中考保护考拉，刻不容缓、海姆利克急救法、机器尾巴或帮助老人保持平衡（解析版）67.docx

中考时文阅读练习09

中考时文阅读练习----保护考拉，刻不容缓！

题型：阅读理解

主题语境：动物

语篇类型：说明文

词数：260

难度：★★★☆☆

建议用时：7分钟

??TheAustralianKoala?FoundationsaysAustraliahas?lostabout30percentofitskoalas?overthepastthreeyears.The?non-profit(非营利)groupsaysdroughts(干旱)，wildfiresanddevelopmentprojectsplayedapartinthedropinthekoalapopulation.Theyarestronglyadvisingthegovernmenttodomoretoprotecttheanimalsenvironment.

?Thegroupguessesthekoalapopulationhasdroppedtolessthan58,000thisyearfrommorethan80,000in2018.ThebiggestdecreaseisinthestateofNewSouthWales,wherethenumberofkoalashasdroppedby41percent.DeborahTabart,leaderoftheAustralianKoalaFoundation,calledthedrop“quite?dramatic”.Onlyoneareainthestudyisthoughttohavemorethan5,000koalas.Someareasarebelievedtohaveasfewasfiveorten.

?Tabartsaidthecountryneedsakoalaprotectionlaw.Sheadded,“WhatweworryaboutisplaceslikewesternNewSouthWaleswheredroughtshavelastedforovertenyears.Now,theeffectisbeginningtoshowup—riversystemscompletelydryandredgum?trees(红桉树)，whicharethelifebloodofkoalas,are?dead.”

?ThelossinNewSouthWaleslikelyspedupafterlargeforestareasweredestroyed(毁坏)bywildfiresinlate2019andearly2020.Someofthoseareasalreadyhadnokoalas.Landclearingbybuildingdevelopersandroadbuildershasalsodestroyedthekoalasenvironment.

?“Ithinkeveryonegetsit,andwevegottochange.Butifthosebuilding-machineskeepworking,thenIreallyfearforthekoalas,”Tabartsaid.

1.Whatdidthegroupadvisethegovernmenttodo?

A.Savekoalasfromdyingout.

B.Stopalldevelopmentprojects.

C.Putoutthewildfireimmediately.

D.Provideenoughwaterforkoalas.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dramatic”inParagraph2mean?

A.Exciting.B.Surprising.C.Relaxing.D.Interesting.

3.Howdoesthewritertellusaboutkoalas?situationinParagraph2?

A.Bylistingnumbers.

B.Bygivingex