廣東省佛山市南海區(qū)

2019-2021年三年中考二模英語試卷分類匯編

閱讀理解

2021年廣東省佛山市南海區(qū)初中畢業(yè)生適應(yīng)性學(xué)業(yè)檢測（南海二模）

四、閱讀理解（本大題有15小題，每小題2分，共30分）

閱讀A、B兩篇短文，從每小題所給的四個選項(xiàng)中，選出能回答問題或完成所給句子的最佳

答案，并將答題卡上所對應(yīng)題目所給的選項(xiàng)涂黑。

HOMENEWSCITIESCULTURETRAVEL_______）0CONTACT

GUIDEUS

WelcometotheArtofPaper

Papercuttingisoneofthemostpopulardecorative

Chinesearts.

History——Thehistoryofpapercuttingcangoback

tothe6thcentury.Fromthe7thto13thcentury,

papercuttingbecamepopularespeciallyduring

Chinesefestivals.Theartspreadtotherestoftheworldinthe14thcentury.

Uses——Therearethreetypesofpapercuttingstoday.Theyarepapercuttingsfordecoration,for

religiouspurposes（宗教目的）andfordesignpatterns（設(shè)計(jì)模式）.Papercuttingsfordecoration

areoftenseenonwindowsandgates.Theyareusuallyputupduringholidaystobringgoodluck.

Theyarealsousedonpresents.Papercuttingsforreligiouspuiposesareoftenfoundintemples

（寺廟）Theyarealsousedasofferingstothedead.Thethirdkindofpapercuttingsarethoseused

tomakepatternsonclothing.Dragonsareverypopularpatternsforthesedesigns.

Reasonsforitspopularity---Papercuttingsarepopularbecauseoftheirexpressionofwishes

andhopes.Wishesforwealth,healthandlongevityareshownthroughpapercuttings.Forexample,

duringtheChineseNewYear,theword'Fu'isputupsidedownonthedoortoexpresspeople1s

wishforthecomingofhappiness.Atabirthdaypartyofanoldperson,papercuttingswiththe

word'Shou'areoftenseen.

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51.Papercuttinghasahistoryofabout.

A.500yearsB.700yearsC.l,000yearsD.1,500years

52.usesofpapercuttingsarementioned.

A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four

53.Fromthereasonsforpopularity,welearn.

A.papercuttingsarepopularbecausetheyarebeautiful

B.peoplecanshowtheirwishesandhopesthroughpapercutting

C.apapercuttingof'shou'canshowpeople'swishforwealth

D.duringtheChineseNewYear,thepapercuttingof'Xi'isoftenseen

54.Thewriterwritesthispassageinorderto.

A.introducethehistoryofpapercuttingB.showtheimportanceofpapercutting

C.sellpapercuttinglessonsD.expresspeopleswishesfbrhappiness

55.Thispassageismostprobablyfrom.

A.atextbookB.atravelmagazineC.anewspaperD.awebsite

Everyoneisafraidofsomething.Someofusareafraidofdogs,snakes,darknessandeven

babies.Thiskindoffeariscalledphobia.Phobiasareoneofthemostcommonmentalillnesses.

Womenaremorelikelytoexperiencephobiasthanmen.

Thereareallkindsofphobias.Mostspecific（具體的）phobiasfallintooneofthefourkinds:fear

ofnaturalenvironment,fearconnectedwithanimals,fearconnectedwithmedicaltreatmentsand

fearconnectedwithspecificsituationso

Theexactcauseofspecificphobiasisnotknown.Researchersofferthefollowing

explanations.

Genetics:Researchhasshownthatcertainphobiasmayruninfamilies.Forexample,twins

whoareraisedindifferentplaces,maydevelopthesamephobias.

CulturalFactors(因素)：Somephobiasappearonlyincertainculturalgroups.Anexampleis

TaijinKyofusho,asocialphobiathatappearsalmostonlyinJapan.Thisisafearofoffending(冒

犯)orharmingothersinsocialsituations.

BehavioralandEnvironmentalFactors:Manyphobiasarebasedonreal-lifeeventsthatmay

ormaynotberemembered.Aphobiaofdogs,forexample,maycomefrombeingbittenasasmall

child.

Somephobiascanchangeyourlife.Forexample,ifyouhaveDendrophobia(Fearoftrees),

youcan'twalkaroundintheforestoreveninagarden.OrifyouhaveHeliophobia(Fearofthe

sun),howcanyougooutsideindaylight?Notallphobiasneedtreatments.Butifaphobiaaffects

yourdailylife,helpisrequired.

