青海省平安縣二中2024屆高三二診模擬考試英語試卷含解析

青海省平安縣二中2024屆高三二診模擬考試英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Wefirmlybelievethat______thenewexaminationsystemcomesintoexistence,completelynewsituationswillarise.A．consideringB．supposedC．providingD．given2．Lookoverthere!Thereisalong,windingpath________uptothehouse.A．lead B．leadingC．led D．tolead3．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes4．ChinesePresidentHuJintaocalledforanimmediatecease-fireinLibya_____anevenworsehumanitariancrisisinthecountryattheBRICSSummitinHainanProvince.A．toprevent B．tohaveprevented C．preventing D．havingprevented5．—WherewasI?—You________youdidn’tlikeyourjob.A．hadsaidB．saidC．weresayingD．hassaid6．Theimportance______anationaldayandhowitiscelebratedareverydifferentfromcountrytocountry.A．connectedto B．givento C．meaningto D．a(chǎn)ttachedto7．—Didyouenjoytheparty?—Yes.We___________wellbyourhosts.A．weretreated B．wouldbetreatedC．treated D．hadtreated8．Iguess________impressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what9．Hearingthenews,sherushedout,________thebook________onthetableanddisappearedintothedistance.A．left;lainopen B．left;layopenedC．leaving;lieopened D．leaving;lyingopen10．Thisrawchocolatetastesprettydeliciousdueto______amountofmeltedpurefreshcream.A．equal B．generous C．insufficient D．tiny11．Theroom______10metresacrossislargeenoughforasinglemantolivein．A．measuring B．measures C．tobemeasured D．measured12．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that13．Thedrumsofwararebeatingonceagain.AstensionsrisebetweenAmericaandIran,Chinaappealstobothsidesto________.A．standby B．comealongC．stepback D．sticktogether14．.Thestudyofnaturalhistoryisnotsomethingtobelefttobiologists.Infact,theircapacity_____thetimetheycanspendawayfromtheirofficesisverylimited.A．intermsof B．insearchofC．inviewof D．inspiteof15．LastDecemberChina_____100Chineseand10foreignersfortheiroutstandingcontributionstothecountry’sreformandopening-up.A．distinguishedB．sponsoredC．a(chǎn)cknowledgedD．evaluated16．---Butforyourtimelywarning,weintogreattrouble.---Well,youknowwe’refriends.A．wouldget B．musthavegot C．wouldhavegot D．can’thavegot17．—What’sup?Youlookdown.—Ihavepilesofpapers________,butItypesoslowly.A．tobetypedB．typedC．totypeD．beingtyped18．（2018·海淀二模）—Excuseme,sir.Canyousparemeadollar________Icanbuythisbook?—Sure,noproblem.A．forB．soC．butD．or19．Amongthecrisesthatfacehumans________thelackofnaturalresources.A．is B．a(chǎn)re C．isthere D．a(chǎn)rethere20．WatchingbasketballgamesonTVathomeisonething,goingtowatchthem________liveisquiteanother.A．perform B．performing C．toperform D．beingperformed第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）“AuldLangSyne”isasongthateveryonedrunkenlysings,whichmarksthestarttoabrandnewyear.Nooneeverseemstoknowthewords(somethingaboutforgettingoldacquaintances?)orwhattheymean(whywouldwewanttoforgetpeople?),but,inAmerica,it’sasmuchapartofNewYears’traditionaswine.Butwhy?Thelyrics(歌詞)tothesongcomefromapoemwrittenbythegreatScottishpoetRobertBumsin1788.ItstitleisbelievedtobeanoldScottishwayofsaying“alongtimeago.”Phraseslike“Inthedaysofauldlangsyne”alsoappearinotherScottishfairytalesandpoems,usuallyasawayofsaying“OnceUponaTime.”Whileitstillcausesconfusion,itisbelievedthattheopeninglinesofthesongaremeanttoberhetorical(夸張的);“Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andneverbroughttomind?Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andauldlangsyne?”thereforemeansweshouldhaveadrinkinhonorofwhateverispassing,andrememberoldfriends.WhentheScotsimmigratedtoAmericainthe19thcentury,theybroughtthesongwiththem.ButitsgreatpopularitycanbelargelyduetotheCanadianbandleaderGuyLombardo.In1965,heexplainedhowhehimselfcametoassociatethesongwiththeendoftheyeartoLifeMagazine:“AuldLangSyneisourthemesong—andwaslongbeforeanyoneeverheardusontheradio.InourparticularpartofwesternOntario,wherethere’salargeScottishpopulation,itwastraditionalforbandstoendeverydancewithAuldLangSyne.Wedidn’tthinkitwasknownhere.Ifyouwanttoseethesingerinaction,checkouthisfinalperformanceontheeveof1977,afterperformingfor48yearsinarow.1、HowmightpeoplefeelwhenfirsthearingthesongAuldLangSyne?A．Confused.B．Moved.C．Energetic.D．Comfortable.2、WhydopeoplesingAuldLangSynewhenNewYeariscoming?A．Tohopeforgoodluck.B．TocelebratetheNewYear.C．InhonorofRobertBums.D．Inmemoryofthepast.3、WhyisGuyLombardomentionedinthetext?A．HecreatedthesongAuldLangSyne.B．HemadethesongAuldLangSynemorepopular.C．HebroughtthesongAuldLangSynetoAmerica.D．HewasthefirsttosingthesongAuldLangSyne.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhatdoesAuldLangSyneMean?B．WhoMakesAuldLangSynePopular?C．HowdoesAuldLangSyneComeintoBeing?D．WhydoPeopleSingAuldLangSyneonNewYearEve?22．（8分）Adultsalwaysthinkitsurprisingthattheycanrememberwellwhattheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrials(嘗試)increasethelengthoflimewewillrememberit.Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar’’andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.Themultiplicationtables(乘法口訣表)areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninourchildhood.Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming(突擊學(xué)習(xí))foranexamination,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse,thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning,however,isreallynecessaryforone’sfuturedevelopment.1、Whatisthemainideaofparagraph1?A．Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.B．Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.C．Storiesforchildrenarceasytoremember.D．Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.2、Howdidtheauthorexplainthelawofoverlearning?A．Givingexamples.B．Settingdowngeneralrules.C．Makingacomparison.D．Presentingresearchfinding.3、Accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis.A．a(chǎn)specialcaseofcrammingB．a(chǎn)skilltodealwithmathproblemsC．a(chǎn)resultofoverlearningD．a(chǎn)basicsteptowardsadvancedstudies4、Whatistheauthor’sviewpointoncramming?A．Itleadstofailureincollegeexams.B．Itincreasesstudents’learninginterest.C．Ifspossibleloresultinpoormemory.D．It’shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.23．（8分）“Youwillbeinmyheartforever.Withoutyou,thereareonlyemptinessanddesertinmylife...”ThisisalinefromaheartfeltpoemFengDuanwrotetohisfianceeChenLianfangin1955.Fengisnow94andChen90,andtheyhavebeenmarriedformorethanhalfacentury.Feng,anacademicattheChineseAcademyofSciences,maynotbeaprofessionalpoetbutfor64years,Fenghaswrittencountlesslovepoemstohiswife.Oneveryimportantanniversaryorfestival,FengwouldsendapoemtoChen.In1978,whenChen’scancersurgerysucceeded,Fengcreatedmorethantenpoemstocelebratehiswife’srecovery.Chenusedaredsuitcasetostoretheselovepoems.TheacademichasalsotranslatedmanyEnglish,FrenchandGermanpoemsintoclassicalChinese.Thecouplewasintroducedtoeachotherbyacommonfriendin1953andFengsenttwopapercopiesofpoemstoChenasagift.