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天津专版高考英语二轮复习专题三阅读理解第三节题组训练3环境保护
第三节题组训练3环境保护
A
(2017·河西区二模)
Airpollutionisgettingmoreandmoreseriousinmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Thefactthatpublicparksincitiesbecomecrowdedprovesthatpeoplelongtobreatheingreen,openspaces.And,inthesesurroundings,theyaregenerallybothpeacefulandpeaceable.Itisraretoseepeoplebeingatoddsorevenfightinginagarden.Itseemstobeprovedthatifhumanbeingscanfreelybreatheandshareair,thereisnoprimaryreasonforthemtostrugglewithoneanother.
Butdoweonlysensewhatlifecouldbewhenweenjoygreenspaces?
Theplantworldsilentlyshowsuswhatareflectionoflifetruthfullyis.Italsohelpsustoanewbeginning,urgingustocareforourbreath.Wemust,inturn,careforit,opposinganysortofpollutionthatdestroysbothourworldandthatofplants.Theinterdependencetowhichwemustpaytheclosestattentioniswhatexistsbetweenourselvesandtheplantworld.Oftendescribedas“thelungsoftheplanet”,thewoodsthatcovertheearthofferusthegiftofbreathableairbyreleasingoxygen.Buttheircapacitytorenewtheairpollutedbyindustryhaslongreacheditslimit.Ifwecontinuetopollutetheairbyfillingitwithchemicalsanddestroytheabilityofplantstorestoreitwewillsoonpullourworldintoanunavoidabledisaster.
Humansmustlearntosharelife,bothwitheachotherandwithplants.Thistaskcanbecarriedoutonlywheneachtakesituponher-orhimselfandonlywhenallworktogether.Thelessontaughtbyplantsisthathumanlifecanonlyexistwithnature.Wemustcometoviewtheair,theplantsandourselvesasthecontributorstotheprotectionoflifeandgrowth,ratherthanproductiveobjectswecanuseandthrowawayfreely.Perhapsthenwewouldfinallybegintolive,ratherthanmerelysurvive.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“beingatodds”mean?
A.Relaxing.B.Exercising.
C.Hurrying.D.Conflicting.
答案 D
解析 词义猜测题。
根据上一句中的“...theyaregenerallybothpeacefulandpeaceable.”可知,他们是和平的,因此很少看到有人争吵或打架等,因此猜测“beingatodds”的意思为“起冲突”,故选D。
2.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatdoestheauthorsupposemightbetheprimaryreasonthatpeoplewouldstrugglewitheachother?
A.Togettheirshareofcleanair.
B.Topursueacomfortablelife.
C.Togainahighersocialstatus.
D.Toseekeconomicbenefits.
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。
根据第一段最后一句“Itseemstobeprovedthatifhumanbeingscanfreelybreatheandshareair,thereisnoprimaryreasonforthemtostrugglewithoneanother.”可知,如果人们能自由地呼吸到新鲜空气,就没理由跟别人争斗,故选A。
3.Whatdoestheauthortrytodrawourclosestattentionto?
A.Themassiveburningoffossilfuels.
B.Ourrelationshiptotheplantworld.
C.Thecapacityofplantstorenewpollutedair.
D.Large-scaledeforestationacrosstheworld.
答案 B
解析 细节理解题。
根据第三段第四句“Theinterdependencetowhichwemustpaytheclosestattentioniswhatexistsbetweenourselvesandtheplantworld.”可知,作者最想让我们关注的是我们和植物世界的关系,故选B。
4.Howcanhumanbeingsachievethegoalofprotectingtheplanet,accordingtotheauthor?
A.Byshowingrespectforplants.B.Bypreservingallformsoflife.
C.Byconsumingallnaturalresources.D.Byallmakingtheireffortstogether.
答案 D
解析 细节理解题。
根据最后一段第二句“Thistaskcanbecarriedoutonlywheneachtakesituponher-orhimselfandonlywhenallworktogether.”可知,人类想实现保护星球这个目标就要团结一致共同努力,故选D。
5.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestwedoinordernottojustsurvive,butlivebetter?
A.Expandtherangeofliving.
B.Developnature’spotentials.
C.Sharelifewithnature.
D.Explorenewresources.
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。
根据最后一段内容尤其是其第一句“Humansmustlearntosharelife,bothwitheachotherandwithplants.”可知,为了活得更好,我们应与自然分享生活。
故选C。
B
(2017·南开区二模)
Thetemperatureissharplyrisingwitheachpassingday.People,includingmanyexperts,finditdifficulttoslowdowntheprocess.However,leavingcoalandmajorfossilfuelsinthegroundcouldhelptolimitclimatechangeinthefuture,accordingtoanewstudy.Thatistosay,athirdofoilreservesontheearth,halfofgasreservesandover80percentofcurrentcoalreservesshouldnotbeusedbeforetheyear2050.Ifwearetopreventglobaltemperaturesfromrisingabove2degreesCelsiusinthenearfuture,weoughttocarryoutsomemeasurestoseverelycontroltheemissionsfromfactories,vehiclesandevenourdaily-lifecooking.However,itisagoalthatseemstobeimpossibleinoureyes.
“Policymakersindifferentcountriesmustrealizethattheirattempttocompletelyusethefossilfuelswithintheircountriesiswhollyincompatible(矛盾的)withtheirhopetoreachthe2-degreegoal,”DrChristopheMcGladeatUniversityCollegeLondon’sEnergyInstitutesaidinastatement.“Iftheygoaheadwithdevelopingtheirownresources,”headded,“theymustbeaskedwhichreserveselsewhereshouldremainunburnedinorderforthecarbonbudgetnottogobeyondthelimit.”
It’snotsurprisingtoseehowtappingintotheseunusedreserveswoul