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1、2023年中考英語時事熱點閱讀專練 熱點41冰川及其與氣候的關系 一、閱讀理解1 Theworld'sglaciersarcmelting（融彳匕）quickly.Scientists,fromNaturestudied20yearsofsatellitedataoftheworld's220,000mountainglaciers,andfoundthatsince2015,glaciershavelast298billionmetricionsoficeandsnowperyear.Thatis31%morethan15yearsago,andenoughicemelttoputSw

2、itzerlandunder7.2meterofwatereachyear. Scientistsaythemeltingiscausedbyclimate（氣fl矣）change.Almostalloftheworld'sglaciersaremelting.Halfoftheworld'sglaciermeltsintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Somemillerglaciersarctotallylost.Themelting"mirrors"theworldwideincreaseintemperatureandisfromtheburningofcoal,oi

3、landgas. Shrinking（縮小）glaciersareaproblemformillionisofpeoplewhouseregularglaciermeltfordrinkingwater.Veryfastmeltingcanalsocausefloods（洪水）inplaceslikeIndia.Butthebiggestproblemtotheworldisrisingsealevels,Glaciersareresponsiblefbr21%ofsealevelrise.MarkSerreze,directoroftheAmericanNationalSnowandIce

4、DataCenter（NSIDC）inColorado,thinksthatsealevelriseisgoingtobeabiggerandbiggerproblem,aswemovethroughthe21stcentury. Scientistssaidthatitcouldtakehundredsofyearstoregrowincitedglaciers.TwilaMoonstudiesglaciersattheNSIDC."I'mnotsurewhethertheglacierscanregroweveniftheplanet'stemperatureiscontrolled.W

5、emusttrytokeepmuchicepossibleandslowthespeedofglaciermclting.,,shesaid. 1. Accordingtothepassage,glaciermeltingiscausedby. A. climatechangeB.waterpollutionC.sealevelriseD.seriousfloodsoftheglaciermeltaroundtheworldisintheUnitedStatesandCanada. A. 21%B.31%C.50%D.80%Whatisthemainideaofparagraph3?

6、A. Theworld'sglaciersarcmeltingquickly. B. Somesmallerglaciersarccompletelylost. C. Theworld'sglaciermeltingcausessomeproblems. D. Peopleneedtofindwaystodealwithglaciermeting. 2. WecanguessthatTwilaMoonmightbeaboutglacierregrowing. A.excitedB.surprisedC.angryD.worriedThepassageisprobablyfrom.

7、A.asportsnewspaperB.asciencemagazineC.astorybookD.atravelguide 【答案】ACCDB【解析】本文主要講述了全球各地的冰川都在融化，分析了冰川融化的原因及會帶來的問題。 1. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)''Scientistsaythemeltingiscausedbyclimatechange.''可知，冰川融化是由氣候變化引起的。故選A。 2. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Halfoftheworld'sglaciermeltsintheUnitedStatesandCanada.,vi>J知，世界上一半的冰川融化在美國和加拿大。故選C。 3.

8、 段落大意題。根據(jù)"VeryfastmeltingcanalsocausefloodsinplaceslikeIndia.Butthebiggestproblemtotheworldisrisingsealevels...”可知，第三段主要關于冰川融化會帶來的問題。故選C。 4. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)“I’mnotsurewhethertheglacierscanregroweveniftheplanet'stemperatureiscontrolled.Wcmusttrytokeepmuchiccpossibleandslowthespeedofglaciermclting.,,可知，Twil

9、aMoon很擔心冰川能否再生。故選D. 5. 主旨大意題。閱讀全文可知，本文主要講述了全球各地的冰川都在融化，分析了冰川融化的原因及會帶來的問題，所以這篇文章最可能來自于科學雜志.故選B。 2 Antarcticaisthecoldest,windiest,andemptiestplaceonEarth.Butitisalsohometopenguinsandmanykindsofoceanlife. Thecoldweatherovermillionsofyearshascreatedahugelayer（層）oficethatcoversAntarctica.Insomeplace

