【考點突破】閱讀理解：30環境保護專項練一2025中考英語

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Duringthetwosessions（會議），LeiJun,theCEOofChina'stechnologycompanyXiaomi,

calledformoree-waste（電子垃圾）recyclingplansinChina.

“Chinashouldcomeupwithdifferentrecyclingmethodstomakefulluseofthehuge

numberofunwantedsmartphonesandcomputerstoreducethecountry'scarbonfootprint,9,Lei

toldCCTVNews.

Accordingtothe2020UNGlobalE-wasteMonitor,theworld'se-wastewillreach74.6

milliontonsby2030.Thafsalmostadoublingofe-wasteinjust16years.

Now,technologycompaniesarelookingfordifferentwaystosolvee-wasteproblem.For

example,UScompanyApplebuiltarobotcalledDaisy.WithDaisy,valuablematerialsinused

iPhonescanbepulledoutmoreeasily.Samsungplanstouserecycledmaterialsinallofitsnew

productsbytheyear2025.Xiaomialsoplanstosetupe-wasterecyclingplatforms（平臺）sothat

peoplecangiveawayorselltheir▲moreeasily.

1.WhatisLeiJun'ssuggestionduringthetwosessions?

A.Torecyclemoree-waste.

B.Toreducetheuseofe-products.

C.Toincreasethenumberofsmartphones.

2.Whichpictureshowsthechangeoftheworld'se-wasteaccordingtothetext?

3.Howdoesthewritershowtechnologycompaniesarelookingforwaystosolvee-waste

problem?

A.Bylistingnumbers.B.Bycomparingfacts.C.Bygivingexamples.

4.WhichofthefollowingcanbeputinA?

A.newproductsB.shoppingbagsC.oldelectronics

Thisyear'sbushfire（森林大火）seasoninAustraliahasbroughtdamagelikeneverbefore.

Thefireshavebeenterribleforhumans,andworseforanimals.

Earlyon,mostreportsaboutthebushfiresfocusedonthelossoflandandcosttohumans.

Recently,peoplehavebecomemoreawareoftheeffectsofthefiresonanimals.ChrisDickman,a

scientistattheUniversityofSydney,triedtofindouthowmanyanimalsmighthavebeenkilled

bythefires.Thenumberhecameupwithwassurprisinglylarge;over1billionanimals.Fast

animals,orthosethatcanfly,maybeabletoescapeabushfire.Slow-movinganimalslikekoalas,

maynot.

InNewSouthWales,around8.000koalasaboutathirdofthestate'skoalas-arebelievedto

havebeenkilled.Inotherareas,likeKangarooIslandinSouthAustralia,asmanyas25.000may

havedied.

Thelossofanimalswouldbeatragedy（悲劇）anytimeandanywhere,butitcouldbe

especiallybadnewsitAustralia.Becauseitishometomanyspecialanimalsthatcan'tbefound

anywhereelse.Scientistsworrythatthebushfiresmightputanendtosomekindsofanimalsthat

werealreadyindangerofdyingout.

Ifsnotjustaboutanimalskilleddirectlybythefires.Evenwhenanimalssurvive（幸存），it

canbehardforthemtostayaliveintheworldleftbehindbythefires.Thafsbecausemanyofthe

placestheyliveandtheirsources（來源）offoodhavebeendestroyed.Forthatreason,workersfor

Australia'sNationalParkareusinghelicopters（直升飛機）todropsweetpotatoesandcarrotsonto

12differentareaswhererockwallabies（小袋鼠）live.Rock-wallabiesoftensurvivebushfires,but

canhavedifficultyfindingenoughtoeatafterthebigfire.

Otheranimals,likethousandsofwildcamels,arebeingkilledonpurposeinordertoprotect

farmsandhomes.Becauseofthedrought,thirstycamelshavebeeninvading（入侵）placeswhere

peoplelive,lookingforwater.Insectsandfisharealsonotincludedinthe"over1billion^^number.

