阅读理解必刷话题-环境保护-2025年中考英语专项分类训练（含答案解析）

专题10阅读理解必刷话题-环境保护

备战2025年中考英语专项分类训练

一、阅读理解

MybestfriendBillisalwaystryingtofindoutwaystogivetheenvironmentahelpinghand.Oneday,

Billbroughtsomegreencakestoschool.Atlunch,hesharedhiscakeswithus."Delicious!”"Wonderful!?,

Everyonelikedthecakesandwantedtoknowhowhemadethem.

Thestorygoesbackafewweeks.Bill'sfamilylikefruitverymuch.Hisfatherloveswatermelons.He

eatsalotoftheminsummer.Theyalwaysthrowaway（扔掉）theskins.

Afterseeingthecleanerworkinghardtopickuptheheavyrubbishpail（垃圾桶），Billsaid,<4There

mustbeagoodwaytouseallthewatermelonskins.”

Afteralotofthinking,hedecidedtomakesomethingwiththeskins.First,hemadetheskinsinto

juice.ThenhecarefullymadehisdeliciousGREENcakes.

Oncehetastedthecake,heknewhiscakeswereagreatby-product（副产品）ofthewatermelon

eating.Anditwasenvironmentfriendlytoo.

Fromnowon,hedoesn,tneedtoworryabouttheheavywaste（浪费）fromeatingwatermelons.And

everyonealwayswantsmoreofhisspecialcakes.

1.WhatdidBillsharewithhisclassmatesoneday?

A.Somethinghebought.B.Somethinghemade.C.Somethingheplanted.

D.Somethinghepicked.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutBiirsfamily?

A.Theyworkveryhard.B.Theylikefruitverymuch.

C.Theyhelppickuptherubbish.D.Theyenjoymakinggreencakes.

3.Whatdoestheword“skins“inParagraph2mean?

A.瓜皮B.果肉C.根茎D.花瓣

4.WhatwillBillmostprobablywriteinhisdiary?

A.Imadeverygoodcakesandeveryoneenjoyedthem.

B.Iworkedwiththecleanerandmyparentswerehappywithme.

C.Imadesomefruitjuicebutmyclassmatesneededmore.

D.ItriedtohelpothersbutIworriedabouttheheavywaste.

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.LearntosharewithothersB.Haveatasteofthewatermelons

C.AsmartboytryingtohelpothersD.Acreativeideatosavetheenvironment

OnMarch22nd,manyschoolscelebrateWorldWaterDay.Studentslearnwhywaterisimportant.

Only1%oftheEarth'swaterissafetodrink.Teachersshowvideosaboutdryplaceswherepeoplewalkfar

togetwater.Theyteacheasywaystosavewater:

•Turnofftapswhenbrushingteeth（Thissaves8litersaday!）.

•Fixbrokenpipesquickly.

Studentsmakeposterswithwordslike"SaveWater!”anddrawpicturesofreusingwashingwaterfor

plants.Theyalsoplayagametoguesshowmuchwaterdailyactivitiesuse.Forexample,a10-minute

showeruses100liters!Thewinnergetsaspecialwaterbottle.Now,studentsalwayschecktapsathome.

6.HowmuchwatercanwedrinkonEarth?

A.1%.B.10%.C.25%.D.50%.

7.Howtosave8litersofwaterdaily?

A.Takeshortshowers.B.Fixpipes.

C.Turnofftapswhenbrushing.D.Reusewater.

8.Whatistheprizeinthegame?

A.Abook.B.Aposter.C.Awaterbottle.

9.Whatdostudentsdoaftertheactivity?

A.Takelongbaths.B.Checktapsathome.

C.Buymorebottles.D.Digwells.

10.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Aschoolwater-savingactivity.B.Howtodrinkwater.

C.Fungamesforchildren.D.Lifeindryplaces.

