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学年高中英语Unit4Globalwarming过关检测新人教版选修6
Unit4Globalwarming
（时间:
90分钟 满分:
120分）
Ⅰ.阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）
第一节（共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分）
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。
A
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Beijinghaditsbiggestsnowfallsince1951.Britainissufferingthroughitslongestcoldsnap（寒潮）since1981.AndfreezingweatherishittingtheDeepSouth,includingFlorida’sorangegrovesandbeaches.
Whateverhappenedtoglobalwarming?
Suchweatherdoesn’tseemtofitwithwarningsfromscientiststhattheEarthiswarmingbecauseofgreenhousegase
s.Butexpertssaythecoldsnapdoesn’tcontradictglobalwarmingatall—it’sjustatemporaryphenomenoninthelong-termheatingtrend.“It’spartofnaturalvariability,”saidGeraldMeehl,aseniorscientist.“Withglobalwarming”,hesaid,“we’llstillhavecoldtemperatures.We’lljusthavefewerofthem.”
Scientistssayman-madeclimatechangedoeshavethepotentialtocausemorefrequentandmoresevereweatherextremes.Butexpertsdidnotconnectthecurrentcoldsnaptoclimatechange.
Sowhatisgoingon?
“WebasicallyhaveseenjustabigoutbreakofArcticairoverpopulatedareasoftheNorthernHemisphere”,Arndtsaid.
Intheatmosphere,largeriversofairtravelroughlywesttoeastaroundtheglobebetweentheArcticandthetropics.ThisairflowactslikeafencetokeepArcticairrestricted.Butrecently,thisairflowhasbecomebentintoazigzag（之字形）pattern,wanderingnorthandsouth.Ifyouliveinaplacewhereitbringsairupfromthesouth,yougetwarmweather.Infact,recordhighswerereportedthisweekinWashingtonStateandAlaska.
ButintheeasternUnitedStates,likesomeotherunluckypartsoftheglobe,Arcticairiscomingfromthenorth.Andthat’showyougetatemperatureof3degreescentigradeinBeijing,areadingofminus42degreescentigradeinmainlandNorway,and18inchesofsnowinpartsofBritain.Thezigzagpatternarisesnaturallyfr
omtimetotime,butitisnotclearwhyit’ssostrongrightnow.
1.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.FreezingweatherishittingtheDeepSouth.
B.We’llstillhavecoldtemperatures.
C.Theairflowhasbecomeazigzagpattern.
D.Thecoldsnapdoesn’tcontradictglobalwarming.
答案:
D
解析：
主旨大意题。
本文就世界局部地区出现的长时间寒潮天气与当下的全球气候变暖进行了论述,指出寒潮与全球变暖并不矛盾,长远看,这只是一个暂时的现象。
2.Withglobalwarming,wewill .
A.alsomeetwithaseverecoldsnap
B.havemorehottemperaturesforever
C.neverexperiencecoldtemperatures
D.havemorecoldtemperatures
答案:
A
解析：
细节理解题。
文章第三段倒数第二句话提到,虽然有全球变暖这种现象,但是我们仍然会遇到创纪录的低温天气。
3.Accordingtoexperts,thecurrentcoldsnap .
A.suggeststhattheclimatehaschangedgreatly
B.isnotrelatedtotheclimatechange
C.showsthattheclimatewillturncold
D.isaffectedbyglobalwarming
答案:
B
解析：
细节理解题。
文章第四段第二句话提到,专家们没有把当前的寒潮与气候变化联系起来,显然选项B符合文意。
4.Wecanconcludethat .
A.notallthepartsoftheNorthernHemispherearecoldinfaceofthecoldsnap
B.thezigzagpatternarisesnaturallyaccidentally
C.Beijingwillgetcoldweathernextyear
D.WashingtonStateandAlaskawillnotfacecoldweathernextyear
答案:
A
解析：
细节理解题。
从文章倒数第二段最后两句话可知,并非北半球所有的地区都在经历寒潮的侵袭。
B
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Britain’sseedbank,the
onlyoneintheworldaimingtocollectalloftheplanet’swildplantspecies,hasreacheditsgoalofbanking10percentby2010.
