广东省茂名地区2024届高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题含解析

广东省茂名地区2024届高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Myunclefinallyboughthisdreamhouse______overlooksabeautifulpark.A．which B．where C．who D．what2．Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,________theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.A．nowthatB．evenifC．aslongasD．asthough3．Iamsothrilledtohavemyunderwaterphotos______intheNationalGeographicandonthecover!A．tobefeatured B．featured C．beingfeatured D．tofeature4．––Cathyisnotcomingtoyourbirthdaypartytonight.––Butshe______!A．promisedB．promisesC．willpromiseD．hadpromised5．Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup6．Apublichealthcampaign_____thenumberofheartdiseasedeathsby80percentoverthepastthreedecades．A．hadreduced B．hadbeenreducedC．hasreduced D．hasbeenreduced7．Don’tletthechildwhois________gotoschool．A．soyoungasto B．notoldenoughto C．notoldenough D．tooyoungto8．Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides9．______farinthecontest,wearesodisappointed.A．Notgetting B．NottogetC．Nothavinggot D．Notgot10．—YououghttohavemadeanapologytoTomyesterdayevening．—Yes,IknowI____．A．oughttohave B．haveto C．should D．musthave11．NotuntilIwentupfurther________thatunderthetree________,obviouslysoundasleep.A．thatIsaw;didaboylie B．Isaw;layaboyC．didIsee;didaboylie D．didIsee;layaboy12．Ireallydon’tknowhowtoexpressmythankstoMr.Li,myhighschoolEnglishteacher,withoutwhosehelpI__________tocollegethatyear.A．weren’ttogo B．hadn’tbeenabletogoC．couldn’tgo D．couldn’thavegone13．．Sheisfedupwithsharingahousewithothers;,sheislookingforherownflat.A．moreover B．otherwise C．however D．therefore14．AfterIleft_______LinchuanNo.2MiddleSchool,Ibegancollegeclassesin_______September2010.A．a;the B．不填;the C．the;the D．不填；不填15．Afireworksdisplaywasorganized________theQueen’sbirthday.A．tomarkB．markedC．havingmarkedD．beingmarked16．Humansspendalotoftimeandmoneyontheirpetsandthepetsgivealltheyhave_____forthat.A．inreturnB．infactC．inshortD．inall17．—Ihavebeendecoratingtheapartmentrecently,socanyoulendmesomemoney?—Sorry,allmymoneyhasgonetothestockmarket._________.A．I’drathernot. B．Iamintheblack.C．Iwouldn’tbetonit. D．Iamalittleshy.18．Thecustomsofficerswereinsistingthatsuitcasesshouldbeopenedandtheircontents_______forcloserinspection.A．laidout B．givenout C．sentout D．pickedout19．---Icannot_____whatIhavedonetoannoyJessica.---Noworries.Sheiskindofsensitive.A．turnout B．makeout C．putout D．leaveout20．Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseI________thismistakeatthemoment.A．didn’tmake B．wouldn’tmakeC．hadn’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Circlescanbefoundeverywhereinthenaturalworld,butwithnoaccuratewaytomeasurethemtheyareverymysteriousandmightneverbefullyunderstood.Whenyoutakethedistancearoundacircleanddivideitbythedistanceacrossacircle,youwillalwaysgetPi(∏).WhilePiisequaltoabout3.14whenrounded,itisinfinitelylong.Withthehelpofcomputers,mathematicianshavebeenabletocalculatePiouttooveratrilliondecimal(小数)places.ThismakesPipuzzling,eventothemostfamousmathematicians.PiDayiscelebratedgloballyonMarch14,sincethewaywewritethisdate,3/14,looksjustlikePiwhenrounded.In2009,U.S.CongressvotedtoofficiallymakeMarch14PiDay.Certainpartsoftheworld—placeswhereMarch14iswrittenas14/3—willinsteadcelebratePiApproximationDaywhichtakesplaceonJuly22ndbecauseoftheresultof22/7.Pihasappearedinmovies,comics,music,andmore.