Climatechangeisthebiggestthreattoourplanet.Astemperaturesincrease,theicecapsandglaciers

（冰川）aroundtheworldarestartingtomelt（融化），meaningsealevelswillgethigher.Wearealready

seeingtheresultsofclimatechangewithanincreaseinextremeweathereventssuchashurricanes（飓风）

andwildfiresandseriousshortagesofwater.Allovertheworldtherearepeoplelivingindifficultconditions.

Butdifficultconditionsofteninspirecreativesolutions.EveryyearthePhilippinesarehitbytyphoons.

Theseviolentstormsoftenkillhundredsofpeopleandcausedamagetotheislands.Onecompanyhascome

upwithahousethatstandsuptothestrongestofwinds.Thehousesbuiltinadome（穹顶）shapeandthe

curvedsurfacesaremuchbetteratsurvivinginstormsthantraditionalflatroofsandwalls.Theyarealso

betteratsurvivingearthquakes.

Wildfiresoftencausedestructioninmanyplacesaroundtheworld.In2015,bushfiresburneddown

plantsinSouthAustralia.Thismadethelanddifficulttofarmasstrongwindsblewthesoilaway.Afarmer

calledBrianFischerhadabrilliantidea.Heploughed（耕）thefieldsinspirals（螺旋形）.Thismeansthatit

doesn'tmatterwhichwaythewindblowsbecauseitcanneverblowawaythesoil.

Alackofwaterisalsoaseriousproblem.IntheHimalayanDesert,waterisdifficulttofindinspring.The

IceStupaprojecthascomeupwithacleversolution.Inwinter,apipe（管道）takeswaterfromhigherupin

themountainsdowntothedesert,whereitrushesoutasafountain（喷泉）.Becauseitissocoldinthedesert,

thewaterfreezesandmakesfrozentowersofice.Inspring,theicemeltsgivingthefarmersthewaterthey

needfortheirland.

11.Paragraph1mainlyfocuseson.

A.whatsolutionpeoplecameupwithB.whatthetopicofthepassageis

C.howpeoplechangetheclimateD.howmuchenergyhasbeenputinto

12.Theunderlinedword"They"refersto.

A.housesthataredesignedtostanduptowinds

B.violentstormsthatkillhundredsofpeople

C.thecompaniesthatbuilthousesinaroundshape

D.thePhilippinesthatarehitbytyphoons

13.Whichofthefollowingextremeweatherarementionedinthepassage?

①typhoon②heavyrain③hurricanes④wildfires⑤thunder

A.①③④B.①③⑤C.②③④D.②④⑤

14.WhatisNOTneededtodealwiththelackofwater?

A.Theicemeltinspringtoprovidethewater.

B.Thefrozenicetowerscanstorewater.

C.Apipetakeswaterfromhigherupinthemountain.

D.Afountainisbuilttocarrythefallingwater.

15.Thewritermainlywantsto.

A.remindpeopletosavewaterB.findresultsofseriousproblems

C.suggestcausesofdifficultconditionsD.inspirereaderstocreatesolutions

Governmentsaroundtheworldarepushingforanendtoplasticstraws（吸管）andbags.Moreand

morebusinessesarechangingtopaperproducts.Usingpaperisconsideredtobebetterthanplastic.

However,itisharmfultotheenvironment,too.

Firstly,paperbagsandstrawsaremadefromtrees.Trees,asyouknow,aregoodfortheenvironment.

Theycanslowdownclimate（气候）change.Anincreaseintheuseofpaperbagsneedtocutdownmore

trees.

Secondly,theproductionofpaperthingsrequiresmoreenergyandwater.About10percentmore

energyandfourtimesasmuchwaterisusedtoproduceapaperbagthanaplasticone.Youmightsaythat

wecanuserecycledpapertosavethatenergyandwater.Thisseemstobeagoodidea.However,ittakes

evenmoreenergyandwatertogothroughtherecyclingprocessthantomakeanewspaperbag.Products

madefromrecycledpaperarealsooftenshort-lived.

