初中英語 閱讀理解　熱點社會現(xiàn)象

閱讀理解(五)熱點社會現(xiàn)象A[2018·門頭溝期末]Intheworld,moreandmorepeoplearestudyingChineseasasecondlanguageandthesituationisdevelopingincreasingly.Chineseistoohardtolearn,right?ThereisnodoubtthatwrittenChineseisdifficulttolearn!However,thespokenlanguageisadifferentkettleoffish.ManyfamouspeopleintheworldasktheirchildrentolearnhowtospeakChineseatfirst.Afamousquote(語錄)says,“Whenyouhavechildren,youshouldbesuretoteachthemChinese.Chineseisgoingtobethemostimportantlanguageintheirlifetime.”

USPresidentDonaldTrump'sgranddaughter,ArabellasangChinesesongsandrecited(背誦)ChinesepoemsinthevideowhenTrumpvisitedChinainNovemberthisyear.PresidentXiJinpingspokehighlyofthechild'sChineseabilitiesandsaidherperformancegotan“APlus”.Actually,ArabellahasbeenlearningtheChineselanguagesinceshewasveryyoung.ThefirstdaughterofZuckerbergwasborninDecember2015.HeandhiswifehavegivenheraChinesename:ChenMingyu.HeonceuploadedavideoclipshowinganAIteachingherChinese.ZuckerbergspeaksChinesehimself.HeevenspokepurelyinChinesewhentalkingwithstudentsduringavisittoTsinghuaUniversity.WhydothesefamouspeoplefocusonlearningChinese?ThefirstreasonisthatChineseisthelanguagespokenbythelargestnumberofpeopleintheworld.LearntospeakChineseandyoucanspeakwithmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.Morereasons:·Culture—Withthousandsofyearsofhistory,Chinesecultureisveryfascinating.Whetheryourinterestsareinhistory,art,music,orfood,aknowledgeofChinesewillimproveyourunderstandingofChineseculture.·Travel—Chinaoffersexcitingtravelopportunities.GettingaroundismucheasierifyoucanspeakChinese.·Business—Chinaisbecomingmoreandmorepowerful.BusinesspeoplewhospeakChinesehaveahugeadvantageindevelopingtheChinesemarket.Itismucheasiertodevelopall-importantrelationshipsifyoucanspeakChinese.1.Thewords“adifferentkettleoffish”inParagraph1probablymean“”.

A.adifferentkindoffish B.asdifferentaswrittenChineseC.acompletelydifferentsituation D.asdifficultaswrittenChinese2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.BusinesspeopleareproudofChinesecultureandhistory.B.BusinesspeoplewhocanspeakChinesehavemorechancestodevelop.C.ForeignerswhocanspeakEnglishshouldspreadChineseculture.D.PeoplewhoknowChineseculturemustbesuccessfulinChina.3.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.ManyexperiencesoflearningChineseareveryimportant.B.ManyfamouspeoplepaylittleattentiontoChineselearning.C.PresidentTrumpasksalltheAmericanstolearnChinese.D.MoreandmoreforeignersarebeginningtolearnChinese.B[2018·門頭溝一模]Doyoueverthrowawayfoodathome?Haveyoueverthoughtaboutwhathappenstothefoodthatshopsandsupermarketsdon'tsell?Well,youmightbeshocked(震驚的)tofindoutthatnearlyonethirdoffoodproducedforhumansgetslostorwasted.What'smore,around800millionpeopleintheworlddonothaveenoughfoodtoleadahealthylife.ManypeopleintheUKandacrosstheworldaretryingtodosomethingaboutthisimbalanceandmakeuseofthrown-outfoodthatcanbeperfectlyeaten.Forexample,thereisacafeinLeeds(UK)whosemealsareallcreatedusingunsoldfoodfromsupermarkets,includingalotofvegetables,fruit,fishandotherthings.ThisunwantedfoodisturnedintodelicioussoupsandallkindsofdishesthatfeedthehungrypeopleofLeeds.Customerssimplypaywhattheycanafford,orhelpwiththewashingup.Injusttenmonths,10,000peoplewerefedatthiscafe,usingtwentytonsofunwantedfood!Also,lastyeartheUK'sfirstfoodwastesupermarketopened.ThesupermarketisnearLeedsandworksona“payasyoufeel”;customerspaywhatevertheywantfortheproduce.Thestock(庫存)changesdailybutyoucanusuallyfindthingssuchasfreshvegetables,fruitandmilkthere.Somelow-incomefamilieshavesaidthatithaschangedtheirlives.“FuelforSchool”isanotherfoodwasteproject.Surplus(多余的)foodfromsupermarketssuchasvegetables,fruitandbreadisusedtofeedhungryschoolchildrenwhosefamiliesmaynotbeabletoaffordtobuythemlunch.IlivedinLeedsforthreeyears,andhavehadlunchatafoodwastecafe,anditwasdelicious.Icouldn'tbelievethatitwasallfoodthatsupermarketshadthrownaway!Ihavealsotakenpartinprojectssuchas“Foodcycle”,usingsupermarkets'unwantedfoodtocookmealsforpoorpeople.MorecafeslikethisarebeingopenedinotherpartsoftheUK,anditisnowbecomingpopularintheworld.Ithinkthisisanamazingactasfoodwasteisoneoftheworld'sbiggestproblems.Ialsobelievethatthelawshouldbechanged,sothatsupermarketsdon'tthrowawaysomuchperfectlygoodfood!1.800millionpeopleintheworldcan'tliveahealthylifebecauseof.

