2023中考英语热点话题考前押题卷（南通卷）-2023年中考英语压轴题专项训练（江苏专用）

2023年中考热点话题考前押题卷（南通卷）

英语

注意事项：

1.全卷满分120分。考试时间为120分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上，答

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第I卷（选择题共60分）

一、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.BlueSkyRescue（BSR）isorganizationthatcoversliferescue,humanitarianassistanceanddisaster

preventionandreduction.

A.theB.anC./D.a

2.-ThelessonthatthenovelOrdinaryWorldhastaughtmeisthateventhoughmylifeiscommon,Istilllove

andenjoyit.

—Infact,sometimesagoodbookcanteachyouthingsyourclass.

A.aboveB.againstC.beyondD.including

3.Don'tfollowthemoviestarsblindly.Youshouldknowisworthourlearningfrom.

A.whoB.whatC.whichD.how

4.ithasalonghistory,timehasn'tstoppedtheGreatWallfromtryingtoattractyoungpeopleathome

andabroadeveryyear.

A.UnlessB.IfC.AlthoughD.While

5.—Haveyounoticedthathome-schoolcooperationisgettingmoreattentionthaneverbefore?

—Yes.Infact,whatreallyiswhatparentssayanddo.

A.considersB.valuesC.mattersD.minds

6.—Lucy,howdidyourjobinterviewgo?

—Ireceivedtheofferletteraminuteago.Ican'tfeelnow.

A.excitedB.moreexcitedC.mostexcitedD.themostexcited

7.——Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow?

一Iwasonthephoneandmostoftheweatherreport.

A.havemissedB.wasmissingC.willmissD.missed

8.Whenfacedwithahotpotato,simplycalmandyouwillfindoutthewaytosolveit.

A.stayingB.stayC.tostayD.stayed

9.NantongSubwayLineOnehasbeenforhalfayear.Itbringsnewchancesforthelong-term

developmentofNantong.

A.introubleB.inserviceC.indangerD.insurprise

10.Ifthecustomerringsupformeagain,pleasethecalltothesalesdepartment.

A.runthroughB.lookthroughC.putthroughD.gothrough

11.LearningEnglishinaclassroomisimportant,whileusingEnglishinrealwillimproveyourEnglish

skillsmoregreatly.

A.experiencesB.situationsC.eventsD.positions

12.—WhereisyoursonJimmyworkingnow?

-HethecityofNantong,Chinafortwoyears.

A.hasgonetoB.hasbeentoC.wasinD.hasbeenin

13.—Inthisfast-pacedtime,youngpeopleprefertoshoponlinebecausetheyspendalotoftimegoing

fromshoptoshop.

一Iamtheexception.Ienjoythepleasureofhangingout.

A.needn'tB.can'tC.mustn'tD.shouldn't

14.—I'mateenager5smother.SometimesIdon'tknow.

一Maybehesuffersfromstress.

A.whatmysonneedsmostB.whyismysonoftenangry

C.whymysongetsangryveryoftenD.whatdoesmysonwanttoget

15.—Ilostmywalletyesterday.Tomakemattersworse,myIDcardandmydrivinglicencewereinit.

——.WeshouldlearntheimportanceofavoidingriskswithaPlanB.

A.EverydoghasitsdayB.Itneverrainsbutpours

C.Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasketD.Amissisasgoodasmile

二、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将

该项涂黑。

WarstartedinourhouseinlateJulywithamonthtogobeforemyfirstdayofcollege.Itwasabattleofwills

（意愿）overwhatcollegeIwastoattend.Momwantedmetoattendafamous16school,andIwantedto

gotoasmallwritingcollege.Everynightfortwoweeks,weargued,shouteduntilbothsideswenttobedwith

17.

Itwasmostlymyfault（过错）.Sincemyjunioryearofhighschool,Ihadwantedtobeanurse.Itookallthe

sciencecourses,andevenworkedasa18inmytown'slocalhospital.My19wastohelpthesick

andbesuperwomantotheworld.

Yet,asgraduationandcollegeneared,itall20.Treatingthesick,wasgreat,butnotwhatIwasmeant

todofortherestofmylife.Icouldpicture21inhospitals,makingrounds,andtakingtemperatures,butI

couldn'tpicturemyselfhappy.Itwasn'tthe22Iwanted.