Forfish,theworstcouldstillbeinthefuture.Thereissomuchash（灰燼）onthegroundfromthe

firesthatwhenstrongrainsfinallydoarrive,riversandlakeswillbeheavilypollutedwithash.

5.WhichkindofanimalmayhavebeenabletoescapetheAustralianbushfires?

A.Animalsthatcanflyandrunfast.

B.Slow-movingandtinyanimals.

C.Animalsthatcan'tbefoundanywhereelse.

D.Animalsthatwerealreadyindangerofdyingout.

6.Whydosomeanimalsmayfindithardtostayaliveafterthebushfires?

A.Becausetheycannotfindplacestohide.

B.Becausetheywerebadlyhurtinthebushfires.

C.Becausethefiresmadetheairbecametoxic（有毒的）.

D.Becausethefiresdestroyedtheirhomesandfood.

7.Whyarethousandsofcamelsbeingkilledbypeople?

A.Peoplewanttoprotecttheirwaterresources.

B.Peoplewanttoprotecttheirfarmsandhomes.

C.Wildcamelsaredangeroustohumanbeings.

D.Wildcamelswillpollutethewaterresourcesthere.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“onpurpose^^mean?

A.不小心的B.措手不及的C.有意的D.毫無目的的

9.Whenistheworstforfish?

A.Whenthefireisburning.B.Whentheashfellontheground.

C.Whenheavyraincomes.D.Whenthereisnomorewater.

WhocanentertheC

3,RECYCLES.

competition?

?Ages9-15UPCYCLING

Youshouldcreateacardboardasold

cardboardaswaste1

team(<4membersinproduct

sendtofactoryto

ateam)cut,tape(粉)，

createnewthings1

Howcanyouenterpaint-getcreative!

creationofreusable

thecompetition?creationofproduct

thing(e.g.paperor?■

?Emailingyourwithnewpurpose

notebook)

name,age,groupgreatervalue!

informationandyour

creation(作品)to

hi@earthhelper,co.

?By25thJuly2024

(Morerequestsare

onwww.earthhelper,Whyisitimportantthatwerecycleorupcycle?

co/upcycle.Make

sureyoucheckthem

beforesendingyour

email)

Whatprizecanyou

get?★1stPrize:

Whenwerecycleorupcycle,weputwaste,unwantedmaterialsinto

$600

usefulproducts.Indoingso,weavoidfillingupourlandswithmore

★2ndPrize:$400

waste.Also,recyclingandupcyclingsavepowerandmakelesspollution

★3ndPnze.$200

frommakingnewthings.Italsohelpssostopbadairthatmakestheearth

(Photosofwinners5

toohot.Inshort,recyclingandupcyclingaresuperimportantforkeeping

creationswillbeput

ourplanetsafeforthefuture.

onwww.earthhelper,

co/upcycle.)

10.WhocanjointheUpcycleCompetition?

A.boywhoiseightyearsold.B.Ateamthathasthree12-yearolds.

C.Afamilyofparentsandtwokids.D.Agroupwhichhasfiveteenagers.

11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthecompetition?

A.Onecansendhiscompetitioninformationafter25thJuly2024.

B.Ifyourteamwinsthesecondplace,youcanget600dollars.

C.Thebestcreations?photoswillbeputonwww.earthhelper.co/upcycle.

D.Youcansendemailtohi@earthhelper,cotoknowmorerequirements.

12.Whatisthemainpurposeofshowingthedifferencesofrecyclingandupcycling?

A.Toletthereadersdomoreupcyclingactivities.

B.Tohelpreaderschoosethebetterwaytosavetheearth.

C.Totellthereaderstothinkwiselybeforeenteringthecompetition.

D.Toletreadersknowwhattheyneedtocreateforthecompetition.

13.Whichofthefollowingpicturesshouldbeputinthe??

14.Howarerecyclingandupcyclinggoodfortheenvironment?

A.Newproductsarecreatedoutofoldones.

B.Peoplewillmakemoreusefulproducts.

