Unit 13 We're trying to save the earth!单元话题阅读理解练习-2024-2025学年九年级英语全一册单元重难点易错题精练（人教版）

Unit 13 We're trying to save the earth! 单元话题阅读理解练习 （23-24九年级上·江苏盐城·期末）Water is important for all living things on Earth. The water cycle is a natural process that takes water from the ground and the sky and brings it back to the earth again. It is a cycle that happens the whole year and is most active from March to June in China. In this article, we will explore the water cycle and discuss its importance for Earth. The water cycle always begins with water vapour (蒸汽). When it’s hot outside, you can see clouds forming in the sky. These clouds are made of water vapour that comes from the ground, plants and rivers. As water vapour rises into the sky, it cools down and becomes clouds. After that, clouds travel through the sky and fall back to Earth as rain or snow. Then, water runs through rivers and oceans and finally returns to the earth again in different forms like rainwater or snow. The water cycle plays an important role in protecting our Earth’s climate. It provides us with water to drink and keeps our climate healthy. On top of that, it takes water from rivers and oceans and brings it to the areas that don’t have enough water. Without the cycle. we would face many problems.When there is too much water in one place, it becomes a flood. When water is badly in need, it becomes a drought. Besides, water vapour can take heat from the sun and keep our planet cool. The water cycle is a natural process that keeps our planet alive. It’s important for plants and animals to drink water and for our rivers to stay flowing with water. Understanding the water cycle can help us enjoy the beauty of nature, know how our planet works and develop better methods to protect our Earth. And that is a responsibility we should take on. 1．Which season might have the most active water cycle in China? A．Spring. B．Summer. C．Autumn. D．Winter. 2．Which is the right order of the water cycle according to the text? ① Water returns to the ground.            ② Rain or snow falls down. ③ Water vapour rises up.                ④ Clouds are formed in the sky. A．③②④① B．④②③① C．④③②① D．③④②① 3．Why is the water cycle important? A．It brings warm weather. B．It shows the beauty of nature. C．It makes the climate pleasant. D．It cleans the air and the ground. 4．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A．Earth’s climate. B．The water cycle. C．Water vapour. D．Drinking water. 5．What is the writer’s purpose in writing the last paragraph? A．To ask people to water plants. B．To encourage people to save water. C．To call on people to protect our planet. D．To inspire people to get close to nature. （24-25九年级上·江苏徐州·期中）At a community store in Hangzhou, items like beans, salt, and sugar are stored in large jars (罐子) and vegetables are placed in bamboo baskets, all without plastic packaging (外包装). Customers (顾客) bring their own cloth bags or bottles to take what they want to buy. Qiu Li opened the store with the hope of sharing the message that over-packaging and single-use plastics are harmful to the environment. The store’s sales were low in the beginning. “The items are priced a little higher because they are organic (有机的),” Qiu explained. What’s more, the new shopping method raised many questions. “Some customers point to a jar and ask if there are smaller packages,” she said. Qiu always explains to each customer that they can use their own cloth bags to take as much or as little as they want. She also offers to lend them used bottles or cloth bags. Customers are gradually getting used to this shopping method. “Although running the business is difficult, I keep doing it to encourage (鼓励) a greener lifestyle,” Qiu said. Many people in the community support Qiu’s store. Some bring boxes to the store for customers who forget their own bags. Some make cloth bags from old clothing. “It takes time to change people’s thoughts. No matter how small our efforts are, they are meaningful,” she said. 1．Why did Qiu Li open the store? A．To make lots of money. B．To make good use of her spare time. C．To encourage people to reduce packaging waste. D．To satisfy (满足) more and more customers’ needs. 2．How does Qiu Li suggest customers take the items they need? A．By bringing their own cloth bags. B．By using plastic bags provided by the store. C．By choosing items with plastic packaging. D．By borrowing bottles from other customers. 3．What can we learn from Paragraph 4? A．People don’t care much about plastic pollution. B．Customers don’t like this new shopping method. C．It requires time for customers to accept the new shopping method. D．It isn’t convenient (便利的) to buy things without smaller packages. 4．Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A．How to live a greener lifestyle B．A woman opens a green store C．Why we should refuse plastic bags D．A new shopping method is becoming popular （24-25九年级上·江苏扬州·期中）Research recently published in the journal Science studied land subsidence (地面沉降) in China’s major cities, raising people’s worries about land sinking in the country. However, Hu Xie, co-author of the study, said this idea isn’t right scientifically. “Almost every city has areas of sinking and uplift (上升),” Hu told the Intellectual, a new science and technology media. The sinking of certain areas in a city does not mean the whole city is sinking. Human activities, like digging to build or taking out groundwater, are often the reason for it. What matters is how the areas are influenced and how quickly the land changes. In fact, during times of fast economic development, the rate of land subsidence in China has been much slower compared to other countries. For example, in San Jose, California, US, certain areas sank by 1.2 meters between 1912 and 1933. This was the time when the area quickly developed. The subsidence rate in Tokyo, Japan, even reached 27 centimeters a year during the 1950s. However, the subsidence rates in major Chinese cities are still around a few millimeters a year. Even so, the government has taken measures to slow down the sinking. The key is not taking out too much water from the ground. The South-to-North Water Diversion Project (南水北调工程) is offering a helping hand to the country’s northern cities. Through this project, less water from the ground is used in northern areas and land subsidence in many areas of Beijing and Tianjin has stopped. Shanghai has also reduced yearly ground subsidence from around 10 mm in 1995 to 6 mm in 2019 through efforts such as improving the water supply system (供水系统) and closing deep wells (井), according to The Paper. 