2024年中考英语主题阅读提优特训主题七自然生态课件（扬州地区）

主题阅读主题七自然生态一、

（2023·台州统考一模）完形填空Ithappenedyearsago.Whenmydaughterwasinprimaryschool，shebroughthomefoursmalltwigs（嫩枝）

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⁠schooltoplant.Noneofthemlookedveryhardy（耐寒的），butwithhopeforthefuture，I

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⁠themcarefullywithmydaughtersomewhereinourbackyardthathadenough

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⁠whenitisfine.Overtheyears，becauseofthepoorsoil（土壤），threeofthem

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⁠.Onlyonesurvived（幸存）.一二三四Thetreegrewcrooked（弯曲的）andgrewveryslowly.Itlookedlikeafatbush（灌木）morethanatree.Later，Inoticedthatitwasstartingtodie.The

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⁠brancheswerebecomingyellowandbare.Onlythetopthirdofthetreewasstill

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⁠andthick.Igotsomehelpfromoneofmyfriendswhowasafarmer.Ididmybesttosaveitby

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⁠italotoffertilizer（肥料），butitdidn’twork.一二三四Lateronemorning，Iwentoutandlookedatitagain.Iwaswonderingwhetheritwouldbebetterto

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⁠.Itwouldmaketheyardlookcleaner.AsIwalkedovertotakea

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⁠lookatit，Inoticedsomethingmovingwithintheleaves.Itwasarobin（欧洲知更鸟）

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⁠buildinganestinthetopmostbranches.IsmiledwhenIlookedatit.Ithoughtmaybethisold

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⁠wasstilluseful.Inmyeyes

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⁠itmightnotbereallyhealthyorpretty，itwasstillgivingabirdahome.Thatwasenoughforit.一二三四Thistree

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⁠methatallofourliveshaveapurpose.Itdoesn’tmatterifweareyoungand

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⁠oroldandsick.Wecanhelptomakethisworldabetterplace.Untilourlastbreath，

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⁠havethingstodo，lovetogive，andjoytoshare.Maybethat’sthetruemeaningoflife.一二三四（

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）1.A.for

B.to

C.from

D.at（

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）2.A.planted

B.brought

C.carried

D.dropped（

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）3.A.sunlight

B.water

C.rain

D.wind（

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）4.A.grew

B.died

C.changed

D.remained（

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）5.A.younger

B.higher

C.older

D.lower（

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）6.A.yellow

B.green

C.red

D.white（

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）7.A.buying

B.passing

C.feeding

D.bringing（

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）8.A.giveitout

B.pickitupC.cutitdown

D.putitawayCAABDBCC一二三四（

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）9.A.slow

B.far

C.fast

D.close（

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）10.A.patiently

B.carelessly

C.loudly

D.properly（

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）11.A.bush

B.branch

C.yard

D.tree（

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）12.A.since

B.and

C.although

D.so（

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）13.A.advised

B.reminded

C.allowed

D.encouraged（

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）14.A.strong

B.weak

C.pretty

D.ugly（

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）15.A.they

B.it

C.you

D.weDADCBAD一二三四二、

（2023·杭州校考二模）阅读理解WhenwelookatapictureoftheEarthfromspace，thereareareasofgreen，blue，andwhite.Mostpeoplewillrecognizethatthegreenisland，theblueiswater，andthewhiteisclouds.Takenasawhole，theEarthismainlyblue.Thatisbecausetheamountofwaterithascoversthesurface.一二三四So，howmuchoftheEarthiswater？About71％oftheEarth’ssurfaceiscoveredinwater.Ofthat71％，theoceanholdsabout96.5％ofthewater.Thiswaterfoundintheoceanisallsaltwater.Theremaining3.5％ofthewaterisfreshwater，whichcanbefoundinlakes，rivers，glaciers（冰川），andundertheground.Freshwateriswhatpeopleuseforfarming，raisinganimals，drinking，anddailyactivitiessuchastakingshowersandwashingclothesordishes.一二三四Doestheamountofwaterstaythesame？Forthemostpart，yes.WaterontheEarthispartofaclosedsystem.Thatis，waterisalwaysmovingandchangingformsbetweenice，liquid，andgas.Theformofthewaterchangesallthetime，butthetotalamountofwaterontheEarthremainsthesame.一二三四IftheEarthisnotnecessarilyrunningoutofwater，whyarepeopleworried？Whydoweneedtothinkaboutsavingwater？First，humanscanonlyusefreshwater，whichisonly3.5％ofalloftheEarth’swater.Second，ofthis3.5％，only1％isavailableforhumanuse.Mostfreshwaterisfoundinglaciersfarfromwherepeoplelive.Third，theamountofwaterthatisusefulforhumansisbeingusedfasterthanitcanbecleanedandputbackintotheenvironment.Now，knowingthefactsaboutwater，itisourjobtomakesureweusetheEarth’swaterinagoodway.一二三四（