Then,IrealizedIhadbeencreatingandwritingstoriessinceIcould23.Ilovedit,andwritingwas

whatIhadbeendoingasa24.Itwasgoingtobemycareer.Andithadtobe.

OnAugust1st,MomandIsatdownatthedinnertableandItoldherthatshehadeveryrightto25

wheretospendhermoney,justlikeIhadeveryrighttodecidewhereIwantedtogotoschool.Ifitwasherchoice

notto26anyofmycollegeeducation,thenIwouldtakeayearofftoworkandmakemoneysoIcouldgo

tothecollegeIwanted.

Standingbymydecisiontobea27hadprovenmyfirmbelieftomymom.Finallywewere28,

andshedecidedtosupportme,whichmeanttheworldtome.

Beforethattime,Ihadneverstoodup29myparentsonanymajordecision.Choosingwhichcollege

toattend30metobecomeaseparateandcompleteadult.Iamnowfinishedwithmyfirsttermasa

ProfessionalWritingmajorandIcannotwaittoseewhatcomesnext.

16.A.cookingB.gardeningC.nursingD.writing

17.A.happinessB.excitementC.regretsD.surprise

18.A.studentB.volunteerC.guardD.surgeon

19.A.purposeB.jobC.taskD.prize

20.A.decidedB.changedC.happenedD.succeeded

21.A.myselfB.nursesC.doctorsD.patients

22.A.futureB.effortC.thoughtD.chance

23.A.seeB.waitC.findD.remember

24.A.dreamB.hobbyC.ruleD.business

25.A.acceptB.refuseC.chooseD.consider

26.A.giveB.affordC.changeD.save

27.A.dancerB.workerC.directorD.writer

28.A.underdiscussionB.undercontrolC.atpeaceD.atloss

29.A.betweenB.againstC.oppositeD.behind

30.A.forcedB.promisedC.allowedD.reminded

三、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该

项涂黑。

A

Plantingtherightseedsattherighttimewillnottakeaslotsofeffortsaswethink.Andsomeeasygarden

vegetablesdogrowthemselveswithlittlecare.Herearefourvegetablesthatareperfectforabackyardgarden.

Thereisreallyonlyone

……抱子甘蓝）一

impor■tantruleforplantinggreenbeans—don'tplant

thissweetvegetablecanbegrowninnearlyanyhome

themtooearly.Theywon'tsurviveafrost（霜）which

gardenwithrichsunlight.Theyhavealonggrowing

cancausetheseedstobecomebad.Theymayalsostop

seasoncomparedwithothervegetables.Theirtaste

producinginthemiddleofthesummer,butifyouwater

improvesiftheyarecoveredwithfrost.However,they

them,theywillcontinuetoproduceoncethe

onlybearafewdaysofcoldweather,sobesureto

temperaturesstarttodropinearlyfall.Themorebeans

harvestthemquickly.

youpick,themoretheplantwillgrow.

1

iBroccoli（西兰花）isaPeasareagreatchoicefornew

gw

cool-w■eatherplantthatgrowsbestinspringandfall.Ifgardeners.Allyouneedisacontainerthatisatleast10

growninwintertoavoidheavyfrost,broccolicanalsoinchesdeepandsomethingfbrtheplantstoclimb.

begrownindoorsandmovedtothegardenwhenTheypreferlowertemperatures,andoncetheheatof

temperaturesrise.Whenyougrowbroccoli,besuretosummerhits,peaplantswillstopproducing.Ifgarden

watchoutforpests（害虫）.Ifyoustartseeingpests,justspaceislimited,youcanpullthemupandreplacepeas

pickthemoffbyhand.insummerwithanothercropthatlikestheheat.

31.Whatcanyoudoifyouwanttoharvestmoregreenbeans?

A.Planttheseedsinearliestspring.B.Avoidwateringtheminsummer.

C.Collectthemasoftenaspossible.D.Keepthemwarmthroughautumn.

32.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutBrusselssproutsistrue?

A.Theycanproduceallyearround.B.Theycan'tsurvivealongcoldwinter.

C.Theycangrowwellinanygarden.D.Theytastebetterifcoveredwithsnow.

33.Whatdobroccoliandpeashaveincommon（共有的）accordingtothepassage?

A.Theyenjoycoolweather.B.Theytakeupalotofspace.

C.Theycandealwithfrost.D.Theystopgrowinginsummer.

