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教材主题语篇练·河南英语(课标版)
九
年
级
九年级(上)Unit2
(建议用时:25分钟)
一、选择型阅读
Today,wearebuildingmoreislandsthaneverbe
fore.Whyareislandsbuilt?Onebigreasonistourism.
Forexample,thePearlIslandinQatar,afantasticman
madeislandwithexcelentfivestarhotels,ispopular
withtouristsaroundtheworld.Anotherreasonistopro
videmorelandforpeopleincrowdedcities.Flevoland,
thelargestmanmadeisland,ishometomorethan400,
000people. ▲ Forexample,in2021,Denmark
plannedtobuildanislandforabout600windturbines(风
力涡轮机)thatcouldturnwindpowerintoelectricity.
Withmoreislandsbeingbuilt,thecostcomes
along.Tobuildislands,workerstaketonsofsandand
stonesfromthebotomofthesea,makingthewaterbe
comecloudy.Ifitgetstoohazy,sunlightcantpass
through.Itsbadforcoralreefs(珊瑚礁)andseaplants
thatneedplentyofsunlighttolive.Iftheyaredying,
othersealifethatdependsonthemforfoodwilbein
danger.
Itdoesnthavetobethisway.Engineershavecrea
tedsomewaystoreducethebadefects.Forexample,
theyuseaspecialnet(网)tostopsandfromspreading
throughtheseawhileworking.Theyalsocreatea“living
seawal(海堤)”whichprovidesfriendlylivingcondi
tionsforsealife.
Actualy,whetherornottobuildislandsisnota
simplequestion.Perhapsitsbrightsidesarefarmoreim
portanttohumans.Italsocalsformoreatentiontobe
paidtotheenvironmentintheprocess.Letstakeaction
inasmartway!
1.WhywasthePearlIslandinQatarbuilt?
A.Totakesandoutofthesea.
B.Toprovidelandforairports.
C.Tointerestvisitorsworldwide.
D.Toturnwindpowerintoelectricity.
2.Whichofthefolowingcanbethebesttofilin
“ ▲ ”inParagraph1?
A.Peoplealsobuildislandstomakegooduseofen
ergy.
B.Sopeopleincrowdedcitieshavemoreliving
space.
C.Windturbinesplayanimportantroleinourlives
aswel.
D.Becauseitneedsalargeareaoflandtobuildnew
homes.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hazy”inParagraph
2mean?
A.Warm. B.Unclear.
C.Bright. D.Uncertain.
4.Whatdoesthewritermeaninthelastparagraph?
A.Itsnotacceptabletobuildmanmadeislands.
B.Peoplecaneasilysolveproblemsofbuilding
islands.
C.Manmadeislandswilbringmuchharmtothelife
onearth.
D.Peop