1．Hu Xie might agree that ________. A．nearly half of China’s cities are sinking B．land subsidence is not a problem at all C．the sinking of certain areas matters most D．many cities have areas of sinking and uplift 2．What is the major cause of land subsidence in China according to the passage? A．Water pollution. B．High buildings. C．The use of groundwater. D．The South-to-North Water Diversion Project. 3．What measure has Shanghai taken to stop land subsidence? A．Using less groundwater. B．Using water from southern cities. C．Encouraging people to use more water. D．Using recycled water. 4．What is the purpose of the passage? A．To show the rate of land subsidence in China. B．To introduce the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. C．To explain the different causes of land subsidence. D．To discuss land subsidence and present solutions. （24-25九年级上·河北唐山·期中）Young Heroes for the Earth Nowadays, people around the world are working to help our earth. Check out how the young children influence the world. Lihua, 11, started a group to teach kids about pandas. He also sold toy pandas to raise money to protect pandas in danger. “I hope to encourage more people to care about pandas.” Lihua says. Kathy, 10, set up an organization to educate people about growing right plants in right places. She also wrote a book to help people learn what plants are native (本土的) to their area. Linda, 12, invented a machine called Super E. It collects heat from fields to make electricity. Linda says her invention creates electricity in a way that has less pollution to the environment. Tom, 11, started a project called the “Ocean Heroes Camp” and picked up plastic waste around neighborhood with his friends. The goal of the project was to fight against plastic pollution. 1．Who set up an organization to educate people about growing right plants? A．Libua. B．Kathy. C．Linda. D．Tom. 2．Why did Linda invent Super E? A．To cut down pollution. B．To protect pandas in danger. C．To know native plants. D．To fight against plastic pollution. 3．Why does the writer list these kids? A．He wants to show a survey result. B．He wants to have a discussion. C．He wants to provide some examples. D．He wants to give some reasons. （24-25九年级上·河北邢台·期中）Look at the Earth from space. Why does our planet look so blue? It’s blue because water covers almost three quarters of the Earth’s surface. Water is not just an important part of our planet. It is an important part of our body, too. More than half of our total body weight is water. Our body loses water whenever we exercise or go to the toilet. That’s why we need to drink plenty of water every day. We drink water. We use it to cook, clean, and carry waste out of our homes. Farmers use it to grow vegetables and crops like rice and corn, factories use it to make products. Since the 1950s, the amount of water people use has increased by three times. But the water supply hasn’t. Scientists worry that soon there won’t be enough water for us, as well as for the animals and plants. What can we do to help? Use water wisely. Having enough water isn’t our only problem. We also need it clean. Right now, ships and factories are putting wastes into seas, rivers and so on. Even chemicals that farmers use are running into rivers and lakes. All this pollution can make the water dangerous to drink. It can also harm fish and other water-living lives. We must do something to stop pollution. It’s the best way to protect our world’s most valuable natural resource. 1．How many important areas of water are mentioned in Paragraph 1? A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four. 2．What does the underlined sentence “We also need it clean.” mean? A．We also need water to wash things. B．We also need water that looks clean. C．We also need to keep water clean. D．We also need to discover clean water. 3．What is the writer’s purpose in writing his passage? A．To ask people to value water. B．To advise people to drink more water. C．To introduce the uses of water. D．To describe the situation of water supply. （24-25九年级上·河北张家口·期中）Forest fires are dangerous. As a ranger (护林员) at the Zhanhe Forest Bureau in Heilongjiang, Wang Liuyang works hard to protect forests and animals from forest fires. Wang’s parents were also rangers there. They chose the job in 1988 and worked at a watchtower (瞭望塔) 9 kilometers from their home. In 1992, Wang Liuyang was born. With no one to care for him at home, his mother started bringing him to the forest when he was only 6 months old. Wang said he grew up in the forest. Later, Wang went to work in Jilin. In 2014, he returned to his hometown to work at a watchtower, which was about 30 kilometers from his parents’ workplace. Two years later, his wife Xu Pan joined him, becoming the second woman ranger in the bureau after Wang’s mother. “I couldn’t understand my parents until I became a ranger myself. I hope I can do as well as they have,” said Wang. Wang’s mother stopped working in 2018. In the spring of 2023, Wang and his wife were sent to work with his father. Over the past 35 years, the family has reported fire risks and has helped put out forest fires more than 100 times. The forest is their home, and they will try their best to protect it. 1．What do we know about Wang Liuyang? A．He is 30 years old. B．He works in Jilin now. C．