10、s,theiccisabout20metersthick.Yetthecontinent（大陸）isalsooneofthedriestdesertsonEarth. Humanshaveexploredtheareafordecades.ThefirsthumantosetlootonlandinAntarcticaissaidtobeJohnDavis,aUSsealhunter,in1821.TouristsvisitthecoastofAntarcticaduringsummer,whichisfromNovembertoFebruaryinthesouthernhemisphere

11、.Theygettoseepenguins,seals,whalesandabeautifulicyview. ButwholivesandworksinAntarctica?Theyaremostlyscientistsandthosewhohelpthemcarryouttheirresearch. TheNationalScienceFoundation（NSF）isaUSorganization.PolarPrograms,whichispartoftheNSF,supportsscientistsinboththeArcticandtheAntarctic. “Eachyear

12、,wcsendmorethan100teamsofscientiststoourthreeresearchstationsinAntarctica,,,PolarProgramsspokesmanPeterWestsaid. Somescientistsstudythemovementofglaciers（冰川）ortheactivityofvolcanoes.Othersstudyanimalssuchaswhales,seals,birdsandfish.Thereareevenscientistslookingfordinosaurbones! 6. WewouldNOTdescri

13、beAntarcticaasbeing. A. windyB.greenC.coldD.desertedThescientistsinAntarcticastudy. а.animalsb.glaciermovementc.sailingrouted.volcanicactivityabdB.abcC.acdD.bed 7. Paragraph3ismainlyaboutinAntarctica. A.specialanimalsB.tourismC.scientificfindingsD.humanexploration 8. Whaiwouldbeagoodtitleforthi

14、spassage? A.Missingglaciers.B.ThelastdinosaurC.GettoknowAntarctica.D.ProtectAntarctica. 9. Wecanprobablyfindthisstoryina. A.storybookB.movieposterC.sportsreportD.geographymagazine 【答案】BADCD【解析】本文主要介紹了南極洲的自然環(huán)境，生態(tài)資源，科學家的一些研究等大體信息。 б.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)uAntarcticaisthecoldest,windiest,andemptiestplaceonEarth

15、...Thecoldweatherovermillionsofyearshascreatedahugelayer（層）oficethatcoversAntarctica."可知，南極洲不能用green來描述，故選B. 7. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Somescientistsstudythemovementofglaciers（冰川）ortheactivityofvolcanoes.Othersstudyanimalssuchaswhales,seals,birdsandfish.Thereareevenscientistslookingfbrdinosaurbones!"口J矢口，科學家在南極洲

16、研究冰川的運動和火山活動，其他科學家研究像鯨魚、海豹、鳥類和魚類動物，有些科學家甚至尋找恐龍骨頭，故選A。 8. 主旨大意題。根據(jù)"Humanshaveexploredtheareafordecades?5以及第三段的描述可知，主要是介紹人類一直對這個地區(qū)探索情況，故選D. 9, 最佳標題題。根據(jù)"'Antarcticaisthecoldest,windiest,andemptiestplaceonEarth.Butitisalsohometopenguinsandmanykindsofoceanlife."可知，文章主要是介紹南極洲的自然環(huán)境，生態(tài)資源，科學家的一些研究等，所以C選項“

17、了解南極洲”符合，故選C。 10. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)整個文章的理解可知，主要是介紹南極洲的自然環(huán)境，生態(tài)資源，科學家的一些研究等，是屬于地理方面的，應該是在地理雜志上，故選D。 Venice Judyisreadingabookwhichdescribes37endangerednaturalandculturaltreasuresintheworld.Thewriterwantsthebooktobehopefulcalltoaction.Let'svisitsomeoftheseplaces. Judyisreadingabookwhichdescribes37endanger

