2020版高考英语复习Module4SandstormsinAsia课时作业（十六）（含解析）外研版.docx

Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia课时作业（十六）建议时间/30分钟.阅读理解A词数:355话题:废物处理与环境文体:记叙文Inthefighttoconservetropicalrainforests,heresatoolyoudontoftenhearabout:orangepeels.Specifically,12,000tonsofthem,weredumped(倾倒)ontheland.Youdontusuallyassociatewastetreatmentwithbiodiversitybenefits,somethingthatsgoodfortheenvironment.TimTreuerisanecologistatPrincetonUniversityandhestalkingaboutauniqueconservationstory.Itstartedintheearly1990s,whenanorangejuiceproducercalledDelOrosetupacompanyneartheGuanacasteConservationAreainCostaRica,aregionthatcontainsseveralnationalparksandawildlifeprotectionzone.DelOroneededsomewheretodumptheorangepeels,andthecompanyalsoownedforestedlandnexttotheparklandthatithadnointentionofgrowingcropson.Soadealwasstruck:ifDelOrodonateditsforestedland,itcoulddumporangepeelwasteondegraded(退化的)landwithintheconservationarea.Thenathousanddumptrucksworthoforangepeelswerelyingonthelandin1998.Andwithinaboutsixmonthstheorangepeelshadbeenturnedfromorangepeelsintothisthickblackrichsoil.“IcouldntevenfindthesitethefirsttimeIsawit.”Hecouldntfinditbecause,over16years,theorangepeelwastehadsentthelandonajourneytobecomeavine-chokedjungle,withthreetimesthediversityoftreespeciesoftheneighbouringcontrolplot,richersoilandamuchthickercovering.Inotherwords,theexperimentwasasuccess.TheresultsappearinthejournalRestorationEcology.Treuersaysperhapsthislessoncouldbeappliedelsewhere.“Itsashamethatweliveinaworldwithnutrient-limiteddegradedecosystemsandalsonutrient-richwastestreams.Wedliketoseethosethingscometogetheralittlebit.Thatsnotlicenceforanyagriculturalcompanytojuststartdumpingtheirwasteproductsonprotectedareas,butitdoesmeanthatlandmanagers,restorationists,peopleinvolvedwithindustrial-scaleagriculturaloperationsshouldstartthinkingaboutwaystodothoughtfulexperimentationtoseeifintheirparticularsystemtheycanhavesimilarwin-win-winresults.”1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph2referto?A.Wastetreatment.B.Aconservationstory.C.Anorangejuicecompany.D.Thebiodiversitybenefit.2.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutorangepeels?A.Theyareparticularlyhardtobreakdown.B.Theycanchangethecolourofthelandsoil.C.Theyarebeneficialtobiologicaldiversity.D.Theycangraduallydestroythesurfacesoil.3.WhatdoTreuerswordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A.Wastecanbeusedforenvironmentalprotection.B.Nowastecanbethrownrandomlyontheprotectedareas.C.Large-scaleagriculturaloperationsstartwithexperiments.D.Landmanagersmustbereadytotakeontheirresponsibility.4.