备战浙江新中考英语话题集训12话题十二 自然世界和环境.docx
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备战浙江新中考英语话题集训12话题十二自然世界和环境
话题十二 自然、世界与环境
一、完形填空
Thousandsofyearsago,Britainwascoveredbythickforests,hometomany1whichnolongerliveintheUnitedKingdom.Therewerewolvesandbears,manydifferentkindsofdeerandlargewildcows.Therewerelessthanfourmillionpeople.Theylivedinsmallvillages2bywoodenwallsfromtheanimalsoutside.
Allthishas3,ofcourse.NowthepopulationoftheUnitedKingdomhasincreasedtosixtyfivemillion.ThreequartersofBritainiscoveredwithfields,townsorcities.425percentoflandiscountryside,newmethodsoffarmingmeanthattherearefewerbirdsandsmallanimalslivingin5thaneverbefore.TheUnitedKingdomisoneofthefewcountriesintheworldthatdoesnothavealargewildanimalthateatsmeat.InScotlandthereareonly400wildcats,butthesearemuch6thanwolves.
7,somepeoplewouldliketochangethings!
SomeorganizationsandwriterssaythatBritainneedstobecomemore8again.TheysuggestthattreesandplantsthatgrewintheUKbeforetownsandcitieswerebuiltshouldbe9togrowagain.TheyevensaythatlargewildanimalswhichhavenotlivedintheUKshouldbehelpedto10andlivewild.Theycallthis“rewilding”.
Not11agrees.Inthelasttwentyyears,overonemilliontreeswhich12grewinScotlandhavebeenplantedandthereareplansformore—butwildanimals?
Somepeopleask13wolveswillattack(攻击)sheeporevenhumans.Theyarealso14thatrewildingmightmeananendtowalkinginthehillswhichsomanypeopleenjoy.SofartherearenowolvesorbearsinBritain'sforests—butsoonthere15be!
()1.A.birdsB.animalsC.insectsD.people
()2.A.builtB.dividedC.carriedD.protected
()3.A.changedB.droppedC.progressedD.disappeared
()4.A.BecauseB.WhenC.UnlessD.Although
()5.A.citiesB.fieldsC.zoosD.yards
()6.A.biggerB.smallerC.olderD.younger
()7.A.AlsoB.FirstC.HoweverD.Instead
()8.A.naturalB.beautifulC.popularD.comfortable
()9.A.forcedB.invitedC.allowedD.refused
()10.A.growB.returnC.createD.improve
()11.A.everybodyB.somebody
C.anybodyD.nobody
()12.A.atfirstB.atlast
C.lateronD.aswell
()13.A.thatB.ifC.howD.when
()14.A.gladB.amazedC.scaredD.angry
()15.A.mustB.shouldC.mightD.can
二、阅读理解
A(2019·衢州)
Theworldhasaplasticproblem.Andnotjustwithbottles.Straws(吸管),toothbrushes,toys—allkindsofplasticsareplacedinlandfills.Thereare5billiontonsofplasticwasteintheworld.Landfillshavealargepartofit.By2050,theycouldhave13billiontons.
Muchofplasticrubbishfindsitswayintotheocean.Scientistssay165milliontonsofplasticpiecesarefloatingaroundoutthere.Andmostplasticwon'tdisappearitself.Itwillremainintheoceanforever.Whalesgetcaughtinplasticfishingnets.Birdsdiebecauseofeatingplasticstrawsandbottlecaps.Itendangersoceanlife.Plasticrubbishevenendsupinthefoodweeat.
Governmentsarerealizingthatrecyclingmaynotbeenough.Theyaretakingmoreactions.Thoughitishardwork,itisstillasolvableproblem.InBritain,peoplearenotallowedtouseplasticbagsexceptinhospitals.ScotlandandseveralcoastalcitiesintheUSstoppeoplefromusingplasticstrawsaswell.TheUSalonethrowsawaysome500millionplasticstrawsaday.That'senoughtocircletheEarthtwice.“Sayingnotoaplasticstrawisaneasywaytomakeabigdifference,”DianaLofflinwhostartedwww.strawfree.orgsaid.“Dowereallywanttopassontoourchildrenaworldharmedbyplastic?
”
Peoplehavefoundsometastywaystoreducewaste.AcompanyinIndiamadethefirsteverspoonthatpeoplecaneat.Youdon'thavetoeatthespoon.Youcanthrowitaway.Itdecomposes(分解)injustafewdays.DavidEdwards,ascientistatHarvardUniversity,designedaneatablebagwhichcanprotectthefoodordrinkinside.Itisadeliciousreplacementforplasticones.
()1.Accordingtothewriter,birdsdiebecausethey.
A.eatbottlecapsandstraws
B.getcaughtinfishingnets
C.feedonoceananimals
D.havethespoonsinIndia
()2.Theunderlinedword“endangers”inParagraph2probablymeans.
A.bringsB.loses
C.harmsD.saves
()3.Thepurposeofthepassageismainlyto.
A.introducesomewaystorecyclewaste
B.tellreadersabouttheproblemwithplastic
C.compareairpollutionandplasticpollution
D.describehowtheUSisreducingplasticwaste
()4.Fromthepassage,wecantellthattheplasticproblem.
