江蘇省泰州興化市

2021-2023年中考英語一模試題分類匯編

閱讀理解

2023年江蘇省泰州興化市中考一模英語試卷

四、閱讀理解。（共20小題;每小題2分，計40分）

A

Mike*sprojectAspartofmyhistoryprojectontransport,Ididsomeshortinterviewswith

peopleinmyneighborhood.MyfirstinterviewwaswithmyfriendSusan'sgrandmothei;Mrs.

Sanderson.

Question1

Howdidyougettoschoolwhenyouwereyoung?

Iwalkedtoschoolwithmyfriends,exceptforFridayswhenwehadtocarryallofourthings

forschoolsports.Thenwecaughtthebus.IenjoyedwalkingbecausewecouldchatonthewayI

didn'tlikeitwhenitwasrainingthough,butMumalwaysmadesureIworemyraincoatand

gumboots.Ontheotherhand,Ibecameastrongwalker,andIbelievethat'swhyI'vebeenhealthy

allmylife.

Question2

Myparentsdrivemetoschool.Whydidn'tyougotoschoolbycar?

Youknowwewerenotrichenoughatthattime.WecouldnotaffordacaruntilafterIhad

finishedschool.

Question3

Howdidyougetaroundwhenyouweren'tgoingtoschool?

Weoftenwentforafamilytripbytrain.MostweekendswewentonpicnicsandIloved

playingwithmycousinsinthepark.Thetriptookmuchlongerthanitwouldtakebycartoday;of

course.

Question4

Howdoyougetaroundnow?

Istilllovewalking,butIneedtodrivemygrandchildrenaround,soImainlyusemycar.Itis

fast.

56.MikeinterviewedMrs.Sandersonbyaskingfourquestionsinorderto.

A.knowherdailylifeB.makehisneighbourhoodbetter

C.finishhishistoryprojectD.makefriends

57.MikeasksQuestion4togetsomeinformationaboutMrs.Sanderson's.

A.presentlifestyleB.familylifeC.lovelychildrenD.memoriesofschool

58.Inallofheranswers,Mrs.Sandersontalksabout.

A.hergrandchildrenB.herfavoriteactivities

C.typesoftransportD.placesshehasvisited

59.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutMrs.Sanderson?

A.Sheusedtodrivetoschoolonwetdays.

B.Shecouldn'tanswerallMike'squestions.

C.Shedidn'tlikewalkingtoschoolwhenyoung.

D.Shefindsitquickertogettoplacesthesedays.

60.ThebesttitleofMike*sfinishedprojectisprobably.

A.TheLifeofMrs.SandersonB.HowTravellingHasChanged

C.PeopleinMyNeighborhoodD.TheImportanceofBeingHealthy

B

Onceuponatimetherewasagreatman.Hehasabrightlittledaughterandthemanloved

herverymuch.Whenshewasverylittle,hewouldpickherup,singasonganddancewithher,

andhewouldtellher,"Iloveyou,littlegirl."Whenthegirlgrewup,themanstillwouldhugher

andtellher,*'Iloveyou,littlegirl.*'Thelittlegirlwouldbeunwillingandsay,"I'mnotalittlegirl

anymore.Don'tcallmelikethis."Thenthemanwouldlaughandsay"_A_tome,you'Halways

bemylittlegirl."

Thelittlegirlleftherhomeandwentintotheworld.Asshelearnedmoreaboutherself,she

learnedmoreabouttheman.Sherealizedoneofhisstrengthswashisabilitytoexpresshisloveto

hisfamily.Itdidn'tmatterwherevershewentintheworld,themanwouldcallherandsay,“Ilove

you,littlegirl."

Thedaycamewhenthegreatmanwasillbadly.Hecouldn'ttalkanymore.Hecouldno

longersmile,hug,danceortellthelittlegirlthathelovedher.Soshewenttothesideofthegreat

man.Whenshewalkedintotheroomandsawhim,helookedsmallandnotstrongatall.He

lookedatherandtriedtospeak,buthecouldnot.

Thelittlegirldidtheonlythingshecoulddo.Sheclimbeduponthebednexttothegreat

man.Tearsranfrombothoftheireyesandshedrewherarmsaroundtheuselessshouldersofher

father.Herheadonhischest,shethoughtofmanythings.Sherememberedthewonderfultimes

togetherandhowshehadalwaysfeltprotectedbythegreatman.

