初中英语健康环保类阅读试题

Since the outbreak （爆发） of the pandemic（疫情），it has made its way around the world.

    It has a strong influence on our daily life.People have found a way to protect themselves by wearing face masks （口罩）.We must wear masks anywhere in public.But the masks are one ﹣ time items.This means that we need to discard them after one or two uses.The world has seen wasted masks strewn （散布在） all over the streets and filling up garbage bins （垃圾箱）.

    Experts have pointed out that the materials used in masks are difficult to degrade （降解）.It will take at least 100 years for them to degrade naturally.Environmentalists become quite worried because a countless number of wasted masks have ended up in the sea!They are polluting the sea!The sea animals suffer （遭受） a lot and so do we humans.If the sea animals eat them by mistake，the rubbish will be hard to digest （消化） and stay in their stomachs forever.The bacteria on the masks may.kill them too.They will not only largely influence the ecological balance （生态平衡） of the sea，but also can spread some more dangerous illnesses.People will also leave these harmful things in their own bodies and may become ill when eating these sea animals.

    In general，the harm of wasted masks to the sea is serious，so we must take action to stop it right now.We should leave them in a safe place and find a wise way to recycle them.

（1）How do people protect themselves in the pandemic？

　                                　

（2）What does the underlined word"discard"mean in Chinese？

　                                 　

（3）How long will it take for the wasted masks to degrade naturally？

　                                   　

（4）What should we do with these wasted masks？

　                                     　

（5）What is the writer's purpose of writing the passage？

　                                        　

Everyone has his or her own living habits.Building good living habits is important.Why are some habits better than others？Let's find out.

   （1）　 　

    Corn，sweet potato，soybean and oats are all coarse food grains （粗粮）.Eating coarse food grains is good for your health.They have a lot of dietary fiber （食用纤维）.It's good for your stomach.You can cook them in porridge or make drinks with them.

    Why shouldn't we bend our heads for a long time？

    Keeping your head bent down for long is not good for your neck.Why is that？It's because you put too much pressure on your neck.It's like putting two watermelons（about 27 kilograms）on your neck.（2）　 　

    Why shouldn't we rub （揉） our eyes？

    Your hands are much dirtier than you think.When you rub your eyes，the bacteria （细菌） on your hands might go into your eyes.（3）　 　 Clean them with running water instead.

    （4）　 　

    After exercising，your skin is sweating （流汗） and your heart is beating fast.A cold ﹣ water bath will stimulate （刺激） them too much.（5）　 　 .You'd better wait for a while until your body cools down.Then you can take a warm﹣water bath to relax.

A.Why is a cold﹣water bath after exercising bad？ B.You might have neck and shoulder pain by doing that. C.It might make you sick. D.If something gets in your eyes，do not rub them. E.Why do we need to eat coarse food grains ？