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2020年中考英语阅读理解专题练习《热点话题》2020年中考英语阅读理解专题练习《热点话题》新科技Passage1(2019台州)人工Brookewantedadollhouseandsomesugarcookies.Sothe6yearoldaskedAlexatogetthem.Alexawasn'thermomorbabysitter.ItwasavoiceactivatedhomeassistantpoweredbyAI(智能).AnditmadeBrooke'swishescometrue.Afewdayslater,muchtoherparents...

2020年中考英语阅读理解专题练习《热点话题》
2020年中考英语阅读理解专题练习《热点话题》新科技Passage1(2019台州)人工Brookewantedadollhouseandsomesugarcookies.Sothe6yearoldaskedAlexatogetthem.Alexawasn'thermomorbabysitter.ItwasavoiceactivatedhomeassistantpoweredbyAI(智能).AnditmadeBrooke'swishescometrue.Afewdayslater,muchtoherparents'surprise,a$170dollhouseandfourpoundsofcookiesshowedup.Theyatethecookiesandgaveawaythedollhousetoalocalhospital.Andthat'snottheendofthestory.WhenanewsreportertoldthestoryofwhathappenedonTV,Alexadevices(设备)inmanylisteners'homeswokeupandtriedtoorderdollhouses!Alexaisn'ttheonlyAIwillingtoserveyou.AppleHomepodhasSiri,GoogleHomehasitsrare.ButmanyscientistspredictaAssistant,andtheupcomingGalaxyHomedevicewillhaveBixby.Peoplewhohavethesedevicesusethemmainlyforlisteningtomusic,checkingtheweather,andsettingtimers.AccordingtoareportfromTheInformation,nowadaysvoiceshoppingisboom(增长)invoiceshoppinginthenearfuture.Isthatagoodthing.Youcanshoutoutanorderassoonasyouthinkofit,evenifyouarecooking,cleaning,ordriving.Inaddition,peoplewithdisabilitieswhoareunabletouseakeyboardormousecanshopwithoutanyhelp.Butvoiceshoppinghasitsdisadvantages.Unwanteddollhousesaren'tthebiggestproblem.It'susuallyveryeasytocancelanorderorreturnproducts.Thethingthatworriessomepeopleisthattheseassistantsarealwayslistening.Theyhavetobeabletorespondwhenyouwantthem.Sotheylistenfor“Alexa"or"OKGoogle“oranotherorder.Whentheyhearit,theystartrecordingtheconversation.Somehaveworriedaboutwhathappenstotheserecordings.Shouldcompaniesbeallowedtousethemtolearnaboutpeople'sshoppinghabitsAndwhatifsomeonehacks(入侵)thedeviceTheCIAfoundawaytohacksmartTVstoturnthemintospiesthatlistenallthetime.Otherscoulddothesamewithanysmartdevice.WhatdoyouthinkAreyoureadytostartvoiceshopping()1.Fromthepassage,weknowthatAlexaA.canlookafterthebabyB.cancookdeliciousfoodC.isatoydollsoldonlineD.isonekindofAIdevice()2.Theunderlinedword"rare"inParagraph2probablymeansA.unusualB.expensiveC.harmfulD.impossible()3.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttofillinthe""inParagraph3ConvenienceisthemainadvantageofvoiceshoppingThecostofvoiceshoppingislowerthanotherwaysThepopularityofvoiceshoppingisincreasingThetechnologyofvoiceshoppingneedsimproving()4.Paragraph4mainlytellsusthatwhenpeopletryvoiceshopping.AIsometimesforgetspeople'sorderspersonalinformationmightbehackedit'sdifficulttocancelorreturnproductstheneedsforproductscan'tbesatisfiedPassage2(2019宿迁)Technologyisdevelopingfastandithasbecomeanimportantpartofourlife.Thenwhatwilltheworldbelikeinthefuture3Dfoodwillbebothdeliciousandnutritious(有营养的).Wecanuse3Dprinterstoprintsomebasicmaterials._①_Andwecangofurther.Scientistsbelievethatwejustneedtoturnonaprinterinthekitchensandthenwecanenjoyourfavouritefoodwheneverwelike._②_5Gnetworkwillallowmanymorepeopletogetinformation.BigcompanieslikeChinaMobileandChinaUnicomwillstarttooffer5G.Itissaidthat5Gpromisesdownloadspeeds10to20timesfasterthan4G.Forexample,wecandownloadafilmwithinjust1second.Butwitha4Gnetwork,ittakesafewminutes.Therewillbemuchbandwidth(带宽)andwecangetunlimited(无限的)information.Underwatercitieswillprovidemorespace.Theearthisbecomingmoreandmorecrowded.Wemayturntounderwaterhomes,whichwillbebuiltaslowas15kilometersbelowthesea.Andthedifferenttemperaturesatthedifferentdepths(深度)oftheseacanbeusedtoprovidepowerforthehomes.