C.Morespaceontheearthwillbefreedtoplanttrees.

D.Therewillbelesswaste,pollutionandgreenhousegas.

Bluewhalesarethelargestanimalsintheworld.Theycanbeasheavyasmany,manycars!

Thesefriendlywhalesliveintheoceanandfeedonthesmallestseaanimalscalledkrill（磷蝦）.

Now,bluewhalesareingreatdanger.Somepeoplemaketheiroceanhomedirtyandothers

killwhalesfortheirmeat.AnotherbigproblemforbluewhalesistheEarthgettingwarmer.Asthe

oceanwatergetswarmer,thekrilltheyfeedonmovetocoolerplaces,soifshardforbluewhales

tofindenoughfood.

Butsomegoodthingsarehappeningtoo.Peoplearehelpingbluewhales.Governments（政

府）areworkingtogethertomakespecialplacesintheoceanwherebluewhalescanbesafe.

Scientistsarealsostudyingbluewhalestolearnmoreaboutthemandhowtoprotectthem.

Andweteenagerscandosomethingtohelpbluewhales.Weshouldn'tthrowlitter1汰e

glassbottlesorfoodwasteintotheocean.Wecanalsotakepartinbeachactivitiestomakethe

oceanabetterplaceforbluewhalestolivein.Wecantrytouselessenergy（能源）tokeepthe

Earthcool.Don'tforgettotellothershowimportantitistoprotectthesebig,friendlywhales.

Together,wewillcarrythemsafelyintothefuture!

15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Thesizeofbluewhales.

B.Thehistoryofbluewhales.

C.Theprotectionofbluewhales.

16.WhyistheEarthgettingwarmerabigproblemforbluewhales?

A.Becauseitmakestheoceanwatercolder.

B.Becauseitisdifficultforbluewhalestofindfood.

C.Becauseitcausesthekrilltomovetowarmerplaces.

17.HowdoesthewritershowthatpeoplearehelpingbluewhalesinParagraph3?

A.Byshowingfacts.B.Bylistingnumbers.C.Byaskingquestions.

18.Whatcanteenagersdotohelpbluewhalesaccordingtothistext?

A.Trytouselessenergy.

B.Throwfoodwasteintotheocean.

C.Makespecialplacesintheocean.

Schoolsaregoingpaperless.Officesaregoingpaperless.Formynextbirthday,Iamgoing

paperless,too.

I'mLaura.IfsSaturdaytoday.NextWednesdayismy13thbirthday,whichisonDecember

6th.Iamgoingtodosomethingquitedifferentthisyear.Iwon'twritepapercardstomyfriends

andfamilieslikeIdidlastyear.Instead,IamgoingtouseEvitetosendonlineinvitations.

Eviteisapopularwebsite.Onthiswebsite,youcansendonlineinvitations.Thewebsite

hasitsowndesignsforyoutochoosefrom.Youcanalsomakeyourowndesignsanduploadyour

designstothewebsite.It'sfreetousethewebsite9sdesigns.Butittakesalittlemoneytouseyour

owndesigns.IamgoingtouseEvitethisyearbecauseIwanttodosomethingforour

environment.Ittakes24treestomakeonetonofpaper.Itsavesagreatmanytreesifwestop

buyingpapercards.TheothergoodthingaboutEvite?Youdon'thavetoanswerlotsofcallsor

readlotsoftextmessagesoremailstoknowifpeoplecancomeornot.Getontothewebsiteand

youwillknowhowmanyofthemcancomeatonce.

Whenisyournextbirthday?Areyougoingtogopaperless,too?Ibelievethatifeachofus

coulddosomethingtoimproveourenvironment,ourplanetwouldbeabetterplacetoliveon.

19.Whenisittoday?

A.December1st.B.December2nd.C.December3rd.

20.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Instead“inParagraph2mean?

A.因此B.而且C.相反

21.HowdoesLauralikeusingEvite?

