2022年中考英语复习新题速递之阅读表达（2022年3月）

2022年中考英语复习新题速递之阅读表达（2022年3月）

一.阅读表达（共18小题）

1.（2021•聊城）阅读下面短文，根据其内容完成后面各项任务。

Thehumanbrainweighsabout1.4kilograms,butitcanholdmuchmoreinformation

thanmostcomputers.However,thereisanotherdifferencebetweenhumansand

computers.Computersdon'tforgetinformationtheyaregiven,buthumansoftendo.Noone

rememberseverything,andluckilywedon'tusuallyhaveto.Buteveryonecanimprovetheir

memoryiftheywantto.Herearesomesuggestions.

★Trytousenewinformationatonce.Forexample,ifyoumeetsomeonewho

says*'Hi!rmCarlos.don'tjustsaynHello!"Repeattheperson'sname,andsay"Hello,Carlos.0

★Writeoutwhatyouneedtorememberagainandagain.Thiswillhelpyoukeepitin

mindlonger,especiallyforrememberingformulas（公式）orfacts.

★Alwaysreviewinformation.Ifyoubringwhatyou'velearnedbacktoyourmind,ihcy

becomeeasiertoremember.Forexample,beforeyougotosleep,it'sagoodideatoreviewthe

newthingsyoulearnedthatday.

★Discusswithafriend.ltisalwayseasiertorememberthingsthroughdiscussions.You

canhaveadiscussionaboutwhafsrightandwhat'swrong,anditwillleadtotheright

answer.

★永远不要说你记忆力不好。Youcanalwaysdosomethingtohelpimproveyour

memory.Andeveryone'smemorygetsbetteriftheyuseitoftenenough.

（1）将文中划线的英语句子译成汉语。

（2）回答问题：

Ifyouwanttorememberaformula,whatshouldyoudoaccordingtoParagraph3?

（3）回答问题：

Whatdoestheunderlinedworduthey"inParagraph4referto（指的是）？

（4）从文中找出与下面所给句子意思相同的句子。

Peoplealwaysrememberthingsmoreeasilythroughdiscussions.

（5）将文中划线的汉语句子译成英语。

2.（2022•梁山县校级模拟）AccordingtotheChineselunarcalendar,theyearstartingonFeb12

willbetheYearoftheOx.Many

Chinesepeoplebelieveitwillbeagoodyear,partlybecausetheyhaveastronglikingfor

theanimalitself.So,let*slearnsomethingabouttheoxintheYearoftheOx.

InChineseculture,theoxstandsforthespiritofhardworkandunselfishness.Weoften

saythattheoxisenduring（忍耐的）andgenerous（慷慨的）.Theterm"laohuangniu"describes

thosewhohelpothersandasknothingforthemselves.JustasChinesewriterLuXunonce

wrote,"Cowseatgrass,butgivemilk*',ButintheWest,peoplehaveadifferentopinionabout

theanimal,"Bull-headed1'peopleareverystubborn（固执的）andwillnotlistentoadvice.

Ifyousearchontheinternetfortheword"bull**,you'llalsofindotherinterestingEnglish

expressions.Forexample,ifsomeonebehaves"likeabullinachinashop",heorshebehaves

inaclumsy（笨的）mannerwhentheyshouldbemorecareful.

Withthenewyearcoming,wehopethatallofuswillworkjustashardastheox

does.Avoidanythingthatmightmakeyouasangryas"aredflagtoabull'*.Wehopeyoucan

always"takethebullbythehorns（不畏艰险）whenyouhavetodealwithadifficult

situation.

（1）Whatkindofpeopleareconsideredtobe"laohuangniu'1?（nomorethan9words）

（2）WhichEnglishwordsinthepassagehavethesamemeaningwith"牛”？（nomorethan

4words）

（3）Ifapersonactscarelessly,whichphraseinthepassagemightbeusetodescribethem?

（nomorethan7words）

(4)请把文中划线的句子译成汉语。

(5)请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。

3.（2022•青浦区一模）Ifyouareahikeroranaturelover,you'llenjoyreadingAWalkinthe

Woods.

It'satruestory,writtenasacomedy.TheauthorisBillBryson.BrysonreturnedtotheUS

after20yearsinBritainanddecidedtogetfamiliarwithhisnativecountrybywalkingthe

AppalachianTrail(阿巴拉契亚山道).