__③__Foruscommonpeopleontheearth,thedreamoftravellingaroundspacewillcometrue.Inthecomingyears,spacecraftwillbeaspopularasbuses,trainsandplanes.Wecanleaveourhomeandenterspacetotakeanadventure(冒险).Andevenwewillgetusedtolivingthere.Arobotwillbeapartoflife.Robotscandomanyofthesamethingsaswehumansdolikedrivingcars.Buttheywillbeusedinotherareasaswell.Theywillbeabletothink.Theycantellthedifferencebetweenrightandwrong.Theycanfeelsadnessorjoy.Whenwearelonely,theycanhaveatalkwithuslikerealfriends.__④__Inaword,justasJulesVernesaid,aAnythingonemancanimagine,othermencanmakereal.”()1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthefutureworldisTRUEA.3Dfoodwillbeeasytomakebutwon'ttastegood.With5G,userswillgetonlyalittleinformation.Underwatercitieswillprovidemorelivingspace.Arobotwilldoeverythingforushumanbeings.()2.Wherecanthesentence“Spacetourwillbeapieceofcake."beputA.①B.②C.③D.④()3.Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromthepassagePeoplewillliveahardlifeinthefutureTechnologywillmakeourfuturebetter.Peoplewillhavenorealfriendsinthefuture.Technologywillmakenodifferencetoourfuture.()4.WheredoesthepassageprobablycomefromA.Astorybook.B.Afilmposter.C.Atravelguide.D.Asciencemagazine.Passage3(2019绍兴)English,ChineseandKorean.TohelpJapanesecompaniesbetterdealwiththeincreasingnumberofforeignersvisitingthecountry,Panasonichascreatedamegaphone(扩音器)whichisabletosmartlytranslateJapaneseintoPanasonicnamedtheproduct“Megahonyaku”.ItisatermfortheJapanesewordsforamegaphoneandatranslate”,whichactuallymakesalotofsensebecauseit'samegaphonethatcantranslateJapaneseintoseveralotherlanguagesinrealtime.WhenauserspeaksJapaneseintothemegaphone,itrecognizes(辨认)andtranslateswhatisbeingsaidimmediately,andoutputsthewordsinEnglish,ChineseorKorean.Itsoundsamazing,andseeingitinactioniswonderful,butMegahonyakuisnotgoodenough.Itcannottranslateeverythingyousay,asitonlystores300commonexpressions,like“Thetrainhasbeenputoff"or"Watchyourstep”.However,theJapanesecompanybehindMegahonyakupromisestoaddnewexpressionsregularly,whichuserscangetontheInternet.Themachinewasdesignedtobeusedinplacesliketransportstations,airportsandplacesofinterest,wherequickandexactannouncementsareneededmost.Around30Japaneseorganizations,includingthepoliceandguides,havebeentryingoutMegahonyakuforaboutoneyear,butPanasonicsaysitwillcomeontothemarketonDecember20th.Insteadofsellingthesespeechtranslators,Panasonicplansonrenting(出租)themoutforlessthan$183amonthonathreeyearagreement,andofferingusersfutureimprovementsandnecessaryservices.Panasonichasalsosaidthatitmayaddsupportforotherlanguages,likeRussian,dependingoncustomers'needs.Megahonyakualsoincludesatouchscreenthatallowsuserstochoosethelanguagetheyneedtheirspeechtranslatedinto.()1.PanasonichasproducedMegahonyakusothat.guidescantranslateChineseintoJapanesefasterJapanesecompaniescanreceiveforeignersbetterforeignerscantalkwiththeJapanesefreelytheJapanesecanlearnotherlanguageseasily()2.ThethirdparagraphismainlyabouttheofMegahonyaku.A.inventionB.importanceC.disadvantageD.history()3.ItcanbelearntfromParagraph4thatMegahonyakumaybepopularwiththepoliceiswidelyusedinprivatehomeswillbesoldonDecember20thstoresabout30foreignlanguages()4.Accordingtothepassage,Panasonicwillinthefuture.sellMegahonyakutoforeignvisitorsbringdownthepriceofMegahonyakuchangethescreenofMegahonyakuimproveMegahonyakuregularlyPassage4(2019广安)Artificialintelligence(AI)(人工智能)istheabilityofacomputerprogramoramachine.ThecomputerorthemachinewithAIcanthinkandlearn.Itisalsoafieldofstudythattriestomakecomputers“smart”.JohnMcCarthy,ascientist,cameupwith(提出)thenameaartificialintelligence”over60yearsago.Manythingssuchaslearningandproblemsolvingcanbedonebycomputers,thoughnotinthesamewayaspeopledo.AnunusualgoalofAIresearchistocreatespecialcomputerprograms.Theycanlearn,solveproblems,andthinklogically(逻辑地).Atpresent,AIcansuccessfullyunderstandhumanspeech,recognize(识另U)humanfaces,operateselfdrivingcarsandcompeteinsomegamesystemslikeplayingChess.However,somepeopleconsider(认为)AIadangertohumansifit_developstooquickly.AfamousBritishscientistalsowasnotforthiskindoftechnology.MathisthebasiclanguageofAI.Ifstudentsaregoodatmath,theywillbemorelikelytobecomesuccessfulAIdesigners(设计者)inthefuture.Weneednotonlybrightstudentsbutalsoaverage(普通的)students.Asfor(对于)averagestudents,iftheygetenoughmathskills,theycanalsobecomesuccessfulAIdesigners.Besides,agoodknowledgeofcomputerscienceisalsonecessaryforAIdesigning.Scientistshopetocreatecreative(有创造力的)andemotional(有情感的)AI.TheAIcanpossiblyunderstandhumanfeelingsorcreateart.Manywaysandtoolshavebeentriedtodiscoverthiswideandexcitingfield.()1.FromParagraph1,weknowthatallproblemscanbesolvedbycomputersmachineswithAIcanthinkandlearnAIhasbeenaroundforonly60yearsAIworksinthesamewayaspeople()tothepassage,whatcan'tAIdoatpresentUnderstandhumanspeech.Operateselfdrivingcars.Competeinsomegamesystems.Understandhumanfeelings.()3.Theunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2refersto(指的是).A.chessB.ascientistC.thedangerD.AI()4.Accordingtothepassage,ifstudentswanttobecomesuccessfulAIdesigners,theyshouldlearnwell.mathandartartandtechnologymathandcomputerscienceartandcomputerscience()5.Paragraph4mainlytellsusthescientists'aboutAI.wishesB.worriesC.feelingsD.discoveriesPassage5(2019舟山)makingtheirhomesinboxes.The9Freshgreengrass.Hundredsofcolorfulwildflowers.Waterrunningintolittlepools.Birds,500squaremetreAugustenborgBotanicalGardenmaylookjustlikeanyotherwellorganizedparkbutthere'sadifference.Itliesontheroofs(屋顶)ofindustrialandofficebuildingsinthecityofMalm?inSweden.Greenroofsarenotanewinvention.Andnowtheyaregettingpopularagain.Thecommonroofsofamoderncityhaveendlessblacksurfaceswithnolifeorwater.Perhapsthat'swhyagardenonaroofbecomessuchaperfectchoiceformoreandmorepeople.Greenroofsarenotjustpretty.Theyalsohelptomoderatethecitytemperature.Thehightemperaturesoncommonroofsinthesummercanmaketopfloorflatsuncomfortablyhot.Whatismore,theyplayapartinmakingthecitieshotterthanthecountrysidearoundthem,causingthe“urbanheatislandeffect”.Onagreenroof,however,withitsplantsandwater,temperatureschangeonlyalittle,astheydoinapark.Thiscangreatlycutthecostsofheatingandcoolinginthebuildingbelow.Also,agreenrooftakesinrainwater,andprotectsthecitydrainage(排水)system.Andsmallanimalsandbirdscanmaketheirhomesonit.Thankstothis,thecitymaybecomepartofnature,ratherthansomethingcompletelyseparatefromit.Whilethecostofbuildingsucharoofcanstillbehigher,itcanbecheaperinthelongtermasaresultofenergysavings.Andwouldn'titbewonderfultobeabletowalkoutintoagardenhighabovethecity'snoiseandtraffic,whetheryou'reatschoolorinanofficeorjustathomeinatenfloorblock()1.WiththeexampleofAugustenborgBotanicalGarden,thewriterwantstoexplainA.howwildlifeisprotectedwhatagreenroofislikehowtoorganizeagoodparkwhattodowithaspareroof()2.Theunderlinedword“moderate"inParagraph3istheclosestinmeaningto"”.raiseB.checkC.recordD.control()3.WhichofthefollowingisthebestsentencetofillintheblankinParagraph4A.Agreenroofisalive.Agreenroofstopspollution.Acommonroofisnoisy.Acommonroofincreasesthecost.()4.ThepurposeofthepassageistodiscovertheproblemswithgreenroofsintroducethechangeofgreenroofsshowtheamazingbeautyofgreenroofsdescribetheadvantagesofgreenroofsPassage6(2019烟台)In1987,asmallcompanynamedHuaweiwasstartedinShenzhen.Aftermorethan30yearsofdevelopment,thecompanyhasnowbeatenAppleandbecometheworld'ssecondlargestmakerofsmartphonesbehindKorea'sSamsung.Ithasalsobecometheworld'slargestsupplier(供应商)of5G.Butrecently,Huaweifacedsomedifficulties.TheUI.S.governmentorderedaban(禁令)onitssalesinAmerica.AmericanofficialssaidHuaweigaveinformationthatitcollectedtotheChinesegovernment.Atthesametime,theU.S.governmentplannedtostopsellingpartsandservicestoHuawei,whichwasbelievedthatHuawei'sbusinesswouldbehurt.“WehaveneverreceivedsucharequestfromChinesegovernmentandwehavenevertriedtogetintoothersystemtocollectinformation."RenZhengfei,Huawei'sfounderandpresidentsaid.“ThebanfromtheU.S.wouldhavelittleeffectonourcompany.Huaweihasenoughabilitytodealwiththeproblems."Renadded.Inaninterviewseveralyearsago,RenZhengfeisaid,“IstartedHuaweiwithonly£4,000atthebeginning,butnowithasbecomea$100billioncompany.Theexperience,wasnotasromantic(浪漫的)asyouimagine.”FacingthebanoftheU.S.,Huaweiisgrowing.Huawei'ssmartphonesalesaroundtheworldrose50percentcomparedtoayearearlierinthefirstthreemonthsof2019.Atthesametime,salesfrombothSamsungandApplefell.Sofar,Huaweihasgrownintotheworld'slargesttelecommunicationequipment(电信设备)supplier,sellingin170countries.ItmaybeatSamsungasthelargestsmartphonemakerinthenearfuture.()1.Whichcompanyisthelargestsmartphonesupplierof5GintheworldA.Apple.B.Samsung.C.Huawei.D.Nokia.()2.WhydidtheU.S.orderabanonHuaweiHuawei'ssalesinAmericaweregrowingfasterthanApple.HuaweirefusedtosupplyservicestotheU.S.government.Theydidn'twantAppletosellpartsandservicestoHuawei.TheythoughtHuaweicollectedinformationfortheChinesegovernment.()3.FromwhatRenZhengfeisaid,wecanlearnthatHuaweiisdeeplyaffectedbythebanhasgotintothesystemoftheU.S.cansolvetheproblemstheyarefacingisaskedtosupplyinformationtoChina()4.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4meansHuawei'sdevelopingexperiencewasharditisromantictostartacompanywith£4,000theromanticexperiencewasalargeamountofwealthpeoplecanunderstandHuawei'sdevelopingexperienceeasily()5.WhatdoesthewriterwanttotellinthelastparagraphHuaweiwillgrowslowly.Huaweiisfullofhope.Huawei'ssaleswillbedoubled.Huaweiisthelargestsmartphonemaker.Passage7(2019常州)Thereisgoodnewsforstudentsofvocational(职业的)collegesinChina:thegovernmenthasannouncedplanstodevelopmodernvocationaleducation.PremierLiKeqiangsaidthegovernmentshouldspeedupthedevelopmentofmodernvocationaleducationtomeettheneedforskilledworkersandtechnicians(技术人员)inthejobmarket.Highschoolgraduatesandworkerswithnospecialtrainingareencouragedtostudyinhighervocationalcolleges.LisaidthatthenumberofthenewstudentsinhighervocationalcollegesinChinashouldgoupby1millionthisyear.Thisisthefirsttimethecentralgovernmenthasaclearplan.Thiscomesafterthenewsofthelargeshortfall(不足)inhighlyskilledtechnicians,althoughChinahasmillionsoftechnicalworkers.Chinaisexpectedtofaceashortfallof3millionskilledworkerswhocanoperatethenewestmachinesby2020.Theshortfallwillgrowtomillionby2025.Also,vocationaleducationisunsatisfactory(不令人满意的),althoughtherearemanyvocationalcollegesinChina.Insomevocationalcolleges,theeducationmethodsandcoursescannotmeettheneedofupgrading(升级)manufacturing(制造业).Ascanbeseenfromthejobmarket,somecompaniesstillcan'tfindhighlyskilledtechniciansevenwithhighpay.Todealwiththeproblem,somevocationalcollegeshaveworkedwithcompaniestoteachstudents.Theyhavehiredskilledtechniciansfromcompaniesasteachers.Withtherisingoftheskilledworkers'socialpositionandpay,itisbelievedthevocationaleducationsysteminChinawillstarttoplayabiggerroleinthedevelopmentofChina.()1.What'sthemainpurposeofthedevelopmentofmodernvocationaleducationinChinaTotrainmorehighlyskilledtechniciansforthejobmarket.Tohelpvocationalcollegegraduatesgethigherpayfromtheirwork.Toaskmorepeopletoliveonthemselveswithtechnicalskills.Toencouragemorecompaniestoupgrademanufacturing.()2.WhatisoneoftheproblemsofChinesevocationaleducationaccordingtothepassageHighervocationalcollegeteachersarenotwellpaidandvalued.ThereareonlyasmallnumberofhighervocationalcollegesinChina.Theeducationmethodsandcoursesinvocationalcollegesareunsatisfactory.Someofthevocationalcollegeteachersareskilledtechniciansfromcompanies.()3.ThewriterbelievesChina'sfuturevocationaleducationisr.A.hopefulB.doubtfulC.unsatisfactoryD.worryingPassage8(2019安顺)MillionsofAmericansoybean(大豆)farmersin2019arelosingmoneybecauseChinaisnotbuyingtheircropsanymore.Butgarlic(大蒜)growersinCaliforniaaremakingmoremoney.Formanyyears,salesofgarlicinCaliforniahadbeenlittlebecauseofthemuchcheapergarlicfromChina.Thisyear,however,CaliforniagarlicsalesarerisingbecauseAmericangovernmentincreasestariffs(关税)onChineseproducts.Christopher,agarlicgrowerinCalifornia,ismanagerofhiscompanyandhesaid,“Inaperfectworld,wewouldlovetoseethetariffsonChina.”TariffsonChinesegarlicrosefrom10%to25%onMay9,2019,andthereasonisthatU.SPresidentDonaldTrumpincreasedtariffsonChineseproductsworthof$200billion.Sincethen,ChinesebuyershavealmoststoppedbuyingsoybeansfromtheUnitedStatesandAmericansoybeanfarmersarenowgettingworried.NoteveryonelikesthegarlictariffsintheU.S.LastJulyChristopherexpressedhissupportonTrump'spolicy(政策).However,officialsfromMcCormickandCompanyInc.didn'tagreewiththepolicy.McCormick'sCEO,LawrencetoldReuters(路透社)thatwithoutChinesegarlicAmericacan'tgo.Actually,thetradewar(贸易战)betweenChinaandAmericaisasignofAmericanhegemony(霸权),anditwilldestroyAmericaneconomyandU.Sgovernmentwillloseitstrustfromothercountriesintheworld.()1.Fromthepassageweinfer(推理)that.AmericaisbuyinggarlicfromChinaasmuchasbeforeAmericansoybeanfarmersmakemoneyasmuchasbeforeChinaisstillbuyingcropsfromAmericaasmuchasbeforeGarlicgrowersinCaliforniaaremakingmoremoneythanbefore()2.WhyislessChinesegarlicboughtbyAmericathisyear税收)onChinesegarlic.BecauseenoughgarlicisgrowninCalifornia.BecauseAmericangovernmenthasincreasedtax(BecauseChinaisnotbuyingsoybeansfromAmerica.BecausecompaniessupportAmericangovernment.