NowIwanttoknowifthereisafearofgrammar.Maybethat*sGrammarphobia.

56.Fearofheartdisease.

A.fearofnaturalenvironmentB.fearconnectedwithanimals

C.fearconnectedwithmedicaltreatmentsDfearconnectedwithspecificsituations

57.TheChinesewordfortheunderlinedword"Genetics"is.

A.習(xí)俗B.營養(yǎng)C.變異D.基因

58.IfamanhasTaijinKyofusho,hemay

A.haveatwinbrotherB.beJapanese

C.havebeenbittenbyapersonD.hurtothersinsocialsituations

59.WhichisTRUEaboutphobias?

A.Allofthemneedtreatments.B.Dendrophobiapreventsyoufromgoing

outside

C.ManystudentshaveGrammarphobia.DMorewomenexperiencephobiasthanmen

60.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Phobia,aCommonIllnessB.TheTreatmentforPhobias

C.TheEffectsofPhobiasD.TheCausesofPhobias

c

配對閱讀左欄是五個學(xué)生的興趣愛好，右欄是七個夏令營，請根據(jù)五個人的情況為他們選

出最合適的夏令營。

61.LisaenjoysreadingA.BraveHeartScout（童子軍）SummerCampOurcampisfor

verymuch,especiallyboysbetween12to18.Weteachyouhowtosurvive（生存）

HarryPotter.Shedoesn'taloneinwilderness.Wegohiking,swimmingandmountain

likeoutdooractivities.biking.Wealsoteachmanyusefuloutdoorskills.

B.FunnyFacesCircus（馬戲團(tuán)）CampDoyoulovewatching

62.Tinaisanactivegirl.circusshows?Doyouwanttobepartofit?Ourcampgives

Shewantstolearnsomeyouagreatchance.Atthecamp,realcircusactorsteachyouall

usefuloutdoorskillsandbekindsofcircusskills.Itlasts10days.Onthelastday,therewill

closetothenature.beacircusshow.Everybodygetstoperforminit.

C.BigWaveSailingCampImaginesittingonaboatbyyourselfin

63.Tomhasalwayswantedthemiddleofalake.Itisquiet.Suddenlythewindblows.It

tobeanastronaut.Hemakesyourboatgoforwardquickly.Youmustdrivetheboat

reallywantstotalksomeyourself.Orelsetheboatcouldtipover.Youcanlearntodo

realastronauts.thatatourcamp.Butyoumustbeagoodswimmertojoinus.

D.MilkyWaySpaceCampDoyoudreamofbecomingan

64.Kenisa16-year-oldastronaut?ThenyoumayJoinus.YoutakeatourtotheSpace

boy.HewantstolearnhowRocketCenter.Youtalkwithrealastronauts.Youvisit

toliveinthewild.spaceship.Yougettoknowallkindsofspaceknowledge.

E.CenterForTalentedYouthUnlikeothersummercampsthatare

65.Harrywantstolearnfullofhiking,swimmingandfunoutdooractivities,CTYisa

sail,buthedoesn'tknowcampfornerds（書蟲）.Ithasactivitiessuchas"“StarWars

howtoswim.Heisalsobattle^^and“HarrypotterQ&A".

veryinterestedinallkindsF.ThreeLeavesSummerCampOurcampisinthecountryside.

ofrobots.Weliveintents.Wedoartsandplaysportsormusic.Wealso

goforlongwalksinforestsortripsonriversorlakes.Weteach

manydifferentoutdoorskills.

G.NewtonSummerCampAreyouinterestedinscience?Doyou

wanttobuildarobot?Doyouwanttodoscienceexperiments?

Doyouwanttomakeyouowninvention?Thisisthecampfor

you.

答案：

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廣東省佛山市南海區(qū)2020年初中畢業(yè)生適應(yīng)性學(xué)業(yè)檢測（二模）英語試卷

三、閱讀理解（本大題有15小題，每小題2分，共30分）

3.閱讀理解

MyRoboticPet-TumblingHedgehog

Perhapsyoureallywanttohaveapetbutfindithardtorealizeinyourdailylife.Thistoy

mayhelpyouout.

Tohavethislittle"pet",usersmustfirstcorrectlyputtogether172pieces.

Onceit'sfinished,youcanplaywithitbymakingsounds.

