Unit3 The environment Reading 同步练 2025-2026学年沪教牛津版（广州深圳沈阳通用）（2012）九年级英语下册

Unit3 The environment ⭐Reading同步练 一、单项选择（语法 / 词汇 / 短语，共 10 小题，每题 1 分） 1. Our world is in ______, so we must protect the environment. A. danger B. safe C. peace D. order 2. The atmosphere is like the glass of a ______, letting sunlight in and keeping heat out. A. house B. greenhouse C. room D. building 3. When we burn fuels like petrol and ______, we produce carbon dioxide. A. wood B. gas C. coal D. oil 4. Too much CO₂ pollutes the atmosphere and causes the Earth’s ______ to rise. A. sea level B. temperature C. population D. water 5. Cutting down forests makes the ______ effect worse. A. greenhouse B. flood C. pollution D. soil 6. Trees take in CO₂ and produce ______ for all living things. A. water B. oxygen C. food D. energy 7. Cutting down trees destroys the ______ of forest animals. A. homes B. food C. water D. friends 8. People often use things once and then ______ them away as litter. A. throw B. keep C. take D. use 9. We should become “______ consumers” and buy environment-friendly products. A. green B. red C. blue D. yellow 10. If we change our lifestyle, we can ______ a difference to the environment. A. make B. do C. take D. get 二、完形填空（环保主题短文，共 10 小题，每题 1.5 分） Our world is in danger. We must do something to 1. ______ the environment. The greenhouse effect is a big problem. The atmosphere keeps heat from getting out. When we burn fuels, we produce CO₂. Too much CO₂ 2. ______ the atmosphere and makes the Earth 3. ______. This causes sea level to rise. Cutting down forests is another problem. Trees take in CO₂ and produce oxygen. Cutting down trees 4. ______ animals’ homes and makes the greenhouse effect 5. ______. The soil is easily destroyed by rain, which can 6. ______ in floods. Bad habits also cause pollution. People use things once and throw them away, creating mountains of 7. ______. To protect the environment, we should be 8. ______ consumers. We should buy 9. ______ products and recycle as much as we can. If we live in new ways, we can 10. ______ a difference. 1. A. protect B. pollute C. destroy D. change 2. A. pollutes B. cleans C. helps D. cools 3. A. warmer B. colder C. bigger D. smaller 4. A. destroys B. builds C. finds D. saves 5. A. worse B. better C. slower D. faster 6. A. result B. cause C. lead D. get 7. A. rubbish B. trees C. animals D. water 8. A. green B. red C. blue D. yellow 9. A. environment-friendly B. expensive C. cheap D. beautiful 10. A. make B. do C. take D. get 三、阅读理解（细节理解 / 主旨大意 / 信息提取，共 5 小题，每题 2 分） 阅读短文，完成任务 The world is in danger Our world is in danger. We must protect the environment. The main problems are: 1. The greenhouse effect The atmosphere keeps heat from getting out. Burning fuels produces CO₂. Too much CO₂ pollutes the atmosphere and makes the Earth warmer. This causes sea level to rise and may make cities disappear. 2. Cutting down forests We cut down huge areas of forests every year. Trees take in CO₂ and produce oxygen. Cutting down trees destroys animals’ homes and makes the greenhouse effect worse. The soil is easily destroyed by rain, causing floods. 3. Bad habits People use things once and throw them away as litter. This creates mountains of rubbish and pollutes land and seas. Solutions We should become “green consumers”: buy environment-friendly products, recycle and reuse things. If we change our lifestyle, we can make a difference. 