英语中考阅读理解专题突破50套含（参考答案）

英语中考阅读理解专题突破50套含答案

一、阅读单选

DearMissWang,

MynameisSimon.Iamgoodatmylessonsinmynewschool.ButIhavenofriends

here.Ialwaysspendtheschooldayonmyown（独自）.Ifeelverylonely.Canyouhelpme?

Iamtheonlychildinmyfamily.Ihavenobrotherorsister.Myparentsseldomstay

withme.Ioftenseeotherstudentsinourclasstogotoschooltogether.Andtheyplaywith

theirfriendshappilyafterlunch.Theyalsodoafter-schoolactivitiestogether.ButIhaveno

friendstotalkwith.Iwanttomakefriendswithmynewclassmates.ButIjustdon'tknow

howtohavefunwiththem.CanyoutellmewhatIshoulddo?Thankyouverymuch.

Yours,

Simon

1.HowdoesSimonspendtheschoolday?

A.Chattingwithhisfriends.B.Onhisown.

C.PlayingwithbrothersD.Stayingwithhisparents.

2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Heisn'tgoodathislessons.B.Hehasnobrotherorsister.

C.Hisparentsarenotbusy.D.Stayingwithhisparents.

3.WhatdoSimonsclassmatesNOTdotogether?

A.Goingtoschool.B.Playingafterlunch.

C.Comingbackhome.D.Doingafter-schoolactivities.

4.WhydoesSimonwritethislettertoMissWang?

A.Totellherhisfamily.B.Totellherhisschool.

C.Tomakefriendswithher.D.Toaskherforhelp.

Mikeworksverylonghourseveryday.Heusuallygetsupat17:00.Hehasashowerand

makeshisbreakfast.Whatafunnytimetomakebreakfast!Afterbreakfast,hepracticeshis

guitar,andthenheputsonhisjacketandgoestowork.Togettowork,hetakesthenumber

17bustotheStarHotel.Thebususuallyleavesat19:15.Heworksallnight.Peopleloveto

listentohim!Hegetshomeat7:00,andhewatchestheearlymorningnews（新闻）onTV.He

goestobedat8:30.Canyouthinkwhathisjobis?

5.HowlongdoesMikework?

A.7hoursB.8hoursC.About9hoursD.Allnight

6.He_________andmakeshisbreakfast.

A.goestobedB.takesashower

C.worksD.washes（洗）hisface

7.WhatdoesMikedoafterbreakfast?

A.Hegoestowork

B.Heputsonhisclothes.

C.Hepracticeshisguitar,andthenputsonhisjacketandgoestowork.

D.Hegoestowork.

8.Hegoestobedat

A.8:30B.8:00C.17:00D.19:15

9.Howdoeshegotowork?

A.BycarB.BybikeC.OnfootD.Bybus

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possible.Weofferthefollowingtravellinesforyoutochoose.

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crabs.

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thebestplaceforyou!YoucanclimbAliMountain,goboatinginSunMoonLakeand

experiencethevariousculturesoftheisland.

TourPrice:¥8500Callusat800-850-8288

10.HowlongwilltheHual'anCultureGroupTourlast?A.Twodays.B.Fourdays.

C.Fivedays.D.Eightdays.

11.Mrs.Liisplanningtotakethe4-DayQingdaoPrivateTourwithhertwodaughters.How

muchwilltheypay?

A.¥1,590B.¥1,650C.¥2,007D.¥2,070

12.Ifyoutakethe5-DayLondonPrivateTour,youwillbeableto.

A.tastelobstersB.climbthemountain

C.enjoytheviewoftheThamesD.breathethefreshair

WhatdoEnglishpeopleusuallyeat?WeaskJames,MaryandMike.Herearetheir

answers.

Breakfast

James:Breakfastformeisvegetablesandsomefruitjuice.That'sall.

Mary:Idon'teatabigbreakfast,Ijusthavefruitsandvegetables.

