廣西河池市宜州區(qū)2020-2022年三年中考二模英語試卷分類匯編：閱讀理解（含答案）

廣西河池市宜州區(qū)2020-2022年三年中考二模英語試卷分類匯編閱讀理解2022年廣西河池市宜州區(qū)中考二模英語試題Ⅵ.閱讀理解。（第51~60小題，每小題1分；第61~70小題，每小題2分，共30分）A閱讀以下短文，判斷短文后句子的意思是否與短文內(nèi)容相符。用“T”表示相符，用“F”表示不相符。（每小題1分）InNovember1979,pupilsinEnglandwereabletowatchanewTVprogramcalledMonkey.Mostofthemwerehearingthisstoryforthefirsttime.However,thisstoryisnotnewtoChinesechildren.TheMonkeyKingorSunWukongisthemaincharacterinthetraditionalChinesebookJourneytotheWest.TheMonkeyKingisnotjustanynormalmonkey.Infact,hesometimesdoesnotevenlooklikeamonkey!Thisisbecausehecanmake72changestohisshapeandsize,turninghimselfintodifferentanimalsandobjects.Butunlesshecanhidehistail,hecannotturnhimselfintoaman.Tofightbadpeople,theMonkeyKingusesamagicstick.Sometimeshecanmakethesticksosmallthathecankeepitinhisear.Atothertimesheisabletomakeitbigandlong.TheMonkeyKinghasexcitedthechildrenofChinaformanyyears.AndassoonastheTVprogramcameoutmorethan30yearsago,WesternchildrenbecameinterestedinreadingthisstorybecausethecleverMonkeyKingkeepsfightingtohelptheweakandnevergivesup.51.ThestoryofMonkeyfirstcameoutin1979. 52.TheMonkeyKingorSunWukongistheonlycharacterinthetraditionalChinesebookJourneytotheWest.53.TheMonkeyKingcanturnhimselfintodifferentanimals,objectsandaman.54.TheMonkeyKingcanmakehismagicsticksmallorbigandlong.55.TheMonkeyKingiscleverandalwaysreadytohelptheweak.B閱讀以下短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下面各小題所給的四個備選項中，選出最佳選項。（每小題1分） Itwasasummerday.Anoldmanwastakingawalkdownahillcheerfully.Hewipedthesweat(擦汗)fromhisfaceandstartedsingingasong.Suddenly,heheardavoice.“Hello,sir.”Theoldmanturnedaround,buthesawnoone.“I’mhere,”thevoicecamefrombesidehisfeet.Theoldmanlookeddownandsawabeautifulflower.“Sir,wouldyoumindansweringaquestion?”askedtheflower.“Certainlynot,mychild.Whatdoyouwanttoknow?”saidtheoldman.Theflowerhesitated(猶豫)forasecondandsaid,“Whyareyousohappy?Youarenotyoungandmaybeyoudon’thavemanydaysleft.”Theflowerwenton,“MydayshavepassedandI’mgoingtowither(枯萎).Thatmakesmesosad.”Theoldmanlaughed,“Yes,Idon’thavemanydaysleft.Butsowhat?Whywastesuchalovelydayonsomethingthathasn’thappened?”Theflowerdidn’tquiteunderstand.Theoldmancontinued,“What’sgoneisgone.What’stocomeistocome.Youcan’tchangeit.Butyoucandecidetoenjoythismomentyoutrulyhave.”Andhedidn’twaitfortheflowertorespond(回應(yīng)).Hejustwalkedaway,continuingwiththehappysonghehadbeensinging.56.Thestoryhappenedonaday. A.hot B.warm C.cool D.cold57.Theoldmantalkedwithaflower.A.onahill B.onthegrass C.intheforest D.inthemountains58.Theflowerwantedtoknowwhytheoldmanlooked.A.sad B.angry C.happy D.excited59.Theflowerfeltsadbecauseit.A.hadsomanydaysleft B.wasgoingtowitherC.didn’tliveahappylife D.wasn’tbeautifulenough60.Fromthepassageweknow.A.flowers’dayspasseasily B.weshouldtrytochangethefutureC.weshouldtrytostopwhat’stocomeD.weshouldenjoytheverymomentwetrulyhaveC閱讀以下短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下面各小題所給的四個備選項中，選出最佳選項。