三步冲刺备战中考冲刺小卷12 阅读理解（建议用时：60分钟 每小题2分 共50小题 满分：100分）一（2019年江苏省苏州市中考真题）认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项 Every day there is less and less space on Earth for rubbish. Yet every day we make more and more rubbish. What can we do? We can recycle some of our rubbish. Recycling means that the rubbish will be made into something that can be used again.Recycling helps Earth. And it saves space in rubbish dumps. Half of everything that we put into landfills could be recycled instead. In fact, most things made of paper, metal, glass and plastic can be recycled.Paper can be broken into small pieces and made into new paper. Steel and aluminum cans（金属雄）can be melted down（熔化）and made into new cans. The same is true of glass bottles. This can be done aver and over again. Recycling doesnt take as much energy as making these things the first time. So we can use less of Earths fuel resources.Plastic can be melted down, too. Then it can be formed into park benches, playgrounds and so on. Some people call plastic the wood of the future. Things made of plastic will last about 400 years-even if they stay outside in the weather. No wood can do that!1. The underlined word landfills in Paragraph 2 probably means _.A. bench factoriesB. places for rubbishC. green mountainsD. recycling centres2. According to the passage, what happens last to the can?A. The can is put into a recycling bin.B. The can is melted down and reused.C. A steel can gets filled with corn.D. A person uses the corn in the can.3. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Cans should be melted down.B. Old newspapers can be reused.C. We can build benches that last 400 years.D. We should recycle everything that we can.【答案】1. B 2. B 3. D【解析】短文大意：本文关注的是地球污染问题,呼吁人们对垃圾进行回收再利用,保护地球。【1题详解】题意：第2段下划线的单词“landfills”意思可能是_。考查词义理解。put into投入/倾倒；根据上文And it saves space in rubbish dumps.和下文could be recycled instead.可知landfills是填埋垃圾的地方,places for rubbish符合句意,故选B。2题详解】题意：根据这篇文章,罐子最后发生了什么?考查细节推断。根据Steel and aluminum cans can be melted down and made into new cans.可知可以熔化制成新罐,故选B。【3题详解】题意：这篇文章的主旨是什么?考查主旨理解。A. 罐头应该熔化。B. 旧报纸可以重复使用。C.我们可以建造使用400年的长椅。D. 我们应该回收我们能回收的一切。根据开头We can recycle some of our rubbish. Recycling means that the rubbish will be made into something that can be used again.可知短文介绍的是垃圾的回收再利用,故选D。二、（2019年江苏省常州市中考真题）阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。The Dead SeaAt 430 meters below sea level, the Dead Sea is Earths lowest point on land. It is popular for its wonderful buoyancy(浮力). The high salt content-more than 34 percent - makes swimming more like floating. Now the Dead Sea is actually dying. People are using water from the Jordan River, which takes water away from the Dead Sea. Since 1930, its surf area has reduced by almost 40 percent.Venice, ItalyWith waterways instead of streets. This Floating City has attracted visitors for centuries. But no visit to Venice is complete without a ride on one of its famous gondolas, human poweredwater taxis. Water creates Venice. But water will also kill the city.Built on soft earth, Venice has slowly been sinking (下沉) for centuries. Now, with rising sea levels caused by human activities, its sinking faster. According to US-based magazine Architectural Digest, the city may disappear in the next 100 years. Better book your gondola soon!Great Barrier Reef, AustraliaCovering more than 2,300 kilometers of Australias northeast coast, Great Barrier Reef is the worlds largest reef ecosystem, and an ideal place for scuba divers (水肺潜水者).Thousands of colorful coral (珊瑚) and fish make homes in the blue sea water. Its like a big underwater party!Sadly the party might be over soon. The reef is dying. Human activities are changing the weather. Warming ocean, water kills the coral, and this causes problems up the food chain. The New York Times reported that large parts are already dead, and the reef system might be gone by 2030.4. What can be the best title of the passage?A. Disappearing Watery WondersB. Amazing Man-made Wonders on the SeaC. Lost Watery Wonders on the SeaD. Last Watery Wonders in the World5. Which of the following is the shared cause of the problems all the three places are facing?A. Water loss.B. Sea pollution.C. Warming seas.D. Human activities.6. If Tom wants to visit all the following places before they are gone, and he can only afford one in the next 15 years, where must he go?A. The Dead Sea.B. Venice.C. Italy.D. Great Barrier Reef.【答案】4. A 5. D 6. D【解析】【分析】本文介绍了三个水上奇观。一是：死海；二是：威尼斯；三是：大堡礁。文章介绍了它们消失的原因人类活动。【4题详解】推理判断题。根据Now the Dead Sea is actually dying. 现在死海真的要死了。由句子According to US-based magazine Architectural Digest, the city may disappear in the next 100 years. 据美国建筑文摘杂志报道,这座城市可能在未来100年内消失。以及句子The New York Times reported that large parts are already dead, and the reef system might be gone by 20