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(5)【xx高考英语湖北省汉阳市联考试题】400-year-oldplantsfromtheLittleIceAgewerebroughtbacktolifewhichcouldhelpusunderstandhowtheEarthwilldealwithclimatechange.Moss藓类植物foundburiedbeneaththeTeardropglacier冰川onEllesmereIslandinCanadahasbeenbroughtbacktolife.Findingssuggestthattheseplantscouldhelprepopulateregionsexposedbymeltingicecaps.PlantsthatwereburiedbeneaththickiceinCanadamorethan400yearsagoandwerethoughttohavefrozentodeathhavebeenbroughtbacktolifebyCanadianscientists.SamplesofthemossplantcoveredbytheglacierduringtheLittleIceAgeof1550to1850ADwerereplantedinalabattheUniversityofAlbertaandgrewnewstems茎.Researchersnowthinkthesefindingscangiveindicationastohowregionscanrecoverastheicecoveringthemmelts.BiologistDr.CatherineLaFargeandherteamattheUniversityofAlbertawereexploringtheregionaroundtheTeardropglacieronEllesmereIsland.IceonEllesmereIslandregionhasbeenmeltingataroundfourmeterseachyearforthepastnineyears.Thismeansthatmanyareasoflandthatwerepreviouslycoveredbyicehavesincebeenexposed.ManyecosystemsthatwerethoughttohavebeendestroyedduringtheLittleIceAgebetween1550and1850ADcannowbestudiedincludingmanyspeciesthathaveneverbeenstudiedbefore.WhileexamininganexposedareaoflandLaFargeandherteamdiscoveredasmallareaofmosscalledAulaniumturgidum.Itisatypeofbryophyte苔藓类植物plantthatmainlygrowsacrossCanadatheUSandtheHighlandsofScotland.DrLaFargenoticedthatthemosshadsmallpatchesofgreenstemssuggestingitiseithergrowingagainorcanbeencouragedtorepopulate.DrLaFargetoldtheBBC“WhenwelookedatthesamplesindetailandbroughtthemtothelabIcouldseesomeofthestemsactuallyhadnewgrowthofgreenbranchessuggestingthattheseplantsaregrowingagainandthatblewmymind.Whenwethinkofthickareasoficecoveringthelandscapewe’vealwaysthoughtthatplantshavetoefromrefugia濒绝生物保护区neverconsideringthatlandplantsefromunderneathaglacier.It’sawholeworldofwhat’singoutfromunderneaththeglacierthatreallyneedstobestudied.Theiceisdisappearingprettyfast.Wereallyhavenotexaminedallthebiologicalsystemsthatexistintheworld;wedon’tknowitall.”DrLaFargetooksamplesofthemossandusingcarbon-datingtechniquesdiscoveredthattheplantsdatebacktotheLittleIceAge.DrLaFarge’steamtookthesamplesplantedthemindishesfullofnutrient-richpottingsoilandfedthemwithwater.ThesampleswerefromfourseparatespeciesincludingAulaniumturgidumDistichiumcapillaceumEncalyptaproceraandSyntrichiaruralis.ThemossplantsfoundbyDrLaFargearetypesofbryophytes.Bryophytescansurvivelongwintersandregrowwhentheweathergetswarmer.HoweverDrLaFargewassurprisedthattheplantsburiedundericehavesurvivedintothetwenty-firstcentury.Herfindingsappearinproceedings(论文集)oftheNationalAcademyofSciences.
59.DrLaFarge’sresearchisofgreatimportanceto________.A.knowingwhattheplantsduringtheLittleIceAgewerelikeB.understandinghowecosystemsrecoverfromglaciers.C.regrowingmanyspeciesthathavebeendestroyedbefore.D.figuringouttheeffectsofmeltingicecapsonmoss.