（每小題2分）Hasyourmotherorgrandmotherevermadeembroidered(刺繡的)clothesforyou?Inthepast,Chinesepeopleoftenembroideredonhats,shoesanddressestoshowthebeautyofnatureorthebestwishestoothers.Somegirlswouldevenembroideronasachet(香囊)asagiftfortheirlovers.ShuembroiderycomesfromSichuan.ItissaidthatShuembroideryistheoldestkindofembroideryinChina.PeoplebegantomakeitduringtheHanDynasty(206BC－220AD).TheysoldittoothercountriessuchasancientRome.Shuembroiderytakestime.Itmighttakeaslongasawholedaytofinishjust10cm.Embroideryworkersneedtodivideeachsilkthreadintomorethan10oreven30smallerthreads.Eachsmallerthreadisthinnerthanahumanhair.MengDezhi,whousedtoworkattheChengduShuEmbroideryFactory,hasbeenmakingShuembroideryfor40years.Shelovesthisformofartandwantsmorepeopletotryit,soshegiveslessonsinuniversities.Shesaid,“Althoughtheworkishard,ShuembroiderystandsforthousandsofyearsofSichuanculture.ItisasymbolofChinesecultureaswell.”61.Wheredidn’tChinesepeopleoftenembroiderinthepast? A.Onhats. B.Onshoes. C.Ondresses. D.Onthewall.62.WhendidpeoplebegintomakeShuembroidery?A.DuringtheHanDynasty. B.DuringtheTangDynasty.C.DuringtheSongDynasty. D.DuringtheYuanDynasty.63.Whatdoestheunderlinedwork“thread”inParagraph3meaninChinese?A.成分 B.絲線 C.組織 D.結(jié)構(gòu)64.A.For10years. B.For30years. C.For40years.For50years.65.WhydoesMengDezhigivelessonsinuniversities?A.Shewantstoliveahappylife. C.Shewantstomakemorefriends.B.Shewantstomakemoremoney. D.ShewantsmorepeopletotryShuembroidery.D閱讀以下短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下面各小題所給的四個備選項中，選出最佳選項。（每小題2分）“Ispentmywholelifedoingonething,”GuFangzhouoncesaid.Knownas“thefatherofsugarpills(糖丸)”,Gupassedawayatage92onJanuary2,2019.Eightmonthslater,hereceivedanationalhonorarytitle(榮譽(yù)稱號)“thePeople’sScientist”forhispolio(脊髓灰質(zhì)炎)research.GuFangzhou,afamousmedicalscientist,wasborninJune,1926.Gu’sfamilyfacedadifficulttimewiththesuddendeathofhisfather.HestudiedhardandfinallyenteredPekingUniversityasamedicalstudentin1944.Aftergraduation,Gumadethedecisiontoworktohelpimprovepublichealth.In1955,poliobrokeoutinNantong,JiangsuProvince.Itparalyzed(使癱瘓)1,680people,mostlychildrenagedbelowseven.Itspreadtoneighboringareasandresultedin466deaths.Guwasaskedtoleadpolioresearchin1957.“Atthattimetheonlywaytopreventpoliowastoinventavaccine(疫苗),”saidGu.In1959Gusucceededindevelopingthefirstpoliolivevaccine.Later,hedevelopedthe“sugar-coatedpill”vaccineintheearly1960s.Itnotonlytastedbetterbutwasmoreaffordableandeasiertokeep.Inordertotestthevaccine,Guhimselftriedthevaccineandlaterhisone-month-oldsonwasvaccinated.Thisinspiredhisteamtovaccinatetheirkids.TheybecamethefirstgroupofpeopleinChinatotryapoliovaccine.“Ifwedon’tbelieveinwhatweproduce,howcanothersbelieveinit?”saidGu.Gradually,thesugar-coatedpoliovaccinewasmadeavailableinChina.Itsavedmillionsofpeople,especiallykids,frombeingdisabled.In2000,theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)announcedthatChinawasalreadyapolio-freecountry.“Wefeelsatisfied.IcantellpeoplethatItriedmybest,andyourkidswillnolongergetpolio,”saidGu.“That’sallwehopedfor.”66.Therightorderofthefollowingeventsis. ①GuFangzhoubecame“thePeople’sScientist”②GuFangzhouwasaskedtoleadpolioresearch③GuFangzhouwenttouniversity④GuFangzhoulosthisfatherA.④③①② B.③④①② C.③④②① D.