北师大版（2023）高中英语选择性必修第四册Unit11 Conflict and Compromise 检测卷（含答案）

第第页北师大版（2023）高中英语选择性必修第四册Unit11ConflictandCompromise检测卷（含答案）Unit11ConflictandCompromise检测卷

一、完形填空

Sinceourtwinsbeganlearningtowalk,mywifeandIhavekepttellingthemthatourslidingglassdoorisjustawindow.The1isobvious.Ifwe2itisadoor,they'llwanttogooutsideconstantly.Itwilldriveuscrazy.Thekidsapparentlyknowthe3.Butourinsistingit's4awindowhaskeptthemfrom5millionsofrequeststoopenthedoor.

Ihatelyingtothekids.Onedaythey'll6anddiscoverthateverythingthey'vealwaysknownaboutwindowsisa7.

Iwonderif8shouldalwaystellthetruthnomattertheconsequences.Ihaveaverystrong9thattheliewe'retellingisdoingspiritualdamagetoourchildren.Windowsanddoorshave10metaphorical(比喻)meanings.I'mtellingthemtheycan'topenwhattheyabsolutelyknowisadoor.Whatiflaterinlifetheycometoametaphoricaldoor,likeanopportunity(机会)ofsomesort,and11openingthedoorandtakingtheopportunity,theyjust12itandwonder,"Whatifitisn'tadoor"Thatis,"Whatifitisn'ta13opportunity"

Maybeit'sanunreasonablefear.Butthe14isthatIshouldn'tlietomykids.Ishouldjustacceptrepeatedlyhavingtosay,"No.Wecan'tgooutsidenow.''Thenwhentheycometootherdoorsinlife,betheyrealormetaphorical,theywon't15toopenthemandwalkthrough.

1．A．reliefB．targetC．reasonD．case

2．A．admitB．believeC．meanD．realize

3．A．resultB．dangerC．methodD．truth

4．A．merelyB．slightlyC．hardlyD．partly

5．A．reviewingB．approvingC．receivingD．attempting

6．A．winoutB．giveupC．wakeupD．standout

7．A．dreamB．lieC．fantasyD．fact

8．A．parentsB．twinsC．colleaguesD．teachers

9．A．demandB．fearC．desireD．doubt

10．A．traditionalB．importantC．doubleD．original

11．A．bycomparisonwithB．inadditiontoC．regardlessofD．insteadof

12．A．getholdofB．stareatC．knockonD．makeuseof

13．A．realB．typicalC．similarD．limited

14．A．safetyruleB．comfortzoneC．bottomlineD．topsecret

15．A．hurryB．decideC．hesitateD．intend

二、七选五

Doyouhaveahardtimesaying“no”If“yes”rulesyourlifeand“no”doesn’texist,herearesometipsforyoutosay“no”withoutfeelingbad.

Switchout“no”for“later”

Ifyou’rejuststartingout,youdon’thavetojumpstraightto“no”.16.Butsayinglaterismucheasier.Makeyourdefault(预设)responsetoanyrequestwith“Letmegetbacktoyoulater.”Don’trelyonyour“laters”forever,becausetoomanywouldmakeyouunreliableinthelongrun.

Rehearse(排演)your“no”

Sometimes,invitesorrequestshappennaturallyandinperson,requiringananswerimmediately.17.Ifyou’reafraidofcomingoffasroboticorunnatural,ithelpstorehearseyourlinesinfrontofamirror.

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Offeringanexcusemayseempolitetodeclinearequest,butitsetsyouupforanawkwardsituation.Nomatterwhatexcuseyouoffer,peoplewhoaredeterminedtogetyoutosay“yes”willcomeupwithawaytoreel(卷轴)youin.19.Ifyousay“no”tothem,youcanstillsoftentheblowbybeingpoliteandappreciative.

Doofferanalternative

Ifthepersonaskingyouforsomethingissomeonewhoyouwanttomaintainapositiverelationshipwith,youcandecreasetheimpactofyour“no”byofferinganalternative.20.Hence,thepersonwon’tfeelupsetandyoudon’tfeelguiltyforyour“no”,either.Itisawin-winsituation!