Sheheardwhatsheneededtohear.Hisheartbeatoutthewordsthathismouthcouldno

longersay..Iloveyou!Littlegirl!

61.Whichofthefollowingisbestfortheblank_▲_inParagraph1?

A.AndB.SoC.ButD.Or

62.Thelittlegirltoldhisfathernottocallher"littlegirl",because.

A.shewouldbelaughedatB.shedidn*tlikehisEither

C.shedidn'tlikethisnameD.shewasn'tyounganymore

63.Whenshewenttothesideofherfather,thegirlfoundhisfather.

A.wassickbadlyB.wasverystrong

C.hadsomeabilitiesD.wasenergetic

64.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothestory?

A.Thedaughterleftherhomebecauseshehadafightwithherfather.

B.Thegirlreturnedhomewhenshegotaletterfromhisfatherabouthisillness.

C.Thefatherrecovered（康復(fù)）asifbymagicsoonafterthedaughter'sreturn.

D.Fromthefather'sexample,thedaughterlearnedhowtoexpressherlove.

65.UIloveyou,littlegirl!"showed.

A.thegirlwasverylittleB.themanlovedherdaughterverymuch

C.thegirllikedthisnameD.thegirllovedhisfatherverymuch

C

Now,theVOALearningEnglishprogrambegins,Today,wetalkaboutonewaytosolvea

problem.

Therearemanydifferentwaystosolveaproblem.Onewayistobecreative.Peopleoften

thinkcreativethinkingisjustforartistsanddesigners,butthisisnottrue.Dr.EdwarddeBono,an

expert（專家）increativethinkingandproblemsolving,hasshowntheworldthatusingcreativity

tosolveproblemsisveryusefulinbusinessandinourcommunities,andwillcontinuetobesoin

thefuture.

Oneexampleofcreativethinkingisthesolution（解決辦法）toaparkingprobleminatown

center.Intheareasclosetostores,peoplecanonlyparkfor20minutes.Thereareparkingmeters

wherepeoplepaytoparkintheseareas.However,theproblemisthatmanypeopleleavetheircars

thereforlongerthan20minutes.Dr.EdwarddeBono'ssolutionistomakearulethatallcars

parkedintheseareasmustkeeptheirheadlightson.Ofcourse,driverswillwanttoreturntotheir

carsbeforetheircarbatteries（蓄電池）die.

AccordingtoDr.deBono,peoplewillneedtousecreativethinkingmoreofteninthefuture.

Tohelppeoplethinkmorecreatively,hedesignedthe"SixThinkingHats"system（系統(tǒng)）.The

systemhelpspeoplethinkaboutaproblemindifferentwaysinordertofindasolution.Inthe

system,therearesiximaginaryhatsofdifferentcolors.Eachhatrepresentsadifferentwayof

thinking.Forexample,thewhitehathelpspeopleconsiderthefacts.Theblackhatisthemost

logical（有邏輯的）andhelpspeopleconsiderwhyapossiblesolutionmaynotwork.So,nexttime

youhaveaprobleminyourcommunity,thinkaboutitcreatively,fromdifferentperspectives,and

seewhatbestideasyoucanget.

Andthat'sallfortoday'sprogram.

I'mBryanLynn.Thanksforyourlistening.

66.Whatisthetopicofthetext?

A.Beingacreativeartistinthecommunity.

B.Doingbusinesssuccessfullyinthefuture.

C.Askingexpertsfbrsomeusefuladvice.

D.Usingcreativethinkingtosolveproblems.

67.WhyistheexamplementionedinParagraph3?

A.Toexpressaresult.B.Todescribeaproblem.

C.Tosupportthetopic.D.Tolistsomenumbers.

68.Whatdoestheunderlinedword''perspectives"inParagraph4mean?

A.Ways.B.Places.C.People.D.Rules.

69.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthe"SixThinkingHats"system?

A.Thesystemisusedtohelppeoplethinkquickly.

B.Thewhitehathelpspeoplethinkaboutthefacts.

C.Theblackhathastodowithpeople'sfeelings.

D.Sixhatsofdifferentshapescanbeveryhelpful.

70.Wherecanthepassagebefrom?

A.Ahistorybook.B.Anewspaper.C.ATVprogram.D.Aradioprogram.