Furthermore,paperproductsareheavierthanplasticones.Thatmeanstheyrequiremorefuel（燃料）

totransport.Seventrucksareneededtotransporttwomillionpaperbags,whileonlyonetruckisneededto

transportthesamenumberofplasticbags.Theincreasedweightalsoleadstoalargeramountofwasteonce

thebagsarethrownaway.

Paperproductsareactuallyalose-loseforboththeenvironmentandbusinesses.Theyaremore

expensivethanplasticproducts.Apaperstrawcostsabout5to12cents,whileaplasticoneusuallycosts

onlyabout2cents.

Themostenvironment-friendlywayistoavoidsingle-usethingsaltogether.Productslikeglasswater

bottlesandsteelstrawscanbeusedoverandoveragain.Theyaremuchbetterthaneitherpaperproductsor

plasticproducts.Byincreasingtheuseoftheseitems,youcangreatlyreduceyourthrowawaywasteand

trulymakeourearthagreenerplace!

16.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph1referto?

A.Usingplasticstraws.B.Usingplasticbags.

C.Usingpaperproducts.D.Usingsingle-usethings.

17.Whatdoesthewriterthinkoftherecycledpaper?

A.Itsavesenergyandwater.B.Itseemsnottobeagoodidea.

C.Itisbetterthansingle-usepaper.D.Ifseasytomakebyrecyclingprocess.

18.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Itisbelievedthatpaperproductsarebetterthanplasticproducts.

B.Avoidingsingle-usethingsisthemostusefulforenvironmentalprotection.

C.Thetransportationofplasticproductscostsmorethanthatofpaperproducts.

D.Theproductionofpaperbagsandstrawswillcutdownalargenumberoftrees.

19.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeofwritingthispassage?

A.Tointroducethedisadvantagesofpaperproducts.

B.Tocomparepaperproductswithplasticproducts.

C.Toexplainwhypaperproductsarebadfortheenvironment.

D.Tocallonpeopletouseproductsinanenvironment-friendlyway.

20.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?

Twothousandyearsago,Britainwascoveredbythickforests,hometomanyanimalslikewolves,

bears,manydifferentkindsofdeerandlargewildcows,butnowtheynolongerliveintheUK.Therewere

lessthan4millionpeople.Theylivedinsmallvillages.Woodenwallsprotectedthemfromtheanimals

outside.

Butnow,itisasmallcountrywithabigpopulation-over67millionpeoplelivethere.

Three-quartersofBritainincludesfields,townsorcities.Although25%oflandiscountryside,modernways

offarmingmeanthattherearefewerbirdsandsmallanimalsthaneverbefore.Ifyoutravel,mostofthetime

you'llbelookingattownsandcities.Thereareveryfewwildanimals.Onlyafewcountriesintheworlddo

nothavealargewildanimalthateatsmeat.TheUKisoneofthem.Only400ofBritain'swildcatsstilllive

intheforestsofScotland.Eveninthecountryside,therearefewwildbirdsorsmallanimalslivingthere.

Somepeoplewouldliketochangethings.TheysaythatBritainneedstobecomemorenaturalagain.

TheywouldliketoplanttreesthatoncegrewinBritainandhelpwildanimalssuchasbearsandwolvesto

return.Theycallthis“rewilding”.

Noteveryoneagrees.Whatwillhappenifthewildanimalslefttheirnewhomestokillsheeporeven

hurtpeople?Wouldpeoplestillbeabletogowalkinginthemountainsorwoulditbetoodangerous?Some

peoplehopetoseerewildinghappeninBritain,butothersarequiteworried.

21.Sofar,thepopulationoftheUKhasincreasedby

A.Over63million.B.About400million.

C.Morethan67million.D.Notmorethan4million.

22.Whatcausedfewerbirdsandsmallanimalsinthisarea?

A.Toomuchhunting.B.Evenworsepollution.

C.Morelargewildanimals.D.Newmethodsoffarming.

23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"rewilding“probablymeaninthepassage?

A.Protectingwildanimals.B.Helpinglargeanimalslivebetter.

C.Plantingmoregreenplants.D.Returningwildanimalstonature.