A．Don’tofferanexplanation

B．Don’tsay“yes”tootherseasily

C．Saying“no”atoncecanbetough

D．Butnoisyplaceswithmanypeoplearen’tyourchoices

E．Soitwouldbeusefultorehearseyour“no”inadvance

F．Beingfrankwithpeoplebysaying“no”doesn’tmeanrude

G．Thegoalistofindacommongroundandreachanagreement

Althoughmostgameshavewinnersandlosers,thegoalofsportsisnottowineverygame.Therealgoalsincludegettingexercises,havingfun,andlearningimportantsocialskills,likesportsmanship.

Goodsportsmanshipisallaboutrespect.Goodsportsrespecttheotherplayersontheirteam.Theyrespecttheplayersonopposingteams.Theyrespectcoachesandtheyalsorespectthereferees(裁判)orotherofficialsinvolvedintheirgames.21Theyshoutattheirteammatesandtheytalkbacktocoachesorreferees.

Kidsusuallylearnsportsmanship—goodandbad—fromtheadultsintheirlives.22Ifparentsandcoachesshowdisrespecttootherfans,referees,oreachother,kidswilllikelyactthesamewayonthefield.

23someofthemareverybasicandeasytodo,likeshakinghandswithotherplayersbeforeagame.Otherexamplesmaytakealittlemorecourage,suchasacknowledgingagreatplaymadebytheopposingteam.

Learninggoodsportsmanshipisimportantbecauseithelpsyoudevelopanattitudeofgraciousness(礼貌)andrespectthatwillcarryoverintoalltheotherareasofyourlife!24Beingagoodsportsmanintheclassroomwilleventuallyleadtobeingagoodsportsmanintheworkplace.

Sobeagoodsportsmaninwhateveryoudo!25Whenothersseeyouactinginawaythatmakesitclearthatwinningisn’tthemostimportantthing,youcanmoveontofocusingontheimportantthings,likehavingfun,gettingexercise,andimprovingyourskills.

A．Goodsportsmanshipcanbeshowninmanyways.

B．Onthecontrary,badsportsmanshipisallaboutdisrespect.

C．Theexampleyousetcanbeapowerfulteachingtoolforothers.

D．Players’parentsandcoachessetexamplesthatkidstendtofollow.

E．wecanbegoodsportsbyencouragingothersbutnotlaughingatthem.

F．Startingasagoodsportsmanearlierwillhelpyoubeagoodsportasyougetold.

G．Ifyou’reagoodsportsmanonthefield,you’llalsolikelybeagoodsportsmanintheclassroom.

三、阅读理解

ThemostimportantlifelessonI’velearnedfromrunningistorunatmyownpace.Thislessonhasguidedmeinmanyways.Inparticular,itmademechallengethefixedexpectationsofretirementandaging.

Runningisametaphor(隐喻)forlife.Irealizedthiswhiletrainingforamarathontocelebratemy60thbirthday.Alltheotherrunnersbeingfasterthanmemademeembarrassed,butmycoachsharedsomevaluableadvice:runatyourownbestpace—settingagoalortargettimecouldbealimitation.Hewasright.OvertimeIranmoreeasilyandfaster.Ialsoenjoyedtheexperiencemuchmore.

Ihaveappliedthisprincipletootherareasofmylife.FindingarhythmisnotaboutefficiencyorhowmanythingsIcangetdoneinaday.IthasmoretodowithwhatIdecidetodoatthisstageinmylife.Runningcarriesitsownsetofexpectations,includingwhatpeopleatcertainlifestageshouldbedoingornotdoing.Expectationsatmyagecancenteronhowleisuretimeisspent,decisionsaboutemployment,andeventheroleofagrandparent.

Iusedtothinkitwasyoungpeoplewhoboretheimpactofpeerpressure,butolderadultscanexperienceittoo.Thisisironic,becauseoftenlaterinthislifeisatimewhenwetendtocarelessabouttheopinionsofothers.

I’mnotsuggestingwepostponedreams.Ofcourse,weshoulddowhatmatterstous,butit’seasytoviewretirementasanotheroccupationwithbenchmarks(基准)tobemet.It’sacomparisontrapthatmakeswhatsomeoneelsedoesthereferencepoint.

Forgetwhatothersaredoing.Theirpaceisnotnecessarilythepaceyoushouldrunat.Runatyourownway.Ourbodiesknowwhattheyneed.Ourheartsknowwhattheyneed.Inlivinglifeonourownterms,wewilllikelyfeelstrongerinbody,mindandspirit.