Customerreviews

★W合會由3.5outof5

Producedby:Thames&Kosmos

Price:$35.99Age:7+withhelp

Buildtime:1to2hoursDifficultylevel:challenging

Themostpopulartoyof2019!Thebestgiftforyourkids!

Criticalreviews（差評）:

★★☆☆☆2.0outof5starsSteveReviewedintheUnitedStatesonJanuary30,2020

MydaughterwasreallyexcitedaboutputtingtogetherandplayingwiththisHedgehog.

Puttingittogetherwasgood,butonlybecauseIhadalotoftimetohelpher!Iwasjust

bored!

★☆☆☆☆1.0outof5starsTinaChenReviewedintheUKonDecember26,2019

Mychildcouldnotdothisonherown.Ittookmyengineerhusband3hoursandthenwhenit

didstartworking,itspartsfelloffsoon.Itwasnotfun!

Positivereviews(好評)：

★★★★★5.0outof5starsJJWangReviewedinChinaonAprilI,2020

Myson9yearsoldreceiveditonhisbirthday.Itwasputtogetherinlessthan2hours.He

lovedthechallengeofthebuild.Hedidthatonhisown.Instructionsareeasytoreadandthe

piecesaresimpletoputtogether.

★★★★★5.0outof5starsKenGuanReviewedintheUSonFebruary10,2020

My8-year-oldsontriedtobuilditaloneandhadtorebuilditacoupleoftimes.Customer

servicewasexcellent—theyoungmanhimselfonthephonehadbuilttheproductsohe

wasabletoadvise.Whenitworked,itwasjustmagic!

(1)Accordingtothepassage,thetoyiscontrolledby.

A.Smells

B.touch

C.light

D.sounds

(2)Fromthecustomerreviews,weknowthatmostofthecustomersgavethetoy.

A.1star

B.2stars

C.4stars

D.5stars

(3)Stevethinksthetoyis.

A.boring

B.fun

C.magical

D.exciting

（4）Fromthepassage,welearnthatJJWang.

A.isamanfromtheUS

B.thinksthetoyiseasytoputtogether

C.thinkshissonisveryclever

D.helpedhissonbuildthetoy

（5）Thetoyismainlyfor.

A.petowners

B.parents

C.collegestudents

D.Children

4.閱讀理解

Marshasoftenbeenregardedasapossibleplaceforhumanbeingstoliveinthefuture.Itisthe

fourthplanetfromthesunandthesecond-smallestplanetinthesolarsystem.Thoughit'sEarth's

closestneighbor,Marsisstillfaraway.Ittakesaspaceshipaboutninemonthstotravelthere.

MarswelcomedanewguestonNov27th,2018.ItisNASA'sInSightspacecraft（探測器）.Itis

theeighthspacecrafttosuccessfullylandonMars.Thelastonewas

NASA'sCuriosityrover（火星車）in2012.ButInSightisdifferent.Itisthefirstlandertostudy

thingsinsidetherndplanet.Ithasa1.8-meter-longarmwhichitusestomovethesciencetools.

ThereisacameraonthearmtotakecolorfulpicturesofMars.TohelpitstandsteadilyonMars,

ithasthreelegssothatitdoesn'tfalldown.Twobigsolararrays（太陽能電池板）provideitwith

energy.

Sofar,InSighthasspentnearly24months-aboutoneMartianyear-onMars.Itsmainjobis

tostandononeplaceanddigdeepinsideMars.Ithascollectedalotofinformationthatcould

perhapsexplainhowMarsformed.Thisinformationmayevenhelpscientistslearnmoreabout

howEarthformed.

"Thereasonwhywe'rediggingintoMarsistobetterunderstandnotjustMars,butEarth

itself,"BruceBanerdtfromNASAsaid.InSightisjustabeginningforfuturestudiesofMars.

NASAwantstosendhumanstoMarsbythemid-2030s.

(1)FromParagraph1,welearnthat.

A.wewillliveonMarssoon

B.Marsisthesmallestplanetinthesolarsystem

C.Marsisclosetous

D.ittakesseveralmonthstogettoMarsbyspaceship

(2)Theunderlinedphrase“redplanet'1inParagraph2isabout.

A.Earth

B.thesun

C.Mars

D.themoon

(3)TheChinesemeaningof"steadily"inParagraph2is.

A.不斷地

B.穩(wěn)固地

C.堅(jiān)硬地

D.高效地

(4)Accordingtothepassage,InSight.

