2026年中考英语复习难题速递之阅读理解—环境保护（2025年10月）.docxVIP

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2026年中考英语复习难题速递之阅读理解—环境保护（2025年10月）

一．阅读理解（共20小题）

1．（2025?苏州模拟）Terribleweathereventsareharmingtheplanet，andexpertssaytheremightbeevengreaterdangertocome.TheseaicelossandtheArcticicemeltingcausedbyclimatechangehaveincreasedmuchinthelasttenyears.Becauseofthat，thenumberofpolarbears（北极熊）andseals（海豹）hasdroppedgreatlywhilepolarbearsdependonseaiceforhuntingseals.

AccordingtothedatafromtheWMO（世界气象组织），temperaturesontheAntarctica（南极洲）justreach18.3℃，whichishigherthantherecordof17.59℃inMarch，2015.Moreover，temperaturesinthisareahavewarmedabout3℃overthelast50years.Althoughsuchtemperaturesmightbeconsideredpleasantforapicnic，thisistheAntarcticawearetalkingabout.Itishometothemostinhospitableenvironmentontheplanetbecauseitissupposedtobeanextremelycoldplace.Infact，theaverage（平均的）temperatureofthecontinentscentralareais﹣57℃.

Besides，▲.Australiaisundergoingitsworstdrought（干旱）sincethe1930s，leavingwildfiresburningsolongandcausingmanydeaths.MeanwhileinEurope，cropsinthenorthwestaresufferingthedriestweatherinthepast80years.Recently，WestTexasinAmericahasalsogonethroughitsworstdroughtinmorethan70years，whiletherearefloodsinEasternandSouthernChina.

Climatechangeisbadforhumanbeings.Itcausesdirecthealthproblems.Imafraidtherewillbemorecommoneventsliketheonethat30，000to50，000personsdiedinEuropein2003duetotheheatwavethere，ProfessorSchwartzsaid.Itwillalsocausemoreairpollution，diseasesandlackofcleanwaterandsoon.

（1）Accordingtothepassage，whatsthetemperatureontheAntarcticanow？

A.17.59℃.

B.18.3℃.

C.3℃.

D.57℃.

（2）WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinhospitableinParagraph2probablymean？

A.comfortabletolive

B.unhealthytolive

C.unfittolive

D.convenienttolive

（3）Whichsentencecanbeputinthe▲？