辽宁省鞍山市2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编：阅读表达

辽宁省鞍山市 2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编 阅读表达 2023年辽宁省鞍山市中考二模英语试题 VII.阅读表达（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分, 满分 10 分） 阅读下面短文, 根据短文内容, 回答下列问题。 How will geography affect your life? For some children around the world, the environment they grow up in has a huge effect on their lives. This is the case in Madagascar, an island country in Africa, where a 3D-printed school is now being built. Maggie Grout was just 15 years old when she set up a non-profit organization—Thinking Huts. Now 22, she is raising money to build a series of 3D-printed school powered by solar energy. She led the whole process from start to finish, working with university professors. They chose Madagascar because it needs more schools. Many children in that country don’t have the chance to have access to education. Besides, it has a lot of sunshine, which can be made into energy to power things. Maggie then drew a design for the school. She thought about what the people might need and where they worked best. Next, Maggie found an architect and 3D printing company for the job. To make it environmentally friendly, they use a special 3D printer to build the school. It meant up to 50 percent less concrete (混凝土) used and less CO2. Plus, the school could be completed in just a week. They also used local materials to build the doors, windows and roof. What’s more, Thinking Huts trained local workers to use a 3D printer so that they could build more schools on their own in the future. Maggie plans to print more new schools in other parts of Madagascar because one in five children don’t have the chance to attend primary school there. So far, Grouts charity has already raised $125, 000. “It’s not so bad to me! Of course, we need more. ” Maggie told Spring wise website. 61. When did Maggie Grout set up Thinking Huts? 62. What kind of energy did Maggie’s 3D-printed schools use? 63. Why did Maggie build the 3D-printed schools in Madagascar first? 64. How did the 3D printing company make its work environmentally friendly? 65. Did Thin