2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练 热点59 认识生物多样性及保护(学生版+解析版)

2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练

热点59认识生物多样性及保护

一、阅读单选

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Allplantsandanimalsareconnectedanddependupononeanother.Theseconnectionscreateawebof

differenttypesoflifethatarcabletoprotectthemselvesfromdamage（损坏）.

However,populationgrowthandclimate（气候）changeareleadingtolessbiodiversity（生态多样性）and

puttinghumansindanger.

Sowhatcanwedotohelpprotectbiodiversityandourenvironment?

*Beaninformedconsumer（有见识的用户）

Avoidbuyingfromcompanies:haldodamage（破坏）totheenvironment.Remember,companieswillsellwhat

peoplewanttobuy,sotellcompaniesthatyouwantproductsthatdonothurtourplanet.

♦Followthe“ThreeRs”

Thelessgarbage（垃圾）youthrowaway,thelesslikelyitisthatnaturalhabitats（栖息地）willbeusedfor

landfills（垃圾填埋）.Trytofollowthe“ThreeRs"toproduceaslittlewasteaspossible.

Reduce（减少）：Don'tbuyproductsyoudon'tneed.Whenyoudobuythings,trytomakechoicesthatleadtoa

smalleramount（M）ofgarbage.Forexample,buythingswithalittlebitofpackaging（包装）ornoneatall.

Reuse:Throwfewergoods（货物）awaybyusingthingsmorethanonce.Oneeasyexampleistakingareusable

bagtothegrocery（杂货）store.

Recycle:Whenyoudohavetothrowsomethingaway,recycleitsoitcanbemadeintosomethinguseful

again.

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Fossilfuels（化石燃料）arebadfortheenvironment.Theclimatechangetheycausealsoleadstohabitat

loss（丧失）forendangeredanimals.Soreducingcarbonemissions（碳排放）isoneeffective（有效的）waytoprotect

biodiversity.Youcouldstartbyusinglessenergy:Walkorrideyourbikeinsteadofdriving,andthinkaboutgreen

energylikesolarpower（太阳能）.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthesearecausingproblemsfortheenvironment?

A.Creatingmoreproducts.

B.Turninglandintonaturalhabitats.

C.Populationgrowthandclimatechange.

D.Theformingofawebofdifferentlivingthings.

2.Whichofthefollowingshouldweavoiddoingaccordingtothe“ThreeRs”？

A.Buyingproductsyouneed.

B.Buyingover-packagedproducts.

C.Recyclingwhatyoudon'tneed.

D.Usingbagsthatyoucanusemorethanonce.

3.Whichofthefollowingshouldgointheblank?

A.Protectendangeredanimals.

B.Lookforbetterfossilfuels.

C.Stopclimatechange.

D.Reduceyourcarbonemissions.

4.Youmayreadthepassagein.

A.anovelB.atraveldiary

C.aguidebookD.asciencemagazine

5.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Toshowusthingswecandotoprotecttheenvironment.

B.Toremindusaboutenvironmentalproblems.

C.Tbteachushowtoachievebiodiversity.

D.Toshowtheimportanceofdevelopinggreenenergy.

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Wetlands—lakes,rivers,marshesandcoasts,canmaintainbiodiversity（保护生物多样性），controlfloodsand

reirovepollutants.Theyarealsohelpfultoriceandfishproduction,（ransporlationandsoon.Theyareimportant

andnecessaryfeedingandbreedinggroundsformigratorybirds.Theyarethemostthreatenedecosystem（受至1威

胁的生态系统）.

WorldWetlandsDaycamefromtheConventiononWetlands（湿地公约）signedinIran,Chinajoinedthe

conventiononJuly31,1992.Bytheendof2019,ourcountryhad57wetlandnaturereserveslistedasmajor

wetlandsforprotectionundertheconvention,coveringatotalofnearly7millionhectares.

asChinahaswetlandswith65.9millionhectares,10percentoftheworld'swetland

areas,whichcomesfourthintheworld.ChinaalsohassomeofAsia'smostimportantwetlands,suchasPoyang

LakeandAsia'slongestriver,YangtzeRiver.