24.Whatdoesthewriterthinkof"rewilding”?

A.Agrees.B.Disagrees.C.Doesn'tmention.D.Doesn'tcare.

25.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?

A.ProtectingtheenvironmentB.WolvesReturningtotheUK

C.MakingtheUKWildagainD.SavingWildlifeinBritain

Ben'sfamilyisalwaystryingtothinkofwaystogivetheenvironmentahelpinghand.Whatdidthey

dothistime?Well,itstartedsimplyenough.

Oneday,Benbroughtagreencaketoschool.Atlunchhesharedhiscakewithus."Delicious!”

“Wonderfill!”Everyonelikedthebeautifulandspecialcakemadebyhismother.Weallwonderedwhyand

howshemadethiscake.

Thecoolstorygoesbackafewweeks.Thecitystartedanewenvironment-friendlyprogram.The

watermelonrind（皮）becomesabigprobleminsummerbecauseitalwaysendsupintoomuchrubbish.

Oneday,afterseeingthecleanerworkinghardtopickuptheheavyrubbish,Ben'smothersaid,

“Surely,Icanfindabetterwaytouseourownmelonrind.^^

Afteralotofthinking,shebroughtouttheblenderandcutthemelonrindintosmallpieces.Then,she

blendedthem.Shegotabigcupofgreenwatermelonjuice!Thejuicewasfullofvitamins.Shemixedthe

juicewithflour（面粉）andaddedsomemilkandhoney.Fromthere,shecarefullymadeherdelicious

GREENcake.Onceshetasteditforthefirsttime,sheknewhercakewasagreattryofthemeloneating.

Anditwasnaturefriendlytoo.

Fromnowon,shedoesn'tneedtoworryabouttheheavywastefromeatingmelons.Andeverykid

alwayswantsmoreofherspecialcake.Thereareevenmanyothermothersintheneighborhoodlearning

howtomakethegreencakes.

26.WhendidBensharehiscake?

A.Inthemorning.B.Atlunchtime.

C.Duringtheclass.D.Afterschool.

27.WhatwasNOTusedtomakethegreencake?

A.Butter.B.Honey.C.Milk.D.Flour.

28.WhatdidBen'smotherdofirsttomakethecake?

A.Shecuttherind.B.Shepouredthemilk.

C.Sheaddedhoney.D.Shemixedeverything.

29.WhichwordcanbestdescribeBen'smother?

A.Serious.B.Pretty.C.Creative.D.Hard-working.

30.Whatcanweknowfromthestory?

A.Thegreencakesarecommonbutnice.

B.Everyfamilycanmakegreencakesnow.

C.Benlearnshowtomakecakesfrommom.

D.Ben'sfamilyplaysapartinhelpingthenature.

TheArcticandAntarctica（南极）arewildplacesontheearth.Scientistsstudythemtoknowaboutthe

historyoftheearthandthechangeofweather.They'rebothsupercold,butwhatelsedoyouknowabout

them?

First,theArcticisinthenorth,whiletheAntarcticasitsinthesouth.Imagineabigballwithsnowand

iceatbothends-thafswhatourearthlookslike!

Thereisn'tjustsnoworice.Theyhavebeautifulviews（风景）andsomespecialanimals,too.You

mightthinkpolarbearsandpenguins（企鹅）livetogether.No!PolarbearsliveintheArctic,whilepenguins

liveintheAntarctica.Butyoucanseesealsandfisharoundbothplaces.Aretherepeoplearoundthese

places?About4,000,000peopleliveneartheArctic,butnoonelivesintheAntarcticaallyearround!

Nowherecomesasurprise.AfewpartsoftheArcticandmostoftheAntarcticagetalmostnorain,so

theyareamongthedriest（最干燥的）placesontheearth.TheAntarcticaistheworld'slargestdesert（沙漠）！

Yes,adesertwithsnowandice!

However,theiceismelting（融化）theseyears.Howcanwetakecareoftheseamazingplaces?Get

moreinformationontheInternet.Maybeyou'llfindyourwaystohelp.