He is a ranger like his parents. D．He was born and grew up in the city. 2．What is the correct order of the following events? ① Wang’s mother stopped working. ② Wang’s parents became rangers. ③ Xu Pan became a ranger. ④ Wang Liuyang returned to his hometown. A．①③④② B．②④③① C．③④①② D．④③②① （22-23九年级上·浙江绍兴·期末）Whatever we don’t want, eggshells, newspapers, soda cans or old socks, is all garbage. And garbage goes to the garbage bin. There seems to be nothing wrong with that. But do you really know how to throw away garbage properly? China has been developing garbage sorting (分类) for over 10 years, but the idea of garbage sorting hasn’t been accepted completely. Shenzhen has developed new policies which say people will be fined up to 100 yuan for not sorting rubbish. “It’s clear that the government is pushing this forward strictly,” said Zhang Ning, a program officer. “But I’m afraid the policies will prove to get stuck because garbage sorting has never been achieved by only using punishments.” A recent survey found that 49.5 percent of the people still don’t know how to sort garbage, while 45.5 percent can just do it patiently. “Lots of people are not sure about what’s recycle and what’s general waste,” Zhang Minjing, a government officer, told China.Org.cn. According to Zhang, 70 percent of garbage is a “misplaced resource”. For example, every ton of waste paper can be used to make 850 kg of paper. But this is based on the proper garbage sorting. And the action of households—where the sorting firstly starts—is the key. “Garbage sorting is a chain effect. Improper behavior at the very beginning will make all the following effects go useless,” he added, “It requires everyone’s hard work.” To change people’s ideas on sorting the garbage is never easy. Zhang Xie, 23, who works at a shopping mall, said, “In my office, each person has only one bin and everything goes in there.” Then she added, “We do have two larger bins for recycling and general waste in the hallway, but no one likes to separate their waste at the end of the day.” Zhang Ning said “Garbage soring is not easy but we need take patience. It’s a long way to go and it’s never too early to take action.” 1．In the first paragraph, the writer shows the topic by ________. A．listing numbers B．giving examples C．asking a question D．making a comparison 2．The underlined phrase “get stuck” in Paragraph 3 means “________”. A．become a big challenge B．be able to be carried out C．become a great success D．be unable to move further 3．Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A．All misplaced garbage is also a kind of useful resource. B．Nearly half people are not sure what recyclable garbage is. C．Many people are impatient to sort garbage before throwing it. D．It’s difficult to sort garbage properly, so it needs everyone’s hard work. 4．What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this passage? A．To state the importance of garbage sorting. B．To teach people what garbage can be recycled. C．To call on people to take action about garbage sorting. D．To warn people of the serious situation about garbage sorting. （24-25九年级上·浙江绍兴·期中）October 14 was International E-Waste Day. This year, the day was focused on “invisible” (看不见的) e-waste—things most people don’t think of as electronics. As newer and more advanced devices come out, huge amounts of electronics are thrown away, instead of being recycled. These items may be a danger to the environment because electronics can contain harmful materials like lead or mercury. If these materials get into the ground or water, the pollution can cause serious problems. Most electronics require rare metals, like gold, copper and lithium..., which must be mined from the earth. Often the mining process creates serious pollution. A group known as WEEE (废弃电子电气设备论坛) says that the rare metals and other materials that get thrown out as e-waste every year are worth about $57 billion. Recently, WEEE asked researchers from the UN to study a kind of e-waste that’s often unnoticed. The UN study revealed that about 1/6 of all e-waste is “invisible”, and that the value of this unseen waste is actually about $9.5 billion a year. Though it’s “invisible”, it’s certainly not a small amount. The invisible e-waste weighs about 19.8 billion pounds. WEEE says that if this e-waste were piled into 40-ton trucks and the trucks were then lined up, the line of trucks would stretch for about 3,500 miles. The surprising category leading the invisible e-waste group was toys. Worldwide, roughly 7.3 billion electronic toys are thrown away each year, including items like car racing sets, electric trains, musical toys, or toys with electronic parts, like dolls that speak or games with electronic timers. In all, toys make up about 35% of invisible e-waste. ▲ The report also shows that other everyday items like smoke alarms, power tools, and computer cables are also big sources of invisible e-waste. The UN report says that 35% of the world’s invisible e-waste comes from these three categories. 1．What can be learnt from the passage? A．The electronics thrown out yearly are about $57 billion. B．The value of the e-waste is about $ 9.5 billion every year. C．The e-waste can be lined up for about 3,500 miles. D．About 70% of invisible e-waste is from everyday items. 2．Which sentence can be best put in the ▲ ? A．The electronic toys are not the only invisible e-waste. B．The effect caused by e-waste can hardly be seen. C．The problems are far larger than those of waste toys. D．The invisible e-waste can be found in our daily lives. 3．The passage is mainly written to ______. A．discuss the causes of invisible e-waste B．raise the awareness of recycling e-waste C．introduce International B-Waste Day D．list more kinds of invisible e-waste 4．What will the author probably write about in the next part? A．The negative influence of e-waste. B．The main sources of invisible e-waste. C．The different opinions on e-waste. D．