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阅读理解(八)环境保护A[2018·贵港]Carsmakeourlivesmoreconvenient.Buttheycanalsobeaproblem.Forexample,fossilfuel(化石燃料)carsmainlycauseairpollution.Toimprovetheenvironment,manycountriesaredevelopingelectricvehicles(EVs,电动车).Amongthem,Chinaistakingaleadingroleandhascreatedtheworld’slargestEVmarket.Lastyear,over40percentofthe753,000EVssoldintheworldweresoldinChina,morethantwiceasmanyasthenumbersoldintheUnitedStates.“Fillingupafossilfuelcarwithgas(汽油)ismoreexpensivethancharging(充电)anelectriccar,”saidWuHao,whoboughtanelectriccarthisyear.However,therearestillsomeproblems.Itcanbehardtofindchargingpiles(充电桩)andthecarscan’tgofarbeforeneedingtoberecharged.Someoftheseproblemsarebeingsolved.In2014,Chinahad31,000chargingpiles.NowChinahastheworld’slargestEVchargingnetwork,withmorethan167,000chargingpilesintotal.DevelopingEVsisoneofmanyeffortsthatChinahasmadetocutdownpressureonitsenvironmentafterthegovernmentpromisedtostopincreasesincarbondioxideemissions(二氧化碳排放量)by2030.“AsChinagoes,sowilltheworld’scarindustry,”theWallStreetJournalsaid.Chinahastakenaleadingroleintheworld’selectricvehicleindustry.1.mainlycauseairpollutionaccordingtothepassage.A.SubwaysB.SharingbikesC.ElectricvehiclesD.Fossilfuelcars2.OverelectricvehiclesweresoldinChinalastyear.A.150,600B.167,000C.301,200D.753,0003.WhatdidWuHaothinkofcharginganelectriccar?A.It’smoreexpensivethanfillingupafossilfuelcarwithgas.B.It’slessexpensivethanfillingupafossilfuelcarwithgas.C.It’sasexpensiveasfillingupafossilfuelcarwithgas.D.It’sascheapasfillingupafossilfuelcarwithgas.4.Whichcountryhastheworld’slargestEVchargingnetworknow?A.America.B.Germany.C.China.D.England.5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Chinahastakenaleadingroleintheworld’selectricvehicleindustry.B.Electriccarswilldisappearinthefuture.C.Thereisnoproblemusingelectriccars.D.Howtodealwithairpollution.B[2018·广州]ManypeopleknowthatrubbishisabigproblemonplanetEarth.Whatmanypeopledon’tknowisthatjunk(垃圾)hasbecomeaprobleminouterspacetoo.AccordingtoBBCNews,therearemorethan22,000piecesofspacejunkfloatingaroundtheearth.Andthesearejustthethingsthatwecanseefromthesurfaceoftheearthbytelescopes(望远镜).Therearealsomillionsofsmallerpiecesofjunkthatwecan’tsee.Objects,likebitsofoldspacerocketsorsatellites,movearoundtheplanetatveryhighspeeds,sofastthatevenaverysmallpiececanbreakimportantsatellitesorbecomedangeroustoastronauts.Ifthetiniestpieceofjunkcrashedintoaspaceship,itcoulddamagethevehicle.Tomakethingsworse,whentwoobjectsinspacecrash,theybreakintomanysmallerpieces.Forexample,whenaUSsatellitehitanoldRussianrocketin2009,itbrokeintomorethan2,000pieces,increasingtheamountofspacejunk.Toreduceadditionalspacejunk,countrieshaveagreedthatallnewspacetoolscanonlystayinspacefor25yearsatmost.Eachtoolmustbebuilttofallsafelyintotheearth’satmosphereafterthattime.Intheupperpartsoftheatmosphere,itwillburnup.Manyscientistsarealsosuggestingdifferentwaystocleanupspacejunk.InEnglandscientistsaretestingametalnetthatcanbefiredintospacejunk.Thenetcatchesthejunkandthenpullsinintotheearth’satmospheretoburnup.TheGermansarebuildingrobotsthatcancollectpiecesofspacejunkandbringthembacktoEarthtobesafelydestroyed.“Theproblemisbecomingmorechallengingbecausewe’resendingmoreobjectsintospacetohelppeopleusetheirmobilephonesandcomputers,”saysMarcoCastronuovo,anItalianspaceresearcher.“Thetimetoactisnow.Thelongerweleavetheproblem,thebiggeritwillbecome,”hesays.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“these”inParagraph2referto?A.Telescopes.B.Satellites.C.Piecesofspacejunk.D.BBCnewsreports.2.Whyisspacejunkconsideredaproblem?A.Itburnsupafteritre-enterstheatmosphere.B.ItoftenstopstheviewoftelescopesonEarth.C.Itcouldforcenewspacetoolstotravelatslowerspeeds.D.Itmaycrashintootherspacetoolscausingdamageordeath.3.Countrieswantfuturespacetoolstobeabletofallbackintotheearth’satmospheresothat.A.thetoolscanbereusedlaterB.thetoolsdon’tbecomespacejunkC.theearth’satmospherecanstaycleanD.theeffectsofspaceflightcanbestudied4.HowdotheGermansplantodealwithspacejunk?A.Catchitwithnets.B.Userobotstocollectit.C.Burnitintheearth’satmosphere.D.Senditfurtherawayfromtheearth.5.Inwhichsectionofthenewspaperwouldyouprobablyreadthisarticle?A.Environment.B.LocalNews.C.Education.D.Fashion.C[2017·嘉兴、舟山]Aroundtheworld,thereareabout7,000NationalParks.Mostofthemcoverhugeareasoflandwherenobodylives.However,theNationalParksinEnglandincludeplaceswherepeopleliveandwork,aswellaswildareaswheretherearefewhumanactivities.TheNationalParksinEnglandarecalled“England’sBreathingSpaces”becausetheyareplaceswherepeoplecangotobeintheopenair,awayfromthedirtandnoiseofcities.Theyprovidewonderfulscenesofmountains,woods,grasslandsandwetlands.AndthereareplentyofactivitiestodoinalloftheNationalParksinEngland.Visitorscanwalkorridebikesforfun.Manyoftheparksputonactivitiesforfamilies.Everyyearthereareabout110millionvisitorstotheparks,bringingmanybenefits(益处)totheareas.Atthesametime,itcreatesproblemstoo.First,lifecanbedifficultforlocalpeople.Carparksandroadsaretoocrowded.Giftshopsandcafestaketheplaceofmanyeverydayshops.Evenhousepricesinsomeareascanbecometoohigh.Besides