2022-2023學(xué)年陜西省西安市雁塔區(qū)高新某中學(xué)高二（上）第一次月考試卷（附答案詳解）

2022-2023學(xué)年陜西省西安市雁塔區(qū)高新一中高二（上）第一次

月考試卷

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Performances

Let'sFacetheMusic

RiaJones,theworld-famousstarofCatsandLesMiserables,returnshomefortwospecialconcerts.Ria

invitesyouonmemorablejourneythatgoesfrommusicaltoclassicalandfromclassicaltopop.Songs

fromMissSaigonperfectlymixwithDisneyfavoritesfromBeautyandtheBeastalongwithpopular

standardsfbragreateveninginthecompanyofaveryspecialvocaltalent.

SongRecital

JudyCoeperformswidelyasasoloist（獨(dú)唱者）inAmericaandisalsoamusicteacher.

TheprogramincludessongsfromPorgyandBess,asuccessfulAmericanopera,withspecialsolopiano

anangementsbyKatherineMorris.JudyendstheconcertwithsongswhosetextsarebyShakespeare,

Yeats,Eliot,OscarWildeandEmilyDickinson.

MayteMartin

MayteMartinisthebest-knownCatalansinger.Shehasbeenverypopularsinceherearlytwenties,when

shewonastringofprizes.ShehastakenpartinBarcelona'sWOMADfestivalsandintheGipsyKing's

celebratedfestivalMustiqueGitanoatNimes.Shewillbeaccompaniedbyherregularsologuitarist,two

dancersanda"clapper',.

TheAdventureofMalic

ThisshowisaboutthefantasticallydangerouslifeofanimaginaryIberiancharactercalledMalic.Inthis

showhevisitsChinaandgetsintofightswithdragonsandthentravelstoBarcelonawherehecomesacross

manydangerouscharacters.TheshowistoldusingChineseshadowpuppets（皮影）,withalive

narrator-musicianwhogiveslifetotheshowinEnglish.

1.Inwhoseshowcanyouenjoyfamouswriters'works?

A.RiaJones.B.JudyCoe.

C.MayteMartin.D.KatherineMorris.

2.InwhichperformancecanyouenjoyDisneysongs?

A.Let'sFacetheMusic.B.SongRecital.

C.MayteMartin.D.TheAdventureofMalic.

3.Whatdoweknowabout"TheAdventureofMalic1'?

A.Itisbasedonsciencefiction.

B.ItisshotandpresentedinChina.

C.ItusestraditionalChineseartform.

D.ItscharactersspeakChinesefluently.

B

“Yourpasswordhas,"amessagesaidonmyscreen,withinstructionsforchangingit.Comingupwith

anewcodedoesn'tseemlikeabigdeal,unlessyouworkatmycompany,wherewehavetochangeit

monthly,usingatleastoneuppercasecharacter,onelowercasecharacter,onesymbol,andonenumber.Oh,

thewholepasswordcan'tbefewerthaneightcharacters.AndIcan'tuseanyofthesamepasswordsI've

usedinthepastthreemonths.

SuddenlyIwasveryangry.Whatdidn'tmakeitanybetterwasthatIwasdeeplydepressedaftermyrecent

divorce.DisbeliefaboutwhatshehaddonetomewasallIthoughtabout.Everyday!

IrememberedatipI'dheardfrommyformerboss.He'dsaid：Tmgoingtouseapasswordtochangemy

couldn'tfocusongettingthingsdoneinmycurrentmood.TherewereclearsignsofwhatIneededto

dotogetcontrolofmylifeagain.

Mypasswordbecamethesign.MypasswordremindedmethatIshouldn'tletmyselfbeavictimofmy

recentbreakupandthatIwasstrongenoughtodosomethingaboutit.

