中考英语 完形填空+阅读理解 (含答案)

练习一

Ⅰ. 完形填空

(2015·江西中考) Most of us have three meals a day. We take food for granted(想当然). And we don’t think about it. 1experts argue a food crisis(危机)is coming. This crisis is going to make us2the way we think about food.

Food is in great need3 a growing of world population. By 1960, the population was three billion. It doubled to six billion by 1999. By 2050, this planet will need to4at least nine billion people. As a result, the food prices get higher and higher.

So, what can a5, crowed world do? One suggestion is to eat6meat. Meat uses more natural resources(资源)than grains(谷物). It requires more7to produce one pound of meat than to produce one pound of grain. It also requires between 5 and 10 times more8than vegetables. So, eating less meat will9 more land for farming, and it will save water.

To eat less meat, people will need to change their eating habits. That will not be 10. Americans, for example, have11loved meat. In general, they eat twice as much meat as people in other countries. At the same time, in developing countries like China and Brazil, sales of meat have doubled in the last 20 years. 12will double again by 2050. Growing need of meat will13to put pressure on natural resources.

World population is increasing, resources are becoming fewer, and food prices

are rising. Therefore, we need to rethink14we eat every day. For meat lovers, we don’t need to give up meat15. But we need to eat more grains and less meat.

1. A. And B. But C. Or D. Until

2. A. change B. find C. get D. tell

3. A. instead of B. thanks to

C. because of

D. as for

4. A. help B. have C. feed D. meet

5. A. busy B. tired C. thirsty D. hungry

6. A. less B. more C. much D. little

7. A. time B. land C. people D. place

8. A. air B. meat C. money D. water

9. A. provide B. produce C. waste D. need

10. A. important B. hard

C. easy

D. necessary

11. A. never B. seldom C. hardly D. always

12. A. It B. They C. We D. That

13. A. continue B. stop C. have D. start

14. A. how B. when C. what D. where

15. A. quickly B. completely

C. finally

D. especially

Ⅱ. 阅读理解

(2014·山西中考) What does it mean to be green? “Green”is more than just a color. It also means

taking special steps to protect the environment—the water, the land, and the air we breathe. Why green? Plants are green, and without them the earth wouldn’t be such a lovely home for us human beings.

Sometimes people call ours a“throw away society”. That means we a re always throwing away old things and buying new ones. Many times, if you no longer need something, someone else just might need it. For example, if your brother is old enough not to play with his plastic bike, why not give it to another family who has a little kid so that they don’t need to buy one? And one less large plastic toy doesn’t need to be produced.

Recycling(回收利用)has never been easier. Many organizations will pick it up right in front of your house and some towns even require(要求)it. Tell your mom or dad you want to become“Chief of Recycling”for your family. Now that you know what things you can recycle, find a place to keep them. Make sure you encourage everyone in your house to think whether things can be reused or recycled before they’re thrown away.

Almost everyone likes traveling. But next time before you travel around the world, take a look at your own backyard. Is there a place where you could plant a tree or put in a little fruit or vegetable garden? If so, get there and get your hands dirty. Then you can watch with pride as your tree takes root, and your garden plants grow into big plants full of ripe, red tomatoes or tiny, juicy blueberries. Who knew being green would taste so good?

1. In the first paragraph, the writer introduces the topic of the passage by.

A. telling an interesting story