2024年英语中考【时文阅读】重要题型专练09 保护考拉刻不容缓、海姆利克急救法、机器尾巴或帮助老人保持平衡（原卷版）

中考时文阅读练习09中考时文阅读练习----保护考拉，刻不容缓！题型：阅读理解主题语境：动物语篇类型：说明文词数：260难度：★★★☆☆建议用时：7分钟

TheAustralianKoala

FoundationsaysAustraliahas

lostabout30percentofitskoalas

overthepastthreeyears.The

non-profit(非营利)groupsaysdroughts(干旱)，wildfiresanddevelopmentprojectsplayedapartinthedropinthekoalapopulation.Theyarestronglyadvisingthegovernmenttodomoretoprotecttheanimal'senvironment.

Thegroupguessesthekoalapopulationhasdroppedtolessthan58,000thisyearfrommorethan80,000in2018.ThebiggestdecreaseisinthestateofNewSouthWales,wherethenumberofkoalashasdroppedby41percent.DeborahTabart,leaderoftheAustralianKoalaFoundation,calledthedrop“quite

dramatic”.Onlyoneareainthestudyisthoughttohavemorethan5,000koalas.Someareasarebelievedtohaveasfewasfiveorten.

Tabartsaidthecountryneedsakoalaprotectionlaw.Sheadded,“WhatweworryaboutisplaceslikewesternNewSouthWaleswheredroughtshavelastedforovertenyears.Now,theeffectisbeginningtoshowup—riversystemscompletelydryandredgum

trees(红桉树)，whicharethelifebloodofkoalas,are

dead.”

ThelossinNewSouthWaleslikelyspedupafterlargeforestareasweredestroyed(毁坏)bywildfiresinlate2019andearly2020.Someofthoseareasalreadyhadnokoalas.Landclearingbybuildingdevelopersandroadbuildershasalsodestroyedthekoala'senvironment.

“Ithinkeveryonegetsit,andwe'vegottochange.Butifthosebuilding-machineskeepworking,thenIreallyfearforthekoalas,”Tabartsaid.1.Whatdidthegroupadvisethegovernmenttodo?

A.Savekoalasfromdyingout.

B.Stopalldevelopmentprojects.

C.Putoutthewildfireimmediately.

D.Provideenoughwaterforkoalas.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dramatic”inParagraph2mean?A.Exciting.B.Surprising.C.Relaxing.D.Interesting.

3.Howdoesthewritertellusaboutkoalas'

situationinParagraph2?

A.Bylistingnumbers.

B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Byaskingquestions.

D.Byanalyzingfacts.

4.

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoTabart?

A.NewSouthWalesistheonlyplacetheycareabout.

B.Theriversandredgumtreesareinfluencedbythekoalas.

C.Australianeedstomakealawtoprotectthekoalas.

D.Everyoneunderstandsthatbuilding-machinesshouldstopworking.

5.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.SomearehuntingkoalasinAustralia.B.KoalasinAustraliaareingreatdanger.

C.Developmenthasputkoalasindanger.D.EveryoneshouldtakeactionstoprotectKoalas.中考时文阅读练习----海姆利克急救法题型：阅读理解主题语境：急救语篇类型：记叙文词数：238难度：★★★★☆建议用时：8分钟

Aboyhelpedsavethe

lifeofhis

friendfrom

choking(噎)inthedining

hallatschoolwhilehaving

theirlunchthere.Avideo

oftheincident(事故)hasbeenwatchedbymany

peopleonline.

Inthevideo.freshmanJacksonjustgotaseat

andatehischickensandwich.Suddenlythefood

stuck(卡住)inhisthroatandhehiccuped(打嗝).

HunterOlsensatacrossfromJackson.Hethought

thatJacksonwasjustjokingandlaughedatitalong

withhisfriends.

ButsoonitbecameclearthatJacksonwasreallychokingandtriedtocoughthefoodout.HepointedtohisthroattotellHunterthathewasnotplaying.Hunterrealizedthathehadto"do

something”andusedtheHeimlichmaneuver(海姆立克急救法).Finally,withHunter'shelp,Jacksoncoughedthefoodoutandcouldbreatheagain.

Ms.Howa,whohadtaughtthemtheHeimlichmaneuverduringherhealthclass,saidshecouldn'tbelieveherearswhensheheardwhathadhappened.

Butshewasoverthemoontoknowhowherstudentputwhatshehadtaughtintopractice.ShewassoproudofHunter.

Huntersaidatthattimehehadn'tpaidmuchattentiontoMs.Howa'sclass,butthathergreatteachinghadhelpedhimknowwhattodowhenneeded.Thenhesaid,"Ijustthoughtthatdoingsomethingwasbetterthandoingnothing."1.WhydidHunter

laugh

withhis

friends?

A.Becausehisfriends

weretelling

jokes.

B.Becausehesawthe

foodstuckin

Jackson'sthroat.

C.Becausehethought

Jacksonwas

fooling.

D.BecauseJacksonlooked

very

funnywhenhehiccuped.

2.WhendidHunterrealize

Jackson

wasreallychoking?

A.Whenhejustsat

downwithhis

friends.

B.WhenJacksonstarted

tohiccup

C.Whenhisfriendsbegantolaugh.

D.WhenJackson

pointedtohisthroat.

3.

Howdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedsentence?

A.Ms.Howawentovertoseewhathadhappened.

B.Ms.HowafelthappywithwhatHunterhaddone.

C.Ms.Howadidn'tbelieveHunterhadsavedJackson.

D.Ms.HowawantedtoknowhowHuntersavedJackson.

4.WhatdidHunterthinkofMs.Howa'shealthclassbefore

theincident?

A.Itwasveryimportant.

B.Itwasnotveryuseful.

C.Itwasveryinteresting.

D.Itwastoodifficult.

5.

Thewriterwrotethepassageto______.

A.tellastorythata

boy

savehisfriend

B.introducewhattheHeimlicmaneuveris

C.warnusnottoplayjokeswhihavingameal

D.teachhowtousethe

Heimlichmaneuver中考时文阅读练习----机器尾巴或帮助老人保持平衡题型：阅读理解主题语境：发明与技术语篇类型：说明文词数：194难度：★★★★☆建议用时：8分钟

It'sknownthatmost

animalshavetails.But

whydon'thumanshave

them?Well,millionsof

yearsago,humansdid

havetails,butweslowlylostthem.However,ateamhasbuiltarobotictailforoldpeopletohelpthemkeeptheirbalance(平衡).

Thetailisonemeterlong.Peoplecanwearitaroundtheirwaist(腰).“Thetailworkslikea

pendulum

ontheclock,"saidascientistfromthetail'sdevelopmentteam.Whenthebodyleans(倾斜)oneway,thetailmovesinadifferentdirection.Therobotictailworkslikeaseahorse'stail.Ithasasetofplasticvertebrae(塑料椎骨)to

makeitmoveeasily.Userscantakesomeofitspartsouttomakethetaillighter.

Thereareagrowingnumberofoldpeoplearoundtheworld.Someofthemwilllosetheirbalanceandcan'twalkwellbecauseoftheirages.Thistailcanhelpthemgetaroundmoreeasily.Thedevelopmentteamisalsolookingatotherpossibleusesforthetail.Itcouldhelpworkerskeeptheirbalancewhiletheyarecarryingheavythings.ItcouldalsogivegamersabetterexperiencewhentheyplayVR(虚拟现实）games.1.Whatcantherobotictailhelpoldpeopledo?

A.Keeptheirbalance.B.Carrythings.C.Walkfast.D.Exercise.

2.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“pendulum"inChinese?

A.