Thetrail,about3,500kilometerslong,ispopularwiththousandsofhikers.ltgoesfrom

SpringerMountaininGeorgiatoMountainKatahdininMaine.Thestoryoffersa

landscapeofsilentforestsandbeautifullakes.Butasawriterwithcomicgenius,Brysonalso

findshumorinthestrugglesthatheandhisoldfriend,StephenKatz,wentthrough.

Lotsofsillythingshappenalongtheway.Atthebeginning,Brysonreadsaboutthe

dangersofthewildandstaysawakeforhourseachnight,becauseheisworriedhewillbe

killedbybears.Laterthetwomiddle-agedmentrytoclimbamountainbutgetcaughtina

snow-storm.Theygetlostmorethanonce,buttheyalwaysmanagetofindtheirwaybackto

thetrail.Theyalsomeetalotofstrangepeople.

Butthestoryismorethanjustalaugh-out-loudhike.Brysonalsotalksaboutacidrain

(酸雨)，thehuntingofbirds,anddamagetotheecosystem(生态系统).It,samixofthesilly

andtheserious>afreshwayofgettingreaderstoactuallycareabouttheenvironment

problems.AsthewebsiteBookBrowsesaidinareview,thebook"willcertainlybecomea

modemclassicoftravelliterature".

(1)BillBrysoncomesfromBritain,doesn*the?

(2)HowlongistheAppalachianTrail?

(3)WhydoesBrysonstayawakeforhourseachnightduringhislifeonthetrail?

(4)WhathappenstoBrysonandhisfriendwhentheytrytoclimbamountain?

(5)Whatistheimplied(隐含的)meaningoftheunderlinedsentence?

Thebooknotonly,butalso.

(6)Pleasegiveapropertitleforthepassage.(Nomorethan10words)

4.（2021秋•宁乡市期末）Mostchildrenliketohavepartiesfortheirbirthdays.Theyinvitetheir

friendsandclassmatestotheirparlies.Thebirthdayboyorgirlwearsbeautifulclothes.They

playgames,sing,danceandeat.Therearesomedeliciousfood,suchasice-creams,

sandwichesandfruits.Theirparentsprepare（准备）abigcakeforthemtoeatandthereare

somecandles（蜡烛）onit.EveryonesingstheHappyBirthdaySongandsays"happy

birthday1'tothebirthdayboyorgirl.

Thechildrenusuallygetpresentsfromtheirfriendsandparents.Inourcountry,children

alwaysopenthepresentsaftertheparty.ButintheUSAandEngland,childrenopenthemat

once（立亥U）andthensaythankyou.

（1）Whatdomostchildrenliketodofortheirbirthdays?

（2）Whatdotheirparentsprepareforthechildrenattheparty?

（3）Whodochildrenusuallyinvitetotheparty?

（4）Cantheygetsomepresentsonthebirthday?

（5）Whendochildrenopentheirbirthdaypresentsinourcountry?

5.（2021秋•太原期末）请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Doyoudreamofgoingintoavideogame?Thatdreammaysoonbecomereal.It*s

calledthe"metaverse"（元宇宙）.

Themetaverseisasharedvirtual（虚拟的）3Dworld,orworlds.Acompany（公

司）intheUSisplanningtobuildanmetaverseH.Thewordfirstappearedina1992bookcalled

SnowCrash.Inthestory,peoplewearvirtualreality（VR）headsetstoseeandjointhe

metaverse.

Now,whathappensinthebookisbecomingtrue.WearingaVRheadset,youcan

meetotherpeoplewherevertheyare.Youcanworkandplaywiththem.Youwillfeelreal.

"We'retalkingaboutmakinganotherworld,that'saswonderfulastherealworld,“saidRev

Lebaredian,fromUS.

It*snotimportantwhereyouare.Peoplewillcometothemetaverseatalltimes.You

canmeetfriendsfromothercountriesandgoonavirtualbeachvacationtogether.Butforget

Sanya-youcangotothebeachonthemoonoranywhereelse.Can'tfindafriendtoplay

basketball?Jumpintothemetaverseandfindsomefriendstoplaywithorgotoaconcert!

Somepeoplemaysaythattheseexperiencesarenotreal.Perhapsthemetaversewill

changeourideaofwhatisreal.

