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陕西省2020年中考英语模拟试卷
Earth Day was founded in 1970. It is a day to learn about nature and the planet. Today, Earth Day is celebrated around the world.
Earth Day was created by Senator Gaylord Nelson who hoped to raise the awareness (意识) of pollution. He thought this would make people care about the planet.Gaylord Nelson was a senator (参议院) from Wisconsin. He wanted everyone to know the planet was in danger. At that time, some college students were protesting (抗议). They wanted the US to end its war in Vietnam. Nelson was encouraged by these protests and dreamed of a large event about protecting the earth. It would make people take the problem seriously. Nelson shared his idea in 1969. He invited the whole country to join. Letters and telephone calls came in from everywhere. He felt people really cared about what happened to the planet. Earth Day gave them a way to show it.
The first Earth Day was celebrated in April 22nd, 1970. It raised the awareness of environmental problems. About eight months later, the Environmental Protection Agency was created for the purpose of protecting humans' health and the environment.
Since 1970, Earth Day events have grown. In 1990, 200 million people in over 140 countries took part. In 2000, more people got involved. Today, more than 1 billion people celebrate Earth Day. It is one of the largest events (事件) in the world.
阅读理解
Water is a liquid (液体) ; but it can also be a solid when it is very cold and turns to ice. It can also be a gas, when it evaporates (蒸发) and become water vapour (水蒸气) .
The water cycle
Water is very important, and without it life on Earth would be impossible. The oceans that cover three quarters of the Earth's surface can be thought of as our great water reservoirs. All the time, water is being evaporated from the ocean's surface by the warmth of the sun. High in the sky this water vapour, turns into clouds which drift (漂浮) over the land, often creating rainfall. As the rain falls,it seeps (渗漏) into the soil and then into rivers that flow back into the oceans, where it is ready to begin all over again!
下面是被打乱的有关The water cycle(水循环)的信息,请根据短文内容重新排序。首句己给出:
Water is warmed by the sun and turns into water vapour and rises into the sky.
A.Rains falls from the clouds. B.The rivers take the water back to the sea. C.The clouds drift over the land. D.The water seeps through the soil and back into rivers. E.At the watch vapour cools,it turns into clouds. |
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