2021年江西中考阅读理解考前抢分练（4）

2021年江西中考阅读理解考前抢分练（三） A）请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（每小题2分） A Suez Canal in facts and numbers ● In 1854, Khedive Said ordered the digging, which took 10 years. ● 120,000 Egyptians from the one million workers were killed during the digging. ● The Suez Canal was opened in 1869. ● How long: 190.25 kilometres, the longest lockless canal in the world. ● How wide: 280-345 metres. ● How deep: 22.5 metres. ● The speed allowed: 11 to 14 km per hour. ● The 1967 Egypt-Israel war caused the closure (封闭) of the Suez Canal for more than eight years. ● It offers the quickest shipping route (路线) between Asia and Europe and saving about 15 days of journey time on average if it passes via Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. ● In 2015, the Egyptian government completed a major expansion (扩大) of the canal, allowing the world’s largest ships to pass. ● Its tolls (通行费) will grow to 13.2 billion dollars by 2023 instead of 5.3 billion dollars in 2014. Source: China Daily 1. What caused the Suez Canal to be closed for more than eight years? A. The digging. B. Many workers’ death. C. A war. D. A major expansion. 2. What makes the Suez Canal important? A. It saves journey time from Asia to Europe. B. It offers a quick route to South Africa. C. It allows the world’s largest ships to pass. D. It causes the war between Egypt and Israel. 3. Which of the following is TRUE about the Suez Canal? A. It’s the widest canal in the world. B. It’s the deepest canal in the world. C. It has set a speed limit for ships. D. It has the most expensive tolls for ships. B It’s not easy to get your papers published in the top science journal (期刊) Nature. However, Cao Yuan, a young Chinese scientist studying at MIT (a top university in the US), had two papers published in Nature on May 5, 2018. Later this year, he was listed at the top of Nature’s top 10 scientists of the year. Cao’s papers are about graphene (石墨烯) — the thinnest and strongest mat