2020年中考英語閱讀理解專題練習(xí)《熱點(diǎn)話題》(含答案)

./2020年中考英語閱讀理解專題練習(xí)《熱點(diǎn)話題》新科技Passage1<2019>Brookewantedadollhouseandsomesugarcookies.Sothe6yearoldaskedAlexatogetthem.Alexawasn'thermomorbabysitter.ItwasavoiceactivatedhomeassistantpoweredbyAI<人工智能>.AnditmadeBrooke'swishescometrue.Afewdayslater,muchtoherparents'surprise,a$170dollhouseandfourpoundsofcookiesshowedup.Theyatethecookiesandgaveawaythedollhousetoalocalhospital.Andthat'snottheendofthestory.WhenanewsreportertoldthestoryofwhathappenedonTV,Alexadevices<設(shè)備>inmanylisteners'homeswokeupandtriedtoorderdollhouses!Alexaisn'ttheonlyAIwillingtoserveyou.AppleHomepodhasSiri,GoogleHomehasitsAssistant,andtheupcomingGalaxyHomedevicewillhaveBixby.Peoplewhohavethesedevicesusethemmainlyforlisteningtomusic,checkingtheweather,andsettingtimers.AccordingtoareportfromTheInformation,nowadaysvoiceshoppingisrare.Butmanyscientistspredictaboom<增長>invoiceshoppinginthenearfuture.Isthatagoodthing?________.Youcanshoutoutanorderassoonasyouthinkofit,evenifyouarecooking,cleaning,ordriving.Inaddition,peoplewithdisabilitieswhoareunabletouseakeyboardormousecanshopwithoutanyhelp.Butvoiceshoppinghasitsdisadvantages.Unwanteddollhousesaren'tthebiggestproblem.It'susuallyveryeasytocancelanorderorreturnproducts.Thethingthatworriessomepeopleisthattheseassistantsarealwayslistening.Theyhavetobeabletorespondwhenyouwantthem.Sotheylistenfor"Alexa"or"OKGoogle"oranotherorder.Whentheyhearit,theystartrecordingtheconversation.Somehaveworriedaboutwhathappenstotheserecordings.Shouldcompaniesbeallowedtousethemtolearnaboutpeople'sshoppinghabits?Andwhatifsomeonehacks<入侵>thedevice?TheCIAfoundawaytohacksmartTVstoturnthemintospiesthatlistenallthetime.Otherscoulddothesamewithanysmartdevice.Whatdoyouthink?Areyoureadytostartvoiceshopping?<>1.Fromthepassage,weknowthatAlexa________．A.canlookafterthebabyB.cancookdeliciousfoodC.isatoydollsoldonlineD.isonekindofAIdevice<>2.Theunderlinedword"rare"inParagraph2probablymeans________．A.unusualB.expensiveC.harmfulD.impossible<>3.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttofillinthe"________"inParagraph3?A.ConvenienceisthemainadvantageofvoiceshoppingB.ThecostofvoiceshoppingislowerthanotherwaysC.ThepopularityofvoiceshoppingisincreasingD.Thetechnologyofvoiceshoppingneedsimproving<>4.Paragraph4mainlytellsusthat________whenpeopletryvoiceshopping.A.AIsometimesforgetspeople'sordersB.personalinformationmightbehackedC.it'sdifficulttocancelorreturnproductsD.theneedsforproductscan'tbesatisfiedPassage2<2019宿遷>Technologyisdevelopingfastandithasbecomeanimportantpartofourlife.Thenwhatwilltheworldbelikeinthefuture?3Dfoodwillbebothdeliciousandnutritious<有營養(yǎng)的>.Wecanuse3Dprinterstoprintsomebasicmaterials.__①__Andwecangofurther.Scientistsbelievethatwejustneedtoturnonaprinterinthekitchensandthenwecanenjoyourfavouritefoodwheneverwelike.__②__5Gnetworkwillallowmanymorepeopletogetinformation.BigcompanieslikeChinaMobileandChinaUnicomwillstarttooffer5G.Itissaidthat5Gpromisesdownloadspeeds10to20timesfasterthan4G.Forexample,wecandownloadafilmwithinjust1second.Butwitha4Gnetwork,ittakesafewminutes.Therewillbemuchbandwidth<帶寬>andwecangetunlimited<無限的>information.Underwatercitieswillprovidemorespace.Theearthisbecomingmoreandmorecrowded.Wemayturntounderwaterhomes,whichwillbebuiltaslowas15kilometersbelowthesea.Andthedifferenttemperaturesatthedifferentdepths<深度>oftheseacanbeusedtoprovidepowerforthehomes.