“Inmodernmovies,anytimethefilmmakerwantstocreateasenseofmystery,thesymbolPiisused,”saysBlatner.Peoplealsoloveworkingtomemorizethedigits(数位)ofPiandcompetingagainstotherstoseewhocanremembermost.TheGuinnessWorldRecordforrecitingthemostdigitsofPiisheldbyLuChaoofChina,whosuccessfullyrecitedPitonearly67,000decimalplaces.Aboveall,PiDayisabouthavingfunwiththenumber,accordingtoBlatner.PeoplewillcelebratePiDaybyeatingpieandthrowingpie,andwithfunPi-relatedgames.Princeton,NewJerseyholdsaseriesofPi-relatedfestivities.EventsthisyearincludeasurprisebirthdaypartyforAlbertEinsteinwhosebirthdayalsofallsonMarch14,anda“WalkaPiEvent”whereparticipantswillwalk3.14milestogether.Justlikethenumberitself,thepossibilitiesforPiDayaretrulyendless.1、WhatmakesPimysterious?A．Waystodivideacircle.B．Waystouseitwhenrounded.C．Inabilitytowriteitasanexpression.D．Itsplentifuldecimalplaces.2、WhyisPiDaycelebratedinsomeplacesonJuly22nd?A．Becauseitisvotedofficially.B．Becauseitwascorrectedoriginally.C．BecausethedivisionresultisapproximatelyequaltoPi.D．Becausethatdayiseasiertoremember.3、WhatisthegoalofusingPiinfilmsaccordingtoBlatner?A．Tomovemoreviewers.B．Tocallforviewers’attention.C．Tomakethefilmsmorefrightening.D．Toaddsomethingmysterioustothefilm.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．LuChaoisthefirstChinesetorecitePi.B．ManystatesintheUSAcelebratePidayonJuly22nd.C．TherearemanydifferenteventstocelebratePiDayintheworld.D．ScientistswilltrytheirbesttofigureoutthedigitsofPithoroughly.22．（8分）“Youwillbeinmyheartforever.Withoutyou,thereareonlyemptinessanddesertinmylife...”ThisisalinefromaheartfeltpoemFengDuanwrotetohisfianceeChenLianfangin1955.Fengisnow94andChen90,andtheyhavebeenmarriedformorethanhalfacentury.Feng,anacademicattheChineseAcademyofSciences,maynotbeaprofessionalpoetbutfor64years,Fenghaswrittencountlesslovepoemstohiswife.Oneveryimportantanniversaryorfestival,FengwouldsendapoemtoChen.In1978,whenChen’scancersurgerysucceeded,Fengcreatedmorethantenpoemstocelebratehiswife’srecovery.Chenusedaredsuitcasetostoretheselovepoems.TheacademichasalsotranslatedmanyEnglish,FrenchandGermanpoemsintoclassicalChinese.Thecouplewasintroducedtoeachotherbyacommonfriendin1953andFengsenttwopapercopiesofpoemstoChenasagift.“AslongasIthinkofyou,abeamofsunshinelightsupmyheart,”Fengwrote.ChenrecalledthefirsttimeFenginvitedhertohisdormitorytohaveacupofteaandshethoughtthecupwasmadeoffrostedglass.Asthetwobecamecloser,Chenoftenvisitedtheacademic’sdorm.SherealizedthatthecupwastheonlyonepoorFengowned.Theopaque(不透明的)cupwasnotfrostedglassbutcommonglassstainedwithtoothpaste.LatersheboughtmanyclothesandevenastoveforFeng,makinganicechangefromthesinglemanslife.Feng’smarriagetoChenbroughtmorehappinessandnowChenstilllooksafterFeng’sdailyneeds.1、WhenFengfirstmetChen,hewas.A．32B．30C．28D．262、WhatchangedidChenbringtoFeng?A．ChenmadeagreatdifferencetoFeng’sdailylife.B．ChenchangedFeng’sacademiclifegreatly.C．ChenwrotealotofpoemstoFeng.D．ChenintroducedalotoffriendstoFeng.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．ChenandFenghappenedtomeeteachotheronthecampus.B．Fengwrotemanypoemsindifferentlanguages.C．ChencherishedthepoemsFengwrotetoher.D．Fenglikedhisopaquecupsomuch.4、Thewriterwrotethepassagetoshow.A．howafamouspoetwriteslovepoemstohiswifeB．howthelovepoemsjointwoheartstogetherC．howimportantlovepoemsareinthemarriageD．howthelovepoemsmakethecouplefamous23．（8分）Humansandmanyothermammalshaveunusuallyefficientinternaltemperatureregulatingsystemsthatautomaticallymaintainstablecorebodytemperaturesincoldwintersandwarmsummers.Inaddition,peoplehavedevelopedculturalpatternsandtechnologiesthathelpthemadjusttoextremesoftemperatureandhumidity(湿度).Inverycoldclimates,thereisaconstantdangerofdevelopinghypothermia,whichisalife-threateningdropincorebodytemperaturetobelownormallevels.Thenormaltemperatureforhumansisabout37.0°C．However,differencesinpersonsandeventhetimeofdaycancauseittobeasmuchas6°Chigherorlowerinhealthyindividuals.Itisalsonormalforcorebodytemperaturetobelowerinelderlypeople.Hypothermiabeginstooccurwhenthecorebodytemperaturedropsto34.4°C．