B

Fiveyearsago,whenZhuQingwas28,hepaidavisittoAfrica.Whiletherehediscoveredthebeautyofthe

landaswellasthedifficultiesthelocalyouthwerefacing-educational,economic（经济的）andenvironmental

problems.

Asaglobalaffairs（国际事务）andinternationalpeacestudiesmajor,Zhudidfieldresearchatmorethan10

non-governmentalorganizations（NGOs）,nationalforestparks,governmentsandcompaniesinsixAfrican

countriesincludingKenya,UgandaandSouthAfrica.Hethendecidedtohelpsolvethesereal-worldproblemsby

settingupaconsultingfiim（咨询公司）calledPumbaaEco.

"Whetheritisagovernment,anNGOoranindividual（个人），theycannotsolveallthesocialproblemson

theirown.Manygapscanbefilledbybusinesspower,inanefficient（高效的）way."saidZhu.

PumbaaEcostartedplentyofprojectstoempoweryoungAfricanpeopleandencourageculturalexchange.

TheAfricaTrueStoryisaprojectthataimstodrawthepublic'seyetoAfricaandhelpAfricancontent

creators.Morethan100youngjournalists（记者），environmentalists,scholarsandbusinessworkersinAfricahave

takenpartinit.

Theyhavewrittenarticlesandresearchreportsandmadevideosabouttheirlivesorrelatedsocialissues.

SomeoftheirworkswerepostedonplatformslikeToutiao,Wechat,ThePaperandtheIFengwebsite.Some

worksweresoldtocompaniessotheseyoungpeoplecanmakemoneyaswellasexpressthemselves.

PumbaaEcohasalsoworkedwithAfricanWildlifeFoundationtoholdwildlifeprotectionforums（论坛），and

organizeddanceandmusicclassesaswellassoccercompetitionsforkidsinslumareas（贫民区）.Nowtheyare

workingtobuildaninternationalvolunteercenterinNairobi,thecapitalofKenya.

“Thecenterwillopenthisspring.Itwillbeaspaceforyouthfromacrosstheworldtocommunicateanda

platfbnnforsharingallkindsofprojects.^^explainedZhu."MoreyoungChinesepeoplecanconnecttoAfrica

moreeasily,too,whetherthroughecological（生态的）researchtrips,ecotourism（生态旅游）orvolunteering

experience/*

“Imyselfhaveachievedasenseofself-fulfillment（自我实现）throughmywork.Ihopemyworkcanhelp

moreyoungpeople,frombothChinaandAfrica,tolivetheirlivestothefullest.^^Zhuadded.

34.WhatdidZhuQinglearnafterhisfieldresearchinAfrica?

A.TherewerenotanyconsultingfirmsinAfrica.

B.Africanyouthwerefacingreal-worldproblems.

C.ThebeautyofAfricacouldattractmanytourists.

D.PeopleinAfricadidn'tknowhowtodobusiness.

35.Accordingtothepassage,PumbaaEcohelpsAfricansby

①attractingthetalentedAfricanpeopletoworkinChina

②organizingclassesandcompetitionsforsomepoorkids

（3）sellingtheirworksondifferentplatformstomakemoney

④startingsomeprojectstosupportAfricancontentcreators

A.①②B.③④C.①③D.②④

36.WhatdoweknowabouttheinternationalvolunteercenterinNairobi?

A.Itwillprovidecommunicationspaceforpeopleofallages.

B.Itwillbethebiggestplatformfbrsharingdifferentprojects.

C.Itwillworktoholdactivitiesinslumareasallovertheworld.

D.ItwillencourageculturalexchangesbetweenChinaandAfrica.

37.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.ZhuQingregretsnotdoinghisworktothefullest.

B.ZhuQingfeelsproudofwhathehasalreadydone.

C.ZhuQinghasfinishedhisworkforhelpingtheyouth.

D.ZhuQingwillexploremorefieldstoincreasebusiness.

C

Isitshi（是）orsi（斯）inthesentence“ThuswhenHeavenisabouttoconferagreatofficeonanyman（故天将

降大任于是/斯人也）…"？Notlongago,peoplehadaheateddiscussiononlineaboutthis.Mostpeople"clearly

remember^^thatit'ssi,whiletheirchildhoodtextbookssayit'sshi.