ImademypasswordForgive@h3r.Ihadtotypethisseveraltimesaday.Thesimpleactionchangedthe

wayIlookedatmyex-wife.Thatconstantreminderledmetoacceptthewaythingshadhappenedandfind

anewwayofdealingwithmydepression.Asthemonthworeon,Ifeltaslowhealingbegintohappen.By

thetimemyserveraskedmetoresetmypasswordthefollowingmonth,Ifeltfree.

Onemonthlater,mydearExchangeserveraskedmeyetagaintoresetmypassword.Ithoughtaboutthe

nextthingthatIhadtogetdone.MypasswordbecameQuit@smoking4ever.Iquitsmokingovernight.This

passwordwasapainfulonetotypeduringthatmonth,butdoingithelpedmetoyellatmyselfinmymind

asItypedthatstatement.ltmotivatedmetofollowmymonthlygoal.Onemonthlater,mypassword

becameSave4trip(g)thailand.GuesswhereIwentthreemonthslater：Thailand.

Seeinghowtheseremindershelpedtoachievemygoalskeptmemotivatedandexcited.Whileit's

somethingdifficulttocomeupwithyournextgoal,keepingatitbringsgreatresults.

4.Theword"expired"underlinedintheIstparagraphcanbereplacedby.

A.beenrenewedB.changedC.beenmistakenD.becomedue

5.Whichofthefollowingpasswordsmeetstheauthor'scompany'srequirements?

A.buy@ticketB.Sec@h3r

C.Course4$SavingD.Dream4future

6.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthoraccordingtothetext?

A.Hefinallyrecoveredwellfromhisdivorce.

B.Hestartedsmokingtohealhisbrokenheart.

C.Hesavedenoughmoneytohave4tripsinThailand.

D.Hewasalwaysangryabouthiscompany'srequirementsforpasswords.

7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.Nevertobeavictimofothers'faults

B.Tomotivateyourselfbysettingyourgoals

C.Howtocomeupwithanewpassword

D.Anewwayofdealingwithmydepression

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Chinadeployed（部署）asatelliteonOct24tocarryouttechnologicaltestsforspacedebris（殘?。?/p>

management,accordingtotheChinaAerospaceScienceandTechnologyCorp.Thespacecraftaimsto

demonstratetechnologiestospacedebris.

Sincethedawnofthespaceageinthe1950s,humanshavelaunchedthousandsofrocketsandsenteven

moresatellitesintoorbit.Manyarestillthere,andwearenowfacinganever-increasingriskofspacejunk.

Morethan27,000piecesoforbitaldebris,or"spacejunk1',aretrackedinspace,accordingto

NASA.Muchmoredebrisistoosmalltobetrackedbutlargeenoughtothreatenhumanspaceflightand

roboticmissions.Sinceapieceofdebriscanmovefasterthanaspeedingbullet,collisionswiththesetiny

piecesoftenleavepitsinmanysatellites,telescopesandotherobjectsorbitingourplanet.

In2006,forexample,atinypieceofspacejunkcollidedwiththeInternationalSpaceStation,takinga

chipoutoftheheavilyreinforcedwindow,accordingtoNationalGeographic.

Spacejunkisahugethreattospacemissionsthatinvolvehumanlife."Thisisparticularlyimportantsince

carefulconsiderationneedstobemadeabouttheorbitalpathofspacejunkbeforespacewalkexercisesare

conducted,"JoonWaynCheong,asatellitesystemsexpert,toldScienceX,asciencewebsite.

Luckily,scientistsarefullyawareoftheissue,andtheyareapproachingitindifferentways.

Oneinvolvesusingagiantnet.In2018,theUK'sSurreySpaceCenterusedanettocatchspacejunkinan

experiment.ltwasthefirstsuccessfuldemonstrationofspacecleanuptechnology,CNNreported.lt

involvedtargetingdebrisandcatchingitwithanetandaharpoon.

