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PAGEPAGE1Module4SandstormsinAsia课时作业(十六)建议时间/30分钟Ⅰ.阅读理解A词数:355话题:废物处理与环境文体:记叙文Inthefighttoconservetropicalrainforests,here‘satoolyoudon‘toftenhearabout:orangepeels.Specifically,12,000tonsofthem,weredumped(倾倒)ontheland.Youdon‘tusuallyassociatewastetreatmentwithbiodiversitybenefits,somethingthat‘sgoodfortheenvironment.TimTreuerisanecologistatPrincetonUniversityandhe‘stalkingaboutauniqueconservationstory.Itstartedintheearly1990s,whenanorangejuiceproducercalledDelOrosetupacompanyneartheGuanacasteConservationAreainCostaRica,aregionthatcontainsseveralnationalparksandawildlifeprotectionzone.DelOroneededsomewheretodumptheorangepeels,andthecompanyalsoownedforestedlandnexttotheparklandthatithadnointentionofgrowingcropson.Soadealwasstruck:ifDelOrodonateditsforestedland,itcoulddumporangepeelwasteondegraded(退化的)landwithintheconservationarea.Thenathousanddumptrucks‘worthoforangepeelswerelyingonthelandin1998.Andwithinaboutsixmonthstheorangepeelshadbeenturnedfromorangepeelsintothisthickblackrichsoil.“Icouldn‘tevenfindthesitethefirsttimeIsawit.”Hecouldn‘tfinditbecause,over16years,theorangepeelwastehadsentthelandonajourneytobecomeavine-chokedjungle,withthreetimesthediversityoftreespeciesoftheneighbouringcontrolplot,richersoilandamuchthickercovering.Inotherwords,theexperimentwasasuccess.TheresultsappearinthejournalRestorationEcology.Treuersaysperhapsthislessoncouldbeappliedelsewhere.“It‘sashamethatweliveinaworldwithnutrient-limiteddegradedecosystemsandalsonutrient-richwastestreams.We‘dliketoseethosethingscometogetheralittlebit.That‘snotlicenceforanyagriculturalcompanytojuststartdumpingtheirwasteproductsonprotectedareas,butitdoesmeanthatlandmanagers,restorationists,peopleinvolvedwithindustrial-scaleagriculturaloperationsshouldstartthinkingaboutwaystodothoughtfulexperimentationtoseeifintheirparticularsystemtheycanhavesimilarwin-win-winresults.”1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph2referto?A.Wastetreatment.B.Aconservationstory.C.Anorangejuicecompany.D.Thebiodiversitybenefit.2.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutorangepeels?A.Theyareparticularlyhardtobreakdown.B.Theycanchangethecolourofthelandsoil.C.Theyarebeneficialtobiologicaldiversity.D.Theycangraduallydestroythesurfacesoil.3.WhatdoTreuer‘swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A.Wastecanbeusedforenvironmentalprotection.B.Nowastecanbethrownrandomlyontheprotectedareas.C.Large-scaleagriculturaloperationsstartwithexperiments.D.Landmanagersmustbereadytotakeontheirresponsibility.4.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtodealwithorangepeelsB.HowtoimprovethedegradedlandC.AfruitfulexperimentinlandconservationD.WaystoprotecttropicalforestseffectivelyB词数:349话题:降温文体:说明文Citiesarelikelytobeaffectedbyoverheating,thankstosomethingcalledtheurbanheatislandeffect.Citiestendtobeshortoftrees,whichprovideshade,andtheyarecoveredwithblackpavement,whichabsorbsheatfromthesun.Thinkofhowitfeelstowearadarkshirtversusawhiteshirtonasunnyday.Ablackshirtabsorbslight,heatingyouup.Butawhiteshirtreflectslight,keepingyoucool.Theaveragetemperatureinacityofamillionormorepeoplecanbemorethan5degreesFhotterthansurroundingareas.Thatextra5degreescanturnahotdayfromuncomfortabletodeadly.Astemperaturesrise,citieswillbeanespeciallydangerousplacetobeduringaheatwave.Toprotectpublichealth,cityofficialsaregoingtomakethecitycooler.Aspartofthateffort,LosAngelesiscoatingitsroadsinCoolSeal,agreypaintthatkeepsstreetsandparkinglots10degreescoolerthanblackasphalt(沥青).ItwillhelpAngelinossavemoneyduringthesummer,whenairconditioningsendspowerbillssoaring.Anditwillsavelivesbyloweringtemperaturesandimprovingairquality.Hotweatherworsensairpollutionbyturningcarexhaustintosmog,whichcanmakelifemiserableforpeoplewithasthma(哮喘)andotherbreathingproblems.Ofcourse,LAwillhavetodomorethanpaintoverafewstreetstocooloffthecity.Angelinoswillalsoneedtoplantmoretreesandapplywhitepainttorooftops—atleastthosenotalreadycoveredinsolarpanels.WhileLAisapioneerofreflectivestreets,othercities,likeNewYork,arealreadyexperimentingwithreflectiveroofsor,likeMelbourne,loweringthetemperaturebyplantingtrees.LAishardlyaloneinitsefforttostaycool.“Thisisanurgentchallenge,andit‘smuchbiggerthanoneperson,”saidMayorGarcettiinarecentstatement.“ClimatechangeisafactoflifethatpeopleinLosAngelesandcitiesaroundtheworldlivewitheveryday.”5.Whichofthefollowingcontributestotheurbanheatislandeffect?A.Plantingmoretreesinthestreets.B.Coveringthestreetswithwhitepaint.C.Applyingreflectivepainttorooftops.D.Furnishingeveryhousewithairconditioners.6.Whatshouldthecityofficialsemphasizeduringhotsummer?A.Howtomakethecitycooler.B.Wheretowearawhiteshirt.C.Whytocoattheroadswithblackpaint.D.Whentocutofftheelectricitysupply.7.WhatbenefitcanpeoplegainfromtheuseofCoolSeal?A.Increasingtheindooractivities.B.Promotingthesaleofairconditioners.C.Makinglifeeasierandmorecomfortable.D.Reducingthenumberofcolddays.8.What‘sthemainideaofthepassage?A.LAadoptedmanyapproachestofightagainsttheheat.B.LAcallsonpeopletofightagainstglobalwarming.C.Moreandmorecountriesbegintoplanttreesinthestreets.D.LAispaintingitsstreetswhitetokeepthecitycool.Ⅱ.语法填空词数:222话题:海洋资源文体:说明文Throughouthistory,peoplehavethoughtoftheoceanasadiverseandlimitlesssourceoffood.Yettodaythereisclearevidencethattheoceanshavealimit.Mostofthebigfishinouroceansarenow9.(go).Onemajorcauseisoverfishing.Peoplearetakingsomanyfishfromtheseathatmanyspeciescannotreplace10.(they).
Forcenturies,localfishermencaughtonlyenoughfishfortheirownandtheircommunity‘sneeds.However,fromtheearly20thcentury,peoplearoundtheworldbecameinterested11.consumingprotein-richfoods.Peoplebegan12.(catch)largequantitiesoffishforprofitandsellingthemtoworldwidemarkets.Inaveryshortperiodoftime,commercialfishing13.(great)reducedthenumberoflargepredatoryfish,suchascodandtuna.
Today,therearestillplentyoffishinthesea,14.they‘remostlyjustthelittleones.Smallfish,15.includesardinesandanchovies,havemorethandoubledinnumber—largelybecausetherearenotenoughbigfish16.(eat)them.
Suchlargefish17.(be)necessary,becausetheyhuntandkillthesickandweaksmallerfish.Withoutthisweedingout,orsurvivalofthefittest,ecosystemsbecomelessstable.Asaresult,fisharelessabletosurvive18.(difficult)suchaspollution,environmentalchange,orchangesinthefoodsupply.