（1）Whatisthemetaverse?

（2）Whendidthewordnmetaverseufirstappear?

（3）PleasetranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinese.（请把划线部分译成汉语）

（4）Whatcanyoudointhemetaverse?（OneexampleisOK.）

（5）Doyoulikethemetaverseortherealworld?Why?

6.（2021秋•苏州期末）ItisverypopulartoshopontheInternet.Buttherearemoreandmore

advertisements（广告）onit.Youhavetobecarefulnottobetrickedbytheadvertisementson

theInternet.Youmayfindsomethingcheap,butitisn'talwayscheap.Andsomeso-callednew

thingsjusthaveanewoutside.

However,shoppingonlineisakindoffashionable（时髦的）thingtoday.Ilovetobuy

thingsofeverydayuse,soIoftengetlotsofinformationaboutthemonline.Forexample,ifI

wantamobilephone,Icanchoosemyfavouriteone,andlookforwhattheuserslikeordon't

likeaboutit,thenIdecide（决定）whether（是否）tobuyitornot.Andatthesametime,

youdon'thavetogotoashoporwalkaroundacrowded（拥挤的）shoppingmall,soyoudon't

havetospendmuchtime.TheInternetisreallyusefulforshopping,butbecarefulnottospend

toomuch.

(1)Whatdoesthewriteroftenbuyonline?

(2)Accordingtothepassage,whatisoneoftheadvantages(优点)ofshoppingonline?

(3)Doyoulikeshoppingonline?Whyorwhynot?

7.(2021秋•新兴县期末)ThereisaschoolmeetingonenvironmentproblemsinYuying

InternationalSchooLManystudentsgivespeechesaccordingtotheirresearches.

Yumiko,a13-year-oldboy,isfromJapan.Hefindsthehaze(雾霾)isgettingmore

andmoreseriousinJapan.Moreandmorepeoplecoughandgetskinproblemsandeye

problems.Headvisesusnottoexerciseintheopenairandopenthewindowatnoonoratnight

forawhile.

LiXianglivesinHangzhou,China.Hetookpartinanactivityanditaimedtomake

peoplethinkmoreabouttheuseofplasticbagsinlife.Hethoughttheactivitywaswonderful

andhesaid,uIfwedonothingaboutthewhitepollution,itwillcausemoredeathsofsea

animals.Andhumanbeingswillbecome'plasticmen'.”

May,anAmericangirl,readsanewstudyrecently.It'ssaidthatnearly80percentpeople

inNorthAmericacan'tseetheMilkyWay(专艮7可)becauseoflightpollution.Themostseriously

light-pollutedcountryintheworldisSingapore.Toomuchlighthasadirecteffectonhuman's

eyes.ltcanalsodestroypeople'ssleepcycle.Whafsmore,italsoaffectswildanimals.She

hopesthegovernmentwilldosomethingtosolvethisproblem.

(1)HowistheproblemofhazeinJapan?

(2)WhencanweopenthewindowaccordingtoYumiko?

(3)WhafstheprobleminLiXiang'scity?

(4)HowmanypeopleinNorthAmericacan*tseetheMilkyWay?

(5)Whichcountryisthemostseriouslylight-polluted?

8.(2021秋•城阳区期末)Whenyouandyourfamilygooutfordinner,doyounoticehowmany

dishesyouusuallyorder?It'sfineifyoufinishallofthem.（3）Butifyouwastemuch

food,youmightpayafeeforitinthenearfuture.

OnDec.22,China'stoplegislature（立法机关）reviewedadraftlaw（法律草案）for

stoppingfoodwasteforthefirsttime.Ingeneral,adraftwillbecomelawafterthetop

legislaturereviews（审议）itthreetimes.

Accordingtothedraftlaw,restaurantsshouldtelldinersnottoordertoomuch.They

shoulddescribethesizeoramountofeachdish.Ifcustomersleavetoomuchfooduneaten

restaurantscancharge（收费）themforfoodwaste.

Thelawalsobans（禁止）waitersfromencouragingdinerstoordertoomuchfood.（4）

Thosewhodon'tfollowthelawwillreceivea行nefrom1,000to10,000yuav.