The possible ways of recycling invisible e-waste. （24-25九年级上·福建福州·期中）The Barcelona government in Spain is banning (禁止) smoking on its beaches. From July 1, 2022, people who found smoking on the city’s beaches can be fined. The smoking ban, covering all the beaches in the city, is to protect the environment and make sure that beach visitors in the city can enjoy a smoke-free environment, which will bring fresher air and cleaner sands. Four of Barcelona’s beaches already became free of smoke in 2021 to test whether a larger ban would work. The government said that the decision to ban smoking on the beaches got a score of 8.2 points out of 10 from citizens (市民). While there was no fine for smoking during the test ban, people were just asked not to smoke. “Everyone understood the situation perfectly, and we hardly have to ask someone to leave a beach and smoke somewhere else,” said Eloi Badia, a city leader of Barcelona. The test ban also led to a large drop in the number of cigarette butts (烟蒂) that were left in the sand on those beaches. They are the most common rubbish found around the world, and can cause huge problems for the environment. They are also one of the most common causes of ocean pollution. Barcelona has become the first main city in Spain to ban smoking on its beaches. So far, of Spain’s over 3,000 beaches, nearly 500 have already banned smoking, and the rest may not be far behind. The country is planning to ban smoking on every beach in Spain. 1．What do the first two paragraphs tell us about the smoking ban? ①Its punishment.     ②Its starting time.    ③The area it covers.     ④The number of its rules. A．①②③ B．①③④ C．②③④ D．①②④ 2．The writer tells us how people liked the smoking ban by ________. A．telling a story B．listing reasons C．showing numbers D．giving an example 3．While there was no fine for smoking during the test ban, people ________. A．needed to be asked B．did well in following it C．chose to visit the beaches less D．failed to understand it perfectly 4．What does the underlined part “the rest may not be far behind” in the last paragraph mean? A．The other cities are not far from Barcelona. B．The other beaches may be free of smoke soon. C．There is a long way to go to ban smoking in Spain. D．Visitors should enjoy themselves far from the beaches. 5．The writer wrote the passage to ________. A．call for people to give up smoking B．collect people’s opinions about a ban C．report some news about protecting beaches D．show the importance of protecting environment 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ Unit 13 We're trying to save the earth! 单元话题阅读理解练习 （23-24九年级上·江苏盐城·期末）Water is important for all living things on Earth. The water cycle is a natural process that takes water from the ground and the sky and brings it back to the earth again. It is a cycle that happens the whole year and is most active from March to June in China. In this article, we will explore the water cycle and discuss its importance for Earth. The water cycle always begins with water vapour (蒸汽). When it’s hot outside, you can see clouds forming in the sky. These clouds are made of water vapour that comes from the ground, plants and rivers. As water vapour rises into the sky, it cools down and becomes clouds. After that, clouds travel through the sky and fall back to Earth as rain or snow. Then, water runs through rivers and oceans and finally returns to the earth again in different forms like rainwater or snow. The water cycle plays an important role in protecting our Earth’s climate. It provides us with water to drink and keeps our climate healthy. On top of that, it takes water from rivers and oceans and brings it to the areas that don’t have enough water. Without the cycle. we would face many problems.When there is too much water in one place, it becomes a flood. When water is badly in need, it becomes a drought. Besides, water vapour can take heat from the sun and keep our planet cool. The water cycle is a natural process that keeps our planet alive. It’s important for plants and animals to drink water and for our rivers to stay flowing with water. Understanding the water cycle can help us enjoy the beauty of nature, know how our planet works and develop better methods to protect our Earth. And that is a responsibility we should take on. 1．Which season might have the most active water cycle in China? A．Spring. B．Summer. C．Autumn. D．Winter. 2．Which is the right order of the water cycle according to the text? ① Water returns to the ground.            ② Rain or snow falls down. ③ Water vapour rises up.                ④ Clouds are formed in the sky. A．③②④① B．④②③① C．④③②① D．③④②① 3．Why is the water cycle important? A．It brings warm weather. B．It shows the beauty of nature. C．It makes the climate pleasant. D．It cleans the air and the ground. 4．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A．Earth’s climate. B．The water cycle. C．Water vapour. D．Drinking water. 5．What is the writer’s purpose in writing the last paragraph? A．To ask people to water plants. B．To encourage people to save water. C．To call on people to protect our planet. D．To inspire people to get close to nature. 【答案】1．A 2．D 3．C 4．B 5．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章介绍了水的重要性，以及水循环这一自然过程。 1．推理判断题。根据“and is most active from March to June in China.”可知，在中国，它从三月到六月最为活跃，也就是整个春季。故选A。 2．篇章结构题。根据“As water vapour rises into the sky…clouds forming in the sky…fall back to Earth as rain or snow…finally returns to the earth”可知，正确的顺序是水蒸气升入天空，冷却下来并变成云，以雨或雪的形式落回地球，再次回到地球。故选D。 3．细节理解题。根据“The water cycle plays an important role in protecting our Earth’s climate.”可知，水循环在保护我们地球的气候方面起着重要作用，它能够让气候健康宜人。故选C。 4．词句猜测题。根据“It provides us with water to drink and keeps our climate healthy.”可知，为我们提供了饮用水，并保持我们的气候健康是水循环的作用，此处的“it”指代水循环这个自然过程。故选B。 5．主旨大意题。根据“Understanding the water cycle can help us enjoy the beauty of nature, know how our planet works and develop better methods to protect our Earth. And that is a responsibility we should take on.”