中考真题2024年内蒙古呼和浩特阅读理解C篇-内陆“海鲜”的逆袭
When you think of the sea, you may not think of Xinjiang or Inner Mongolia. But recently, the “seafood” produced in these places has become popular, especially after Japan put nuclear- contaminated water (核污染水) into the sea, reported China Daily.
In Nilka county in Xinjiang, about 6,000 tons of rainbow trout (虹鳟鱼) will be produced this year. Rainbow trout belongs to the same family as salmon, which is a kind of well-known seafood. It tastes like salmon too.
Why do farmers there choose to grow fish? The weather in some parts of Xinjiang is seldom hot, and the rivers are fed by meltwater from the Tianshan Mountains. Water deeper than 6 meters always stays at 10℃. As the meltwater is very clean and cold, it’s a “comfortable” home for fish, Li Chunyu, a worker at a fish company in Xinjiang, told China Daily.
To make sure the river stays clean, the company uses machines to clean fish waste in the water. They also use net cages (网箱) that are good for the environment. The nets are about 51 meters wide and lie 25 meters deep in the river.
Meanwhile, in Inner Mongolia, whiteleg shrimps, another kind of seafood, grow well. In this area, saline soil (盐碱土) covers a large part of the desert where few plants are able to grow. Farmers used to put water from the Yellow River onto the farmland to wash away the salt. This was a waste of salty water.
Scientists then decided to create “seawater” with the salty water by adding in some other components (成分). Whiteleg shrimps can live well in this kind of water. They taste no different from the same kind of shrimps that grow in the sea.
1.1. Rainbow trout comfortably live in ________.
A any open water area
B warm and clean rivers
C salty and warm ocean
D cold and clean rivers
解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据“As the meltwater is very clean and cold, it’s a ‘comfortable’ home for fish”可知，虹鳟鱼生活在干净寒冷的水中。故选D。
2.2. The underlined words “fed by” in the passage can be replaced by ________.
A stopped by
B connected with
C polluted by
D provided with
解析：选D。D词义猜测题。根据“The weather in some parts of Xinjiang is seldom hot, and the rivers are fed by meltwater from the Tianshan Mountains.”可知新疆部分地区的天气很少炎热，河流由天山山脉的融水提供，故此处划线部分和provided with意义相近。故选D。
3.3. To avoid water pollution caused by growing fish, the company ________.
A feeds the fish with machines
B grows fish in certain water areas
C grows one kind of fish once a year
D cuts down the fish production
解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据“They also use net cages (网箱) that are good for the environment”可知他们使用对环境有益的网箱养鱼。故选B。
4.4. Why are whiteleg shrimps introduced in the passage?
A To show the importance of rivers to a country.
B To introduce the safety of eating inland “seafood”.
C To compare it with common whiteleg shrimps.
D To show another “seafood” grown without using the sea.
解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据“Scientists then decided to create ‘seawater’ with the salty water by adding in some other ....the same kind of shrimp that grows in the sea.”可知，科学家们决定通过添加一些其他成分，用盐水制造“海水”，南美白对虾在这种水中生活得很好，所以举南美白对虾的例子是为了展示不在海洋中养殖的海鲜。故选D。
5.5. What is the hidden message of the passage?
A Life will not be different without seafood.
B Xinjiang is rich in natural resources.
C China won’t be short of fishery products.
D Few plants can grow in the desert of Inner Mongolia.
解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据“In Nilka county in Xinjiang, about 6,000 tons of rainbow trout (虹鳟鱼) will be produced this year.”以及“Meanwhile, in Inner Mongolia, whiteleg shrimps, another kind of seafood, grow well.”可知，在新疆尼尔卡县，今年将生产约6000吨虹鳟，在内蒙古，南美白对虾生长良好，可推知中国不会缺少鱼类产品。故选C。