专题08 阅读问答（1年汇编）（江苏专用）2026年中考英语真题分类汇编

**基本信息** 汇集江苏宿迁、连云港等六地中考阅读真题，涵盖自然生态、文化传承、社会参与等主题，通过细节提取与开放问答结合，考查语言理解与表达能力。 **题型特征** |题型|题量/分值|知识覆盖|命题特色| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |阅读问答|6篇短文，共24题|细节理解（如“山脉作为天然水塔”）、推理判断（如“社区帮助方式数量”）、开放表达（如“介绍景观及原因”）|自然主题题（草原/山脉/沙漠）融入生态知识，文化题（元宵节）渗透传统习俗，社会热点题（动物防火）联系现实问题，开放题占比约30%，注重思维拓展|

专题08 阅读问答 1.（2026·江苏宿迁·中考真题）阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。 Nature is wonderful. The beauty of the natural world lies in landscapes. Let’s walk close and listen to them. I am the grassland. Colorful flowers grow here, and lovely animals like sheep and rabbits live happily on me. My plants take in carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) and produce fresh oxygen to clean the air. I store rainwater underground and feed nearby rivers. I am quiet and lively, a warm home for all living things. I am a mountain. I stand high and I’m usually covered with rocks and earth. I work as a natural water tower—snow and rain on my peaks flow down to form rivers that offer drinking water. My thick forests slow down floods and protect the land from soil loss. I am strong and silent, watching the world for thousands of years. I’m a desert. I am the Earth’s natural temperature keeper. I take in heat during the day and release (释放) it at night, keeping the temperature balanced. Besides, my plants store water in their leaves and give it to animals. Some animals feed on the leaves, and the water can keep them healthy. After listening, we know that grasslands, mountains and deserts bring us beautiful sights and hope. 1. How many landscapes are talked about in the text? 2. Which landscape works as a natural water tower according to the text? 3. Which landscape would you like to introduce to others? Why? 【答案】1. Three./3. 2. A mountain. 3. I’d like to introduce the grassland. Because it is a warm home for all living things. (言之有理即可) 【解析】【导语】 本文主要介绍了草原、高山和沙漠这三种自然地貌，讲述了它们各自对地球和生物的作用。 (1)题解析： 短文依次介绍了grassland、mountain、desert共三种地貌，该题为直接提取信息，因此可以直接得出数量。 (2)题解析： 第三段直接指出“ I am a mountain... I work as a natural water tower”，I指代a mountain，这是原文中的具体信息，直接提取作答。 (3)题解析： 本题是开放性试题，答案不唯一，但观点需基于文中事实。选取文中任意一种地貌，结合短文给出的特点、作用说明理由，言之有理即可。 2.（2026·江苏连云港·中考真题）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个题目的答案不超过5个单词。 Some teenagers are sharing their stories to raise awareness about helping their community. Hope their ideas encourage you to help your community too! Understand the power of using your voice By Kesli,13, North Dakota Last year I made a difference by using my voice. My state was trying to pass a bill (法案) that I didn’t like, so I wrote letters to my local government lawmakers and told them why I thought the bill was wrong. The bill did not pass. I learned that it’s important to speak up. Make sports easy for everyone By Rohan,9, Virginia I love playing sports because they’re a fun way to spend time with friends and meet new people. But not all kids get the chance to play. Sometimes the simplest thing to help kids play sports is to invite them to join you, even if they have a disability. Another way is to help by sharing your skills with younger kids. Take simple steps at home to protect the Earth By Lara,10, New Jersey Last year, I joined a gardening program through a local university. I learned that pollinators (传粉昆虫) help plants produce fruits, but their number is reducing. You can help them by planting more flowers. Besides, you can try eco-friendly ways to keep insects away. Small actions matter! 1. Who did Kesli write letters to? 2. What did Kesli learn from her experience last year? 3. How many ways does Rohan suggest to make sports easy for everyone? 4. How can we increase the number of pollinators according to Lara? 5. What else can you do to help your community? 【答案】1. Her local government lawmakers. 2. The power of using voice./It’s important to speak up. 3. Two. 4. By planting more flowers./By trying eco-friendly ways. 5. Visit and help old people./… (言之有理即可) 【解析】【导语】 本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了三位青少年分享他们帮助社区的故事，旨在鼓励读者也去参与帮助自己的社区。 (1)题解析： Kesli的描述“so I wrote letters to my local government lawmakers and told them why I thought the bill was wrong.”这是原文中的直接信息，直接提取。 (2)题解析： Kesli的描述“I learned that it’s important to speak up.”这是原文信息的概括。也可概括为The power of using voice。 (3)题解析： Rohan的描述“Sometimes the simplest thing to help kids play sports is to invite them to join you…Another way is to help by sharing your skills with younger kids.”明确给出两个方法。因此答案是“Two.”，为原文直接计数。 (4)题解析： Lara的描述“You can help them by planting more flowers…Besides, you can try eco-friendly ways to keep insects away.”，明确给出两个方法，因此答案是对原文信息的直接提取。 (5)题解析： 本题为开放性问题，结合文章主题，写出其他帮助社区的方法，言之有理且不超过5个单词即可。 1.（2026·江苏无锡·中考真题）阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答案不超过10个单词。 The Lantern Festival is a very important part of traditional Chinese celebrations. It falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. On that night, people decorate their homes with colorful lanterns. They go out to admire the lights and watch traditional operas, enjoying a truly wonderful evening. The tradition of lighting lanterns at the festival has been celebrated since the Han Dynasty in China. It gradually developed into a long-standing custom. By the Tang Dynasty, this celebration became even more common. The tradition continued through the Ming Dynasty, when the festival finally became an important part of the New Year celebrations. During the Qing Dynasty, it turned into a large folk festival, celebrated by people all across the nation. People celebrate the Lantern Festival in many ways. The most popular activity is enjoying the lanterns. These beautiful lanterns come in many shapes and sizes-some are perfect circles, while others take the form of animals. You can see them everywhere. Public parks often hold impressive lantern displays, and children often carry small lanterns in the streets. There are many other fun activities during the festival. One of them is guessing the lantern riddles (谜语). Lantern owners write riddles on small notes and put them on the colorful lanterns. Then, guests try to guess the answers. If someone guesses the answer correctly, they go to the owner and usually receive a small, delightful prize. The Lantern Festival is more than just a time for fun; it shows traditional Chinese culture, the value of family togetherness, and the wish for happiness and a good life. It has been passed down for thousands of years and is deeply loved by the Chinese people. In recent years, the Lantern Festival has also been known and celebrated in many other countries. 1. Which day of the first lunar month does the Lantern Festival fall on? 2. How do people decorate their homes on the night of the Lantern Festival? 3. What did this celebration turn into during the Qing Dynasty? 4. What activities do people do to celebrate the Lantern Festival? (Give at least 2 examples.) 5. Why do people in many other countries celebrate the Lantern Festival? 【答案】1. The fifteenth/15th day. 2. With/By using (colourful/beautiful) lanterns. 3. A large folk festival. 4. They enjoy the lanterns and guess the lantern riddles. 5. Because they are interested in traditional Chinese culture. 【解析】【导语】 本文介绍中国传统节日元宵节，讲述它的时间、起源发展、各类庆祝活动以及文化内涵。 (1)题解析： 原文第一段“It falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month”，直接点明元宵节的时间，提取关键信息作答，注意答案不超过10个单词。 (2)题解析： 原文第一段“On that night, people decorate their homes with colorful lanterns”以及第三段“These beautiful lanterns come in many shapes and sizes-some are perfect circles”，说明人们装饰家的方式，精简句子，控制词数。 (3)题解析： 原文第二段“During the Qing Dynasty, it turned into a large folk festival, celebrated by people all across the nation”，找到清朝时这个节庆的变化，截取核心内容。 (4)题解析： 原文第三段“The most popular activity is enjoying the lanterns.”和第四段“One of them is guessing the lantern riddles.”，选取这两项作答，满足至少2个例子的要求。 (5)题解析： 原文第五段“The Lantern Festival is more than just a time for fun; it shows traditional Chinese culture, the value of family togetherness, and the wish for happiness and a good life.”