Anothersolutionistouseroboticarms.ClearSpace1,theEuropeanSpaceAgency'smissiontoremove

spacejunkfromorbit,isexpectedtolaunchin2025,whichwilladoptroboticarmstocapturethedebris,

BBCScienceFocusMagazinereported.Themissionplanstolocate,captureandthrowdebrisintothe

atmosphere,whereitwillburnupintheintensepressureandfriction(摩擦)ofre-entryintotheEarth's

atmosphere.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"alleviate“inparagraph1mean?

A.Track.B.Increase.C.Reduce.D.Destroy.

9.Whatcanbeinferredaboutspacejunkaccordingtothepassage?

A.AgreatmanysatellitesorbitingtheEarthdon'lworkefficiently.

B.About27,000satellitesareworkingontheorbitoftheEarth.

C.Manysatelliteshavebeendamagedbyspeedingbullets.

D.Spacewalkexercisescanbeahugethreattospacejunk.

10.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?(P=paragraph)

A.AB.BC.CD.D

11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AchievementinaerospaceB.Risksofspacejunk

C.SolutionstosolvingdebrisD.Spacedebriscleanup

D

OnJanuary1st,2018,“gamingdisorder"-inwhichgamesareplayeduncontrollably,despitecausing

harm——gainedrecognitionfromtheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）.Lastyear,China,theworld's

biggestgamingmarket,announcednewruleslimitingchildrentojustasinglehourofplayaday.Clinics

areappearingaroundtheworld,promisingtocurepatientsoftheirhabit.

Aregamesreallyaddictive?Psychologistshavedifferentopinions.Thecaseforthedefenceisthatthisis

justanothermoralpanic.Similarwarningshavebeengivenabouttelevision,rock'n'roll,jazz,comic

books,andevennovels.Asthenewestformofmassmedia,gamingismerelyenduring（忍受）itsown

timebeforeitfinallystopsbeingcontroversial.

However,somearguethatunlikerockbandsornovelists,gamesdevelopershaveboththemotiveandthe

meanstoengineertheirproductstomakethemaddictive.Foronething,thebusiness-modelhaschanged.In

theolddaysgameswereboughtonceandforall.Butthesedays,gamesarefreeandmoneyisearnedfrom

purchasesofin-gamegoods,whichtiesplaytimedirectlytodevelopers*income.Foranother,gamesmakers

combinepsychologicaltheoryanddata,whichhelpsthemmaximizetheplaytime.Smartphonesand

modemvideogamemachinesusetheirpermanentInternetconnectionstosendgameplaydatabackto

developers.Thatallowsproductstobeconstantlyadjustedtoincreasespendingongames.

Thegamingindustryshouldrealizethat,intherealworld,ithasaproblem,andthatproblemis

growing.NowthatgamingaddictioncomeswithanofficialWHOrecognition,diagnoses（診斷）become

morecommon.Clinicsarealreadyreportingboomingbusinesseslockdownshavegivengamersmoretime

tospendwiththeirhobby.Andbeingputtogetherinthepublicmind,fairlyornot,withgamblingwillnotdo

theindustryanyfavours.

12.WhatisthefunctionofParagraph1?

A.Toarousethereaders*interestaboutthetopic.

B.Toinformthereadersoftheharmfuleffectsofgames.

C.Todiscusswhetheritisnecessarytopanicaboutgames.

D.Toshowgrowingpublicconcernabouttheproblemofgames.

13.Whyistelevision,togetherwithothermediaforms,mentionedinParagraph2?

A.Toprovethatthepanicovergameswillfadeaway.

B.Toshowthattheyareashighlyaddictiveasgames.

C.Tocomparethedifferencesamongthesemediaforms.

D.Toarguethatthesemediaformsarenotharmfulatall.

14.Howdogamesdevelopersmakegamesaddictive?

A.Theydon'tchargeplayersforin-gamegoods.

B.Theyadjustproductsbasedonreceiveddata.

C.Theyrewardtopplayerswithmoreplaytime.

D.Theykeepplayers1videogamemachinesupdated.