A.unsoldfood B.unwantedfoodC.beingunabletowork D.beingshortoffood2.Accordingtothepassage,thewriteragreesthat.

A.buyingthewastefoodcanprotecttheenvironmentB.allthepeopleintheworldmakeuseofwastefoodC.foodwasteintheworldcanbesolvedbytheUKsoonD.thegovernmentshouldmakethelawtostopfoodwaste3.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toencouragepeopletosavefood.B.TointroducesomesupermarketsintheUK.C.Tosharehispersonalexperienceinsavingfood.D.Toexplainwhyhecookedmealsforpoorpeople.C[2018·懷柔一模]ElephantslosingtusksPeoplekillingelephantsfortheirtuskshaslongbeenaproblemworldwide.Althoughlawshavebeenintroducedtobanthesellingoftusks,theyhavenotbeenenoughtosavetheelephants.Butthegiantanimalshavenow“developed”theirownsolutiontostaysafefromhunters—bynotgrowingtusksatall.ScientistsfoundthatamongfemaleAfricanelephants,asmanyas98percentofthemnowhavenotusks,reportedTheIndependentnewspaper.Thenumberwas15percentin1998andonly1percentin1930,accordingtotheBBC.Butthissolutionhaslessbeendevelopedbyelephantsthemselves,andmorebyevolution.Evolutionisallaboutnaturalselection(選擇).Whenanenvironmentchanges,forexample,animalsandplantsthatcandealwiththechangewillstayalivewhileotherswon't.Andforelephants,thechangecamewhenhuntersstartedkillingthemfortheirtusks.Asaresult,elephantswithbigtuskscouldn'tstayalivebecausehunterswantedtoshootthem.Thosebornwithtusksmanagedtostayaliveandgivetheir“tuskless”genes(基因)totheirbabies.Asaresult,moreandmoreelephantsarenowbeingbornwithouttusks.Butthissolution,aseffective(有效的)asitmightbe,isahighpricetopayforelephants.Tusksareimportantandplayanumberofroles,especiallyformaleelephants,includingfightingwithothermales,liftinganddiggingthingsup.Thisiswhyscientistshopetherecanbeotherwaystoprotectelephantsagainsthunters.Theybelievethatwhentheyarelesslikelytobekilled,elephantswillbeabletogrowtusksagain.ToDavidCowdrey,headofPolicyandCampaignsattheInternationalFoundforAnimalWelfareUK,however,thisisnotverylikelytohappeninthenearfuture.“Unfortunately,itcomesdowntothemarkets,”hetoldTheGuardian.“Aslongaspeoplewillpayhighpricesforproductsthatcomefromendangeredanimalsandplants,they'regoingtohavepriceonthemandthatcausesthehunting.”1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Elephantslearnedtoliftanddigthingsupwithouttusks.B.Elephantschosenottogrowtusksbecauseoftheirdangerousenvironment.C.Elephantswithnotuskshadagreaterchanceofpassingdowntheirgenes.D.Atusklesselephantgivesbirthtomorebabyelephantsthananelephantwithbigtusks.2.Theunderlinedword“evolution”inParagraph4means“”.

A.gradualchange B.suddendevelopmentC.completeloss D.rapidgrowth3.Whatcanyoulearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Weshouldworkoutabettersolutiontoprotectelephants.B.Peopleshouldpaylowerpricesforproductsmadewithelephanttusks.C.Elephants'livingenvironmentswillsoonbeimproved.D.Thekeytoelephantprotectionisstoppingthetradeintuskproducts.

參考答案A[主旨大意]這篇文章是一篇描寫社會熱點現(xiàn)象的說明文。文中介紹了學習漢語日益成為一種潮流和趨勢,世界上很多名人都在讓下一代學習漢語并且列舉了四條學習漢語的原因。1.C詞義猜測題。上文提到了學會寫漢語很難,下文有一個轉折副詞However,通過這個轉折關系可以判斷出講漢語與學習寫漢語是兩種截然不同的情況。故選C。2.B3.D主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段第一