2019高考英语一轮优练题Unit4Globalwarming含解析新人教版选修6.doc
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1、Global warming李仕才(选修6Unit 4)【短文语法填空】根据短文内容,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Having become a millionaire,some people still continue to be 1.concerned(concern) about money and work hard to get all the money,2.while others,one of whom is Charles Gray,have turned their backs on their money and try 3.to_be(b
2、e)a happy person.Although Charles Gray is very 4.wealthy(wealth),he is leading a simple life.He lives in a small room which 5.is_equipped(equip) with secondhand furniture.In fact,Charles was pleased 6.to_give(give) up the lifestyle of a rich man.7.Tired(tire) of being a person who had everything in
3、a world,he gave all his money away,which brought him a lot of happiness.Having discovered that most of the people 8.who wanted to earn much money never made 9.it,Charles decided to drop out.In his opinion,having only a little money makes a person much 10.happier(happy).阅读理解The world is getting warme
4、r.Animals have begun to change in response to the new condition.And some of them have become smaller.Some scientists thought this might be an adaptation to a warmer world;smaller bodies should be able to lose heat better.But now a new study published in Science has found that for red knot birds,that
5、s not the case.Ecologist Jan van Gils and his colleagues have been studying these birds for 33 years.Over the course of their research,van Gils and his team have found that in Russia where the red knots summer,snowmelt and spring have been advancing by half a day per year on average.Over more than t
6、hirty years,the researchers caught and measured nearly 2,000 birds.In years when the snowmelt had arrived particularly early,the birds were likely to be smaller and have shorter bills(鸟嘴).The birds leave the coast of Western Africa,where they winter,and fly north toward Russia with no clue as to wha
7、t the weather is like there.The birds are supposed to arrive in spring,so they can lay their eggs and when their chicks hatch out,there will be a wealth of arthropod(节肢动物) insects to feed their young.But even though the red knots are advancing their arrival date by about a quarter of a day per year,
8、it is not enough to keep up with the snowmelt.And in years when the snowmelt arrives early,the arthropods reach the greatest quantity before the birds need them.Therefore,chicks miss out on eating well and they grow up to be smaller and have shorter bills.Being smaller and having a shorter bill isnt
9、 a problem in Russiabut it is in Africa.There,adult birds feed on thin-shelled bivalves(双壳贝类),Loripes lucinalis.But the bivalves are buried deep.However,other options,Dosinia isocardia bivalves and seagrass rhizomes(根茎),which only the youngest birds rely on,are not abundant or nutritious.Van Gils an
10、d his colleagues found that,in their first year,shorter-billed red knots dont survive as well in Africa.“A few short-billed birds make it,”van Gils says,“but the majority of birds that survive are the long-billed birds.”1.Jan van Gils and his colleagues reached the conclusion by .A.comparing red kno
11、ts with other birdsB.dividing 2,000 red knots into several groupsC.watching and examining red knots for three decadesD.analyzing studies that have been published in Science2.What influence does early snowmelt have on red knots?A.Their chicks dont have enough to eat.B.Their eggs take more time to hat
12、ch out.C.They need to find other places for summer.D.They arrive in Russia half a day earlier each year.3.Few adult short-billed red knots survive in Africa because .A.they cant find arthropod insects to eatB.they cant access Loripes lucinalis bivalvesC.the Dosinia isocardia bivalves they need are r
13、areD.the seagrass rhizomes they feed on are not nutritious4.Whats the purpose of the text?A.To tell a story.B.To provide facts.C.To make an announcement.D.To put forward suggestions.BI had the honour of being elected chief of my tribe(部落)With the title came great responsibility.It was my job to make
14、 peace with the Maori Tamaki tribe,whose village we visited.Their soldiers jumped from a canoe and faced us down with fierce crying,sticking eyes and much noise of sticks.They laid a palm leaf on the ground and,as head,I was forced to accept this peace offering by picking it up, then touching noses
15、with their chief.“Kia ora,” he said,welcoming us into the woodland home of his people.My “tribe” was my New Zealand coach tour group,who had forced me into being their leader.Wed been warned that the ceremony was a serious occasion and that to laugh or even smile would be considered rude to the Tama
16、ki.After that it was nonstop fun as they demonstrated their ancient customs and I received instruction in performing the haka,the war dance immortalized(使不朽)by the All Blacks rugby team.Then they pulled our dinner of lamb,beef and vegetables out of the ground.It had been slowcooked in the heat just
17、below the surface in the geothermal(地热的)area of North Island,a Maori tradition known as a hangi that goes back an extremely long period of time.Obviously,this form of it is put on for tourists but it was hugely enjoyable.The journey back to the hotel was alone worth the effort,our elder Maori driver
18、 being deserving of his own television show.“The wheels on the bus go round and round,”he got us singing,while he circuited a roundabout three times.A couple of days from the end of our trip,there was still something missing,a New Zealand icon I wanted to see to make my grand tour complete.Riding ov
19、er a ridge,there it was Aotearoa.The Maori name for New Zealand translates as “the land of the long white cloud”Can I say “Kia ora,Aotearoa?” You bet I can.1How were the visitors greeted in the tribe?AThe soldiers made a palm leaf road.BThe soldiers touched their noses.CThe soldiers shook sticks fie
20、rcely.DThe soldiers made noise with shut eyes.2Which refers to the Maori cooking custom?AKia ora. BHaka.CHangi. DTamaki.3What does the author think of the driver?AHe was good at singing.BHe made the journey memorable.CHe was not familiar with the road.DHe performed well on a TV show.4What is the bes
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