【单元考点培优】Unit 2 Saving the Earth 专题12 阅读理解（含答案解析）-2025-2026学年九年级英语上册单元复习考点培优仁爱科普版

/ 让学习更有效 新课备课备考 | 英语学科 / 让学习更有效 新课备课备考 | 英语学科 2025-2026学年九年级英语上册单元复习考点培优仁爱科普版Unit 2 Saving the Earth 专题12 阅读理解 学校:_____姓名：_____班级：_____考号：_____ An Hour of Darkness to Support the Planet Last year, cities around the world turned off their lights on Saturday for Earth Hour, focusing on the relationship between the destruction (摧毁) of nature and increasing outbreaks of diseases such as COVID-19. In London, the Houses of Parliament, London Eye Ferris wheel, Shard skyscraper were among the landmarks (地标) that turned off the lights. The Eiffel Tower in Paris also went dark. The wonderful metal tower has been shut to the public since October 30 because of the COVID-19 pandemic (流行病). Asia began the event after night fell with big cities from Singapore to China going dark, as did landmarks including the Sydney Opera House. The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and the Kremlin in Moscow also joined the plan that calls for action on climate change and the environment every year. After Europe, Earth Hour moves west to the Americas with the Empire State Building in New York, the Obelisk of Buenos Aires and the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro among places making the lights dark. Organizers said they want to highlight the relationship between the destruction of the natural world and the increasing outbreaks of diseases such as COVID-19. Scientists believe human activities such as the damage of forests and animals' homes, and climate change are causing this increase. They warn more pandemics could break out if nothing is done. “Fewer fish in the ocean and rivers, disappearing forests or the wider loss of biodiversity (生物多样性), all these show that nature is in free fall,” said Marco Lambertini, director-general of the World Wide Fund for Nature, which organizes Earth Hour. “And this is because of the way we live our lives and run our economies (经济). Protecting nature is our duty.” 1．What’s the focus of this year’s Earth Hour event A．The protection of forests and people’s health. B．The relationship between nature and diseases. C．The prevention of the use of lights in the world. D．The relationship between human activities and forests. 2．Why was the Eiffel Tower closed to the public A．Because the COVID-19 broke out. B．Because there was a flood in the area. C．Because the weather there was terrible. D．Because there were too many tourists. 3．Marco Lambertini means that _____. A．it is human that harms the nature and should protect it B．nature is falling slowly because of the human society C．the biodiversity is in a loss because of disappearing forests D．nature is increasing because we are protecting it In the 13th century, Marco Polo discovered money made of paper in China. The West didn’t have such kind of money until the 15th century. However, the Chinese began to use it in the 7th century. Paper was invented by a Chinese man called Cai Lun almost 2,000 years ago. ... ...