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七、新素材 塔克拉玛干沙漠锁边工程 (2025·宿迁泗阳期末)阅读表达(9分)
In China,there's a really big desert called the Taklimakan Desert(塔克拉玛干沙漠). For a long time,it was spreading and causing a lot of problems. But guess what? On 28 November 2024,an amazing thing happened in China—the Taklimakan Desert was successfully "closed up". The sand-blocking green belt(阻沙绿化带) is 3,046 kilometres.
Back in 1978,China started the important project called the Three-North Shelter Forest Programme(三北防护林工程). Many scientists and workers worked very hard to make this project successful. They planted billions of trees and shrubs along the edges (边缘) of the desert. Day by day,year after year,these plants grew up and formed a kind of "green wall",preventing the sand from moving further.
This green wall was really powerful. It stopped the desert from growing bigger and bigger. And now,the Taklimakan Desert has kind of "closed up"! That means it doesn't spread like it used to.
Because of this,the local environment has become much better. The air is cleaner,and there are more places for wild animals to live. People around there are also happier. It just shows that when humans put in a lot of effort(努力)and use smart science,we can make a big difference to nature!
1. When did China start the Three-North Shelter Forest Programme? (本题答案不超过2个词)______
2. What did the scientists and workers do in the project? (本题答案不超过7个词)______
3. Are people around the desert happier now? Why or why not?______

答案： 1. In 1978. ［解析］根据“Back in 1978，China started the important project called the Three-North Shelter Forest Programme（三北防护林工程）.”可知，中国是在 1978 年开始三北防护林工程的。 2. They planted billions of trees and shrubs. ［解析］根据“They planted billions of trees and shrubs along the edges（边缘）of the desert.”可知，在这项工程中科学家和工人们种植了数十亿棵乔木和灌木。 3. Yes，they are. Because the local environment has become much better and the air is cleaner. ［解析］根据“Because of this，the local environment has become much better. The air is cleaner... People around there are also happier.”可知，沙漠周边的人们更开心了，原因是当地环境变好，空气更清洁。