31.Inthefollowingpictures,whatanimalsonlyliveintheArctic?

32.WhatBIGquestiondoParagraph2to4focuson?

A.Whatdospecialanimalslooklike?B.WherearetheArcticandAntarctica?

C.WhataretheArcticandAntarcticalike?D.HowdoesweatherchangeintheArctic?

33.TheArcticandAntarcticabothhave.

a.specialanimalsb.beautifulviewsc.lotsofpeople

d.coldweathere.lotsofrain

A.a,b,cB.a,b,dC.b,c,dD.b,d,e

34.Whatproblemismentioned（被提及）inthepassage?

A.Theearthbecomesalargedesert.B.Scientistsknowtoolittleabouttheearth.

C.TheArcticandAntarcticagettoohottoday.

D.TheiceintheArcticandAntarcticaismelting.

35.Thewriterofthispassagemainlywantsusto.

A.studyhistorybetterB.visittheArcticandAntarctica

C.helpsavetheearthD.enjoynature'samazingbeauty

Nowadaysthepollutionoftheseaisbecominganincreasinglyseriousproblem.Howcanwereduce

thepollutionintheseaandmaketheunderwaterenvironmentbetter?ScientistsinNorwayhavecreatedan

underwaterrobot,whichcanhelpalot.

Therobotis45kginweightandusesspecialcamerastoget3Dimages（图像）.Itcandiscover

differentkindsofpollutionatthebottomofthesea.Itwillhelpclean-upteamsfindtheareaswherethereis

rubbishandthentheycanspendmostoftheirtimeandmoneyremoving（清除）themostharmfulmaterials.

Theresearchersputtheirworktothetestinabay（海湾）inthecityofBergen.First,therobotswam

upanddowntwometersabovetheseabed,collectinginformation.Thenacomputerturnedtheinformation

intoamap,whichshoweddifferentrubbishmaterialsindifferentcolors.Thousandsofobjectswere

discoveredinthebay,includingbottles,metals,plastics,etc."'Bergenisaplacewheredifferentindustries

cometogether,andthecityisquiteold,sothere9sahugeamountofrubbish,9,saidTrygveOlavFossum,one

oftheresearchers.46Wethinktherubbishinthebayweighs150tonsto300tons."Itisnotalwayspossibleto

removeeverything.Somethingsaremoreharmful,soifsmoreimportanttoclearthemfromthesea.

“Glassisn'treallypollutingthesea,“saidFossum.44Soifyouknowthere'sanareawithalotofglass,

youdon'tneedtoworrymuchaboutthatandyoucanpaymoreattentiontothethingsthatareputtingheavy

metalsintotheenvironment.Themapswillbeusedtohelptheclean-upteamslocate（定位）themost

harmfulmaterialssothattheycanremovethemfirst.

Thankstothedevelopmentofthescienceandtechnology,theunderwaterenvironmentcanbe

improvedalot.Aswellashelpingtodealwithpollution,therobotcanalsoshowwherecreatureslike

starfishareontheseabed.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

36.Thetopicofthepassageisabout.

A.healthB.natureC.safetyD.scienceandtechnology

37.Whatcantherobotdo?

a.takepicturesb.swimunderwaterc.makeamap

d.removerubbishe.discoverpollution

A.abcB.abeC.bedD.bee

38.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.Clean-upteamswanttorecycletherubbish.

B.Theunderwaterpollutionattractsmuchattention.

C.Therearemuchdifferentrubbishindifferentcolors.

D.Peopleshouldn'tthrowharmfulmaterialsintothesea.

39.Whafsthewriter'spurposeoftakingglassforexampleinParagraph4?

A.Toshowitisn'talwayspossibletoremoveeverything.

B.Toexplainhowseriousthewaterpollutionisinthebay.

C.Totellusthemostharmfulthingsshouldberemovedfirst.

D.Tocallonclean-upteamstopaymoreattentiontoremovingglass.

