話題33海洋奧秘探索及保護

Ⅰ.閱讀理解

Coralreefsareanecessarypartofsealifeandsupportitbyprovidingshelterand

habitattovariousorganisms.Theyalsosupplyandrecyclenutrientsaswellasenablea

fishpopulationtoboom，alongwithotherspecies，forahealthyanddiverseecosystem.

However，theriseinaveragewatertemperatureduetoclimatechangehasresultedin

morefrequentandextended“coralbleaching(珊瑚白化)”eventsthatdamagetheir

health，causingfishandotherseaspeciestoabandonthem.

Inordertorepairthisdelicateecosystem，scientistsfromtheUKandAustralia

conductedastudythatinvolvedusingspeakersunderwaterneardamagedcoralreefsto

makethemsoundhealthyandattractfish，potentiallystartingthenaturalrecovery

processofcoralreefsandtheirdependentlifeforms.

ThelocationofthisexperimentwastheGreatBarrierReefintheCoralSea，found

alongsidetheeastcoastofQueensland，Australia，whichisfamousforhavingthe

largestcoralreefsystemintheworldthat’s2，300kilometreslongandcoversanarea

ofnearly344，400squarekilometres.Byusingloudspeakerstoreproducesuchsounds，

areasofdeadcoralreefswerefoundtoattracttwiceasmanyfish，comparedtoplaces

wherenosoundswereplayed.Thesereturningfishcouldhelpintherecoveryofthis

ecosystembygivingthoseareasofcoralachanceofnewlife.

“Fishareimportantforcoralreefstofunctionashealthyecosystems.Increasingfish

populationsinthiswaycouldhelptostartthenaturalrecoveryprocess，reducingthe

damagewe’reseeingonmanycoralreefsaroundtheworld.Ofcourse，attractingfishto

adeadcoralreefwon’tbringitbacktolifeautomatically，buttherecoveryprocess

reliesonfishthatcleanthecoralreeftomakespaceforcoraltoregrow，”saidMark

Meekan.

1.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Theimportanceofcoralreefs.

B.Theinfluenceofclimatechange.

C.Theperfectplaceforseaspecies.

D.Theecosystem’sdiversityandcomplexity.

2.What’sthepurposeofusingspeakersunderwater?

A.Tomakefishmoreactive.

B.Totestdamagedcoralreefs.

C.Tohelprecovertheecosystem.

D.Tohelpspeedthegrowthofcoralreefs.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheexperiment?

A.Itwasn’tcarriedoutinthelargestcoralreefsystem.

B.Itdrewmuchpublicattention.

C.Ithasbroughtdeadcoralreefsbacktolife.

D.Theloudspeakerswerehelpfulinattractingfish.

4.WhatisMarkMeekan’sattitudetowardstheuseofspeakers?

A.Doubtful.B.Positive.

C.Disappointed.D.Indifferent.

Severalyearsago，JasonBox，ascientistfromOhio，flew31giantrollsofwhiteplastic

toaglacier(冰川)inGreenland.Heandhisteamspreadthemacross10，000feetofice，

andthenleft.Hisideawasthatthewhiteblanketwouldreflectbacktheraysofthesun，

keepingtheicebelowcool.Whenhecamebacktochecktheresults，hefoundit

worked.Theexposedicehadmeltedfasterthanthecoveredice.Hehadnotonlysaved

twofeetoftheglacierinashorttime.Nocoalplantswereshutdown，nojobswerelost，

andnobodywastaxedorfired.Itwasjustthesortoffixwe’relookingfor.

“Thankyou，butnothankyou，”saidRalphKing，aclimatescientist.HetoldGrey

Childs，authorandcommentator，that“peoplethinktechnologycansavetheplanet，

butthereareotherthingsweneedtodealwith，likeconsumption.Theyburned$50，

000justforthehelicoptertobringtheplastictotheglacier.”Thisexperimentgives

peoplefalsehopethatclimatechangecanbefixedwithoutchanginghuman

behaviour.Itcan’t.Technologywon’tgiveusafreeride.

Individualsrespondtoclimatechangedifferently.ClimatologistKellySmithishardly

aloneinherpredictionthatsomedaysoonwewon’tbeclimatevictims—wewillbe

climatechoosers.Morescientistsagreewithherthatifthehumanracesurvives，the

engineerswillgetsmarter，thetoolswillgetbetter，andonedaywewillcontrolthe

climate.Butwhatthen？“Justthementionofuscontrollingtheclimatesentasmall

shiverdownmyback，”Greywrites.“Somethingsoundedwrongaboutstoppingice

agesbyourownwill，”hesays.