15.Inthelastparagraph,theauthoraimsto.

A.offerasuggestionB.makeaprediction

C.giveawarningD.putforwardasolution

MyhusbandandImadeanagreementtohelpeachotherstayoffsocialmediaplatformsasmuchas

possible.Weleftouraccountsupinsteadofdeletingthem,butconsciouslystoppedusingthem.(1)Now,

Fmgladtoreportthattheyhaveworked.

Tiredofbeingthelasttohearofthings,wedownloadedafewnews-specificappsthatprovidetimely

information.(2)Insteadofrelyingonarticlessharedbymyfriends,Inowhaveaccesstoasteadystream

ofheadlinesthatspanfarbroaderthanmypre-specifiedinterests.

Stayingupdatedonoursocialcirclehasalsobeenamoreconsciouseffort.PreviouslyIwaskept

up-to-the-minuteonengagements,weddings,newjobsandbabiesthroughupdatesandpictures.Without

socialmedia,Inowlearnoftheseimportanteventsonlywhenactuallymeetingthepeopleinvolved.

(3)Theefforttakentositdownandwriteisfarchallenging,butwhenIdotakethetimetojournal,my

reflectionsgofardeeper.

Istillloginoccasionally.(4)Basedonthescreentimetrackedbymyphone,Iusedtospendanaverageof

over24hoursaweekonvarioussocialmediaplatfbrms.Thatisdowntojust20minuteseverymonthnow,

freeingupalargeamountoftimeforsleep,hobbiesandofflineinteractions.

(5)Imightknowlessaboutmyacquaintances(熟人)now,buthavemoretimetokeepdirectlyintouch

withmyclosestfriends.Walkinghomelastweek,Iwasgreetedbyadramaticpurple-pinksunset.Iwould

haveimmediatelyreachedformyphoneayearago.Now,itwasenoughtosimplywatchitdarkenintothe

night.

A.Overall,I'mgladtohavemadethechange.

B.Iboughtmyselfadiaryagainaftermanyyears.

C.Wehavemadeafewadjustmentsinourdailylife.

D.ThishasalsowidenedtherangeofnewsIkeepupwith.

E.Idomisstheconvenienceofusingsocialmediatorecordandreflect.

F.However,socialmedianowplayamuchlessimportantroleinmylife.

G.Ididn'trealizehowprogrammedIhadbecometoconstantlyusetheapp.

16.A.AB.Bc.cD.DE.E

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17.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.E

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18.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.E

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19.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.E

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Iwas40,withtwoadorablechildrenandacaringhusband.AndI'menjoyingademandingbut(21)

career.Althoughthisis'"success",sometimesIfeelmyheartaskingifthisiswhoItrulyam.

Thechaosofthefamilykitchenwas(22)：thenoiseofthekettle,potsanddishes,andtheconversation(23)

whileI'mmakingbreakfast.Iescaped(24)tomybedroom.OnlyinsilencedoIbeartheselfthatis(25)from

thechildrenandwonderwhothatpersonmightbe.

So,Ijourneyed,forthefirsttimeinadecade,withoutmyhusbandorkids.Iwentwithafriendto(26)in

Iceland.Ihopedtheconsiderationofwalkingwouldhelpmebetter(27)whoIwantedtobe.For6days,I

waslostinwildsceneryandrealweather.ThemountainsinIcelandriseblackandtallintotheheavens

againstthewhitesnow.Lookingoutsideatwildwindandrainandknowingthere*snodecisiontomake(28)

thesoul.Climbingamountainagainstsheetsofrainandreturningtoatentforasimplemeal(29)mehow

littleIactuallyneededandhowstrongIfelt(30)uncomfortable.

Ifound(31)inIceland,andtimetoconsider“theme,'outsidecareerandkidsasIsharedstorieswith

strangerswithno(32)pastandnoexpectedfuture.WhenIstoppedtalkingandjustlistened,Iwassurprised

athowmy(33)changed-Ibecamemoregenerous.!learnedgenerositycan(34)morespaceandmore

warmth(35)whentheremaynotseemenoughtogoaroundatfirstglance.