Mike:Ihavebaconandeggsattheweekend,butnotonschooldays.It'stoomuch.

Lunch

James:AtschoolIhaveahamburger.AttheweekendIoftenhavepizza.Ilikemaking

pizzaathome.

Mary:Ihavelunchatschool.It'susuallyakindofmeatwithvegetables.Attheweekend

orintheholidays（节日）Ilikemakingsaladsforlunch.

Mike:Iusuallyjusteatsomefruitsandahotdog.That'senoughforme.

EatingOut

James:Myhomeisinasmalltown,itdoesn'thavemanyrestaurants（餐馆）.ButIlike

Chinesefoodalot.MyparentssometimestakemeouttoaJapaneserestaurant.

Mary:Indiandishesaremyfavoritefood.TherearesomereallygoodIndianrestaurants

here,andIoftengotoonewithmyfriends.Ilovechicken.

Mike:IliveinLondonandIcangetanythinghere.Idon'teatoutveryoften,butIlike

ChinesefoodandsometimesgotoaChineserestaurant.

13.WheredoesMaryhavemeatwithvegetables?

A.Atschool.B.AtanIndianrestaurant.C.Athome.

D.AtaJapaneserestaurant.

14.WhendoesMikehavebaconandeggs?

A.FromMondaytoFriday.B.OnSaturdayandSundaymornings.

C.OnFridayevening.D.OnSaturdayevening.

15.WholikesChinesefood?

A.MikeandMaryB.MaryandJamesC.JamesandMikeD.James9sparents

16.WhatfoodisMary'sfavorite?

A.JapanesefoodB.EnglishfoodC.ChinesefoodD.Indianfood

17.根据文章内容，下面哪一个是正确的？

A.Mike'shomeisinasmalltownB.Maryeatsalotforbreakfast

C.JamescanmakepizzaD.Mary'sparentsofteneatoutwithMary

Yesterday,myteacheraskedustowriteanarticleaboutourdream.AllIcouldthinkof

was—Iwanttohelpotherpeople!

Duringtheyears,Imetmanyproblems.ButInevergaveup.Iknewthattohelpother

people,Ihadtohelpmyselffirst.IencouragedmyselfafterIexperiencedfailures（失败）.

Finallymydreamreallycametrue.Ifoundapart-timejobinahospital.Ibegantospendmy

daysdoingthingsfbrpeople.Ihadahappylife.Thatdidn'tmeanthatthiskindoflifewas

easy,orthatmyworkwasalwaysenjoyable.IwashappybecauseIwasdoingwhatIwanted

todo.

Whatdoyouwanttodo?Writeitdownnow.Ifyoudon'tknow,youcanaskyourself

“WhatwillIdoifthisisthelastdayofmylife?^^Thenwritedownthefirstthingthatcomes

toyourmind,nomatter（无论）howfoolishorimpossibleitis.Ifyouhaveananswer,you

willknowwhatyourdreamis.

18.Whatdidthewriterwanttodo?

A.Beateacher.B.Helpothers.C.Findajob.D.Behappy.

19.Thewritersaid“Ihadahappylife,,because.

A.hispart-timejobwaseasyB.hemadehisarticle

C.hewasdoingwhathewantedtodoD.hisworkwasalwaysenjoyable

20.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?

A.Abeautifuldream.B.Howtofindyourdream.

C.Thedreamsareusuallypossible.D.Thedreamusuallyseemsimpossibleto

achieve.

Whatwillourhomesbelikeinthefuture?Herearesomepredictions（预测）.

Doyouwanttotakeashowerwhenyougethome?You'llbeabletoletyoursmartwater

heater（热水器）startheatingupwhenyou'reonyourwayhome.

DidIturnofftheoven?DidIclosethewindow?Everyonemayhaveamomentlikethat.

Butinthefuture,yourhomewillcheckthesefbryou.