并通读全文可知，本文介绍了水循环的作用，作者在最后指出了解水循环可以帮助我们欣赏大自然的美丽，知道我们的星球是如何运作的，并开发出更好的方法来保护我们的地球，这是我们应当承担的责任，故作者的目的是号召大家保护地球。故选C。 （24-25九年级上·江苏徐州·期中）At a community store in Hangzhou, items like beans, salt, and sugar are stored in large jars (罐子) and vegetables are placed in bamboo baskets, all without plastic packaging (外包装). Customers (顾客) bring their own cloth bags or bottles to take what they want to buy. Qiu Li opened the store with the hope of sharing the message that over-packaging and single-use plastics are harmful to the environment. The store’s sales were low in the beginning. “The items are priced a little higher because they are organic (有机的),” Qiu explained. What’s more, the new shopping method raised many questions. “Some customers point to a jar and ask if there are smaller packages,” she said. Qiu always explains to each customer that they can use their own cloth bags to take as much or as little as they want. She also offers to lend them used bottles or cloth bags. Customers are gradually getting used to this shopping method. “Although running the business is difficult, I keep doing it to encourage (鼓励) a greener lifestyle,” Qiu said. Many people in the community support Qiu’s store. Some bring boxes to the store for customers who forget their own bags. Some make cloth bags from old clothing. “It takes time to change people’s thoughts. No matter how small our efforts are, they are meaningful,” she said. 1．Why did Qiu Li open the store? A．To make lots of money. B．To make good use of her spare time. C．To encourage people to reduce packaging waste. D．To satisfy (满足) more and more customers’ needs. 2．How does Qiu Li suggest customers take the items they need? A．By bringing their own cloth bags. B．By using plastic bags provided by the store. C．By choosing items with plastic packaging. D．By borrowing bottles from other customers. 3．What can we learn from Paragraph 4? A．People don’t care much about plastic pollution. B．Customers don’t like this new shopping method. C．It requires time for customers to accept the new shopping method. D．It isn’t convenient (便利的) to buy things without smaller packages. 4．Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A．How to live a greener lifestyle B．A woman opens a green store C．Why we should refuse plastic bags D．A new shopping method is becoming popular 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．C 4．B 【导语】本文主要讲述了邱丽在杭州开设了一家环保商店，通过鼓励顾客使用自带瓶子或袋子而不是塑料袋，来倡导环保理念的故事。 1．细节理解题。根据“Qiu Li opened the store with the hope of sharing the message that over-packaging and single-use plastics are harmful to the environment.”可知，邱丽开这家店的目的是希望分享过度包装和一次性塑料对环境有害的信息，即鼓励人们减少包装废物。故选C。 2．细节理解题。根据“Customers (顾客) bring their own cloth bags or bottles to take what they want to buy.”和“Qiu always explains to each customer that they can use their own cloth bags to take as much or as little as they want”可知，邱丽建议顾客自带布袋来装他们需要的物品。故选A。 3．推理判断题。根据“the new shopping method raised many questions...Customers are gradually getting used to this shopping method.”可知，购物方式引发了很多疑问，顾客会询问是否有小包装，但邱丽会向顾客解释，并且顾客逐渐习惯了这种购物方式，这表明顾客接受这种新的购物方式需要时间。故选C。 4．最佳标题题。本文主要讲述了邱丽在杭州开设了一家环保商店，通过鼓励顾客使用自带瓶子或袋子而不是塑料袋，来倡导环保理念的故事。故选项B“一位女士开了一家绿色商店”符合。故选B。 （24-25九年级上·江苏扬州·期中）Research recently published in the journal Science studied land subsidence (地面沉降) in China’s major cities, raising people’s worries about land sinking in the country. However, Hu Xie, co-author of the study, said this idea isn’t right scientifically. “Almost every city has areas of sinking and uplift (上升),” Hu told the Intellectual, a new science and technology media. The sinking of certain areas in a city does not mean the whole city is sinking. Human activities, like digging to build or taking out groundwater, are often the reason for it. What matters is how the areas are influenced and how quickly the land changes. In fact, during times of fast economic development, the rate of land subsidence in China has been much slower compared to other countries. For example, in San Jose, California, US, certain areas sank by 1.2 meters between 1912 and 1933. This was the time when the area quickly developed. The subsidence rate in Tokyo, Japan, even reached 27 centimeters a year during the 1950s. However, the subsidence rates in major Chinese cities are still around a few millimeters a year. Even so, the government has taken measures to slow down the sinking. The key is not taking out too much water from the ground. The South-to-North Water Diversion Project (南水北调工程) is offering a helping hand to the country’s northern cities. Through this project, less water from the ground is used in northern areas and land subsidence in many areas of Beijing and Tianjin has stopped. Shanghai has also reduced yearly ground subsidence from around 10 mm in 1995 to 6 mm in 2019 through efforts such as improving the water supply system (供水系统) and closing deep wells (井), according to The Paper. 1．Hu Xie might agree that ________. A．nearly half of China’s cities are sinking B．land subsidence is not a problem at all C．the sinking of certain areas matters most D．many cities have areas of sinking and uplift 2．What is the major cause of land subsidence in China according to the passage? A．Water pollution. B．High buildings. C．The use of groundwater. D．The South-to-North Water Diversion Project. 3．What measure has Shanghai taken to stop land subsidence? A．Using less groundwater. B．Using water from southern cities. C．Encouraging people to use more water. D．Using recycled water. 4．What is the purpose of the passage? A．To show the rate of land subsidence in China. B．To introduce the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. C．To explain the different causes of land subsidence. D．To discuss land subsidence and present solutions. 【答案】1．D 2．C 3．A 4．D 【导语】本文主要讨论了地面沉降的原因及其应对措施。 1．观点态度题。根据“Almost every city has areas of sinking and uplift (上升),”可以推测出胡谢认为许多城市都有地面沉降和上升。故选D。 2．细节理解题。根据“Human activities, like digging to build or taking out groundwater, are often the reason for it.”