【新冠专题】做中考英语阅读理解：人类居家隔离后,威尼斯运河变清澈(thenovelcoronav

1、年级：九年级 话题：世界与环境-环境保护总词数：238生词数/率：6/1.7%导读：意大利封锁后，威尼斯运河的水清得可以看见鱼了Venetian canals （威尼斯运河）are the clearest they have been in livingmemory after Italy ' s novel coronavirus lockdown stopped boats frombringing sediment （沉淀物）to the surface.The water is clear enoughfor us to see the schools of fish und

2、er the water.White swans are alsoseen along the canals in a city where theusually crowed stresses havebecomealmost deserted, while air pollutionhas declined across northernItaly. With no boats along the canals, thesediment in the water has beenable to stay at the bottom making the surface clearer.On

3、e Venetian local, Marco Capovilla, said he had never seen the waterso clear after filming some of the fish under the surface.“ The waternow looks clearer because there is less traffic on the canals, allowingthe sediment to stay at the bottom, ” said a spokesman for the Venice mayor s office. “ It s

4、because there is less boat traffic that usually brings sediment to the top of the water s surface. ” Local resident Capovilla, 40, described the striking clarity of the water in contrastto the usually dirty canals, which he filmed during the lockdown. “ The city doesn t have sewers （ 下水道 ）, so norma

5、lly everything goes into the canals, ” the estate agent said. “ Thanks to the quarantine （ 隔离 ）, we are experiencing a cleaner environment. I hope we ll learn from this tragic time, and that when this is over,Venice will be able to strikea balance between tourist crowds and cleanliness.”阅读短文，从每小题所给的

6、选项中选择能回答问题的最佳选项。1. Which of the following is TRUE about Venetian canals?A. White swans don t like to fly above the canals.B. The water there becomes clear due to quarantine.C. Visitors can take boats along the canals now.there.D. People can t see the schools of fish2. What can we learn from the pass

7、age?A. Now the traffic on the canalsis becoming more and more terrible.B. The environment of Italy gets better after its lockdown.C. There are lots of sewers in Venice.D. Capovilla has never taken photos of the Venetian canals.3. What is the passage mainly about?A. How to protect the environment of

8、Venice.B. How to keep the balance between tourist crowds and cleanliness.C. How to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.D. The influence of the novel coronavirus on Venetian canals.答案及解析1. B【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第一段前两句的内容"Venetian canals arethe clearest they have been in living memory after Italy &

9、#39; s novelcoronavirus lockdown stopped boats from bringing sediment to the 离 后 威 尼 斯 运 河 的 水 变 得 清 澈 了 ，故 选“ The water there becomes clear due to quarantine. ” 。surface. The water is clear enough可知意大利由于新型冠状病毒隔2. B【 解 析 】 推理 判 断 题 。根 据文 章 第一 段的 内 容 “Venetian canals are theclearest they have been in living memory after Italy s novel coronavirus lockdown while air pollution has declined across northern Italy. ”和 第 二 段 的 内 容 可 以 推 断 出 在 意 大 利 封 锁 后 ，它 的 环 境 变 得 更 好 了 ， 故 选 “ The environment of Italy gets better