However,aWWFresearchshowedChina'swetlandswereseriouslythreatenedbydegradationbecauseof

pollution,climatechangeandover-exploitation.Soourgovernmenthasbeentakingactionstoreturnfarmlandto

wetlandandremovesomefishfarms.

Itwasreported(he57keyChinesewetlandsincreasedby2,479hectaresfrom2018to2019.LiYan,an

officialfromtheNationalForestryandGrasslandAdministration,saidatanewsconference,4'Theareaofwetlands

inChinahasbecomelargeroverthepastfiveyears,growingby202,6(M)hectaresandmakingagreatcontribution

towaterqualityandenvironmentalprotection.Between2016and2020,Chinacreated201nationalwetlandparks.

Chinahad899nationalwetlandparksbytheendof2020,andnearlyhalfofthecountry'swetlandsareprotectedby

somelevelofgovernment.^^

Chinaiscarryingthroughontheconventionforacontinuousdevelopmentandwillmakecontinuingeffortsto

perfectthelawsonwetlandprotection.Severalmajorprojectsonv/etlandprotectionwillbecarriedoutinsome

majorareas,suchasYangtzeRiverand(heBeijing-Tianjin-Hebeiprovincecluster.

6.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitablefortheblank(空格)inParagraph2?

A.WorldWetlandsDayiswell-known

B.WetlandsinChinaareseriouslythreatened

C.Chinadoesn'thavelargeareasofwetlands

D.ProtectionofwetlandsinChinaisveryimportant

7.Theunderlinedword^degradation''inParagraph3probablymeans.

A.theprocessofsomethingbeingmadebetter

B.theprocessofsomethingbeingmadeworse

C.thesituationinwhichsomebodyhaswonalltherespect

D.ihesituationinwhichsomebodyhaslostalltherespect

8.ThewriterlistssomenumbersinParagraph4inorderto.

A.introducehowlargeChina'swetlandsarc

B.explainhowimportantChina'swetlandsarc

C.provehowmuchdangerChina,swetlandsarefacingatpresent

D.showtheachievementsonwetlandprotectionChinahasreached

9.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WetlandsinChinaarcFamous

B.ChinaMakesLawsonWetlandProtection

C.China'sWetlandsareinDanger

D.ChinaMakesProgressonWetlandProtection

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Thereareabout1.5millionkindsoflivingthingsonEarth,buthowmanydoyouseeeveryday?Youoftensee

thebigcolourfulanimals,likebirds,rabbits,andfish.Butlookmoreclosely.Canyouseethesmallones,too?

Insects(昆虫)makeup80percentofalltheworld'slivingkinds.Lookontheground.Imagineyoucouldlook

undertheground,too.Manysmalllivingthingswithonecelllivethere.Lifeiseverywherearoundus,inevery

cubicfoot(afoot=12inches).

DavidLittschwagcrisaphotographerwhowantedtofindouthowmanylivingthingslivedinonecubicfoot.

Sohemadea12-inchcubewithagreenmetalframe.Andthenheputitinfivehabitats(栖息地).Hechosea

tropicalrainforest(CostaRica),acoralreef(PacificOcean),theTabicMountain(SouthAfrica),afreshwater

river(USA),andasmallpark(NewYork).Threeweekswerespentateachplace.Hewatched,counted,and(ook

photosofeveiythingdowntoImillimeterinsize—thatcrawled(爬)orflewintothecube.

Theresultswereamazing.Liittschwagerfoundbothcommonandrarelivingthings.Hediscoveredmanynew

livingkinds,likeastrangetransparentoctopusthatisthesizeofafingernail!Intotal,morethanathousandliving

thingswerephotographed.LiittchwagcrsaidtheOneCubicFootexperiencewaslike“findingtrcasurc^^.David

Liittschwageralsofoundthatthehighestbiodiversity(生物多样性)inthereefwasintheskeletoncoral(珊瑚遗

骨).Theseskeletoncoralaresuitablefbrsealivingthingsofallsizestogrow.Althoughthecoralreefhadthe

widestrangeofbiodiversity,alltheotherhabitatswerefulloflife.Eventhecitypark!

