届高考英语一轮复习阅读理解专项突破环境与自然.docx
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届高考英语一轮复习阅读理解专项突破环境与自然
环境与自然
一、阅读理解
1 ISTHERELIFEONEARTH?
TherewasgreatexcitementontheplanetofVenus(金星)thisweek.ForthefirsttimeVenusianscientistsmanagedtolandasatelliteontheplanetEarth,andithasbeensendingbacksignalsaswellasphotographseversince.
ThesatellitewasdirectedintoanareaknownasManhattan(namedafterthegreatVenusianastronomerProf.Manhattan,whofirstdiscovereditwithhistelescope20000lightyearsago).Becauseofexcellentweatherconditionsandextremelystrongsignals,Venusianscientistswereabletogetvaluableinformationastofeasibility(可行性)ofamannedflyingsaucer(飞碟)landingonEarth.ApressconferencewasheldattheVenusInstituteofTechnology.
“Wehavecometotheconclusion,basedonlastweek'ssatellitelanding,”Pro.Zogsaid,“thatthereisnolifeontheEarth.”
“Howdoyouknowthis?
”thesciencereporteroftheVenusEveningStarasked.
“Foronething,Earth'ssurfaceintheareaofManhattaniscomposedofsolidconcrete(混凝土)andnothingcangrowthere.Foranother,theatmosphereisfilledwithcarbonmonoxide(一氧化碳)andotherdeadlygasesandnobodycouldpossiblybreathethisairandsurvive.”
Whatdoesthismeanasfarasourflyingsaucerprogramisconcerned?
”
“Weshallhavetotakeourownoxygenwithus,whichmeansamuchheavierflyingsaucerthanweoriginallyplanned.”
“Arethereanyotherhazardsthatyoudiscoveredinyourstudies?
”
“Takealookatthisphoto.YouseethisdarkcloudfloatingoverthesurfaceofEarth?
WecallthistheConsolidatedEdisonBelt.Wedon'tknowwhatitismadeof,butitcouldgiveusalotoftroubleandweshallhavetomakefurthertestsbeforewesendaVenusBeingthere.”
“Ifwhatyousayistrue,won'tthissetbacktheflyingsaucerprogramseveralyears?
”
“Yes,butweshallproceedassoonastheGrubstartgivesustheaddedfunds.”
“Prof.Zog,whyarewespendingbillionsandbillionsofzilchestolandaflyingsauceronEarthwhenthereisnolifethere?
”
“BecauseifweVenusianscanlearntobreatheinanEarthatmosphere,thenwecanliveanywhere.”
1.DuringtheweekofgreatexcitementtheVenusianscientistssucceededingettingimportantinformationonwhethertheycan_______.
A.landasatellitewithVenusastronautsonEarth
B.makeafirstrateflyingsaucer
C.getaEarthBeingtoVenus
D.directaflyingsaucerintoManhattan
2.AccordingtoProf.Zog,theVenusianswillhavetotaketheirownoxygenwiththemwhentheycarryouttheirflyingsaucerprogrambecause_______.
A.theyneeditontheirwaytotheplanetofEarth
B.theEarth'satmosphereisfilledwithdeadlygases
C.oxygenisfarfromenoughintheareaofManhattanwherethesauceristoland
D.thereisnoairontheplanetofEarth
3.The“darkblackcloud”onthephotographrefersto_______.
A.thepollutedairfloatingoverthesurfaceofEarth
B.themassoftinydropsofwaterfloatingaboveEarth
C.thethingsthatareunknowntoeverybody
D.thedarkcloudsgatheringbeforeastormbreaks
4.Theauthorwishestocallourattentiontothefact_______.
A.thatmodernmanhaspollutedhisenvironmenttosuchanextentthathemightdestroyhimselfifhewentonlikethis
B.thatthereisnopointinspendingbillionsandbillionsofzilchestolandaflyingsauceronEarth
C.thatpollutionhasbecomesoseriousaproblemonEarththatevenVenusiansfindlifethereunbearable
D.thatitisdifficult,ifnotaltogetherimpossible,tolandamannedflyingsauceronEarth
2. Globalwarmingisnotonlyathreattoourfuturehealth,italreadycontributestomorethan150,000deathsand5millionillnessesannually,accordingtoateamofhealthandclimatescientistsattheWorldHealthOrganizationandtheUniversityofWisconsinatMadison—andthosenumberscoulddoubleby2030.
ResearchdatapublishedinthejournalNatureshowthatglobalwarmingmayaffecthumanhealthinasurprisingnumberofways:
speedingthespreadofinfectiousdiseasessuchasmalariaanddenguefever;creatingconditionsthatleadtopotentiallyfatalmalnutritionanddiarrhea;andincreasingthelikelihoodofheatwavesandfloods.
Accordingtothescientists,whohavemappedthegrowinghealthimpactsofglobalwarming,thedatashowthatglobalwarmingaffectsdifferentregionsinverydifferentways.Globalwarmingisparticularlyhardonpeopleinpoorcountries,whichisironic,becausetheplacesthathavecontributedtheleasttoglobalwarmingaremostexposedtothedeathanddiseasehighertemperaturescanbring.
“Thoseleastabletocopewithandleastresponsibleforthegreenhousegasesthatcauseglobalwarmingaremostaffected,”saidleadauthorJonathanPatz,aprofessoratUWMadison’sGaylordNelsonInstituteforEnviron
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