Below29.4°C,thebodycoolsmorerapidlybecauseitsnaturaltemperatureregulatingsystemusuallyfails.Therapiddeclineincorebodytemperatureislikelytoresultindeath.However,therehavebeenrarecasesinwhichpeoplehavebeensavedaftertheirtemperatureshaddroppedto13.9-15.6°C．Thishappenedin1999toaSwedishwomanwhowastrappedunderanicesheetinfreezingwaterfor80minutes.Shewasfoundunconscious,notbreathing,andherhearthadstoppedbeating,yetshewaseventuallysaveddespitethefactthathertemperaturehaddroppedto13.7°C．Inextremelyhotclimatesorasaresultofuncontrollableinfections,corebodytemperaturescanrisetoequallydangerouslevels.Thisishyperthermia.Life-threateninghyperthermiatypicallystartsinhumanswhentheirtemperaturesriseto40.6-41.7°C．Onlyafewdaysatthisextraordinarilyhightemperaturelevelislikelytoresultintheworseningofinternalorgansanddeath.1、Whatkeepsourbodytemperaturestable?A．Cultureandtechnologies. B．Thestableearthtemperature.C．Ourstrongdetermination. D．Somekindofin-bodysystem.2、WhatisaSwedishwomanmentionedforinthetext?A．Provingthestrengthoflife.B．Arguingagainstsomeconclusion.C．Showingthelimitonhumans’bodytemperature.D．Introducinganexceptionalcaseaboutourbodytemperature.3、Whichofthefollowingmaycausehyperthermia?A．Extremeclimates. B．Verycoldclimates.C．Controllableinfections. D．Temperaturesbelow29.4°C．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Humans’TemperatureRegulatingSystem B．ChangesofBodyTemperaturesC．Humans’Temperature D．AIceTrapSurvivor24．（8分）BertKatz,myfather-in-law,celebratedhis90thbirthdayinNovember2016.BertlovedsportsandwasanenthusiasticYankees(anAmericanprofessionalbaseballteambasedintheNewYorkCity)fan,soitwasnowonderthatovertheyears,hewasanavid(热切的）listenertoWFANradioand,inparticular,theafternoonshowhostedbyMikeFrancesa.Berthadhealthissuesinhislateryearsthatlimitedhismobility,andwhenhelosthiseyesightthreeyearsago,hisattachmenttohisradioandFrancesabecamemorepronounced.HejustlovedlisteningtoMiketalkaboutsportsandhisYankeeseachafternoon.Thosehoursbroughthimsomuchpleasure.Ofcourse,MikewillbeleavingDec.15,2017after30yearsatthestation.MikelivesinthesamecommunitywhereIworkonLongIsland,andIhavegottentoknowhimoverthepast20years.Sowhenmyfather-in-lawwasapproachinghisspecialbirthdaytheyearbeforelastyear,IaskedMikeforafavor:tocallBertandwishhimahappybirthday.Mikeagreedwithouthesitation.Twodaysbeforethespecialday,Mikestoppedatmyworkplace.IcalledBertathisnursinghomeandputMikeonthephone.ItwasacompletesurprisetoBert.Mikespentmorethan10minuteswishingBertahappybirthday,andofcourse,talkingabouttheYankees.WhenmyfamilycelebratedBert’sbirthdaytwodayslater,hecouldn’tstoptalkingaboutthephonecall.Overhislifetime,hesaiditwasoneofthenicestthingsanyonehadeverdoneforhim.Unfortunately,Bert’shealthdeclinedlastyearandhepassedawayJuly13,2017.Buteveninhisfinalmonthsinthehospitalandnursinghome,healwayshadaradiosettoWFANtolisteneachafternoontoMikeFrancesa.Andhealsohadthememoryofthatspecialphonecallforhis90thbirthday.1、WhathabitdidBertkeepforyears?A．Playingbaseball.B．Listeningtoasportsprogram.C．Checkinghiseyesightregularly.D．LeadingorganizedcheeringfortheYankees.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pronounced”inParagraph2mean?A．Obvious.B．Unusual.C．Important.D．Understandable.3、Whatwordcandescribetheauthor?A．Honest.B．Caring.C．Patient.D．Independent.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Aspecialgift.B．Thecallfinallyarrived.C．Thebigdreamcametrue.D．Anunforgettablebirthdayparty.25．