Itshowshowunreliable（不可靠的）ourmemorycanbe.AccordingtoUSpsychologistFaithBrynie,

memoriescanbeinfluencedbyimagination,beliefandtime.Manystudieshaveproventhat"fuelingcertain^^

aboutamemorysometimeshasnothingtodowiththefacts.

Attitudesandbeliefschangeourmemory.

ScientistsatCornellUniversity,US,toldcollegestudentsastoryaboutamanwhowalkedoutwithout

payingarestaurantbill.Thefirstgroupwastoldthattheman“likedtosteal”.Thesecondgroupwastoldthathe

leftbecausehegotanemergency（紧急的）phonecall.

Oneweeklaterthefirstgrouprememberedahigherbill—10to25percentmorethanthebillactuallywas.

Thesecondgrouprememberedalowerbill.Thestudyshowedthathowweexpectorbelievethingstohappencan

distort（扭曲）ourmemories.

Rememberingthingsthatneverhappened

Inanotherexperiment（实验），peoplewatchedafilmandwereasked:"Howfastwasthewhitecargoing

whenitpassedthebam（谷仓）whiletravelingalongthecountryroad?,,Actuallytherewasnobarninthefilm.But

about20percentofthestudentssaidtheyhadseenthebam.NorthwesternUniversityscientistKennethPallersaid

thatpartsofthebrainfbrreallyseeinganobjectandimagininganobjectoverlap（重叠）.Soimaginationafter

gettingahint（H音示）couldleaveamemorytrace（痕迹）inthebrain.

Siorshi

Inthecaseofsiorshi,somepeoplesaidthatsisoundsmorelikeancientChinese.Thafswhymostpeople

relateittotheancientclassic.OntheInternet,theversion（版本）ofsiisalsomorewidespreadthanshi,giving

peopleawronghint.

38.Inthefirstexperiment,thefirstgrouprememberedahigherbillbecause.

A.thestudentsforgotthebillcompletely

B.thestudentsthoughtthemanwasrichenough

C.thescientistsmadethestudentsbelievethemanwasbad

D.thescientiststoldthestudentsthatthemanshouldpaymore

39.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hint"inthesecondexperimentreferto?

A.Thesightsinthefilm.B.KennethPaller'swords.

C.Theword"barn"inthequestion.D.Arealbaminstudents'memories.

40.Whatcanwelearnfromthecaseofsiorshi?

A.Feelingscandecidepeople'smemories.B.Theversionofshiismorewidespread.

C.People'smemoriesarealwaysunreliable.D.TherewasnosoundofshiinancientChinese.

41.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Areyoureallysure?B.Haveyouforgottenyet?

C.Whatshouldberemembered?D.Howisthememoryimproved?

D

Onthefirstdayofschool,ourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewe

didn'talreadyknow.Istooduptolookaroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedaroundtofinda

wrinkled,littleoldladywithasmile.Shesaid,“Hi,handsome!MynameisRose.Tmeighty-sevenyearsold.Can

Igiveyouahug?”

Ilaughedandwarmlyresponded,t4Ofcourseyoumay!”Shegavemeagiantsqueeze（拥抱）.“Whyareyou

incollegeatsuchayoung,innocent（幼稚的）age?”Iasked.

Shejokinglyreplied,"Tmheretomeetarichhusband,getmarried,haveacoupleofchildren,andthenretire

andtravel.^^

“No,seriously?”Iasked.Iwascuriouswhatmayhavemotivatedhertobetakingonthischallengeather

age.

“IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI'mgettingone!”shetoldme.

AfterclasswewalkedtotheStudentUnionbuildingandsharedachocolatemilkshake.Webecameinstant

friends.Everydayofthenextthreemonthswewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknonstop.Iwasalwaysattracted

listeningtothis“timemachine“asshesharedherwisdomandexperiencewithme.

Overthecourseoftheyear,Rosebecameacampusicon（校园偶像）andsheeasilymadefriendswherever

shewent.Shelovedtodressupandenjoyedtheattentionfromotherstudents.Shewaslivingitup.

Attheendoftheterm,weinvitedRosetospeakatastudentgathering.I'llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.

“Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereareonlyfoursecretsto

stayingyoung,beinghappy,andachievingsuccess.Youhavetolaughandfindhumoreveryday.You'vegotto

haveadream.Whenyouloseyourdreams,youdie.Therearesomanypeoplewalkingaroundwhoaredead,and

theydon'tevenknowit."shesaid.

“Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn't

takeanytalentorability,sheadded."Butgrowinguprequiresfindingopportunitiesinchange.Havenoregrets.

Theelderlyusuallydon'thaveregretsforwhatwedid,butratherforthingswedidnotdo.”

SheconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysingingTheRose.Shechallengedeachofustostudythelyrics

（歌词）andlivethemoutinourdailylife.

Attheyear'sendRosefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthoseyears.We'dalwayskeepherin

mindbecauseitisthewonderfiilwomanwhotaughtusbyexamplethatifsnevertoolatetobeallyoucan

possiblybe.

42.WhydidRosegotocollegeaccordingtothepassage?

A.Toshareherwisdomandexperience.B.Tofindoutthesecretoflivinglonger.

C.Tomakehercollegedreamcometrue.D.Togetmarriedtoawealthyhusband.

43.Themeaningoftheunderlinedphrase“livingitup“probablymeans.

A.enjoyinglifeB.growingolderC.workinghardD.losingherself

44.Whichofthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?

a.Rosegraduatedfromcollege.

b.Rosegaveanencouragingspeech.

c.Roseandthewriterbecamefriends.

d.Roseintroducedherselftothewriter.

e.Rosebecamepopularamongstudents.

f.Rosegreetedthewriterwithabighug.

A.f-e-b-cB.f-c-a-bC.d-b-e-aD.d-c-b-a

45.WhatlessoncanweleamfromRose'sstory?

A.Beinggeneroustopeoplecangainrespectfromthem.

B.Growingupiseasywhilegrowingolderneedsefforts.

C.Doingwhatwedreamofleadstonoregretsinthefuture.

D.Nevertostopstudyingmakespeoplestayyoungforever.

第n卷（非选择题共60分）

四、词汇（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

A.请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。

46.Tomark30yearsoftheChinaMannedSpaceProgram,abigexhibitionwasheldattheNational

（博物馆）inBeijingonFebruary24,2023.

47.ZhangSongwen,whoplayedintheTVseriesTheKnockou（狂飙）,said:"Asanactor,youcan'tbetoo

（勤奋）」

48.OnFebruary13,2023,WuYibing（produced）anewhistoryofChinesetennisandbecamethefirst

mantowinthechampionship.

49.Manyheroesremain（notfamous）,buttheyhaveplayedtheirimportantrolesondifferentpositions.

50.ManyleadersofforeigncountriesthinkoftheOlympicWinterGamesinBeijing.

B.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

wefourproudwidetidy

51.AsChinese,weshouldhaveastrongsenseofnational.

52.It'salittlehotnow.Wouldyoumindmyopeningthewindowalittle.

53.Yourroomseemsso.Booksandclothesareeverywhere.

54.Weshouldrealizethateveryexamwetakeisachancetoimprove.

55.The24solarterms（节气）areimportantinChineselunarcalendar.TheSpringEquinox（春分）,asthe

termoftheyear,fallsonMarch19th,20th,or21st.

c.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。

leadfeedwritecoughhappen

56.—Ican'tthinkoftheanswertothequestion.Couldyougivemeahandifyouarefreenow?

一Sure.Imyreportjustnow,butit'sdonenow.

57.Shealotandfeelsquiteuncomfortablethesedays.

58.John,stopgivingmorefoodtomygoldfish.Ithemtwice.

59.—China'shigh-speedrailwaytechnologytheworldnow.

一Thafstrue.Ithasdevelopedrapidlyoverthepastyears.

60.—It'simpossibletohavemynovelpublished.Ifsalwaysfarfromperfect.

—Ibelieveitsinceyouhavearealgiftforwriting.

五、句型转换（本题共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

请根据要求改写下列句子，每空一词。

61.Roberthastofinishareportthisweekend.（改为否定句）

Roberttofinishareportthisweekend.

62.DidTomsendyouabirthdaycardyesterday?（改为被动语态）

abirthdaycardtoyoubyTomyesterday?

63.Holly'smothermadedeliciousdumplingsyesterday.（改为感叹句）

dumplingsHolly'smothermadeyesterday!

64.Thedictionarycosthim120yuan.（对划线部分提问）

didthedictionarycosthim?

65.Ithasbeenfiveyearssincetheyleftcollege.（保持句意基本不变）

Fiveyearssincetheyleftcollege.