ThedraftlawalsoasksschoolstoteachtheirstudentstoavoidfoodwasteItbans

livestreams（直播）andradioandTVprogramsaboutovereatingandoverdrinking.Producers

（仓惟者）ofsuchprogramswillfaceafineofupto100,000yuan.Foodwastehappensin

manyplaces.InChinaalone,35milliontonsoffoodendsupinlandfill（垃圾场）every

year.Aboutl2percentofthenation1sharvest（粮食产量）goestowaste,CCTVNews

reported.

A.根据短文内容简要回答问题。

（1）Whatpeoplearementionedinthedraftlaw?

（2）Howmuchfoodiswastedinourcountryeveryyear?

B.将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

（3）；

（4）；

C.请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。

（5）.

9.（2021秋•长丰县期末）阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。

Everyonesaysgoodwordsaboutmyfatherthesedays.Theytellmethatmyfatherisa

herobecauseofhisjob.Myfather,likeotherdoctorsinChina,wenttoWuhantocarefor

patientsduringCOVID-19.Withallkindsofgoodwordsaboutmyfather,aproblemcomesto

mymind.Whydidn'tanyonecallhimaherobefore?

Whenwetalkaboutheroes,whatkindofpicturewillcomeintoourmind?Wemaythink

aboutpeoplewhosavedtheworldinthemovie.They'retrulyheroes.However,aresupermen

theonlyheroes?

Idon'tthinkso.Heroesareinourreallives.Theyarecommonpeoplejustlikeyouand

me.Ifthere'safire,youknowthatfirefighterswillbethere.IfyouYeonthestreet,you'llseethe

policehelppeopleinneed.Inhospital,manydoctorsarebusysavingpeople'slives.

Thereasonwhytheyworkhardisn'tforpeople'sgoodwords.Thesepeopledon'tneedto

becalledheroesjustfornow.They'reheroesallthetime.Whenweneedhelp,theseheroesare

alwaystheretohelpus.

（1）Whatdoesthewriter'sfatherdo?（不超过5个词）

（2）Whydopeoplesaygoodwordsaboutthewriter'sfather?（不超过15个词）

（3）Whatdoesthewriterthinkheroesarelike?（不超过10个词）

10.（2021秋•信都区期末）Afterabusymorningatwork,lunchtimegivesmeachancetodo

manythings,suchasexercising,readingorwatchingTV.OneculturaldifferenceI'venoticed

betweenBritainandChinaiswhatwedoduringlunchtime.

HereinChina,workershavelongerlunchbreaks,whichgivesthemenoughtimetotake

ashortnap.Therefore,Chinesepeopleusuallyuselunchtimetorest.Ioftenseeofficeworkers

resttheirheadsontheirdesks.Theroomturnsintoaquiet"bedroom1'.Once,Ievensawworkers

inarestauranttakingshortnapsaswell.ThisisalsoverycommonforstudentsinChina.After

lunch,theywillgobacktotheirdormitories（宿舍）orclassroomstotakeanap.Chinese

peoplebelieveashortnapatnooncanhelpthemfeelmoreenergeticintheafternoon.

InBritain,thisactivityisquiteuncommon.Britishstudentsusuallyhaveonehourlunch

break.Insteadofnapping,wefillthattimebyplayingsportsortalkingwithfriends.Most

workersinBritaindon'tgetthechancetonap.Theyusuallyhaveshortlunchbreaks一between

thirtyminutesandanhour.Thereisnotenoughtimetohaveanap.Becauseoftheshortnessof

theirlunchbreaks,itiscommonforpeopletoworkthroughlunchorjustfinishtheirlunchat

theirdesk.

第（1）题补全信息，第（2）、（3）题回答问题，第（4）题找全文主题句，第（5）题将

画线句子翻译成汉语。

(1)Thewriterisprobablyfrom.

(2)WhydoChinesepeopleprefertotakeanapatnoon?

(3)HowlongdoesBritishworkersrestatnoon?

(4)

(5)

11.(2021秋•富拉尔基区校级期末)阅读短文，根据题目要求完成下列任务.

Howdoyoudecideifsomeoneissmart?Onewayistofind(A)the

person*sintelligencequotient(智商)，orIQ.

