2021北京各区初三一模英语汇编：阅读回答问题

#/142021北京各区初三一模英语汇编：阅读回答问题【2021朝阳一模】四、阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分,每小题2分）Britishpeoplearefamousforsayingsorryinalmosteverysituation.Theysay“Sorry”foraskingaquestion,fortheirbadweatherorbecausetheysneezed（打喷嚏）.Britishpeoplepridethemselvesontheirpolitemannerstowardsoneanotherinpublic.Asaresult,theyusetheword“sorry”quitealot-evenwhentheydontreallymeanit!Usually,iftheywanttoaskastrangerforthetime,theywouldstartby:saying,“Sorrytobother（打扰）you.Doyouknowwhattimeitis?"Iftheyarefiveminuteslateforadate,theywouldgenerallygreetthepersonbysaying,“Sorry,I'mlate!”Thattheysaysorrydoesnotonlymeantheyfeelsadforsomeoneelsebecauseoftheirproblemsorbadluck.Inthedictionary,“sorry”alsomeansfeelingregretbecausetheyhavedonesomethingwrong.Andnow,thinkaboutthis.Normally,whentheywanttoaskastrangeraquestion,theystartwith“Sorrytobotheryou.”Inthissituation,theyaren'tsayingsorrybecausetheyfeelsadforthatpersonorbecausetheyfeelregret.IntheBritishculture,sayingsorry,ingeneral,isawaytobepolite,especiallytopeoplewhotheydon'tknowverywell.Besides,italso,canbringthemotherbenefitsintheirdailylife.Inarecentexperiment,anactoraskeddifferentstrangersonarainydayifhecouldusetheirmobilephonestomakeacall.Whenheaskedonegroupofstrangersandaskedthemwithoutsavingsorryfirst,hewasonly9%successfulinborrowingtheirphones.However,whenhesaidsorrytoanothergroupofstrangersaboutthebadweatherbeforeaskingifhecouldusetheirmobilephones,hewas47%successful.DoBritishpeoplesaysorryforaskingaquestion?WhydoBritishpeopleoftenusethewordsorry:quitealot?WhatdoBritishpeoplesayiftheyarefiveminuteslateforadate?Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?WhatdosorrymeantoBritishpeople?【2021大兴一模】四、阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分,每小题2分）WorldWaterDayWorldWaterDayiscelebratedonMarch22everyyear.Itdrawsattentiontotheimportantroleofwaterinourlives,thedifficultiespeoplefaceingettingwaterandsolutionstotheseproblems.Itisreportedbyscientiststhatbetween55and60percentoftheadultbodyismadeofit.Innormalconditions,thehumanbodycanonly

stayalivethreeorfourdayswithoutwater.Weneedwatertostayalive,yettherearebillionsofpeopleallovertheworldwhodonothaveaccess（使用）tosafedrinkingwater.TheproblemsfacingcommunitieswithoutwaterExceptfortheobvioushealthproblems,ashortageofcleanwatermeansthatsomepeopleinsomearea—softenwomenandchildren一havetospendhourseverydaywalkingtoandfromdistantwatersupplies供应）.Thismeanstheydon'thavetimetofocustheirattentionontheirwork,studiesandotherduties.Sothesearchforwaterbecomestheirmainjobs.Formanypeople,theaccesstowaterhasbecomeincreasinglydifficultbecauseoftheincreasingneedforalimitedresource.Whatarethesolutions?Infact,manygovernmentsandorganizationshavealreadytakenactionstooffergoodsolutions.Waste-waterrecycling,storingrainwater,moreefficientirrigationtechniques（灌溉技术）andreforestationaregoodexamplesofhowwatercanbeusedmoreefficiently.Therearealsomanyothercharitiesworkingoncreatingsustainable可持续性）suppliesofcleanwaterfordifferentcommunitiesaroundtheworld,butthisimportantworkneedstocontinue.WhatwecandotohelpThetheme（主题）ofWorldWaterDay2021isvaluingwater.Thevalueofwaterisaboutmuchmorethanitsprice.Withoutanunderstandingofwater'struevalue,wewillbeunabletosafeguardit.Whatwecandotohelpistosupportcharities,takepartintheWorldWaterDayevents,becarefulwithhowweusewaterinourownlives.WecanalsovisittheUNWorldWaterDaywebsitetofindoutaboutaneventnearusandhelpspreadaroundtheworldabouttheimportanceofsavingwater.WhenistheWorldWaterDay?Howlongcanhumanstayalivewithoutwater?Whyhastheaccesstowaterbecomeincreasinglydifficult?Whohastakenactionstooffergoodsolutionstosavewater?Whatcanwedoinourdailylifetosavewater?【2021房山一模】四、阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）handball.Haveyoueverheardofnetball?ItisateamsportwhichissimilartobothbasketballandHaveyoueverheardofnetball?ItisateamsportwhichissimilartobothbasketballandNetballwasfirstplayedinEnglandin1895atMadameOstenburg'sCollege.Inthefirsthalfofthet2h0century,Netball'spopularitycontinuedtogrow,withthegamebeingplayedinmanycountries,itisparticularlypopularinAustraliaandNewZealand.In1995Netballbecamea"recognized"sportoftheInternationalOlympicCommittee（IOC）andoneoftheInternationalNetballFederation'sgoalsistoencouragetheIOCtoincludenetballintheOlympicGamesProgrammeinthefuture.