Inyourhomeofthefuture,allofyourdevicescanworktogethertomakeyourlifemore

comfortable.Whenyouturnonthelightsinthemorning,yourwindowswillopenatthesame

time.Thelightswillslowlyturnoffbythemselvesafterthesunappears.

Yourhomemayhavedangers.Thehackers（黑客）couldopenyourdoorandcausea

messatyourhomethroughyourphoneorotherdevices.Yourhomewilltellyouaboutitbut

youcan'tarriveintime.Sopeopleshouldbecarefuloftheirpersonalinformation.

21.Inthefuture,whatcanwedoonourwayhome?

A.Wecankeepworking.B.Wecantakeashower.

C.Wecanletthewaterheaterwork.D.Wecanhavealookatoursmarthome

devices.

22.Whowillletyouknowifsomeonebreaksintoyourhomeinthefuture?

A.Yourhome.B.Yourfriend.C.Thepolice.D.Yourneighbor.

23.Whafsthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.SomeBeautifulHouses.B.SomeFamousPredictions.C.A

BetterWorld.D.HomesoftheFuture.

Whenyoutravel（旅游）inHongKong,youmustbecarefulofthetraffic（交通）rules,

becausethetraffickeepstotheleftandit'sdifferentfromthatofChinesemainland.Before

crossingthestreet,youmustlooktotherightandthentotheleft.Ifthetrafficlightsarered,

thetrafficmuststop,andpeoplecangoacrossthezebraline（斑马线）.IfIhetrafficlightsturn

green,thetrafficcango,andpeoplemustn'tcrosstheroad.

Inthemomingandintheevening,whenpeoplegotoorcomefromwork,thestreetsare

verybusy.Thetrafficisthemostdangerous.WhenyougosomewherebybusinHongKong,

youhavetobecareful,too.Alwaysrememberthetraffickeepstotheleft.Havealookfirst,

oryoumaygothewrongway.InHongKong,therearealotofbigbuseswithtwofloors.

You'dbettersitonthesecondfloor.Fromthereyoucanwatchthecityverywell.How

interesting!

24.InHongKongthetrafficmoves.

A.ontherightB.ontheleftC.inthemiddleD.inthepark

25.Whenyoucrossthestreet,youmustlooktofirst.

A.thefrontB.theright

C.theleftD.therightandtheleft

26.Ifthetrafficlightsarered,.

A.thepeoplemuststop

B.thetrafficmuststop

C.thepeopleandthetrafficmuststop

D.thetrafficandthepeoplemustwait

27.Itistocrossthestreetsinthemorningandintheevening.

A.dangerousB.interestingC.easyD.safe

28.Youcanseethecityverywellonthefloorofthebus.

A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth

Michaelissixyearsold.Hestartsgoingtoschoolthisterm（学期）.Andhelovesmath

verymuch.ThisSunday,hismotherMrs.Browndoesn'tgotowork.Andshewantstotake

Michaeltoseehisgrandparentsinthevillage.IVsatwohours'busridefromMichaePshome.

Michaelgetsupathalfpastsix.Afterbreakfast,heandhismomgotothebusstop.They

canonlytakeaNo.4bustothevillage.

“Look.Mom!^^Michaelsays.“TheNo.4（4路）busiscoming!^^

“No,dear"Mrs.Brownsays."It'snotNo.4.It'sNo.22.”

“MissSmithtellsusthattwoandtwoisfbur!”Michaelsays.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

29.WhatsubjectdoesMichaellike?

A.P.E.B.Math.C.History.D.English.

30.Ittakesthemhour（s）togettothevillagebybus.

A.fourB.threeC.twoD.one

31.WhattimedoesMichaelgetup?

32.Michaelseesthebus.

A.No.22B.No.40C.No.4D.No.2

33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Michaelgoestothevillagewithhisfather.

B.MichaePsunclelivesinthevillage.

C.MissSmithisMichaePsmathteacher.

