2021年湖南省永州市中考英語之閱讀重點詞匯及練習(xí)（八）

2021中考英語之閱讀重點詞匯及練習(xí)（八）

閱讀中重點詞匯

centre（美center）n.中心，中央

Acenturyn.世紀(jì)，百年

certaina,一定的pron.某幾個，某些

certainlyad.當(dāng)然

chairn.椅子

Achalkn.粉筆

Achallengen.挑戰(zhàn)，具有挑戰(zhàn)性的事物

chancen.機會，可能性

changev.改變，變化，更換，兌換

cheapa.便宜的，賤

checkn檢查,批改；v.校對，核對，檢查，批改

Acheerv..歡呼，喝彩，加油n歡呼聲，喝彩聲

▲chemistryn.化學(xué)

▲chessn.棋

chickenn,雞，肌肉

child（pl.children）n.孩子，兒童

Chinan.中國

Chinesea.中國的，中國人的，中國話的，漢語的n.中國人，中國話，漢語，中文

chocolaten.巧克力

choicen.選擇；選擇權(quán)

coinn.

choose(chose,chosen)vt.選擇

Christmasn.圣誕節(jié)（12月25日）

cineman.電影院，電影

circlen.圓圈vt.將…圈起來

cityn.市，城市，都市

classn.（學(xué)校里的）班，年級，課

classmaten.同班同學(xué)

classroomn.教室

cleana.清潔的，干凈的v.弄干凈，擦干凈

cleara.清晰的,明亮的,清楚的

clevera.聰明的，伶俐的

climbv.爬，攀登

clockn.鐘

closev.關(guān)，關(guān)閉a.&ad.親密的，近，靠近

clothesn.衣服，各種衣物

cloudn.云；陰云；云狀物

cloudya.多云的，陰天的

clubn.俱樂部，紙牌中的梅花

▲coachn.&v.

閱讀理解A

Knownasa"livingfossil”,theChinesesturgeon（中華鰭）isavery

preciousspecies.Itisbelievedtohavelivedalongsidethedinosaursmorethan

140millionyearsago.

Althoughdinosaursarelongsincegone,theChinesesturgeonstillexiststo

thisday.However,thespecieshasbeenlistedas"CriticallyEndangered“onthe

InternationalUnionforConservationofNature'sRedListofThreatened

Species.AccordingtoCGTN,damsandoverfishing（過度捕撈）affectits

reproduction（繁殖）.In2018,accordingtotheNaturalResourcesDefense

Council,theannualrateofreproductionwasbetween4.5percentandzero.

OnMay14,Shanghailegislators（立法機構(gòu)）passedanewlawprotecting

theChinesesturgeon,emphasizing"regionalcooperation”,accordingtoChina

Daily.

“Thisisthefirstlocallegislationinthecountrytoprotectoneendangered

fish,^^saidDingWei,directorofthelegislativeaffairscommittee（法制委員會）

oftheShanghaiMunicipalPeople'sCongress.

ExpectedtotakeeffectonJune6,theregulationurgescooperationinlaw

enforcement（實施），scientificresearchandrescue（拯救）ofthespecies

betweenShanghaiandotherprovincesandregionsintheYangtzeRiverbasin,

accordingtoPeople'sDaily.

Theneedforcollaborative（合作的）effortsisduetothelivinghabitatof

theChinesesturgeon.Asananadromous（溯河產(chǎn)卵的）species,itmainlylives

intheYangtzeRiveranddependsontheYangtzeestuary（河口）formigration

（遷移）.

TheprotectionoftheChinesesturgeonisurgent.Chinabegantheartificial

propagation（人工繁殖）andreleaseofthefishin1984.However,veryfewof

thefarmedfishhavesurvivedinthewild.Thenumberoffirstfilialgeneration

Chinesesturgeons（子一代中華魚尋親魚）throughartificialbreeding（培育）is

lessthan1,000,accordingtoareportbytheShanghaiObserver.

Whetherthisspeciescanbepreserved（保護）dependsonthenatural

population."Ifthenaturalpopulationisnotwellprotected,theChinese

sturgeonisindangerofextinction（滅絕）JLiFurong,vicechairpersonofthe

AgriculturalandRuralAffairsCommitteeofShanghaiMunicipalPeople's

Congress,saidinthereport.

WiththenumberoftheChinesesturgeoninsharpdecline,Chinahasused

differentmeasurestopreservethespecies.In2002,Shanghaifirstsetupthe

naturalreserve（保護區(qū)）forthesturgeoninthemouthoftheYangtzeRiver.In

2018,theStateCouncilissuedaguidelinetoimprovebiodiversity（生物多樣性）

intheYangtzeRiverregion.Itstatedthathumanactivities,includingbuilding

dams,waterpollutionandoverfishinghavehadasevereimpactonaquatic（水

生的）lifeintheYangtzeRiver.