“AslongasIthinkofyou,abeamofsunshinelightsupmyheart,”Fengwrote.ChenrecalledthefirsttimeFenginvitedhertohisdormitorytohaveacupofteaandshethoughtthecupwasmadeoffrostedglass.Asthetwobecamecloser,Chenoftenvisitedtheacademic’sdorm.SherealizedthatthecupwastheonlyonepoorFengowned.Theopaque(不透明的)cupwasnotfrostedglassbutcommonglassstainedwithtoothpaste.LatersheboughtmanyclothesandevenastoveforFeng,makinganicechangefromthesinglemanslife.Feng’smarriagetoChenbroughtmorehappinessandnowChenstilllooksafterFeng’sdailyneeds.1、WhenFengfirstmetChen,hewas.A．32B．30C．28D．262、WhatchangedidChenbringtoFeng?A．ChenmadeagreatdifferencetoFeng’sdailylife.B．ChenchangedFeng’sacademiclifegreatly.C．ChenwrotealotofpoemstoFeng.D．ChenintroducedalotoffriendstoFeng.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．ChenandFenghappenedtomeeteachotheronthecampus.B．Fengwrotemanypoemsindifferentlanguages.C．ChencherishedthepoemsFengwrotetoher.D．Fenglikedhisopaquecupsomuch.4、Thewriterwrotethepassagetoshow.A．howafamouspoetwriteslovepoemstohiswifeB．howthelovepoemsjointwoheartstogetherC．howimportantlovepoemsareinthemarriageD．howthelovepoemsmakethecouplefamous24．（8分）Takingonthetaskofproducingashortmoviemightseemlikeanimpossiblefeat,butifyoucanassembleagoodteamandifyoubreakdowneachstageofproductionintosmallblocksoftasks,you’llcometorealizethatproducingasmall-scalemovieisn’ttoobad.Justfollowthesestepsandyou’llbeonyourwaytoKevinSmith-likefameinnotime.Assembleaproductioncrew.Ifyourunoutoffriendsorpeopleyoucangettoworkforscreencredit,offerpeople“points”,whichisapercentageofthemovieprofits.Getadirectorofphotography.Youneedsomeonewhoknowsalotaboutfilmscamerastomakethemoviecomeoutright.Localfilmschoolsarethebestplacetofindthem,Assemblethepropsandcostumes.Costumeshopsandlocaltheatergroupscandefinitelyhelpyouhere.Butyoucanalsoborrowfromfriendsandfamilyorcheckoutthriftstoresforbargains.Choosefilminglocations.Makesureyouhavepermissionfromtheownersofthepropertyyouchoosetofilmon.Getthefilmprocessed.Findtherightprocessorwiththehelpofyourdirectorofphotography.YoumayneedtosendthefilmtoLosAngelesforthis.Editthefilm,Youneedtofindsomeonewhocantransferyourfilmtovideoandarrangethecompletedscenesintherightorder.Youcanlikelyfindoneinthesameplaceasyourdirectorofphotography,Obviously,thisisjustabasicoverview—thethingaboutproducingashortindependentmovieisthatthewholeprocessisunpredictable.Youcanonlysetyourselfupforthebasics,butaslongasyouknowthingswillgowrongeveryday,atleastyou’llbepreparedtodealwiththedifficulties.1、Whatcanweknowaboutdirectorsofphotography?A．Theymustbefromfilmschools.B．Theyknoweverythingaboutfilms.C．TheycansendfilmstoLosAngeles.D．Theycanhelpgettherightprocessor.2、Wherecanyoumostprobablyfindapersontoeditthefilm?A．LosAngeles.B．Costumeshops.C．Localfilmschools.D．Localtheaters.3、Whatdoestheauthoragreewith?A．Alltheprocessoffilm-makingisquitecontrollable,B．Weshouldmakefullpreparationsbeforefilm-making.C．Producinganindependentmovieisanimpossibletask,D．Followingthesteps,youmustbecomeafamousdirector,4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．HowtobeagooddirectorB．HowtoproduceashortfilmC．SecretsofbeingasuccessfuldirectorD．Methodsofmakingyourfilmahit25．（10分）BlackFridayistheFridayfollowingThanksgivingDayintheUnitedStates.Ithasbeenregardedasthebeginningoftheholidayshoppingseason.Althoughit’snotanofficialholiday,millionsofemployersgivetheiremployeesthedayoff,andmanypeopleusethatdaytogetajump-startontheirholidayshopping.AsimilardayinCanadaandGreatBritainiscalled“BoxingDay”.BlackFridayhasbecomesomewhatofamarketingsensation(營銷效應(yīng))inrecentyears.Since2005,ithasbeenthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyear.Tolureshoppers,retailers(零售商)routinelyopentheirdoorsasearlyas4a.m.andofferspecialsalesandpromotionstotheshoppersthatarriveearly.Someofthespecialdealsofferedbystoresareonlyavailableinlimitedquantities.Thatiswhysomeshoppersintentongettingthebestdealsoftencampoutinfrontofstoresovernightsothatthey’llbethefirstinlinewhenthedoorsopen.ButwhyBlackFriday?HistoriansbelievethenamestartedinPhiladelphiainthemid-1960s.Busdriversandpoliceused“BlackFriday”todescribetheheavytrafficthatwouldblockcitystreetsthedayafterThanksgivingasshoppersheadedtothestores.Businesses,however,didn’tlikethenegativetoneassociatedwiththe“BlackFriday”name.Intheearly1980s,amorepositiveexplanationofthenamebegantospread.Accordingtothisalternativeexplanation,BlackFridayisthedaywhenretailersfinallybegintoturnaprofitfortheyear.Inaccountingterms(會計(jì)行業(yè)),operatingatalossiscalledbeing“inthered”becauseaccountantstraditionallyusedredinktoshownegativeamounts.Positiveamountswereusuallyshowninblackink.Thus,being“intheblack”isagoodthingbecauseitmeansstoresareoperatingataprofit.Recently,forthosewhoaretoobusytoshoponBlackFridayorwhojustdon’twanttofightthecrowds,theMondayfollowingBlackFridayhasbecomeknownasCyberMonday(網(wǎng)絡(luò)星期一)forthemanyonlinedeals.1、OnBlackFriday，theAmericans.A．don’thavetogotoworkasusualB．lookexactlyliketheCanadiansC．a(chǎn)reusuallybusydoingshoppingD．stayathomeandrelaxthemselves2、Theunderlinedword“l(fā)ure”(inParagraph2)probablymeans.A．protect B．a(chǎn)ttractC．persuade D．remind3、HowdotheretailersunderstandBlackFriday?A．ItistotallydifferentfromBoxingDay.B．Theyusuallylosesomemoneyontheday.C．Itneverkeepsthemverybusy.D．Itprobablybringsthemmoremoney.4、Theauthorwritesthispassageinorderto.A．statethedevelopmentofCyberMondayB．tellthedifferencebetweenredandblackC．introduceBlackFridaytothereadersD．explainthemeaningofBoxingDay第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。MyhusbandandIsatoutside.Asmallchildaboutthreecameupthestreet,accompaniedbyhermother.Asshesawanothergirlafewfeetaway,shegaveheradmiringcomment,“Mommy,Ilikeherdress.”Hermom1,“Well,whydon’tyougoandtellher?”Thelittlegirlwalked2towardthegirlwearingtheprettydress.Theotherone,3thesameage,wasstandingwithher4turned,alongsideherparents.Theyhadnotheardthecompliment(贊美).Receivingnoanswer,thislittleone5Myhusbandsaidtotheothergirl,“6wantstotellyousomething.”Assheturnedaround,7wasmade.Onceagain,thelittleone8“Ilikeyourdress,”anduponhearingthosewords,theotheronegaveherabigsmileandexcitedly9“Look,it’saspinning(旋轉(zhuǎn))dress!”,atwhichmomentshebegantospin.Bothofthemsmiledwidely.Now,theonestoppedspinningandsaid,“It’smyfavoritedressandIhave(a)10thatmatch!”She11runningtowardastroller(嬰兒車)parkednearby.Themomanddaughterstartedto12downthestreet,13theencounter(邂逅)hadended.Momentslater,the“spinningdressgirl”reappeared,shoesinhand,14hernewfriendwhohadseeminglydisappeared.Now,anelderlycouple,seatedonabench,hadobviouslybeen15ofallthis.Theman16thechild,saying,“There’ssomeonecomingbehindyou.”Thenwesawoneshowedandtheother17thebeautifulshoes.Ifyoucanmakea18better,doit.Ihavenoideahowmanyothersthateveningmighthave19thisact,hopingtohelpgoodthingstohappen.Butsuchbriefmoments,20together,makeupwhatmightverywellbetheimportanttimesinourlives.1、A．replied B．scolded C．laughed D．required2、A．secretly B．shyly C．heavily D．suddenly3、A．usually B．hopefully C．likely D．luckily4、A．back B．head C．nose D．hand5、A．shouted B．left C．cried D．hesitated6、A．Anyone B．Someone C．Everyone D．Noone7、A．difference B．a(chǎn)dvance C．connection D．impression8、A．suggested B．a(chǎn)pologized C．explained D．a(chǎn)nnounced9、A．turned B．shared C．jumped D．a(chǎn)greed10、A．shoes B．socks C．shirt D．hat11、A．tookoff B．turneddown C．puton D．madeup12、A．lead B．look C．