可知，中国地面沉降的主要原因是地下水的使用。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据“Shanghai…efforts such as improving the water supply system (供水系统) and closing deep wells (井),”可知，上海采取的方法是减少地下水的使用。故选A。 4．推理判断题。根据“the government has taken methods to slow down the sinking”及文章整体内容，本文讨论地面沉降问题并提出解决方案。故选D。 （24-25九年级上·河北唐山·期中）Young Heroes for the Earth Nowadays, people around the world are working to help our earth. Check out how the young children influence the world. Lihua, 11, started a group to teach kids about pandas. He also sold toy pandas to raise money to protect pandas in danger. “I hope to encourage more people to care about pandas.” Lihua says. Kathy, 10, set up an organization to educate people about growing right plants in right places. She also wrote a book to help people learn what plants are native (本土的) to their area. Linda, 12, invented a machine called Super E. It collects heat from fields to make electricity. Linda says her invention creates electricity in a way that has less pollution to the environment. Tom, 11, started a project called the “Ocean Heroes Camp” and picked up plastic waste around neighborhood with his friends. The goal of the project was to fight against plastic pollution. 1．Who set up an organization to educate people about growing right plants? A．Libua. B．Kathy. C．Linda. D．Tom. 2．Why did Linda invent Super E? A．To cut down pollution. B．To protect pandas in danger. C．To know native plants. D．To fight against plastic pollution. 3．Why does the writer list these kids? A．He wants to show a survey result. B．He wants to have a discussion. C．He wants to provide some examples. D．He wants to give some reasons. 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．C 【导语】本文讲述了许多孩子为了保护地球而做出的贡献。 1．细节理解题。根据“Kathy, 10, set up an organization to educate people about growing right plants in right places.”可知，Kathy是那个创建了教育人们如何在合适的地方种植合适植物的组织的人。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据“Linda, 12, invented a machine called Super E. It collects heat from fields to make electricity. Linda says her invention creates electricity in a way that has less pollution to the environment.”可知，Linda发明Super E是为了以对环境污染更少的方式创造电力。故她的目的是为了减少污染。故选A。 3．推理判断题。根据“Nowadays, people around the world are working to help our earth. Check out how the young children influence the world.”和文章内容可以推测，作者罗列这些孩子的事迹是为了提供一些例子，展示年轻儿童如何影响世界。故选C。 （24-25九年级上·河北邢台·期中）Look at the Earth from space. Why does our planet look so blue? It’s blue because water covers almost three quarters of the Earth’s surface. Water is not just an important part of our planet. It is an important part of our body, too. More than half of our total body weight is water. Our body loses water whenever we exercise or go to the toilet. That’s why we need to drink plenty of water every day. We drink water. We use it to cook, clean, and carry waste out of our homes. Farmers use it to grow vegetables and crops like rice and corn, factories use it to make products. Since the 1950s, the amount of water people use has increased by three times. But the water supply hasn’t. Scientists worry that soon there won’t be enough water for us, as well as for the animals and plants. What can we do to help? Use water wisely. Having enough water isn’t our only problem. We also need it clean. Right now, ships and factories are putting wastes into seas, rivers and so on. Even chemicals that farmers use are running into rivers and lakes. All this pollution can make the water dangerous to drink. It can also harm fish and other water-living lives. We must do something to stop pollution. It’s the best way to protect our world’s most valuable natural resource. 1．How many important areas of water are mentioned in Paragraph 1? A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four. 2．What does the underlined sentence “We also need it clean.” mean? A．We also need water to wash things. B．We also need water that looks clean. C．We also need to keep water clean. D．We also need to discover clean water. 3．What is the writer’s purpose in writing his passage? A．To ask people to value water. B．To advise people to drink more water. C．To introduce the uses of water. D．To describe the situation of water supply. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．A 【导语】本文介绍了水资源对我们的重要性，以及它现在所面临的问题，呼吁人们要珍惜水资源。 1．细节理解题。根据“Water is not just an important part of our planet. It is an important part of our body, too”可知，水不仅仅是地球的重要组成部分，它也是我们身体的一个重要部分；一共提到了两个水资源的重要区域，故选B。 2．词句猜测题。根据“Right now, ships and factories are putting wastes into seas, rivers and so on”可知，下文讲述了水污染的情况，所以我们必须要保持水资源是干净的，划线句子与C选项的句子同义，故选C。 3．主旨大意题。根据“We must do something to stop pollution. It’s the best way to protect our world’s most valuable natural resource”可知，作者的目的是让人们珍惜水资源，故选A。 （24-25九年级上·河北张家口·期中）Forest fires are dangerous. As a ranger (护林员) at the Zhanhe Forest Bureau in Heilongjiang, Wang Liuyang works hard to protect forests and animals from forest fires. Wang’s parents were also rangers there. They chose the job in 1988 and worked at a watchtower (瞭望塔) 9 kilometers from their home. In 1992, Wang Liuyang was born. With no one to care for him at home, his mother started bringing him to the forest when he was only 6 months old. Wang said he grew up in the forest. Later, Wang went to work in Jilin. In 2014, he returned to his hometown to work at a watchtower, which was about 30 kilometers from his parents’ workplace. Two years later, his wife Xu Pan joined him, becoming the second woman ranger in the bureau after Wang’s mother. “I couldn’t understand my parents until I became a ranger myself. I hope I can do as well as they have,” said Wang. Wang’s mother stopped working in 2018. In the spring of 2023, Wang and his wife were sent to work with his father. Over the past 35 years, the family has reported fire risks and has helped put out forest fires more than 100 times. The forest is their home, and they will try their best to protect it. 1．