60.Theunderlinedpart“blewmymind”inParagraph6canbestbereplacedby“________”.A.surprisedmeB.greatlyfrightenedmeC.putmydoubtoutofmymindD.wasexactlywhatIhadinmymind
61.AccordingtothepassageAulaniumturgidum________.A.livesbetterinsmallgroupsB.isveryactiveinhotweatherC.isstrongenoughtosurvivecoldnessD.ischosenfromCanadianrefugia
62.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassageA.Bryophyteecologyisgreatlyaffectedbyclimatechange.B.400-year-oldmoss’ssurvivalisamysterytosolve.C.MossinancienttimeswasdiscoveredinCanada.D.400-year-oldplantswerebroughtbacktolife.【参考答案】
59、BA61-62CD【xx高考英语综合能力测试题】ForcenturiespolarbearshaveenjoyedArcticwatersbythemselves.Butnowtheyaregettingpanyinsummer.LastsummerChinasentitsfirsticebreakertheSnowDragonoverthetopofRussiafromShanghait08lceland.ThissummertheYongShengafreighter(货船)operatedbyChinasCOSCOshippingpanybecamethefirstChinesemerchantshiptotaketheshortcut.ItsailedfromShanghaitoRotterdamcuttingtwoweeksofftheusualroutethroughEgyptsSuezCanal.SatellitephotosbytheU.S.spaceagencyNASAshowthatthewhiteArcticicearoundtheNorthPoleshrinkseverysummer.Itisreplacedbymoreandmoreopenwaterwhichappearsblackinthephotos.EvenRussianPresidentVladimirPutinagreeswiththeAmericanscientists.Itisabsolutelyclearnowthattheclimateischanging.Everyoneistalkingaboutthishesaidinaforumheldhererecently.Itisclearnowthatthenorthernlatitudescanbe-yopenforshippingfor100daysorperhaps150daysandthatnewregionsareopeningupforeconomicactivity.WhileRussiainvestsinmoreicebreakersArcticexpertsgatheredattheforumsaytheyseegrowingopportunitiesfortrade.FelixTschudichairmanofaNorwegianshippingpanyhasshippedironore铁矿fromnorthernNorwaytoChina.WebelievethatthepotentialoftheNorthernSeaRouteislargesaidTschudiapromoteroftheroute.Itwillnotbelikeanexplosion.Inxxtherewerefourshipsusingtheshortcut.Inxxtherewere34ships.Andinxxtherewere46ships.Thisyearweexpectaround50ships.LawsonBrighamisthecaptainofaUnitedStatesCoastGuardicebreakerbasedinAlaska.Reallywerelookingataseasonalsupplement补充totheSuezCanalcarryingnaturalresourceshesaid.Werenotgoingtochangetheequipmentfortheglobalcontainershiptraffic.
41.WhatcanwelearnaboutpolarbearsfromthefirstparagraphA.Theywillbelonelyinsummer.B.Theywillgettogetherinsummer.C.Theywillgetupapanyinsummer.D.Theywillseehumanbeingsmsummer.
42.TheunderlinedwordshrinksinParagraph4isclosedinmeaningto_______.A.changesB.increasesC.reducesD.pollutes
43.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtoFelixTschudiA.Moreandmoreshipswillusethetransitroute.B.Theshipsusingthetransitroutewillincreaserapidly.C.TheNorthernSeaRoutecanbearthetrans-Arctictradingships.D.About4moreshipsareexpectedtousetheNorthernSeaRoute.
44.HowmanycountriesarementionedinthispassageA.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.
45.WhatcanwelearnfromthepassageA.TheYongShengtooktheshortcutthroughtheSuezCanaltotheArcticthissummer.B.TheSnowDragonfromChinawasthefirsticebreakertotheArcticthissummer.C.VladimirPutinagreedthatshippingthroughtheArctichaschangedtheclimatethere.D.LawsonBrighambelievedthattheglobalcontainershiptrafficwouldbereplaced.【参考答案】41-45DCBDA曾经寂寞的北极,如今变得热闹起来了,尤其是在夏天一方面专家担心大量的贸易船只来往会影响北极气候;而另一方面一些提倡穿过北极新航线的专家则认为北极不会受太大影响
41.D细节理解题根据第一段中Butnowtheyaregettingpanyinsummer.可知答案
42.C词义猜测题根据后面一句Itisreplacedbymoreandmoreopenwater...可知答案
43.B推理判断题根据第七段中FelixTschudi所说的“Itwillnotbelikeanexplosion.”可以得知船只增加的速度并不会太快
44.D细节理解题根据上下文语境可知,文章中提到了ChinaRussiaIcelandEgyptNorway和theUnitedStates六个国家
