2019外研版高中英语选择性必修一Unit6Understandingideas能力提升练

Unit6Understandingideas能力提升练Ⅰ.阅读理解A（2020吉林实验中学模拟检测）MoreandmorebirdsareflyingtosettleinQinghaiLake，oneofthehighestinlandlakesinChina，thankstotheprotectioneffortsofthelocalgovernment.Coveringanareaofover4，000squarekilometers，QinghaiLakeisalsothecountry'sbiggestsaltlake.LocatedinQinghaiProvinceofNorthwestChina，thelakeisfamousforthetwoislandsatitsnorthwestpoint--CormorantIslandandEggIslandThetwoislandshaveplentyoffloatinggrassandvariousfish，offeringrichfoodsourcestobirds.Theislandshavebecomeaparadisefordifferentkindsofgroupsofbirdsandhavebeencalled“BirdIslands”.EachMarchandApril，wheniceandsnowcoveringtheQinghai-TibetPlateau（高原）starttomelt，over20kindsofbirdsflytotheBirdIslandstolayeggs.Duringthemonths，flocksofbirdscoverthewholeskyovertheislandsandbirdeggscanbefoundeverywhere.Visitorscanhearthesingingofbirdsfrommilesaway.Thesehavebecomeaworld-famoussymbolofthelake.Toprotectthisparadiseforcallsforecologicalprotection，ChinasetuptheQinghaiLakeNationalNaturalReserveattheendof1997.Meanwhile，theStatehaspointedoutthattheBirdIslandsandSpringBayofQinghaiLakewerecentralreserves.Inspectorsandconservatorsoftenpatrol（巡逻）thelake,enrichinglocalresidents’knowledgeofrelatedlawsandspreadingknowledgeaboutanimalprotectiontovisitors.Theyaremakinggreateffortstocallonpeopletoloveandprotectthebirds.Atthesametime,theyhavebuiltspecialfencesaroundtheislandareatopreventwolves，foxesandothercarnivorousanimals，aswellasillegalhuntersfrombreakingupthebirds’buildingnests，layingeggsandbreeding（繁殖）.Asaresult，moreandmorebirdsarecomingtotheislandsforshelteringandbreeding.1.WhyaremoreandmorebirdscomingtothebiggestsaltlakeinNorthwestChina?1/7

A.Becauseitisgettingwarmerandwarmer.B.Becauseitisbeingreformed.C.Becausetheenvironmentisgettingmoreagreeabletothemtolivein.D.Becausethepeopletherearebecomingricherandricher.2.Whatdothebirdsfeedon?A.Floatingfishandvariousgrass.B.Grassgrowinginthewateranddifferentkindsof.C.Saltwaterandplentyofgrains.D.Cornfromthelocalfarmers.3.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat_______.A.over20kindsofbirdscometothebirdislandbeforeMarch.B.flocksofbirdsflyuptothewholeskyovertheislandstolayeggs.C.visitorscanseethebirdsfrommilesaway.D.thegovernmenthastakenmanymeasurestoprotect.4.Thispassageismostprobablytakenfrom_______.A.anewspaperB.adocumentC.astorybookD.asciencebookB（2019湖北华中师范附中高二下学期期末考试）Antarctica（南极洲）'smeltingice，whichhascausedglobalsealeveltorisebyatleast13.8millimetersoverthepast40years，wasthoughttocomefromtheunstableWestAntarcticIceSheet（WAIS）.Now，scientistshavefoundthattheEastAntarcticIceSheet（EAIS）-consideredlargelyunaffectedbyclimatechange---mayalsobemeltingatanunexpectedlyrapidspeed.TheWAIS,whosebaseisbelowsealevel,haslongbeenconsideredthemostlikelytobreakdownBesidesgravity，adeepcurrentofwarmwaterslipsbeneaththesheetmeltingitfrombelowuntilitbecomesafloatingshelfatriskofbreakingaway.Incontrast,extremecoldandabasemostlyabovesealevelarethoughttokeeptheEAIS2/7

relativelysafefromwarmwater.Butasgreenhousegaseswarmmuchoftheplanet,drivingstrongerpolarwinds,somescientiststhinkwarmwatercarriedbyacircularcurrentwillstarttoinvadetheeastAntarctica'sonceunassailableice.Cooperationofmorethan60scientistslastyearpublishedinNature,estimatedthattheEAISactuallyaddedabout5billiontonsoficeeachyearfrom1992to2017.EricRignotoftheUniversityofCalifornia,andcolleaguescombined40yearsofsatelliteimageryandclimatemodellingandfoundthatoverallAntarcticanowsendssixtimesmoreiceintotheseaeachyearthanitdidin1979,withthemajoritycomingfromtheWestAntarctica.ButtheEastAntarcticawasresponsibleformorethan30%ofAntarctica'scontributiontothe138-millimetersealevelriseoverthepast40years.“Themorewelookatthissystemthemorewerealizethisisfragile,”saysRignot.“Oncetheseglaciersbecomeunstablethereisnoredbuttontopresstostopit”RignothopesthatthestudybringsgreaterattentiontoapartofAntarcticathathastraditionallybeenunderstudied.HelenFricker，aglaciologist（冰川学家）inCalifornia，agrees,“WeneedtomonitortheentireAntarcticaandwejustcan’tdothatwithoutinternationalcooperation.”5.Whatisthenewfindingofscientists？A.TheEastAntarcticaislosingiceatanincreasingrate.B.TheWestAntarcticaismeltingsixtimesfasterthanin1979.C.About5billiontonsoficeisaddedtoAntarcticaeachyear.D.Thesealevelhasrisenby13.8mmoverthepast40years.6.WhichfactorleadstotheEAIS’smeltingfast？A.abasemostlyoversealevel.B.Theforceofgravity.C.Theinvasionofawarmcurrent.D.Extremelylowtemperature.7.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“unassailable”underlinedinParagraph3?A.fragile.B.Unattackable.3/7