SinceJan1ofthisyear,a10-yearfishingbanonkeyareasoftheYangtze

Riverbasinhasbeenissued,covering332naturereserves,whichincludes

Shanghai'sChinesesturgeonnaturereserve.

1.WhatisthenewlawpassedonMay14inShanghaiabout?

A.Forbiddingfishinginthearea.

B.ProtectingtheChinesesturgeon.

C.IncreasingthereproductionoftheChinesesturgeon.

D.ListingtheChinesesturgeonasanendangeredspecies.

2.WhatdoweknowabouttheChinesesturgeon?

A.ItmainlylivesinthewatersofShanghai.

B.Artificialpropagationtechnologycoststoomuch.

C.Farmedfishtendtolivelongerthanthenaturalones.

D.Savingthespeciesdependsonprotectingtheirnaturalpopulation.

3.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.China'sefforttoprotecttheChinesesturgeon.

B.CausesofthedeclineintheChinesesturgeonpopulation.

C.Theimportanceofregulationscontrollinghumanactivities.

D.TheeffectsofhumanactivitiesonaquaticlifeintheYangtzeRiver.

閱讀理解B

DicklivedinEngland.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswife,"Fmgoing

toflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworkthere.0"Whereare

yougoingtostaythere?"hiswifeasked."Idon'tknowyet.”Dickanswered.

"Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram（電報）Jhiswifesaid.

"Allright,nDickanswered.

HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenter

ofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.

Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.

Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanywork,sohewenttoacinema.Hecame

outatnineo'clockandsaid,"NowFmgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanice

dinner."

Hefoundataxi（出租車）andthedriversaid,"Wheredoyouwanttogo?”

ButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.

"Whichhotelaremythingsin?”hesaid,"AndwhatamIgoingtodo

tonight?"Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentinto

apostoffice.Therehesenthiswifeanothertelegram,andinithewrote,

"Pleasesendmemyaddressatthispostoffice/1

Choosetherightanswer

4.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause

A.hewentthereforaholidayB.hehadworkthere

C.hewentthereforsightseeing（觀光）D.hishomewasthere

5.Whydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhim?

A.Becauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyetB.Becauseshewantedto

gotoNewYork,too

C.Becauseshemightsendhimanothertelegram

D.Becauseshecouldn'tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewYork

6.WheredidDickstayinNewYork?

A.Inthecenterofthecity.B.Inahotel.

C.Inarestaurant.D.Athisfriend'shouse.

7.Whowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel?

A.Themanager（經(jīng)理）ofhishotel.B.Thepoliceoffice.

C.Thetaxidriver.D.Hiswife.

8.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.

B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.

C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.

D.Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.

閱讀理解C

Populationsofwhite-taileddeer（白尾鹿）aregrowingrapidlyinmanypartsof

theUnitedStates.Aspopulationsgrow,foodbecomesaproblem.Manydeerdieof

hunger.Othersgrowupsmallandunhealthy.Insearchoffood,hungrydeermove

closertowherehumanslive.Theyeatfarmcrops,vegetablesandeventrees.Besides,

increasednumbersofdeernearroadscancausetrafficaccidents.

Peopleadmirethegraceandfastspeedofdeer.Mostpeopledon'twantthese

animalstobehungryandill.Shouldpeopletakeactiontocontrolthegrowingdeer

populations?

ShouldPeopleTakeDirectAction?

Manypeoplethinkthathunting（打獵）isthebestwaytocontroltheanimal

populations.Wildlifemanagerswillseeifthere'senoughfoodinanareaanddecide

itscarryingcapacity（容量）.Thenhunterswithlicensesaresenttohelpcontrolthe

numberofdeer.Huntingisusuallynotallowedincitiesorsuburbs,however.

Somepeoplehavetheideatocatchthedeerandmovethemtootherplaces.But

thismethodisexpensiveandrequiresfindinganotherplacethatcanacceptthedeer

withoutbreakingthebalanceofecosystem.

Scientistsarealsoworkingtodevelopchemicalstocontrolthebirthrateindeer

populations.Butthisplanworksforonlyoneyearatatime.

ShouldPeopleTakeIndirectAction?

Somesuggestbringinginnaturalenemiesofdeer,suchaswolves,lionsandbears,

toareaswithtoomanydeer.Buttheseanimalscouldalsohurtdogs,cats,andeven

humans.Othercommunitieshavebuilttallfences（籬笆）aroundareastokeepoutthe

deer.However,thisisimpossibleforfarmers.

Somepeopleareagainstanykindofaction.Theysupportleavingthedeeralone.

Animalpopulationsinanareanaturallygoupanddownovertime.Doingnothing

meansthatsomedeerwill