D.TheycantakeaNo.22bustothevillage.

Therearefivepeopleinmyfamily.WealllikewatchingTV,butwelikedifferentTV

shows.

Mygrandpaisagreatfan（迷）ofBeijingOpera.Helikeswatchingitverymuch.Now

heisinaBeijingOperaclub.TherehetalksaboutBeijingOperaandactsinitwithother

BeijingOperafans.

Mygrandmalikescrosstalk（相声），andsheoftenwatchesitonTV.Herfavoritecross

talkerisGuoDegang.

MyfatherisareporterfromaTVstation.HewatchesallkindsofTVshows,buthis

favoriteTVshowisnews.

Mymotherisateacher.HerfavoriteTVshowsaresoapoperas.Shethinkstheyarevery

interesting.ButIthinktheyareveryboring.

Ilikeplayingbasketball,somyfavoriteTVshowsaresportsshows.Ilikewatching

basketballgamesbestonTV.

WhatkindofTVshowsdoyourfamilylike?

34.isthewriter'sgrandpa'sfavoriteTVshow.

A.TalkshowB.BeijingOperaC.SportsshowD.Soapopera

35.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofsoapoperas?

A.Exciting.B.Boring.C.Interesting.D.Relaxing.

36.Thewriter'smotheris.

A.areporterB.ahousewifeC.ateacherD.acrosstalker

37.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thewriter'sgrandfatherisinaBeijingOperaclub.

B.GuoDegangisthewriter'sfather'sfavoritecrosstalker.

C.Thewriter'smotherlikeswatchingallkindsofTVshows.

D.ThewriterlikeswatchingsoccergamesbestonTV.

38.Thebesttitleofthepassagemaybe.

A.PopularTVShowsB.DifferentTVShows

C.MyFavoriteTVShowsD.Myfamily'sFavoriteTVShows

OnaFridaynight,apooryoungmanstoodatthegateoftherailwaystation,playinghis

violin.Themusicwassogreatthatmanypeoplestoppedtoputsomemoneyintohishat.

Thenextday,theyoungmancametothesameplaceagain.Heputdownhishatas

usual.Besidethehatwasapieceofpaperwithsomewordsonit,"GeorgeSanghasputan

importantthingintomyhatcarelessly.Welcometoclaim（认领）it.”Thenhebegantoplay

theviolin.Soonhewassurrounded（围绕）bymanypeople.Theyallwantedtoknowwhat

thewordsonthepapermeant.AfteranhouramannamedGeorgeSangranherequicklyand

gotbackhisimportantthing.Hesaidmanythankstotheyoungman.

Theimportantthingwasalotteryticket（彩票）.Sangboughtitandwonaprizeof

$500,000.Butwhenhegave$50totheyoungmanforhiswonderfulmusic,hethrewthe

lotteryticket,too.

Laterpeopleaskedtheyoungmanwhyhedidn'tkeepthelotteryticketforhimself.The

youngmansaid,“ThoughIdon'thavemuchmoney,Ilivehappily.IfIlosehonesty（诚实），I

won'tbehappyanylonger.^^

39.Theyoungmanplayedtheviolinforatthegateoftherailwaystation.

A.moneyB.ticketsC.food

40.Theyoungmancametothestationagainon.

A.FridayB.SaturdayC.Sunday

41.GeorgeSangmustbeverytogetbacktheimportantthing.

A.sorryB.worriedC.happy

42.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.GeorgeSanggavemoneytotheyoungmanforhismusic.

B.Thelotteryticketwasimportantbecauseitwasworth$500.

C.Thepooryoungmankeptthelotteryticketfbrhimself.

43.What'sthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.TheHappinessofPlayingtheViolin

B.TheAdvantageofBuyingaLotteryTicket

C.TheImportanceofBeingHonesty

Hi,myname'sMike.Thisismyfamilytree.Ihaveabigfamily.Manypeopleareteachersin

myfamily.TmanEnglishteacher.Mywifb（妻子）DanielleisanEnglishteacher,too.We're

bolh（两者都）40yearsold.Wehavetwokids.Jackisourson.AndSoniaisourdaughter.