1. What is the greenhouse effect? A. The atmosphere keeps heat out. B. Too much CO₂ makes the Earth warmer. C. It causes sea level to drop. D. It makes forests grow faster. 2. What do trees do to help the environment? A. They take in oxygen and produce CO₂. B. They take in CO₂ and produce oxygen. C. They destroy animals’ homes. D. They cause floods. 3. What is one result of cutting down forests? A. More oxygen. B. Less CO₂. C. Floods. D. More trees. 4. What do bad habits cause? A. More forests. B. Less pollution. C. Mountains of rubbish. D. Cleaner seas. 5. What is the main idea of the article? A. The world is beautiful. B. We need to protect the environment from danger. C. Cutting down forests is good for the environment. D. We should use more plastic. 四、语法填空（共 10 空，每空 1.5 分） 阅读短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Our world is in 1. ______ (dangerous). We must do something 2. ______ (protect) the environment. The greenhouse effect: The atmosphere keeps heat from 3. ______ (get) out. Burning fuels produces CO₂. Too much CO₂ 4. ______ (pollute) the atmosphere and makes the Earth 5. ______ (warm). This causes sea level 6. ______ (rise). Cutting down forests: Trees take in CO₂ and produce oxygen. 7. ______ (cut) down trees destroys animals’ homes and makes the greenhouse effect 8. ______ (bad). Bad habits: People throw things away, creating 9. ______ (mountain) of rubbish. We should be green consumers and recycle as 10. ______ (many) as we can. We can make a difference. 参考答案及解析 一、单项选择 1. A 解析：固定搭配 in danger 表示 “处于危险中”。 2. B 解析：由课文 “The atmosphere is like the glass of a greenhouse” 可知答案。 3. C 解析：由课文 “When we burn fuels such as petrol and coal” 可知答案。 4. B 解析：由课文 “As a result of the greenhouse effect, the Earth’s temperature is increasing” 可知答案。 5. A 解析：由课文 “This makes the greenhouse effect worse” 可知答案。 6. B 解析：由课文 “trees take in CO₂ and produce oxygen” 可知答案。 7. A 解析：由课文 “destroys the homes of the animals that live in our forests” 可知答案。 8. A 解析：固定搭配 throw away 表示 “扔掉”。 9. A 解析：由课文 “become ‘green consumers’” 可知答案。 10. A 解析：固定搭配 make a difference 表示 “有影响；起作用”。 二、完形填空 1. A 解析：protect the environment 表示 “保护环境”。 2. A 解析：pollutes the atmosphere 表示 “污染大气层”。 3. A 解析：温室效应使地球变暖，用 warmer。 4. A 解析：destroys animals’ homes 表示 “破坏动物的家园”。 5. A 解析：makes the greenhouse effect worse 表示 “加剧温室效应”。 6. A 解析：固定搭配 result in 表示 “导致”。 7. A 解析：mountains of rubbish 表示 “堆积如山的垃圾”。 8. A 解析：green consumers 表示 “绿色消费者”。 9. A 解析：environment-friendly products 表示 “环保产品”。 10. A 解析：固定搭配 make a difference。 三、阅读理解 1. B 解析：由 “Too much CO₂ pollutes the atmosphere and makes the Earth warmer” 可知答案。 2. B 解析：由 “trees take in CO₂ and produce oxygen” 可知答案。 3. C 解析：由 “This can result in floods” 可知答案。 4. C 解析：由 “This creates mountains of rubbish” 可知答案。 5. B 解析：文章核心主题是 “地球处于危险中，我们需要保护环境”。 四、语法填空 1. danger 解析：介词 in 后接名词，dangerous → danger。 2. to protect 解析：动词不定式作目的状语。 3. getting 解析：介词 from 后接动名词。 4. pollutes 解析：一般现在时，主语 CO₂ 为单数，用 pollutes。 5. warmer 解析：make sth. + adj. 比较级 表示 “使某物更……”。 6. to rise 解析：固定搭配 cause sth. to do。 7. Cutting 解析：动名词作主语。 8. worse 解析：make sth. + adj. 比较级 表示 “使某物更……”。 9. mountains 解析：固定搭配 mountains of 表示 “堆积如山的”，用复数。 10. much 解析：as much as we can 表示 “尽可能多”，修饰不可数名词。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $