山西省太原市2022-2024年（三年）中考一模英语试题汇编：阅读表达

山西省太原市2022-2024年（三年）中考一模英语试题汇编 阅读表达 2024年山西省太原市中考一模英语试题（含解析） 请阅读下面的非连续性文本，按要求完成所给任务。 Glaciers (冰川) are formed in areas of high snowfall in winter and cool temperatures in summer. They are large rivers of ice that moves slowly over land. They can come in lots of different shapes and sizes from small glaciers found in mountains which may only be a few meters wide, to large glaciers which are over hundreds of thousands of kilometers. About 10% of the world’s land is covered by glaciers. They serve as natural reservoirs (水库) because 75% of all the freshwater in the world is frozen in glaciers. That’s why glaciers are quite important. Scientists believe that the disappearance of glaciers will lead to more serious results in the near future. There will be more earthquakes. Large glaciers stop small earthquakes because the plates (板块) can’t move much under these huge objects. In Southeast Alaska, some glaciers are gone and the land is lifted. So the plates can move more quickly, and this leads to more earthquakes there. Volcanoes will become “hot” again. Volcanoes (火山) are waking up because of the disappearing glaciers. Even volcanoes that weren’t lively have broken out for several times in recent years. Scientists said that the glaciers have something to do with it. The volcanoes will become “hot” again after the glaciers get thin. ____▲____ For example, coral (珊瑚) grows in saltwater. Too much freshwater is not good for coral. People, animals and plants need freshwater from glaciers to live. They will be in danger if this freshwater goes into the sea. Something must be done. Many people are now living a low-carbon life which is a way of living with less carbon dioxide (CO₂). For example, they prefer to take public transportation, turn off the tap after using it and use both sides of the paper. These are helpful to slow down global warming. As long as people help cut down on the carbon dioxide emissions (排放), glaciers will exist for a l