三、阅读理解
Rainforests cover six per cent of the earth's surface. There are rainforests in many parts of the world, such as Africa and Southeast Asia. But the biggest rainforest is in South America. There aren't any rainforests in Europe or North America.
About 75 per cent of animals live in rainforests. There are many beautiful birds, insects and so on. Many of them live in the trees, over 30 metres from the ground. There are also thousands of different plants. Lots of them are tall trees! It is always hot in the rainforests and the ground is always wet. It is also very dark there.
The rainforests are very important for us. We need them! The trees and other plants in the rainforests help make the air clean. They also help control the weather. They give us wood, rubber (橡胶), fruit and many of our medicines.
Unfortunately, in many places, the rainforests are in danger. For example, many years ago there was a large rainforest in Java, but now there is nothing. The same thing happens now in many other parts of the world. We can never imagine a world without rainforests. If rainforests disappeared (消失) from the earth, we wouldn't find any trees, flowers or fruit. What's more, we wouldn't get clean air, and we wouldn't find any animals. The worst result would be that we wouldn't find any humans. It's time to take action to save rainforests.
() 1. Where can we find the biggest rainforest?
A. In Asia.
B. In Africa.
C. In South America.
D. In Europe.
() 2. What does the underlined word "them" in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. The animals.
B. The birds.
C. The insects.
D. The plants.
() 3. Why does the writer mention "Java" in paragraph 4?
A. To compare Asian and African rainforests.
B. To give an example of rainforest disappearing.
C. To explain why Java needs more attention.
D. To show a world without rainforests.
Reading 2
Rainforests cover six per cent of the earth's surface. There are rainforests in many parts of the world, such as Africa and Southeast Asia. But the biggest rainforest is in South America. There aren't any rainforests in Europe or North America.
About 75 per cent of animals live in rainforests. There are many beautiful birds, insects and so on. Many of them live in the trees, over 30 metres from the ground. There are also thousands of different plants. Lots of them are tall trees! It is always hot in the rainforests and the ground is always wet. It is also very dark there.
The rainforests are very important for us. We need them! The trees and other plants in the rainforests help make the air clean. They also help control the weather. They give us wood, rubber (橡胶), fruit and many of our medicines.
Unfortunately, in many places, the rainforests are in danger. For example, many years ago there was a large rainforest in Java, but now there is nothing. The same thing happens now in many other parts of the world. We can never imagine a world without rainforests. If rainforests disappeared (消失) from the earth, we wouldn't find any trees, flowers or fruit. What's more, we wouldn't get clean air, and we wouldn't find any animals. The worst result would be that we wouldn't find any humans. It's time to take action to save rainforests.
() 1. Where can we find the biggest rainforest?
A. In Asia.
B. In Africa.
C. In South America.
D. In Europe.
() 2. What does the underlined word "them" in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. The animals.
B. The birds.
C. The insects.
D. The plants.
() 3. Why does the writer mention "Java" in paragraph 4?
A. To compare Asian and African rainforests.
B. To give an example of rainforest disappearing.
C. To explain why Java needs more attention.
D. To show a world without rainforests.
Reading 2
答案：
1. C
2. A
3. B
1. C
2. A
3. B
解析：
1. 第一题询问最大的雨林所在位置，根据第一段“But the biggest rainforest is in South America.”可知答案为C。
2. 第二题“them”指代的内容需结合前一句“About 75 per cent of animals live in rainforests.”，可知“them”指代前文提到的animals，答案为A。
3. 第三题提到“Java”的用意在第四段开头“Unfortunately, in many places, the rainforests are in danger.”，后文举例Java的雨林消失，因此是为了举例说明雨林消失的现象，答案为B。