（10分）OnChristmasDay,2003,awomannamedNancySueBrowntookherdaughterandgrandchildrentoseeamovieatanAMCtheater.Whenthemoviewasover,thecrowdmadefortheexits.Atheateremployeehadjustfinishedmoppingthehallwayanddutifullyplacedthe“wetfloor”signintheslipperyarea.Nooneslippedduetothewetconditions,butsomeonedidmanagetoknockoverthesign.AndbythetimeMs.Browngottothearea,thesignwaslyingonthefloor.Andshortlythereafter,sowasshe.Herfootgotcaughtinthesign,inabadway,andshefell.UnfortunatelyMs.Brownhadundergoneabackoperation,andthefallcausedmoredamagethanitotherwisewouldhave.Sosheandherhusbandsued(提起诉讼).AMCarguedthattheentirepointofthe“wetfloor”signabovewastowarnofdanger,andtherefore,courtsshouldencouragetheusebynotallowingBrown’scasetoproceed(继续进行).AMCreferredtoacaseaboutaDecember,1998incident,wherea“wetfloor”sign,notinuse,felltothefloorcausinganothertrip-and-fall.Inthatcase,Georgia’sCourtofAppealsruledinfavorofthestore,butdidn’tgosofarastosaythat“wetfloor’signscouldn’tgiverisetolegalliability(责任)intrip-and-fallaccidents.IntheBrowncase,theSupremeCourtthereforerejectedAMC’sargumentthattheformercaseapplied.ButtheBrownsarguedsomethingsurprisingthatthe“wetfloor”signwas,itself,dangerous,because“usingthistypeofsigninareaspassedbylotsofcustomerscreatesanunreasonableriskofforeseeableharmtothepublicintheformoftrippinghazards(危险).”That’sright—thesafetysign,usedinthewayitwasdesigned,wasitselfdangerous.Thecourtthankfullydidn’tacceptthatargument,atleastnotentirely.ButitdidconcludethatBrown’scasecouldcontinuetoajury(陪审团)—“amerchant’sselectionanduseofequipmentdesignedtowarncustomersofonedangerthathavethepotentialtoexposethemtoadifferentone.”1、Accordingtothetext,Ms.Brown________.A．slippedonthewetfloor B．trippedoverawarningsignC．knockedoverawarningsign D．wasknockeddownbythecrowd2、AMCmentionedthe1998caseinorderto________.A．acceptitslegalliabilityforMs.Brown’slossB．proveMS.BrownhadsomephysicalproblemsC．stressthatithadnolegalliabilityfortheaccidentD．proveothercustomerswereresponsiblefortheaccident3、WhatcanwelearnabouttheBrowncasefromthelastparagraph?A．Itwouldbejudgedbyjury.B．Itwouldnotbeallowedtoproceed.C．ThecourtwouldruleinfavorofAMC．D．ThecourtacceptedalltheargumentsoftheBrowns.4、Theunderlinedword“one”inthelastparagraphrefersto“________”.A．danger B．customer C．businessowner D．equipmentinpublicplaces第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Whyshouldyougotocollege?Oneimportantanswertothisquestionismore1Asopposedtogenerationsofthepast,highschoolgraduatestodayare2togetthenumberofhigh-paidjobsthatwere3available.TheU.S.hasbeenchangedfromamanufacturing-basedeconomyintoaneconomybasedon4andtheimportanceofacollegeeducationtodaycanbe5tothatofahighschooleducationfortyyearsago.It6asthegatewaytobetterchoicesandmoreopportunity.Thereare7reasonsastowhyitisimportanttogotocollege.Whenstudents8apost-secondaryeducation,theyhavetheopportunitytoreadbooksandlistentothe9oftopexpertsintheirfields.It10studentstothink,askquestions,and11newideas,whichallowsforadditionalgrowthand12andprovidescollegegraduateswithanedgeinthejobmarket13thosewhohavenotexperiencedahighereducation.Theimportanceofacollegeeducationisalsobecauseoftheopportunityto14valuableresources.Themoreconnectionswhichare15duringyourcollegecareer,themore16youwillhavewhenyoubeginyourjobsearch.Onceyouhaveendedyourjobsearchandhavestartedyourcareer,17,theimportanceofacollegeeducationhasnotbeenexhausted.Havingacollegedegreeoften18greaterpromotionopportunity.So,whyshouldyougotocollege?Thereasoningdoesnotbeginandendwiththe19aspect.Agoodeducationis20frommanydifferentviewpoints,andwhiletheimportanceofacollegeeducationisquiteevidentformanyhighschoolstudents,whatisoftennotasclearishowtheywillpayforthateducation.1、A．time B．freedom C．respect D．opportunity2、A．likely B．unable C．afraid D．unwilling3、A．once B．just C．never D．also4、A．nature B．culture C．knowledge D．agriculture5、A．