】根据文章最后一句“In a word, science has brought many improvements to our life. ”可知此处是改善，结合表格中的句子可知此处是动词，由前面的 be可知此处是被动语态，故填 improved。第二部分APollutionHundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didnt have modern machines. There was no mod

12、ern medicine, either. Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution （污染）. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and polluted our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most seriou

13、s kind of pollution. Its bad to all living things in the world. Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog（烟雾）. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories m

14、ust now clean their water before it is thrown away, they mustnt blow dirty smoke into the air. We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and not throw it on the ground. We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same car. If there are fewer people driving, ther

15、e will be less pollution. Rules are not enough. Every person must help to fight pollution. 1. Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today because _. 4A. there were not any modern machines B. there was no modern medicine C. both A and BD. there were not many people 2. What is the big

16、gest problem in todays life? A. Water pollution B. Air pollution C. Noise D. Pollution3. The most serious kind of pollution is _. A. noise pollution B. air pollutionC. water pollution D. A, B and C4. Factories must clean their water _. A. before they are thrown away B. when they are thrown away C. a

17、fter it is thrown away D. before it is thrown away 5. From the passage we know that _. A. a few years ago, there was no smog at all B. today people dont have to talk to each other in a loud voice C. we can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakes D. people are making rules in order to fight po

18、llution参考答案 CDBDDBThink of all the things you throw away：juice bottles，soda cans，candy coversIt adds upHow much rubbish do you produce? Americans throw away about 1 ton of rubbish per person every yearThats 2000 pounds of rubbish! Most of the rubbish gets covered in big holes in the round called lan

19、dfills(垃圾掩埋法)A lot of this rubbish can be recycled，or turned back to something usefulThe main things we recycle today are made of metal and paperPeople recycle for many reasonsOne of the main reasons is to protect resources(资源)Making new cans out of old ones means less aluminum(铝) is 5needed for new

20、 cansThis leads to a second reason people recycle：it saves energyRecycling old aluminum cans take much less energy than making new aluminumTo make new aluminum，you need to mine metal ore(矿石) from the ground，remove it，and refine it，into a finished metalRecycling also protects valuable landBy recyclin

21、g，we produce less rubbishThat means fewer landfills are needed for dropping our rubbishBecause metals are some what costly to make，they are the worlds most recycled materialsAbout two-thirds of all steel(钢) is recycledAlmost all drink cans are made of aluminumAmericans recycle about one-third of the

22、ir used aluminum cansEmpty cans are sent to special factoriesThere，they are cleaned，melted，and made into new pieces of aluminumAmericans use lots of paper mostly in the form of newspapers，magazines，and cardboard boxesIn fact，paper takes up more space in landfills than any other materialOld paper can

23、 be cut and made are into new paperAmericans recycle a little more than one-third of their paper rubbishNew papers are made from trees，each ton of recycled paper saves about 17 trees!1. You can most probably read the passage in _Aa science book Ba Chinese book Ca history book Da geography book2. Whi

24、ch material isnt mentioned in the passage?A. Paper B. Metal C. Wood D. Water3. Why do people recycle rubbish?ATo protect resources because its hard to make new resourcesBIt can save energy，because the resources are limited(有限)CTo protect valuable land，because there is no place to bury rubbishDTo pro

25、tect resources，save energy and protect valuable land4. Which of the following is RIGHT?APeople recycle paper from the trees BPapers take up less space in the 6landfillsCAmericans recycle a little more than 1/3 of their paper rubbishDTo recycle paper cant protect the environment5. The main idea of th

26、e passage is _ATo let us know it is a big job to deal with rubbish B.To explain the reasons for rubbish recycleCTo describe how to recycle metal and paper D. To explain how to recycle rubbish and why to do so参考答案 ADDCB CWhats the meaning of “dark horse”? Its someone who wins when no one expects it.

27、Han Xiaopeng took Chinas first gold on snow. He became an Olympic “dark horse” last Thursday by winning the gold medal in mens freestyle aerial skiing(自由式滑雪空中技巧) at Turin in Italy. He made two almost perfect jumps for the highest score. Han had never won a world gold medal before, let alone(更不用说) in

28、 the Olympics!“I never thought this would happen,” said the 23-year-old. “I feel like Im in a dream.” Its Chinas second gold medal at the Turin Olympics. But more important, Hans gold was the countrys first ever in a snow sport. In 2002, Chinas Yang Yang won the gold for speed skating at the winter

29、Olympics in Salt Lake City, US. Just because Hans win was unexpected doesnt mean that he didnt work hard.Han grew up in Jiangsu Province. Before he started his training on snow, he used to be an acrobat(杂技演员) at a circus. In 1995, a coach found his talent(才能). The coach, Yang Erqi, said Han had the

30、agility(灵活性) and courage to be a ski jumper. When Yang first took the 12-year-old to northern China, the boy couldnt swim, skate or ski. But he wasnt afraid of the high platform(跳台) and kept on training.Han almost left the sport after hurting his knee months before the Salt Lake 7Games. In that Olym

31、pics he only got 24th. “I was hopeless at that time, but my family and the coach stood firmly(坚强地) behind me, helping me through,” he recalled.Han Xiaopeng worked so hard that he won the gold medal in the Olympics at last. Because of his success, more and more people in China are becoming interested

32、 in skiing. We are proud of him and we hope he will have another big success in the next winter Olympics.1. What does dark horse mean? It means _.A. a horse which is dark B. someone who is expected to win C. a horse which likes living in the dark D. someone whose win is unexpected2. Where did Han Xi

33、aopeng take Chinas first gold on snow?A. In China . B. In Italy. C. In America. D. In Australia.3. What made the coach, Yang Erqi, choose Han Xiaopeng to be a ski jumper?A. He had the agility and wasnt afraid of the high platform.B. He was good at skiing though he was only 12 years old.C. He was bor

34、n in the north of China and liked sports on snow.D. He had the talent and he had won a world gold medal before.4. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. He was 23 when he won the gold medal at the winter Olympics.B. He made two almost perfect jumps and got the highe

35、st score.C. No one had won the gold before Han Xiaopeng at the winter Olympics.D. He never gave up even though he had faced many difficulties.5. What is the best title for this passage?A. A Dark Horse at the Winter Olympics B. A Wonderful MatchC. A Hopeless Snow Game D. An Exciting Horse Race参考答案 DBACA 8