21九年级 第21课时 Units 13～14-【智乐星中考·中考备战】2024年山东省中考英语精练本（人教版）

第21课时 Units 13～14 一、翻译句子，每空一词 1．(2023·山东枣庄中考改编)最近，一些青少年表示他们渴望快乐。 These days, some teenagers say they are _______ _______ happiness. 2．(2023·山东枣庄中考改编)不要担心未来，开启你的新旅程吧。 Don't worry about tomorrow. ________ _______ on your new journey. 3．(2024·原创)妈妈告诉我走的时候不要忘记关灯。 My mother told me not to forget to _______ ______ the lights when I left. 4．(2024·原创)让他支付一切费用似乎对他不公平。 It seems unfair on him to make him ______ _____ everything. 二、阅读理解 A (2024·原创)Nowadays water pollution is becoming an important problem. We can hear about water pollution from TV sometimes. A report shows that more than one third of the country's industrial waste water flows directly into rivers and lakes. The water environment in most cities around the country is declining(下降). An official report from the Ministry of Environmental Protection(环境保护部) shows that among the investigated 132 rivers that flow through cities, 25% are severely(严重地) polluted, and nearly 60% polluted. The Songhua River benzene(苯) pollution incident happened in 2005. Since then, over 140 pollution cases have been reported. The Yellow River, an important water resource for North China, is suffering from serious pollution. Nearly 40 percent of its mainstream has been severely polluted. And the situation is no better when it comes to the Huai River, in which the country has invested(投入) most. It is also a severely polluted river. Water, like the air, is another basic substance(物质) of human life. But the fact is that more and more water is being polluted. The available drinking water is declining. Some factories are only busy developing their factories, without any thought of protecting the environment. They pour the waste water into rivers and oceans as they like. Although sometimes they are forbidden and punished, after that they will continue to do as usual because of money. In brief, it's time for us to take steps to improve our living environment before it is too late. 1．What flows directly into rivers and lakes according to the firs