D

Asacitydweller（城市居民），youprobablyhavebecomeusedtonoisepollution.However,

thisdoesn'tchangethefactthatoverly（過度地）loudsoundscandoharmtoyourhealth.

Manypeoplebelievethattheonlyphysicaleffectoflivingin

anoisyplaceishavingtheoccasional偶爾的）headache.While

headachescanhappenbecauseoftoomuchnoise,theyarenotthe

onlyeffectloudnoisescancometohaveonyourhealth.Noise

pollutioncreatesproblemsforjustabouteverybody.

Recentstudieshaveshownastronglinkbetween

environmentalnoiseandaperson,sincreasedriskofhighbloodpressure（壓力），Peoplewholive

innoisyplacesarealsomorelikelytosufferfromheartattacksanddepression（抑有B癥）.Noise

pollutionalsoinfluenceschildren'sgrowthandlearningdevelopment.Inanoisyenvironment,

childrenshowlowerunderstandingandreasoning（推理）skills.

Therefore,itisimportantforustodealwithnoisepollution.Onewayistofinenoisemakers.

However,somebigcompaniesmightsimplyconsiderthefinestobeapartofthecostofdoing

business.Asaresult,thesefinesmaydonothingtochangetheirnoise-makingpractices.

Citiescanhelptheirdwellersreplaceoldwindowswithsoundproof（隔音的）ones.Theycan

alsobuildsoundproofbarriers（屏障）aroundhighwaysandreducetrafficspeedsindowntown

areas.

Therearealsothingseachofuscandoinourowncommunities.Wecanturndownthe

volumeofourtelevisions,especiallyduringthenighttimehours.Dogownerscantrytoprevent

theirpetsfrombarkingoverlongperiodsoftime.

Bytakingactionatboththecitywideandthepersonallevel,wecancreateapeacefuland

livableworldforall.

71.Whatwillprobablyhappentopeoplewhentheylivewithnoisepollution?

A.Theywillhavelowbloodpressure.B.Theywillhardlyseewell.

C.Theymayhaveaheadache.D.Theymayunderstandthingsbetter.

72.Howmanyparagraphs（段落）tellthewaystoreducenoisepollutioninthepassage?

A.3B.4C,5D.6

73.Whydostudentsneedaquietenvironmenttostudy??

A.Becauseaquietenvironmentisbeautiful.

B.Becausenoisepollutioncancausedepression.

C.Becauseaquietenvironmentcanreduceheartattacks.

D.Becausenoisepollutioncaninfluencechildren'sunderstandingability

74.Asstudents,whatcanwedotoreducenoisepollution?

A.Wecanfinenoisemakers.

B.Wecanturndownthevolumeofourtelevisions.

C.Wecanbuildsoundproofbarriersaroundhighways.

D.Wecanstopdogsfrombarkingcompletelyintheevening.

75.Whafsthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Noisepollutioncancauseaheadache.

B.Noisepollutioninfluenceschildren'sgrowth.

C.Peopleshouldpreventtheirpetsfrombarking.

D.Peopleshouldworktogethertoreducenoisepollution.

2022年江蘇省泰州興化市中考一模英語試卷

四、閱讀理解。（共18小題；每小題2分，計36分）

A

Whatmakesagoodreader?YoucanfindtheanswerinReadersClub.Today,wehavesome

booksforyou.Comeandjointhefun!

TheOldManandtheSeawonthePulitzerPrizeforfictionin

1953.Ayearlater,HemingwaywontheNobelPrizeforLiterature.The

OldManandtheSeaisgenerallyconsideredbymanytobehisgreatest

achievement.Theleadingcharacterinthisbookisapersonwhocan

facedifficultiesandnevergiveup.

★Hardback￥21.70★Paperback￥16.00

愛Heart,writtenbyEdmondoDeAmicisfromItaly,isadiaryofan

ItalianboyEric.Inhisdiary,hewritesaboutthegreatestloveinthe

的

world:loveforthenation,forthesociety,andalsoteachers9love,

教

*1classmates,love,parents5love,children'slove.

育★Hardback￥2720★Paperback￥16.40

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PeterPan,createdbyScottishnovelistandplaywrightJ.M.Barrie.

PeterPanisayoungboywhocanflyandnevergrowsup.Hespendshis

never-endingchildhoodhavingadventures（冒險）onthemythical

islandofNeverlandastheleaderoftheLostBoys,playinghappilywith

childrenbothinsideandoutsideNeverland.

