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地球與宇宙奧秘探索Ⅰ.閱讀理解AVeniceisbuilton118smallislandsinthemiddleoftheVenetianLagoonoftheAdriaticSeainNorthernItaly.Thebeautifulcityexperienceswatersurges(洶涌)fromtherisingtidesatleastfourtimesayear,usuallyduringwinter.However,the1.87-metertidethatsweptthroughthecityonNovember12,2019,wasoneofthehighesteverexperienced,secondonlytothe1.94-meterwavethatfloodedVenicein1966.Tomakemattersworse,itwasfollowedbytwowatersurges,bothtopping1.5metersonNovember15and17.Therapidseriesofhightidescoveredover80percentofthecityofcanals,causingwidespreaddestructiontomuseums,homesandbusinesses.Thoughdifficult,itisalwaysimportanttofindahopeinsuchevents.InVenice,ithaseintheformofthe“AngelsoftheSalt”—hundredsofyoungvolunteerswhocametothecity.TheyoungpeoplefromalloverItalywerealerted(提醒注意)tothesituationbyVeniceCalls,anorganizationconsistingof35youngstudents.Itsspokesperson,PieroRisica,toldCNN,“WhenwesawthehistoricfloodingonTuesdaynight,November12,weimmediatelystartedtogathervolunteerstohelpthecity.Thefirstdaywewere200,yesterday550,andtodaymorethan1,700.”Besideshelpingremovethefloodwatersfromneighbourhoods,thevolunteerswerealsoremovingthegarbageonthestreet.SomevolunteerscametoVenice'sMusicConservatory,whichsufferedwaterdamage.BecauseoftheworkofvolunteerslikeMaria,whohadbeencarefullyusingpapertowel(紙巾)toabsorbwaterfromhistoricmanuscripts(手稿)thatwerewetwithsaltwater,manyhistoricmanuscriptsintheMusicConservatorywererescued.What'supsettingVenetiansisthatthedisastercouldhavebeenavoidediftheMoveableBarrierSystemhadbeeninplace.Thisprojecttoplacemoveablefloodgatesthatwouldpreventthehightideshasbeenunderconstructionsince2003,andhasalreadycostD|S5billion.However,duetothecostoverruns,andoppositionfromsomepeopleconcernedabouttheproject'simpactontheweakcanalecosystem,itisnowhereclosetopletion.語(yǔ)篇解讀:本文是一篇記敘文。威尼斯遭遇了潮水入侵,對(duì)該城市造成了很大破壞。1.WhatmakesVenicestruggleaccordingtothetext?A.Thelocationofthecity.B.Thelackofenoughcitycanals.C.Theunpredictableweatherinwinter.D.Thedestructionofseasonalwatersurges.解析:選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Thebeautifulcity...duringwinter.”和第二段中的“causingwidespreaddestructiontomuseums,homesandbusinesses”可知答案。2.WhatcanbeinferredfromPieroRisica'swords?A.VeniceCallscanpredicttheflooding.B.VeniceCallsisactiveinfightingdisasters.C.VolunteersinVenicearebraveandrespectful.D.VolunteersinVeniceareshockedbythedisaster.解析:選B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的“VeniceCalls...weimmediatelystartedtogathervolunteerstohelpthecity”可知,在應(yīng)對(duì)災(zāi)難面前,VeniceCalls工作很積極。3.WhatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinParagraph4?A.Whatvolunteersdidtohelpthecity.B.Howvolunteerssavedthehistoricmanuscripts.C.WhywatersurgeswerehighlydestructiveinVenice.D.WhatdamagewatersurgescausedtoVenice'sMusicConservatory.解析:選A段落大意題。第四段主要講述了水災(zāi)發(fā)生后志愿者所做的工作。4.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheMoveableBarrierSystem?A.Critical. B.Regretful.C.Confused. D.Doubtful.解析:選B觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“thedisastercouldhavebeenavoidediftheMoveableBarrierSystemhadbeeninplace”可知,作者對(duì)MoveableBarrierSystem沒(méi)有投入使用感到惋惜。BWithoutbreaksofinfectious(感染性的)diseasesmakingheadlinesaroundtheworld,scientistsareunderpressuretounderstandthedriversthatinfluencethetransmissionofpathogens(病菌的傳播)inordertobetterpredictandcontroldiseaseoutbreaks.InthewildsofBotswana,apathogencalledM.mungihasadifferentwayofinfectingthebandedmongoose(asmallfurryanimalthatkillssnakesandrats).Thepathogenspreadsfromanimaltoanimalthroughscent(氣味)marks.