18、ednaturalandculturaltreasuresintheworld.Thewriterwantsthebooktobehopefulcalltoaction.Let'svisitsomeoftheseplaces. ThecityofVenice,Italy,hasbeenindangerbecauseofrisingsealevels.Thesituationisworsebecauseofitsancientbuildingsthatwerebuiltonabodyofwalerandareslowlysinking（下沉）.Whenthecitywasbuilt1,600y

19、earsago,theleveloftheAdriaticSeawasalmost2meterslowerthan itistoday. MountKilimanjaro ThemountainisthehighestpointinAfrica,almost 6,000metershigh.Itsupports5plantareasandmany kindsofanimals. Theiceglaciers（冰川）onitarcdisappearingvery quickly.Thisisbadforthelocalnaturalenvironmen【 anditstour

20、istindustry.Also,avaluablerecordof GlacierNationalPark IntheUS,theicyblocksintheparkmaysooncompletelydisappearbecauseofweatherchange.In1850,therewereabout150glaciers,butonly26arcremainingtoday. Scientistspredictthatalltheglacierswillbegoneby2030.Warmtemperaturesarealsothreatening（威脅）manykindsofpl

21、antsandanimalsthatlive thousandsofyearsofweatherhistorywillalsobelostiftheiccmelts（融化）. in（hepark. GreatBairierReef It'sthelargestcoralreef（珊瑚礁）intheworld.Risingseatemperaturesaregreatlyharmingthereef.Insomeareas,healthyyellow,brownandgreenreefshavebecomewhite.Thecoralbecomeswhiteinwarmertem

22、perature.Sickordyingcoralaffectsthenaturalenvironmentofthisspecialunderwaterarea.Waterpollutionandvisitsfromcarelessswimmersanddiversalsothreatenthereef. ThefollowingtreasureisimportanttothelocalnaturalenvironmentEXCEPT. A. thecityofVeniceB.MountKilimanjaroC.GlacierNationalParkD.GreatBarrierReef

23、 11. WhyisMountKilimanjarosoimportant? ?Becauseitisalmost6000metershigh. ②Becauseitsupports5plantareasandmanyanimals. ?Becauseithasabadeffectonnatureandlocaltravel. ?Becauseithasavaluablerecordoflongweatherhistoiy. A.??B.③④C.②③D.??GlacierNationalParkandGreatBarrierReefareindangermainlybecauseo

24、f A.risingsealevelsB.meltingiceC.warmtemperaturesD.waterpollution 12. Whatshouldwedotoprotectall（hefourtreasuresaccording（othetext? A.Stoppeoplevisitingtheplaces. B. Trytostoptheearthgettingwarmer. C. Protectallplantsandwildanimals.D.Stayawayfromallkindsofpollution. 13. Thebookisprobablycall

25、ed"A.InterestingPlacesB.DisappearingTreasures C.EcosystemoftheWorldD.FunPlacesaroundtheWorld【答案】ADCBB 【解析】本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了四個正在遭受破壞、瀕臨危險的自然和文化景觀。 10. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)全文內容Ttsupports5plantareasandmanykindsofanimals....warmtemperaturesarealsothreatening（威脅）manykindsofplantsandanimals...Sickordyingcoralaffectst

26、henaturalenvironmentofthisspecialunderwaterarea."可知，乞力馬扎羅山、冰河國家公園以及大堡礁都對當?shù)氐淖匀画h(huán)境非常重要，而水城威尼斯是一座供人類生產生活的都市，對自然環(huán)境沒有多大影響。故選A。 11. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Itsupports5plantareasandmanykindsofanimals....avaluablerecordofthousandsofyearsofweatherhistorywillalsobelostiftheicemelts"可知，乞力馬扎羅山支撐著五個植物IX和多種動物，此外，它還具有數(shù)千年的氣象歷史記錄，

