21九年级 第21课时 Units 13～14-【智乐星中考·中考备战】2023年山东枣庄中考英语

第21课时　 Units 13～14 一、完形填空 (2022·河北中考)Kevin is a special swimmer. He took risks to 1 in very cold places because he wanted people to pay attention to environmental problems. As a boy, Kevin visited national parks and he learned the Earth is in 2 condition. He felt worried, and he wanted to 3 the Earth. In 2009, he went to swim in water near North Pole(北极) to draw people's attention to the melting glaciers(融化的冰川). Kevin said that the swim was so painful that it would be his 4 time swimming in cold water. In 2016, he heard about a lake in the Himalayas(喜马拉雅山脉). It was formed by melting glaciers. He 5 to swim in cold water again. It was difficult to swim in the lake. The air was so 6 that it was hard to breathe. He told people about his experiences on TV. He wanted people to know that glaciers in the Himalayas are disappearing 7 global(全球的) warming and that there's less water for people in nearby 8 like China, India, and Pakistan. From Kevin's story, we learn two 9 . We learn that people can do a lot of harm to the Earth without realizing it. Also, we learn that if we 10 the way we think, we can do something to protect our environment. With the new way of thinking in our minds, we can enjoy a bright future. 1．A.fly B．swim C．run D．skate 2．A.right B．safe C．poor D．natural 3．A.protect B．leave C．find D．share 4．A.last B．great C．free D．long 5．A.hated B．agreed C．learned D．decided 6．A.fresh B．thin C．clear D．cool 7．A.because of B．opposite to C．according to D．instead of 8．A.cities B．countries C．towns D．villages 9．A.choices B．reports C．reasons D．lessons 10．A.ask B．show C．change D．record 二、阅读理解 (2021·山东枣庄中考)On a hot day, many people like to go to the beach. Some beaches, however, are not safe for swimming. At some beaches, there are sharks in the water. So people put out shark nets. They help stop too many sharks from getting close to the beach. Sharks can still swim under or around the net. But if they try to swim through, they will get c