Therearesevenplayersoneachteamandtheyeachwearabib号码布）whichshowsthenameofthepositiontheyplay.Playersmustthrowtheballtooneanotherandtheaimofthegameistopasstheballtothe“GoalShooter”or“GoalAttack”whocanshoottheballintothenettoscoreagoal.However,thekeyrulesofnetballarethatyoucannotbounce（扌白）theballandyoucannotmoveyourfeetwhenyouhavetheball.Thisiscalledthefootworkruleanditcanbequitedifficulttograsp（掌握）foryoungchildrenplayingthegame!Afullmatchlastsforonehourandinasinglematchoftenabout100goalsarescoredwhichshowswhatafast-pacedandexcitinggamenetballis.Netballistypicallyplayedbywomenandgirls.However,atmanyuniversities,therearemixednetballleagues（联赛）inwhichteamsmusthavebothmaleandfemaleplayers.IntheUK,therearemanydifferentwaystotrytoattractwomentoplaynetball.Onesuchplaniscalled"”BacktoNetball”whichencourageswomenwhohavenotplayednetballsincetheywereatschooltorediscovertheirloveforthesportandgetbackonthecourt!WalkingNetballisanothervariation变化形式）ofthesportaimedatolderwomenandthosewhowanttoexerciseinagentlerway.So,whynotwatchavideoofnetballonlineandthenhaveagoforyourself?Whatisnetballsimilarto?Whenwasnetballfirstplayed?Howlongdoesafullnetballmatchlast?WhatisWalkingNetball?WhatisParagraph3mainlytalkingabout?2021丰台一模】四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）StudentsatBullockCreekHighSchoolinMidland,Michiganfoundanunusualwaytoraisemoneyfortheirroboticsteam.Everyyear,28studentsontheBlitzCreekteamtakepartinanationalroboticscompetition,wherestudentsarechallengedtocreatearobotthatcanperformcertaintasks.Theydesignrobots,buildthem,andwritetheprogramsthatrunthem.Butbuildingrobotsisn'tcheap.MaxtonHerstjoinedtheteamintheninthgrade,andlaterhebecamethecaptainoftheroboticsteam.Byaccident,MaxtonHerstsawavideoaboutatoiletpaperpyramid.Maxtonrealizedthatitwaspossibletobuildarecord-settingpyramid,andthensellthetoiletpapertogetmoneyfortheirprogram.Alltheteammembersagreedtotryhisidea.BlitzCreekhasbeenplanningthepyramidsincelastMay.Onechallengewascalculating计算）howmanyrollsofpaperwereneeded.Theanswerturnedouttobe27,434.