10.Whatdoes“onecubicfbof,meaninParagraph2?

A.1inchx1inchB.Iinchx1inchx1inch

C.12inchesx12inchesD.12inchesx12inchesx12inches

11.WhatdidDavidLiittschwagerthinkoftheOneCubicFootexperience?

A.Itwasvaluable.B.Itwasdifferent.C.Itwassimple.D.Itwascommon.

12.Whichhabitathasthemostbiodiversity?

A.Thetropicalrainforest.B.Thecoralreef.

C.TheTableMountain.D.Thecitypark.

13.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.LifeIsEverywhereB.FindTreasureinNature

C.FiveHabitatstoLiveinD.AStoryofDavidLittschwager

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DoyouknowaboutPsephurusgladius（白自寻）？It'saChinesepaddlcfishknownas“kingofallnational

freshwaterfish''.However,itisannouncedthattheChinesepaddlefishlivingintheYangtzeRiverhasbecome

extinct（灭绝的）.

ApaperfromScienceoftheTotalEnvironmentshowsthatthelargestfreshwaterfishinChinamighthave

goneextinctbetween2005and2010.WeiQiwei,authorofthepaper,saidinSeptember,2019,someexperts

supposedthatthefirst-classprotectedfishhadbeenextinctalready.

TheChinesepaddlcfishwasabout2to3meterslongandcouldgrowlongerthan7meters.Thefishhadlived

on:heearthfor15millionyears.Thelatestdiscoveryofthefishwasmadein2003.Scientistshelpedthefishto

returnandtriedtotrack（追踪）it.Unluckily,aboataccidentcausedthetrackingeffortstofail.Sincethen,no

discoveryhasbeenreportedandnosuchfishhasbeenkeptincaptivity（圈养）.

“TheChinesepaddlcfishwassobigthatitwashardtoraiseincaptivity/'Weisaid.Between1984and1993,

heoncetriedtosavefourfish,butonlyonestayedaliveandreturnedtotheriver.

Theextinctionofthefishhascalledpublicattentionaspeopleexpressedsadnessoverthedeath,hopingsuch

animalswouldbebetterprotectedsothatfuturegenerationscouldseethem.FromJan1,2020,Chinabegana

10-yearfishingban（禁令）onimportantareasoftheYangtzeRivertoprotectBiodiversity（生态多样性）inChina's

longestriver.

14.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat.

A.theChinesepaddlefishwashuntedtoomuchinthepast

B.（heChinesepaddlefishwas（helargestfreshwaterfishintheworld

C.theChinesepaddlefishcouldgrowtobeover7metersinlength

D.theChinesepaddlcfishhasneverbeenseensofar

15.Whycouldn'ttheChinesepaddlcfishberaisedincaptivity?

A.Becauseofitslivinghabits.B.Becauseofitslargesize.

C.Becauseofisspecialdiet.D.Becauseofthehighcost.

16.What'sthewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Toshowpeople'ssadnessaboutthefish'sdeath.

B.Toexplainhowthefishdiedout.

C.Tocallonpeople（oprotectanimals.

D.Tointroduceafirst-classprotectedfish.

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Humanssharetheearthwithdifferentkindsofwildlife.However,manyofouranimalandplantfriendsmay

notbearoundformuchlonger.

Accordingtothefirstreportonbiodiversity（生多样性）releasedbytheUnitedNationsinMay2019,1

millionofearth'smillionspeciesareindangerofextinction（灭绝），includingamphibians（两栖动物），marine

mammals（海洋哺乳动物）andinsects.

Humansarcmainlytoblamefbrthis,accordingtothereport.Theworld'spopulationhasmorethandoubled

（from3.7to7.6billion）inthelast50years.Humanshaveusedmorethanathirdoftheworld'slandand75percent

offreshwatersupplies（。与应）togrowcropsandkeeplivestock（牲畜）.Asaresult,therearcfewerhabitatsand

naturalresourcesavailableforanimals,aswellasmorepollution.

