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话题33海洋奥秘探索及保护Ⅰ.阅读理解Coralreefsareanecessarypartofsealifeandsupportitbyprovidingshelterandhabitattovariousorganisms.Theyalsosupplyandrecyclenutrientsaswellasenableafishpopulationtoboom,alongwithotherspecies,forahealthyanddiverseecosystem.However,theriseinaveragewatertemperatureduetoclimatechangehasresultedinmorefrequentandextended“coralbleaching(珊瑚白化)”eventsthatdamagetheirhealth,causingfishandotherseaspeciestoabandonthem.Inordertorepairthisdelicateecosystem,scientistsfromtheUKandAustraliaconductedastudythatinvolvedusingspeakersunderwaterneardamagedcoralreefstomakethemsoundhealthyandattractfish,potentiallystartingthenaturalrecoveryprocessofcoralreefsandtheirdependentlifeforms.ThelocationofthisexperimentwastheGreatBarrierReefintheCoralSea,foundalongsidetheeastcoastofQueensland,Australia,whichisfamousforhavingthelargestcoralreefsystemintheworldthat’s2,300kilometreslongandcoversanareaofnearly344,400squarekilometres.Byusingloudspeakerstoreproducesuchsounds,areasofdeadcoralreefswerefoundtoattracttwiceasmanyfish,comparedtoplaceswherenosoundswereplayed.Thesereturningfishcouldhelpintherecoveryofthisecosystembygivingthoseareasofcoralachanceofnewlife.“Fishareimportantforcoralreefstofunctionashealthyecosystems.Increasingfishpopulationsinthiswaycouldhelptostartthenaturalrecoveryprocess,reducingthedamagewe’reseeingonmanycoralreefsaroundtheworld.Ofcourse,attractingfishtoadeadcoralreefwon’tbringitbacktolifeautomatically,buttherecoveryprocessreliesonfishthatcleanthecoralreeftomakespaceforcoraltoregrow,”saidMarkMeekan.1.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theimportanceofcoralreefs.B.Theinfluenceofclimatechange.C.Theperfectplaceforseaspecies.D.Theecosystem’sdiversityandcomplexity.2.What’sthepurposeofusingspeakersunderwater?A.Tomakefishmoreactive.B.Totestdamagedcoralreefs.C.Tohelprecovertheecosystem.D.Tohelpspeedthegrowthofcoralreefs.3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheexperiment?A.Itwasn’tcarriedoutinthelargestcoralreefsystem.B.Itdrewmuchpublicattention.C.Ithasbroughtdeadcoralreefsbacktolife.D.Theloudspeakerswerehelpfulinattractingfish.4.WhatisMarkMeekan’sattitudetowardstheuseofspeakers?A.Doubtful. B.Positive.C.Disappointed. D.Indifferent.Severalyearsago,JasonBox,ascientistfromOhio,flew31giantrollsofwhiteplastictoaglacier(冰川)inGreenland.Heandhisteamspreadthemacross10,000feetofice,andthenleft.Hisideawasthatthewhiteblanketwouldreflectbacktheraysofthesun,keepingtheicebelowcool.Whenhecamebacktochecktheresults,hefounditworked.Theexposedicehadmeltedfasterthanthecoveredice.Hehadnotonlysavedtwofeetoftheglacierinashorttime.Nocoalplantswereshutdown,nojobswerelost,andnobodywastaxedorfired.Itwasjustthesortoffixwe’relookingfor.“Thankyou,butnothankyou,”saidRalphKing,aclimatescientist.HetoldGreyChilds,authorandcommentator,that“peoplethinktechnologycansavetheplanet,butthereareotherthingsweneedtodealwith,likeconsumption.Theyburned$50,000justforthehelicoptertobringtheplastictotheglacier.”Thisexperimentgivespeoplefalsehopethatclimatechangecanbefixedwithoutchanginghumanbehaviour.Itcan’t.Technologywon’tgiveusafreeride.Individualsrespondtoclimatechangedifferently.ClimatologistKellySmithishardlyaloneinherpredictionthatsomedaysoonwewon’tbeclimatevictims—wewillbeclimatechoosers.Morescientistsagreewithherthatifthehumanracesurvives,theengineerswillgetsmarter,thetoolswillgetbetter,andonedaywewillcontroltheclimate.Butwhatthen?“Justthementionofuscontrollingtheclimatesentasmallshiverdownmyback,”Greywrites.