__③__Foruscommonpeopleontheearth,thedreamoftravellingaroundspacewillcometrue.Inthecomingyears,spacecraftwillbeaspopularasbuses,trainsandplanes.Wecanleaveourhomeandenterspacetotakeanadventure<冒險(xiǎn)>.Andevenwewillgetusedtolivingthere.Arobotwillbeapartoflife.Robotscandomanyofthesamethingsaswehumansdolikedrivingcars.Buttheywillbeusedinotherareasaswell.Theywillbeabletothink.Theycantellthedifferencebetweenrightandwrong.Theycanfeelsadnessorjoy.Whenwearelonely,theycanhaveatalkwithuslikerealfriends.__④__Inaword,justasJulesVernesaid,"Anythingonemancanimagine,othermencanmakereal."<>1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthefutureworldisTRUE?A.3Dfoodwillbeeasytomakebutwon'ttastegood.B.With5G,userswillgetonlyalittleinformation.C.Underwatercitieswillprovidemorelivingspace.D.Arobotwilldoeverythingforushumanbeings.<>2.Wherecanthesentence"Spacetourwillbeapieceofcake."beput?A.①B.②C.③D.④<>3.Whatcanweinfer<推斷>fromthepassage?A.PeoplewillliveahardlifeinthefutureB.Technologywillmakeourfuturebetter.C.Peoplewillhavenorealfriendsinthefuture.D.Technologywillmakenodifferencetoourfuture.<>4.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A.Astorybook.B.Afilmposter.C.Atravelguide.D.Asciencemagazine.Passage3<2019>TohelpJapanesecompaniesbetterdealwiththeincreasingnumberofforeignersvisitingthecountry,Panasonichascreatedamegaphone<擴(kuò)音器>whichisabletosmartlytranslateJapaneseintoEnglish,ChineseandKorean.Panasonicnamedtheproduct"Megahonyaku".ItisatermfortheJapanesewordsfor"megaphone"and"translate",whichactuallymakesalotofsensebecauseit'samegaphonethatcantranslateJapaneseintoseveralotherlanguagesinrealtime.WhenauserspeaksJapaneseintothemegaphone,itrecognizes<辨認(rèn)>andtranslateswhatisbeingsaidimmediately,andoutputsthewordsinEnglish,ChineseorKorean.Itsoundsamazing,andseeingitinactioniswonderful,butMegahonyakuisnotgoodenough.Itcannottranslateeverythingyousay,asitonlystores300commonexpressions,like"Thetrainhasbeenputoff"or"Watchyourstep".However,theJapanesecompanybehindMegahonyakupromisestoaddnewexpressionsregularly,whichuserscangetontheInternet.Themachinewasdesignedtobeusedinplacesliketransportstations,airportsandplacesofinterest,wherequickandexactannouncementsareneededmost.Around30Japaneseorganizations,includingthepoliceandguides,havebeentryingoutMegahonyakuforaboutoneyear,butPanasonicsaysitwillcomeontothemarketonDecember20th.Insteadofsellingthesespeechtranslators,Panasonicplansonrenting<出租>themoutforlessthan$183amonthonathreeyearagreement,andofferingusersfutureimprovementsandnecessaryservices.Panasonichasalsosaidthatitmayaddsupportforotherlanguages,likeRussian,dependingoncustomers'needs.Megahonyakualsoincludesatouchscreenthatallowsuserstochoosethelanguagetheyneedtheirspeechtranslatedinto.<>1.PanasonichasproducedMegahonyakusothat________.A.guidescantranslateChineseintoJapanesefasterB.JapanesecompaniescanreceiveforeignersbetterC.foreignerscantalkwiththeJapanesefreelyD.theJapanesecanlearnotherlanguageseasily<>2.Thethirdparagraphismainlyaboutthe________ofMegahonyaku.A.inventionB.importanceC.disadvantageD.history<>3.ItcanbelearntfromParagraph4thatMegahonyaku________．