A.It?sexpensive.B.Ifsenvironmentallyfriendly.C.It9sunpopular.

22.Whatdoesthewriterwantpeopletodoatlast?

A.Findabetterplacetolive.

B.Cometoherbirthdayparty.

C.Starttosavetheenvironment.

WorldEnvironmentDayiscelebratedeveryyearonJune5thtoprotectnatureandthe

planetEarth.

Whatdopeopledo?

WorldEnvironmentDayiscelebratedinmanywaysincountriessuchasKenya,New

Zealand,Poland,SpainandtheUnitedStates.Activitiesincludeconcerts,treeplantingandsoon.

Inmanycountries,thisannualeventisusedtogetpoliticalattentionandactiontowardsimproving

theenvironment.

Publiclife

TheUNWorldEnvironmentDayisnotapublicholiday,sopubliclifeisn'taffected.

Background

WorldEnvironmentDaywasbuiltbytheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyin1972.It's

hostedeveryyearbyadifferentcityandhonoredwithaninternationalfairthroughtheweekof

June5th.

Symbols

Themaincolorsforthiseventarenaturalcolors.Thesecolorsareoftensoftershadesof

green,brownandblue.Picturesoftheearth?sfeatureslikesnowymountains,cleanbeachesand

unpollutedriversareusedtoimprovecampaigns（活動）supportingtheday.

DateofWorldEnvironmentDay

SunJune52016WorldEnvironmentDay

MonJune52017WorldEnvironmentDay

TuesJune52018WorldEnvironmentDay

根據材料內容，選擇最佳答案。

23.WhichisNOTWorldEnvironmentDay'spurpose?

A.Raiseawarenessoftheenvironment.B.Getpoliticalattentionandaction.

C.Givepeopleaholiday.D.Improvetheearth*senvironment.

24.Theunderlinedword“feature“means""inChinese.

A.特征B.資源C.能量D.輪廓

25.Whichcan'tbeusedtoimprovecampaignssupportingWorldEnvironmentDay?

A.Thecleanseabeaches.B.Thepollutedlakes.C.Theunpollutedrivers.

D.Thesnowymountains.

26.WhichisNOTmentionedaboutthebackgroundofWorldEnvironmentDay?

A.ItwasstartedbytheUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly.

B.There,sadifferenthostcityforWorldEnvironmentDayeachyear.

C.TheinternationalfairwasheldonlyonJune5th.

D.WorldEnvironmentDaystartedin1972.

27.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.WorldEnvironmentDayisheldonJuly5theveryyear.

B.Therearen'tmanyactivitiesonWorldEnvironmentDay.

C.WorldEnvironmentDaywillinfluencepubliclife.

D.TheimportantcolorsforWorldEnvironmentDayarenaturalcolors.

PosterCompetition（比賽）forChildren

Youneedtocreateaposterthatwillencouragepeopletofindwaystolettheearthrest!

Designaposterthat:Details:

?Showswayswecantakecareoftheearth?Nophotos

?Reminds（提醒）peoplehowbeautifultheearthis?Crayonsandpaintare

?Suggestswayswecanprotecttheearthacceptable（可接受的）

Scan（掃描）yourposterandhandinyourworkonthewebsite!?Posterswillbedisplayed

Allthepostersmustbesubmitted（提交）beforeJan.20th,2025.withfirstnameandageonly

Therearethreegroupsandprizes:

Age6一9:awatch

Age10一14:adigitalcamera

Age15一18:alaptop

Wewillpostthewinnersat6:00pmonJan.26th,2025onourwebsiteandsocialmedia.Winners

willalsobecontactedbyemail.

繆

28.Ifyouwanttotakepartinthecompetition,whichkindofposterscanyoudesign?

A.Aposterabouthowtocookfood.B.Aposterabouthowtokeephealthy.

C.Aposterabouthowbeautifultheearthis.D.Aposterabouthowtoprotectyourself.

29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.ChildrencanhandintheirworksonJan.21st.B.Crayonscanbeusedtomakeposters.