27、所以乞力馬扎羅山非常重要。故選D。 12. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Scientistspredictthatalltheglacierswillbegoneby2030.Wanntemperatures...Risingseatemperaturesarcgreatlyharmingthereef.”可知，冰河國家公園和大堡礁都是因為溫度上升而瀕臨危險。故選C。 13. 主旨大意題。根據(jù)全文內容可知，本文中描述的威尼斯、乞力馬扎羅山、冰河國家公園以及大堡礁都是因為氣溫上升造成的冰川融化、海平面上升等危害而導致瀕臨危險，故我們應該設法阻止地球變暖，這樣才能保護這些自然瑰寶。故選B。 14. 推

28、理判斷題。根據(jù)"Judyisreadingabookwhichdescribes37endangerednaturalandculturaltreasuresintheworld.”可知，這本書是描述世界上瀕危的自然和文化瑰寶的書，故該書可能叫《消失的寶藏》。故選B。 4 OnFeb9,BrazilianresearchersatSeymourIslandreportedatemperatureof20.75°ContheicycontinentofAntarctica.Itwasalmostafulldegreehigherthanthepreviousrecordof19.8°C,ta

29、kenonSignyIslandinJanuary1982. Thisrecord-breakingreadingwastakenatamonitoring（監(jiān)測）stationinthenorthernpartofAntarctica.AccordingtoBraziliansoilscientistCarlosSchaefer,thetemperaturewasdocumentedduringa20-year-longresearchproject.Thefbcusofthisprojectistostudytheeffectthatclimatechangehasonthepermaf

30、rost（永久凍土）withintheregion.Permafrostissoilthatstaysfrozenforatleasttwoyears.AlthoughthisisafirstrecordhighfbrAntarctica,SchaeferstressedthatuWecan'tusethistoanticipate（預測）climaticchangesinthefuture.It'ssimplyasignalthatsomethingdifferentishappeninginthatarea." Butinfact,thelasthightemperaturereadin

31、gwasinthe19°Crange.Thesehighertemperaturescancauseiceandglaciers（冰川）inAntarcticregionstomelt.TheAntarcticpeninsula（半島）—thelongfingerofland（狹長地帶）thatstretchestowardsArgentina（阿根廷）一ismostdramaticallyaffected.Scientistssawglaciersthathaveretreatedbymorethan100metersinDiscoveryBaywherethesnowmeltedinlit

32、tlemorethanaweek,leavingdarkexposedrock.Thismeltediceleadstoariseinsealevelsthatcanthreatenthesafetyofcoastalareas.It'sbelievedtobebehindanalarmingdeclineofmorethan50percentinchinstrappenguin（帽帶企鵝）colonies,whicharedependentonseaice. LikeAmericanwriterErnestIlemingwayoncesaid,"TheEarthisafineplacean

33、dworthfightingfbr."Weshoulddoeverythingwecantohelpsaveourplanet.Otherwise,itmaybecometoohotforustofix. 15. WhatdidBrazilianresearchersreportonFeb9? A. SignyIslandis（hewarmestregionin（heAntarctic. B. Antarcticahitarecordhightemperatureof20.75°C. C. TheaveragetemperatureofAntarcticarangesfrom19.8C

34、to20.75C. D. Antarctica'snewrecordtemperatureisafulldegreehigherthanthepreviousdecade. 16. What'sthemainpurposeofthe20-ycar-longresearchproject? A. Topredictpossibleclimaticchangeinthefuture. B. TomonitorAntarctica'scontributionstoworldclimatechange. C. Toexplainwhy（hepermafrostmaycauseglaciers

35、tomelt. D. Toexaminehowthepermafrostisinfluencedbyclimatechange. 17. Whatdoestheunderlinedword"retreated"probablymean? A.Movedbackward.B.Increasedinsize. C.CoveredacertainareaD.Stretchedinanoppositedirection. 18. Accordingtothetext,themeltedglaciermayleadto. A.thepollutionofoceanwaterB.therele