Climatechangeisanotherreason.Theworld'scoralreefs（珊瑚）aresufferingfromclimatechange.Ifthe

worldwarmsupbyanother0.5C,coralreefswillbereducedinsizeby7（）to90percent,thereportsaid.Thishas

ledscientiststobelievethattherecouldbeasixthmassextinction,thefirsttobecausedbyhumans,accordingto

theGuardian.Therehavebeenfivemassextinctionsbefore,thelastbeing65millionyearsago.Thatwaswhen

dinosaurswentextinct.

Todealwiththisproblem,manycountrieshavetakenaction.Ferexample,Chinastartedbanning（禁止）ivory

tracingin2016.ChinaDailyreported.

AccordingtoHuHPosl,therearethingsthatwecandopersonallytosaveanimalspecies.Forexample,wecan

avoidbuyingproductsthatcomefromanimalsanduselesswater.uEachindividual（个人）actionhasaneffectand

everypersoncanmakeadifference,“saidClaudiaSobrevilafromtheGlobalWildlifeProgram,accordingtothe

WorldBank.

17.WhatdocstheUN'sreporttellus?

A.Manyspeciesareattheriskofextinction.

B.Humansarenotbeingfriendlytoanimalsandplants.

C.Theearthisnolongerasuitableplaceforwildlife.

18.Whatarcthetwomajorcausesofthisproblem?

A.Agrowingpopulationandpollution.

B.Pollutionandclimatechange.

C.Climatechangeandhumanactivities.

19.Thepossibilitiesofasixthmassextinctionshowsthat_______.

A.theproblemisserious

B.humanswillgoextinctaswell

C.nothingcanbedonetosavemostanimals

20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtiueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Morethan30percentoftheworld'slandhasbeenusedbyhumanbeings.

B.Coralreefswillbegreatlyreducedinsizemainlybecauseoftheseapollution.

C.Dinosaursdiedoutabout65millionyearsago.

21.Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A.Manycountrieshavetakenaction.

B.Everyperson'seffortmatters.

C.Animalproductswillnotbeavailable.

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It'ssadtolearnthatawhalehasdiedintheocean.However,that'snottheendfbrthewhale.Ithasalotto

givetootherseaanimalsafterdeath.

Whenawhaledies,itquicklysinks（下沉）tothebottomoftheoceanfloor.There,thewhalebodyprovides

foodandnutrients（营养）todeep-seaanimals,whicharcoftenhungryforfood.Theremainscanlastforhundreds

ofyearsandcreateacomplexecosystemcalledawhalefall（鲸落）.

ChinesescientistsfoundawhalefallfbrthefirsttimeintheSouthChinaSeaduringadeep-seaexpedition（考

察）carriedoutbyoceanicresearchvessel（舰）Tansuo-1,whichfinisheditsexpeditiononApril2,2020.Tansuo-1

caniedthemannedsubmersible（潜水器）ShenhaiYongshi,whichisabletodivetoadepthof4,5000meters.

ThewhalefallintheSouthChinaSeaisaboutthreemeterslong.Scientistshavefoundseveralspecies（物种）

ofshrimpandfishnearthewhalefall.Somefishhavestartedtoeatthewhale'stail.Thewhalefallmightbequite

recentandneedslong-termobservation（观察），accordingtoXieWei,ascientistwhotookpartintheexpedition.

Thewhalefallecosystemcanexistin(hedeepoceanbecausegreatpressureandcoldtemperaturesthere

preventbodyfromdecomposingtooquickly.Butthedepthalsomakesithardforscientiststodiscoverthem.There

arcabout50knownwhalefallsintheworld.

Bystudyingthewhalefall,scientistscanbetterunderstandhowmarine(海洋的)ecosystemssupportlifeand

hov/toprotectbiodiversity(生物多样性)resourcesinthedeepsea.

22.Whatdoesthewritertrytodescribeinthesecondparagraph?

A.whenawhalefallhappen.B.whereawhalefallhappen.