InlateDecember,teammembersgaveuppartoftheirwinterholidaytobuildthepyramid.Thepyramidwassobigthattheyhadtobuilditfromtheinsidebeforebackingoutandfillingintheareaswheretheyhadbeenstanding.Ittookabout16hours,withmanypeopleworking,tocompletethepyramid.Thefinalheightofthepyramidwas4.95meterstall,whichisabout61centimeterstallerthanthecurrent（当前的）GuinnessWorldRecord.ThepyramidopenedforviewingonJanuary4,2020.Sadly,becausethepyramidwasintheschool'sfronthall,itcouldonlystayforthreedays.Withalltheexcitementcausedbythepyramid,itturnedouttobefairlyeasytosellthetoiletpaper.Manysupportersdidhelp.Familiesandteachersboughthalfofthepaper.Alargecompanyboughttherest.Theteammadeabout$10,000fromtheevent,whichwillhelppayforitsactivities.Maxtontalksaboutthesuccessofhiscrazyidea.“Ifyou'vegotanidea,andyouknowthatthisideaisgood,pushit,”hesays.“Don'tstop.”WhatdidthestudentsatBullockCreekHighSchoolraisemoneyfor?Whatdidthestudentsdotogetmoney?Howmuchmoneydidthestudentsmake?Whowerethesupporters?WhatmadeMaxton'sideasuccessful?【2021海淀一模】四、阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分,每小题2分）PeopleinCliff-topVillageMovingtoNewHomesSofar,manypeoplefrompoorareashavebenefitedfromthegovernment'spovertyreliefpolicies（脱贫政策）.Aspartofthenation'spovertyreliefprogram,eighty-twofamiliesinthecliff-topvillageofAtuleerinSichuanarepreparingtomovetonewapartments.“Thegovernmenthasboughtnewfurnitureforeachnewhome.Ournewapartmentshavekitchensandtoiletswithrunningwater.Weonlyneedtotakeclothesandquiltsthere,”Mou'seSubure,ayoungmanfromAtuleersaid.“Weusedtoliveinadobe（土坯）housesandhaveneverseensuchniceapartments."Thevillageisatthetopofa1,400-metercliff.Villagersusedan800-meterrattan（藤）ladderswithnorailings（栏杆）toreachthenearestmarketseveralkilometersawayonceaweektosellpeppersandwalnuts,andtobuynecessities.Theladdersweretheironlywaytotheoutsideworld.Thevillagerswereverypoor,withanincomeofabout3,000yuanperyear.Threeyearsago,thevillagecaughttheattentionofthegovernment.Soonthegovernmentspentonemillionyuanonasteelladderwithahandrailthathascuttraveltimetothenearesttownfromthreehourstoone.Now,atotalof84families-mostofthevillagers-willsettleintheirnewapartments75kmaway.ThemembersoftwofamiliesweresoexcitedabouttheirnewhomesthattheymovedorMonday,onedayaheadofschedule.In2016,anewspaperpublishedsomephotosshowingstudentsclimbingrattanladders,somoreandmoretouristswenttoseetherattanladders.Andsomeeventriedtoclimbthem.Afterthe84familiesmove,Atuleerwillseenewtourismdevelopment.Acablecarwillbeusedtotransporttouriststothevillageandnearbycanyons（峡谷）willbedeveloped.Some30better-offfamilieswillremaininthevillageandworkinthetouristindustry,runningruralinns,showingtouristsaroundandcarryingbagstomakemoney.Shakingoffpovertyisnotthefinishline,butthestartingpointofanewlife.Whohasboughtnewfurnitureforeachnewhome?Whatkindofhousesdidthevillagersliveinbeforemoving?Howmuchdidthegovernmentspendonthesteelladder?Whydidmoreandmoretouristsgotoseetherattanladdersonthecliff?Whatdoyouthinkofthevillagers'shakingoffpoverty?