26．Whatmotivatedtheauthortoparticipateinmarathon

A．Herkeenwishtocelebrateher60thbirthday.

B．Herstrongcuriosityforfightingagainstaging.

C．Hereagerinterestindoingregularexercise.

D．Herurgentneedtoenhanceherhealthandmind.

27．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thisprinciple”inparagraph3probablyreferto

A．Settingatargettime.B．Findingyourlimitation.

C．Enjoyingyourdecisions.D．Runningatyourownpace.

28．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofpeerpressure

A．Itsimpactisonlylimitedtoyounggenerations.

B．Evenseniorcitizenscannotavoiditcompletely.

C．Itsexistenceistooridiculoustoexplain.

D．Itendsifwestoppursuingourdreams.

29．Whatmighttheauthorintendtoconveythroughherexperience

A．Lookbeforeyouleap.B．Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.

C．It’sneveroldlatetolearn.D．Don’tfollowthecrowd.

AsSimonKindleysides,34,tookhisfirststepintheLondonMarathoninApril,hefeltasifmagicwasintheair.

“Aswewerewalkingtowardsthefirstmile,weactuallystartedjoiningalltherunners,”hesaid.“Everyonewasonthestreets,cheering,andthatwasamagicalmoment.”Astimewenton,thecrowdsandotherracersspreadaround.Kindleysidesandhisteamofeightsupporterscontinuedwalking.

Kindleysides,whoisparalysed(瘫痪的)fromthewaistdownandtypicallyusesawheelchair,wasequippedwithanexoskeleton(外骨骼)tohelphimwalk.Hissupporterswalkedwithhimtochangethebatteriesinhisexoskeletonsohecouldkeepmoving.

In2023,Kindleysideswasdiagnosedwithabraintumour(脑瘤)thatwasgrowinginawaythatpressedoncertainnerves,leadingtohimlosingfeelinginhislegs.Hewastoldhewouldneverwalkagain.Beforehisparalysis,theLondonbasedsingeranddancerhadalwayswantedtorunamarathon,buthenevermadetheplantodoso—untilthisyear.

DuringtheLondonMarathon,thelasttwomileracewasthehardest.“Atthatpoint,Iwasexhausted.Itwasfreezingcold,andIwashurtingemotionally,”Kindleysidessaid.Buthekeptgoing.“Ididn’twanttoletpeopledown.Ihadateamofeight,andIwasraisingmoneyforTheBrainTumourCharity,”hesaid.“Ididn’twanttoletthemdown,myselfdown,andIthoughtifIwouldgetthisfar,Iwouldhavetocontinue.”SohecontinuedandmadehistoryasthefirstparalysedmantocompletetheLondonMarathononfoot.

Then,recoveringathome,hesharedhisaccomplishmentwithhisthreechildren.“TheyusedtosayI’mtheonlydadintheirwholeschoolthat’sinawheelchair,andnowtheysayI’mtheirdad,theonlyonethathaswalkedamarathon,”hesaid.

Kindleysidesistrainingtocompletethreemoremarathonsnextyear,includingtheLondonMarathonagain.

30．WhydidKindleysides’ssupportersaccompanyhimalltheway

A．Toinspirehimasateam.B．Tohelpchangethebatteries.

C．Toguidehimalongtheroad.D．Toassisthimwiththewheelchair.

31．WhatcausedKindleysides’sdisability

A．Anaccidentinthepreviousmarathon.B．Anoperationonhisbrainforthetumour.

C．Somenervesproducedoutofthetumour.D．Thepressurefromthebraintumouronthenerves.

32．WhatpartlysupportedKindleysidestofinishthehardesttwomilerace

A．Thedeterminationtobeatothers.B．Thestrongdesiretorecover.

C．Thekindnesstohelpthecharity.D．Theprizemoneyforthewinner.

33．WhatcanwelearnaboutKindleysides

A．Hewasonceasuccessfulactor.

B．Hischildrenfeelapityforhiminthewheelchairnow.

C．HeisambitiousforjoiningintheLondonMarathononcemore.

D．HewasthefirstdisabledmantocompletetheLondonMarathon.

