考向1 人与自然之自然景观 --备战中考英语阅读理解专项突破（练习版）.docx

专题四：人与自然

备战2022年中考英语阅读理解专项突破

考向1人与自然之自然景观

Passage1（2021·黑龙江大庆·中考真题）

It’s2050.TheEarthisdying,andmovingtoMarsseemstobetheonlywayoutforhumans.AteamofAmericanastronauts(宇航员)begintosearchonMars.ThisiswhatthemovieRedPlanetbeginswith.KnownastheRedPlanet,Marsisthefavouriteofwritersandfilmmakers.

MarsisthefourthplanetfromtheSunandthenextplanetbeyondtheEarth.MarsistheonlyplanetwhosesurfacecanbeseenfromtheEarth.Itisabouthalfsizeofourplanet.

ThesurfaceofMarsismoreliketheEarththananyotherplanet.ButitisfurtherfromtheSunthantheEarth,sotemperaturesonMarsaremuchlower.PlantsandanimalscannotlivenowonMars.ButmanyscientistsstillbelievethatsuchlifemayhavebeenonMarslongago.

On6thAugust,1996,scientistsdiscoveredapieceofrockfromMars,whichfelltotheEarth13,000yearsago.10yearslater,somescientistsstilldidn’tacceptthattherewaslifeonMars.PeoplemaynotbesureaboutlifeonMarsuntilasample(样本)oflifeisbroughtback.Somefurtherresearchesarebeingdoneinmanycountries.Ifyouwanttoknowmore,pleaseclick.

Choosetherightansweraccordingtothepassage.

1．WhyisthemovieRedPlanetmentioned?

A．Tointroducethetopic. B．ToadvisereaderstogotoMars.

C．TocompareMarswiththeEarth. D．TotellstoriesaboutAmericanastronauts.

2．WhatdoweknowaboutMars?

A．MarsisasbigastheEarthinsize.

B．MarsisthefourthplanetfromtheEarth.

C．ThesurfaceofMarsissimilartothatoftheEarth.

D．MarsisoneoftheplanetswhosesurfacescanbeseenfromtheEarth.

3．NolifeexistsonMarsbecause________.

A．itistoosoft B．itistoofar C．itistoosmall D．itisloocold

4．WhatdidscientistsfindfromMarsin1996?

A．Someplants B．Someanimals C．Apieceofrock D．Somewater

5．Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom________.

A．anotice B．awebsite C．adiary D．atourguide

Passage2（2021·江苏宿迁·