A12-year-oldgirlrecentlytookanIQtest.PeoplefoundthatherIQishigherthan

StephenHawking's!Rajgauri,anIndiangirlstudyinginEngland,scored162inthefamous

Mensa(门萨)IQtest.Mensa,foundedinEnglandin1946,isthelargestandoldesthighIQ

societyintheworld.Hawkinggotascoreof160.AlthoughEinsteinnevertookthetest,(B)

Hawking's,his,said,as,would,same,experts,score,ihe，be.

Then,whatdoeshavingahighIQmean?WillthosewithahighIQsurelybecomethe

nextEinsteinorHawking?Notnecessarily.MostIQtests,includingtheMensaone,testoners

abilityinmath,languageandmemory.(C),thesetestsdon'ttest

abilitieslikeknowinghowtomakethingswork.(D)Theydon'tleslyourcreativilyor

interest,either.Also,alotofthingscanaffectone*sIQscore,includingstressandhowfamiliar

(熟悉)youarewiththetests.

AMensaexpertsaidthatgoodhabits,willpowerandastrongworkethic(职业道德)are

justasimportantasintelligence."Ifyoudon'tdevelopthoseotherqualities,youcanwastea

smartIQ."shesaid.

(1)根据文章内容分别在文中A、C两处填入适当的单词。

（2）将文中B处单词连成句子，注意标点符号。

(3)将文中D处句子翻译成汉语。

（4）请你为文章选择一个合适的标题。

A.WhogotthehighestscoreinIQtests?

B.CanapersonwithahighIQbesuccessful?

C.DoesMensatestone'sabilityinmath,languageandmemory?

（5）请结合文章内容给你的启示回答问题。

Whatshouldwedotosucceed,ifwedon'thaveahighIQlikeEinsteinorHawking?

12.（2021秋•路南区期末）Whydopeoplenodandshaketheirhead?Inmostplaces,peoplenod

tomean"yes"andshaketheirheadforunou.Noddingandshakingtheheadmaycomefrom

whenwewerebabiesandourmotherswerefeedingusmilk.Babiesoftennodtheirheads

forwardwhentheywantmoremilkandshaketheirheadswhentheydon'twantmore.

Whydopeopleshakehands?Hundredsofyearsago,peopleshookhandswhenthey

agreedwithsomething,notasagreeting（问候）.Inthosedays,lifewasmoredangerousand

kniveswerecommon.Peopleprobablyshookhandstochecktheotherpersonwasn'thidinga

knifeinthesleeve（袖子）oftheirjacket.Shakinghandsasagreetingonlybecamepopulartwo

hundredyearsagoinEurope,andmorerecentlyinotherplaces.

Whydopeoplebow?Peoplebowasasignofrespect.Whenyoubow,youshowtheback

ofyournecktotheotherperson.Inthepast,peoplebowedonlyiftheytrustedtheotherperson

nottokillthem.BowingusedtobecommoninEuropecoditisstillcommoninAsia.

（1）maycomefromwhenwewerebabiesandourmotherswerefeedingusmilk.（完

成句子）

（2）Inthepast,peopleshookhandsnotasagreeting.（完成句子）

（3）WhendidshakinghandsasagreetingbecomepopularinEurope?（简略回

答问题）

（4）（找出并写下第三段的主题句）

（5）（将文中画线句子译成汉语）

13.（2021秋•雨花区期末）AbigsnowhitnorthernChinainthefirstweekofNovember.Many

peopleputonheavycoats,scarvesandgloves.Butisourplanetgettingwarmer?Howcanwe

stillhavesuchcoldweather?Infact,globalwarmingdoesn'tactuallymeanwecaneatice

creamallyear.Instead,itmaycausemoreextremelyhotandcolddays.Ifyouarefeelingreally

coldwindsinstreets,thenyouYefeelingaresultofthis.Buthowdoesthishappen?Let'stakea

lookattworeasons.

Expertssayglobalwarmingchangestheatmosphericcirculation（大气环流）ofthe

Earth.Aspecialclimatepattern（气候模式）isshowingupthiswinter.It'scalledLaNina.ltis

bringingmorecoldairtoChina.That'swhypeopleinnorthernChinahadheavysnowinearly

November.It'sgettingreallycold.LaNinameanslittlegirlinSpanish.DuringaLaNinaevent,

thewindsfromtheoceangetstronger.Thewaterstherebecomecoolerandtheairgetscooler,

too.Thisaffectsglobalclimate.Forexample,inOctober,LaNinaaffectedChina.ltisaweather

patterncausedbystrongwindsabovethePacificOcean.ltbroughtmorecoldairtoChina.

