2019-2020年牛津译林版八年级英语上阅读理解加强训练(三)(含答案).docxVIP

Day One 阅读难度★★★ Amazon is burning The world’s largest rainforest, the Amazon, grows over eight countries and covers 40 percent of South America. It makes about one-fifth of Earth’s oxygen (氧气).u People call it “the lungs (肺) of our planet”. However, the rainforest is in danger now. A large fire broke out in the Amazon last month. As of Aug 27, it had lasted for 22 days. In fact, the Amazon has seen a large number of fires this year. Between January and August, there were over 74,000 fires － the