They'reinNo.7SHIYANMiddleSchool.MyfatherisJeffandmymotherisAnna.They're

bothteachers.Jeffis67andAnnais64.Tonyismybrother.He'samathteacher.Hehastwo

boys,MartinandKen.Nancyismywife'ssister.She'saChineseteacherandshecanspeak

Chineseverywell.Mywifb'sparentsareteachers,too.Canyouseehowmanyteachersthere

areinmyfamily?

44.HowmanyteachersarethereinMike'sfamily?

A.FourB.SixC.Eight

45.HowoldisMike'sfather?He's.

A.40B.67C.64

46.IsSoniaMartin'ssister?

A.Yes,sheis.

B.No,sheisn't.

C.Sorry,Idon'tknow.

47.WhatdoesTonyleach（教）？

A.EnglishB.ChineseC.math

48.WhichoneisTRUE（正确的）？

A.Myparentsandmywife'sparentsareallteachers.

B.KenandMartinaren'tbrothers.

C.Nancycan'tspeakChineseverywell.

DearSon,

OnJan4th,2021,yoursister,yourmom,andIwereplayingintheyard,andIhavebeen

askedtowritetoyou.Well,youknowthatIamnotgoodwithwords.So,forgivemeifthis

comesoutasboring.

Youknow.Iwas25whenyouwerebom.Andnowthatyouare22.1wouldliketotell

youthatthelast22yearsofmylifewasthebestyearsofmylife.Iamsureyourmomwould

agreetoo.

Itamazesmehowtimeflies.Tobehonest,Ihaveneverwantedyoutogrowold.But,

lookatyou,Jason!You'reallgrownup.Eventothisday,Ihavenotgottenoverthefactthat

youarenowanadult,readytotakeontheworld.

Iknowyouareastrongman,andwehavecompletefaithinyou.Webelieveinyour

dreams,andwewillalwaysbetheretosupportyouasalawyer.Well,Ican'twaitfbrmy

fishingpartner.Thewaterinthelakeisalmostfull,bytheway.

Wehopetoseeyousoon.

49.Theauthorwritestohis.

A.sonB.fatherC.sisterD.mother

50.WhatdoesJasondo?

A.Heisawriter.B.Heisadoctor.C.Heisalawyer.D.Heisapilot.

51.Howoldisthewriternow?

22.B.25.47.57.

Doyoulovereading?Doyouhavethehabitofreadingeveryday?

Mygrandmotherisseventy-threeyearsold.Shelikesreadingnewspapersandwatching

newsonTVeveryday.Everymorningafterdoingthehousework,shealwaysreadsthe

newspaperforatleastanhour.Afterdinner,shealwayswatchesthenewsforhalfanhour.In

fact,everyoneelseinthehouseasksherfortheimportantnews.Mygrandmother^habitof

readingandwatchingnewsisofgreathelptotheothermembersofmyfamily,especially（特

别是）myparents,becausethey'retoobusytoreadnews.Myelderbrotherisinterestedinthe

sportsnews,butheonlywatchesitonhiscomputerorsmartphone.MysisterandIlike

readingstorybooks.

Readingisanimportanthabit.Tohelptheirchildrengetintothehabitofreading,parents

shouldprepare（准备）booksfbrchildrenandmakesuretheymakereadingtheirhobby.

Youngkidscanstartbyreadingsomesimplewords.Lateron,theycanreadshortstorieswith

picturesandthenmoredifficultbooks.Newspaperreadingshouldalsobemadeahabit.We

shouldalwaysremember:Apersonwithareadinghabitwillbecomeabetterperson.

52.WhatTVshowdoesthewriter'sgrandmotherlike?

A.News.B•Talentshows.C.Sitcoms.D.Talkshows.