“Somethingsoundedwrongaboutstoppingiceagesbyourownwill,”hesays.Me?Ilikeitbetterwhentheearthtakescareofitself.Iguessonedaywewillhavetoruntheplace,butforthemoment,sittingatmydesk,lookingoutatthetreesbendingwildlyandthewindhowling,I’mhappynottobeincharge.5.WhydoestheauthormentionJasonBox’sexperimentinthefirstparagraph?A.Tointroduceapossiblesolutiontoclimatechange.B.Todescribeamisleadingattempttofixtheclimate.C.Toreportonasuccessfulexperimentonsavingtheglacier.D.Toarousepeople’sattentiontotheproblemofglobalwarming.6.WhichstatementwouldRalphKingmostprobablyagreewith?A.Thefightagainstclimatechangewillnotsucceed.B.Technologyisnotthefinalsolution,letaloneitshighcost.C.It’sbesttodealwithclimatechangewithoutchangingourbehaviour.D.Jason’sexperimentplaysasignificantroleinfixingclimatechange.7.WhatisGreyChilds’attitudetohuman’scontrollingtheclimate?A.Favourable. B.Tolerant.C.Doubtful. D.Unclear.8.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Butshouldwefixtheclimate?B.Isclimatechangearealproblem?C.Howcanwetakecareoftheearth?D.Whatifalltheglaciersdisappeared?Ⅱ.完形填空(2024·湖南省郴州市二模)Asaflorist,Ispenthoursarrangingthedisplayforanevent.Butadaylater,itwasunwantedandthrownaway__1__.Iwantedtodosomethingwithit,believingmanyoftheflowersstillingoodconditioncouldbe__2__.ThinkingIcouldmakethemostofthesebeautiful__3__,Istartedtakinghomeasmanyaspossible,andgivingthemtohospitals,buttherewerestillmany__4__.Then,onedayIhadan__5__.Ibeganrepurposingsomeoftheminto__6__items.Apinkagapanthus(百子莲)becameanecklace,whileIusedabanksia(山龙眼)asagiantheadpiece.Afriend,Lilywasattractive,withtheorangeflowersonher__7__,whichlookedlikeafamoushairstyle.Andsomeofmycreationswere__8__byanotherfriend.Sharingthephotosonthesocialmediagotpeople__9__.Manywere__10__athowwastefulthefloralindustrycouldbe.Bythen,Ifoundmore__11__.Myartworksshowedmethatwereallycould__12__flowers.OnValentine’sDay,thereweresomany__13__rosesthatIwovethemtogetherintoagiantredsuit,whichLilyworewhilewalkingthroughthecity.Ithinkmyworkis__14__theideasaboutbeauty.Somethingthatpeoplemightthinkis__15__forthebincanreallyhaveawholeotherlifeinit.SoIhopepeoplecanthinkmoreaboutwhattheythrowout.1.A.specially B.patientlyC.intentionally D.carefully2.A.refunded B.reusedC.returned D.recommended3.A.stages B.displaysC.plants D.memories4.A.leftover B.takenoverC.lookedover D.gotover5.A.interview B.accidentC.opportunity D.idea6.A.sales B.workC.study D.fashion7.A.way B.headC.list D.back8.A.created B.approvedC.identified D.photographed9.A.performing B.talkingC.competing D.succeeding10.A.alarmed B.relievedC.shocked D.embarrassed11.A.possibilities B.statisticsC.standards D.examples12.A.purchase B.wearC.choose D.generate13.A.unwanted B.indoorC.beautiful D.fake14.A.comprising B.classifyingC.changing D.collecting15.A.convenient B.enoughC.essential D.fitⅢ.语法填空(2024·山西省晋中市高三二模)TheGrandCanal,agreatman-madeprojectcompletedinancientChina,haswitnessedChinesehistoryspanningover2,500years.OnJune22,2014,it1.____________(include)ontheWorldCulturalHeritageList.Overathousandyears,theGrandCanalhasbeenmeandering(蜿蜒而行)througheightprovincesandcitiesalong2.____________(it)courseof3,200kilometersandconnectingfivemajorrivers,which3.____________(be)thelongestandoldestcanalintheworld.Itisapreciousheritage4.____________(pass)downtousbyourancestors.Inmoderntimes,as5.____________resultofsocialunrest,climatechange,economicchangeandotherimpacts,theGrandCanalhasbeentroubledbyaseriesofproblemssuchasri
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