江苏省南京市联合体2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编：阅读理解

江苏省南京市联合体 2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编 阅读理解 2023年江苏省南京市联合体中考一模英语试卷 三、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分) 阅读下列材料,从材料后各题所给的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。 A Name: Yuan Longping Nationality: Chinese Contribution: He devoted his life to the increase of the rice production and solved the problem of hunger for many people. Name: Mother Teresa Nationality: Indian Contribution: She spent her life caring for the poor, the sick and the orphaned in India and many other countries. Name: Roger Federer Nationality: Swiss Contribution: He has won many tennis championships and takes part in charity events in Africa. Name: Bill Gates Nationality: Swiss Contribution: He and his wife created the world’s largest charitable foundation in 2000. 26. What’s the passage about? A. Charity for all. B. Research on science. C. Business around the world. D. Introduction to famous people. 27. What do the four people share in common? A. Living in the same country. B. Having a heart full of love. C. Achieving great success in charity. D. Enjoy taking part in sports games. B The earth is 4.6 billion years old. We humans have lived on the earth for only 35,000 years, but during this period, we have changed our planet a lot in many ways. Some things we have done are very good for the earth while others are bad. The Amazon rainforest in South America, at seven million km², is the largest rainforest in the world. The forest is important for people all over the world because it produces a lot of oxygen, and also helps to cool the weather. But large areas of the rainforest are being cut down for wood—55% of the forest could be gone by 2030! The World Wildlife Federation(WWF) is helping to stop some areas of the rainforest from being cut down. At 68,000 km², the Aral Sea was one of the largest lakes in the world before the 1960s. Then rivers were diverted(修改河道) and it has been getting smaller ever since. By 2007, it was only 10% of its original size and had divided into three separate lakes. Dust storms happen again and a