中考英语阅读理解说明文篇(3)

中考英语阅读理解-说明文篇（3）

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Hip-hop dancing(街舞) is popular with many young people today．They like it because they can invent their own

moves．They use this dance to show their love for life．It also．shows that they feel good about life，that they just

want to be themselves and enjoy lire，and that they are not afraid of problems．

Hip-hop dancing has a history of more than ears．It first began in the 1980s in the US．In early times，it was

seen in New York and Los Angles．At that time，many young black people often danced to the music in the

streets．They used their legs，arms，heads and even shoulders to dance．Many young people still use most of these

moves today．

Hip-hop dancing became popular all over the world because of the 1983 movie Flashdance．Some people

performed Hip-hop dancing in the movie．People enjoyed their performance．They began to dance like them．Then

it became popular．There are two kinds of Hip-hop dancing：new school and old school．More and more young

people are learning Hip-hop dancing．People believe that it is a good way to exercise their bodies，and that it is

good for their health．

根据短文内容。选择最佳答案。

66．Young people like Hip-hop dancing because ________．

A．it has a history of more than ears

B．it first began in the US

C．they can invent their own moves

D．many young black people often dance it

67．At first Hip-hop dancing was seen ________．

A．in the movies B．in the streets

C．in the old schools D．in the new schools

68．The young black people used their to dance at that time．

A．legs B．heads C．arms and shoulders D．A，B and C

69．Hip-hop dancing became popular all over the world ________．

A．in the 1980s B．in 1983

C．ears ago D．in early times

70．Which of the following is TRUE about Hip-hop dancing?

A．It’s not a good way to exercise．

B．It shows that young people feel bad about lire．

C．Young people use this dance to show their love for life．

D．It shows that young people are afraid of problems．

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Are you ready to take action to protect Planet Earth? Yon may think it impossible，but you can begin by taking

some small，but important，first steps．Many children and their classes in the USA are taking action．

Children Campaign Against Waste

Children are paying attention to the packaging(包装) of the things they buy．Packaging includes all the things

you throw away when you unwrap anything new．

One third of all rubbish is packaging．Mrs. Perez’s 4th grade class decides to make their school and

neighbourhood know the waste in packaging．They want people to think before they buy．They also want to let

people who make the products know that they want less waste in packaging．So they start a campaign to help

people change how they shop．

Class Project：Campaign Against Waste

◆Find out the facts．Use the websites to find out how much waste comes from packaging．

◆Go on a trip to the shops．Take notes about how products，such as CDs，are

packaged．Report on how much will be thrown away．

◆Say no to bags．If we don’t need one，we don’t use one．

◆Make posters to tell others what they can do．

◆Talk to our families and friends about what we learn．

◆Write class letters to the people who produce our favourite products．Ask them to reduce

packaging．

Children Save Water

Another class decides to help save water．Here’s how they got started．

Miguel Salazar lives in Meridien．Texas．Every day he walks home from school and passes Carrollton

Creek(小溪)．The creek is filled with rubbish．But the creek was not always this way．Miguel’s grandfather

remembers flowers and plants grew along it．Many people fished there．So Miguel’s class decides to clean up the

creek．They make a plan．

Class Project：Creek Clean Up

●Write a letter to the mayor(市长) asking her to let us have a clean-up day at Carrollton

Creek．Ask her for garbage cans to keep rubbish．

●Make posters inviting others to help．

●Ask parents to come along and help on Clean-Up Day．

●Choose a day for the big Clean Up!

If one person can make a difference，think how much more can get done if people work together to care for

Planet Earth．

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

76．The children in Mrs. Perez’s class start the campaign against ________．

A．water B．waste C．shopping D．fishing

77．Miguel’s class project is to ________．

A．stop packaging B．go on a trip

C．clean up Carrollton Creek D．talk to families and friends

78．The Chinese meaning of“garbage cans”is ________．

A．批准 B．捐款 C．赞助商 D．垃圾桶

79．Which of the following is NOT talked about in the passage?

A．There were flowers and plants along the creek．

B．One third of all rubbish is packaging．