AnotherreasonforthecoldweatheristhewarmingArctic（北极）.TheArcticisgetting

warmerfasterthananyotherplaceonEarth.Becauseofglobalwarming,thecoldairtheregets

weak.And,lotsofcoldArcticairthengoessouthward.

Willthiswinterbemuchcolder?Theofficialforecast（预报）saidacoldwinteris

likely.NorthernChinawillprobablyseemoresnow,andsouthernChinalessrainfall.

（1）WhendidabigsnowhitnorthernChina?

（2）WhydidaheavysnowhitnorthernChinainNovember?

（3）WhatdoesLaNinameaninSpanish?

（4）IsthecoldairtheregetsweakinArctic?

（5）Howmanyreasonsbehindglobalwarmingdoesthewritertalkabout?

14.（2021秋•宝山区期末）D.Readthepassagebelowandanswerthefollowingquestions.（根

据文章内容回答下列问题。）

LucyBrown,age12,putssmilesonthefacesofkidswhoaregoingthroughahardtime

-andkeepsthekidsverywarmtoo.Shesews(缝纫)blanketsforchildrenwhoaredealing

withsomekindofchallengesuchasbeingsick,feelinglonely,losingafamilymember,or

gettinglowgrades.

Lucygottheideawhenshewaseightyearsold.Shehadjustlearnedtosewandmadea

blanketasagiftforherfriend'sbirthday."Shelovedit,"Lucysays."So,Ithoughtmaybeother

kidsmightneedthatlittleextralove."

Hermompostedonsocialmedia(社交媒体)thatLucywantedtomakeablanketfor

someonewhoneededcare.Theyaskedforsuggestions.When20recommendations(提议)

camein,Lucydidn'twanttochoosejustone.Shemetalloftheneeds!Shehasalreadymade

morethan800blanketsforkidsin19countries.

Herfavouritepartislearningabouteachchild.HIlovehearingtheirstoriesandgettingto

knowthem,"shesays.Shetirestomatchthefabric(布料)andpatterntothechildren's

interests.Thensheheadstohersewingmachines.

Oneachofhercreations,Lucyaddsahand-sewnheart,"That'stoletwhoevergetsthe

blanketknowtheyarcloved,"shesays.

Manykidswho'vereceivedablanketkeepintouchwithLucy.Shenowhasfriendsall

overtheworld."IloveknowingthatIcanmakeadifference,"Lucysays."Everyonecando

somelhing.Evenihesmallestactofkindnesscounls.ltcanchangelives."

(1)LucyBrownsewsblanketsforchildrenwhoneedhelpandextralove,doesn'tshe?_

(2)WhendidLucygettheideatosewblanketsforotherkids?

(3)WhatdidLucydowhen20recommendationscamein?

(4)HowdidLucymatchthefabricandpatterntothechildren'sinterests?

(5)WhydoesLucyaddahand-sewnheartoneachofhercreations?

(6)Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence''Eventhesmallestactofkindnesscounts.0means?

15.(2021秋•古县期末)请阅读下面非连续性文本，按要求完成所给任务，并将答案写在

相应的位置上。

HowtoCelebrateEarthDay

ThefirstEarthDaywasheldonApril22,197O.Theholidayhasbeencelebratedonthis

dayeveryyeareversincethen.

In2014,NASA（美国国家航空航天局）tookanactivepartinEarthDay.TheirGlobal

Selfieeventaskedpeopletotakeaphotoofthemselvesoutside,andsendittoNASA.They

thenputthesepicturesonamapoftheworldforalltoseetocommemoratetheirparticipation

（纪念他们的参与）onthisimportantday.

我们可以做许多小事来保护地球。Thefollowingsaresomeeasyideas!

Rideyourbikeifyoulivecloseenoughtoyourschool,rideabiketoandfromclasses.

Noionlyisitgoodforyourbody,il'salsogoodforIheenviionment!Andifyouaren'tnearby

ordon'thaveabike,takepublictransportation.