40.Whafsthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AnunderwaterrobotB.Thepollutionofthesea

C.DevelopmentofmodernscienceD.EnvironmentalprotectioninNorway

Humanactivityischangingthesurfaceandtemperatureofourplanet.Butnewresearchshowsitis

alsochangingthesoundofoceansandseas.Scientistssaythesechangesaffect（影响）manysea

animals-fromverysmallfishtohugewhales.

Soundtravelsveryfarunderwater.Forfish,soundisabetterwaytosensetheirenvironmentthan

light.Theyusesoundstocommunicatewitheachother.Soundsalsohelpsomeoceananimalsfindfoodand

avoidtheirhunters.Soundshelpfishandotherseaanimalssurvive（生存）.

However,increasednoisefromhumansismakingitharderfortheseanimalstoheareachother.The

noisecomesfromshippingtraffic,underwateroilandgasexploration,andothernoisyhumanactivity.For

manyseaanimals,theireffortstocommunicatearebeingmasked（被掩盖）bysoundsthathumanshave

introduced.Expertsexplainthetermmasking,whichhappenswhenoneormorenoisesinthewaterblock

soundimportanttoanoceananimal'slife.

TheRedSeaisoneoftheworld'smostimportantshippingpassages.Itisfulloflargeshipstraveling

toAsia,Europe,andAfrica.Somefishandotheranimalsnowavoidthenoisiestareas.Also,theoverall

numberofseaanimalshasgonedownbyabouthalfsince1970.Insomepartsoftheocean,scientistsnow

recordfeweranimalssingingandcallingthaninthepast.

Expertssaythateffectsofnoiseonseaanimalsarenotwellunderstood.However,somestudies

suggestthatnoisemaycausehearingloss.Thestressfromhumannoisemightalsoaffecttheimmune（免疫）

system-ananimal'snaturaldefensesystem.Manyseaanimalsareshowinghigherlevelsofstressbecause

ofnoise.

Whenpeoplethinkofthreats（威胁）facingtheocean,weoftenthinkofclimatechange,plastics,and

overfishing.Butnoisepollutionisanothernecessarythingweneedtobemonitoring.Whenitcomesto

somethinghumanscandofortheocean,weneedtothinkabouthowtomakeitquieter.Soundpollutionmay

beeasiertodealwiththanotheroceanthreats.Youcanreduceorturnoffsoundimmediately.Ifsnotlike

plasticsorclimatechange,whicharemuchhardertoundo.

41.Accordingtothepassage,soundscanhelpseaanimalsinmanywaysexcept.

A.blockingthesunshineoutsideB.searchingforsomethingtoeat

C.gettingawayfromtheirhuntersD.communicatingwitheachother

42.Whatcanyouknowfromthepassage?

A.Noisedoesmoreharmtoseaanimalsthanhumansrealize.

B.Plasticpollutionisthebiggestthreatfacingoceansandseas.

C.Fishsensetheirenvironmentbetterthroughlightthansound.

D.TheRedSeaisoneofthemostpopularfishingareasintheworld.

43.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph4?

A.TointroducetheRedSea.B.Tosupporttheexperts9ideaabove.

C.ToexplaintheimportanceoftheRedSea.D.Toshowtheincreaseofseaanimals.

44.Theunderlinedwords"toundo“inParagraph6probablymean"

A.toinvolvetheeffortB.topromisetheresult

C.tocanceltheeffectsD.toforgettheinfluences

45.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhyAreOceanAnimalsSoNoisy?B.HelpfulWaystoSaveOceanAnimals.

C.HumansAreMakingOceansTooNoisy.D.WhichThreattoOceansIstheBiggest?

Manypeopleloveanimals,butonlyafewreallyworkhardtocareforandprotectthem.British

zoologistJaneGoodallissuchanexample.

Bornin1934,Goodallhadanaturalloveforanimalsasachild.At10,shereadTarzanoftheages

（《人猿泰山》）forthefirsttimewhileupinatree.Thismadeherfallinlovewiththewonderfullandof

Africa,dreamingofstudyingthechimpanzee（黑猩猩）there.