【2021门头沟一模】四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）TheStoryofBrailleUsually,whenwetalkaboutreading,wethinkofusingoureyestoseeletterswrittenininkonpaper.However,thisisnotalwaystrue.Forexample,blindpeoplecannotsee,buttheycanstillreadbooks.ThemanwhointroducedblindpeopletoreadingwasLouisBraille（1809-1852）.Braillelosthiseyesightattheageofthreeasaresultofaninjury.Whenhewasten,hewenttoaschoolfortheblindinParis.Inthosedays,booksforblindpeopleusedpaperpressedagainstmetalwiretoformletters.Sincethemetalwirewasheavy,eachbookweighedasmuchas100pounds.Thewholesystemwasnotconvenientforuse.Indeed,theschoollibraryonlyhadfourteensuchbooksinit.In1821,asoldiervisitedtheschoolandshowedthestudentsasystemforpassingmessagesatnightduringtimesofbattle.Hissystemusedpaperwithsmall,raiseddotsthatcouldbefeltwiththefingers.Eachletterofthealphabetwasrepresentedbyadifferentpatternwhichconsistedoftwelvedots.Thesoldierswoulddrag缓（慢地移动）theirfingersovertheraiseddotstoreadthemessage.Whilethestudentsfoundthesoldier'sideainteresting,thesystemwastoodifficulttobeofpracticaluse.However,youngLouisBrailletooktheideaandworkedonit.Attheageoffifteen,hecreatedasystemwithpatternsofsixraiseddotsrepresentingeachletter.‘Braille',thesystemforreadingusedtodaybyblindpeoplearoundtheworld,wasthusborn.TheblindcaneasilyrecognizeBraillewiththefingers.TheycanalsoeasilywriteinBraillewithaspecialtypewriter.Today,itisthemostcommonsystemusedbyblindpeopleforreadingandwriting,andnearlyeverylanguage,includingChinese,hasitsownversionofBrailleforitspeopletouse.Whointroducedblindpeopletoreading?Whendidasoldiervisittheschoolandshowthestudentsasystem?HowoldwasLouisBraillewhenhecreatedasystem?Doesthesystem‘Braille'includeChinese?WhatcanyoulearnfromLouisBraille?

2021石景山一模】四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）SylviaEarleisoneoftheworld'smostfamousocean（海洋）scientists.Shelovestogodiving（潜水）intheocean.Shehasspentalotofherlifebothinandunderthewaves.Earlehasledmorethanahundredexplorationsandshesetarecordfordivingin1,000-meter-deepwateronherown.Intotal,shehasspentmorethan7,000hoursunderwater.Earledescribesthefirsttimeshewenttotheocean:“IwasthreeyearsoldandIgotknockedoverbyawave波浪）.Theoceancertainlygotmyattention!Itwasexciting.Andsincethen,Ihavebeenattractedbylifeintheocean.”Now,Earle'sjobistofocusondevelopingaworldwidenetworkofareasonthelandandintheocean.Thisnetworkwillprotectandsupportthelivingsystemsthatareimportanttotheplanet.Sheexplainswhythisisimportant:“WhenIfirstwenttotheGulfofMexicointhe1950s,thesealookedhugeandblue.Itseemedtobetoolargeandtoowildtobedestroyedbytheactionofpeople.Then,inonlyseveraltensofyears,thebluewildernessofmychildhooddisappeared.Bytheendofthe20thcentury,about90percentofthesharks,whales,andmanyotherlargecreatureshaddisappearedfromtheGulf.Theyhadbeenthereformillionsofyears.”Somepeopledon'tunderstandwhytheoceanissoimportanttolifeonEarth.Earleexplainsthat“theoceanisthefoundationofourlifesupportsystem.Theoceanisalive.ThelivingthingsintheoceanproduceO2andtakeupCO2.Ifwedon'thavetheocean,wedon'thaveaplanetthatworks.”TheGulfofMexicohashadmanyproblems,especiallyaftertheDeepwaterHorizonOildisaster（灾难）of2010,butEarlesays,“In2003Ifoundgoodsignsinclear,deepwaterfarfromthemouthoftheMississippiRiver.Itwasfulloflife.LargeareasoftheGulfarenotdestroyed.ProtectingthemostimportantplaceswillbegoodforthefutureoftheGulfandforallofus.”WhoisSylviaEarle?HowlonghasEarlespentunderwaterintotal?WhendidEarlegetknockedoverbyawave?WhatwillEarle'sworldwidenetworkdo?WhydoesEarlethinktheoceanisimportanttolifeonEarth?