Onewaytopreventanxietyfromgettingoutofcontrolistorecogniseitsbenefits.Itisamistaketothinkthatwe’dmakebetterdecisionsifonlywekeepourfeelingsundercontrol.Instead,amixoffeelingslikeanxietyandlogicalthinkingleadstosounddecision-making.It’struethatthereisplentyofresearchshowingthathigherlevelsofanxietycanmakeusmorelikelytoavoidrisksinourdecision-making.Thereisalsoevidencethatanxietycanincreasetheattentionyoupaytorelevantinformation.

Recentstudieshaveshownthatpeoplewhoareanxiousabouttheirrelationships(forexample,theyfeartobeabandoned)tendtobebetteratrecognisingpeoplewhotellliesandaremorelikelytoraisethealarmwhendangerispresent.

Intherealworldthough,it’sworthrealisingthatfeelinganxiousonceinawhileisextremelycommon.Itcommunicatestoothersthatyoucare,andwhat’smore,it’sprobablyasignthatyouareintelligent.Atleasttwopublishedstudieshaveidentifiedthatpeoplewhoscorehigheronmeasuresofanxietyalsotendtoperformbetteronintelligencetests.Thisseemsreasonable:ifyou’reathinker,youaresuretobealwaysthinkingaboutthefutureandimaginepossibleplots,includingbadones.

Theimportantthing,ifyouareaworrywart(杞人忧天者),isnottoletyourfeardestroyyourdreams.Anddon’tburyyourheadinthesand.Instead,actonyourfears—dotheresearchaswellaspreparation,soratherthanwalkingblindlyintothatwhichyoufear,youmeetthechallengeinfullreadiness.

Whenanxietybeatsyou,orcastsashadowoveryourlife,thisisaseriousproblem.Nooneisdenyingthat.Butlikeeverydayanxietyofthiskindthatyoufeelbeforeapresentationoraninterview,youneedn’tseeitasyourenemy.Anxietyisanimportantfeeling,developedthroughevolution.Asforpeoplewhoarefairlyanxiousbynature,thereisreasonforcheer,too.Yournervesareasignofyourwatchfulness.Listentothemandactonthem.Thenyoucanturnyournervousnessintoyouradvantage.

34．Whatisthethemeofthepassage

A．Effectivewaystopreventanxiety.

B．Unexpectedbenefitsofanxiety.

C．Tipsonhowtokeepagoodmood.

D．Commonmisunderstandingsaboutanxiety.

35．Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraphaboutanxiety

A．Itcanenableustobemorefocused.

B．Itcanstopusfromthinkinglogically.

C．Itcanmakeusmorewillingtotakerisks.

D．Itcanbetheonlyreasonforallbaddecisions.

36．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage

A．Anxiouspeoplearelesssensitivetodanger.

B．Anxiouspeoplehavedifficultydiscoveringliars.

C．Feelinganxiousismorelikelytoputpeopleatrisk.

D．Feelinganxiousoccasionallyisasignofintelligence.

37．Howshouldwedealwithanxietyintheauthor’sopinion

A．Regarditasourenemy.

B．Takeactiontocontrolit.

C．Avoidbeingdefeatedbyit.

D．Treatitasaminorfeeling.

Humansandelephantsdon’talwaysgetalong.InAfricaandAsia,elephantsdamageinfrastructure(基础设施),farmers’crops,andnaturalhabitatcriticalforotherspecies.Ifanelephantbecomesaproblem,humansmaykillit.Solocalpeopleandconservationistsaretryingtofindbetterwaystokeepelephantsawayfromsensitiveplaces.Now,researchersthinktheyhaveagoodtooltostopelephants:honeybeepheromones(信息素).

“Elephantshatebeingstunginthetrunk,soit’sanextremelysensitiveorgan.Imaginebeingstunginyournosebyabee,andmultiplythatafewthousandtimes,”saidMarkWright,aprofessorofentomology(昆虫学)attheUniversityofHawaiiatMānoa.

Kenyanfarmershavelongknownthatiftheyhanglivebeehivesaroundtheirfarms,theywillrepelelephants.“Theproblemislogistical,howdoyoumanagehundredsofthousandsofhives,ifyouhaveahugeareatoprotectAndthentheideacameuptolookatthealarmpheromones,whicharechemicalsthatthebeesreleasetolaunchanattackonsomethingthat’sdamagingthehive.”Becauseelephantshaveahighlydevelopedsenseofsmell,Wrightandhisteamthoughttheymightbeabletousethebees’chemicalalarmsignaltoaffectelephantbehavior.