At26,GoodallfinallymadeittoTanzaniaandwalkedintothelittle-knownworldofwildchimpanzee.

Atfirst,Goodallgotsickfromtheweatherandbugbatesthere.Also,thechimpsdidn'ttrustherandwere

verywary,tryingtokeepawayfromthisstranger.Stillshetriedtogetovertheseproblems.Shewatched

themquietlyandpatientlyfromfaraway.Aftermonthsoflongandhardwork,thechimpsgotusedtoher

beingaround.

Later,Goodallfoundsomethingthatsurprisedtheworld-chimpsmakeandusetools（工具）！

Beforethis,peoplethoughtonlyhumanscoulddosuchthings.Goodallalsofoundthatchimpshavetheir

ownsocialrelationships.Forexample,theymaydecideleadersandfollowers,justlikehumans.Moreover,

somechimpswereshyandsomewereoutgoing.Sometimes,Goodallevensawchimpsfightingwitheach

other.

Besidesstudyingchimps,shealsostartedagroupcalledtheJaneGoodallInstitutetoprotect（保护）

them.Thegroupdoesmanythingslikeprotectingforests,stoppinghunting,andteachinglocalpeoplehow

tocareforchimps.

Today,the90-year-oldwomanstilltravelsaroundtheworld,speakingaboutthedangerschimpanzee

arefacingandotherenvironmentalproblems.

46.WhatstartedGoodairsinterestinchimpanzee?

A.Thebookshereadasachild.B.AfilmnamedTarzanoftheages.

C.Herlovefornatureandanimals.D.Herearlyexperienceswithanimals.

47.Theunderlinedword"wary"iscloseto

A.angryB.friendlyC.carefulD.excited

48.IfsclearthatGoodall

A.wonfameandgotlotsofpricesB.failedtomakethechimpanzeeaccepther

C.foundchimpanzeearethesameashumansD.helpedpeopleunderstandchimpanzeebetter

49.WhydoesGoodallstilltravelaroundtheworldtoday?

A.Tocallonpeopletoprotecttheearth.B.Tocollectmoreinformationforherstudy.

C.Toexperiencedifferentculturesintheworld.

D.Tostudyotherwildanimalsinsteadofchimps.

50.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheLifeofJaneGoodallB.JaneGoodallandHerchimpanzee

C.TheActionofSavingAnimalsD.chimpanzeeandTheirWorld

OnNovember13,2023,peopleacrossKenya（肯尼亚）tookpartintheirfirstnationaltree-planting

holiday.Theholidaywascreatedtoencouragepeopletoplanttrees.

Kenyaisfamousforitsbeautifulforestsandwildlife.ButlargeareasofKenya'sforestshavebeencut

down,eitherforthewoodorforfarming.SothereislessandlesslandcoveredbyforestsinKenya.The

governmenthasagoal（目标）ofplanting15billiontreesby2032tocover30%ofitslandwithtrees.

InearlyNovember,thegovernmentannounced（宣布）NationalTreeGrowingDaywouldfallon

November13.Topreparefortheday,thegovernmentgot150millionyoungtreesreadyforplanting.The

governmentalsocreatedaspecialapptohelporganizethetreeplanting.Theapphelpspeoplecollectyoung

trees,findplacestoplant,andrecordtheirefForts.Italsohelpsthegovernmentfindouthowmanytrees

havebeenplantedindifferentareasaroundthecountry.

Onthatday,peoplealloverKenyaturnedout（出现）inlargenumberstotakepartintheholiday.In

thecapital,hundredsofpeoplejoinedin,eventhoughitwasraining.Workers,students,familiesandother

groupsshoweduptotakepart.

51.WhydidKenyacreatethetree-plantingholiday?

A.Tohelppeoplerelax.B.Totellpeopletodevelopfarming.

C.Toencouragepeopletoplanttrees.D.Tomakepeopleenjoyitsbeautifulforests.

52.Whyist