，元宵节承载中国传统文化，近年被其他国家知晓庆祝，由此推断外国人庆祝是因为对中国传统文化感兴趣，属于合理推断。 2.（2026·江苏徐州·中考真题）阅读短文，回答短文后的五个问题。 The world is full of amazing nature and discoveries. Here are two examples. Rainbow mountains Danxia Landform In Gansu, China, there is a row of mountains covered in coloured stripes. There are deep red, yellow, blue and green colours. They are more beautiful after the rain. These mountains look as if a rainbow has been painted over them. Some people have said, “These are the rocks where rainbows sleep.” These amazing rainbow mountains could be the imaginary landscape of an alien planet, but they are right here on Earth. Titanosaur For a human baby to grow to adult size takes many years. Not so, however, for a titanosaur baby. Titanosaurs are the largest dinosaurs that ever lived. By studying the fossils (化石), scientists think that at birth titanosaur babies weigh as much as a human baby at birth. In just a few weeks, however, they were at least the size of a large dog. By around 20, they were bigger than buses. There are no other animals in the world that have started small and reached such a large size so ________. How amazing it is to think that something beginning as a tiny egg could grow into one of the largest animals ever to walk round the world! 注：每题答案不超过6个词。 1. What colours are there in the rainbow mountains in Gansu? 2. When do the rainbow mountains in Gansu look more beautiful? 3. What are titanosaurs? 4. What word(s) can be put in ________? 5. Please write a proper title for the passage. 【答案】1. Deep red, yellow, blue and green. 2. After the rain. 3. The largest dinosaurs that ever lived. 4. quickly/fast/speedily/rapidly/swiftly/... 5. Amazing Nature and Discoveries/Two Amazing Natural Wonders/Wonderful Things on Earth/... 【解析】【导语】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了中国甘肃的彩虹山丹霞地貌和泰坦巨龙两种神奇的自然与发现。 (1)题解析： 根据“Rainbow mountains Danxia Landform”这一段落中“There are deep red, yellow, blue and green colours.”可知，彩虹山有深红、黄、蓝和绿色。答案为原文具体信息，直接提取。 (2)题解析： 根据“Rainbow mountains Danxia Landform”这一段落中“They are more beautiful after the rain.”可知，彩虹山在雨后更美。答案为原文具体信息，直接提取。 (3)题解析： 根据“Titanosaur”部分第一段中“Titanosaurs are the largest dinosaurs that ever lived.”可知，泰坦巨龙是曾经生存过的最大的恐龙。答案为原文具体信息，直接提取。 (4)题解析： 根据“Titanosaur”部分第二段中“There are no other animals in the world that have started small and reached such a large size so…”可知，世界上没有其他动物从小开始长得这么大，再结合上文提到泰坦巨龙几周就长得像大狗一样大，可知其生长速度快。故可填quickly/fast/speedily/rapidly/swiftly/...（合理即可）。 (5)题解析： 根据第一段中“The world is full of amazing nature and discoveries.”可知，世界充满了神奇的自然和发现。再结合全文内容，文章标题可设为：Amazing Nature and Discoveries/Two Amazing Natural Wonders/Wonderful Things on Earth/...（合理即可）。 1.（2026·江苏苏州·中考真题）请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。 Sometimes, students may have back or neck pain after class. Their pain might be a result of chairs too low for their height. When they sit uncomfortably for too long, they may get tired during classes. And this makes it difficult for them to take an active part in learning activities. One way to solve this problem is to adjust (调节) the height of their chairs. Adjustable chairs are designed to help students sit straight with their feet flat (平放的) on the floor and their knees at a 90-degree angle (角). Each student can choose their own chair height to fit their body and desk height. Proper chair height can help students reduce pain on the neck, shoulders, and lower back. Students spend hours sitting on their chairs every day. The chair becomes a silent partner in their development. The right chair allows students to focus better. But some students prefer to sit at a lower height than normal. This is not good for their health as well as their study. They need to know that a balanced sitting position can make a big difference. 1. What may happen if students sit uncomfortably for too long? 2. How can students reduce back or neck pain according to the passage? List two ways. 3. What else can be a “silent partner” in your life? How does it make a difference to you? 