Sotheresearcherstestedoutasyntheticblendofchemicalsthatimitateshoneybees’alarmpheromones.InGreaterKrugerNationalParkinSouthAfrica,theteamhungwhitesockstreatedwiththesyntheticmixtureaswellasuntreatedcontrolsocksaroundanelephantwateringhole,andthenobservedtheanimals’behavior.“Elephantsarereallycuriousorganisms,they’llwalkalongandseesomethinglikeasockhangingonabranchintheenvironment,andthey’llinspectit,andifit’snottreatedwiththealarmpheromones,they’llpickitup,throwitaround,trytotasteit,thingslikethat.Andinthecaseofthetreatedones,wefoundthattheywouldshowimmediatesignsofuneaseoruncertainty,andthey’deventuallybackofffromthem.Veryseldomwouldtheygotopickthemupandplaywiththem.”ThestudyisinthejournalCurrentBiology.

38．Topreventelephantsfrombecomingaproblem,theresearcherswill________.

A．killthem

B．scarethemaway

C．applyhoneybeepheromones

D．restoreanewecosystem

39．Ifweneedtoprotectanareaonalargescale,themethodoftheKenyanfarmersis________.

A．scientificB．flexible

C．awesomeD．impractical

40．Whydidtheresearcherconductthestudy

A．Toconfirmwhattheythought.

B．Toattracttheelephants’attention.

C．Topreservetheelephants’habitat.

D．Totestouthoneybee’salarmpheromones.

41．Whatdoestheauthorintendtomentioninthefollowingparagraph

A．Addsomebackgroundinformation.

B．Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.

C．Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.

D．Presentsomepotentialsolutions.

四、根据首字母或汉语或语境提示补全短文

根据提示用本单元所学词汇及语法知识完成下列短文。（每空一词）

Anytimeyoubringpeopletogether,youwillhavemorethanoneopinioninstantlyonanything.Livinginacommunity,I’veheardargumentsamonggroupsofpeopleoversomeofthesilliestthings.It’shumannaturethatwewantotherstoagreewithourpointofview.Howwe42(解决)conflictswithinacommunityisimportanttothelong-termsuccessofthecommunity.I’dliketosharethreetips.

First,respectothers.Becarefultodebatetheissueitselfandnottheperson.Youcanmake43(投诉)aboutwhatiswrongbutyouhavetobepolitetotheperson.Andremember,asacommunitywehaveasinglecommonidentity.

Second,have44(自制力).Don’tletyouremotionscontrolyourdiscussion.Avoidbeingoverlydramaticto“win45(票数)”.It’shardtokeepthisinmindwhendiscussingsomethingyou’redeeplykeenon,butyouhaveto.

Lastly,worktogetherto46(协商)asolution.Compromiseisoftentheresultofdebates.Don’texpecttoalwayswineveryoneovertoyourpointofview.

五、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Shynessisavoidinghumancontact,oftenbecauseofafeelingofnotbeingasgoodasothersandfearoftakingrisks.Shynessisaforce47preventsusfromrealizingourpotentialand48(enjoy)thecompanyofotherpeople.Shynessisoftenassociated49lowemotionalcontrolandhighnegativeemotions.

Onthebasisofresearchthathe50(do)forthepastsixyears,Dr.Zimbardoestimatesthatabout40percentofallAmericans,around84millionpeople,consider51(they)shy.Theyincludenotonlyordinarypeoplebutalsoanumberof52(celebrity)whodefinethemselvesasshy.Researchshowsthataquarterofthepeoplewhoareshyasadultswerenotshyaschildren.

Shynessmakesitdifficult53(meet)newpeopleandmakefriends.Itprevents54individualfromexpressingopinionsandvalues.Withauthoritiessuchasabossorateacher,theshyareless55(like)tostandupfortheirrightsorexpressreasonablecriticism.They’remorewillingtoobeyandunwillingtobe56(cooperate).