Icamehometo(36),chaosandlove.Iknowtheanswerisn*twaitingoutthereonthetopofamountainor

insidemyhead,however(37)Itrytohear；anditisn'tinconversationswithotherseekingsouls.Theanswer

isinfrontofmewitheverysteponmyownlife's(38).

I'mnotfindingmyself,butI'mcreatingmyself.IneedthestormasmuchasIneedthequietness.(39)is

builtunderaheavyload.Pmexpectingtopickupallofmyloadsandtravel(40).

21.A.disastrousB.funC.dullD.tough

22.A.comfortingB.approvingC.disturbingD.appealing

23.A.demandsB.solutionsC.assumptionsD.references

24.A.originallyB.apparentlyC.potentiallyD.briefly

25.A.separateB.accessibleC.differentD.mixed

26.A.volunteerB.hikeC.settleD.wander

27.A.understandB.pictureC.supposeD.question

28.A.trappedB.replacedC.freedD.drove

29.A.warnedB.remindedC.consultedD.promised

30.A.asifB.eventhoughC.soD.when

31.A.confidenceB.valueC.silenceD.happiness

32.A.sharedB.painfulC.troubledD.glorious

33.A.concernB.attitudeC.lifeD.appearance

34.A.advocateB.shoulderC.launchD.create

35.A.indeedB.justC.onlyD.even

36.A.doubtB.noiseC.peaceD.experience

37.A.specificallyB.casuallyC.hardD.randomly

38.A.designB.patternC.pathD.belief

39.A.PleasureB.StrengthC.SpiritD.Pressure

40.A.asideB.offC.backD.on

41.3Dprintinghasseveraladvantages(1)traditionalmanufacturing(制造)techniques.Building

amodelwouldbeveryexpensive(2)(use)traditionalmanufacturingmethods.

Youhavetospendthousandsormoretosetupmachinetoolsandthenthousandsmorewhenyou

wanttochangethatmodel.3Dprintingmakesitfinancially⑶(afford)tobuildone-offmodels,

Makingsimple(4)(repair)tooldhouseholdappliances,ratherthanreplacingthem,alsobecomes

possiblewhensparepartscanbeprintedoffinyourlivingroom,ratherthanhavingtobetracked

downand(5)(order)online.Usinga3Dprinteralsocutsdownthesupplychain：thenetworkof

factories,warehousesandshippingcompaniesnormallyneededtogetaproductto(6)enduser.

But3Dprintingalsohasitsdisadvantage.Ingeneral,3Dprintersareslow.Atwo-inch-highfigurine

(雕像)cantakeaboutonehourtoprint.(7),consumer-grade3Dprintersareonlyabletoproduce

relativelysimpleplasticmodels.

Lastbutnotleast,3Dprintingisfacinglegalproblems.Establishedplayersinmanufacturingargue

thattheirintellectualproperty(知識產(chǎn)權(quán))isrippedoffbyhomeprinters.Currently,thecopyright

lawsare(8)(clear)aboutthedegreeto(9)3Ddesignsandsoftwareareprotectable,andwhat(10)

(consider)illegal.

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42.Ateacherwroteafascinatingstoryand(投稿)ittoanewspaper.

43.Hisbehaviorwasnot(——致的)withhisopinion.

44.Gasisoneofthemodem(便利設(shè)施)thenewly-builtapartmentbuildingprovides.

45.Statisticsshowthat20,0005Gbasestationswerebuilt(全國地)inChinabytheend

ofJune.

46.Peteris(熱情的)aboutvoluntaryworkanddevotedmostofhistimetoit.

47.Itisa(挑戰(zhàn)的)role.Sheistheonlyactresswithtalenttobringitoff.

