英语（辽宁卷）-学易金卷：2024年中考第三次模拟考试

2024年中考第三次模拟考试（辽宁卷） 英语 （考试时间：90分钟 试卷满分：90分） 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2．选择题用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，非选择题用0.5毫米黑色中性笔将答案写在对应题目的答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分选择题(共50分) 一、阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分;满分40分) 第一节阅读下面语言材料,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 （A） The Dead Sea At 430 meters below sea level, the Dead Sea is Earth's lowest point on land. It is popular for its wonderful buoyancy(浮力). The high salt content-more than 34 percent - makes swimming more like floating. Now the Dead Sea is actually dying. People are using water from the Jordan River, which takes water away from the Dead Sea. Since 1930, its surf area has reduced by almost 40 percent. Venice, Italy With waterways instead of streets. This "Floating City" has attracted visitors for centuries. But no visit to Venice is complete without a ride on one of its famous gondolas, human powered water taxis. Water creates Venice. But water will also kill the city. Built on soft earth, Venice has slowly been sinking (下沉) for centuries. Now, with rising sea levels caused by human activities, it's sinking faster. According to US-based magazine Architectural Digest, the city may disappear in the next 100 years. Better book your gondola soon! Great Barrier Reef, Australia Covering  more  than  2,300  kilometers  of  Australia's northeast coast, Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest reef ecosystem, and an ideal place for scuba divers (水肺潜水者).Thousands of colorful coral (珊瑚) and fish make homes in the blue sea water. It's like a big underwater party! Sadly, the party might be over soon. The reef is dying. Human activities are changing the weather. Warming ocean, water kills the coral, and this causes problems up the food chain. The New York Times reported that large parts are already dead, and the reef system might be gone  by 2030. 1. If you swim in the Dead Sea, it's easy to _____? A . Float in the water B . Sink in the water. C. Disappear in the water.