专题05 阅读理解之说明文10篇-2023年中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题特快专递（广东专用）.docxVIP

2023中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题速递（广东专用）

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专题05阅读理解之说明文10篇

（2022·广东韶关·校考二模）Arecordof1,101manatees(海牛)diedinFloridalastyear,manyfromhunger.SolastDecember,governmentwildlifeexpertsthoughtupaplantogivefoodtothemanatees.Theydecidedtofeedthemgreenvegetableslikelettuceandcabbage.RonMezich,anexpert,said,“We’remakingadifference.”Sofar,theyhaveservedupmorethan193,000poundsoflettucetohungrymanatees.Butastheweatherisgettingwarm,theprogramisexpectedtoendsoon.

Manateesarehugeseaanimalsthatonlyeatseagrassandotherplantsthatliveinthesea.That’sonereasonwhythey’resometimescalled“seacows”.Since1967,Florida’smanateeshavebeenontheUSgovernment’slistofendangeredanimals.Mostdangerstomanateescomefromhumans.Oneofthebiggestproblemsfacingtheanimalsareboats.Manateesarecurious(好奇的)andfairlyslow.Thathasledtothousandsofmanateesbeinghitorkilledbyboats.Atonepoint,therewereonlyabout2,000manateesleftinFlorida.Withprotection,thenumberincreased.In2016,thereweremorethan6,000manatees.

However,asseagrassbegantodisappear,thenumberofmanateeskeepsgoingdownagain.Warmingseaswithpollutedwaterhavecreatedhugegrowthsofalgae(藻)ontheocean’ssurface.Thealgaeblocksthesunlightthatallowstheseagrasstogrow.Forexample,inIndianRiverLagoon,wheremanateesoftengointhewinter,about90%oftheseagrassbedstherehavediedoff.Longterm,Floridawillworktohelprestore(恢复)seagrassbeds.Butthatwilltaketime.Scientistsstillworrythathundredsmoremanateescouldstarvethiswinter.

1．Whyaremanateessometimescalled“seacows”?

A．Theyareasbigascows. B．Theycanswimlikecows.

C．Theyhavetailslikecows. D．Theyfeedonplantslikecows.

2．Howhasthenumberofmanateeschangedoveryears?

A． B． C． D．

3．Whichshowsthecorrectorderofthecausesofmanatees’death?

A．seapollution→growthofalg