④③②①67.GuFangzhouenteredPekingUniversityattheageof.A.15 B.16 C.18 D.2068.In1955personsdiedofpolio.A.466 B.1959 C.1680 D.196069.wasthefirstpersontotrythepoliovaccineinChina.A.GuFangzhou’sson B.C.GuFangzhou’spartner D.GuFangzhou’spartner’skid70.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.A.AGreatMedicalScientist B.AnImportantMedicalInvention C.TheHardWorkofPreventingPolioD.SomeFactsAboutthePolioVaccine2021年廣西河池市宜州區(qū)中考二模英語試題Ⅵ.閱讀理解。（第51~60小題，每小題1分；第61~70小題，每小題2分，共30分）A閱讀以下短文，判斷短文后句子的意思是否與短文內(nèi)容相符。用“T”表示相符，用“F”表示不相符。（每小題1分）KangJianisa17-year-oldstudentfromShanghai.LastyearhewenttovisithisauntanduncleinSanFrancisco.HefounditinterestingthatsomanyproductsinthelocalshopsweremadeinChina.“Iwantedtobuyatoycarformycousin,buteventhoughmostofthetoyswereAmericanbrands,theyweremadeinChina.”ToysarenottheonlythingsmadeinChina.“Iwantedtobuyapairofbasketballshoes,”heexplains.“ButIhadtovisitfiveorsixstoresbeforefindingapairmadeinAmerica!”HerealizedthatAmericanscanhardlyavoidbuyingproductsmadeinChina.“Infact,”hecontinues,“thereweremanyotherthingstheremadeinChina—footballs,handbags,petfood,mobilephones.EvenAmericanflagsaremadeinChina!”KangJianthinksit’sgreatthatChinaisgoodatmakingtheseeverydaythings.However,hehopesthatinthefutureChinawillalsogetbetteratmakinghigh-technologyproductsthatpeoplecanbuyinallpartsoftheworld.51.KangJianwenttovisithisauntanduncleinAmericalastyear. 52.MostoftheAmericanbrandtoysweremadeinChina.53.KangJianboughtbasketballshoesinfiveorsixstores.54.AmericansseldomuseproductsmadeinChina.55.Chinaisgoodatmakingbotheverydaythingsandhigh-technologyproducts.B閱讀以下短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下面各小題所給的四個備選項中，選出最佳選項。（每小題1分） Peoplethinkdifferentcolorshavedifferentmeanings.Theythinksomecolorscanbringthemgoodluck.InChineseculture,therearesomeluckycolors.Herearethetopthreeofthem.Red—Happiness,SuccessandgoodFortune(命運(yùn))Redrepresents(代表)fireandisthemostpopularcolorinChina.RedispopularwithChinesepeopleanditiswidelyusedduringfestivalsandimportanteventslikeweddings.Redthingsarecommoninoureverydaylife.Wecanseeredlanterns,redpapercuttingsandsoon.Peoplewearredclothesduringweddings,festivalsandotherceremonies.Redenvelopes(信封)arefilledwithmoneyandgivenasgiftsduringChineseNewYear.Yellow—RoyaltyandPoweroftheThrone(王權(quán)和王座的力量)InChineseculture,yellowstandsforroyaltyandisusuallyusedfortheemperor.ThefirstEmperorofChinawasknownasYellowEmperor.Chinawasoftenregardedas“YellowEarth”,anditsmotherriverisYellowRiver.Green—MoneyandWealthGreenisacolorwhichhasmanymeaningssuchaswealth,hopeandgrowth.Greenalsostandsforpureandclean.Banksandrestaurantsareoftenpaintedingreen.Packaging(包裝)forsomeproduce(農(nóng)產(chǎn)品)isofteningreeninordertoshowthatthefoodisnotpolluted.56.Redrepresents. A.air B.fire C.water D.woods57.iswidelyusedduringfestivalsandimportanteventslikeweddings. A.Red B.Blue C.Green D.Yellow58.InChinesecultureyellowisusuallyusedfor. A.theemperor B.thebusinessmenC.therichpeople D.theworkingpeople59.Greendoesn’tmean. A.hope B.money C.growth D.success60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.RedisthemostpopularcolorinChina.B.YellowRiveristhemotherriverofChina.C.Producepackagedingreenismoredelicious.D.ForChinesered,yellowandgreenaretheluckiestcolors.C閱讀以下短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下面各小題所給的四個備選項中，選出最佳選項。