What do we know about Wang Liuyang? A．He is 30 years old. B．He works in Jilin now. C．He is a ranger like his parents. D．He was born and grew up in the city. 2．What is the correct order of the following events? ① Wang’s mother stopped working. ② Wang’s parents became rangers. ③ Xu Pan became a ranger. ④ Wang Liuyang returned to his hometown. A．①③④② B．②④③① C．③④①② D．④③②① 【答案】1．C 2．B 【导语】本文主要讲述了了王留洋加他的家人为努力保护森林和动物免受森林火灾的伤害而做出的努力。 1．细节理解题。根据文中“As a ranger (护林员) at the Zhanhe Forest Bureau in Heilongjiang, Wang Liuyang works hard to protect forests and animals from forest fires. Wang’s parents were also rangers there.”可知，王留洋和他的父母一样，都是护林员。故选C。 2．细节理解题。根据“Wang’s parents were also rangers there. They chose the job in 1988.... In 2014, he returned to his hometown to work at a watchtower, which was about 30 kilometers from his parents’ workplace. Two years later, his wife Xu Pan joined him, becoming the second woman ranger in the bureau after Wang’s mother....Wang’s mother stopped working in 2018.”可知，正确的顺序是：首先，王留洋的父母在1988年成为护林员（②）；2014年，王留洋回到家乡成为护林员（④）；两年后，即2016年，他的妻子徐盼也成为护林员（③）；最后在2018年，王留洋的母亲停止工作（①）。因此，正确顺序是②④③①。故选B。 （22-23九年级上·浙江绍兴·期末）Whatever we don’t want, eggshells, newspapers, soda cans or old socks, is all garbage. And garbage goes to the garbage bin. There seems to be nothing wrong with that. But do you really know how to throw away garbage properly? China has been developing garbage sorting (分类) for over 10 years, but the idea of garbage sorting hasn’t been accepted completely. Shenzhen has developed new policies which say people will be fined up to 100 yuan for not sorting rubbish. “It’s clear that the government is pushing this forward strictly,” said Zhang Ning, a program officer. “But I’m afraid the policies will prove to get stuck because garbage sorting has never been achieved by only using punishments.” A recent survey found that 49.5 percent of the people still don’t know how to sort garbage, while 45.5 percent can just do it patiently. “Lots of people are not sure about what’s recycle and what’s general waste,” Zhang Minjing, a government officer, told China.Org.cn. According to Zhang, 70 percent of garbage is a “misplaced resource”. For example, every ton of waste paper can be used to make 850 kg of paper. But this is based on the proper garbage sorting. And the action of households—where the sorting firstly starts—is the key. “Garbage sorting is a chain effect. Improper behavior at the very beginning will make all the following effects go useless,” he added, “It requires everyone’s hard work.” To change people’s ideas on sorting the garbage is never easy. Zhang Xie, 23, who works at a shopping mall, said, “In my office, each person has only one bin and everything goes in there.” Then she added, “We do have two larger bins for recycling and general waste in the hallway, but no one likes to separate their waste at the end of the day.” Zhang Ning said “Garbage soring is not easy but we need take patience. It’s a long way to go and it’s never too early to take action.” 1．In the first paragraph, the writer shows the topic by ________. A．listing numbers B．giving examples C．asking a question D．making a comparison 2．The underlined phrase “get stuck” in Paragraph 3 means “________”. A．become a big challenge B．be able to be carried out C．become a great success D．be unable to move further 3．Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A．All misplaced garbage is also a kind of useful resource. B．Nearly half people are not sure what recyclable garbage is. C．Many people are impatient to sort garbage before throwing it. D．It’s difficult to sort garbage properly, so it needs everyone’s hard work. 4．What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this passage? A．To state the importance of garbage sorting. B．To teach people what garbage can be recycled. C．To call on people to take action about garbage sorting. D．To warn people of the serious situation about garbage sorting. 【答案】1．C 2．D 3．A 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，我们应该采取行动进行垃圾分类。 1．细节理解题。根据“But do you really know how to throw away garbage properly?”可知，第一段作者通过询问问题引出话题。故选C。 2．词句猜测题。根据“because garbage sorting has never been achieved by only using punishments.”可知，因为垃圾分类从未仅靠惩罚就能实现，所以担心这项政策会陷入僵局，即“无法推行”。故选D。 3．细节理解题。根据“70 percent of garbage is a ‘misplaced resource’. For example, every ton of waste paper can be used to make 850 kg of paper. But this is based on the proper garbage sorting.”可知，70%的垃圾被误解认为是废物，但实际上可能是资源，而并非所有垃圾都是有用资源。故选A。 4．观点态度题。通过阅读全文，作者通过介绍垃圾分类的措施及存在问题，意在号召大家重视和参与垃圾分类。故选C。 （24-25九年级上·浙江绍兴·期中）October 14 was International E-Waste Day. This year, the day was focused on “invisible” (看不见的) e-waste—things most people don’t think of as electronics. As newer and more advanced devices come out, huge amounts of electronics are thrown away, instead of being recycled. These items may be a danger to the environment because electronics can contain harmful materials like lead or mercury. If these materials get into the ground or water, the pollution can cause serious problems. Most electronics require rare metals, like gold, copper and lithium..., which must be mined from the earth. Often the mining process creates serious pollution. A group known as WEEE (废弃电子电气设备论坛) says that the rare metals and other materials that get thrown out as e-waste every year are worth about $57 billion. Recently, WEEE asked researchers from the UN to study a kind of e-waste that’s often unnoticed. The UN study revealed that about 1/6 of all e-waste is “invisible”, and that the value of this unseen waste is actually about $9.5 billion a year. Though it’s “invisible”, it’s certainly not a small amount. The invisible e-waste weighs about 19.8 billion pounds. WEEE says that if this e-waste were piled into 40-ton trucks and the trucks were then lined up, the line of trucks would stretch for about 3,500 miles. The surprising category leading the invisible e-waste group was toys. Worldwide, roughly 7.3 billion electronic toys are thrown away each year, including items like car racing sets, electric trains, musical toys, or toys with electronic parts, like dolls that speak or games with electronic timers. In all, toys make up about 35% of invisible e-waste. ▲ The report also shows that other everyday items like smoke alarms, power tools, and computer cables are also big sources of invisible e-waste. The UN report says that 35% of the world’s invisible e-waste comes from these three categories. 