【2021顺义一模】四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）RestorerspiecetogetherTerracottaWarriorsanDesheng,The52-year-oldconservator-restorer修复者）ispartofspecialistteamanDesheng,The52-year-oldconservator-restorer修复者）ispartofspecialistteampiecestogetherandrepairingtheTerracottaArmy.Pointingtolife-size,TerracottaWarriors,Lansaid“Thesearepiecesofhistorythathavebeenvividlypreserved（保存）.Morethan2000yearshaveslippedby,andyoucanstillsensethehugeamountoftalentthatwentintomakingthesefigures（塑像）.”Lansaidtheteamaimstorestoretherelics'（遗物）originalappearancebyapplyingtheprincipleofminimumintervention（最小干预）.On-site,“firstaid"isakeyelementofthework.Usinghisexperience,LancantellpreciselywhethertheTerracottaWarriorsweremadebycraftsmenfromtheQinCourtorbylocalartisans，astheirworkisquitedifferent.Duringthepast25years,asaresearcherwiththeEmperorQinshihuang'sMausoleumSiteMuseum.Lanhasrestoredmorethan150ofthefigures.Hesaidhewasanxiouswhenhisfirststartedworkinthisfield.EventhoughitwashisidealjobIn1993LangraduatefromNorthwestUniversityinXianwithamajorinculturalheritage（文化遗产）andthreeyearslaterhestartedworkonrestoringTerracotta.Warriors.Theconservator-restorersfaceastricttrainingprogram.Inthefirsttwoyears.Lanwasnotallowedtotouchtherelics.Andwastoldto“observe,rememberandread”Hisfirsttaskafterhistrainingendedwasalocatefragments（碎片）andsearchformissingpartsofthefiguresamongthepiledremains.SometimeshewasunabletofindasinglemissingpieceandoftenaskedhisteacherwhenhecouldstarttorepairacompleteTerracottaWarrior.Thetechnologyusedtorestorethefigureshaschangedovertheyears.Butthebasicmethodsremainthesame.Afterfragmentsofthewarriorsandhorsesarecollected.Therestorersattempt（尝试）topiecethemtogetherbeforeusinggluetobindthem.Overtheyears，therestorershavebecomeusedtodelaysandthefactthathardlyanythingcanbedoneimmediately.Patienceisnecessary.WhatisLanDesheng'sjob?Whatistheaimofthespecialistteam?HowmanyfigureshasLanrestoredduringthepast25years?Didtherestorersneedastricttraining?Forrestorers,whatdoyouthinkisimportant?【2021通州一模】四、阅读下面的短文,并根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分,每小题2分）TeenScientistFindsaLow-TechWaytoRecycleWaterShreyaRamachandranis17yearsold.ShelivesinFremont,California.In2014,shevisitedTulareCountyandrememberedseeingCalifornia'swatercrisis（危机）.TulareisinCalifornia'sCentralValley,andatthattime,localswerefacingterriblewatershortagescausedbyclimatechange.Thewellscompletelyrandryandtheyweretruckingwaterinforevenbasicneeds.Ramachandranwasreallyshockedsoshedecidedtodosomethingforthelocals.Shetriedtofindwaystoreusewaterfromshowersandwashingmachinesinordertohelppeoplebetterdealwithwatershortages.