【答案】1. They may get tired during classes./They may have back or neck pain./They may have difficulty taking an active part in learning activities. 2. By adjusting the height of their chairs./By choosing the right chair./By choosing a balanced sitting position. 3. My dictionary. It helps me learn new words more easily./My basketball. Playing basketball helps me stay healthy./My diary. It keeps a record of my life. (言之有理即可) 【解析】【导语】 本文主要讲述了学生因椅子高度不合适导致身体不适的问题，提出了调节椅子高度和保持正确坐姿的解决方法，并强调了正确坐姿对学生健康和学习的益处。 (1)题解析： 第一段“Sometimes, students may have back or neck pain after class. ... When they sit uncomfortably for too long, they may get tired during classes. And this makes it difficult for them to take an active part in learning activities.”说明了学生长时间坐姿不舒服可能会发生的情况，答案几乎是原文。 (2)题解析： 第二段“One way to solve this problem is to adjust (调节) the height of their chairs. ... Each student can choose their own chair height to fit their body and desk height.”及第三段“They need to know that a balanced sitting position can make a big difference.”说明调节椅子高度、选择合适的椅子及选择均衡的坐姿等方法可减轻疼痛，任意提取其中两种方法即可。 (3)题解析： 开放性试题，答案不唯一，选取身边长期陪伴自己、带来积极影响的事物，合理作答即可。 2.（2026·江苏扬州·中考真题）阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。（每题答案不超过10个词） Can animals help manage the risks of wildfires? In some places, people are turning to animals for help. These animals may play a role in stopping the spread of wildfires. A fire needs three things to burn: fuel (燃料), heat, and oxygen from the air. Forest floors are covered in fire fuel. That includes dry grass, dead wood and leaves. They can catch fire easily. Heat can come from a burning match, lightning, or hot wood from a campfire. In the right conditions, a whole forest can catch fire from one burning leaf. And this happens quickly. If there is no fuel, then the fire can’t spread. But there’s a way to deal with fire fuel. Grazing (食草的) animals naturally clear out these plants. How? By doing what they do best: eating! Yes, hungry animals can help prevent wildfires. During the hot, dry summers in Portugal and Spain, wildfire often happens. It eats everything! Luckily, goats (山羊) also eat everything. Portugal’s government turns to goats for help. The goats’ job is to eat plants under trees that cover the hills. Some even climb trees to look for supper. In northern Spain, sheep are also joining in. Sheep and goats eat through dry grass. Without fuel, it’s more difficult for a fire to spread. Fire also needs oxygen. Firefighters use water to put out fires and block their oxygen. Enter beavers (河狸)! When beavers build dams (坝), they flood the area around. Water covers grass. And the soil stays nice and wet. They create a wide area of wetlands. The wetlands can prevent wildfire in hot, dry areas. Because of climate change, many areas are experiencing hotter, drier seasons. Wildfires are growing in number and destructiveness. But we don’t have to fight these fires alone. Animals can be heroes of protecting the environment. They just have to do what comes naturally. 1. Why are people in some places turning to animals for help? 2. What may happen to dry grass, dead wood and leaves? 3. How do sheep reduce the risk of the spread of wildfire? 4. How do wetlands help in hot, dry areas? 5. What’s your understanding of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? 【答案】1. Because these animals may help stop the spread of wildfires. 2. They may catch fire easily. 3. By eating (through dry grass). 4. They cover grass and keep soil nice and wet. 5. We can turn to animals for help to fight fires. 【解析】【导语】 本文介绍了动物如何帮助管理野火风险，包括山羊和绵羊通过啃食干草减少燃料，河狸通过筑坝形成湿地阻断氧气。 (1)题解析： 第一段指出“These animals may play a role in stopping the spread of wildfires”，说明人们求助动物的原因是它们可以帮助阻止野火蔓延，提取信息作答。 (2)题解析： 第二段指出“That includes dry grass, dead wood and leaves. They can catch fire easily”，说明干草、枯木和树叶很容易着火，答案是原文直接信息。 (3)题解析： 第四段指出“Sheep and goats eat through dry grass”，说明绵羊通过啃食干草来减少燃料，答案是原文直接信息。 (4)题解析： 第五段指出湿地预防野火的两个具体方面“When beavers build dams, they flood the area around. Water covers grass. And the soil stays nice and wet”，说明湿地的作用是水覆盖草木，并使土壤保持湿润，从而减少易燃物并抑制野火蔓延，整合这两点作答。 (5)题解析： 最后一段划线句子“But we don’t have to fight these fires alone”直接表明人类不必独自应对野火，结合前一句“Animals can be heroes of protecting the environment”，说明动物可以成为灭火的帮手，答案是原文直接信息。 / 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 专题08 阅读问答 1.（2026·江苏宿迁·中考真题）阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。 Nature is wonderful. The beauty of the natural world lies in landscapes. Let’s walk close and listen to them. I am the grassland. Colorful flowers grow here, and lovely animals like sheep and rabbits live happily on me. My plants take in carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) and produce fresh oxygen to clean the air. I store rainwater underground and feed nearby rivers. I am quiet and lively, a warm home for all living things. I am a mountain. I stand high and I’m usually covered with rocks and earth. I work as a natural water tower—snow and rain on my peaks flow down to form rivers that offer drinking water. My thick forests slow down floods and protect the land from soil loss. I am strong and silent, watching the world for thousands of years. I’m a desert. I am the Earth’s natural temperature keeper. I take in heat during the day and release (释放) it at night, keeping the temperature balanced. Besides, my plants store water in their leaves and give it to animals. Some animals feed on the leaves, and the water can keep them healthy. After listening, we know that grasslands, mountains and deserts bring us beautiful sights and hope. 1. How many landscapes are talked about in the text? 2. Which landscape works as a natural water tower according to the text? 3. Which landscape would you like to introduce to others? Why? 2.（2026·江苏连云港·中考真题）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个题目的答案不超过5个单词。 Some teenagers are sharing their stories to raise awareness about helping their community. Hope their ideas encourage you to help your community too! Understand the power of using your voice By Kesli,13, North Dakota Last year I made a difference by using my voice. My state was trying to pass a bill (法案) that I didn’t like, so I wrote letters to my local government lawmakers and told them why I thought the bill was wrong. The bill did not pass. I learned that it’s important to speak up. Make sports easy for everyone By Rohan,9, Virginia I love playing sports because they’re a fun way to spend time with friends and meet new people. But not all kids get the chance to play. Sometimes the simplest thing to help kids play sports is to invite them to join you, even if they have a disability. Another way is to help by sharing your skills with younger kids. Take simple steps at home to protect the Earth By Lara,10, New Jersey Last year, I joined a gardening program through a local university. I learned that pollinators (传粉昆虫) help plants produce fruits, but their number is reducing. You can help them by planting more flowers. Besides, you can try eco-friendly ways to keep insects away. Small actions matter! 1. Who did Kesli write letters to? 2. What did Kesli learn from her experience last year? 3. How many ways does Rohan suggest to make sports easy for everyone? 4. How can we increase the number of pollinators according to Lara? 5. What else can you do to help your community? 1.（2026·江苏无锡·中考真题）阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答案不超过10个单词。 The Lantern Festival is a very important part of traditional Chinese celebrations. It falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. On that night, people decorate their homes with colorful lanterns. They go out to admire the lights and watch traditional operas, enjoying a truly wonderful evening. The tradition of lighting lanterns at the festival has been celebrated since the Han Dynasty in China. It gradually developed into a long-standing custom. By the Tang Dynasty, this celebration became even more common. The tradition continued through the Ming Dynasty, when the festival finally became an important part of