A.workslikeotherspacecraft

B.cantellushowMarsformed

C.getsenergyfromthesun

D.hasthreearmsandcantakepictures

(5)Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.MarsandEarth

B.LifeonMars

C.InSightonMars

D.NASAandMars

5.任務(wù)型閱讀。左欄是五位學(xué)生的需求，右欄是七個APP(手機(jī)軟件)的簡介。請為左欄的每

位學(xué)生選擇一個合適的軟件。

________Jack:A.SnapseedisthePhotoshopforyourphone.Ithas

Evealwayswantedtolearnalmostallofthebasiceditingfunctions（修圖功能）.If

anotherforeignlanguage,butyouwanttoeditonlyapartofapicture,Snapseedisthere

Englishishardenough.Idon'tforyou!

wanttogothroughthatagain.B.Headspaceteachesyoutofacesomeofthetoughest

________Sam:problemsofeverydaylife.Ithascoursesonhowtodeal

Withso.muchhomeworktowithtroublingfeelingslikeangerandfear.

finishandteststoprepare,IgetC.GentleWakeupcanhelpyouwakeupwell.Theapp

angryeasily.What'stobedone?wakeswithlightratherthansounds.Startgettingawake

________Amy:bylightandyouwillneverwanttowakeupbysounds

It'snotdifficultformetowakeagain!

up,butIhatethesoundofthealarmD.Forestisdesignedtomakepeopleunderstandtheres

clock.Itmakesmenervous.moretolifethanphones.Youplantaseed（種子）inthe

________Sara:app.Thelongeryoustayawayfromthephone,themoreit

WhenIlookatthephotospostedgrows;Fromaseed,itbecomesatreeandthenaforestat

onWechatbymyfriends,Ialwayslast.Thiswillencourageyoutostayawayfromyour

wonderhowtheycandothat.Iphone.

wanttolookyoungandfitlikethem!E.Duolingocanhelpyouremembernewwordsand

________Missy:grammarincreativeways,suchasonlinelessons,

Iknowit'snogoodplayingwithgames,andinterestingexercises.Itoffers30languages,

themobilephoneallday,butIjustincludingEnglish,FrenchandGerman.

can'thelpit.IthinkIamF.LightSpacePaintwith3Dlightintherealworld!

addictive（上癮）toit.WhatcanIdo?UseLightSpacetopaintwings（翅膀）onyourfriends,

makefireworksinyourlivingroom,writelovenoteswith

markers,anddrawfacesonbananas.

G.Cookpadistheworld'slargesthomemaderecipe

-sharingapp.Ifthereisarecipe（菜譜）youlike,but

havetroublemakingit,youcanconnectwiththeperson

whopostedtherecipe.

答案：

三、閱讀理解(本大題有15小題，每小題2分，共30分)

3.【答案】(1)D

(2)D

(3)A

(4)B

(5)D

【考點(diǎn)】新聞報(bào)道類，說明文

【解析】【分析】大意：介紹了一款組裝機(jī)器人寵物玩具，以及買家對它的評價。

(1)題意：根據(jù)文章所知，這個玩具是通過什么控制的？根據(jù)文章中Onceit'sfinished,you

canplaywithitbymakingsounds.可知,可以通過聲音來控制它,故選D。

(2)題意：在顧客的評價中，給出這個玩具最多的評價是什么？在文中Customerreviews

的圖中可以看出顧客給出的最多評價是五星，故選D。

(3)題意：Steve認(rèn)為這個玩具怎么樣？根據(jù)criticalreviews中Steve的評論“Iwasjust

bored!”可知，他認(rèn)為這款玩具很無聊，故選A。

(4)題意：在文章中，我們能獲取JJWang什么信息？根據(jù)positivereviews中JJWang

的評論“thepiecesaresimpletoputtogether”可知，他認(rèn)為這個玩具很便攜。故選B(.