45.A细节理解题根据第三段可知theYongSheng是第一艘通过theSuezCanal走捷径到达北冰洋的货船阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项【xx届广东省六校第二次联考】Theflagthemostmonsymbolofanationinthemodernworldisalsooneofthemostancient.Withaclearsymbolicmeaningtheflaginthetraditionalformisstillusedtodaytomarkbuildingsshipsandothervehiclesrelatedtoacountry.Thenationalflagasweknowittodayisinnowayaprimitiveartifact.Itisrathertheproductofthousandsofyears’development.Historiansbelievethatithadtwomajorancestorsofwhichtheearlierservedtoshowwinddirection.Earlyhumanbeingsusedveryfragilehousesandboats.Oftenstrongwindswouldtearroofsfromhousesorcausehighwavesthatendangeredtravelers.People’sfoodsuppliesweresimilarlyvulnerable.Evenaftertheyhadlearnedhowtoplantgrainstheystillneededhelpfromnaturetoensuregoodharvests.Thereforetheyfearedanddependedonthepowerofthewindwhichcouldbringwarmthfromonedirectionandcoldfromanother.Usingasimplepieceofclothtiedtothetopofaposttotellthedirectionofthewindwasmoredependablethanearliermethodssuchaswatchingtherisingofsmokefromafire.Theconnectionoftheflagwithheavenlypowerwasthereforereasonable.Earlyhumansocietiesbegantofixlongpiecesofclothtothetopsoftotems图腾beforecarryingthemintobattle.Theybelievedthatthepowerofthewindwouldbeaddedtothegoodwishesofthegodsandancestorsrepresentedbythetotemsthemselves.Theseflagsdevelopedveryslowlyintomodernflags.Thefirstknownflagofanationorarulerwasunmarked.ThekingofChinaaround1000B.C.wasknowntohaveawhiteflagcarriedaheadofhim.ThispracticemighthavebeenlearnedfromEgyptiansevenfurtherinthepastbutitwasfromChinathatitspreadovertraderoutesthroughIndiathenacrossArablandsandfinallytoEuropewhereitmetupwiththeotherancestorofthenationalflag.
41.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe“________”.A.DevelopmentoftheNationalFlagB.PoweroftheNationalFlagC.TypesofFlagsD.UsesofFlags【答案】A【解析】标题归纳题“Itisrathertheproductofthousandsofyears’development.”说明国旗是几千年发展的产物而且整片文章从旗帜最初用于表示风向,一直讲到它演变为现代的旗帜所以本文说的是国旗的发展故选A
42.Theunderlinedword“vulnerable”inParagraph3means________.A.impossibletomakesureofB.likelytobeprotectedC.easytobedamagedD.difficulttofind【答案】C【解析】词义猜测题本段第一句“Earlyhumanbeingsusedveryfragilehousesandboats.”说早期人类使用非常易坏的的房屋和船只而本句“People’sfoodsuppliesweresimilarlyvulnerable.”中“similarly”意为“同样地”,所以vulnerable”也表示“易损坏”故选C
43.Theearliestflagswereconnectedwithheavenlypowerbecause________.A.theycouldtelldirectionB.theycouldbringgoodlucktoancientfightersC.theywerehandeddownbytheancestorsD.theywerebelievedtostandfornaturalforces【答案】D【解析】细节理解题本段第一句“Usingasimplepieceofclothtiedtothetopofaposttotellthedirectionofthewindwasmoredependablethanearliermethods……”“用一块布系到标杆顶部来判断风向比早期的办法更可靠”因此,最早的旗帜与天的力量有关故选D
44.WhatdoestheauthorknowofthefirstnationalflagA.HeknowswhenitwassenttoEurope.B.HebelievesitwasmadeinEgypt.C.HethinksitcamefromChina.D.Hedoubtswhereitstarted.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题最后一段“Thefirstknownflagofanationorarulerwasunmarked.”说明第一个国家的旗帜未被标明,所以作者不知道第一面国旗是从哪儿诞生的
45.WhatwilltheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnextA.TheroleofChinainthespreadofthenationalflag.B.Thesecondancestorofthenationalflag.C.TheuseofmodernflagsinEurope.D.Theimportanceofmodernflags.【答案】B【解析】推理判断题结尾处“ThispracticemighthavebeenlearnedfromEgyptiansevenfurtherinthepastbutitwasfromChinathatitspreadovertraderoutesthroughIndiathenacrossArablandsandfinallytoEuropewhereitmetupwiththeotherancestorofthenationalflag.”说明中国国王树立旗帜的做法遍及到了贸易行路,通过印度,穿过阿拉伯大陆,最终到达欧洲在那与另一个国旗的原型结合所以,接下来最可能讨论的是过国旗的第二个始祖故选B。