A.maybepopularwiththepoliceB.iswidelyusedinprivatehomesC.willbesoldonDecember20thD.storesabout30foreignlanguages<>4.Accordingtothepassage,Panasonicwill________inthefuture.A.sellMegahonyakutoforeignvisitorsB.bringdownthepriceofMegahonyakuC.changethescreenofMegahonyakuD.improveMegahonyakuregularlyPassage4<2019>Artificialintelligence<AI><人工智能>istheabilityofacomputerprogramoramachine.ThecomputerorthemachinewithAIcanthinkandlearn.Itisalsoafieldofstudythattriestomakecomputers"smart".JohnMcCarthy,ascientist,cameupwith<提出>thename"artificialintelligence"over60yearsago.Manythingssuchaslearningandproblemsolvingcanbedonebycomputers,thoughnotinthesamewayaspeopledo.AnunusualgoalofAIresearchistocreatespecialcomputerprograms.Theycanlearn,solveproblems,andthinklogically<邏輯地>.Atpresent,AIcansuccessfullyunderstandhumanspeech,recognize<識(shí)別>humanfaces,operateselfdrivingcarsandcompeteinsomegamesystemslikeplayingChess.However,somepeopleconsider<認(rèn)為>AIadangertohumansifitdevelopstooquickly.AfamousBritishscientistalsowasnotforthiskindoftechnology.MathisthebasiclanguageofAI.Ifstudentsaregoodatmath,theywillbemorelikelytobecomesuccessfulAIdesigners<設(shè)計(jì)者>inthefuture.Weneednotonlybrightstudentsbutalsoaverage<普通的>students.Asfor<對(duì)于>averagestudents,iftheygetenoughmathskills,theycanalsobecomesuccessfulAIdesigners.Besides,agoodknowledgeofcomputerscienceisalsonecessaryforAIdesigning.Scientistshopetocreatecreative<有創(chuàng)造力的>andemotional<有情感的>AI.TheAIcanpossiblyunderstandhumanfeelingsorcreateart.Manywaysandtoolshavebeentriedtodiscoverthiswideandexcitingfield.<>1.FromParagraph1,weknowthat________．A.allproblemscanbesolvedbycomputersB.machineswithAIcanthinkandlearnC.AIhasbeenaroundforonly60yearsD.AIworksinthesamewayaspeople<>2.Accordingtothepassage,whatcan'tAIdoatpresent?A.Understandhumanspeech.B.Operateselfdrivingcars.C.Competeinsomegamesystems.D.Understandhumanfeelings.<>3.Theunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2refersto<指的是>________．A.chessB.ascientistC.thedangerD.AI<>4.Accordingtothepassage,ifstudentswanttobecomesuccessfulAIdesigners,theyshouldlearn________well.A.mathandartB.artandtechnologyC.mathandcomputerscienceD.artandcomputerscience<>5.Paragraph4mainlytellsusthescientists'________aboutAI.A.wishesB.worriesC.feelingsD.discoveriesPassage5<2019>Freshgreengrass.Hundredsofcolorfulwildflowers.Waterrunningintolittlepools.Birdsmakingtheirhomesinboxes.The9,500squaremetreAugustenborgBotanicalGardenmaylookjustlikeanyotherwellorganizedparkbutthere'sadifference.Itliesontheroofs<屋頂>ofindustrialandofficebuildingsinthecityofMalm?inSweden.Greenroofsarenotanewinvention.Andnowtheyaregettingpopularagain.Thecommonroofsofamoderncityhaveendlessblacksurfaceswithnolifeorwater.Perhapsthat'swhyagardenonaroofbecomessuchaperfectchoiceformoreandmorepeople.Greenroofsarenotjustpretty.Theyalsohelptomoderatethecitytemperature.Thehightemperaturesoncommonroofsinthesummercanmaketopfloorflatsuncomfortablyhot.Whatismore,theyplayapartinmakingthecitieshotterthanthecountrysidearoundthem,causingthe"urbanheatislandeffect".Onagreenroof,however,withitsplantsandwater,temperatureschangeonlyalittle,astheydoinapark.Thiscangreatlycutthecostsofheatingandcoolinginthebuildingbelow.Also,agreenrooftakesinrainwater,andprotectsthecitydrainage<排水>system.