（每小題2分）Itmightbefuntouseyoursmartphone,butbecareful.Toomuchscreentimemaybeharmfultoyourhealth.First,itisbadforyoureyes.AresearchercalledSarahHinkleysaystheproblemcomesfromthebluelightthatthescreengivesout.Lookingatasmartphoneforalongtimecancauseeyesstrain(勞損),headachesanddryeyes.Soitisagoodideatotakeabreakevery15minuteswhenyouareworkingatacomputerorusingasmartphone.Second,screenusecandoharmtochildren’sbrains.Anewstudyshowsthatusingscreenstoomuchcanaffect(影響)howchildren’sbrainsgrow.Ifchildrenusescreensformorethanonehouraday,theymighthavelowerlevelsofwhitematterintheirbrains.Whitematterisakeytothedevelopmentoflanguageandreadingskills.Soitiswisetocutdownthetimeofchildrenusingallkindsofscreens.Third,usingscreenstoomuchwillaffectyoursleep.Accordingtoastudy,about95%ofthepeoplebetweentheagesof13and64useelectronicsbeforebed,especiallytheyoungpeopleunder20.Doctorssaythatthelightfromthoseelectronicsatnightmaymakeyouexcitedbeforeyougotobed.Thenit’shardforyoutogetenoughsleep.Soyou’dbetterturnoffsmartphones,TVs,andallotherscreensanhourbeforeyourbedtime.Tokeephealthy,doctorsandresearchersstronglyadvisethatyoushouldn’tusescreensforlonghours.61.Whatcanlookingatasmartphoneforalongtimecause? A.Dryeyes. B.Eyestrain. C.Headaches. D.Alloftheabove.62.Howoftenshouldyoutakeabreakwhenyouareworkingatacomputerorusingasmartphone?Every10minutes. B.Every15minutes.C.Everyhalfanhour. D.Everyonehour.63.Whatmayitaffectifchildrenusescreensformorethanonehouraday?A.Theirdevelopmentofreadingandwritingskills.B.Theirdevelopmentoflanguageandwritingskills.C.Theirdevelopmentoflanguageandreadingskills.D.Theirdevelopmentofreadingandspeakingskills.64.A.Peopleunder13. B.Peoplebetween13and20.C.Peopleover64. Peoplebetween20and64.65.Whatshouldyoudobeforeyourbedtime?A.Turnoffsmartphones. B.SurftheInternet.C.Playcomputergames. D.WatchTVforawhile.D閱讀以下短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下面各小題所給的四個備選項中，選出最佳選項。（每小題2分）Peopleuselanguagestocommunicate.Anylanguagehasitswaystoexpresspeople’sminds.Oneofthewaysincommonistheuseofidioms.Anidiomisagroupofwords.Ithasaspecialmeaningthatisdifferentfromtheusualmeaning.Forexample,undertheweatherisanidiommeaningill.Sowhenpeoplesay“I’mundertheweather,”theyaresayingthatthey’renotfeelingwell.Anotherexample,inallweathersmeansinallkindsofweather.So,“Therearehomelesspeoplesleepingonthestreetsinallweathers”tellsusthathomelesspeoplesleeponthestreetsnomatterwhetheritiscoldorhot.Differentlanguagesmayhavedifferentwaystomakeidioms.Forpeoplewhoarelearningaforeignlanguage,idiomscouldcausemisunderstandingsandbringthemendlessheadaches.Ontheotherhand,ifthingsaredoneright,idiomscanalsobeafunwayoflookingintoanewcultureandunderstandinghowthepeoplethinkandtalk.Metaphor(比喻)isoftenusedinidioms.Let’sreadthefollowingtwoexamples:●Itmakesmybloodboil(煮沸)whenpeoplelitter.