高考英语阅读理解科普文难度较高.docx

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高考英语阅读理解科普文难度较高

2014年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解拉分题（较难题目）特训：

节能环保类

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TheGoldmanEnvironmentalFoundationrecentlyrecognizedagroupofindividuals（个体）fortheireffortstoprotecttheenvironment.Eachyear,theAmerican-basedgrouphonorsenvironmentalactivistsfromsixdifferentareas.

Thefirstthreewinnersofthe2012GoldmanPrizearefromKenya,thePhilippinesandChina.

TheGoldmanEnvironmentalFoundationsaysIkalAngeleiisaherotothosewholivearoundLakeTurkana.TheKenyanwomanreceivedtheawardbecauseofhereffortstostopadamprojectonariverinEthiopia.Criticssaythedamwillharmthelakeandrestrict（限制）theflowofwaterforpeoplewholivenearby.

ThePhilippineislandofMindoroishometothosewhodependonthearea’snaturalresourcesforfoodandjobs.EdwinGariguezbecameconcernedwhenaEuropeancompanyannouncedplanstominefornickel（镍）ontheisland.TheRomanCatholicministersaidwastematerialsfromtheminingprojectwouldpollutethewateranddestroytheforests.Sohestartedacampaigntostoptheproject.

InChina,MaJuneisworkingwithbusinessestocleanuptheirpollution.Heformedagroupthatcollectsinformationaboutpollution,andpublishesitontheInternet.

TheGoldmanPrizewasalsoawardedtoactivistsfromArgentina,RussiaandtheUnitedStates.

SofiaGaticaofArgentinaisfromatownwherefarmerscommonlyusepesticide（杀虫剂）productstoprotectsoybeancropsfrominsects.Thetownalsohasahighrateofcancer.SofiaGaticabelie

vedthatpesticideusewasresponsibleforthedeathofherbaby.Sheworkedwithothermotherstogetgovernmentofficialstobantheuseofchemicalsnearpopulatedareas.

EvgeniaChirikovaobjectstotheplanstobuildaroadthroughaprotectedforestjustoutsideMoscow.ShehasdemandedthatRussianofficialsredirectth

eroadawayfromtheforest.Sheandherfollowershavebeenarrestedfortheiractivities.However,theircampaignhasgainedwidespreadpublicsupport.

ThesixthwinnerisAmericanCarolineCannon—acommunityleaderinPointHope,Alaska.MizCannonisfightingtokeepArcticwaterssafefromoilandgasexp

loration.

60.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat______.

A.thedamprojecthasbeenprevented

B.thefirstthreeactivistsareallfromAsia

C.aEuropeancompanyisgoingtodigfornickel

D.MaJuneistryingtostopoilandgasexploration

61.Fromthe7thparagraph,wecanknowthat______.

A.pesticideuseaccountsforahigh-rateofcancer

B.Sofiamanagedtobantheuseofchemicals

C.thefarmersmainlyliveonunpollutedproducts

D.thedeathofthebabywasduetodelayedtreatment

62.WhatdoweknowaboutEvgeniaChirikova？

A.Sheplanstobuildaroadtoprotecttheforest.

B.Sheisinchargeofaprojectfarawayfromtheroad.

C.Shepersuadedthegovernmenttosetherfollowersfree.

D.Herenvironmentalactionhasbeenwidelyacknowledged.

63.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SixAdvancedIndividualsforHardWork

B.EffortstoCreateaCleanandBeautifulWorld

C.SixEnvironmentalActivistsWinGoldmanPrize

D.TheGoldmanEnvironmentalFoundationPrize

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SCSGlobalServices（SCS）hasevaluatedanewmethodologyformeasuringthecarbonsequestration（封存）abilityofsoilundertheVerified（验证）CarbonStandard（VCS）,aleadinggreenhousegas（GHG）accountingsystem.Themethodology,developedbyTheEarthPartners,willallowlandmanagerswhosequesterGHGsingrasslandsandfarmlandstoproducecarboncreditsforsaleinthevoluntarymarket.

Managersofgrasslandsandfarmlandscanincreasecarbonsequestrationinsoilbypracticessuchaschanginggrazing（放牧）practicesandoperatingtreatmentsdesignedtoimprovethe

varietyandproductivityofplantgroups.TheEarthPartnersispresentlypilotingthismethodologywithfarmersacrosssevenmillionacresofthePalouseRiverandColumbiaPlateauregionsinthePacificNorthwest.

“TheVCSp

rogramhasachievedanimportantmilestoneinnowcombininggrasslandandrangelandcarbonoffset（抵消，补偿）projects,"saidDr.RobertJ.Hrubes,ExecutiveVicePresidentofSCS."SCSlooksforwardtoapprovingandverifyingagriculturalcarbonoffsetprojectsthatusethisverypowerfulnewmethodology."

TheVM0021SoilCarbonQuantificationMethodologyisbasedondecadesofsoilcarbonresearchandtestingconductedbytopsoilscientists.ThemethodologywasdevelopedbyTheEarthPartnersandverifiedbyEnvironmentalServices,Inc.aswellasSCSGlobalServices.ItisthefirstsoilcarbonmethodologytobeapprovedforuseundertheVCS.

"Thiswidelytestedmethodologyisthefirsttospeciallydealwithsoilsinamarket,"saidStevenI.Apfelbaum,ChairmanofAppliedEcologicalServices,Inc.andDirectorofSciencewithTheEarthPartners.AccordingtoApfelbaum,soilsrepresentthesecondlargestlivingsinkofcarbonontheplanet.