C.whyawhalefallhappen.D.howawhalefallhappen.

23.WhichsentenceaboutthewhalefallintheSouthChinaSeaiswrong?

A.Itwasfoundduringadeep-seaexpedition.

B.Therewasseveralspeciesofshrimpandfisharoundit.

C.Scientistshavefinishedthestudyofit.

D.ScientistsfromChinafounditonApril2,2020.

24.Theunderlinedwords"decomposing”inParagraph5means.

A.puttinginB.goingbadC.fallingoverD.settingoff

25.Whydoscientistsstudythewhalefall?

a.lbunderstandhowmarineecosystemsupportlife.

b.TDfindhowlongthewhalefallis.

c.lbprotectbiodiversityresourcesinthedeepsea.

d.Tostudywhetherfisheatthewhale'stail.

A.abB.acC.bcD.bd

26.Whichmagazinecanweprobablyfindthisarticlein?

A.Science.B.Geography.C.Mystery.D.Travel

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ShenzhenonceagaintookpartinEarthhour,asawiderangeofactivitieswereheldSaturdayinFutian

Districttoencouragepeoplenotonlytoswitchoffthelightsbetween8:30p.m.and9:30p.m,butalsotojoin

millionsinprotectingbiodiversityintheGuangdong-HongKong-MacaoGreaterBayArea.

EarthHour,whichisheldannually,wasstartedbyWorldWideFundforNature(WWF)in2007.Withthis

year'stheme,"ConnecttoEarth,“WWFalsojoinedhandswithOnePlanetFoundation(OPF)toinviteexpertsto

conductresearchonandlaunchanecologicalmapoftheGreaterBayArea,inordertocallattentionfromalIwalks

oflifetothepromotionofecologicalprogressinthearea.Themapwasofficiallyunveiledatthe2019EarthHour

eventatSCPGCenterinFutian.

Inadditiontothisevent,acamivalsharingthetheme“Connecttoearth”.WasorganizedSaturdayandSunday

altheartsquareinXiangmiPark,whichwasopentothepublicforfree.

ArepresentativefromWWFandOPFsaid,uWehopethiscarnival,throughvariouskindsofactivitieslike

gamesandhandicrafts,willraiseresidents'awarenessoftheimportanceofbiodiversitywherewelive.Wewantto

engagemoretoprotectvaluableanimalsintheGreaterBayArea.”

Thetwo-daycarnivalattractedmanychildrenaccompaniedbytheirparents.Afatheronthescenetoldthe

ShenzhenDaily,"Interactionslikethisaregreatopportunitiesforkidstolearnmoreabouttheearthastheydon't

gettoknowthisknowledgeveryoften/5

BesidesShenzhen,manyothercitiesinChinaalsoheldrelatedactivitieswiththesamefocusonbiodiversity

butbasedonthelocalecologicalhabitats.

27.Whal'sthethemeofEarthHourthisyear?

A.SwitchoffthelightsB.Unveilanecologicalmap

C.ConnecttoEarthD.ProtectValuableAnimals

28.EarthHourwasfirststartedby

A.WorldWideFundforNatureB.theGuangdong-HongKong-MacaoGreaterBayArea

C.OneplanetFoundationD.SCPGCenterinFutian

29.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat

A.thecarnivalwasheldtohelpresidentstorelax

B.manyothercitiesinChinaheldactivitieswithdifferenttopics

C.manyparentsthoughtiheactivitieswerehelpfultochildren

D.theecologicalmapofChinawasunveiledatthe2019EarthHourevent

30.Wecanreadthispassageinthesectionof.

A.LocalNewsB.OpinionC.MarketD.Business

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WhenpeoplevisitMogaoCavesinGansu,mostofthemdon'tknowtheairtheybreatheoutisdestroyingthe

paintingstheycometosee.OtherswalkaroundthePotalaPalaceinTibetforhours,eachstepdamagingtheold

floors.

Everyonewantstotravelaroundtheworld,butmanypeopledon'trealizetheharmtheybringtothe

environment.