()3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphrefertoA.ChinaB.thetradeC.AmericanhegemonyD.asign()4.HowmuchtariffdidAmericangovernmentincreaseonChinesegarliconMay9,2019A.15%B.25%C.10%D.35%()5.Accordingtothepassage,whodisagreeswiththeAmericanpolicyofhavingtariffsonChineseproductsA.ChristopherB.DonaldTrumpC.CaliforniagarlicgrowersD.LawrencePassage9(2019福建)Allovertheworld,thousandsofanimalsareusedforwildlifetourism.Peopletraveltowatchmonkeyshows,hugbabytigersandswimwithdolphins.Itmightlooklikefun,buttherearereportsthatanimalsarehurtnowandagain.TheWorldAnimalProtection(WAP)saysthatupto550,000wildanimalsareexposed(暴露)toilltreatmentaroundtheworld;inCambodia,forexample,it'sbeenreportedthatelephantshavediedaftercarryingtouristsforlonginhotweather.Thisisgettingattentionover100travelcompanieshavepromisedthattheywillnolongeropenupsuchplaces.However,somepeoplearguethatanimaltourismisn'talwaysasbadasitseems.SowhatdoyouthinkGroupYesAnimalsweren'tputonthisplanetforenjoyment.Theyshouldbefreetoliveastheychoose.Thewayanimalsaretreatedisoftencruelandcausesmuchpain.Eveniftreatedwell,theycannotactinthesamewayastheywouldinthewild.Wedon'tneedwildlifetourism.WecanseeanimalscloseupintheirnaturalhomeinTVprograms.There'snoneedtodisturb(打扰)theminreallife.GroupNoItisenjoyableandeducationalforpeopletocommunicatewiththewonderfulanimals.Themorepeopleknowaboutthem,themoretheywanttoprotectthem.Wildlifetourismbringsmoneytopoorareasandmaybetheonlywayforsomepeopletomakealiving.Notallanimalsaretreatedbadly.Someendangeredanimalsareundertheprotectionofprogramsthatlookafterrarespecies(稀有物种).()1.HowmanywildanimalsarefacingbadtreatmentaccordingtoWAPA.Morethan100.B.Hundreds.C.Thousands.D.About550,000.()2.Theunderlinedwords“suchplaces"referto(指)theplacesforA.foreigntravelersB.sickelephantsC.wildlifeprotectionD.animaltourism()3.WhatopiniondothetwogroupshaveincommonAnimalscanlivewherevertheylike.Wildlifeshouldbeprotected.Animaltourismsupportspoorpeople.Wildlifeiswelllookedafter.()4."GroupYes"suggeststhatpeopleshouldnotdisturbanimalsA.inCambodiaB.intravelcompaniesC.inreallifeD.inpoorareas()5.WhatisthetextmainlyaboutWaysofprotectingrarespecies.Differentopinionsonwildlifetourism.Howtobringtouristsenjoyment.Whethertocollectinformationonwildlife.Passage10(2019河南)Thousandsofyearsago,Britainwascoveredbythickforests,hometomanyanimalswhichnolongerliveintheUnitedKingdom.Therewerewolvesandbears,manydifferentkindsofdeerandlargewildcows.Therewerelessthanfourmillionpeople.Theylivedinsmallvillagesprotectedbywoodenwallsfromtheanimalsoutside.Allthishaschanged,ofcourse.NowthepopulationoftheUnitedKingdomhasincreasedtosixtyfivemillion.ThreequartersofBritainiscoveredwithfields,townsorcities.Although25percentoflandiscountryside,newmethodsoffarmingmeanthattherearefewerbirdsandsmallanimalslivinginfieldsthaneverbefore.TheUnitedKingdomisoneofthefewcountriesintheworldthatdon'thavealargewildanimalthateatsmeat.InScotlandthereareonly400wildcats,butthesearemuchsmallerthanwolves.Somepeoplewouldliketochangethings,however!SomeorganizationsandwriterssaythatBritainneedstobecomemorenaturalagain.TheysuggestthattreesandplantsthatgrewintheUKbeforetownsandcitieswerebuiltshouldbeallowedtogrowagain.TheyevensaythatlargewildanimalswhichhavenotlivedintheUKshouldbehelpedtoreturnandlivewild.Theycallthis“rewilding".WordBank织击点蛆我观Noteveryoneagrees.Inthelasttwentyyears,overonemilliontreeswhichatfirstgrewinScotlandhavebeenplantedandthereareplansformorebutwildanimalsSomepeopleaskifwolveswillattacksheeporevenhumans.Theyarealsoangrythatrewildingmightmeananendtowalkinginthehillswhichsomanypeopleenjoy.SofartherearenowolvesorbearsinBritain'sforestsbutsoontheremightbe!()1.WhatwasthepopulationoftheUKthousandsofyearsagoA.About25million.B.Over65million.C.Morethan61million.D.Notmorethanfourmillion.()2.Whyaretherefewerbird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