the New Year celebrations. During the Qing Dynasty, it turned into a large folk festival, celebrated by people all across the nation. People celebrate the Lantern Festival in many ways. The most popular activity is enjoying the lanterns. These beautiful lanterns come in many shapes and sizes-some are perfect circles, while others take the form of animals. You can see them everywhere. Public parks often hold impressive lantern displays, and children often carry small lanterns in the streets. There are many other fun activities during the festival. One of them is guessing the lantern riddles (谜语). Lantern owners write riddles on small notes and put them on the colorful lanterns. Then, guests try to guess the answers. If someone guesses the answer correctly, they go to the owner and usually receive a small, delightful prize. The Lantern Festival is more than just a time for fun; it shows traditional Chinese culture, the value of family togetherness, and the wish for happiness and a good life. It has been passed down for thousands of years and is deeply loved by the Chinese people. In recent years, the Lantern Festival has also been known and celebrated in many other countries. 1. Which day of the first lunar month does the Lantern Festival fall on? 2. How do people decorate their homes on the night of the Lantern Festival? 3. What did this celebration turn into during the Qing Dynasty? 4. What activities do people do to celebrate the Lantern Festival? (Give at least 2 examples.) 5. Why do people in many other countries celebrate the Lantern Festival? 2.（2026·江苏徐州·中考真题）阅读短文，回答短文后的五个问题。 The world is full of amazing nature and discoveries. Here are two examples. Rainbow mountains Danxia Landform In Gansu, China, there is a row of mountains covered in coloured stripes. There are deep red, yellow, blue and green colours. They are more beautiful after the rain. These mountains look as if a rainbow has been painted over them. Some people have said, “These are the rocks where rainbows sleep.” These amazing rainbow mountains could be the imaginary landscape of an alien planet, but they are right here on Earth. Titanosaur For a human baby to grow to adult size takes many years. Not so, however, for a titanosaur baby. Titanosaurs are the largest dinosaurs that ever lived. By studying the fossils (化石), scientists think that at birth titanosaur babies weigh as much as a human baby at birth. In just a few weeks, however, they were at least the size of a large dog. By around 20, they were bigger than buses. There are no other animals in the world that have started small and reached such a large size so ________. How amazing it is to think that something beginning as a tiny egg could grow into one of the largest animals ever to walk round the world! 注：每题答案不超过6个词。 1. What colours are there in the rainbow mountains in Gansu? 2. When do the rainbow mountains in Gansu look more beautiful? 3. What are titanosaurs? 4. What word(s) can be put in ________? 5. Please write a proper title for the passage. 1.（2026·江苏苏州·中考真题）请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。 Sometimes, students may have back or neck pain after class. Their pain might be a result of chairs too low for their height. When they sit uncomfortably for too long, they may get tired during classes. And this makes it difficult for them to take an active part in learning activities. One way to solve this problem is to adjust (调节) the height of their chairs. Adjustable chairs are designed to help students sit straight with their feet flat (平放的) on the floor and their knees at a 90-degree angle (角). Each student can choose their own chair height to fit their body and desk height. Proper chair height can help students reduce pain on the neck, shoulders, and lower back. Students spend hours sitting on their chairs every day. The chair becomes a silent partner in their development. The right chair allows students to focus better. But some students prefer to sit at a lower height than normal. This is not good for their health as well as their study. They need to know that a balanced sitting position can make a big difference. 