36、aseofvariousvirusesC.threatstopenguinhabitatsD.disappearancesofcoastalcities 【答案】BDAC【解析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了南極洲的氣候受到影響，氣溫開始上升?？茖W家檢測到了有史以來的最高溫，同時也對凍土進行了研究觀察。氣溫升高會導致冰川融化，造成海平面上升，危及一些企鵝的棲息地。作者呼吁大家阻止氣候變暖。 14. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"OnFeb9,BrazilianresearchersatSeymourIslandreportedatemperatureof20.75°ContheicycontinentofA

37、ntarctica'',可知南極洲溫度達到20.75攝氏度，故選B。 15. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Thefocusofthisprojectistostudytheeffectthatclimatechangehasonthepermafrostwithintheregion”，可知這個研究項目的主要目的是研究氣候變化在這片區(qū)域內對永久凍土的影響，故選D。 16. 詞義猜測題。劃線詞所在句句意為“科學家們在愉景灣看到冰川了100多米，雪在不到凋的時間里融化，留下了黑色的裸露巖石"。根據(jù)句意，可推知此處冰川是"縮減、融化''了100米，才能露出下面的巖石，故選A。 17. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"

38、Thismeltediceleadstoariseinsealevelsthatcanthreatenthesafetyofcoastalareas.It'sbelievedtobebehindanalarmingdeclineofmorethan50percentinchinslrappenguincolonies,whicharedependentonseaicc",可知融化的冰川可能威脅到企鵝的棲息地，故選C。 二、閱讀還原閱讀短文及文后選項，選出可■以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 March20thisWorldWaterDayeveryyear.Accordin

39、gtoareportfromtheUnitedNations,morethanhalfoftheworld'smajorrivershaveseriouswaterlossandarepolluted. TheYellowRiver,theworld'sfifthlongestriver,wateredsomeoftheoldestfarmsonearth. 2（）.Itssource（源頭）onQinghai-TibetPlateauisdryingup.Inmostofthepast35years,itdidn'treachthesea. TheNileinEgypt,running

40、6,650km,is（helongestriverintheworld.2【.Nowitisdownto2billionm3orso.Australia'sMurrayRiverreachestheseaonlyeveryotheryear.OnefifthofAmerica'sRioGrandehasnowater,either. 22.Mostlyit'sdamming（筑壩）andglobalwarmingthatmakeriversdry.23.Nowabout45.000ofthemlieacrosstheworld'srivers.Theyholdbackaround15%oft

41、heworld'sfreshwaterfromrunningtothesea. 24. Warmerweathertakeswateraway.Theglacier（冰HI）arebecomingsmaller.ThesourceoftheYellowRiverisdryingupbecauseofit.Globalwanninghashadcertaineffectsonwatersources.Droughts（干旱）happeningaroundtheworldmakepeoplepaymoreattentiontothisfact. A.Damsprovidefieldswithw

42、aterandmakepower. B. Howdocsithappen? C. Itusedtocarry32billionm3ofwaterayear. D. Butnowithasaseriousproblem. E. Globalwarmingismakingthingsworse. 【答案】DCBAE 【解析】試題分析：每年的3月20日是世界水日。根據(jù)美國的一個報道，世界上有一半多的主要河流嚴重缺水或被污染。造成這一現(xiàn)象主要是由于筑壩和全球變暖導致河流干涸。 18. 句意：但是現(xiàn)在它有?個非常嚴重的問題。根據(jù)前文講到黃河是第五大河流，灌溉著?些最古老的土地,后面卻提到黃

43、河源頭的青藏高原正在干涸，過去35年里的大部分時候都沒有流入海里，可知這里需要-個表轉折的過渡句，D項最合適。 19. 句意:過去的水流量是320億立方米。根據(jù)后面一句NowitisdowntoZbillionin'orso可知,C項的44Itusedtocarry...”形成對比。 20. 句意：它是如何發(fā)生的呢？前文提到世界各大河流出現(xiàn)的問題，下文乂根究出現(xiàn)這些問題的原因，因此這里承上啟下式地提出“為什么會出現(xiàn)以上這些現(xiàn)象？"的話題，B項最合適。 21. 句意：大壩為田地提供灌溉水源，還可以用來發(fā)電。此空前后講述水壩（dam）的的作用，因此選A合適。 22. 句意：全球變暖使小情變

44、得更糟。后面是講述全球變暖所帶來的影響，所以該句是提出“全球變暖（Globalwanning）”這一現(xiàn)象。答案為E。 三、短文填空1 UnusualFestivals Everycountryhashisownfestivalstocelebratedifferentthings.Somefestivalsaremoreinteresting（hanothersbecausethey'reunusualandalotmorefun!Herearejustafewunusualfestivalsaroundtheworld. Holi,thefestivalofcolours,takes

45、placeeveryyearinIndia,Nepal,andotherpartsoftheworld. Holicelebratesthee25.ofwinterandthearrivalofspring.It'salsoacelebrationofgoodoverevil.Duringthefestival,peoplethrowcolouredpowder（粉末）andwaterateachother.Storesandofficesclose,andthestreetsfillwithe26.crowds.It'soneofthemostcolourfulfestivalsinthe

46、world. Theonlycolourduringanotherfamousfestivalisred.4tLaToniatina,takesplaceinBunol,Spain,inAugust.Peopleconicfromallovertheworldforabigfoodf27..LaTomatina,yousee,isthefestivalofthrowingtomatoes!Alloverthecountry,peoplerunthroughthestreetsthrowingredtomatoesateachother.Thestreetsgetverymessy,butev

47、eryonehasagoodtime. A28.strangeandcoldfestivaltakesplaceeveryMayorJuneinPeru.Peoplecelebratewithmusicanddanceontopofaglacier!Thefestival129.forthreedays,andpeoplewalkoutcarryingtorches（火把）tofinishthefestival. Finally,howaboutafestivalwithanimals?OnthelastweekendinNovember,peopleinLopbur,Thailand,i

48、3（）.someunusualgueststodinnerattheMonkeyBuffetFestival.Hundredsofmonkeyscometothebuffet,wheretheyfeast（享受）onfruil,nutsandvegetables.It'sagreattouristattraction,andpeoplefromallovertheworldtowatchit.Unusualornot,festivalshaveonethingincommonallovertheworld.Theybringpeoplet31..andtheygivethemareasonto

49、celebrateandhavefun. 【答案】end 23. excitedfight 24. Anotherlasts 25. invitetogether 【解析】本文是一篇說明文。短文主要介紹了世界上一些不尋常的節(jié)日，雖然有點不可思議，但是都為了把大家聚在一起玩耍。 25. 句意：胡里節(jié)是為了慶祝冬天的結束和春天的到來。根據(jù)空后“andthearrivalofspring5'和首字母提示可知，此處指冬天結束，春天到來；空處應是end,結束，名詞。故填end. 26. 句意：商店和辦公室都關門了，街上擠滿了興奮的人群。根據(jù)后句Tfsoneofthemostcolourfu

50、lfestivalsintheworld.”和首字母提示可知，慶祝節(jié)日，所以人們的狀態(tài)應該是興奮的，空處應是excited,興奮的。故填excitedo句意：人們來自世界各地,參加一場大型的食物大戰(zhàn)。根據(jù)下句“LaTomatina,yousee,isthefestivalofthrowingtomatoes^,,和首字母提示可知，此處指的是食物大戰(zhàn)，空處應是fight“戰(zhàn)爭”，由a可知，空處用單數(shù)名詞。故填fight。 27. 句意：每年五月或六月，秘魯都會舉行另一個奇怪而冷酷的節(jié)日。空處的詞是修飾名詞，應用形容詞；承接上文的節(jié)日可知，空處應是another,另一個，句首首字母大寫。故填An

