2022年中考英语阅读环境保护补充阅读训练（无答案））

2022中考时文阅读--环境保护
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Robert Swan wanted to be an adventurer (冒险家) when he was 11. He wanted to become the first person to walk to both the North Pole and the South Pole (南极和北极). People told him he was crazy, but he never gave up his dream.
In January 1986, Swan and his team reached the South Pole for the first time. Just three years later, Swan created a new team to head for the North Pole.
During those two long trips, Swan noticed some terrible things. At the South Pole, the color of his eyes changed because of a kind of rays. This kind of rays are harmful to both humans and the environment. At the North Pole, the ice started to melt (融化) four months earlier than the usual “melt season”. These two things made Swan realize the poles were in danger. He thought he must do something.
Now he works to help people pay more attention to the environment protection, especially the poles. Swan hopes that he can not only save the two amazing places, but also help protect humans’ health. Because protecting the nature is protecting ourselves.
5．People thought Swan was crazy because ______.
A．he dreamed of being an adventurer
B．he wanted to walk to both the North Pole and the South Pole
C．he went for an adventure by raising money
D．he admired Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott
6．When did Swan go to the South Pole with his team
A．In 1986. B．In 1987. C．In 1988. D．In 1989.
7．What did Swan notice at the North Pole
A．The air smelt terrible. B．The sun changed color.
C．Some rays can harm people’s health. D．The ice began to melt earlier.
8．What do we know about Swan from the last paragraph
A．He advises people to visit the poles.
B．He is preparing for new journeys to the poles.
C．He believes saving the poles is saving ourselves.
D．He thinks the poles are the earth’s most important places.
9．In what part of the newspaper can we read this passage
A．Science B．Travel C．Environment D．Health
B
Terrible weather events are harming the planet (星球，地球), and experts warn of even greater results to come. The sea ice loss and the Arctic (北极的) ice melting (融化) caused by climate change have increased much in the last ten years. So they have pushed down the number of polar bears (北极熊) and seals while polar bears depend on sea ice for hunting seals (海豹).
According to the data from the WMO, temperatures on the Antarctica (南极洲) just hit 18.3℃, which is higher than the record of 17.59℃ in March, 2015. Moreover, temperatures in this area have warmed about 3℃ over the last 50 years. Although such temperatures might be considered pleasant for a picnic or a hiking trip, this is the Antarctica we are talking about. It is home to the most inhospitable environment on the planet because it is supposed to be an extremely cold place. In fact, the average temperature of the continent’s central area is -57℃.
Besides, many places are experiencing the extreme weather this summer. Australia is undergoing its worst drought (干旱) since the 1930s, leaving bush fires (丛林大火) burning so long and causing many deaths. Meanwhile in Europe, crops in the northwest are suffering the driest weather in the past 80 years. Recently West Texas in America has also gone through its worst drought in more than 70 years, while floods have hit Eastern and Southern China.
“Climate change is bad for us human beings, which causes direct health problems. I’m afraid there will be more common events like the one that 30,000 to 50,000 persons died in Europe in 2003 due to the heat wave there,” Professor Schwartz said. “It will also cause more air pollution, diseases and lack of clean water and so on.”
1．What doesn’t bring down the number of polar bears according to this passage
A．Hunting. B．Climate change.
C．The sea ice loss. D．The Arctic ice melting.
2．What can you get in this passage
A．The Antarctica is pleasant for a hiking trip.
B．Extreme weather led to wildfires burning in Europe.
C．Climate change will cause air pollution and diseases.
D．The temperatures on the Antarctica hit the highest in March, 2015.
3．What does the underlined word “inhospitable” in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A．Comfortable to live B．Friendly to live
C．Unhealthy to live D．Unfit to live
4．What is the main idea for this passage
A．The whole planet is drier and drier.
B．The Antarctica is warmer and warmer.
C．Climate change is getting worse and worse.
D．The number of polar bears is smaller and smaller.
C
The British have long been known for their love of tea, but people in London also drink a lot of coffee. In fact, the average Londoner reportedly drinks 2.3 cups of coffee every day.