________Andsmallanimalsandbirdscanmaketheirhomesonit.Thankstothis,thecitymaybecomepartofnature,ratherthansomethingcompletelyseparatefromit.Whilethecostofbuildingsucharoofcanstillbehigher,itcanbecheaperinthelongtermasaresultofenergysavings.Andwouldn'titbewonderfultobeabletowalkoutintoagardenhighabovethecity'snoiseandtraffic,whetheryou'reatschoolorinanofficeorjustathomeinatenfloorblock?<>1.WiththeexampleofAugustenborgBotanicalGarden,thewriterwantstoexplain________．A.howwildlifeisprotectedB.whatagreenroofislikeC.howtoorganizeagoodparkD.whattodowithaspareroof<>2.Theunderlinedword"moderate"inParagraph3istheclosestinmeaningto"________"．A.raiseB.checkC.recordD.control<>3.WhichofthefollowingisthebestsentencetofillintheblankinParagraph4?A.Agreenroofisalive.B.Agreenroofstopspollution.C.Acommonroofisnoisy.D.Acommonroofincreasesthecost.<>4.Thepurposeofthepassageisto______．A.discovertheproblemswithgreenroofsB.introducethechangeofgreenroofsC.showtheamazingbeautyofgreenroofsD.describetheadvantagesofgreenroofsPassage6<2019>In1987,asmallcompanynamedHuaweiwasstartedinShenzhen.Aftermorethan30yearsofdevelopment,thecompanyhasnowbeatenAppleandbecometheworld'ssecondlargestmakerofsmartphonesbehindKorea'sSamsung.Ithasalsobecometheworld'slargestsupplier<供應(yīng)商>of5G.Butrecently,Huaweifacedsomedifficulties.TheU．S.governmentorderedaban<禁令>onitssalesinAmerica.AmericanofficialssaidHuaweigaveinformationthatitcollectedtotheChinesegovernment.Atthesametime,theU．S.governmentplannedtostopsellingpartsandservicestoHuawei,whichwasbelievedthatHuawei'sbusinesswouldbehurt."WehaveneverreceivedsucharequestfromChinesegovernmentandwehavenevertriedtogetintoothersystemtocollectinformation."RenZhengfei,Huawei'sfounderandpresidentsaid."ThebanfromtheU．S.wouldhavelittleeffectonourcompany.Huaweihasenoughabilitytodealwiththeproblems."Renadded.Inaninterviewseveralyearsago,RenZhengfeisaid,"IstartedHuaweiwithonly￡4,000atthebeginning,butnowithasbecomea$100billioncompany.The__experience__was__not__as__romantic__<浪漫的>as__you__imagine."FacingthebanoftheU．S.,Huaweiisgrowing.Huawei'ssmartphonesalesaroundtheworldrose50percentcomparedtoayearearlierinthefirstthreemonthsof2019.Atthesametime,salesfrombothSamsungandApplefell.Sofar,Huaweihasgrownintotheworld'slargesttelecommunicationequipment<電信設(shè)備>supplier,sellingin170countries.ItmaybeatSamsungasthelargestsmartphonemakerinthenearfuture.<>1.Whichcompanyisthelargestsmartphonesupplierof5Gintheworld?A.Apple.B.Samsung.C.Huawei.D.Nokia.<>2.WhydidtheU．S.orderabanonHuawei?A.Huawei'ssalesinAmericaweregrowingfasterthanApple.B.HuaweirefusedtosupplyservicestotheU．S.government.C.Theydidn'twantAppletosellpartsandservicestoHuawei.D.TheythoughtHuaweicollectedinformationfortheChinesegovernment.<>3.FromwhatRenZhengfeisaid,wecanlearnthatHuawei________．A.isdeeplyaffectedbythebanB.hasgotintothesystemoftheU．S.C.cansolvetheproblemstheyarefacingD.isaskedtosupplyinformationtoChina<>4.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4means________．A.Huawei'sdevelopingexperiencewashardB.itisromantictostartacompanywith￡4,000C.theromanticexperiencewasalargeamountofwealthD.peoplecanunderstandHuawei'sdevelopingexperienceeasily<>5.