48.Toher(贊揚(yáng))，Janecontinuedtolookuponlifeasapositiveexperienceinspiteofall

thedifficulties.

49.(粗略地，大致地)speaking,rdsayweneedabout500.

50.Reportersaskedhimto(澄清)hispositiononwelfarereform.

51.(expose)tooearlytotheforeignlanguagestudy,accordingtosomeexperts,may

leadtosomeunftivorableoutcomes.

52.Itwastheprofessorratherthanhisassistantthatwas(blame)forwhathadhappenedin

thelab.

53.Manybadhabitsaredifficult(cure)becausetheyarelikelytohavebeenformedatavery

youngage.

54.Whenhecamebackthreehourslater,theywerestillsittingonthesofa,in

conversation.(absorb)

55.Aspreviously(arrange),DrBakerisinvitedtodeliveraspeechoneducationandculture

inAugust.

56.Whathesawmadehimmovequicklytowardsthedoor,witha(delight)smileonhis

face.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)

57.Thestaffshouldmakesurethekidshavean(enjoy)andeducationalday.

58.Withthenewairport(link)totheexpresswaynextyear,tourisminthiscitywillbe

greatlypromoted.

59.Hefeltverysad.Howhewishedhe(quarrel)withTania.

60.He(suspect)ofstealingthemoneyfromthecounterinthepastfewmonths.

61.Itwasatinyhouse,buteverythinginitwassoneatandelegantthatitwasbeyond

(describe).

62.假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文.文中共

有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處.每處錯誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改.

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(A),并在其下面寫出該加的詞.

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉.

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞.

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分.

AbigstormdestroyedtwovillagesinSouthAfricaonlastFriday,causing4death.Over20()

peoplebecamehomelessasaresultofthestorm.Afarmersaidthestormbeganearlyinthemorni

ngandlastonehour.Hesaid,

"Iwasinthekitchenwithmywifeandchildrenwhileweheardaloudnoise.Afewminuteslate,

ourhousefelldown.Imanagedtoclimbout,butmuchtomyshocking?

oneofmyboysweremissing.Iquicklywentbackinsideandfoundthemsafebutfrightened.Sol

dierscametorescuethoseburyingundertheruins,andthegovernmentprovidedfood,clothes,

andsheltersforhomeless.

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OldProblem,NewApproaches

Whilecleanenergyisincreasinglyusedinourdailylife,globalwarmingwillcontinueforsomedecades

afterCO2emissions（排放）peak.Soevenifemissionsweretobegintodecreasetoday,wewouldstill

faceclimatechange.HereIwillstresssomesmarterandmorecreativeexamplesofclimateadaptation.

Whenitcomestoadaptation,itisimportanttounderstandthatclimatechangeisaprocess.Weare

thereforenottalkingaboutadaptingtoanewstandard,buttoaconstantlyshiftingsetofconditions.This

iswhy,inpartatleast,theUSNationalClimateAssessmentsaysthat："Thereisno'one-sizefitsall

adaptation.1'Nevertheless,therearesomeactionsthatoffermuchandcarrylittleriskorcost.

Aroundtheworld,peopleareadaptinginsurprisingways,especiallyinsomepoorcountries.Floodshave

becomemoredamaginginBangladeshinrecentdecades.MohammedRezwansawopportunitywhere

otherssawonlydisaster.Hisnot-for-profitorganizationruns100riverboatsthatserveasfloatinglibraries,

schoolsandhealthclinics,andareequippedwithsolarpanelsandothercommunicatingfacilities.Rezwan

iscreatingfloatingconnectivity（連接）toreplacefloodedroadsandhighways.Butheisalsoworkingat

afarmorefundamentallevel：hisstaffshowpeoplehowtomakefloatinggardensandfishpondsto

preventstarvationduringthewetseason.