A

）1.Wherecan96.5％ofthewaterontheEarthbefound？A.Intheocean.B.Inlakes.C.Inglaciers.D.Inrivers.A（

B

）2.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“WaterontheEarthispartofaclosedsystem.”？A.Theamountofwaterbecomessmaller.B.Theamountofwaterstaysthesame.C.Theamountofwaterkeepschanging.D.Theamountofwaterbecomeslarger.B一二三四（

C

）3.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4？A.HumanscanuseallthewaterontheEartheasily.B.Mostfreshwaterisfoundunderthegroundeasily.C.Humanscan’tuse2.5％ofthefreshwaterfreely.D.Waterforhumanscanbecleanedandrecycledfast.C（

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）4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？A.ThereasonswhytheEarthisindifferentcolours.B.ThepeoplewhousethemostwaterontheEarth.C.TheamountanddifferenttypesoftheEarth’swater.D.Theproperwaysforpeopletousefreshwater.C一二三四三、

（2023·泰州九年级校联考阶段练习改编）阅读表达（每题答案不超过10个词）IfyouhaveseenthemovieJourney

to

the

Centre

of

the

Earth（《地心历险记》），youmaybeimpressedbytheundergroundforestworld.Butsuchaworldexists（存在）inreallifetoo！InMay2022，ateamofChinesescientistsfoundagiantsinkhole（天坑）inLeyecountyGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.Itis306metreslong，150metreswideand192metresdeep.一二三四AccordingtoXinhuaNewsAgency，Leyecountyiscalled“themuseumofsinkholes”wherepeoplehavefound30sinkholessofar.Thesesinkholesareformedbecauseoftheuniquekarstlandscape.Karstisanareaoflandmadeupoflimestone（石灰岩），whichisasoftrockthatdissolves（溶解）inwater.Whenrainwaterflowsthroughlittlecracks（裂缝）inthebedrock，thecracksslowlygrowintotunnelsandthenbigcaves.Overtime，acavecangettoobiganditsceilingthenfallsslowly，openinguphugesinkholes.What’samazingisthegiantsizeofChina’ssinkholes.一二三四“InChina，youhavethisincredibly，visuallyspectacularkarstwithenormoussinkholes.Inotherpartsoftheworld，sinkholesmightbeonlyametreortwoindiametre（直径），”aresearcherGeorgeVenitoldLive

ScienceaccordingtoXinhua，

“inthenewlyfoundsinkhole，researchersfoundtreesupto40metreshighandsomeotherplantsthatcameuptotheirshoulders.”Sinkholesdon’tjustlookcool.Insteadtheyaregiftsoflife.Manyofthemarehometoancientplants，animalsandmicrobes.Theyalsoprovideawatersourcefor700millionpeopleworldwide.一二三四1.WhydoestheauthorrefertoJourney

to

the

Centre

of

the

Earth？

ToinspirepeopletoimaginethecentreoftheEarth.

⁠2.WhyisLeyecountycalled“themuseumofsinkholes”？

Becausetherearemanysinkholesinthecounty.

⁠3.What’sthefirststepforformingasinkhole？

Rainwaterflowsthroughcracksinthebedrock.

⁠4.WhatisspecialaboutsinkholesinChinacomparedwithsinkholesinothercountries？

Theyaremuchbiggerinsize.

⁠5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？

It’saboutanewlyfoundgiantsinkholeinChina.

⁠ToinspirepeopletoimaginethecentreoftheEarth.

Becausetherearemanysinkholesinthecounty.

Rainwaterflowsthroughcracksinthebedrock.

Theyaremuchbiggerinsize.

It’saboutanewlyfoundgiantsinkholeinChina.

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（2023·盐城九年级校联考阶段练习）缺词填空（每空1词）Haveyouevertriedtostandaneggonitsend？Well，it’ssaidthateverySpringEquinox（春分）youwillbeabletob

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⁠aneggononeend.Thereissometruthaboutthis.Butthereisalsoaveryimportantpieceofinformationthatmights

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⁠you.一二三四TheSpringEquinox，orVernalEquinox，isthef

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⁠dayofspring.ItfallsonMarch21thisyear.Theangle（角度）oftheEarthfacingtowardstheSunchangesthroughouttheyear，anditalsochangesthelengthofourdaytime.Onthefirstdayofspring，theEarth’saxis（轴）isperpendicular（垂直的）totheSun.Thismeansthatthelengthofdaytimeandn

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⁠isexactlythesame.一二三四ThesayingthataneggcanstandononeendmightcomefromaChineseidea.It’sd

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⁠tobalanceaneggbecausetheyolk（蛋黄）isoff-centre.Anditusuallyjustf

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⁠over.ButtheideaisthattheE