And now, waste coffee grounds (咖啡渣) will be used to help power part of the city’s transportation system.
A technology company announced on Monday that some buses will be using a bio-fuel (生物燃料) that contains coffee oil.
The company, bio-bean, and its partner, Argent Energy, say they have made enough coffee oil to power one of London’s famous double-decker buses for a year.
The government agency Transport for London has been turning to bio-fuel to cut production of carbon emissions(二氧化碳排放). Carbon emissions are the gas produced by the burning of carbon, and the gas is released into the sky.
London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, said last month that his city has a “health problem caused directly by poor-quality air”. The government has taken steps to prevent people from driving cars that do not meet European Union emissions requirements.
Bio-bean said Londoners produce over 200,000 tons of waste coffee grounds a year. The company said it collects waste grounds from chain coffee shops and factories. The grounds are dried and processed to remove coffee oil.
“It’s a great example of what can be done when we start to re-imagine waste as an untapped wealth.” said one of bio-bean founders Arthur Kay. The coffee fuel technology has been receiving support from the oil company Royal Dutch Shell plc.
10．The main reason why some buses use bio-fuels is ________.
A．to lower carbon emissions B．to encourage people to go to work by bus
C．to show the Londoners prefer coffee to tea D．to improve the speed of the bus in London
11．Where do the waste coffee grounds come from
A．The city’s transportation system. B．The European Union.
C．Royal Dutch Shell plc. D．Chain coffee shops and factories.
12．What does the underlined word “untapped” mean in the last paragraph
A．未开发的. B．未忘记的. C．未认可的. D．未放弃的.
13．What may be the best title for the text
A．The Use of Coffee B．A New Way of Using Coffee Grounds
C．Coffee Culture in London D．Bio-fuel to Help Power London’s Buses
D
Hasna Kourda grew up on an island in Tunisia where her grandmother taught her the strong values of looking after old things. Clothes were reused and repurposed continuously, Kourda says. A large bag made from old clothes by her grandmother is still used by her parents today. Kourda has brought these values into a project that she hopes could change the relationship people have with their clothes—and benefit the environment in the process.
The clothing industry—from material sourcing（来源）to washing and waste is considered to be responsible for 8-10% of global carbon emissions（碳排放）, according to the UN. As the world races to meet its promises to limit carbon emissions to net zero by the middle of the century, the clothing industry has a huge job ahead of it to play its part.
Kourda is among those who hope to help do that. Her way is to encourage people to go looking for new ways of using the clothing they already have rather than buying something new. Her company, Save Your Wardrobe, uses technology to help people go shopping in their own wardrobes. The company uses computer software to build a digital image of a user’s wardrobe people can either take pictures of clothes or allow.
Save Your Wardrobe to check their online shopping history. It then wardrobe advises how to create new clothes as well as connecting users to repair and alteration（更改）services, and environmentally friendly dry cleaning.
In October the company began to work with the German company Zalando, which will use Save Your Wardrobe technology to offer customers aftercare for their clothes.
“The job,” says Kourda, “is to use technology to guide users to reconnect with the clothes of their wardrobe and make the most out of it, finally encouraging them to buy less and better”.
Save Your Wardrobe is just one of a huge number of companies using new technology and different business models to try to overhaul（全面改革）the industry. From encouraging new ways of consuming clothes, to making it possible for clothes to be recycled at the end of their life, the clothing world could look very different by the time we reach 2045.
14．What can we learn from Paragraph 1
A．Kourda hoped to save money for her project.
B．Kourda’s family has valued old things in life.
C．Kourda’s grandma reused clothes to help others.
D．Kourda’s parents are too poor to buy new clothes.
15．What’s Paragraph 3 mainly about
A．How Kourda’s company helps to limit carbon emissions.
B．Why Kourda runs her company Save Your Wardrobe.
C．Why Kourda’s company works with other companies.
D．How Kourda teaches people to do online shopping.
16．What might the writer probably agree
A．People will stick to old traditions of consuming clothing.
B．Customers might need less aftercare for their clothes soon.
C．Save Your Wardrobe will create more clothes in the future.
D．The clothing industry might be more environmentally friendly.
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