六、短文填空（本题共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整的、正确的形式，使

短文通顺。

Itisreportedthat300millionpeopleinChinahaveeyesighttrouble.Somestudentsgetshort-sightedness

whentheyarelittle,andmanystudentsinprimaryschoolareshort-sighted.Thatistooserious.Therefore,we

shouldp66oureyescarefully.Moreandmoreparentshopetosavetheirchildren'seyesightwith

m67orbycorrectingthewaysthatchildrenreadandsit.Butinfact,oneshouldstartwiththeexercise

onone'sfeet.Herearethreewaystosaveoureyes.

First,don'ttieyourshoestooclosely.Trywearingc68andsoftsocksorwalkingwithoutsocksand

shoesathome.Whileyouaretravelling,trywearingclothshoesinordertoimproveb69circulation（循

环）.

Second,walkingontiptoesisgoodforone'seyesight.Itcanfightagainsteyesightp70Numbers

showthatmostofballetperformers5eyesightisb71

Third,ropeskippingcanalsobegoodforone'seyesight.Whileskippingrope,onehastomove

Q72makingboththebrainandtheeyesexcited.Itmayalsohelpmakeonegrowt73

Besidesfootexercises,itisgoodtopullone'sears.Pullingtheears20timesquicklyeverydayisalsoagreat

w74Itcankeepone'seyeshealthy.Whenreadingandwriting,weshouldkeepastandardposture（姿

势）.WeshouldnotwatchTVorplaycomputergamesfortoolong.Theyarebadforoureyes.And,weshoulddo

eyeexercisesregularly.Ofcourseagoodrestisalsoi75tooureyes.

Inall,eyesarethewindowsofourmind.Weshouldkeepthemhealthy.

七、阅读与回答问题（本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

IsSpaceTourismaGoodIdea?

“Themostprofound（深远的）experienceIcanimagine“ishowactorWilliamShatnerdescribedthefour

minuteshespentinspace.HewasoneoffourpassengersonboardbillionaireJeffBezos'rocket,calledNew

Shepard.

Itwasthesecondtimethattherockethadsuccessfullytakentouristsintospace.Bezosbelievesthatinthe

future,millionsofpeoplewillliveandworkinspace.Thiswillreducetheamountofpollutionbeingcausedon

Earth.

However,PrinceWilliamsayspeopleshouldfixproblemsonEarthbeforegoingtospace.t€Weneedtoput

theworld'sgreatestbrainstogethertotrytorepairthisplanet,insteadoftryingtofindthenextplacetogoand

live.44hesays.Whatdoyouthink?Isspacetourismagoodidea?

YES-uItisthefutureanditwillsavetheEarth.”

Thedevelopingtechnologywillallowpeopletoliveandworkinspaceinthefuture.Peoplecouldmove

pollutingbusinessesawayfromEarthandintospace,whichwillprotecttheplanet.

Theprojectsarecomplicated（复杂的）andrequirelotsofpeopleworkingonthem.Thiscreateslotsofnew

jobsforscientistsandengineers.

Let'snotforgetthatgoingintospaceisalsoalotoffun.Besides,humankindlikestoexploreandtofindout

whatitiscapableofachieving.

NO—wItisafantasyandwasteofmoney”

Billionsofpoundscouldgotowardsfeedinghungrypeople,housingthosewithouthomesandproviding

medicaltreatmentforpeopleinneed.Thetimeandmoneyspentonspacetourismcouldalsobeusedtodevelop

technologiestoprotecttheenvironmentandtheplanetfromclimatechange.

What'smore,spacetraveldoesmoreharmthangood.Thisisbecauserocketscreatehugeamountsof

pollutionastheyburntonsoffuelinordertoflyintothesky.

Lastly,spacetourismisonlyfortherich.Fewpeoplecanaffordtobuyatickettospace.

Becauseofthis,itwillonlyendupbeingthewealthiestwhogettogo.

请将答案写在答题卡上

76.HowmuchtimedidWilliamShatnerspendinspaceonNewShepard?

77.WhatdoesJeffBezosbelieveinparagraph2?

78.Accordingtothe"YES"side,howcanhumansprotecttheplanet?

79.Accordingtothe"NO"side,whydoesspacetraveldomoreharmthangood?

80.Doyousupporttheideaoftravelinginspace?Pleasegiveyourownreason(s).