68.Thenewmethodologyisassessedaccordingto　　　　　.

A.TheEarthPartners　　　　B.theVerifiedCarbonStandard

C.EnvironmentalServices,Inc.　　　　D.AppliedEcologicalServices,Inc.

69.Carbonsequestrationinsoilcanbestrengthenedby　　　　　.

A.sellingcarboncreditsinthevoluntarymarket

B.changinggrazingpracticesandoperatingtreatments

C.reducingthevarietyandproductivityofplantgroups

D.decreasingfarmlandsinthePacificNorthwest

70.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheVCSprogramprovestobesuccessfulincarbonoffsetprojects.

B.ManysoilCarbonMethodologieshavealreadybeenapprovedforuse.

C.Thenewmethodologyhasbeentestedinmanyfieldsincludingsoil.

D.Soilsseemtobethelargestlivingsinkofcarbonontheplanet.

71.WhatistheattitudeofSCStowardsthenewmethodology?

A.Opposed.　　　　B.Cautious.　　　　C.Doubtful.　　　　D.Approving.

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Rainforestishometoaroundtwo-thirdsofallplantandanimalspeciesfoundonland—inadditiontomillionsofpeoplewhodependonthemforsurvival—ourremainingancientforestsaresomeofthemostdiverseecosystemsknowntoscience.Theyarealsovitallyimportanttothehealthofourplanet,especiallywhenitcomestoregulatingtheclimate.Butancientforestsaroundtheworldareunderattack.

Protectingrainforestsisontheglobalagenda（议事日程）inabigway.Governmentsnowrecognizetheimportanceofprotectingtropicalforestsinordertoavoiddangerousclimatechange,andthereisnowmuchdebate.Asgovernmentstrytothrashoutthedetailsofanewinternationalagreement,expectedtobesignedattheendof2009,theyarediscussinghowbesttoincludemeasurestosaverainforests,andthereforeaddressoneofthemajorcausesofclimatechange.Worldwide,forestdestructioncausesmoregreenhousegasemissions（排放）eachyearthandoallthetrains,planesandcarsontheplanet.Soifwearetodealwithglobalwarming,thereisanurgentneedtofindwaystoreducethe20%ofglobalgreenhousegasemissionscausedbyforestdestructioneachyear,andtokeeptheremainingforestsstanding.

Weneedtoprotecttheplanet’sremainingforestsnotonlytostopclimatechangefromgettingworse,buttoensurethatwecanstandtheimpactsofglobalwarming.Healthyforestsabsorbandstorequantitiesofcarbon,helpingtoregulatetemperatureandgeneraterain.Whentheyaredestroyed,thiscarbonisreleasedintotheatmosphere.Thuskeepingforestsstandingisbothacriticalpartofregulatingclimatechangeandofadaptingtoawarmerworld.

Todate,mostofthetalkhasfocusedonhowtopayforreducingdeforestation（滥伐森林）,ratherthanonhowtoactuallygoaboutdoingit.Webelievegovernmentsneedtosupportlocalpeopletoprotecttheirenvironment,aswehavebeenshowingfor20yearscanbeaveryeffectivewayofsavingrainforests.

1.Thebesttitleforthepassageis　　　.

A.RainforestandClimateChange

B.StrategiesonProtectingRainforest

C.SeriousDeforestationtoRainforest

D.PresentSituationofRainforest

2.Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthat　　　.

A.wehavelittlerainforestleftuntilnow

B.theancientforestsarebeingdestroyed

C.rainforestcontroltheplanetinmanyways

D.Rainforestishometoallplantsandanimalsonearth

3.Theunderlinedpart“thrashout”inthesecondparagraphmeans　　　.

A.trytounderstand　　　　B.comeupwith　　　　C.hideaway　　　　D.haveathoroughdiscussion

4.Greenhousegasemissionscausedbyforestdestruction　　　.

A.arethesameamountbytransportonearth

B.take20%ofglobalgreenhousegasemissions

C.canbeavoidedbysettingmeasuresonly

D.havenothingtodowithclimatechange

5.Fromthetextwecanlearnthathealthyforest　　　.

A.cankeepushealthyandhappy

B.canincreasetheeffectfromglobalwarming

C.canbehelpfulinadjustingthetemperature

D.cangiveoutlargeamountsofcarbon

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Riversmaybeasignificantsourceofthegreenhousegasnitrousoxide（一氧化二氮）,scientistsnowfind.

TheircalculationsuggeststhatacrosstheglobethewaterwayscontributethreetimestheamountofnitrousoxidetotheatmosphereashadbeenestimatedbytheInternationalPanelonClimateChange（IPCC）,theUnitedNationsscientificbodychargedwithreviewingclimatechangeresearch.Theyfoundthattheamountofnitrousoxideproducedinstreamsisrelatedtohumanactivitiesthatreleasenitrogen（氮）intotheenvironment,suchasfertilizeruseandsewagedischarges.

“Humanactivities,includingfossilfuelcombustionandintensiveagriculture,haveincreasedtheavailabilityofnitrogenintheenvironment,”saidJakeBeaulieuoftheUniversityofNotreDameandtheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyinCincinnati,Ohio,andleadauthorofthepaperpublishedthisweekinthejournalProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.

“Muchofthisnitrogenistr