TheMillenniumSeedBankProject,runbyKewGardens-oneoftheoldestbotanicalgardens-willofficiallydepositthe24,200thspeciesonThursday,apink,wildbananafromChina.Morethan50countriesarenowonboardwithKew’sgianttaskbutvastplacesoftheglobe,includingIndiaandBrazil,stillneedtojoininanddonateseeds,directorPaulSmithsaid.
Theseedbankisoneofthelargestandmostdiverseintheworldwithmorethan1.5billionseeds.Itsgoalistohelpprotect
theplanet’sbiodiversityduringatimeofclimatechange.
Thewildbananaseedisunderthreatofextinction（灭绝）inSouthwestChinafromagriculturaldevelopment.ItisavitalfoodsourceforAsianelephantsandimportantforgrowingbananasforhumanconsumption.
Storedatminus20degreescentigrade,theseedscanlastforthousandsofyearsandawaitthedaythatscientistshopenevercomeswhenthespeciesnolongerexistinthewild.
“Itisaraceagainsttime”,Smithsaid,“be
causeinthelastdecadealone,20plantsheldinthebankhavealreadybeenwipedoutinthewild”.Heestimatesthatbetweenathirdandaquarterofplantswillbecomeextinctthiscentury.
“Itisurgentanditishappeningnow.Anarea,thesizeofEngland,isclearedofprimaryvegetation（植被）everyyear,”Smithsaid.
Becausemostoftheworld’sfoodandmedicinescomefromnature,protectingwildplantspeciesisquiteimportant,scientistssay.Therearealreadymanyotherseedbankssafeguardingfoodcrops,whichonlyaccountfor0.6percentofplantdiversity.
ForKew’snextgoal-tocollectaquarterofwildvarietiesby2020-thebotanistsneed10millionpoundsayear,orafurther100millionpoundsontopofthe40milliontheyhavealreadybeengranted.
5.What’sthefinalpurposeoftheBritain’sseedbank?
A.Tocollectenoughmoneyfortheproject.
B.Tosafeguardfoodcrops.
C.Toprotectwildplantsfromextinction.
D.Tohelpscientistsstudywildplants.
答案:
C
解析：
细节理解题。
由第一段和第三段内容可知,伦敦种子银行旨在通过收集自然界的植物种子以达到保护自然界生物多样性的目的。
6.ThewildbananaseedinChinaisindangerbecauseof .
A.theexpandingoffarmingwork
B.climatechangeinthisarea
C.thelargenumberofAsianelephants
D.human’slargeconsumption
答案:
A
解析：
细节理解题。
由第四段第一句可知,这种香蕉在中国西南部面临灭绝是因为农业的发展,故本题选A项。
7.Wecanlearnfrom
thepassagethat .
A.theseedsinthebankcanbeusednowandthenspreadallovertheworld
B.IndiaandBrazilhaven’tjoinedintheSeedBankProjectatpresent
C.thereisonlyoneseedbankintheworldatpresent
D.thewildplantsinplaceslikeIndiaandChinawillneverdieout
答案:
B
解析：
推理判断题。
由第二段PaulSmith的话可知,印度和巴西还没有参与种子银行捐种子的活动,故选B项。
其他三项与文章内容不一致。
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph6referto?
A.Theextinctionofplantspecies.
B.TheMillenniumSeedBankProject.
C.Britain’sseedbank.
D.KewGardens’nextgoal.
答案:
B
解析：
细节理解题。
本文主要讲的是伦敦种子银行和它所进行的“千年种子库计划”,结合It所在句子可知,是这项计划在和时间赛跑。
因此选B项。
C
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XI’AN—Chinahasintroducedvariousemergencyresponsesandlong-termmeasuresagainstairpollutioninthecentralandeasternregions.