53.Howlongdoesthewriter'sgrandmotherreadnewspaperseveryday?

A.Foronehourandahalf.B.Forhalfanhour.

C.Foratleastanhour.D.Fortwohours.

54.Whatisthewriter'ssisterinterestedin?

A.Watchingsportsnews.B.Readingstorybooks.

C.Watchingsoccergames.D.Playingcomputergames.

55.Parentsshouldtohelptheirchildrengetintothehabitofreading.

A.readshortstoriesfortheirchildrenB.taketheirchildrentothelibraryoften

C.teachtheirchildrensomesimplewordsD.preparebooksforchildren

56.Thewriterwrotethisarticletotellusto

A.havedifferenthobbiesB.havehealthyeatinghabits

C.havethehabitofreadingD.keepourroomclean

TheGreensjustmoved（刚刚搬到）toMoonlightTown.Readthemapbelowandhelp

themfindtheway.

57.Themuseumis.

A.betweenthebookshopandthelibraryB.besidethepetshop

C.nexttothehospitalD.inYorkStreet

58.IfMr.Greenwantstoseeadoctor,hecangotothehospitalin.

A.HillstreetB.AdamStreetC.YorkStreetD.KingStreet

59.Thenearestplaceforthestudentsatschooltobuynotebooksis.

A.theshoppingmallB.theshoeshopC.thepostofficeD.the

supermarket

60.Thebookshop,agoodplaceforchildrentoenjoyreading,is.

A.southofthecinemaB.northofthelibrary

C.south-westofthemuseumD.south-westoftheschool

61.IfMrs.GreenstartsfromA,walksalongAdamStreet,turnsleftatthesecondcrossing,

andhewillfind.

A.theparkontheleftB.thecinemaontheright

C.thelibraryontheleftD.thebookshopontheright

TedistravelinginShanghai.HelivesinParkHotel（旅馆）onNanjingRoad.Itisan

oldhotelwithahistoryofover85years.Thebuildingis83.8meterstallandithas24floors.

Tedwantstogotosomeplacestomorrow.Withthehelpofthee-map（电子地图），he

findstheroutes（路线）fromhishoteltothoseplaces.

Yu

Garden

（豫园）

▲IcantaketheNo.805bustoYuGarden.Ittakesabout30minutes.

▲Icanalsorideabike.Ittakesabout20minutes.

▲It'snexttoCityGodTemple（城隍庙）.

.Peoples

Square

「广场，

APeople'sSquareisclosetoPeople'sPark.Theparkisjustacrossfrommyhotel.

▲Itjusttakesmeabout10minutestowalktothesquare.

▲Somefamous（著名的）buildingsarenearthesquare,likeShanghaiMuseum（博物馆）

andShanghaiGrandTheater（剧院）.

62.Ted'shotel

A.iscalledPeople'sHotel.B.has24floors.

C.isonRenminRoad.D.hasahistoryof50years.

63.TedcantaketheNo.805busto

A.People'sPark.B.ShanghaiMuseum.

C.YuGarden.D.ShanghaiGrandTheater.

64.IttakesTedabouttowalktoPeople'sSquare.

A.10minutesB.15minutesC.30minutesD.20minutes

65.AftervisitingPeople'sSquare,Tedcan'tnearit.

A.gotoatheaterB.walkaroundapark

C.visitatempleD.visitamuseum

66.Whatcanweknowfromthematerial（材料）?

A.ParkHotelis80.8meterstall.

B.CityGodTempleisnexttoYuGarden.

C.TedwillrideabiketoShanghaiMuseum.

D.People'sParkisjustacrossfromPeople'sSquare.

SomewhitecliffsappearinDenizliProvince,Turkey.Inthemaresmall,bluey-green

pools—itlooksasifthesnowismelting.Infact,thosearen'ticycliffs——they'reterracesof

rocks.Becauseofitsappearance,thesiteisknownasCottonCastle.