★Hardback￥22.70★Paperback￥14.60

A1

1中邳■CelebrityBiography,alsoknownas“ThreeGiants”,writtenby

RomainRolland,aboutthreegreatmenindifferentfields:Beethoven,

MichelangeloandLeoTolstoy.Theyallsuffered（遭受）alotinbody

andspirit,butneverlostconfidence.

F

★Hardback￥26.20★Paperback￥15.80

Clubmemberswillgetadiscount（折扣）of10%forhardbackbooksand20%forpaperback

books.Ifyoubuyanyofthetwohardbackbooks,e-bookswillbefreefbryou.

52.WhichwordcanbeusedtodescribethetopicofthebookHeart?

A.SuccessB.LoveC.AdventureD.Fear

53.WhatisthebookPeterPanabout?

A.Aboywholikeskeepingdiaries.B.Aboywhoalwaysmisseshisfamily.

C.Aboywhoenjoyshisnever-endingchildhood.D.Aboywhosuffersalotinbodyand

spirit

54.WhatcanwelearnfromthebooksTheOldManandtheSeaandCelebrity'Biography?

AThevalueofthefriendship.B.Theimportanceoflearning.

C.Theadvantageoftheteamwork.D.Thespiritofnevergivingup.

55.Asaclubmember,whichbookscanyoubuywith40yuantogetfreee-books?

A.TwohardbackbooksHeartandCelebrityBiography.

B.AhardbackbookHeartandapaperbackbookPeterPan.

C.TwohardbackbooksTheOldManandtheSeaandPeterPan.

D.TwopaperbackbooksTheOldManandtheSeaandCelebrityBiography.

B

Ifyouwalkthroughaparkinthemorningorintheevening,youmightseealotofpeopledoing

theseslowandbeautifulmovements-CarrythetigeroverthemountainandWhitecranespreads

itswings.Infact,theyaredoingTaichi.

Taichiisanancientmartialart（武術(shù)）.ItisacommonkindofexerciseinChina.Morethan100

millionpeopleinover150countriespracticeTaichiatpresent.RecentlyUNESCO（聯(lián)合國教科文

組織）hasaddedTaichitoitsIntangibleCulturalHeritageList（非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)名錄）.Manytaichi

fanswerehappytohearofit."Thiswillmaketaichimorepopulararoundtheworld.Hopefully,

morepeoplewillbecomehealthierbypracticingit."saidChenBin.HeisaTaichimasterfromthe

villageofChenjiagou,HenanProvince.ThisvillageisthebirthplaceofChen-styleTaichi.

It'struethatdoingTaichiisgoodforourhealth.Itcanmakeuswalkandmovemorefreely,and

itcanalsomakeusstronger.Duringslowmovements,wecanfocuson（專注）ourhandsandfeet.

Wecancontrolthembetter.Slowmovementsalsohelpustotakedeepandlongbreaths.

Taichialsofocusesontheharmony（和諧）betweenyin（陰）andyang（陽）.Itshowshowthe

ancientChinesepeoplesawtheworld.Theworldisfullofyinandyang:darkandlight,softand

hard,femaleandmale.Buttheydon'toppose（對立）eachotherabsolutely（絕對地）.Asweseein

thepicture,awhitespotisintheblackareaandablackspotisinthewhitearea.Afteradarknight,

thesunwillrise.Leavesfallinautumnbutgrowinspring.Everythingkeepschanging-thatishow

weshouldseetheworld.

TaichicarriestraditionalChinesephilosophy（哲學(xué)），suchasbeinginharmonywithnatureand

usingsoftnesstobeathardness.IthasbecomeasymbolofChineseculture.

56.HowmanypeoplepracticeTaichiintheworldnow?

A.About10million.B.Lessthan150thousand.

C.Atmost100thousand.D.Morethan100million.

57.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethemovementsofTaichi?

A.Slowandbeautiful.B.Slowandexciting.C.Fastandfree.D.Strong

andtiring.

58.WhyhasTaichibeenaddedtoIntangibleCulturalHeritageListrecently?

A.BecauseitisasymbolofChineseculture.B.Becauseitisfromthevillageof

Chenjiagou.

C.Becauseitcanmakeuswalkmorefreely.D.Becauseitcanusesoftnesstobeat

hardness.

59.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.ToaskpeopletodoTaichiintheirfieetime.B.Tointroduceanancientmartial

art一taichi.