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellinthelastparagraph?A.Huaweiwillgrowslowly.B.Huaweiisfullofhope.C.Huawei'ssaleswillbedoubled.D.Huaweiisthelargestsmartphonemaker.Passage7<2019>Thereisgoodnewsforstudentsofvocational<職業(yè)的>collegesinChina:thegovernmenthasannouncedplanstodevelopmodernvocationaleducation.PremierLiKeqiangsaidthegovernmentshouldspeedupthedevelopmentofmodernvocationaleducationtomeettheneedforskilledworkersandtechnicians<技術(shù)人員>inthejobmarket.Highschoolgraduatesandworkerswithnospecialtrainingareencouragedtostudyinhighervocationalcolleges.LisaidthatthenumberofthenewstudentsinhighervocationalcollegesinChinashouldgoupby1millionthisyear.Thisisthefirsttimethecentralgovernmenthasaclearplan.Thiscomesafterthenewsofthelargeshortfall<不足>inhighlyskilledtechnicians,althoughChinahasmillionsoftechnicalworkers.Chinaisexpectedtofaceashortfallof3millionskilledworkerswhocanoperatethenewestmachinesby2020.Theshortfallwillgrowto4.5millionby2025.Also,vocationaleducationisunsatisfactory<不令人滿意的>,althoughtherearemanyvocationalcollegesinChina.Insomevocationalcolleges,theeducationmethodsandcoursescannotmeettheneedofupgrading<升級(jí)>manufacturing<制造業(yè)>.Ascanbeseenfromthejobmarket,somecompaniesstillcan'tfindhighlyskilledtechniciansevenwithhighpay.Todealwiththeproblem,somevocationalcollegeshaveworkedwithcompaniestoteachstudents.Theyhavehiredskilledtechniciansfromcompaniesasteachers.Withtherisingoftheskilledworkers'socialpositionandpay,itisbelievedthevocationaleducationsysteminChinawillstarttoplayabiggerroleinthedevelopmentofChina.<>1.What'sthemainpurposeofthedevelopmentofmodernvocationaleducationinChina?A.Totrainmorehighlyskilledtechniciansforthejobmarket.B.Tohelpvocationalcollegegraduatesgethigherpayfromtheirwork.C.Toaskmorepeopletoliveonthemselveswithtechnicalskills.D.Toencouragemorecompaniestoupgrademanufacturing.<>2.WhatisoneoftheproblemsofChinesevocationaleducationaccordingtothepassage?A.Highervocationalcollegeteachersarenotwellpaidandvalued.B.ThereareonlyasmallnumberofhighervocationalcollegesinChina.C.Theeducationmethodsandcoursesinvocationalcollegesareunsatisfactory.D.Someofthevocationalcollegeteachersareskilledtechniciansfromcompanies.<>3.ThewriterbelievesChina'sfuturevocationaleducationis________．A.hopefulB.doubtfulC.unsatisfactoryD.worryingPassage8<2019>MillionsofAmericansoybean<大豆>farmersin2019arelosingmoneybecauseChinaisnotbuyingtheircropsanymore.Butgarlic<大蒜>growersinCaliforniaaremakingmoremoney.Formanyyears,salesofgarlicinCaliforniahadbeenlittlebecauseofthemuchcheapergarlicfromChina.Thisyear,however,CaliforniagarlicsalesarerisingbecauseAmericangovernmentincreasestariffs<關(guān)稅>onChineseproducts.Christopher,agarlicgrowerinCalifornia,ismanagerofhiscompanyandhesaid,"Inaperfectworld,wewouldlovetoseethetariffsonChina."TariffsonChinesegarlicrosefrom10%to25%onMay9,2019,andthereasonisthatU．SPresidentDonaldTrumpincreasedtariffsonChineseproductsworthof$200billion.Sincethen,ChinesebuyershavealmoststoppedbuyingsoybeansfromtheUnitedStatesandAmericansoybeanfarmersarenowgettingworried.NoteveryonelikesthegarlictariffsintheU．S.LastJulyChristopherexpressedhissupportonTrump'spolicy<政策>.However,officialsfromMcCormickandCompanyInc.didn'tagreewiththepolicy.McCormick'sCEO,LawrencetoldReuters<路透社>thatwithoutChinesegarlicAmericacan'tgo.Actually,thetradewar<貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)>betweenChinaandAmericaisasignofAmericanhegemony<霸權(quán)>,anditwilldestroyAmericaneconomyandU．