2020年中考英语最热话题时文阅读训练

2020年中考英语最热话题时文阅读训练（原创，有答案）

一、完形填空

It’s sad to learn that a whale has died in the ocean. However, that’s not the end for the whale. It has a lot to give to 1______ sea animals after death.

When a whale dies, it 2______ sinks (下沉) to the bottom of the ocean floor. There, the whale carcass (尸体) 3______ food and nutrients (营养) to deep-sea animals, which are often starved (饥饿的) for food. The remains can last for decades and create a complex (复杂的) ecosystem 4______ a whale fall –an “oasis (绿洲)” of life in the deep sea.

Chinese scientists found a whale fall for the first time in the South China Sea during a deep-sea expedition (考察) carried out by oceanic research vessel (舰) Tansuo-1, which finished its expedition 5_____ April 2. Tansuo-1 6_____ the manned submersible (潜水器) Shenhai Yongshi, which is able to dive to a depth of 4,500 meters.

The whale fall ecosystem can exist in the deep ocean because great pressure and cold temperatures there prevent the body from decomposing (分解) too quickly. But the depth also makes it hard for scientists to discover them. There are 7_____ than 50 known whale falls in the world.

The whale fall in the South China Sea is about three 8_____ long. Scientists have found several species (物种) of shrimp (虾) and fish near the whale fall. Some fish have started 9______ the whale’s tail. The whale fall might be quite recent and needs long-term observation (观察), according to Xie Wei, a scientist 10_____ took part in the expedition.

By studying the whale fall, scientists can better understand how marine (海洋的) ecosystems support life and how to protect biodiversity (生物多样性) resources in the deep sea.

( )1.A.other B. others C. the other D. another

( )2.A.slowly B. quickly C. hardly D. daily

( )3.A.gives B. offers C. provides D. sells

( )4.A.call B. calls C. calling D. called

( )5.A.on B. in C. at D. during

( )6.A.brought B. carried C. took D. fetched

( )7.A.little B. less C. more D. many

( )8.A.metre B. kilometre C. centimetre D. decimeter

( )9.A.eating B. to eat C. ate D. eaten

( )10.A.who B. which C. whose D. what

Keys: 1-5 ABCDA 6-10 BBABA

二、选词填空

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with students start they cook end show person many we Divided into two groups, the students were busy in a kitchen at the High Point Community Center in Seattle, US. Instructor (指导员）Asia Faircloth taught one group how to cook vermicelli (意式细面) bowls with chicken. The other group joined instructor Jacob Alhadeff to practice new chopping skills 1_____ chef knives.

The center’s four-week 2______ course was centered on cooking and food justice. To teach 3______ people about the importance of having nutritious food, the city recruited (招募) 4______ from low-income families through social media.u Each student received 100 dollars (700 yuan) at the 5_______ of the course.

“Low-income people of color are more likely to feel the effects of food injustice (不公),” Alhadeff said. “So providing cooking instruction and putting money back in the pockets of 6______ community members seemed like a no-brainer (容易做的决定).”Alhadeff and Faircloth 7______ the course not only to teach kids how to cook, but also to encourage them to think more deeply about the economics behind food. They 8______ how to connect the dots between personal choices and the economic cost of obesity (肥胖), climate change and global food supplies.

Tahir Adams and Najah Goodrich, two juniors at Seattle Lutheran High School, joined the classes. They talked about how farmers have a hard time putting food on 9_______ own kitchen tables while growing fresh produce for the rest of the country. They were proud of the new skills and recipes (菜谱) they learned.

“We started with more 10______ things, then looked at the bigger, global view ... like, how climate change is related to food,” Adams said. “It can be really bad when droughts (干旱) turn places into actual deserts and droughts cause civil unrest.”

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6.our

7.started

8.were shown

9.their 10.personal