ElsewhereinAsiaevenmoreastonishingactionsarebeingtaken.ChewangNorphellivesinamountainous

regioninIndia,whereheisknownastheIceMan.Thelossofglaciersthereduetoglobalwanning

representsanenormousthreattoagriculture.Withouttheglaciers,waterwillarriveintheriversattimes

whenitcandamagecrops.Norphel'sinspirationcamefromseeingthewasteofwateroverwinter,whenit

wasnotneeded.Hedirectedthewastedwaterintoshallowbasinswhereitfroze,andwasstoreduntilthe

spring.Hisfieldsoficesupplyperfectlytimedirrigation（灌;既）water.Havingcreatedninesuchice

reserves,Norphelcalculatesthathehasstoredabout.200,OOO1TI3ofwater.Climatechangeisacontinuing

process,soNorphel'sicereserveswillnotlastforever.Warmingwillovertakethem.Butheisprovidinga

fewyearsduringwhichthefarmerswill,perhaps,beabletofindothermeansofadapting.

IncreasingEarth'sreflectivenesscancooltheplanet.InsouthernSpainthesuddenincreaseofgreenhouses

(whichreflectlightbacktospace)haschangedthewarmingtrendlocally,andactuallycooledthe

region.WhileSpainasawholeisheatingupquickly,temperaturesnearthegreenhouseshave

decreased.Thisexampleshouldactasaninspirationforallcities.Bypaintingbuildingswhite,citiesmay

slowdownthewarmingprocess.

InPeru,localfarmersaroundamountainwithaglacierthathasalreadyfallenvictimtoclimatechange

havebegunpaintingtheentiremountainpeakwhiteinthehopethattheaddedreflectivenesswillrestore

thelife-givingice.Theoutcomeisstillfarfromclear.ButtheWorldBankhasincludedtheprojectonits

listof100ideastosavetheplanet".

Moreordinaryformsofadaptationarehappeningeverywhere.Afriendofmineownsanareaoflandin

westernVictoria.Overfivegenerationsthelandhasbeentoowetforcropping.Butduringthepastdecade

decliningrainfallhasallowedhimtoplanthighlyprofitablecrops.Farmersinmanycountriesarealso

adaptinglikethis—eitherbygrowingnewproduceorbygrowingthesamethingsdifferently.Thisis

commonsense.Butsomesuggestionsforadaptingarenot.Whenthepollutingindustriesarguethatwe've

lostthebattletocontrolcarbonpollutionandhavenochoicebuttoadapt,it'sanonsensedesignedtomake

thecaseforbusinessasusual.

Humanbeingswillcontinuetoadapttothechangingclimateinbothordinaryandastonishingways.But

themostsensibleformofadaptationissurelytoadaptourenergysystemstoemitlesscarbon

pollution.Afterall,ifweadaptinthatway,wemayavoidtheneedtochangeinsomanyothers.

63.WhatisspecialwithregardtoRezwan'sproject?

A.Theprojectreceivesgovernmentsupport.

B.Differentorganizationsworkwitheachother.

C.Hisorganizationmakesthebestofabadsituation.

D.Theprojectconnectsfloodedroadsandhighways.

64.WhatdidtheIceMandotoreducetheeffectofglobalwarming?

A.Storingiceforfutureuse.

B.Protectingtheglaciersfrommelting.

C.Changingtheirrigationtime.

D.Postponingthemeltingoftheglaciers.

65.WhatdowelearnfromthePeruexample?

A.Whitepaintisusuallysafeforbuildings.

B.Theglobalwarmingtrendcannotbestopped.

C.Thiscountryisheatinguptooquickly.

D.Sunlightreflectionmayrelieveglobalwarming.

66.Accordingtotheauthor,pollutingindustriesshould.

A.adapttocarbonpollutionB.planthighlyprofitablecrops

C.leavecarbonemissionaloneD.fightagainstcarbonpollution

67.What'stheauthor'spreferredsolutiontoglobalwarming?

A.Settingupanewstandard.

B.Reducingcar