《2025年5年中考3年模拟九年级英语下册人教版》

第5课时 Section B 3a—Self Check
素养探究全练 真实情境 探究素养 答案P123
(2024四川成都青羊区期末)
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        A new study has found that 176 kinds of birds around the world are building their nests with rubbish from humans, such as cigarette butts (烟头) and plastic bags. Aren’t birds supposed to use grass, leaves and other parts of trees to build their homes? Yes, they used to.
        But now things are different. A group of European scientists looked into about 35,000 studies on bird nests. It was found that birds have used man - made things in nests almost everywhere on Earth.
        Scientists found that some rubbish seems to be helpful. This is why birds “like” putting it in their nests. For example, cigarette butts have some chemicals, so they can keep insects away and protect the baby birds. Plastic bags are useful in keeping the birds warm, and other hard things, such as paper cards, can make nests stronger.
        However, in the end, human rubbish may only bring more problems to birds. The unhealthy chemicals in cigarettes hurt the baby birds. They may get sick or have shorter lives. If the baby birds eat other kinds of rubbish by accident, they will also get hurt.
        To make matters worse, if the cigarette fire is not off when the bird brings it back to its home, it may set the nest on fire. Seabirds were found to add fishing nets to build up their nests, which may also cause them in danger, and it’s impossible for them to get out by themselves. Our friends in the air are living a hard life because of some human activities.
        To improve the situation, people shouldn’t be allowed to smoke or leave rubbish behind when there are many trees around. And to make the idea work, people will have to pay certain money or help clean the area for some time if they don’t follow the rule. This protects the environment as well as the birds living nearby. We can also play our part by building artificial (人工的) nests that are warm and safe for birds to use instead of forcing them to build their own.

1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________

答案： 1. materials 2. natural 3. protection 4. health 5. be/get punished