人教新目标九年级英语全册话题阅读过关训练：(一)环保与生活

(一)环保与生活

Ⅰ.完形填空

Do you want to know what the city will be like in the future? Please read the passage carefully. And you will be surprised after reading it.

Cities are home to skyscrapers(摩天大楼) and other buildings, and there were not many open spaces within them. Without many spaces for 1 and gardens, city planners often find it difficult to add green to the city. One way to 2 this problem is to grow plants on unused areas like walls and rooftops(屋顶). It’s a good idea, and now rooftop gardens and green walls can be 3 in cities around the world.

There are many 4 of having green spaces in cities. Adding green to rooftops or walls can create a(n) 5 environment, for example, turning a cement(水泥) wall into a colorful 6 . The CaixaForum art gallery(画廊) in Madrid, Spain, is a famous example. One of the walls is covered 7 15,000 plants. In other cities, green walls are being used more practically(实用地), for example, to cover up old houses and empty buildings.

Using plants to cover walls and rooftops can also cut power costs 8 they can keep buildings cool in summer and also help them stay 9 in winter. They 10 provide green spaces for birds. About 12% of roofs are green in Germany already, and Tokyo requires at least 20% of the new roofs to be green.

( )1.A.parks B.museums C.cinemas D.factories

( )2.A.forget B.make C.protect D.solve

( )3.A.bought B.seen C.read D.thrown

( )4.A.problems B.mistakes C.advantages D.troubles

( )5.A.terrible B.boring C.noisy D.enjoyable

( )6.A.bridge B.garden ke D.hospital

( )7.A.with B.to C.off D.on

( )8.A.or B.but C.because D.although

( )9.A.cold B.warm C.dry D.wet

( )10.A.never B.hardly C.very D.also

Ⅱ.阅读理解

Do you believe in green living? Read the following blog(博客) and replies about

a fun, easy and creative way to make your lifestyle greener.

What do you think of the “new” hat I made for

my sister? It used to be my mom’s sweater.

Posted by Gina at8:32a.m.

on11th February2018

New uses for old clothing

Nowadays, we’re more wasteful than ever—buying, using and throwing things away without thinking about the costs. We need to start living more respon-sibly—but how? One answer is to upcycle(再生利用).

If you’re like me, you might already make soil for gardening from food waste and use empty paper boxes as storage space. Did you know you can apply(应用) the same way to old clothing? You just need imagination!

I started upcycling clothing. Making new things out of old clothes is the best way to mix my talent and my interest.

Do you upcycle? If so, what new things have you made? If not, why not give it a try?