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广安市罗渡中学2024中考英语：阅读理解编题（九）

【实战训练】A

（2024中考科普环保类选练）

Inmostsituations,lighthelpsussee．Butnowadayshumansareusingtoomuchofitsothatitisinfactakindofpollution．

Whenitcomestolookingatthenightsky,toomuchlightmakesitdifficultforustowatchsomeoflife’smostwonderfulsights:stars,planetsandevengalaxies（星系）．

Accordingtoscientificresearch,about2,500starscanbeseenbythehumaneyewithoutusinganyspecialequipment（设备）．Butbecauseoflightpollution,youcanonlysee200to300starsfromtoday’scountryside,andnomorethantenstarsfromacity．Inmostbigcities,peoplecannotseetheskyfilledwithstarsliketheydidintheirchildhood．

Lightpollutionaffectsmorethanjustourviewofsky．Researchshowsthatlotsofnighttimelightcanharmwildlife,too．

Whenbirdsflytoanotherplaceovercities,theysometimesgetlostbythebrightnessandflyincircles（圈）untiltheydropfromtiredness．Seaturtles（海龟）needdarkbeachesforlayingeggs,buttheycan’tfindtheiridealplacesbecauseofthosebrightlights．

Toomuchlightatnightmayevenaffecthumanhealth,butscientistsarenotsureofthat．Theyarestilllearningmore．

Inordertopreventthingsfromgoingworse,governmentsandsomeorganizationsareworkingtoreducelightpollution．Manycitiesandtownshavetakenactiontoreducetheuseoflightsatnight．Lightsareusedonlywhenandwheretheyaretrulyneeded．Theyalsoshinelightsdownatthegroundinsteadofupintotheskyanduselowerbrightnesslevels．

Hopefully,inthenearfuture,humanscanenjoytheclearandbeautifulskyagainandallthewildlifewillliveapeacefulandundisturbedlife,too．

1．Whydoesthewriterthinkthattoomuchlightisakindofpollution?

A．Becausetherearefewerandfewerstars．

B．Becausehumanhealthhasbeenaffected．

C．Becausetoomuchlightisawasteofenergy．

D．Becausesomeofthewildlifecanbeharmed．

2．Whichofthefoll