head D．get13、A．remembering B．hoping C．saying D．thinking14、A．comingacross B．lookingfor C．shoutingat D．callingon15、A．watchful B．careful C．proud D．fond16、A．calmed B．comforted C．stopped D．seated17、A．wore B．a(chǎn)dmired C．compared D．bought18、A．moment B．life C．girl D．dress19、A．learned B．performed C．praised D．observed20、A．seized B．spent C．threaded D．lost第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TwonewsatellitesoftheBeiDouNavigation(導(dǎo)航)SatelliteSystem(BDS)1．(send)intospacefromtheXichangSatelliteLaunchCenterinSichuanProvinceonNovember19,2018.Thesatellitesenteredtheorbit2．(safe)morethanthreehourslaterandwillworkwith17otherBDS-3satellitesalreadyinspace.Theyarealsothe42ndand43rd3．(member)oftheBDSsatellitefamily.Chinalaunchedthesesatelliteswith4．a(chǎn)imofprovidingnavigationservicesforcountriesandregions5．participateintheBeltandRoadInitiative（倡議）bytheendof2018.ThisisakeystepforBDSdeveloping6．a(chǎn)Chineseexperimentalsystemtoaregionalandthena7．(globe)navigationsystem.Thepositioning8．(accurate)oftheBDS-3systemhasbeenimprovedto5meters.9．(name)aftertheChinesetermforthePlough（北斗七星），theBeiDousystemhasbeenservingChinafor18years.Thesystemisexpected10．(provide)first-classservlcesaroundtheglobebytheendof2020.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）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。作文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)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)漏詞符號（∧），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(cuò)的詞下面畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)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。Ihavea5-year-oldsister．Sometimesshefightsagainstmyselfforcandies．WhenMommakesmetogivemysharetoher，Ialwaysfeelunwillingly．Lastweek，Icaughtseriouscoldandhadtofollowthedoctor’sadvicestotakemedicine．BeforeIcamehomefromschool，Inoticedherleavingcandiesbesidemymedicine．Igouptoherandasked“Hey，whatareyoudoing？”Inasmile，shesaidtome，“CandiesmakemehappybecauseIputthemheretomakeyouhappytoday．”ThatwasthegreatestthingwhichI’deverexperienced．126第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，邢臺將要承辦某一國際大型運(yùn)動會，現(xiàn)在正在招募志愿者，你希望成為其中一員。請按照要求用英文給組委會寫一封申請信，內(nèi)容包括：1.個(gè)人情況：高中生；2.個(gè)人條件：英語口語好、愛好體育、善于交往、樂于助人、熟悉邢臺；3.承諾：全心投入，提供最佳服務(wù)。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearSir/Madam,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、B4、A5、B6、D7、A8、D9、D10、B11、A12、B13、C14、A15、C16、C17、C18、B19、A20、D第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、A2、D3、B4、D22、1、B2、A3、C4、D23、"HowtoLetCooftheWorldandLoveAlltheThingsClimateCan'tChange"isthelatestmoviefromfilm-makerandclimateactivistJoshFox.Themovieisthethirdfilminathree-partseriesaboutclimatechange.In2010,Fox'sdocumentary"Gasland"wasappointedforthehighestaward-anOscar."Gasland"exploredthehotlydebatedprocessofremovingnaturalgasfromtheground.Heexaminedthesubjectagainin"GaslandⅡ".FoxwasinWashington,D．C．recentlytopresenthisthirdfilm.Hewasarrestedduringaprotestagainstanewfuelpipeline.Inthefilm,Foxsayspollutionfromfossilfuelsmustbereduced.Withoutlimits,therewillbemoreextremeweather,likeseverestormsanddryweather,risingsealevels,causingshortagesoffoodandwater,"Whenyoureallyencounterthatheadon,itcausesanin-crediblecrisis."Inthenewfilm,FoxtravelsthroughasunlessforestintheAmazonwithlocalactiviststomeasureoilspills.HegoestoavillageinEcuadortolearnhowpeopletherestoppedapipelinefrombeingbuilt.HejoinsyoungpeopleinAustraliatostopboatsfromenteringtheportofNewcastle."Youshouldprobablyknowthedownsideofwhatwe'reabouttodo.Thisis