A.istoobigforpeopletosolve
B.canbesolvedbyrecyclingalone
C.canbesolved,butitwon'tbeeasy
D.willhavetobesolvedbyfuturescientists
B(2019·台州椒江模拟)
WithouttheNileRiver,thegreatcivilization(文明)ofAncientEgyptmayneverhaveappeared.Untilaboutninethousandyearsago,allofEgyptwasunderthewater.Whentheclimatebegantoturndry,tribes(部落)ofpeoplebegantomovefromNorthAfricatolandneartheriver.LatersmallvillagesappearedalongthebanksoftheNileRiver.Eachvillagehadaleaderwhoruledthevillageandwouldbattlewithothervillages.Around3300BC,allthesetribescametogethertoformthecivilizationofAncientEgypt.
OnemainreasonAncientEgyptwasbuiltaroundtheNileRiverwasitsyearlyflood(洪水).Itmadefarmingpossibleforpeoplethere.Thefloodwassoimportantthatleaderswouldevenperformreligiousceremonies.Andtheseceremonieswerebelievedtocausetherivertoriseandflood.Thefloodmadethelandverygoodforgrowingcropssuchaswheatandbarley.UsuallyfarmersbegantoplantthesecropsinNovemberrightaftertheflood.BecauseoftheNile,theywereusuallyabletogrowalotofcrops.Ifthegrainwasnotused,itwouldbestoredforlateruse.
HistoriansbelievethatthisisoneofthemainreasonsthatAncientEgyptbecameaverypowerfulandwealthynation.
TheNileRiveralsoservedasanimportantmeansoftransportation.AncientEgyptdidnothavethewheel.Sotherewerenowagonsorcartsatthattime.However,AncientEgyptianslearnedtobuildboatssothatwhentheNilefloodedtheycouldusetheriverasamainroadthroughoutEgypt.ItissaidthatwithouttheNileRiver,therewouldbenopyramids(金字塔).Thisisbecausehistoriansthinkthatthehugestoneswerecarriedontheriverbyboat.Fromthis,peoplewouldeasilyunderstandwhythepyramidssitclosetotheriveronitswestbank.
()5.Fromthearticle,weknowpeoplebegantomovetotheNileRiver.
A.ninethousandyearsago
B.aftertheweatherbecamedry
C.whentheriverbegantoflood
D.afterthefirstcropsbegantogrow
()6.ThefloodintheNileRiverinfluencedfarmingby.
A.makingthelandrichforgrowingcrops
B.causingthecropstogrowearlierintheyear
C.allowingfarmerstoplantcropseveryfewyears
D.coveringallthecropswithwaterexceptwheatandbarley
()7.InAncientEgypt,wereanimportantmeansoftransportation.
A.boatsB.wagons
C.cowsD.carts
()8.Thebesttitleforthearticlecanprobablybe.
A.TheAncientEgyptianCivilization
B.TheFormationofAncientEgypt
C.TheImportanceoftheNileRiverinAncientEgypt
D.TheFarminginAncientEgyptianCivilization
三、词汇运用
DoyouknowAustralia?
Australiaisthelargest1(岛)intheworld.ItisalittlesmallerthanChina.Itisinthesouthoftheearth.Australiaisbig,butitspopulationisnotlarge.ThepopulationofAustraliaisnearlyaslargeasthatofShanghai.
Thegovernmenthasmadeenoughlawsto2(与……作斗争)pollution.ThecitiesinAustraliahavegotlittleairorwaterpollution.Theskyis3(蓝色的)andthewaterisclean.Youcanclearlyseefishswimmingintherivers.Plantsgrowverywell.
LastmonthwevisitedPerth,thebiggestcityin4(西方的)Australia,andwenttoawildflowers'exhibition.Therewesawalargenumberofwildflowerswehadneverseenbefore.Wehadawonderfultime.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.Inevery5(春天)Perthhasthewildflowers'exhibition.
AftervisitingPerth,we6(度过)thedayinthecountryside.Wesatdownandhadarestnearapathatthefootofahill.Itwas7(安静的)andweenjoyedourselves.Suddenlywe8(听见)bellsringingatthetopofthehill.Whatwesawmadeuspickupallourthingsandrunbacktothecaras9(快地)aswecould.Therewereaboutthreehundredsheepcomingtowardsusdownthepath.
Australiaisfamousforitssheepandkangaroos.Afterashortdrivefromanytown,youwillfindyourselfinthemiddleofwhitesheep.Sheep,sheep,10(到处)aresheep.
1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________
5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________
9.________ 10.________
四、语法填空
Cycads(苏铁)growinwarmplaces.Theyaretallandgreenallyearround.Their1(leaf)growonthetopandflowersseldomcomeout.Somehavebrightorangefruits.Theyusuallyneedhundredsofyears2(grow)intoadultplants.
Cycads3(face)problemsnow.InSouthAfrica,thesituationofcycadsisgettingterrible,butthishasdrawnlittleattentionfromthepublic.“Infact,thereare38kindsofcycadsinSouthAfrica.4them,2kindshavedisappearedsince2003and25kindsareingreatdanger,”saidagardener.“Doyouknowwhatthe5(lonely)plantisintheworld?
ItisWood'sCycad.Someonefounditinaforestin1895.Itistheonlyoneof6(it)kind.”
Sowhatcausescycadstobeindanger?
Surprisingly,thedangerisfromthepeople7lovethemmost.Theseslowgrowingadultcycadsevensellfortensofthousandsofdollarseach.Astimegoesby,theyhavebecome8symbolofwealthandpositioninsociety.Thismakescycadloverswanttoownmore.Cycadloversbuyandplantthemintheirprivategardens.Asaresult,nearlyallthesecycadsdiebecausethelivingconditionshavechanged.
9(recent),SouthAfricangovernmenthastakensomeactionstoprotectcycadsfrom10(steal)andtraded.Atthesametime,peoplearo
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