2022 广东中考 • 考前 B 篇阅读专练 1 Passage 1（题目来源：2020 年广东省中考英语试卷） 话题 建议用时 难易度 正确率 保护野生大象 7 min ★★★★☆ _______ / 10 Once there were many thousands of Gourma Desert (沙漠) elephants in Mali, a country in West Africa. Now, there are fewer than four hundred. Why did the number of the elephants drop so quickly? On the one hand, the elephants’ main lake, their only water source (来源), dried up. On the other hand, the land which the elephants lived on was overused by humans. To protect the elephants’ living environment, the Mali Elephant Project (MEP) was started in 2007. MEP met with local people and helped them make rules of using land and water. As a result, the situation became better and there was more food, forest and grassland. However, from 2012 to 2016, poaching ( 偷猎) and illegal trade in the elephants increased rapidly. Eightythree elephants were lost in 2015 alone, and another fifty-one elephant were killed in 2016. “If this situation goes on, all the Gourma elephants will be killed by 2020,” said a member of MEP. Luckily, the voice of MEP was heard. More organizations ( 组织) have joined together to educate the local people that trading elephants is against the law. Elephant poaching has dropped to a very low level. The local people have learned to live peacefully with the elephants, one of the wildlife treasures in the world. 26. MEP was started to ________. A. raise more elephants in Mali B. stop the main lake from drying up C. discover water source for elephants D. protect the elephants’ living environment 27. What does the word “illegal” in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese? A. 公平的 B. 亏损的 C. 非法的 D. 合理的 28. Eighty-three elephants were lost ________. A. in 2012 B. in 2015 29. We can learn from the last paragraph that ________. A. the number of organizations has dropped C. the local people keep the elephants at home 30. This passage is mainly about ________. A. the rules of using land and water C. the work of Mali Elephant Project C. in 2016 D. in 2020 B. there is much less elephant poaching now D. the whole world live peacefully with elephants B. the education of the local people D. the situation of Gourma Desert elephants Passage2（题目来源：2020 年广东省广州市中考英语试卷） 话题 科普：风筝在历史中的 作用 建议用时 难易度 正确率 7 min ★★★★☆ _______ / 10 How would you like to build a time machine? Paper, sticks, glue and string are all you need.Put them together to build a kite. A kite connects you to the past. No one knows who flew the first kite. It was probably someone in China or perhaps Indonesia.Indonesia. Indonesian fishermen hung fishhooks on kites and sent them out to sea to catch fish. Starting 2,000years ago, 1 Chinese farmers flew kites to welcome the New Year and bring good luck to Earth. In China, people also used kites during wartime. One Chinese story tells how soldiers put noise makers on kites and flew them at night over the enemy camp. The enemies were frightened by the noise and ran away. About 1,300 years ago, Chinese travelers took kites to Japan. Soon kites filled the skies there.Kites reached Thailand about 700 years ago. During floods, Thai farmers flew kites over their fields They hoped the kites would drive away the clouds and stop the rain. Over time, kites flew their way out of Asia.Today, kites are a passion all over the world. Kite fans meet at festivals in many parts of the world and have great fun. Over the years,Kites have also helped people understand the natural world.In 1749, for example, thermometers were tied to kites to measure temperatures. In 1906, cameras hanging from kites took pictures of San Francisco, California after an earthquake. The photos helped people plan what to do. Kites also helped inventors find out how to make airplanes. The Wright brothers studied how kites flew, which helped them make the first successful airplane. Since the ancient Chinese first set their kites into the air,people have loved flying kites. Kites give us ways to celebrate, relax and explore. So go fly a kite! Enjoy the feeling of wonder that kite flyers have felt for centuries. 31. According to the passage, in which countries were kites used to make good wishes? A. China and Japan. B. China and Thailand. C. Japan and Indonesia. D. Thailand and Indonesia. 32. According to the Chinese story, the army used kites to___________. A. make the enemies leave in fear B. celebrate victories during wartime C. stop the enemies from sleeping well D. carry soldiers to fight against the enemies 33. The underlined word “passion”in Paragraph 4 me