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2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编
阅读表达
2023年山东省德州市齐河县中考一模英语试题
五、阅读表达(共5小题,每小题2分,计10分)
阅读短文,根据题目要求完成各小题。
Footprint means the influence that a person's or organization's activities have on the environment.
Simply understanding it is very useful to us.(Let's take the example of Mr.Brown's footprints.
Water footprint
Water is the source of life.We use water directly for drinking.cooking and washing,but we
also use water indirectly for producing things such as food.paper and cloth.A water footprint tells
us how much water is being used.Itcan help,us come up with ways to save water.You can learn
about how your daily habits influence your water use through the food you eat,the things you buy
and even the energy you use.
Food
Water Footprint
an apple
701 itres(升)
a cup of coffee
140 litres
a kilo of beef
15.500 litres
one hamburger
2.400 litres
(Chart I)
Mr.Brown's Water Footprint
Breakfast a hamburger:a cup of coffee
lunch:a cup of coffee,a sandwich,an apple
dinner:vegetable salad,0.2 kilo of beef
(Chart II)
Carbon(碳)footprint
A carbon footprint is the total amount of CO a person or organization produces.We can use it
to understand the influence of personal behavior on global warming(全t球变暖),Most people
are surprised when they see how much CO their activities create.Then they begin to think about
changing their daily habits to reduce (their carbon footprints.For example,they can walk
instead of using a car.
Carbon Footprint
(Each of the following activities adds 1 kilo of CO)
travel 10 to 12 km by train or bus
drive 6 km by car
produce 5 plastic bags
use your computer for 32 hours
(Chart IⅢl)
Mr.Brown's Carbon Footprint
drive to work 24 km
drive to the supermarket 5 km
use 5 plastic bags for shopping
use his computer for about 8 hours
(Chart IV)
How to reduce your water footprint and carbon footprint to be greener
Tip 1:Save water and electricity
When you are at home,don't leave the water or lights on when you don't need it
Tip2:
Meatless Monday is popular with people who w