“Scentmarksaredepositedintotheenvironmentandcontainsmellsignalsthatconveyinformationfromonemongoosetoanother,”explainedKathleenAlexander,awildlifebiologist,wholedthenewstudy.Toconducttheirexperiment,AlexanderandCaroleAnneNicholsmonitoredthemovementsandmunicationofabout500bandedmongoosesinprotectedparklandscapes,urbanenvironments,andotherplaceswithvaryingcharacteristicsinBotswana.Inthisway,researcherswereabletogaininsightintothemannerinwhichlandtypeandanimalbehaviorinteracttoinfluencethespreadofthepathogen.Theresultwasaprehensivedatasetofmongoosebehavioralinteractionsacrossarangeoflandscapetypes.Inhigh-traffic,predator-rich(食肉動(dòng)物多的)environments,suchasurbancentersornationalparks,themongoosesstayedconstantlyalerted(警覺(jué)的),devotingtheirenergytoscanningthesurroundingenvironmentandpreparingthemselvesforescaping.Thissuperawarenesslikelykeptthemsafefromdanger,butitalsogreatlycurtailedtheircontactwithothers,reducingthepossibilitythatM.mungiwouldspread.“Ifyou'rerunningfromapredator,you'renotstoppingtoleaveamessageforotheranimals,”Nicholssays.“You'rerunningforyourlife.”Buttheoppositewastrueattourismcabins,wherepredatorsarescarceandfood,whichisoftenleftbyhumanhands,iseasytofind.Here,themongoosesspentagoodamountoftimemarkingscent,creatingalotofopportunitiesforthepathogentospread.PreviousstudiesbyAlexanderhavepulledbackthemaskonhowanimalbehaviorshapesthespreadofdisease.Thesenewfindings,however,addanotherlayerofdifferencetothespreadofdisease,stressingtheroleofenvironments.語(yǔ)篇解讀:本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章介紹了一項(xiàng)關(guān)于縞獴(bandedmongoose)的研究揭示了環(huán)境會(huì)影響傳染病的傳播。5.What'sthepurposeofmarkingscentbybandedmongooses?A.Totrackdownsnakesandrats.B.Tobetteradapttotheenvironment.C.Toshareinformationwitheachother.D.Toprotectthemselvesfrompathogens.解析:選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Scentmarks...conveyinformationfromonemongoosetoanother.”可知,縞獴之間利用氣味相互交流。6.WhatdidAlexanderandNicholsdoduringtheexperiment?A.Analyzedthespreadingwayofthepathogen.B.Markedthecharacteristicsofdifferentlandtypes.C.Collectedpreviousdataaboutbandedmongooses'behavior.D.Observedbandedmongooseacrossarangeofenvironments.解析:選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一句中的“...monitoredthemovements...andotherplaceswithvaryingcharacteristicsinBotswana.”可知,Alexander和Nichols在不同環(huán)境下觀察縞獴的行為。7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“curtailed”inParagraph4mean?A.Decreased. B.Explained.C.Replaced. D.Repeated.解析:選A詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第四段畫線單詞后的“...you'renotstoppingtoleaveamessageforotheranimals”可知,這種狀況會(huì)“減少”縞獴之間的接觸。8.What'sthefindingofAlexanderandNichols'snewresearch?A.Predatorscanspeedupthespreadofdiseases.B.Environmentscaninfluencethespreadofdiseases.C.Animalscansensepotentialdangeraroundthem.D.Thespreadofdiseasescanshapeanimals'behavior.解析:選B推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容及最后一段的內(nèi)容可知,縞獴在捕食者少的地方感染病菌的概率會(huì)大很多,因此,Alexander和Nichols新的研究表明生存環(huán)境會(huì)影響疾病的傳播。Ⅱ.閱讀七選五Mostoftheearth'sfreshwatersitsunderground.Tappingthegroundwaterhasenabledfarmingindrierplaces.OneexampleistheCaliforniaCentralValley.__1__Groundwateriswhatmadethisregion'scropproductionsobountiful.__2__Naturalwaterwayswillbegintoempty,whichcanhurtfreshwaterecosystems,includingsurfacewater—riversandstreams,whichwillbegintoflowintothegroundwateraquifer(含水層).Itwillharmwhatislivinginriversandstreams.Scientistsconsiderthisatippingpoint.That'swhensmallactionscanbeginhavinganunusuallybigimpact.Anewstudyhasfoundthat15to21percentoftappedwatershedshavereachedthetippingpoint.__3__Farmersintheseareasmainlyusegroundwatertowatertheircrops.Atcurrentpumpingrates,itispredictedthat42to79percentofwatershedswillreachtippingpointsby2050.“It'sreallyquitealarming,”saysIngedeGraaf,ahydrologist(水文學(xué)者)whostudiesthedistributionandcirculationoftheearth'swater.“Groundwaterandsurfacewaterarecloselylinked.__4__”Ahealthygroundwateraquiferprotectsecosystemsagainstseasonalupsanddownsintheavailabilityofwater.__5__Moreover,itwillmaintainthebiodiversityinthearea.Inthelongterm,itwillbenefitthehumanbeings.A.Pumpingmuchgroundwatercanbeharmful.B.Thatprovidesstabilityforareaplantsandanimals.C.Theearth'swaterisallconnectedtoonebigcircle.D.That'swhereaboutone-fourthoftheUSfoodes.E.Mostofthosetappedriversandstreamsareindryregions.F.However,muchpumpingatthisratecreatesatickingtimebomb.G.Itmeanstherewillbeashortageoffres
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