(5)題意：這款玩具主要針對哪個人群？根據(jù)文中“Age:7+withhelp”以及“Thebestgiftfbr

yourkids!”可知，主要是為孩子推出的這款玩具，故選D。

【點(diǎn)評】考查廣告說明文。閱讀理解考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷力，做細(xì)節(jié)題一定要

找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做正確的選擇。推理判斷題要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合

乎邏輯的推理判斷。

4.【答案】(1)D

(2)C

(3)B

(4)C

(5)C

【考點(diǎn)】科普類，其他體裁

【解析】【分析】大意：主要介紹了InSingh火星探測器的相關(guān)情況，包括它的特別之處、

主要任務(wù)和發(fā)射它的原因等。

(1)句意:根據(jù)第一段，我們可知?根據(jù)第一段中“Ittakesaspaceshipaboutninemonthsto

travelthere.”故選D。

(2)句意：劃線短語“redplanet”在第二段中是關(guān)于？根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容可知，InSight探測

器成功登陸火星，成為第一個能夠研究火星內(nèi)部情況的火星登陸者。故redplanet是指火星，

故選C。

(3)句意：第二段中“steadily”的中文意思是？劃線詞后提到“它有三條腿，為了不讓它倒

下“，因此，劃線詞所在句表示：為了幫助它在火星上站地穩(wěn)，故選B。

(4)句意：根據(jù)文章，InSight是？根據(jù)第二段中“Twobigsolararrays(太陽能電池板)provide

itwithenergy.”可推測，InSight探測器從太陽出獲取能量，故選C。

(5)句意：文章最好的標(biāo)題是？標(biāo)題歸納，本文主要介紹了InSight火星探測器，故選C。

【點(diǎn)評】考查科普知識類閱讀。在通讀全文，根據(jù)全文大意，展開邏輯思維，瞻前顧后，

認(rèn)真觀察選項(xiàng)，仔細(xì)推敲。做細(xì)節(jié)推理題，一定要找到文中原句，和題干仔細(xì)比較，確定最

佳答案。

5.【答案】E；B：C；A；D

【考點(diǎn)】七選五題型，教育類，其他體裁

【解析】【分析】本文介紹了Snapseed,Headpace,GentleWakeup,Forest,Duolingo,LightSpace

Paint和Cookpad七款手機(jī)軟件功能。

(1)由I'vealwayswantedtolearnanotherforeignlanguage可知，我一直想學(xué)一門外語，所

以對應(yīng)的APP應(yīng)該是和學(xué)習(xí)語言有關(guān)的,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)E4'Duolingocanhelpyouremembernew

wordsandgrammar可知這個Duolingo軟件能夠幫助學(xué)習(xí)單詞和語法來學(xué)習(xí)一門新語言，故

選E,

(2)根據(jù)Withsomuchhomeworktofinishandteststoprepare,可知，有很多作業(yè)要做還有

考試要準(zhǔn)備，所以接下來應(yīng)該是怎么解決這些問題,What'stobedone?看選項(xiàng)B中teachesyou

tofacesomeofthetoughestproblems教會你面對最困難的問題。Ithascoursesonhowtodeal

withtroublingfeelingslikeangerandfear有課程可以讓你處理自己的糟糕情緒，比如憤怒和

恐懼。這里的anger和,1getangryeasily相互呼應(yīng)，故選B。

(3)根據(jù)It'snotdifficultformetowakeup,butIhatethesoundofthealarmclock.可知，對

我來說醒來并不困難，但是我討厭鬧鐘的聲音。因此需要一個可以叫醒自己又不吵鬧的APP,

故選C。

(4)根據(jù)題中WhenIlookatthephotospostedonWechatbymyfriends,Ialwayswonderhow

theycandothat.Iwanttolookyoungandfitlikethem,可知，需要的是一款P圖軟件，讓自

己變得和朋友一樣在照片中看起來年輕又健康，而選項(xiàng)A中的Snapseed就具備這一功能，

故選Ao

(5)由題中1knowit'snogoodplayingwiththemobilephoneallday可知，我知道玩手機(jī)不

好，但是我控制不住我自己。所以需要一個軟件來控制自己遠(yuǎn)離手機(jī)，選項(xiàng)D中Forestis

designedtomakepeopleunderstandtheresmoretolifethanphones可知，這個軟件可以讓人遠(yuǎn)

離手機(jī)，故選D。

【點(diǎn)評】考查任務(wù)型閱讀，配對閱讀，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行

仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案。推理判斷也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析，

才能得出正確的答案。

廣東省佛山市南海區(qū)2019中考二模英語試題

四、閱讀理解(本大題有15小題，每小題2分,共30分)

閱讀A、B兩篇短文，從每小題所給的四個選項(xiàng)中，選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的

最佳答案，并將答題卡上對應(yīng)題目所選的選項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

TheWanderingEarth(3-D)

Introduction;

Chinaisn*tverywell-knownforitssci-fifilms.Buta

newmoviecalledTheWanderingEarthmaybecome

China'sbiggestsci-fihit.IfsbasedontheworksofChinese

writerLiuCixin.HeisaChinesewriterwhowrotethe

famoussci-finovelThree-BodyProblem.