CottonCastleismorethan325feethighandnearly9,000feetlong.Thereare17hot

springsatthetopandthespringwaterisbetween35℃and60℃.

ThespringsarethereasonforCottonCastle'sunusualappearance.Forcedby

earthquakes,themineral-richwatercomesupfrominsidetheEarth.Whenthemineralinthe

watermeetsair,itformsajellylikethingasitmakesitswaydownthecliff.Eventuallythe

jellydriesandhardensintowhiterocks.Somewateralsocollectstocreatepools.Becausethe

watercoolsseveraldegreesasitflowsintothepools,it'spossibletoswiminthesenaturalhot

springs.

Theprocesshasgoneonfortensofthousandsofyears.CottonCastlehasbeenapopular

attractionsincearound200B.C.,whenakingfoundedatowncalledHierapolisnearthe

site.Peoplebelievedthehotspringshadhealingpowers.Bythe1970s,CottonCastlewasso

popularthathotelswerebuiltnearby,evenontopofit.

UnfortunatelytheconstructioncausedpartsofCottonCastletobreakoff,andheavyfoot

trafficturnedsomepoolsbrown.Toavoidanyfuturedamage,thegovernmentlisteditasa

protectedWorldHeritageSite.Thehotelsweresoontorndown,andnowonlysomepoolsare

opentovisitors.Withthesesteps,CottonCastlewillhopefullybearoundformanyyears,its

ice-likebeautyfrozenintime.

67.WhichpictureshowsCottonCastle?

68.Accordingtothepassage,CottonCastle.

A.has325hotspringsatthetop

B.heatsthespringwaterafteritflowsout

C.isanewattractionnearatown

D.isformedaftermineral-richwatermeetsair

69.What'sthewriter'sopinionaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.ThebeautyofCottonCastlemayremainforalongtime.

B.Touristswillnotbeallowedtovisitthosepoolsanymore.

C.MorehotelsandtownswillbebuiltaroundCottonCastle.

D.CottonCastlewilldisappearsoonduetopeople'sdamage.

70.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.An4tIce^^CastleB.AHealingSite

C.APrivateCastleD.AMan-madeSite

Weallknowthereisaproblemwithplasticpollution.Fivetrillionplasticbagsareused

everyyear.Onemillionplasticdrinkingbottlesareboughteveryminute.Whatifwecould

useplasticwastetobuildroads?ThisisexactlywhatTobyMcCartneyhasdone.

In2019,McCartney'sUK-basedcompany,MacRebur,builttheworld'sfirstplasticroad

inElgintown,Scotland.Theplasticwastewasmadeintograinsandthenmixedwithbitumen

（沥青）.Theroadlooksjustlikeanyotherroad.Butithasimprovedstrengthandismore

stretchy（有弹性的）thankstotheplastic.

“Ourtechnologycannotonlyhelpsolvetheproblemofplasticwastebutalsoproduce

roadsthatdealbetterwithchangesintheweather,“McCartneytoldtheBBC.

McCartney'sideacamefromatriptoIndia."IsawpeopleinIndiawouldputplastic

wasteintostoveandburnit.Theplasticwouldmeltdown（熔化）andformasealinthehole,^^

saidMcCartney.t4Iknewthattheremustbesomesimilaritiesbetweentheplasticand

bitumen,whichbothcomefromoil.That'showIstartedtothinkaboutmixingthem,“he

said.

Afterlotsoftesting,McCartneyfoundtheperfectidea.Thenthefirstroadwasbuilt

successfully.Nowhiscompanyhasbuiltmanyplasticroadsaroundtheworld,fromAustralia

toEurope.Aone-kilometerlengthofroadusesabout684,000plasticbottlesor1.8million

plasticbags.Theroaditselfcanberecycledintheend.Thematerialscanbereusedtobuild

newroads.

"We'rejustasmallpartofendingtheplasticprobl