Me？Ilikeitbetterwhentheearthtakescareofitself.Iguessonedaywewillhaveto

runtheplace，butforthemoment，sittingatmydesk，lookingoutatthetreesbending

wildlyandthewindhowling，I’mhappynottobeincharge.

5.WhydoestheauthormentionJasonBox’sexperimentinthefirstparagraph?

A.Tointroduceapossiblesolutiontoclimatechange.

B.Todescribeamisleadingattempttofixtheclimate.

C.Toreportonasuccessfulexperimentonsavingtheglacier.

D.Toarousepeople’sattentiontotheproblemofglobalwarming.

6.WhichstatementwouldRalphKingmostprobablyagreewith?

A.Thefightagainstclimatechangewillnotsucceed.

B.Technologyisnotthefinalsolution，letaloneitshighcost.

C.It’sbesttodealwithclimatechangewithoutchangingourbehaviour.

D.Jason’sexperimentplaysasignificantroleinfixingclimatechange.

7.WhatisGreyChilds’attitudetohuman’scontrollingtheclimate?

A.Favourable.B.Tolerant.

C.Doubtful.D.Unclear.

8.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Butshouldwefixtheclimate?

B.Isclimatechangearealproblem?

C.Howcanwetakecareoftheearth?

D.Whatifalltheglaciersdisappeared?

Ⅱ.完形填空

(2024·湖南省郴州市二模)

Asaflorist，Ispenthoursarrangingthedisplayforanevent.Butadaylater，itwas

unwantedandthrownaway__1__.Iwantedtodosomethingwithit，believingmanyof

theflowersstillingoodconditioncouldbe__2__.

ThinkingIcouldmakethemostofthesebeautiful__3__，Istartedtakinghomeas

manyaspossible，andgivingthemtohospitals，buttherewerestillmany__4__.Then，

onedayIhadan__5__.

Ibeganrepurposingsomeoftheminto__6__items.Apinkagapanthus(百子

蓮)becameanecklace，whileIusedabanksia(山龍眼)asagiantheadpiece.Afriend，

Lilywasattractive，withtheorangeflowersonher__7__，whichlookedlikeafamous

hairstyle.Andsomeofmycreationswere__8__byanotherfriend.

Sharingthephotosonthesocialmediagotpeople__9__.Manywere__10__athow

wastefulthefloralindustrycouldbe.Bythen，Ifoundmore__11__.Myartworks

showedmethatwereallycould__12__flowers.OnValentine’sDay，therewereso

many__13__rosesthatIwovethemtogetherintoagiantredsuit，whichLilywore

whilewalkingthroughthecity.

Ithinkmyworkis__14__theideasaboutbeauty.Somethingthatpeoplemightthinkis

__15__forthebincanreallyhaveawholeotherlifeinit.SoIhopepeoplecanthink

moreaboutwhattheythrowout.

1.A.speciallyB.patiently

C.intentionallyD.carefully

2.A.refundedB.reused

C.returnedD.recommended

3.A.stagesB.displays

C.plantsD.memories

4.A.leftoverB.takenover

C.lookedoverD.gotover

5.A.interviewB.accident

C.opportunityD.idea

6.A.salesB.work

C.studyD.fashion

7.A.wayB.head

C.listD.back

8.A.createdB.approved

C.identifiedD.photographed

9.A.performingB.talking

C.competingD.succeeding

10.A.alarmedB.relieved

C.shockedD.embarrassed

11.A.possibilitiesB.statistics

C.standardsD.examples

12.A.purchaseB.wear

C.chooseD.generate

13.A.unwantedB.indoor

C.beautifulD.fake

14.A.comprisingB.classifying

C.changingD.collecting

15.A.convenientB.enough

C.essentialD.fit

Ⅲ.語法填空

(2024·山西省晉中市高三二模)

TheGrandCanal，agreatman－madeprojectcompletedinancientChina，has

witnessedChinesehistoryspanningover2，500years.OnJune22，2014，it

1.____________(include)ontheWorldCulturalHeritageList.

Overathousandyears，theGrandCanalhasbeenmeandering(蜿蜒而行)through

eightprovincesandcitiesalong2.____________(it)courseof3，200kilometersand

connectingfivemajorrivers，which3.____________(be)thelongestandoldestcanal

intheworld.Itisapreciousheritage4.____________(pass)downtousbyour

ancestors.

Inmoderntimes，as5.____________resultofsocialunrest，climatechange，economic

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