高二英语话题阅读训练WeekFour自然环境.docx

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高二英语话题阅读训练WeekFour自然环境

WeekFour自然环境

一、阅读理解（共16小题；共32.0分）

A

WARANGAL,India,Nov22（IPS）—Inacountrynotoriousfortheinabilitytodealwiththewasteitgenerates,municipalofficialsinthesouthernIndianstateofAndhraPradesharenowresortingtomakingwastemanagementacompetitivesport,intheirbidtocajoletheentirenationtocleanup.

ThehistoriccityofWarangalrecentlyhosted386teamsfrom57municipalitiesacrossthenorthernhalfofAndhraPradesh—thelargeststateinsouthIndiaandthefourthlargestinthecountry—competingforthe'bestperformance'trophyincollectionanddisposalofhouseholdwastes.

Wastesegregationandrecyclingmightbe'oldhat'inmostcountries,butinIndia,wherecitiesaregrowingexponentially,negligence,administrativemismanagementandlackofinfrastructurehaveresultedinopendumpinginover90percentofcitiesandtownscountrywide.

TheideaofhandlingwastemanagementthroughsportcametoenvironmentalactivistUdaySinghafterwatchinganIndianPremierLeaguecricketgame.

"WewantedtotryandharnessthespiritofcompetitionandsportsmanshipthatIndiadisplaysincricket,forpublichealth,"Singhsaid.

Eachteamthereafterconsistedofaguestmunicipality'sSanitaryInspectorasteamleaderandtwogueststaffaccompaniedbythreeofficialsfromthehostcity.

Pushingtrolleysdoortodoorbetweenthehoursofsevenandeleveneverymorning,eachteamwasgivenascorebasedonhowithandledthecollectionprocess.

Teamsunloadedtrolleysfullofwasteatthecollectioncentreinthetown'swatertowerpremisesbeforecontinuingontheirrounds.

Collectionstaffvariedfrommunicipaltractor-driversandcleanerstogarbage-pickersemployedbythemunicipality.

"Theaimwastotrainallmunicipalstaffsothattheygobacktotheirconstituenciesandspreadawareness,"SahebtoldIPS.

Thecompetitioncaughttheattentionofalargeswatheofthecity'sresidents.

TheprizeforbestteamwasawardedtotheKhammammunicipality,whileseveralothersreceivedaslewofconsolationprizes."Therearenolosersinthisgame,"Singhstressed.

ThecompetitionwillnowbetakentoseveralothercitiesinAndhraPradesh.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutAndhraPradeshistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.AndhraPradeshisthelargeststateinIndia.

B.AndhraPradeshisnowtakingmeasurestomanagewaste.

C.AndhraPradeshisfamousforitscompetitivesportinthecountry.

D.AndhraPradeshhasgottheprize,the"bestperformance"inthecountry.

2.WhatisthemainproblemofwastemanagementinIndia?

A.Wastesegregationandrecycling.

B.Negligenceandtherapidgrowthofthecities.

C.Over90%ofcitiesandtownsarefullofopendumping.

D.Administrativemismanagement.

3.Whereistheideaofmakingwastemanagementacompetitivesportfrom?

A.Fromwatchingacricketgame.

B.Fromtheenvironmentalactivists.

C.FromanIndianPremierLeague.

D.Fromthelonghistoryofthecity.

4.Howmanymembersarethereinateamtocompete?

A.2.B.4.C.6.D.8.

5.WhydidSinghsay"Therearenolosersinthisgame"accordingtothepassage?

A.Eachteamhasgotawardedfortheirperformances.

B.TheKhammammunicipalitywasawardedforthebestperformance.

C.Severalothermunicipalitiesreceivedconsolationprizes.

D.Notonlytheteamswereawardedbutalsothewastehasbeenmanagedbetter.

B

AtthetimeofthetsunamiIwasplayinggolf.Textmessagesstartedtohitmyphonefromvolunteersontheeastcoast.Thefirstmessagesdidnotsoundtooserious,justreportsof"flooding"withoutmuchdetail.Wehavefloodsheremostyearssoatfirstitwashardtotellwhetherornotthiswouldinvolveanylossoflifeormajordamage.FourhourslaterIwasataninformalgatheringwithdonorcolleaguesfromthebilateralandmultilateralagencies.WhathadbeenplannedasaBoxingDaylunchtimesocialeventquicklyturnedintoanemergencyplanningmeeting.

Bythistimethetsunamihadstruckallpartsoftheisland.Thescaleoftheproblemwasstillcompletelyunknown.Overthenextfewdaysthedeathtollrosetocloseto40,000.Withinabout24hoursitbecameobviousthatthiswasanationaldisasterthatwouldcallontheresourcesofeverysectorandeveryperson.Theresponseofthevolunteerswasexcellent.

IwasrequestedtojointhemtorepresentinternationalandnationalNGOsandagencies.Workingshiftsof18-20hours,sevendaysaweekbecamenormalandlastedforoveramonth.