referred B．added C．devoted D．compared6、A．follows B．serves C．unites D．disappears7、A．additional B．secret C．interesting D．financial8、A．discuss B．ignore C．experience D．imagine9、A．stories B．requests C．suggestion D．lecture10、A．helps B．encourages C．forbids D．advises11、A．design B．explore C．change D．refuse12、A．development B．payment C．agreement D．experiment13、A．for B．over C．in D．with14、A．admire B．satisfy C．gain D．notice15、A．removed B．collected C．explained D．controlled16、A．inventions B．choices C．worries D．salaries17、A．besides B．therefore C．however D．otherwise18、A．saves B．includes C．ensures D．means19、A．life B．character C．communication D．job20、A．free B．rare C．beneficial D．absent第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）TraditionalChinesemedicineoriginatedinancientanddevelopedfor1．longtime.Ithascollectedvariouswaystotreat2．(differ)diseases.Itpaysattention3．thebalanceofthebodysystem.Itreads,oncethebodysystem4．(balance),thediseasewilldisappear.Thedamageofthebodysystemisthesourceofthedisease.TCMisanimportantpartofChineseculture.Ithasmadegreat5．(contribute)totheprosperity(繁荣)ofChina.GreatsuccesshavebeenmadeinmanyareasthroughTCMcure.Astoacutestomachache,thereisnoneed6．(have)anoperation;allyouneedtodoisdrinkacupofChineseherbs,7．thewesternwaytakesmoretimeandmoney.Youmayeventaketheriskofbeinginfectedafteroperation.8．(compare)withthewesternmedicinehighfees,TCMhasareasonablepricethatordinarypeoplecanafford.Ithinkinthefuture,TCMwillbethemainstreaminthehealthservicesinChina.Andourcountryshouldinvest(投入)moremoneyonthe9．(develop)onTCM.10．(make)sureitisnotgoingtofadeaway.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。MyfriendTonyandIalwayswalkhometogetherafterschool、LastFridayonourwaytohome,weheardaloudshoutbehindus、Whenwelookedaroundtoseewhathadhappened,wefoundawomanliedontheground,bleeding、Wesoonrealizedthatshehadknockeddownbythecarinfrontofhim、Wehurriedtohelpher,andamancameoverandtriedtopreventusfromgettingclosertothewoundedwoman、Wegotveryangrilywiththeman、Howcouldhestoppedusfromhelpingadyingwoman?Themanaskedustoturnaroundandweweresurprisedtoseeamanwhowerecarryingavideocameraonhisshoulders、Infact,theywerejustshootingafilm!Howaninterestingexperience!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是中学生李华，一个来自英国的中学生代表团在你学校举办英语文化节（EnglishCultureFestival）期间来访，并受邀观看英文喜剧表演。请根据一下内容要点写一篇欢迎词。1.表示对客人的欢迎：2.介绍此项活动（如活动目的、内容等）3.表达对客人的祝愿。注意：1.词数100左右。文章的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；2.内容可适当发挥，注意行文连贯；DearBritishguests,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、B4、A5、C6、C7、C8、C9、C10、A11、D12、D13、D14、D15、A16、A17、D18、A19、B20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、D2、C3、D4、C22、"HowtoLetCooftheWorldandLoveAlltheThingsClimateCan'tChange"isthelatestmoviefromfilm-makerandclimateactivistJoshFox.Themovieisthethirdfilminathree-partseriesaboutclimatechange.In2010,Fox'sdocumentary"Gasland"wasappointedforthehighestaward-anOscar."Gasland"exploredthehotlydebatedprocessofremovingnaturalgasfromtheground.Heexaminedthesubjectagainin"GaslandⅡ".FoxwasinWashington,D．C．recentlytopresenthisthirdfilm.Hewasarrestedduringaprotestagainstanewfuelpipeline.Inthefilm,Foxsayspollutionfromfossilfuelsmustbereduced.Withoutlimits,therewillbemoreextremeweather,likeseverestormsanddryweather,risingsealevels,causingshortagesoffoodandwater,"Whenyoureallyencounterthatheadon,itcausesanin-crediblecrisis."Inthenewfilm,FoxtravelsthroughasunlessforestintheAmazonwithlocalactiviststomeasureoilspills.HegoestoavillageinEcuadortolearnhowpeopletherestoppedapipelinefrombeingbuilt.HejoinsyoungpeopleinAustraliatostopboatsfromenteringtheportofNewcastle."Youshouldprobablyknowthedownsideofwhatwe'reabouttodo.Thisistheshortlist:drow