●Thenightwasdarkandquiet;mybloodrancoldwhenIheardastrangenoiseoutsideatdarknight.Inneithersituationabove,ourbloodcanreachthepointsohighorsolowintemperature.Yet,withthesituationsthetwosentencescreated,itisnotdifficulttoworkouttheunhappyfeelingsofreallyangryinthefirstexampleandveryafraidinthesecond. Ofcourse,notallidiomsarethiseasytounderstand.Whenwecometoidiomsofaforeignlanguage,agooddictionaryofidiomsisalwayssuggested.66.ThispassagetellsussomethingaboutintheEnglishlanguage.A.reading B.idioms C.writing D.grammar67.Fromthesecondparagraphweknowidiomsareforpeoplewhoarelearningaforeignlanguage.A.easyandfun B.easyandinterestingC.difficultbutfun D.funandinteresting68.Whenyouwatchahorrormovie(恐怖片)withyourfriend,youcansaytohim,“.”A.Mybloodrunscold B.You’vemademybloodboilC.I’mundertheweather D.I’minallweathers69.Accordingtothewriter,whenwecometoidiomsofaforeignlanguage,wecanturnto.A.theInternet B.C.aforeignteacher D.adictionaryofidioms70.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Someidiomsareeasytounderstand.B.“Itmakesmybloodboil.”meansyouareveryangry.C.Differentpeoplehavedifferentwaystomakeidioms.D.Anidiomhasaspecialmeaningthatisdifferentfromtheusualmeaning.2020年廣西河池市宜州區(qū)中考二模英語試題Ⅵ.閱讀理解。（第51~60小題，每小題1分；第61~70小題，每小題2分，共30分）A閱讀短文，判斷短文后句子的意思是否與短文內(nèi)容相符。用“T”表示相符，用“F”表示不相符。（每小題1分） Tinagraduatedfromcollege.Severaldayslater,shegotanewjob.Shewouldworkinthebiggestcompany(公司)inhercity.Herfriendsadmiredherverymuch.Onherfirstworkday,Tinaarrivedat8:45a.m.Shetookthelifttothe11thfloor(樓層),andaclerkshowedherwhereherdeskwas.Asagreenhand,shedidn’tknowwhattodo,soshetriedtotalktothegirlswhosatnearherintheoffice.However,theywerenotfriendlytoher.Afterawhile,ayoungbosscamein.Tinawassurprisedthatthebosswasnottheoldmanwhointerviewedherseveraldaysago.Thebossgaveheralotofreportstowrite.Butwhenshebegantowrite,shefoundthatshehadmuchtroubleunderstandingthereports.Shespentalmostthewholedaytryingtodothework.At5:30p.m.,itwastimetogohome.Althoughmostofthereportsweren’tfinished,shegotintothelift.Onthe10thfloor,shewasgreetedbyJohn,theoldmanwhointerviewedherseveraldaysago.“Tina!”hesaid.“Whydidn’tyouworkwithustoday?”allofasudden,Tinarealizedshemistook(把……錯當(dāng)成)the11thfloorforthe10thfloor.“Oh,no!”sheanswered,“Ihavebeeninthewrongofficeallday!”afterhearingthis,Johncouldn’thelplaughing. 51.Tinagotajobinthebiggestcompanyinhercityaftergraduatingfromcollege.52.AlltheclerksinthecompanywerenotfriendlytoTina.53.Tinawassurprisedbecausethebosswasyoung.54.Tinadidn’tgohomeuntilshefinishedthereports.55.InfactTina’sofficewasonthe10thfloor.B閱讀以下信息，根據(jù)信息內(nèi)容，從下面各小題所給的四個備選項中，選出最佳選項。（每小題1分）ThisistheschooltimetableofClassOne,GradeThree,SunshineSchoolonMonday.8:00—10:00amTechnologyInthislesson,studentslearnhowtosurftheInternetsafelyandeffectively.10:00—11:00amDramaDuringthislesson,studentswillhavethechancetoactoutroleswithotherstudents.11:00—11:45amPaintingStudentslearnhowtousewatercolorsproperly.Iftheweatherisgood,thelessonmaytakeplaceoutdoors.LUNCH1:00—2:00pmScience(Biologyorchemistry)Studentscanchoosewhichclasstoattend.Inbiologythisweek,studentswilllearnaboutthebonesinhumans.Inchemistry,thesubjectwillbeHowexplosionshappen.2:00—3:45pmSPORTS2:00pmTheory(理論)Studentslearnabouttheskillsusedincertainsport.Weseerealactionfrompastgamesonvideos.3:00amPracticeStudentswillplayashortmatchlasting45minutes.Thisweek,thesportswillbesoccer(forboys)andvolleyball(forgirls.)HomeworkTechnology—theteacherwillgivestudentswebsitestolookup(about20minutes)Drama—studentshavetolearnapartforthenextlesson(30-60minutes)Biology/chemistry—studentshavetowriteareportofthelesson(about40minutes)56.StudentslearnhowtosurftheInternetsafelyandeffectivelyin. A.Technology B.Science C.Painting D.Drama57.StudentscanhavePaintingoutdoorsifitis.A.rainy B.windy C.sunny D.cloudy58.Scienceincludes.A.BiologyandChemistry B.SportsandPaintingC.DramaandChemistry D.BiologyandSports59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.InDramastudentswillhavethechancetoactoutroleswithotherstudents.B.SportsincludesTheoryandPractice.C.Studentsdon’thavetodohomeworkforSports.D.InthesecondperiodofSportsallthestudentswillplaysoccer.60.AsforhomeworkforTechnology,studentswill.A.writeareport B.lookupthewebsitesC.learnapartforthenextlesson D.practicetheskillstheylearntC閱讀以下信息，根據(jù)信息內(nèi)容，從下面各小題所給的四個備選項中，選出最佳選項。（每小題2分）FourstudentsaretalkingabouttheMayDayHoliday.LiYufang:IwenttoXiangyangwithmycousin.WevisitedtheancientcityofXiangyang.WeatethemostfamousXiangyangBeefNoodles.Xiangyangisabeautifulcitywiththehistoryofmorethan2,800years.Ilikeitverymuch.Westayedtherefortwodays.ZhangXin:MyparentstookmetoBeijingbyplane.WevisitedtheGreatWall,theBird’sNestandthePalaceMuseum.WehadplannedtovisittheBeijingExpo,buttheticketsweretoodifficulttobuy.Myparentssaidtheywouldtakemetherethissummer.LiuLiang:MyuncleandauntworkinShanghai.Itookatraintovisitthemwithmysister.TheytookustoShanghaiDisneyland.ItopenedonJune16th,2016.ItisthesixthDisneythemeparkintheworld.Itisdifferentfromtheothers.WangLan:MyfatherdrovemetoHainanProvince.It’sinthesouthpartofourcountry.Theweatherthereisprettygood.WestayedinHaikouforashortrestandthenwedroveontoSanya.There,wefoundmanybeautifulbeaches.61.Theunderlinedword“it”refersto. A.XiangyangBeefNoodles B.thecityofXiangyangC.theMayDayHoliday D.LiYufang’scousin62.ZhangXindidn’tvisitduringtheMayDayHoliday.A.thePalaceMuseum B.theBird’sNestC.theGreatWall D.theBeijingExpo63.LiuLiangwenttoShanghai.A.bytrain B.byplane C.byship D.bycar64.HainanProvinceisinthepartofChina.A.east B.west C.south D.north65.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.ZhangXinwenttoBeijingwithhisfatherandmother.B.Xiangyangisanancientcitywithahistoryofmorethanthreethousandyears.C.LiuLiangvisitedhisuncleandauntwithhisparentsandsister.D.WangLanandherfatherfoundmanybeautifulbeachesinHaikou.D閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下面各小題所給的四個備選項中，選出最佳選項。（每小題2分）Azero-wastelifeisalifestylethathardlycreatesanyrubbish.So,azero-wastestoreisaboutprovidingakindofeverydayandpleasant-lookingzero-wasteproductstohelppeoplestartonazero-wastelifejourney.“Zerowaste”or“danshari”wasfirstsuggestedbyaFrenchwomancalledBeaJohnson.Herideais:livealifeandtrynottocreateanyrubbish;usedifferentkindsofwaystosavetheenvironmentsuchass