Useyourownwaterbottle.Justthrowingyourplasticwaterbottlesintotherecyclingbin

doesn'tmeantheyarenothurtingtheenvironment.Besidesthefactthatittakesalotofoilto

makeallofthosebottleseachyear,therearestillovertwomilliontonsofwaterbottlesthat

haveendedupintheU.S.Landfills（垃圾填埋场）.Buyareusablebottle,soyou'llbegetting

freshwatereverytime.

Getproducefromalocalfarmer'smarket.Besidessupportingareabusinesses,you'llalso

behelpingtheearthbybuyingyourfruitsandvegetablesfromlocalfarmer'smarket.That's

becausefoodinthesupermarketstravelsabout1,500milestogettoyou,andallthatshipping

cancausepollution.Whenyoubuylocally,it'stransportedinshorterdistances（总巨离）.

SomeEarthDaythemes

EarthDay2020：ClimateAction

EarthDay2019：ProtectOurSpecies（物种）

EarthDay2018：EndPlasticPollution

EarthDay2016：TreesfortheEarth

EarthDay2015：CleanEarth--GreenEarth

EarthDay2014：GreenCities

（1）PleasetranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoEnglish.

（2）WhendidpeoplebegintocelebrateEarthDay?

(3)PleasetranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinese.

(4)WhichEarthDayaskedpeopletopayattentiontoplantsandanimalsaroundus?

(5)Whydoesthewriterencouragepeopletobuyfruitsandvegetablesfromlocalfarmers'

market?

(6)Afterreadingthepassage,willyouuseplasticwaterbottles?Why?

16.(2021秋•白银期末)仔细阅读下面短文，并按要求完成1至5小题。

Therewasarecentlyjoinedwoodcutterwhoworkeddayandnight.①was,by,work,

ihe,hard,really,amazed.King,his(,)Outofencouragement,hestartedtodohisbest

inworkandcut18treesinthefirstmonthandthekingwasglad.

Thenextmonthheputinthesameeffortbutcutonly15trees.Andinthethirdmonth,he

stilltriedhisbestbutcutonly12trees.Thekingvisitedhiminthethirdmonthandtalkedabout

hisfallinproduction.

Heexplainedthathemighthavelosthisstrengthorgottentoooldtodothework.The

kingaskedhim,"Whenwasthelasttimeyousharpenedyouraxe?”Tohissurprise,hehas

notevendoneitonceinthelastthreemonths.②Thatwastheonlyreasonwhyhecouldn'tcut

moretrees.

Itisgoodthatyouputinalotofeffortandhardworktowardsyourgoals.Butyoushould

carefullyconsideryourownwaysofworkingaswellassavingsometimetorelax,which

wouldmakeyouworkmoreeffectively(有效地).

(1)将文中①处画线句子连词成句，标点符号已在括号内给出。

（2）阅读以下字典中sharpen的释义，选出文章第九行中sharpen的含义（标出a、b或

c即可）。

sharpenBrE-Ja:pan/AmE/1fa:ipan/(v.)

a.tomakesomethinghaveasharperedgeorpoint

b.tomakeafeelingstrongerandmoreurgent

c.toimprovesomethingsothatitisuptothenecessarystandard,qualityetc

(3)将文中②处画线句子翻译成汉语。

(4)Whycouldn*tthewoodcuttercutmoretreesaccordingtohimself?

(5)Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

17.（2021秋•东莞市校级期末）回答问题

请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义

完整，并把答案写在答题卡指定的位置。

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Sincetheintroductionofthenewndoublereduction(双减)"educationpolicy,theschoolhas

beenreducingstudents'homeworkandafter-schooltutoringpressure.Somestudentsare

writingtotheschoolmagazinesabouthowtheythinkofthepolicy.

ShenYuzhe,boy,13,Grade7

The"doublereduction,Mpolicy(“双减”政策)reallyhelpsme.Ourhomeworkisclearlylessthan

before.Icanfinishitatschoolwithnoneedtotakeithome.Instead,Icanreview(复习)or

preview(预习)schoolworkwhenI'mhome.Besides,teachersnowteachatamuchslowerpace

sothatwehaveenoughtimetounderstandwhatwehavelearned.I'malsohappytofindthere

arefewerexams.

ZhangHangming,boy,13,Grade8

Thebestthingaboutthe"doublereductionnistheincreased（增加的）timeinafter-school