Thefilmtakesplaceinthefuture,whenthesunis

burningupalltheplanetsaroundit.Engineersprepareto

moveEarthoutofthesolarsystem.Butitwilltake2,500

yearstodothis.Earthwillfaceagreatnumberof

challengesontheway.

Theactorsworespacesuitsthatwerealmostthesame

asrealspacesuitsinordertomakethefilmlookmorereal.ActorWuJing,whoappearedinWolf

WarriorsII,starsinthefilm.Thespacesuitheworeweighed60kilograms.

Dates:Feb.5th?March5th

Weekdays10:30a.m.;7:30p.m.

Weekends10:00am.;2:00p.m.;7:00p.m.

Place:WandaMovieTheater

Time:125minutes

Ticketprice:50yuan(dayshows)

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56.TheWanderingEarthis.

A.China'sfirstsci-fifilm

B.directedbyLiuCixinwhoalsowroteit

C.aboutthefutureofearth

D.aboutsomescientistswhowanttosavethesun

57.Youcanseethefilm.

A.at7:00p.m.onSaturdayB.at2:00p.m.onTuesday

C.at10:30a.m.onSundayD.at10:00a.m.onMonday

58.IfMr.andMrs.Smithgotoseethefilmwiththeir7-year-oldtwinsonTuesdaynight,they

shouldpay

A.100yuanB.140yuanC.200yuanD.280yuan

59.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.alloftheactorsinthefilmworerealspacesuits

B.thefilmtakesplaceintheyear2500inthefuture

C.itisdifficultforEarthtomoveoutofthesolarsystem

D.allthespacesuitswornbyactorsweighed60kilograms

60.Wecanreadthepassageinthepartofinanewspaper.

A.sportsB.advertisementsC.newsD.science

B

Todaytherearemanymorefiresthaninthepast.Over100,000wildfiresbumeachyearin

America.Russiahas20,000to35,000wildfireseveryyear.Australiahasonaverage60,000each

year.Thesefiresdestroy（破壞）hugeareasofforestsandburnhundredsofhomes.

Thereareseveralreasonsforthissuddenincreaseinfires.Thefirstreasonisclimatechange.

Recentweatherhasbeenwarmeranddrier.Thisleadstodangerousfireconditions.When

lighteninghappens,drygrasseasilycatchesfire.Hotwindsaddtotheproblem.Thewindspreads

afirequickly.In2010,Russiahadthehottestanddriestsummerinacentury.Injustonemonth,

500firesdestroyedover2,000homes.Somepeoplelosttheirlives.

Traditionalfire-fightingpracticesareanotherreasonfortheincreaseinfires.InAmerica,

firefightersusedtoquicklyputouteveryfire.Theydidn'tallowthegrassandtreestobum.Asa

result,todaymanyforestshavethickervegetation.Thickervegetationmeansmorefuel（燃料）for

fires.Also,withoutfiresfromtimetotime,forestsbecomeovercrowdedandunhealthy.Some

treesaredead.Thedeadwoodtheneasilycatchesfire.Sosurprisingly,Americahasmanymore

firestodaypartlybecauseofitspastfire-fightingpractices.

Scientistsnowunderstandthatafirecanbeanaturalpartofahealthyforest.Asaresult,

countrieslikeAustraliaallowmorefirestoburnnaturally.Sometimes,firefightersevenstartfires

togetridof（去除）deadwood.Ofcourse,theycarefullycontrolthefires.Thefirethinsoutold

trees.Thisallowssunlighttoreachtheground.Asaresult,fireshelpnewtreestogrow.Therefore,

ifafireisnotseriouslydangeroustopeople,firefightersmayletitbumnaturally.

61.hastheleastwildfireseachyear.

A.TheUKB.AustraliaC.TheUSD.Russia

62.Russiahadsomanyfiresinonemonthin2010because.

A.lighteninghelpedtospreadthefire

B.thewindhelpedtospreadthefire

C.therewerenotenoughfirefighters

D.itwasunusuallyhot,dryandwindy

63.Theunderlinedword"vegetation"inParagraph3meansinChinese.

A.蔬菜B.樹木C.植被D.花草

64.FromParagraph4wecanknowthat

A.themorefires,thebetterforforests

B.somefiresaregoodfortheforest

C.allthef