C.ToteachpeoplehowtodoTaichicorrectly.D.ToexplainwhyTaichiisgoodforour

health.

DuringtheBeijing2022WinterOlympics,athletesfromallovertheworldbrokebothpersonal

andOlympicrecords.High-techelementshavebeengiving“wings“tothesehard-workingathletes,

helpingthembecome''faster,higher,stronger”.

TheNationalSpeedSkatingOval（theIceRibbon）saw12newOlympicrecordsandoneworld

record,includingChinesespeedskaterGaoTingyu'sOlympicrecordof34.32secondsinthemen's

500meters.

Knownas“thefastestice”,the12,000-square-meterrink（冰場）hasreceivedverygood

feedbackfromtheathletes.t€Itmakeseveryoneskatefaster/5GaoTingyusaidafterhebaggedthe

gold.

Thesecretbehindisanewcarbondioxide（二氧化碳）ice-makingtechnology.Speed-skating

requiresaveryflat（平滑的）icesurface.Iftheicesurfacetemperaturedoesn'tchangemuch,the

icestaysflatter.Flaticeiseasiertoskateon.Liquid（液態(tài)的）carbondioxidewasputundertheice

forthefirsttime.Itcooledtheiceandkeptthetemperaturechangesonthesurfacewithinjusthalfof

onedegree（度）.

Ineventslikefreestyleskiingandskijumping,thedirectionandspeedofthewindcould

largelyaffectathletes?performance.AresearchteamfromtheChineseAcademyofSciences

developedawindmeasuring（測量）systemusingAItechnology."Someeventsonlylastafew

seconds,andthewindischangingallthetime.Thissystemallowsathletesandcoachesto'see'wind

directlythroughreal-timedata（數(shù)據(jù)）ontheirpads,anddecidewhenandwheretojump,“theteam

leaderShaoYuntoldBeijingDaily.

Therearemanymorehigh-techelementsthatboostathleticperformance,including

drag-reducing（減少阻力的）sportswear,smartbedsthatmassage（按摩）athletes,androbotsthat

cook.AllthesehelpedkeepChina'spromisetoholdan"athlete-centered“Olympics,saidZhao

Weidong,thespokespersonoftheBeijingorganizingcommittee.

60.GaoTingyusetarecordfor.

A.winningthefirstgoldforChinainmen's500meters

B.skatingthefastestspeedinmen's500meters

C.beingtheyoungestskaterattheOlympics

D.designingtheNationalSpeedSkatingOval

61.Theunderlined"it"inParagraph3refersto.

A.theicerinkB.thegoldmedalC.therecordD.the

feedback

62.Liquidcarbondioxidewasputundertheiceto.

A.maketheiceharderB.keeptheicecold

C.savewaterresourcesD.changethetemperatureoftheice

63.ThesystemfromtheChineseAcademyofScienceshelpsathletes.

A.changethedirectionofthewindB.recordtheirjumpsinrealtime

C.measurewindmorecorrectlyD.controlthespeedofthewind

64.WhatdoweknowfromthewordsofZhaoWeidong?

A.ChinaisexpectedtoholdanotherWinterOlympicssoon.

B.OthercountrieslookatChinawithneweyes.

C.The2022BeijingWinterOlympicswerethebestever.

D.The2022BeijingWinterOlympicswerepeople-centered.

D

Stickingtoavegan（堅持素食的）dietmightsounddifficult,especiallysincemanypopular

disheshavemeatinthem.Yetinrecentyears,veganismhasbecomeoneofthefastest-growing

trends（趨勢）intheworld.

AccordingtoHuffPost,morethan3millionpeopleintheUnitedStatesarevegans.IntheUK,

about542,000peoplehavechosenveganismoverthepast10years.

Whatisdrivingthisgrowthinveganism?Onereasonmightbethatpeoplewanttoprotectthe

environment.Accordingtoa2013studybytheUNFoodandAgricultureOrganization,globalmeat

manufacturing（力口工）causesabout18percentoftheworld'sgreenhousegasemissions（排放）.

Thisismorethanalltheworldscars,trainsandplanescombined.