Sgovernmentwillloseitstrustfromothercountriesintheworld.<>1.Fromthepassageweinfer<推理>that________．A.AmericaisbuyinggarlicfromChinaasmuchasbeforeB.AmericansoybeanfarmersmakemoneyasmuchasbeforeC.ChinaisstillbuyingcropsfromAmericaasmuchasbeforeD.GarlicgrowersinCaliforniaaremakingmoremoneythanbefore<>2.WhyislessChinesegarlicboughtbyAmericathisyear?A.BecauseenoughgarlicisgrowninCalifornia.B.BecauseAmericangovernmenthasincreasedtax<稅收>onChinesegarlic.C.BecauseChinaisnotbuyingsoybeansfromAmerica.D.BecausecompaniessupportAmericangovernment.<>3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphreferto?A.ChinaB.thetradeC.AmericanhegemonyD.asign<>4.HowmuchtariffdidAmericangovernmentincreaseonChinesegarliconMay9,2019?A.15%B.25%C.10%D.35%<>5.Accordingtothepassage,whodisagreeswiththeAmericanpolicyofhavingtariffsonChineseproducts?A.ChristopherB.DonaldTrumpC.CaliforniagarlicgrowersD.LawrencePassage9<2019>Allovertheworld,thousandsofanimalsareusedforwildlifetourism.Peopletraveltowatchmonkeyshows,hugbabytigersandswimwithdolphins.Itmightlooklikefun,buttherearereportsthatanimalsarehurtnowandagain.TheWorldAnimalProtection<WAP>saysthatupto550,000wildanimalsareexposed<暴露>toilltreatmentaroundtheworld;inCambodia,forexample,it'sbeenreportedthatelephantshavediedaftercarryingtouristsforlonginhotweather.Thisisgettingattention—over100travelcompanieshavepromisedthattheywillnolongeropenupsuch__places.However,somepeoplearguethatanimaltourismisn'talwaysasbadasitseems.Sowhatdoyouthink?GroupYes●Animalsweren'tputonthisplanetforenjoyment.Theyshouldbefreetoliveastheychoose.●Thewayanimalsaretreatedisoftencruelandcausesmuchpain.Eveniftreatedwell,theycannotactinthesamewayastheywouldinthewild.●Wedon'tneedwildlifetourism.WecanseeanimalscloseupintheirnaturalhomeinTVprograms.There'snoneedtodisturb<打擾>theminreallife.GroupNo●Itisenjoyableandeducationalforpeopletocommunicatewiththewonderfulanimals.Themorepeopleknowaboutthem,themoretheywanttoprotectthem.●Wildlifetourismbringsmoneytopoorareasandmaybetheonlywayforsomepeopletomakealiving.●Notallanimalsaretreatedbadly.Someendangeredanimalsareundertheprotectionofprogramsthatlookafterrarespecies<稀有物種>.<>1.HowmanywildanimalsarefacingbadtreatmentaccordingtoWAP?A.Morethan100.B.Hundreds.C.Thousands.D.About550,000.<>2.Theunderlinedwords"suchplaces"referto<指>theplacesfor________．A.foreigntravelersB.sickelephantsC.wildlifeprotectionD.animaltourism<>3.Whatopiniondothetwogroupshaveincommon?A.Animalscanlivewherevertheylike.B.Wildlifeshouldbeprotected.C.Animaltourismsupportspoorpeople.D.Wildlifeiswelllookedafter.<>4."GroupYes"suggeststhatpeopleshouldnotdisturbanimals________．A.inCambodiaB.intravelcompaniesC.inreallifeD.inpoorareas<>5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Waysofprotectingrarespecies.B.Differentopinionsonwildlifetourism.C.Howtobringtouristsenjoyment.D.Whethertocollectinformationonwildlife.Passage10<2019>Thousandsofyearsago,Britainwascoveredbythickforests,hometomanyanimalswhichnolongerliveintheUnitedKingdom.Therewerewolvesandbears,manydifferentkindsofdeerandlargewildcows.Therewerelessthanfourmillionpeople.Theylivedinsmallvillagesprotectedbywoodenwallsfromtheanimalsoutside.Allthishaschanged,ofcourse.NowthepopulationoftheUnitedKingdomhasincreasedtosixtyfivemillion.ThreequartersofBritainiscoveredwithfields,townsorcities.Although25percentoflandiscountryside,newmethodsoffarmingmeanthattherearefewerbirdsandsmallanimalslivinginfieldsthaneverbefore.TheUnitedKingdomisoneofthefewcountriesintheworldthatdon'thavealargewildanimalthateatsmeat.InScotlandthereareonly400wildcats,butthesearemuchsmallerthanwolves.Somepeoplewouldliketochangethings,however!SomeorganizationsandwriterssaythatBritainneedstobecomemorenaturalagain.TheysuggestthattreesandplantsthatgrewintheUKbeforetownsandcitieswerebuiltshouldbeallowedtogrowagain.TheyevensaythatlargewildanimalswhichhavenotlivedintheUKshouldbehelpedtoreturnandlivewild.Theycallthis"rewilding"．Noteveryoneagrees.Inthelasttwentyyears,overonemilliontreeswhichatfirstgrewinScotlandhavebeenplantedandthereareplansformore—butwildanimals?Somepeopleaskifwolveswillattacksheeporevenhumans.Theyarealsoangrythatrewildingmightmeananendtowalkinginthehillswhichsomanypeopleenjoy.SofartherearenowolvesorbearsinBritain'sforests—butsoontheremightbe!<>1.WhatwasthepopulationoftheUKthousandsofyearsago?A.About25million.B.Over65million.C.Morethan61million.D.Notmorethanfourmillion.<>2.WhyaretherefewerbirdsandsmallanimalsinfieldsintheUK?A.Becausemoretreeshavebeenplanted.B.Becausetherearemorelargewildanimals.C.Becausepollutionismuchworsethanbefore.D.Becausepeopleusenewmethodsoffarming.<>3.Whichparagraphgivesopinionsfrom"rewilding"supporters?A.Paragraph1.B.Paragraph2.C.Paragraph3.D.Paragraph4.<>4.Whataresomepeopleagainst?A.Livingclosertonature.B.Plantingmoreandmoretrees.C.Helpinglargewildanimalsreturn.D.Buildingmorevillagesandtowns.<>5.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A.MakingBritainwildagainB.AtriptowildBritainC.AnintroductiontoBritainD.ProtectingtheenvironmentPassage11<2019>Comments：ShouldMuseumEntryBeFree?WithInternationalMuseumDaycomingup,todayweareaskingreaders:Shouldmuseumsbefreeorshouldpeoplehavetopayforaticket?Letusknow‘yourview’．Museumsarenotonlythereforenjoyment;theyareeducation.Thisiswhytheymustbefree.Whilemuseumsneedahugeamountofmoneytooperate,letthewealthypayforit.Theideaofapersonorchildinterestedinartnotbeingabletoviewitbecauseofcostiswrong.KristaChen<US>Age15Freeentrydoesnotattractpeopleorencouragethemtoappreciateart.GenerallypeoplerespectthingsthataredifficultorcostlytogetMuseumsshouldrequireregularvisitorstopayafee,butprovidefreeticketsasprizesforhighachievingstudentswhocanappreciatethemmore.FredSmith<NewZealand>Age14Museumsteachpeopleabouttheirpast.Thisispartofoursharedculturethatshouldbeavailabletoeveryone,richorpoor.Peopleshouldneverbeaskedtopayanentrancefee.RobSanchez<Australia>Age17Therearenosimpleanswers.Lowticketpricescouldhelpmuseumsstayopen.Butcompaniesandbusinessmenshouldalsoprovidemuseumswithmoremoneyandothersupport.Theyhaveasocialresponsibilitytoo.AmberWhite<UK>Age16Ithinkmuseumsandartgalleriesshouldallbefreetothepublic.Ido,however,thinktwiceayearthemuseumsshouldorganizemoneyraisingeventstohelppayforthecostofstayingopen.LiMishao<China>Age15<>1.Howmanyreaderssupporttheideaoffreemuseums?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.<>2.Whosuggestsmuseumsshouldregularlyholdspecialeventstocollectmoney?A.KristaChen.B.FredSmith.C.RobSanchez.D.LiMishao.<>3.WhydoesFredSmithbelievethatfree