1．What can be learnt from the passage? A．The electronics thrown out yearly are about $57 billion. B．The value of the e-waste is about $ 9.5 billion every year. C．The e-waste can be lined up for about 3,500 miles. D．About 70% of invisible e-waste is from everyday items. 2．Which sentence can be best put in the ▲ ? A．The electronic toys are not the only invisible e-waste. B．The effect caused by e-waste can hardly be seen. C．The problems are far larger than those of waste toys. D．The invisible e-waste can be found in our daily lives. 3．The passage is mainly written to ______. A．discuss the causes of invisible e-waste B．raise the awareness of recycling e-waste C．introduce International B-Waste Day D．list more kinds of invisible e-waste 4．What will the author probably write about in the next part? A．The negative influence of e-waste. B．The main sources of invisible e-waste. C．The different opinions on e-waste. D．The possible ways of recycling invisible e-waste. 【答案】1．D 2．A 3．B 4．D 【导语】本文主要讲述了国际电子垃圾日的重点——不可见电子垃圾。通过说明电子垃圾对环境的危害及其价值，引起人们对这类垃圾的关注。 1．推理判断题。根据“In all, toys make up about 35% of invisible e-waste.”和“The report also shows that other everyday items like smoke alarms, power tools, and computer cables are also big sources of invisible e-waste. The UN report says that 35% of the world’s invisible e-waste comes from these three categories.”可知，玩具约占不可见电子垃圾的35%。烟雾报警器、电动工具和电脑电缆等其他日常用品也是不可见电子垃圾的主要来源。联合国报告称，世界上35%的不可见电子垃圾来自这三类。所以大约70%的不可见电子垃圾来自日常用品。故选D。 2．推理判断题。根据“The report also shows that other everyday items like smoke alarms, power tools, and computer cables are also big sources of invisible e-waste.”可知，提到电子玩具不是唯一的不可见电子垃圾，这表明选项A是最佳选择。故选A。 3．主旨大意题。整个文章主要讨论电子垃圾尤其是不可见电子垃圾的现象及其重要性，并为此强调了国际电子垃圾日，旨在提高人们对回收电子废物的意识。因此，选项B最符合文章主旨。故选B。 4．推理判断题。根据文章内容以及结构，作者讨论了不可见电子垃圾的重要性，接下来很可能会讨论如何有效回收这些垃圾，即可能的回收方式。因此，选项D是最佳选择。故选D。 （24-25九年级上·福建福州·期中）The Barcelona government in Spain is banning (禁止) smoking on its beaches. From July 1, 2022, people who found smoking on the city’s beaches can be fined. The smoking ban, covering all the beaches in the city, is to protect the environment and make sure that beach visitors in the city can enjoy a smoke-free environment, which will bring fresher air and cleaner sands. Four of Barcelona’s beaches already became free of smoke in 2021 to test whether a larger ban would work. The government said that the decision to ban smoking on the beaches got a score of 8.2 points out of 10 from citizens (市民). While there was no fine for smoking during the test ban, people were just asked not to smoke. “Everyone understood the situation perfectly, and we hardly have to ask someone to leave a beach and smoke somewhere else,” said Eloi Badia, a city leader of Barcelona. The test ban also led to a large drop in the number of cigarette butts (烟蒂) that were left in the sand on those beaches. They are the most common rubbish found around the world, and can cause huge problems for the environment. They are also one of the most common causes of ocean pollution. Barcelona has become the first main city in Spain to ban smoking on its beaches. So far, of Spain’s over 3,000 beaches, nearly 500 have already banned smoking, and the rest may not be far behind. The country is planning to ban smoking on every beach in Spain. 1．What do the first two paragraphs tell us about the smoking ban? ①Its punishment.     ②Its starting time.    ③The area it covers.     ④The number of its rules. A．①②③ B．①③④ C．②③④ D．①②④ 2．The writer tells us how people liked the smoking ban by ________. A．telling a story B．listing reasons C．showing numbers D．giving an example 3．While there was no fine for smoking during the test ban, people ________. A．needed to be asked B．did well in following it C．chose to visit the beaches less D．failed to understand it perfectly 4．What does the underlined part “the rest may not be far behind” in the last paragraph mean? A．The other cities are not far from Barcelona. B．The other beaches may be free of smoke soon. C．There is a long way to go to ban smoking in Spain. D．Visitors should enjoy themselves far from the beaches. 5．The writer wrote the passage to ________. A．call for people to give up smoking B．collect people’s opinions about a ban C．report some news about protecting beaches D．show the importance of protecting environment 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．B 4．B 5．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了西班牙的巴塞罗为了保护环境在海滩上禁止吸烟，违反规定将要被罚款。 1．主旨大意题。根据“From July 1, 2022, people who found smoking on the city’s beaches can be fined.”可知，从2022年7月1日起，在该市海滩上吸烟的人可能会被罚款；根据“The smoking ban, covering all the beaches in the city, is to protect the environment and make sure...”可知，禁烟令覆盖了该市的所有海滩，旨在保护环境，这两段告知了禁烟的目的以及覆盖的范围。故选A。 2．细节理解题。根据“The government said that the decision to ban smoking on the beaches got a score of 8.2 points out of 10 from citizens”可知，政府表示，在海滩上禁烟的决定得到了市民的8.2分（满分10分），所以是通过展示市民对禁烟令的支持度评分来告诉我们人们对禁烟令的喜好。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据“Everyone understood the situation perfectly, and we hardly have to ask someone to leave a beach and smoke somewhere else”可知在测试禁烟期间，人们很好地遵守了禁烟规定。故选B。 4．词句猜测题。根据“So far, of Spain’s over 3,000 beaches, nearly 500 have already banned smoking, and the rest may not be far behind”可知，到目前为止，在西班牙的3000多个海滩中，近500个已经禁止吸烟，可知剩余的海滩也会跟随其后，即其他海滩很快就会无烟。故选B。 5．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，写这篇文章主要是为了报道一些关于禁烟的新闻从而达到保护海滩的目的。故选C。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$