2025年中考英语时文阅读题型专练09 保护考拉，刻不容缓、海姆利克急救法、机器尾巴或帮助老人保持平衡（原卷版）.pdf

中考时文阅读练习09

中考时文阅读练习保护考拉，刻不容缓！

题型：阅读理解

主题语境：动物

语篇类型：说明文

词数：260

难度：★★★☆☆

建议用时：7分钟

TheAustralianKoalaFoundationsaysAustraliahaslostabout30percentofitskoalasoverthe

pastthreeyears.Thenon-profit(非营利)groupsaysdroughts(干旱)，wildfiresanddevelopmentprojects

playedapartinthedropinthekoalapopulation.Theyarestronglyadvisingthegovernmenttodomoreto

protecttheanimalsenvironment.

Thegroupguessesthekoalapopulationhasdroppedtolessthan58,000thisyearfrommorethan80,000

in2018.ThebiggestdecreaseisinthestateofNewSouthWales,wherethenumberofkoalashasdropped

by41percent.DeborahTabart,leaderoftheAustralianKoalaFoundation,calledthedrop

“quitedramatic”.Onlyoneareainthestudyisthoughttohavemorethan5,000koalas.Someareasare

believedtohaveasfewasfiveorten.

Tabartsaidthecountryneedsakoalaprotectionlaw.Sheadded,“Whatweworryaboutisplaceslike

westernNewSouthWaleswheredroughtshavelastedforovertenyears.Now,theeffectisbeginningto

showup—riversystemscompletelydryandredgumtrees(红桉树)，whicharethelifebloodof

koalas,aredead.”

ThelossinNewSouthWaleslikelyspedupafterlargeforestareasweredestroyed(毁坏)bywildfiresin

late2019andearly2020.Someofthoseareasalreadyhadnokoalas.Landclearingbybuilding

developersandroadbuildershasalsodestroyedthekoalasenvironment.

“Ithinkeveryonegetsit,andwevegottochange.Butifthosebuilding-machineskeepworking,thenI

reallyfearforthekoalas,”Tabartsaid.

1.Whatdidthegroupadvisethegovernmenttodo?

A.Savekoalasfromdyingout.

B.Stopalldevelopmentprojects.

C.Putoutthewildfireimmediately.

D.Provideenoughwaterforkoalas.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dramatic”inParagraph2mean?

A.Exciting.B.Surprising.C.Relaxing.D.Interesting.

3.H