soapnutsAroundthattime,Ramachandran'sgrandmotherwasvisitingfromIndia,andhadbroughtwithherahandfulofsoapnuts.Asoapnut,alsoknownasasoapberry,isasmallyelloworbrownfruitcoveredwithahard,brownshell.SoapnutsarenativetoIndia,wheretheyareusedforbathing.soapnutsOneday,whenshewasusingsoapnutsasashampoo,shesuddenlyrealizedthatprobablysoapnutscanbeusedaslaundrydetergent（洗衣粉）aswell,andthentheycanreusetheleftoverwaterbecausesoapnutsareallnatural.Toseeiftheleftoverwatercouldbeusedtowaterplants,shealsodevelopedaproject.ShesentemailstouniversitiesupanddowninCaliforniatoaskforhelp.Finally,shegotthesupportofaprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Shetestedthewaterongrassesandvegetablesandfoundthatgraywaterfromsoapnutscouldbereusedsafelyfornon-potable（非饮用的）uses.Ramachandranwentonherproject,whichteachespeoplehowtorecyclegraywaterintheirownhomes.Shedoesworkshopsatschools,librariesandbusinessevents,andshedevelopsagraywatersciencelessonthathasbeenusedinmorethan90schoolssofar.“I'velearnedalotaboutwhatitmeanstobeascientist,”Ramachandran,nowaseniorinhighschool,says,“Youcanusesciencetodevelopthesolutions,butit'sequallyimportanttoputitinpractice.”HowoldisShreyaRamachandran?WhatcausedterriblewatershortagesinTulareCountyin2014?WhydidShreyaRamachandranwanttofindwaystoreusewater?Whichcountryaresoapnutsnativeto?WhatdidShreyaRamachandrandotocarryoutherproject?【2021西城一模】四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）Whenitcomestocelebrations,birthdaypartiescanbeoneoftheimportantofthewholeyear.Thegifts,thesinging,thecandle-blowing...Basically,they'reallthebestthingsthrowntogetherintooneday.Butbirthdaysaren'talwaysafunforeveryone.Forexample,homelesschildrenmightnotgetanythingatallfortheirspecialday.That'swhy17-year-oldDarynDusanskydecidedtostartTheBalloonProject.Itcelebratesmonthlybirthdaysforchildrenlivinginhomelessshelters收（容所）withthehelpofsomevolunteers.Dusansky'sdream:tobringsmilestoallkids'facesontheirbirthdays.Asteenagers,theymetmanychallengesatthebeginning.OneofthebiggestwastomakeothersbelievethatTheBalloonProjectwasdependableandtherewouldbeapartyeachmonth.Eachpartyisnoteasyastherearemanythingsthathavetobemanaged.Luckily,TheBalloonProjectvolunteerswanteachpartytobebetterthanthelastandcanbecountedontomakethathappen.GettingTheBalloonProjectoffthegroundrequiredmanyleadershipqualities品（质）whichDusanskydidnotknowsheowned.Workinghard,focusingonsolutions,andconnectingwithpeopleareallnecessaryqualitiesthathavemadeTheBalloonProjectasuccess.Offeringservicestothoseinneedandcreatingapositiveinfluenceareimportantinbeinganactivememberofacommunity.Communityserviceteacheslifelessonsoftennottaughtinschool.Atoneparty,alittleboyandhisfathercameuptothankherforholdingtheboy'sfirstorganizedbirthdayparty.Dusanskythenthankedthemforteachinghersomething,too.Thefather,wholivedinashelterwithhisson,lookedather,puzzled,asifhewasnotworthyofteachingheranything.Dusanskyexplainedtohimthathehadtaughthertohavethecouragetoaskforhelpwhenneeded.Shewillneverforgethishug.Findacausethatinterestsyou.Dusanskylovesbirthdaycelebrationsandwantsdisadvantagedchildrentohavetheopportunitytocelebrate,too.Loveispassedoneasily—itencouragespeopletohelpandvolunteer.HowoldwasDusanskywhenshedecidedtostartTheBalloonProject?WhodoesTheBalloonProjecthelp?WhatwasoneofthebiggestchallengesinrunningTheBalloonProject?WhatdidDusanskylearnfromthefather?WhatdoyouthinkofDusansky?【2021延庆一模】四、阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）延庆RecyclingPioneerMillyZantowManyofusaccustomedtolookingforthenumberedtrianglestampedonthebottomofplasticproducts.Forthat,wecanthankMillyZantow,whowasnamedrecyclingpioneer.