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtodealwithorangepeelsB.HowtoimprovethedegradedlandC.AfruitfulexperimentinlandconservationD.WaystoprotecttropicalforestseffectivelyB词数:349话题:降温文体:说明文Citiesarelikelytobeaffectedbyoverheating,thankstosomethingcalledtheurbanheatislandeffect.Citiestendtobeshortoftrees,whichprovideshade,andtheyarecoveredwithblackpavement,whichabsorbsheatfromthesun.Thinkofhowitfeelstowearadarkshirtversusawhiteshirtonasunnyday.Ablackshirtabsorbslight,heatingyouup.Butawhiteshirtreflectslight,keepingyoucool.Theaveragetemperatureinacityofamillionormorepeoplecanbemorethan5degreesFhotterthansurroundingareas.Thatextra5degreescanturnahotdayfromuncomfortabletodeadly.Astemperaturesrise,citieswillbeanespeciallydangerousplacetobeduringaheatwave.Toprotectpublichealth,cityofficialsaregoingtomakethecitycooler.Aspartofthateffort,LosAngelesiscoatingitsroadsinCoolSeal,agreypaintthatkeepsstreetsandparkinglots10degreescoolerthanblackasphalt(沥青).ItwillhelpAngelinossavemoneyduringthesummer,whenairconditioningsendspowerbillssoaring.Anditwillsavelivesbyloweringtemperaturesandimprovingairquality.Hotweatherworsensairpollutionbyturningcarexhaustintosmog,whichcanmakelifemiserableforpeoplewithasthma(哮喘)andotherbreathingproblems.Ofcourse,LAwillhavetodomorethanpaintoverafewstreetstocooloffthecity.Angelinoswillalsoneedtoplantmoretreesandapplywhitepainttorooftopsatleastthosenotalreadycoveredinsolarpanels.WhileLAisapioneerofreflectivestreets,othercities,likeNewYork,arealreadyexperimentingwithreflectiveroofsor,likeMelbourne,loweringthetemperaturebyplantingtrees.LAishardlyaloneinitsefforttostaycool.“Thisisanurgentchallenge,anditsmuchbiggerthanoneperson,”saidMayorGarcettiinarecentstatement.“ClimatechangeisafactoflifethatpeopleinLosAngelesandcitiesaroundtheworldlivewitheveryday.”5.Whichofthefollowingcontributestotheurbanheatislandeffect?A.Plantingmoretreesinthestreets.B.Coveringthestreetswithwhitepaint.C.Applyingreflectivepainttorooftops.D.Furnishingeveryhousewithairconditioners.6.Whatshouldthecityofficialsemphasizeduringhotsummer?A.Howtomakethecitycooler.B.Wheretowearawhiteshirt.C.Whytocoattheroadswithblackpaint.D.Whentocutofftheelectricitysupply.7.WhatbenefitcanpeoplegainfromtheuseofCoolSeal?A.Increasingtheindooractivities.B.Promotingthesaleofairconditioners.C.Makinglifeeasierandmorecomfortable.D.Reducingthenumberofcolddays.8.Whatsthemainideaofthepassage?A.LAadoptedmanyapproachestofightagainsttheheat.B.LAcallsonpeopletofightagainstglobalwarming.C.Moreandmorecountriesbegintoplanttreesinthestreets.D.LAispaintingitsstreetswhitetokeepthecitycool.语法填空词数:222话题:海洋资源文体:说明文Throughouthistory,peoplehavethoughtoftheoceanasadiverseandlimitlesssourceoffood.Yettodaythereisclearevidencethattheoceanshavealimit.Mostofthebigfishinouroceansarenow9.(go).Onemajorcauseisoverfishing.Peoplearetakingsomanyfishfromtheseathatmanyspeciescannotreplace10.(they).Forcenturies,localfishermencaughtonlyenoughfishfortheirownandtheircommunitysneeds.However,fromtheearly20thcentury,peoplearoundtheworldbecameinterested11.consumingprotein-richfoods.Peoplebegan12.(catch)largequantitiesoffishforprofitandsellingthemtoworldwidemarkets.Inaveryshortperiodoftime,commercialfishing13.