C.Mild.D.Unstable.8.WhichwaydoesHelenFrickerspeciallyadvocate?A.Satelliteimagery.B.Globalmonitoring.C.Worldwideclimatemodelling.D.Worldwidecombinedefforts.Ⅱ.语法填空（2020湖南衡阳第八中学月考）It'snotoftensunnyinParis，butpeoplestilllovetowalkalongthebanksoftheSeine.Theylovetheviewofthecity’sold1（building）especiallyNotreDameCathedralinParis（巴黎圣母院），withitsfantasticspire（尖顶）.2thatviewhasbeenchangedforever.OnApril16，afire3（destroy）thespireofthe850-year-oldchurchandtwo-thirdsoftheroof.Parisiansweresoshockedthattheycouldn’thelpopenly4(weep).Manycitizensgatheredaroundthegiantchurch，prayingforthehundredsoffirefighters5foughttheflames.FormanyinFrance，it'snotonlyahouseofworship，butalsoasymbolofFrenchculture，architectureandhistory.Itisnowonderthatpeoplefeltsad.Thecathedral，6（construct）in1163，ishometomany7（religion）paintingsandsculptures.Itisprobablybestknownforbeingrelated8thestoryofthehunchback（驼背人）ofNotreDame.ButitsFrenchGothicArchitectureremainsthe9（big）attractionforvisitorsfromaroundtheworld.10（fortunate），itsworld-famousglasswindowssurvivedthefire.AndtheFrenchpresidenthaspromisedtorebuildtheinvaluableheritage.参考答案：Ⅰ.阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文讲述了越来越多的鸟来到青海湖，当地政府的保护措施使这个地方成为鸟类的天堂。政府向人们普及鸟类保护法，号召人们保护鸟类。4/71.C【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段中的inQinghaiLake，oneofthehighestinlandlakesinChina，thankstotheprotectioneffortsofthelocalgovernment.”以及下文可知，越来越多的方面是因为那里有充足的食物“Moreandmorebirdsareflyingtosettle鸟飞到青海湖栖息方面是由于当地政府对环境保护所做出的努力，另一来源，也就是说那里的环境越来越适合鸟类生存。2.B【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Thetwoislandshaveplentyoffloatinggrassandvariousfish，offeringrichfoodsourcestobirds."可知，两个岛上有丰富的水草与各种鱼类为鸟类提供了丰富的食物。3.D【解析】推理判断题。根据第effortsofthelocalgovernment”可知，政府已经采取了很多措施保护这片区域。4.A【解析】推理判断题。四、五段及第一段中的“thankstotheprotection通读全文可知，本文主要讲的是由于当地政府对环境的保护，越来越多的鸟来到青海湖。这篇文章很有可能出现在报纸上，是一篇新闻报道。B【语篇解化，其中一个因素就是海洋暖流的入侵，科学家主张通过国际合作来监测南极洲。5.A【解析】“Now，scientistshavefoundthattheEast读】本文介绍了科学家发现南极东部的冰层正在以出人意料的速度融细节理解题。根据第一段中的AntarcticIceSheet（EAIS）--consideredlargelyunaffectedbyclimatechange--mayalsobemeltingatanunexpectedlyrapidspeed."可知，科学家们发现南极东部的冰层正在以出人意料的速度快速融化，故A项正确。6.C【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“somescientiststhinkwarmwatercarriedbyacircularcurrentwillstarttoinvadetheEastAntarctica'sonceunassailableice”可些科学家认为环流携带的温暖的海水入侵南极东部的冰层导致其加速融知，一化，故C项正确。7.B【解析】词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“Cooperationofmorethan60scientistslastyear，publishedinNature，estimatedthattheEAISactuallyaddedabout5billiontonsoficeeachyearfrom1992to2017.”可知，1992年到2017年，南极东部的冰层每年增加50亿吨冰，按照常理推断体积如此庞大的冰层是坚不可摧的，由此可知画线词词义为“坚不可摧的”，故B项。5/7

正确。8.D【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“WeneedtomonitortheentireAntarcticaandwejustcan'tdothatwithoutinternationalcooperation.”可知，HelenFricker认为我们需要监测南极洲没有国际合作我们无法做到这一点，由此可知，HelenFricker主张通过国际合作来监测南极洲，故D项正