EvenAntarctica,thelastundevelopedplaceonourplanet,isnotconsideredasasafeplace.Scientistssaythat

eventhefewtouristswhogothere-just13,500inthelast10years-aredamagingitsnaturalbeauty.Unfortunately,

(hehugegrowthintourismmeansthatthisnumbercouldhavedoubledby2016.

Tourismrosebymorethan100percentintheworld's"biodiversityhotspots(生物多样性热点区)"duringthe

1990s,accordingtoastudybytheUnitedNationEnvironmentProgramme.

The"biodiversityhotspots"arcthe25rarestandmostendangeredareasofplantandanimallife,covering1.4

percentoftheearth.TheyincludeSouthAmerica'sAndesMountains,alargepartofsouthernAusiralia,andthe

mountainsofsouthwestChina.

ThegrowthofTourisminsuchareasisduetoariseingreentourismandadventuretravel,whichcncouiagc

peopletovisittheworld'suntouchecplaces.

Tourismitselfbenefitsthesocietybycreatingjobsandotherchancesforpoorfarmers.Buii(isimportantto

findabalancethatbringsocialbenefitswhileprotectingenvironmentandculturalresources.

ManypeoplewillchoosetotravelduringthelongNationalDayholiday.Doyouwanttodosomethingtohelp

pro:ectourenvironmentaswellashaveagoodtime?Thentrytoavoidplaceswithbigcrowdsandfollowtherules

onprotectingtheenvironment.

31.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph1?

A.Toshowthatthewriterisreallyproudofhisowncountry.

B.TbprovethatmanytouristsliketravelinginGansuandTibet.

C.ToshowthatChinaisacountrywithlotsofplacesofinterest.

D.Totellmosttouristshaven'trealizedtheharmtotheenvironment.

32.WhichplaceisNOTinthe"biodiversityhotspots"?

A.RockyMountainsinNorthAmerica.

B.AlargepartofsouthernAustralia.

C.ThemountainsofsouthwestChina

D.AndesMountainsinSouthAmerica

33.Whatwillthewriterdoaboutthetourismaccordingtothepassage?

A.Controlthenumberofthetourists.

B.Makemoremoneybyattractingtourists.

C.Askmorepeopletovisittheuntouchedplaces.

D.Notourismisallowedinordertoprotectenvironment.

34.What'sthemanyideaofthepassage?

A.Moreandmorepeopleliketravelingthesedays.

B.Peopleshoulddo（hetravelinginagreenway.

C.The"biodiversityhotspots"attractlotsoftourists.

D.Tourismisgoodforthepoorfannersanddevelopment.

二、完型填空

Savingthefirevictimswhocannotrunaway:Australia'skoalas

Thevictimswerecarriedinonebyone,theirpawsburnedandfursinged（烧焦），sufferingfromfear.Doctors

dealtwiththeirwoundsandlaid（heminbasketswith（heonlythingthat（heyliveon-the35ofa

eucalyptustree（松树）.

Asterriblefireshaveburnedmorethan2millionacresinAustralia,dozensofkoalashavebeensavedfrom

burningtreesandashenground.

“Theyarc36saidCheyneFlanagan,thedirectoroftheKoalaHospitalinPortMacquarie.

About50milessouthofthehospital,inTarcc,onefamilyhasturnedtheirhomeintoakoalarehabilitation

center（康复中心）.There,eachof24koalasis37anameonitsbasket.For（hem,itisaslowroadlo

recoveryinthecouple'slivingroom.

Koalas,38kangaroos,birdsorsnakes,donotrunawayfromfiresbutinsteadclimbvptreestothe

canopy（树荫），wheretheycancurlthemselvesintoaballfor39andwaitforthedangertopass.

Asaresult,duringfires,suchasthosethathaveburnedinrecentweeks,koalasarefar4。likelyto

survive.Evenifthefireitselfdoesnotreachthetreecanopy,koalasmayoverheatandfalltotheground,where

theycanbeburnedtodeath.

Thedifficultsituationofthekoala-anationalsymbolofAustralia-hasraisedquestionsamongconservationists

andscientistsaboutwhatitwilllaketopresenebiodiversity（生物多样性）inacountry.