(great)reducedthenumberoflargepredatoryfish,suchascodandtuna.Today,therearestillplentyoffishinthesea,14.theyremostlyjustthelittleones.Smallfish,15.includesardinesandanchovies,havemorethandoubledinnumberlargelybecausetherearenotenoughbigfish16.(eat)them.Suchlargefish17.(be)necessary,becausetheyhuntandkillthesickandweaksmallerfish.Withoutthisweedingout,orsurvivalofthefittest,ecosystemsbecomelessstable.Asaresult,fisharelessabletosurvive18.(difficult)suchaspollution,environmentalchange,orchangesinthefoodsupply.短文改错WhatIneverunderstoodinelementaryschoolwashowmydadwouldalwaystellmegoonthebuslast.AtfirstIbelievehemerelywantedmetoberespecttoothersbylettingthemgoonfirst.NowIrealizedhejustwantedtospendasmoretimeaspossiblewithme.Asotherswereboardingabus,myfatherwhispered,“Behaving,son.Iloveyou.”Iresponded,“Dad,Iloveyoutoo.”Ithenwentonthebusandquicklyhurriedintomyusuallyseat.Ilookedatthewindowandsurelymyfathershandwasalreadythere.AndIputmyhandinfrontofhim.Eventhoughtherewasaglasswindowbetweenus,butmymindwascalmandfulloflove.课时作业(十六).A【文章大意】橘汁生产商需要能倾倒橘子皮的地方,一位生态学家与生产商进行了一次交易,若生产商可以捐出一块森林密布的土地,那么他就可以在保护区内的退化区域内倾倒橘子皮。那倒满了营养丰富的有机物质的土地怎么样了?没想到橘子皮废料已经让这片土地变成了爬满藤蔓的丛林。1.B代词指代题。根据“TimTreuerisanecologistatPrincetonUniversityandhestalkingaboutauniqueconservationstory.Itstartedintheearly1990s”可知TimTreuer是普林斯顿大学的一位生态学家,他正在讲述一个独特的热带雨林保护故事。故事起源于20世纪90年代初,故选B。2.C细节理解题。根据“Youdontusuallyassociatewastetreatmentwithbiodiversitybenefits,somethingthatsgoodfortheenvironment.(通常人们不会将废物处理与生物多样性益处联系起来,而这种益处对环境有好处)”可知作者认为橘子皮对生态多样性有益处。故选C。3.A推理判断题。根据“butitdoesmeanthatlandmanagers,restorationists,peopleinvolvedwithindustrial-scaleagriculturaloperationsshouldstartthinkingaboutwaystodothoughtfulexperimentationtoseeifintheirparticularsystemtheycanhavesimilarwin-win-winresults.(不过这的确意味着土地管理者、环境修复者以及参与大规模农业经营的人士,应该开始思考治理方法,进行周密的试验来看看,在这种特殊的系统中,他们是否会取得多赢的结果)”可知Treuer认为废物可以被用于环保,故选A。4.C主旨大意题。根据“TimTreuerisanecologistatPrincetonUniversityandhestalkingaboutauniqueconservationstory.Itstartedintheearly1990s”可知本文主要讲述了一个独特的热带雨林保护故事。因此富有成效的保护土地的实验最切合主题,故选C。B【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了洛杉矶采取的环保的降温方法。5.D细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“ItwillhelpAngelinossavemoneyduringthesummer,whenairconditioningsendspowerbillssoaring.”可推知,夏天人们大量使用空调,结合常识可知,空调外机的运行会导致气温上升,从而造成热岛效应,故选D。6.A细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Toprotectpublichealth,cityofficialsaregoingtomakethecitycooler.”可知,为了保护人们的身体健康,在炎热的夏季,城市的官员们应着重考虑如何降低城市的温度,故选A。7.C细节理解题。根据第三段,尤其是第二句和第三句“ItwillhelpAngelinossavemoneyduringthesummer,whenairconditioningsendspowerbillssoaring.Anditwillsavelivesbyloweringtemperaturesandimprovingairquality.”可知,使用CoolSeal不仅有助于降低温度,而且还能在夏季节省空调的开支和改善空气质量,一举多得,让人们的生活更舒适惬意,故选C。8.D主旨大意题。根据对全文的整体理解可知,本文主要介绍了洛杉矶为夏季降温而采用的更环保的方法,即除了种植树木之外,还将道路和房顶都漆成白色,故选D。.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文,主要对海洋大型鱼类资源枯竭的原因进行了分析。9.gone考查非谓语动词。gone此处是过去分词作形容词,意为“不复存在的”,在语境中作表语。注意:此处非被动的含义。10.themselves考查代词。与句子主语manyspecies呼应可知,此处用反身代词复数形式,表示“自我替换,自我循环”的含义。11.in考