SriLankahasnotbeenatpeacewithitselfforaverylongtime.Wehavejustcompletedyearthreeofafragilecease-firethatcameattheendofabloody20yearmixtureofcivilwarandethniccrisis.PovertyiswidespreadinSriLankaandamajorchallengeistoensurethatpoorpeopleinthe95percentofthecountrywhichwasnotaffectedbythetsunamiarenotforgotten.Therearehundredsofthousandsofinternallydisplacedpeoplealreadylivingintemporaryshelter,notasaresultofthetsunami,butfromtheconflict10-15yearsbefore.

Thereisgrowingevidencethatthoseaffectedbythetsunamiwanttheirvoicestobeheard,andthatotherpoorpeopledonotwanttobeforgotten.AsustainableandlastingpeacesettlementisreallytheanswerforSriLanka.

6.Whenthenewsfromvolunteersontheeastcoastcame,peopleatfirstthoughtthat .

A.anationaldisasterwascoming

B.itwasjustfloodingasusualwithoutbringinganationaldisaster

C.thevolunteerswereneeded

D.thetsunamiwascoming

7.Ifweaddaparagraphafterthesecondparagraph,whatisitabout?

A.Peoplewereworryingaboutthetsunami.

B.SriLankagovernmentwassettingupaDisasterEmergencyCenter.

C.Thevolunteersfromdifferentclassesanddifferentfieldsweretryingtheirbesttoofferhelp.

D.PeopleallovertheworldwerehelpingthepeopleofSriLanka.

8.TheauthorthoughtamajorchallengeinSriLankawas .

A.toensurethatpoorpeoplein95%ofthecountrywhichwasnotaffectedbythetsunamiarenotforgotten

B.torescuethepeopleaffectedbythetsunami

C.tohelpthegovernmenttosetupmoretemporaryshelters

D.toofferfoodtothepeopleimmediately

9.TheprobleminSriLankacanbesolvedonlyby .

A.thehelpfromthevolunteers

B.thehelpfromtheworld

C.food,clothesandshelters

D.asustainableandlastingpeacesettlement

C

Everyoneknowsastormisdangerous.Astormisoftenannounced.Thoughthereisexpertbroadcastingandwehavecellphones,there'restillsomeinstanceswhentheviolentweathertakesusbysurprise.

WhilemostAtlantichurricanesformoffthecoastofAfricagivingplentyofearlywarning,suddenCaribbeanandGulfofMexicohurricanesformandmoverapidlyinlessthanaday'stime,endangeringeveryoneandeverythingintheirpath.

Oilworkershavebeenstuckofftheshorewhensuddenstormsappeared.Fieldarchaeologistshavebeentrappedincoastalareaswithoutstormwarning.Itwasn'tbutafewdecadesagothataTexasNationalGuardgroupwastrappedonthebeachbyrain-forcedfloodingandhadtorideoutamajorhurricaneduringatrainingexercise.Therehavebeenafewinstanceswhentravelersweretrappedonanislandorinacoastalareaandunabletoescapeintime.

Escapingfromthestorm-threatenedareasisgenerallyachoiceformostofus—butnotforall.EachyearthousandsofislandersacrosstheCaribbeanfacethedangerofhurricaneswithoutsomuchasapublicsheltertohidein.Mostrideoutthestormintheirhomes.

Butthere'reafewthingsyoucandotoprepareyourselfforsomeunexpectedemergencies.Beingpreparedfortheunexpectedmaybeyourbestandonlydefense.Ifyou'reheadedoutdoorsforafewdaysorweeks,youshouldalwayscarryaflashlightwithextrabatteries,aGPSdevice,andabasicmedicalbox.Ifyou'retravelinginyourcar,rememberyoumaysufferfromhighwinds.You'dbetternotstayinsidetoavoidbeingblownawayalongwithyourcar.Keepingyourheadandyourcourageupisessentialtosurviveinanytypeofdanger.Letcommonsenseguideyouandalwaysbepreparedfortheworst.

10.Accordingtothetext,mostAtlantichurricanes .

A.formintheCaribbeanSea

B.comefromGulfofMexico

C.arefromthePacificOcean

D.developoffthecoastofAfrica

11.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thebadsituationsofoilworkers.

B.Peopletrappedbysuddenstorms.

C.Thedangeroftravelingonanisland.

D.TheTexasNationalGuardgroup.

12.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?

A.Toencouragetraveling.

B.Togivesomeadvice.

C.Tounderlinethedangerofhurricanes.

D.Togivesomewarnings.

13.Theunderlinedphrase"rideout"inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans .

A.hidefromB.ruleout

C.workoutD.managetogetthrough

D

AWaterPuzzle

InNorthChina'sInnerMongoliaregion,scientistsareinvestigatinghowtherecanbesomuchwaterinadesert.IntheBadainJaranDesert,morethan100lakescanbefoundamonghugesanddunes.Someofthedunesaremorethanhalfakilometerhigh.Howdothelakessurviveinahotdesertandwhydonotthedunesmovewiththewinds?

AChinesescientisthasdiscoveredalargereservoirofwaterundergroundandthismayprovidewatertothelakes.Thisundergroundwateralsokeepsthedunesinplace.Whenthesandisdry,itisblownbythewind;butifitiswet,itstaysinoneplace.