41koalashaveevolved（进化）togetthroughwildfires,theyarefacingnewdangersnotjustfrom

climatechangebutalsofromhumandevelopment."Wchavetheseuniqueanimalsnotfound42elseon

thisplanet,andwe'rekillingthem,“Flanagansaid."Thisisabigwake-upcall.^^

Thoughthefiresarestillburning,arescueteamledbythehospitalbegantosearchtheperiphery（边缘地带）

lastweek,theirnecksstrainedtowardthetreecanopy,43fbrsurvivors.4tThisfireisstillburning,nsaid

ScottCastle,theassistantdirectoratthehospital,whotookpartinthe44.“So,"headded,“there'salot

moretosearch.”

35.A.rootsB.leavesC.branchesD.flowers

36.A.excitedB.scaredC.amazedD.interested

37.A.givenB.calledC.requiredD.reported

38.A.likeB.unlikeC.asD.w汕

39.A.protectionB.attentionC.positionD.invention

40.A.muchB.moreC.littleD.less

41.A.UntilB.AlthoughC.IfD.As

42.A.somewhereB.anywhereC.nowhereD.everywhere

43.A.findingB.researchingC.searchingD.discovering

44.A.actionB.industryC.methodD.scene

2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练

热点59认识生物多样性及保护

一、阅读单选

1

Allplantsandanimalsareconnectedanddependupononeanother.Theseconnectionscreateawebof

differenttypesoflifethatarcabletoprotectthemselvesfromdamage（损坏）.

However,populationgrowthandclimate（气候）changeareleadingtolessbiodiversity（生态多样性）and

puttinghumansindanger.

Sowhatcanwedotohelpprotectbiodiversityandourenvironment?

*Beaninformedconsumer（有见识的用户）

Avoidbuyingfromcompanies:haldodamage（破坏）totheenvironment.Remember,companieswillsellwhat

peoplewanttobuy,sotellcompaniesthatyouwantproductsthatdonothurtourplanet.

♦Followthe“ThreeRs”

Thelessgarbage（垃圾）youthrowaway,thelesslikelyitisthatnaturalhabitats（栖息地）willbeusedfor

landfills（垃圾填埋）.Trytofollowthe“ThreeRs"toproduceaslittlewasteaspossible.

Reduce（减少）：Don'tbuyproductsyoudon'tneed.Whenyoudobuythings,trytomakechoicesthatleadtoa

smalleramount（M）ofgarbage.Forexample,buythingswithalittlebitofpackaging（包装）ornoneatall.

Reuse:Throwfewergoods（货物）awaybyusingthingsmorethanonce.Oneeasyexampleistakingareusable

bagtothegrocery（杂货）store.

Recycle:Whenyoudohavetothrowsomethingaway,recycleitsoitcanbemadeintosomethinguseful

again.

*

Fossilfuels（化石燃料）arebadfortheenvironment.Theclimatechangetheycausealsoleadstohabitat

loss（丧失）forendangeredanimals.Soreducingcarbonemissions（碳排放）isoneeffective（有效的）waytoprotect

biodiversity.Youcouldstartbyusinglessenergy:Walkorrideyourbikeinsteadofdriving,andthinkaboutgreen

energylikesolarpower（太阳能）.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthesearecausingproblemsfortheenvironment?

A.Creatingmoreproducts.

B.Turninglandintonaturalhabitats.

C.Populationgrowthandclimatechange.

D.Theformingofawebofdifferentlivingthings.

2.Whichofthefollowingshouldweavoiddoingaccordingtothe“ThreeRs”？

A.Buyingproductsyouneed.

B.Buyingover-packagedproducts.

C.Recyclingwhatyoudon'tneed.

D.Usingbagsthatyoucanusemorethanonce.

3.Whichofthefollowingshouldgointheblank?

A.Protectendangeredanimals.

B.Lookforbetterfossilfuels.

C.Stopclimatechange.

D.Reduceyourcarbonemissions.

4.Youmayreadthepassagei