Theairqualityindex（AQI）forXi’anreached500onWednesdayafternoon,atthetopoftheAQIscale,accordingtothenationalairqualitymonitoringwebsite.Xi’anweatherforecasterspredictthesmog（雾霾）willcontinueforthenextweekandairpollutionmayworsen.
“Ihavetokeepbuyingmasksformyfamily,”saidLiu,buyingmasksatapharmacy（药店）nearherhomeindowntownXi’an.“Thisistheonlythingwecandotoprotectourselves.”
OnWednesday,acitygovernmentemergencyresponseplanwasputintoaction,suspendingalltheconstructionandtakingatleast50percentofgovernmentvehiclesofftheroad.Powerplantsmustlimittheiroutputandreduceemissions.
Nearlyhalfthecountry,morethan100citiesin20provinces,hassufferedfromsmogsincelastDecember.Manyhavetakenaction,includingexperimentingwithartificialmethodstoreducesmog,limitingvehicleuseandfiningpolluters.
AssessmentsbasedonGDPalonewereabandonedlastmonthandmoreemphasishasbeenputonpublicwell-beingandtheenvironment.Itremainstobeseenwhetherthemovewillbeeffectiveinforcinglocalgovernmentstoconsiderenvironmentalissuesovereconomicgrowth.Environmentalprotectionprofessionalsaredoubtfulabouttheimmediacyoftheeffectsofthesemeasures.
XiaoHang,anurbanresearcherattheChineseAcademyofSciences,saidittookLondon50yearstolosethemoniker（绰号）“foggyLondontown”,andLosAngelesstillstrugglestocontrolitsphotochemical（光化学）smog.“Wecan’tignoreenvironmentalproblemsduringthedevelopmentprocessandChinahasalongwaytogo,”hesaid.
9.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthearticle?
A.AQIforXi’anReached500
B.SmogCrisisTriestheLimitsofPeople’sPatien
ce
C.SmoggyChineseCitiesTrytoCleartheAir
D.DustMasksBecomeHotSellers
答案:
C
解析：
主旨大意题。
本文是新闻报道,在文章首段提出文章的中心,即中国已经启动紧急预案并且采取长期措施来应对雾霾天气,由此判断C项内容更能体现文章中心,故选C项。
10.Theunderlinedword“suspending”inParagraph4canbereplacedby“ ”.
A.encouraging B.stopping
C.continuingD.expanding
答案:
B
解析：
词义猜测题。
根据第四段的“...acitygovernmentemergencyresponseplanwasputintoaction...”可知,后文是对紧急应对计划的解释,由此推断应该是停止正在建设的工程,以减少污染,故B项正确。
11.Wecaninferfromthearticlethat .
A.Chinaistheonlycountrysufferingfromsmog
B.environmentalprofessionalsbelievetheairqualitywillsoonbeimprovedwiththesemeasures
C.assessmentsbasedonGDPalonewereharmfultoenvironmentalprotection
D.Xi’anwasthemostpollutedcityinChina
答案:
C
解析：
推理判断题。
根据第六段内容可知,为了保护环境,考虑人们的健康,国家取消了仅仅依靠GDP做出的评估,由此推断仅靠看经济增长来进行评定的措施是不利于环境保护的,故C项正确。
12.WhatXiaoHangsaidindicates .
A.Londonstillhasseriousairpollutionafter50yearsofeffort
B.thedevelopmentofChinaismoreimportant
C.solvingenvironmentalproblemsrequiresgreateffort
D.it’snormalforChinatohaveenvironmentalproblems
答案:
C
解析：
推理判断题。
根据文章最后一段中“Wecan’tignoreenvironmentalproblemsduringthedevelopmentprocessandChinahasalongwaytogo.”和对伦敦治理雾霾的漫长过程可知解决环境问题需要人们付出很大的努力,故C项正确。
第二节（共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分）
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
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