C.Posterswillbedisplayedwithfirstnameonly.D.Childrencanusephotostomaketheir

posters.

30.Whatprizecoulda12-year-oldboygetifhewinsthecompetition?

A.Awatch.B.Alaptop.C.Adigitalcamera.D.Amobilephone.

31.Whenwillweknowtheresultofthecompetition?

A.OnJan.16th,2025.B.OnJan.20th,2025.C.OnJan.24th,2025.

D.OnJan.26th,2025.

32.Whatisthepurposeofthecompetition?

A.Tocallonpeopletoprotecttheearth.B.Tofindthemostcreativechild.

C.Toshowsomeusefulinventions.D.Toteachchildrenhowtomakeposters.

DougTallamyisanAmericanscientistonwildlifeandinsects（昆蟲）.Healwayshopes

peoplecangrownative（當地的）plantsintheirgardens.

Hisnewbook,NaturesBestHope,cameoutonEarthDayof2023.Thebooktellsmiddle

schoolstudentshowtosavetheworldintheirownyards.Hehopesthenewbookwillcarryits

messageintoclassroomsaroundtheUS."Theideaisthatchildrenarethefutureofourearth,“he

said.

Thenewbooktellsthatchildrencanmakeeasychangesathometogiveinsectsandbirds

betterlivingplaces.Forexample,thestudentscanusemetalpots（金屬罐）tobuilda"beehotel”.

“Oryoujustplantaflower.Ifsfreeandeasytowatchitgrow,anditmakesabigdifference,9,

Tallamysaid.

TaiMontanarella,anotherscientist,helpsleadprogramsforNewYorkBotanicalGarden.

ShesaidTallamy'snewbookishelpfultosharetheideathatAmericanscandothingsathometo

improvetheenvironment.

Tallamystartshisnewbookbyaskingreaderstolookcloselyattheiryards."Natureis

everywhere.Thafsagoodthingbecausehumanslikeyouandmewouldn'tliveadaywithoutit.”

Tallamywrites."That'swhatthisbookisabout~~howtocreateayardthatisarealpartofthe

naturalworld.^^

33.WhereisDougTallamyfrom?

A.Britain.B.America.C.China.

34.WhatdoesParagraph3（第三段）mainlytalkabout?

A.Whatchangeschildrencanmakeathome.

B.Howpeoplecanbuilda"beehotel”.

C.Whenpeoplecanplantaflowerintheyard.

35.WhatdidTaiMontanarellathinkofTallamy'snewbook?

A.Useful.B.Difficult.C.Strange.

36.HowdoesTallamystarthisnewbook?

A.Bycarryingthemessageintoclassrooms.

B.Bytellingthechildrentogiveinsectsandbirdsbetterlivingplaces.

C.Byaskingreaderstolookcloselyattheiryards.

37.WhoisTallamy'snewbookwrittenfor?

A.Workersinthefactory.

B.Peopleworkonthefarm.

C.Studentsatmiddleschool.

TheBeijing2022WinterOlympicswasagreatsuccess.Chinahaskeptthepromisetohold

agreenOlympics.Manygreenactionsmadeitpossible,likeprovidingenvironmentallyfriendly

smartbeds,usingnewenergycars,supportingsportingplaceswith100%cleanenergyand

reusingrainandsnowwater.

Takemakingiceasanexample.Chinadidn'tuseR507,acommonmaterial,tomakeice

becauseitisn'tfriendlytotheenvironment.Through18months'hardwork,Chinaindependently

developedtheCO2directcoolingtechnology.

Tubesrunsundertheice.Liquid（液態）CO2goesthroughthemtocreateheatexchange.

TheCO2evaporates（蒸發）undertheicesurface.Ittakesinheatandturnswateronthesurface

intoice.AndtheCO2goesintoanothercircle.Thistechnologyhelpstomakeicebetterandfaster.