六、词性转换

词性转换

57．n.国家；民族；国民→nationaladj.国家的→nationalityn.国籍；民族

58．n.设计；设计方案vt.设计；筹划→designern.设计师

59．adj.正式的；正规的→(反义词)informaladj.非正式的；不正规的

60．adj.焦虑的；不安的→anxiouslyadv.焦虑地；不安地→anxietyn.焦虑；不安

61．vt.使恼怒；打扰→annoyedadj.恼怒的；生气的→annoyingadj.令人恼怒的；令人生气的→annoyancen.恼怒；生气

62．adj.惊吓的；害怕的→frighteningadj.令人害怕的→frightenvt.使害怕

63．vt.使钦佩；给……留下深刻的好印象vi.留下印象；引人注目→impressionn.印象；感想→impressiveadj.印象深刻的

64．vt.vi.集中(注意力)；聚精会神→concentrationn.集中；专心

65．adj.自信的；有把握的→confidentlyadv.自信地；有把握地→confidencen.信心；信任

七、选用适当的单词或短语补全句子

选取框格中的短语并用其正确形式填空。

endup、aneyeforaneye、fromthenon、takeaction、keenoninaflash、gobackto、getridof、beexposedto、oncetoooften

66．Myflatmateswanttohaveaparty,butI’mnottheidea.

67．Theyadvocateajusticesystemthatworksontheprincipleof.

68．Hetriedthattrickandintheendtheycaughthim.

69．We’rehopingthingswillnormalagainsoon.

70．Theweekendseemedtobeover.

71．Keepondoingthatandyou’llinserioustrouble.

72．Weourunwelcomeguestsbysayingwehadtogotobed.

73．Sheleftin1984andhelivedalone.

74．FyodorDostoevskyliteraturefromanearlyageandhadalreadypublishedanovelbythetimehewas25yearsofage.

75．Wemusttodealwiththeproblembeforeitspreadstootherareas.

八、申请信

76．假定你是晨光中学的李津，看到校报的英文专栏刊登了一则消息：来自英国的交换生Johnson正在寻找“接待家庭”，你很感兴趣。请你用英文给校报写一封申请信。

内容包括：

⒈自我介绍；

⒉家庭条件及个人优势；

⒊安排英国朋友参加的活动。

注意：⒈词数不少于100词；

⒉可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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九、概要写作

77．阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Antarcticaisthecenterofimportantscientificresearch.However,withanincreasingnumberofday,scientistshavetoleavetheirworktogreetagroupoftouristswhoaretakingavacationinthiscontinentofice.Eventhoughtheirdesiretoenjoythisvastandbeautifullandscapecanbeappreciated,Antarcticashouldbeclosedtotourists.

TouristsinAntarcticacandamagescientificresearchandhurttheenvironment.Whentouristgroupscome,theytakescientistsawayfromtheirresearch.Theworkisdifficultandsomeoftheprojectscanbedamagedbysuchsimplemistakesasopeningthewrongdoororknockingagainstasmallpieceofequipment.Inaddition,touristsinAntarcticacanalsohurttheenvironment.MembersofGreenpeace,oneoftheworld’sleadingenvironmentalorganizations,complaintouristsleavetrashonbeachesanddisturbtheplantsandanimals.InaplaceasfrozenasAntarctica,itcantakeonehundredyearsforaplanttogrowback.

TheneedtoprotectAntarcticafromtouristsbecomesevengreaterwhenweconsiderthefactthatthereisnogovernmenthere.Antarcticabelongstonocountry.Whoismakingsurethatthepenguins,plantsandseaaresafeNooneisresponsible.ItistruethatthenumberoftouristswhovisitAntarcticaeachyearissmallercomparedtothenumberofthosewhovisitotherplaces.However,theseotherplacesarecontrolledbylocalgovernments.Theyhaveaninterestinprotectingtheirnaturalenvironments.WhoisconcernedabouttheenvironmentofAntarcticaThescientist,tobesure,butnotnecessarilythetourcompaniesthatmakemoneyfromsendingpeoplesouth.

Ifwedon’tprotectAntarcticafromtourism,theremaybeseriousconsequencesforusall.Wemightlosetheresultsofscientificresearchprojects.It’spossiblethattheseresultscouldteachussomethingimportantaboutthecausesandeffectsofclimatechange.Somefragileplantsandanimalsmightdieanddisappearforever.ThiscoulddamagethebalanceofanimalandplantlifeinAntarctica.Weknowfrompastexperiencethatwhenthingsgetunbalanced,harmfulchangescanoccur.

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