Ⅲ.短文改错WhatIneverunderstoodinelementaryschoolwashowmydadwouldalwaystellmegoonthebuslast.AtfirstIbelievehemerelywantedmetoberespecttoothersbylettingthemgoonfirst.NowIrealizedhejustwantedtospendasmoretimeaspossiblewithme.Asotherswereboardingabus,myfatherwhispered,“Behaving,son.Iloveyou.”Iresponded,“Dad,Iloveyoutoo.”Ithenwentonthebusandquicklyhurriedintomyusuallyseat.Ilookedatthewindowandsurelymyfather‘shandwasalreadythere.AndIputmyhandinfrontofhim.Eventhoughtherewasaglasswindowbetweenus,butmymindwascalmandfulloflove.课时作业(十六)Ⅰ.A【文章大意】橘汁生产商须要能倾倒橘子皮的地方,一位生态学家与生产商进行了一次交易,若生产商可以捐出一块森林密布的土地,那么他就可以在爱护区内的退化区域内倾倒橘子皮。那倒满了养分丰富的有机物质的土地怎么样了?没想到橘子皮废料已经让这片土地变成了爬满藤蔓的丛林。1.B代词指代题。依据“TimTreuerisanecologistatPrincetonUniversityandhe‘stalkingaboutauniqueconservationstory.Itstartedintheearly1990s…”可知TimTreuer是普林斯顿高校的一位生态学家,他正在讲解并描述一个独特的热带雨林爱护故事。故事起源于20世纪90年头初,故选B。2.C细微环节理解题。依据“Youdon‘tusuallyassociatewastetreatmentwithbiodiversitybenefits,somethingthat‘sgoodfortheenvironment.(通常人们不会将废物处理与生物多样性好处联系起来,而这种好处对环境有好处)”可知作者认为橘子皮对生态多样性有好处。故选C。3.A推理推断题。依据“‘…butitdoesmeanthatlandmanagers,restorationists,peopleinvolvedwithindustrial-scaleagriculturaloperationsshouldstartthinkingaboutwaystodothoughtfulexperimentationtoseeifintheirparticularsystemtheycanhavesimilarwin-win-winresults.(……不过这的确意味着土地管理者、环境修复者以及参加大规模农业经营的人士,应当起先思索治理方法,进行周密的试验来看看,在这种特别的系统中,他们是否会取得多赢的结果)”可知Treuer认为废物可以被用于环保,故选A。4.C主旨大意题。依据“TimTreuerisanecologistatPrincetonUniversityandhe‘stalkingaboutauniqueconservationstory.Itstartedintheearly1990s…”可知本文主要讲解并描述了一个独特的热带雨林爱护故事。因此富有成效的爱护土地的试验最切合主题,故选C。B【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了洛杉矶实行的环保的降温方法。5.D细微环节理解题。依据第三段其次句“ItwillhelpAngelinossavemoneyduringthesummer,whenairconditioningsendspowerbillssoaring.”可推知,夏天人们大量运用空调,结合常识可知,空调外机的运行会导致气温上升,从而造成热岛效应,故选D。6.A细微环节理解题。依据其次段最终一句“Toprotectpublichealth,cityofficialsaregoingtomakethecitycooler.”可知,为了爱护人们的身体健康,在燥热的夏季,城市的官员们应着重考虑如何降低城市的温度,故选A。7.C细微环节理解题。依据第三段,尤其是其次句和第三句“ItwillhelpAngelinossavemoneyduringthesummer,whenairconditioningsendspowerbillssoaring.Anditwillsavelivesbyloweringtemperaturesandimprovingairquality.”可知,运用CoolSeal不仅有助于降低温度,而且还能在夏季节约空调的开支和改善空气质量,一举多得,让人们的生活更舒适满意,故选C。8.D主旨大意题。依据对全文的整体理解可知,本文主要介绍了洛杉矶为夏季降温而采纳的更环保的方法,即除了种植树木之外,还将道路和房顶都漆成白色,故选D。Ⅱ.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文,主要对海洋大型鱼类资源枯竭的缘由进行了分析。9.gone考查非谓语动词。gone此处是过去分词作形容词,意为“不
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