AccordingtoBBCNews,onereasonisthatmanyoftoday'syoungpeoplebelieveit'swrongto

killanimalsforfood.Formanypeople,veganismsimplymeanseatingnomeat,cheeseoreggs,but

goinganimal-freealsoapplies（應(yīng)用）tofashionandmanufacturing.Forexample,leatherisused

tomakeshoesandclothing.Everyyearmorethan1billionanimals,fromcowstohorsestosnakes,

arekilledtomakeproductsfromtheirskins.Now,manybrandsarelookingforothermaterials.

ThesportsbrandPuma,forexample,hasmadeshoesoutofpineappleleaves.Tesla,theUScar

maker,issaidtoberemoving（去除）animal-basedleatherfromitsseats.Earlierthisyear,USsinger

LadyGagacreatedtheveganmakeupbrandHausLaboratories.Onthebrand'sInstagramaccount,

itsays:"Cruelty-free（零殘忍）andvegan,becauseweloveanimalsandyou.^^

So,ifyou'reinterestedinprotectinganimalsandsavingtheenvironment,youmightwantto

giveveganismatry.

65.HowmanypeoplearevegansintheUnitedStates?

A.Morethan3million.B.Morethan4million,

C.Morethan5million.D.Morethan6million.

66.Moreandmorepeoplearechoosingveganismbecause.

a.theythinkeatingmeatisnothealthyb.processingmeatpollutestheenvironment

c.theythinkweshouldn'tkillanimalsd.therearenewmaterialstoreplaceanimalproducts

A.abB.beC.bdD.cd

67.TheexamplesinParagraph5showthat.

A.somebrandstrytoprotectanimalsB.manyfamouspeoplearevegans

C.veganismispopularallovertheworldD.wecanliveonplantsinthefuture

68."Cruelty-Gee“inParagraph5means.

A.noanimalsarekilledB.environmentallyfriendly

C.someanimalsareharmedD.wearefreetobecruel

69.What'sthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Tohelppeoplechooseahealthydiet,B.Toencouragepeopletoprotectthe

environment.

C.Tointroducethetrendofveganism.D.Toexplainanimalcruelty.

2021年江蘇省泰州興化市中考一模英語試卷

三、閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。（36分）

A

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26.Thefirstbustourbeginsat9:35from.

A.TrinityCollegeB.OxfordRailwayStation

C.Queen*sCollegeD.GloucesterGreenBusStation

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A.￡16.50.B.￡19.00.C.￡40.00.D.￡45.00.

28.InMagdalenCollege,touristscan.

A.visitthebelltowerB.readinthebestlibraryinOxford

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29.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?

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IfyouliveinShanghai,youmighthaveto

takea'lesson'1insortinggarbage(垃圾分類),as

thecityrecentlyintroducednewgarbage-sorting

regulations(條例).

It*snowrequiredthatpeopleshouldsort

garbageintofourkinds,namelyrecyclable,harmful,dryandwetwaste.However,ifpeoplefailto

sorttheirgarbageproperly,theycanbefinedupto200yuan.

Morecitiesareintroducingsimilarregulations,followingthepracticeinShanghai.Bythe

endof2021,garbage-sortingsystemswillhavebeenbuiltin46majorChinesecities,including

BeijingandShenzhen,reportedPeople'sDaily.

Althoughover90percentofthepublicbelievethatgarbagesortingisimportantforthe

protectionoftheenvironment,garbagesortingisstillabigprobleminChina.Only30percentof

participants(參與者)saidthattheythinktheyaresortingtheirtrashproperlyaccordingtoastudy

bythegovernment.Inthepast,somegarbageregulationsdidn'tgiveclearfinesforpeoplewho

failedtosortgarbage.NowthenewregulationsinShanghaiaretochangethepastvoluntary

actionintocompulsoryactionforeveryone.

Manyotherforeigncountrieshavealsointroducedgarbage-sortingregulations.InJapan,

wastesortinghasbecomeabasicsurvivalskill.Thereisafixedtimefordealingwitheachkindof

garbageandlitteringcanresultinhighfines.InGermanytoo,manypeopleareaskedtosortwaste

intodifferentgroups.Forexample,inBerlin,peoplehaveyellowbinsforplasticandmetalsand

bluebinsforpaperandcardboard.

30.WhatdoweknowaboutgarbagesortinginShanghai?

A.Peopleshouldputtheirgarbageintotwogroups.

B.ItsetsanexampleformanyothercitiesinChina.

C.Peoplewillbefined200yuaneachtimetheybreaktheregulations.

D.Shanghaiistheonlycitytointroducegarbage-sortingr