Andaboveall,itismuchgreenerbecausethere5snonewCO2produced.Amongallthe15ice

sportingplacesintheWinterOlympics,7usedtheCO2directcoolingtechnologytomakeice.As

aresult,muchlesspollutionwascaused.

Beijingdidsomuchmoretosaveenergy.Beijingbuiltthenewsportingplaceswithgreen

materials.Asfortheoldones,Beijingusednewglasswallstoreplacetraditionalwallstoletmore

naturallightin.70%ofthewasteheatwasalsoreusedtokeepwarmanddry.Andmanynew

energycarswereusedattheWinterOlympics.

TheBeijing2022WinterOlympicsisthefirsttotrulyachievecarbonneutrality（碳中和）,

andithassetnewstandardsingreentechnologies.SomenewspaperssayChinahassetan

examplefortheworldinenvironmentalprotectionandgreendevelopment.

38.HowlongdidittakeChinatodeveloptheCO2directcoolingtechnology?

A.Eighteenmonths.B.Fifteendays.C.Sevenyears.

39.HowdoesthewriterdevelophisideainPara.3?

A.Bytellingstories.B.Bytellingthefacts.C.Bydoingasurvey.

40.Whatcanweinfer（推斷）accordingtothepassage?

A.Wecaninferthatallthebuildingswillbebuiltwithglasswallsinthenearfuture,

B.WecaninferthattheCO2directcoolingtechnologymaybewidelyusedintheworld.

C.WecaninferthattheliquidCO2willtotallyreplaceR507soon.

41.WhydosomenewspaperspraiseChina?

A.BecauseChinaheldtheBeijing2022WinterOlympics.

B.BecauseChinadidwellinenvironmentalprotectionandgreendevelopment.

C.BecauseBeijingbuiltmanynewsportingplacesfortheWinterOlympics.

42.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ANewGreenIce-makingTechnology

B.GreenTechnologiesUsedinSports

C.TheGreenBeijingWinterOlympics

Allaroundtheworld,buildingsaregoinggreen!Peoplearemakinggreenbuildings.What

doesitmeantogogreenortomakeagreenbuilding?Agreenbuildingisdesigned（設計）ina

waythatisnotharmful（有害的）totheenvironment.Thebuildingusesenergy,water,andother

materialsinwaysthataregoodfortheenvironment.

Whenplanninggreenbuildings,architects（建筑!I幣）mustthinkabouthowtouseenergy,

water,andmaterialsinanenvironment-friendlyway.Therearemanywaystosaveenergy.

Architectscandesignbuildingstousenaturallight.Buildingscanalsobemadewithsolarpower

（太陽能）orwindpowertogetenergyfromthesunorthewind.Tosavewater,greenbuildings

canhaveareasontheroofstocollectrainwater.Kitchensandbathroomscanhavesinks（洗滌池）

andtoilets（馬桶）tokeepwater.Asforthematerialsusedtobuildthebuilding,itisimportantto

usematerialsthatarenotharmfultotheairorwater.Recycled（可回收的）materialscanalsobe

usedforbuilding.

Buildingsaroundtheworlduseallthreeofthesewaystogogreen.Anofficebuilding

calledCH2inMelbourne,Australia,useswindandsolarpower.AculturalcenterinLondon,

England,ismadefromrecycledtraincarsandispoweredbysolarandwindpower.TheAcademy

ofSciencesbuildinginCaliforniaintheU.S.hasrecycledmaterials,solarenergy,andahuge

“livingroof'ofplants.AtempleinThailandismadeoutofonemillionrecycledglassbottles!

Thisisagooduseofrecycledmaterial,anditalsoletsnaturallightintothetemple.

Moreandmoregreenbuildingsarebeingbuiltandtheyaremakingtheworldabetter

place!

43.Whatdoweknowaboutagreenbuilding?

A.Itisharmfultotheenvironment.

B.Itcangetenergyfromnaturesuchassolarandwindpower.

C.Itshouldbedesignedbyfamousarchitects.

D.Itusescheapmaterials.

