江苏省高考英语总复习阅读理解.docx

1、江苏省高考英语总复习阅读理解2021年江苏省高考英语总复习：阅读理解1As we continue to explore farther out into our solar system and beyond， the question of humans living on other planets often comes up Manned bases on the Moon or Mars for example， have long been a dream of many There is a natural desire to explore as far as we can

2、go， and also to extend humanitys presence on a permanent（永久的） or at least semipermanent basis In order to do this， however， it is necessary to adapt to different extreme environments On the Moon for example， a colony must be selfsustaining（自立的） and protect its inhabitants from the airless， harsh env

3、ironment outside Mars， though， is different While future bases could adapt to the Martian environment over time there is also the possibility of modifying（改变） the surrounding environment instead of just coexisting with it This is the process of terraforming adjusting Mars atmosphere and environment

4、to make it more Earthlike But the bigger question is， should we？ One of the main issues is whether Mars has any native life or not and if it does， should it be preserved（保护） as much as possible？ If the answer is yes， then largescale human settlements on Mars should be completely offlimits Small colo

5、nies might be fine， but living on Mars should not be at the expense of any native habitats， if they exist If Mars is home to any indigenous life， then terraforming should be a nonissue； it simply should not be done What if Mars is lifeless？ Even if no life exists there， that untouched and unique ali

6、en environment needs to be preserved as it is as much as possible Weve already done too much damage here on our own planet By studying Mars and other planets and moons in their current natural state， we can learn so much about their history and also learn more about our own world We should appreciat

7、e the differences of other worlds instead of just transforming them to suit our own ambitions（1）What is the best title for the text？BA Are Mars and Earth So Different？B Should we terraform Mars？C Can we adapt to Mars？D Is there life on Mars？（2）What does the author think we should do if life is found

8、 on Mars？AAEnsure that its not harmedBDiscuss with the MartiansCChange the unpopulated regionsDReconsider the advantages and disadvantages（3）What does the underlined word indigenous in paragraph 3 mean？DA ComplexB IntelligentC ForeignD Native（4）How does the author develop his ideas in the text？CABy

9、referring to others researchBBy showing the benefits of terraformingCBy arguing in support of one viewpointDBy examining the conditions of different planets【解答】（1）B 标题归纳题。根据第二段Mars， though， isdifferent. WhilefuturebasescouldadapttotheMartianenvironmentovertime， thereisalsothepossibilityofmodifyingth

10、esurroundingenvironmentinsteadofjustcoexistingwithit. Thisistheprocessofterraforming adjustingMars atmosphereandenvironmenttomakeitmoreEarthlike. Butthebiggerquestionis， shouldwe？不过，火星是不同的虽然未来的基地可以随着时间的推移而适应火星的环境，但也有可能改变周围的环境，而不仅仅是与之共存这是一个地形形成的过程调整火星的大气和环境，使其更像地球但更大的问题是，我们应该吗，以及第三段Oneofthemainissues

11、iswhetherMarshasanynativelifeornotandifitdoes， shoulditbepreservedasmuchaspossible？ Iftheanswerisyes， thenlargescalehumansettlementsonMarsshouldbecompletelyofflimits.其中一个主要问题是火星是否有原生生命，如果有，是否应该尽可能地保存下来？如果答案是肯定的，那么火星上大规模的人类住区应该是完全禁止的。 可知本文主要讲述了当我们继续探索更远的太阳系和更远的地方时，生活在其他星球上的人类的问题经常出现但是调整火星的大气和环境，使其更像地

12、球吗？所以BShouldweterraformMars？作为题目最合适。故选B（2）A 细节理解题。根据第三段One of the main issues is whether Mars has any native life or not and if it does， should it be preserved as much as possible？ If the answer is yes， then largescale human settlements on Mars should be completely offlimits. Small colonics might be

13、 fine， but living on Mars should not be at the expense of any native habitats， if they exist.其中一个主要问题是，火星上是否有原生生命，如果有，是否应该尽可能多地保存下来？ 如果答案是肯定的，那么火星上的大规模人类定居点应该是完全禁止的。 小型殖民地也许可以，但是如果它们存在的话，生活在火星上，不应该以牺牲任何原生栖息地为代价。可知如果火星上有生命，作者认为我们应该确保它不会受到伤害。故选A（3）D词义猜测题。根据文章第三段， Small colonics might be fine， but livi

14、ng on Mars should not be at the expense of any native habitats， if they exist. If Mars is home to anyindigenouslife，then terraforming should be a nonissue； it simply should not be done.小型殖民地也许可以，但生活在火星上不应该以牺牲任何原生栖息地为代价，如果火星是任何原生生命的家园，那么地形形成就不应该是一个问题，根本不应该这样做可知，划线单词意为：本土的，结合选项：AComplex复杂的；BIntelligen

15、t聪明的；C Foreign外国的DNative本土的。故选D（4）C推理判断题。根据第三段One of the main issues is whether Mars has any native life or not and if it does， should it be preserved as much as possible？ If the answer is yes， then largescale human settlements on Mars should be completely offlimits. Small colonics might be fine， bu

16、t living on Mars should not be at the expense of any native habitats， if they exist.其中一个主要问题是，火星上是否有原生生命，如果有，是否应该尽可能多地保存下来？ 如果答案是肯定的，那么火星上的大规模人类定居点应该是完全禁止的。小型殖民地也许可以，但是如果它们存在的话，生活在火星上，不应该以牺牲任何原生栖息地为代价。，以及根据第四段WhatifMarsislifeless？ Evenifnolifeexiststhere， thatuntouchedanduniquealienenvironmentneedstobepreservedasitisasmuchaspossi