河北省鸡泽县第一中学学年高二上学期寒假作.docx
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河北省鸡泽县第一中学学年高二上学期寒假作
2017-2018学年寒假作业英语试题(八)
一.阅读理解(共16小题;共32分)
A
Webuythings,usethem,thenthrowawaythepackaging,largelyunawarethatmostofourtrashendsupinlandfillswhereitcansitfordecades,pollutingthesoilandecosystemsaroundit.Reducingtheamountofgarbageweproduceinthefirstplaceisoneofthebestwaystosavetheplanet.
FromJan.1toDec.31,2012,Isavedeverypieceofmygarbage.No,I'mnothomeless,andIdidn'tlosemymind.Keepingallmytrashmeantliterallylivingwiththeimpactofmydailydecisions,whichledmetomakedramaticchangesinmylifestyle.
IshouldclarifythatIsavedallmynon-biodegradable(不能生物降解的)trash-thingslikeglass,foam,andplastics,whichdon'trotnaturally.Isetasidebananapeels,coffeegrounds,eggshells,andotherbiodegradablewasteforcomposting(制成堆肥).JustasIwashedmydishes,Iscrubbedmysodacans,potatochipbags,andjuicebottleswithsoapandwaterandhungthemonmydishracktodry."Doesn'tyourtrashstink?
"peopleoftenasked.AslongasIwashedanddriedeverything,itdidn'tsmell.
Ibelievethat"waste"isactuallyaresourcethatcanbeusedratherthandiscarded.Savingmytrashallowedmetorecycleor"repurpose"it.Ratherthanthrowoutmyplasticbags,I'llputthemintoplasticbottlesthatcanbeusedas"bricks"tobuildbusstops,benches,andevenhouses.Thisspring,IwaspartofagroupofstudentsattheUniversityofCalifornia,Davis,whousedplasticbrickstocreateabenchforthecampus.
ThoughIwon'tbesavingallmytrashagainthisyear,myexperiencehaspermanentlychangedmyconsumptionhabits.EverytimeIgotothegrocerystore,Ibringreusablebags.AndIavoidconsumingdrinksfromglassbottles.Inshort,I'llneveragainbeabletobuyanythingwithoutpausingtoaskmyself:
IsthisreallysomethingIneed?
Isthereawaytogetitthatinvolveslesswaste?
Ialsohopethatallpeoplewillsee"waste"asjustaresourceinthewrongplace.
1.Theunderlinedword"discarded"inParagraph4means" ".
A.recycledB.valuedC.thrownoutD.handedover
2.Wecanlearnfromthetextthattheauthor .
A.kepthistrashinthegarage
B.savedgarbageforhalfayear
C.madethebestuseofhistrash
D.willcontinuetosavehistrash
3.Accordingtothelastparagraph,theauthor'sexperience .
A.gavehimmuchpleasureandjoy
B.allowedhimtosavealotofmoney
C.madehimshowlittleinterestinshopping
D.increasedhisawarenessoftheneedtoreducewaste
4.Thetextismainlyabout .
A.howgarbageendeduppollutingthesoil
B.howtrashchangesourmodernlifestyle
C.theauthor'sexperienceofsavinggarbage
D.theauthor'sgoodconsumptionhabits
B
Whenwereadnewspapers,weoftencomeacrossthewordpollution.Thiswordwasnotfamiliartothepeoplemanyyearsago.Butnow,itisaseriousthreattousbecauseitmeansthepoisoningoftheair,seas,riversandlands,whichwoulddoharmtoourhealth.
Therearemanyfactoriesthatbringpollutiontous.Wecannothavefreshairinthemorning.Thisismainlybecauseoftheharmfulsmokecomingfromfactories,especiallychemicalones.Theburningproduceswastes,someofwhichremainintheair,causingairpollution.Nearlyallofthecountriesaretryinghardtopreventandcontrolairpollution.
Inrivers,seasandoceans,thereareindustrialwastes.Somefactoriesjustthrowtheirwastesintoseasorletthemflowintorivers.Whenpeopledrinkthewaterfromsuchrivers,theygetpoisoned.Besides,thereisrubbishfromshipsandsometimeswhenanaccidenthappensinanocean,oilflowsoutfromtankers.
Onland,theaccumulation(堆积的)ofrubbishinthestreetsmaydirtythecityandbebadforourhealth.Thisisbecausepeoplecan'tdealwithrubbishinarightway.Ifwedonotfightagainstpollution,surelyonedayallofuswillbekilled.Somepeopleliketoputtheblameontheindustrialrevolutions(革命).Onthecontrary,thepollutionproblemwillbesolvedonlywiththehelpofmodernscienceandtechnology.Peoplewillcontinuallyfindnewwaystocontrolpollution.However,wemaystillhavealongwaytogobeforewehavea"clean"world.
5.Theunderlinedword"poisoning"inParagraph1probablymeans" ".
A.dealingwiththerubbish
B.makingtheairandwaterdirty
C.bringinginsomethinggood
D.makingtheairandwaterclean
6.Howcanwefightagainstpollution?
A.Torelyonthehelpofscienceandtechnology.
B.Topreventtheindustrialrevolutions.
C.Tocontrolairpollutiononly.
D.Tostoptheproductionofthefactory.
7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?
A.Wehavefoundthebestwaytosolvethepollutionproblem.
B.Wecanreducetheshipstocontrolthewaterpollution.
C.Therubbishinthestreetsisn'tbadforpeople'shealth.
D.Pollutionisaseriousthreattous.
8.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.Howtodealwiththerubbishinthestreets.
B.Theproblemoftheoilfromtankers.
C.Theproblemofcontrollingtheindustrialwastes.
D.Theseriouspollutionproblemsofwaterandair.
C
ThesceneintheHollywoodmovieTheDayAfterTomorrow,whereglobalwarmingcouldsoonturntheglobalclimate(气候)intoanewiceage,mayneveroccur,accordingtonewresearch.
Thenexticeagecouldbe15,000yearsaway,sayEuropeanscientistswholastmonthannouncedacontinuousrecordof740,000yearsofclimatedate(数据)obtainedfromtheAntarcticice.
Scientistsfrom10nationshavenowalmostcompletelydrilledthrougha3,000-meterdepthoficehighintheAntarcticmainland.Theyfigureoutthattheareawheresummertemperaturescanfallto,hasatleast900,000yearsofsnowfalls,keptasneatlyasthegrowthringsofatree.Andtheiceandaircaughtineachlayer(层)havebeguntoanswerquestionsabouttheclimatesinthepast.
Theresultsshowthattherehavebeeneighticeagesinthepast740,000yearsandeightwarmerperiods.Andbycomparingthepatternofglobalconditionstodaywiththoseofthepast,theresearchersreportedinNaturethatthepresentwarmperiodcouldlastanother15,000years.
Researchsuggeststhatthereisaverycloseconnectionbetweengreenhousegaslevelsandglobalaveragetemperatures.Italsoshowsthatcarbondioxide(二氧化碳)levelsarethehighestforatleast440,000years.
“Ifpeoplesaytoyou:
thegreenhouseeffectisagoodthingbecausewewouldgointoaniceageotherwise,ourdatesayno,anewiceageisnothangingoverourheads,”saidEricWolfffromtheBritishAntarcticSurvey.“Nowwehaveeightexamplesofhowtheclimategoesinandoutoficeages…andyoucanlearnwhattherulesarethatgointotheclimatemodelsthattellusaboutthefuture.”
Scientistsfoundthatwhenevertemperaturesroseinthefrozenrecord,sodidcarbondioxidelevel.“In440,000yearswehaveneverseengreenhousegasgetasthickasitistoday,”saidDrWolff.
9.IndrillingthroughtheiceinAntarctica,scientistshavefoundthat .
A.thelowesttemperaturethereis
B.thedepthoficeis3,000meters
C.theicehasexistedfor15,000years
D.snowfallsarekeptincertainpatterns
10.Theinformationoftheglobalclimateconditionsinthepastcanbeobtainedthrough .
A.separatingcarbondioxidefromtheair
B.examiningthegrowthringsoftrees
C.comparingtemperaturesindifferentareas
D.studyingtheiceandaircaughtineachlayer
11.WecaninferfromEricWolff'swordsthat .
A.thereissomethingwrongwiththedata
B.greenhouseeffectisalwaysabadthing
C.anewiceagewillnotcomeinthenearfuture
D.greenhousegaswillgetthickinthefuture
12.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ResearchovertheAntarcticarea
B.Warmperiodtolastabout15,000years
C.Reportontheeighticeagesinthepast
D.Hollywoodmoviesandtheglobalclimate
D
Tuvalu,atinycountryinthePacificOcean,hasaskedforhelpasitfearsitwillbeswallowedupbythesea.
StormsandhugewavesareaconstantthreatandnoneofTuvalu'sninelittleislandsismorethanfivemetresabovesealevel.Saltwaterisalreadyenteringthecountry'sdrinkingwatersupply,aswellasdamagingplantsthatproducefruitandvegetable.Withouturgenthelp,thecountry'sdaysarenumbered.
ButTuvaluisnotthefirstplacetofacesinkingintothesea.Venice,ahistoriccityinItalybestknownforitscanals,hassunkabout24cmoverthepast100years.Expertssaythatitwillhavesunkanother2050cmby2050.Acenturyago,St.Mark'sSquare,thelowestpointinthecity,floodedaboutninetimesayear.Nowadays,ithappensmorethan100times.WhileVeniceisslowlysinkingintothemudonwhichitstands,Tuvalu'srisingsealeveliscausedbyglobalwarming.
Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasincreasedbyalmost0.5centigradedegreesoverthepastcentury,scientistsexpectittorisebyextra13degreesoverthenext100years.
Warmerweathermakesglaciers(冰川)melt,addingmorewatertotheocean.Thewarmertemperaturesalsomakewaterexpand,soittakesupmorespace,causingthesealeveltorise.Thesealevelhasrisen1025cminthelast100years.
Themaincauseofglobalwarmingishumanpollution.Throughburningcoal,oilandgas,peoplehavebeenincreasingthegreenhousegasesintheatmosphere,suchasCO2.Thisaddstothepowerofthegreenhouseeffect,makingtheplanetevenwarmer.
Manyscientistsbelievethat,ifthewarmingisnotstopped,therewillbehugeclimatechanges.Thesealevelcouldrisebyonemeterthiscentury.
Shouldthiscometrue,theseawillswallowupmillionsofhomesandtheworldwillbefloodedwith"climaterefugees"lookingforsomewheretol
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