44.Whydoarchitectsdesignbuildingstousenaturallight?

A.Toprotecttheearth.B.Tosavematerials.

C.Tosaveenergy.D.Toprotectthebuildings.

45.WhichofthefollowingisNOTagoodwaytomakegreenbuildings?

A.Usingrecycledmaterials.B.Collectingrainwaterontheroof.

C.Savingwaterinsinksandtoilets.D.Buyingthebestbuildingmaterials

46.Whichgreenbuildingisdifferentfromtheotherthreegreenbuildings?

A.CH2inMelbourne.B.AculturalcenterinLondon.

C.TheAcademyofSciencesbuildinginCalifornia.D.AtempleinThailand.

47.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.DesigningBuildingsB.GoingGreen

C.RecyclingMaterialsD.SavingEnergy

Somepeoplefeelveryclosetonature.Somefeelcalmeringreenspaces,whileothersfeel

happiernearthesea.Anewstudysuggeststhatthisconnectiontonaturemighthavetodowith

people'schildhood.Itcouldaffecthowmuchtheycareabouttheenvironmentwhentheyare

older.

ResearchersinAustriawantedtoknowwhatmadepeoplemorelikelytoprotectthe

environment.Theydidasurveywith2,370adultvolunteers.▲Thequestionsincludedhow

oftentheyspenttimeingreenandbluespacesandhowclosetheyfelttonature.Theresearchers

especiallywantedtoknowhowoftenthesepeoplevisitedplaceslikeriversortheseaaschildren.

Thestudyfoundsomethinginteresting.Peoplewhospentalotoftimenearwateras

childrenfeltmoreconnectedtonaturewhentheygrewup.Theyalsospendalotoftimeinboth

greenandbluespacesnow.Theresearchersthinkthatspendingtimeinbluespacesasachild

mightmakesomeonecaremoreabouttheenvironmentwhentheyareolder.

Theresearchersalsofoundthatmenspendmoretimeingreenspaces,whilewomendo

morethingstopreservetheenvironment,likerecyclingorusinglesselectricity.

Theyhopetofindastrongerconnectionbetweenspendingtimenearwaterasachildand

caringmoreabouttheenvironmentlaterinlife.Iftheycanmakeit,itmighthelpsolve

environmentalproblemsinthefuture.

48.Whichofthefollowingcanbeput"▲"inParagraph2?

A.Thevolunteersfeltquitehappywhentheydidthesurvey.

B.Thevolunteersspentmoretimeinblueandgreenspaces.

C.Theyshowedgreatinterestinthetopicaboutenvironment.

D.Theyaskedthevolunteersabouttheirenvironmentalhabits.

49.WhoprobablycaremoreabouttheenvironmentaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Adultswholikedgreenandblueinchildhood.

B.Adultswhooftengotclosetonatureinchildhood.

C.Parentswhooftentaketheirchildrentodrawpictures.

D.Parentswhospendmuchtimeneartheriverswithkids.

50.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“preserve“inParagraph4mean?

A.Create.B.Protect.C.Pollute.D.Challenge.

51.Whatmighttheresearchersdonextaccordingtothepassage?

A.Writeareportabouthowtoenjoynature.

B.Doanewsurveyonenvironmentalproblems.

C.Findthedifferencesonenvironmentalbehaviorsbetweenmenandwomen.

D.Exploreastrongerconnectionbetweenchildhood'sexperienceandnaturecare.

52.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Adults'TimeSpentinBlueandGreenspaces

B.EnvironmentalProblemsFoundinBlueandGreenSpaces

C.Kids'TimeinBlueSpaceConnectedtoGreenLifeChoices

D.ChildhoodMemoriesinBlueSpacesAffectedAdults'Happiness

WhenJulietwasachild,sheoftenwenttothecityparkandplayedwithherfriends.Ona

sunnymorning,whenJulietcametotheparkwithhermom,shelookedaroundandfeltvery

unhappy.

“What'sthematter,dear?Whafswrongwithyou?