话说中考
本话题是谈论世界与环境问题。世界与环境相互依存，但是近年来人们为了自身的发展，破坏了环境，环境问题日益突出。中考阅读理解对本话题考查是通过阅读小短文理解大意，从短文中归纳、分析出环境与世界的关系，以及了解环境对世界的重要性和作用。目的是培养学生的环境意识，提高学生对环境问题的认识。这就要求学生在日常生活中重视环境问题，养成热爱环境、保护环境的好习惯。
走进中考(福州·2010)
Cut the Carbon Footprint
Everything you do leaves a "carbon footprint"(碳足迹)．For example，when you travel in a taxi，the car gives off(排放) CO2 into the air．CO2 is a greenhouse gas．Greenhouse gases make the earth become warm．To protect our environment，we need to leave less of a "carbon footprint"．How big is your carbon footprint? To get an idea，take a look at the following numbers．
Living areas
★ TV sets and DVD players produce 723kg of CO2 a year．
★ If you turn them off when you're not using them，you can cut that number by 108kg．
