中考英语阅读理解专项训练六

中考英语阅读理解专项训练六

Passage1

主题语境:人与自然一人与植物

Today,I'mgoingtosuggestthatyouconsiderPlantingatreeortwo

inyourgarden.Nowletmeexplainjustafewofthewaysplantingtreesin

yourgardencanimproveyourlife.

ACoolSpottoRelax

Onaveryhotday,there'snothingbetterthanhavingashadytreeto

situnderneath.Thus,treesactasnaturalairconditioners.Theyare

surprisinglyeffectiveatcoolingtheair.Thetreescanproduceacooling

effect.

ProtectYourHomefromtheElements

Plantingtreesintherightpositioncanalsohelptoprotectyourhome

fromtheworstoftheweather.Inthesummer,treescanhelpkeepyour

houseinshade.Therewillmakeiteasiertokeepacomfortableindoor

temperature.Therewillbenoshadingeffectduringthecolderwinter

months.

Ifyouliveinanareawherecoldwindsareprotectivewalltoproblem,

youcancreateagreenYoucandodivertfreezingairawayfromyourhome,

sobyplantingtallevergreentrees.

They'reCalming

AstudybyateamfromtheofIllinoisandtheUniversityofHong

Kongshowsthatlookingattreeshastheeffectofreducingstresslevels.

Interestingly,researchersfoundthatyoucaneasilymakestressfallaway

byplantingatreeortwoinaspotthatisvisiblefrominsideyourhome.

TreesCanImproveAirQualityaroundYourHome

TreesabsorbCO2andreleaseoxygen.So,theairclosetothemis

generallycleaner.However,theyhavetobeplantedintherightposition.

Theairyouwanttocleanseneedstobeabletorisesothetreecanworkon

cleansingit.Ifyourmaingoalistoimprovethequalityoftheairnearyour

home,youmayneedtodoalittleextraresearch.

Regardlessofwhyyouwanttoplanttreesinyourgarden,takeyour

timeandchoosethekindswisely.Youdonotwanttoplantonethatgrows

sobigthatitneedstobecutdownatalaterdate.Lastly,choosetheright

onethatfitsinwiththelandscaping.

1.Therearebenefitsofplantingtreesinthegardeninthepassage.

A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six

2.Theunderlinedword"Elements"means

A.措施方法B.基本原理

C.恶劣天气D.自然景观

3.Whatistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Peoplecanusethetreestomakeairconditionersinsummer.

B.Plantingtreescanhelptoprotectyourhomefromthebadweather.

C.Itisnoteasytomakestressfallawaybyplantingtrees.

D.Peoplecanplanttreesinanypositiontoimprovetheairqualityaround

theirhome.

4.Thewritersuggeststhatinthelastparagraph.

A.peopleplantmanytreesinthegarden

B.peoplechoosedifferentkindsoftreestoplant

C.peopleshouldcutdownthetreesinthegarden

D.peopleshouldchooserighttreeswiselytoplant

5.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HowtoChooseaSpottoRelax

B.HowtoPlantTreesinYourGarden

C.AdvantagesofPlantingTreesinYourGarden

D.TreesCanHelpImproveAirQualityaroundYourHome

Passage2

主题语境:人与社会一社会热点

Chinaisseenasoneofthemostpopularlacesintheworldfor

foreignvisitors,accordingtoaninternationalsecurityreport.Thereasonis

thatitisn'tdangeroushere.IntheTravelRiskMap2018,thecountryis

listedasithasa"low"travelrisk,whichmeansitsviolentcrimeratesare

low.Manydangerousarethingsthatmayhappeninothercountries

uncommoninChina.

Thereport,nowinitseighthyear,isshownandannouncedby

InternationalSOSandControlRisks.

ChinahasbecomethefourthmostpopularcountryTortourists

worldwide,withmorethan60millionVisitorsfromothercountrieslast

year,accordingtotheUnitedNationsWorldTourismOrganization.

MariaPelayo,24,ofMadrid,saidshewasimpressedwithChina's

orderandsafety,whichhadmadeherfeelmuchsaferthanintheUnited

StatesorTurkeythatshehadalsovisited.Shesaidthatshedidn'tfeellike

shewasinanydangerinBeijing,asshesaweffortsofprofessionals,

includingvolunteersinstreets,policeofficersonpatrolandsecuritystaff

inthesubways,tokeeporder.

l.WhatmakesChinaoneofthemostpopularplacesintheworldfor

foreignvisitors,accordingtoaninternationalreport?()

A.Itstripsafety.

B.Itsbeautifulsights.

C.Itsfriendlypeople.

D.Itsdeliciousfood.

2.WhendidInternationalSOSandControlRisksStartthereport?().

A.Thisyear.B.Eightyearsago.

C.Lastyear.D.Eightmonthsago.

3.TherewereforeignpeoplevisitingChinalastyear.().

A.60millionB.lessthan60million

C.over60millionD.sixmillion

4.HowmaypeoplefeelwhentheytravelintheUnitedStatesorTurkey?

().

A.MaybelesssaferthaninChina.

B.MaybesaferthaninChina.

C.MaybemorecomfortablethaninChina.

D.MaybemoreexpensivethaninChina.

5.Youprobablyreadthispassagein().

A.amagazineB.astorybook

C.arestaurantmenuD.atravelguide

Passage3

主题语境:人与社会一文化渊源

Thehistoryofeggs

Peoplebegantoeateggslongbefore.Togetthem,peopleclimbedup

treestotakethemfromthenests.

Inabout7,000BC,peopleinChinaandIndiabegantokeepchickens

andeattheireggs,sotheydidn'tneedtohuntforwildbirdeggs.

Inthepast,chickensonlylaideggsforpartoftheyear-mainlyinspring,

whenitwassunnybutnottoohot.That'swhywehaveEastereggs-weeat

themtocelebratethereturnofeggsinspring.Theearliesteggspeopleate

wereraw,butafterpeoplebegantousefireaboutamillionyearsago,

peopleoftenboiledeggsbeforeeatingthem.

Eggscankeepforonlyaboutamonthbeforeyouhavetoeatthem.Some

peoplepickleeggstomakethemkeeplonger.Theycallthemt4thousand-

year-oldeggs",butactuallytheseeggsonlykeepforafewweeks.

l.Longbeforepeoplegoteggs().

A.bylayingeggsthemselves

B.bykeepingwildchickens

C.bytakingwildbirdeggsfromthenests

D.byfeedingchickensathome

2.1nthepastpeoplemainlygoteggsfromchickensin().

A.summerB.spring