1. What may happen if students sit uncomfortably for too long? 2. How can students reduce back or neck pain according to the passage? List two ways. 3. What else can be a “silent partner” in your life? How does it make a difference to you? 2.（2026·江苏扬州·中考真题）阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。（每题答案不超过10个词） Can animals help manage the risks of wildfires? In some places, people are turning to animals for help. These animals may play a role in stopping the spread of wildfires. A fire needs three things to burn: fuel (燃料), heat, and oxygen from the air. Forest floors are covered in fire fuel. That includes dry grass, dead wood and leaves. They can catch fire easily. Heat can come from a burning match, lightning, or hot wood from a campfire. In the right conditions, a whole forest can catch fire from one burning leaf. And this happens quickly. If there is no fuel, then the fire can’t spread. But there’s a way to deal with fire fuel. Grazing (食草的) animals naturally clear out these plants. How? By doing what they do best: eating! Yes, hungry animals can help prevent wildfires. During the hot, dry summers in Portugal and Spain, wildfire often happens. It eats everything! Luckily, goats (山羊) also eat everything. Portugal’s government turns to goats for help. The goats’ job is to eat plants under trees that cover the hills. Some even climb trees to look for supper. In northern Spain, sheep are also joining in. Sheep and goats eat through dry grass. Without fuel, it’s more difficult for a fire to spread. Fire also needs oxygen. Firefighters use water to put out fires and block their oxygen. Enter beavers (河狸)! When beavers build dams (坝), they flood the area around. Water covers grass. And the soil stays nice and wet. They create a wide area of wetlands. The wetlands can prevent wildfire in hot, dry areas. Because of climate change, many areas are experiencing hotter, drier seasons. Wildfires are growing in number and destructiveness. But we don’t have to fight these fires alone. Animals can be heroes of protecting the environment. They just have to do what comes naturally. 1. Why are people in some places turning to animals for help? 2. What may happen to dry grass, dead wood and leaves? 3. How do sheep reduce the risk of the spread of wildfire? 4. How do wetlands help in hot, dry areas? 5. What’s your understanding of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? / 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $函学科网 www.zxxk.com 让教与学更高效 专题08阅读问答 基础必练 【答案】1.Three./3. 2.Amountain. 3.I'd liketo introducethegrassland.Because it is awarmhome for allliving things.(言之有理即可) 【答案】l.Herlocalgovernmentlawmakers..2.Thepowerofusing voice.It'simportanttospeakup. 3.Two. 4. By planting more flowers./By trying eco-friendly ways 5.Visit and help old people../.(言之有理即可) 进阶提升 ]1.The fifteenth/15th day.2.With/By using (colourful/beautiful)lanterns.3.Alarge folk festival.4. They enjoy the lanterns and guess the lantern riddles. 5.Because they are interested in traditional Chinese culture. 【答案】l.Deep red,yellow,blue and green. 2.After the rain. 3.The largest dinosaurs that ever lived. 4. quickly/fast/speedily/rapidly/swiftly/... 5.Amazing Nature and Discoveries/Two Amazing Natural Wonders/Wonderful Things on Earth/... 拓展培优 1.They may get tired during classes./They may have back or neck pain./They may have difficulty taking an active part in learning activities.2.By adjusting the height of their chairs./By choosing the right chair./By choosingabalancedsittingposition.3.My dictionary.Ithelpsmelearnnewwordsmoreeasily./My basketball.Playing basketball helps me stay healthy.My diary.It keeps a record of my life.(言之有理即可) 【答案】l.Becausethese animalsmay help stop thespread ofwildfires. 2.They may catch fireeasily.3.By eating (through dry grass).4.They covergrassandkeep soilnice and wet. 5.Wecanturntoanimals for help tofight fires. 1/1