51、other。 28. 句意：節(jié)日持續(xù)三天，人們舉著火把走出來結束節(jié)日。根據(jù)空后“forthreedays”和首字母提示可知，空處應是last,持續(xù)；句子是一般現(xiàn)在時，主語"Thefestival"是第三人稱單數(shù)形式，故動詞后加&故填lasts。 29. 句意：在泰國洛布的人們，邀請了一些不同尋常的客人來參加猴子自助餐節(jié)。根據(jù)空后“someunusualgueststodinner”和首字母提示可知，此處指邀請一些人，空處應是invite,邀請；句子是一般現(xiàn)在時，主語"People"是復數(shù)形式，故動詞用原形。故填inviteo句意：他們把人們聚在一起，給他們一個慶祝的理由，讓他們開心。根據(jù)空

52、前“bringpeople”和首字母提示可知，空處應是together,bring...together,使在一起。故填togethero 2 Snowfellonthemountain.Ilsnowedandsnowed.Thesnowdidnotmelt.Ilbecame32.andheavy.Thesnowonthebottompressedtogether,it33.ice. The34,wasverywideandthick.Itbegantomovedown(hemountain.Itwaslikea35.ofice.Itwasaglacier(冰川). Sometimes

53、theglaciermoved36.afewincheseachday.Asitmoved,ittookrocksanddirt37.it.Itchangedtheland.Insomeplaces,itlefthills.Insomeplaces,whentheglacier38.,itmaderiversandlakes. Amillionyearsago,thereweremanybigglaciers.Glaciers39.manypartsoftheworld.Theglacierschangedtheland. Glaciersarestillatworktoday.Aglac

54、ierinthenorthofCanadaiscuttinga40,pathdownthesideofamountain.Thisglacierwillchange(heland,41.. 【答案】deep 30. becameice 31. riverA.excited A.excited B.surprised C.angry D.worried Thepassageisprobablyfrom. A.asportsnewspaperB.asciencemagazineC.astorybookD.atravelguide 2 Antarcticaisthecol

55、dest,windiest,andemptiestplaceonEarth.Butitisalsohometopenguinsandmanykindsofoceanlife. Thecoldweatherovermillionsofyearshascreatedahugelayer（層）oficethatcoversAntarctica.Insomeplaces,theiceisabout20metersthick.Yetthecontinent（大陸）isalsooneofthedriestdesertsonEarth. Humanshaveexploredtheareafordecad

56、es.ThefirsthumantosetfootonlandinAntarcticaissaidtobeJohnDavis,aUSsealhunter,in1821.TouristsvisitthecoastofAntarcticaduringsummer,whichisfromNovembertoFebruaryinthesouthernhemisphere.Theygettoseepenguins,seals,whalesandabeautifulicyview. ButwholivesandworksinAntarctica?Theyaremostlyscientistsandtho

57、sewhohelpthemcarryout（heirresearch. TheNationalScienceFoundation（NSF）isaUSorganization.PolarPrograms,whichispartoftheNSF,supportsscientistsinboththeArcticandtheAntarctic. “Eachyear,wcsendmorethan100teamsofscientiststoourthreeresearchstationsinAntarctica/*PolarProgramsspokesmanPeterWestsaid. Somes

58、cientistsstudythemovementofglaciers（冰川）ortheactivityofvolcanoes.Othersstudyanimalssuchaswhales,seals,birdsandfish.Thereareevenscientistslookingfordinosaurbones! 5. WewouldNOTdescribeAntarcticaasbeing. A.windyB.greenC.coldD.desertedThesciencisisinAntarcticastudy. a.animalsb.glaciermovementc.sailin

59、grouted.volcanicactivityA.abdB.abcC.acdD.bed 6. Paragraph3ismainlyaboutinAntarctica. A.specialanimalsB.tourismC.scientificfindingsD.humanexploration 32. onlywith 33. meltedcovered 34. newtoo 【解析】短文大意：本文是科普類閱讀，介紹了冰川的形成及其對世界水陸環(huán)境的改變和影響。 26. 句意：它變得又深又重。 and連接并列結構，根據(jù)上文Itsnowedandsnowed.Thesnowdid

60、notmelt.和卜,文andheavy提示，可知雪很深很重，故填deep。 27. 句意：底部的雪被壓在一起，形成了冰。 本句缺謂語動詞，短文是一般過去時；根據(jù)句意結構和hbecamedeepandheavy,可知是介紹冰的形成，故填became<>句意：冰乂寬乂厚。 定冠詞the后接名詞，根據(jù)句意結構和上文itbecameice提示，可知填ice。 28. 句意：它就像一條冰河。 不定冠詞a修飾單數(shù)名詞，根據(jù)句意結構和后文whentheglaciermelted,itmaderivers,可知填rivero句意：有時，冰川每天只移動幾英寸。 本句需用副詞對afewinches（

61、幾英寸）進行強調，根據(jù)句意結構和上下文提示，可知填only。 29. 句意：當它移動時，它帶走了巖石和泥土。 takesth.withsb.隨身帶著某物；句末的it是指theglacier,根據(jù)句意結構和上下文提示，可知巖石和泥土隨冰川一起移動，故填with。 30. 句意：在一些地方，當冰川融化時，就形成了河流和湖泊。 本句是時間狀語從句，從句缺謂語動詞，根據(jù)句意結構和下文itmaderiversandlakes提示，可知冰川融化了，故填melted句意：冰川覆蓋了世界上許多地方。 本句缺謂語動詞，根據(jù)句意結構和Theglacierschangedtheland,可知填covere

62、d?句意：加拿大北部的一座冰川正在從山的一側切割出一條新的道路。 名詞path（道路）需用形容詞修飾，根據(jù)句意結構和上下文提示，可知填new。 31. 句意：這座冰川也會改變陸地。 本句缺副詞，根據(jù)句意結構和前文Theglacierschangedtheland,可知填too。 7. Whatwouldbeagoodtitleforthispassage? B.Thelastdinosaur D.ProtectAntarctica. A. Missingglaciers. C.GettoknowAntarctica. 8. Wecanprobablyfindthisstory

63、inaslorybookB.movieposter C.sportsreportD.geographymagazine Venice Judyisreadingabookwhichdescribes37endangerednaturalandculturaltreasuresintheworld.Thewriterwantsthebooktobehopefulcalltoaction.Let'svisitsomeoftheseplaces. ThecityofVenice,Italy,hasbeenindangerbecauseofrisingsealevels.T

64、hesituationisworsebecauseofitsancientbuildingsthatwerebuiltonabodyofwaterandareslowlysinking（下沉）.Whenthecitywasbuilt1,600yearsago,theleveloflheAdriaticSeawasalmost2meterslowerthan MountKilimanjaro ThemountainisthehighestpointinAfrica,almost completelydisappearbecauseofweatherchange. 6.000metersh

65、igh.Itsupports5plantareasandmany In1850,therewereabout150glaciers,butonly26 itistoday. GlacierNationalPark IntheUS,theicyblocksintheparkmaysoon kindsofanimals. Theiceglaciers（｝水人I）onitarcdisappearingvery Scientistspredictthatalltheglacierswillbegone quickly.Thisisbadforthelocalnaturalenv

66、ironment by2030.Warmtemperaturesarealsothreatening anditstouristindustry.Also,avaluablerecordof （威脅）manykindsofplantsandanimalsthatlive arcremainingtoday. thousandsofyearsofweatherhistorywillalsobelostinthepark,iftheiccmelts（融化）. GreatBarrierReef It'sthelargestcoralreef（珊瑚礁）intheworld. Risingseatemperaturesaregreatlyharmingthereef. Insonicareas,healthyyellow,brownandgreenreefshavebecomewhite.Thecoralbecomeswhiteinwarmertemperature.Sickordyingcoralaffectsthenaturalenvironmentofthissp