&&&&FETE4IFE¥imIn1978,MillyvisitedJapanandnoticedhowpeopletheresortedtheirwastematerialseachday.Backthen,onlypaperandmetalwererecycledintheU.S.,inveryfewplaces.WhenMillyreturnedtoherhomeinWisconsin,sheheardthatthelocallandfillwasrunningoutofspace.Shewentthereandwatchedthetrashtrucksdumptheirloads.Shewasshockedtoseesomuchplasticwaste.Nobodyknowshowlongittakesforplastictobreakdown.Somescientiststhinkitisatleast500years.Otherssaynever!Millywantedtofindawaytorecycleplastics.ShecalledBordenDairyCompanyandaskedarepresentativehowthecompanymadeitsplasticmilkjugs.Thensheaskedwhathappenedwhenajugwasdamaged.Therepresentativeexplainedthatthecompanywouldmelttheplasticdownandpouritbackintothemold.Atthatmoment,Millyrealizedthatplasticcouldbemeltedandmadeintosomethingnew.At55yearsold,Millyhadfoundherpassion.MillytalkedtotheownerofFlambeauPlastics.HetoldMillyplasticcouldn'tberecycledbecausethereweresevendifferentkinds.SoMillytookchemistryclassesatalocalcollege.Shelearnedtodoscratch,burn,smokeandwaterweightteststoidentifythevariousplastics.ThenshewentbacktoFlambeauandofferedtoprovideplasticforhiscompanytomake

itsproducts.Theowneragreed,andMillygottowork.In1979,sheandafriendstartedE-ZRecyclingCenter.Thewomenusedapickuptrucktogatherplasticslocally.Soontheyhadawayforthepublictodropoffrecyclablematerials.Millysortedglass,paper,metal,andground-upplastic,andshesearchedforcompaniestobuythematerials.E-ZRecyclingprocessednearlyaquarterofamillionpounds（113,400kg）initsfirstyear.Millywantedcountrywideplasticrecyclingbutknewitwouldhappenonlyiftherewereasimplewaytotellthedifferentplasticsapart.Millycreatedthelittletrianglewithanumberinsideitthatweseeonplasticproducts.In1988,theSocietyofthePlasticsIndustryagreedtohaveitpressedoneveryplasticitem.Plasticrecyclingquicklyspreadacrosshercountry.Andplasticrecyclingisnowawayoflifeforpeopleacrosstheworld.WhendidMillyvisitJapan?35.WhereisMilly'shometown?DidBordenDairyCompanyrecycleplasticbeforeMillycalledthem?WhatdidMillystartin1979?WhywasMillynamedrecyclingpioneer?2021燕山一模】四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）Fromaseed（种子）thatissmallerthanapeagrowsthetallestoftrees.ThecoastredwoodisthelargestgiantamongNorthAmerica'strees.Redwoodsaremostspecialfortworeasons.Thefirstistheirsize.Imaginestandingnexttoatreethatistheheightofa30-storybuilding.Thesecondistheirage.Redwoodscommonlymakeitto600yearsorso.Ithasbeenfoundthatsometreesaremorethan2000yearsold.Tofindacoastredwood,youhavetogotoOregonorCalifornia.Acoastlineabout450mileslongandupto35mileswideishometotheredwoods.Coastredwoodsdon'tgrowanywhereelseintheworld,becausethecoastofthePacificOceanprovidesaspecialenvironmentfortheredwoods.Cool,moist（湿润的）aircomesofftheoceanandkeepsthetreesmoistallyearround,whichisimportantbecausealmostallofthearea'srainfallsbetweenOctoberandMay.Duringthedrysummermonths,thetreesdependonmoisturefromthethickfogthatoftenhangsoverthecoast.Redwoodshavetheirownprotectionsystems.Mostofredwoods'branchesandleavesarehighuponthetree.Thiskeepsthemsafefromforestfires.Also,thebark（树皮）ofaredwoodisasmuchas12inchesthick.Thethickcoveringprotectsthelowerpartofthetreefromfiredamage.Besides,redwoodsaresafefrominsectdamage（虫害）becausethewoodcontainsabitter-tasting（苦味的）chemicalcalledtannin.Ifyouevergetachance,visitaredwoodforest,andimaginewhomightcampthereathousandyearsago.Lookupwardandjustimaginehowhighthetreesmightgrowifweprotectthem.WhatisthelargestgiantamongNorthAmerica'strees?Whatareredwoodsmostspecialfor?Wherecanyoufindacoastredwood?Whatkeepsthetreesmoistallyearround?Whataretheredwoods'protectionsystems?2021北京各区初三一模英语汇编：阅读回答问题参考答案【2021朝阳一模】Yes./Yes,theydo.BecauseBritishpeoplepridethemselvesontheirpolitemannerstowardsoneanotherinpublic.36.Sorry,I'mlate.Thebenefitsofsayingsorry.Itmeansfeelingbad,feelingregretandbeingpolite.【2