阅读理解（名校模拟题）-冲刺2022年高考英语终极题型押题（天津专用）

2022年高考英语终极题型押题（天津专用）-阅读理解

（2022•天津河北•一模）Manyofusseemtohavelivesthatfollowacertainway.Fromkindergarten

allthewaytowhenwegetmarried,everystageofourlivesseemstobepreset.Andalthoughthisworkswell

foralotofpeople,accordingtoBritishscholarJayShetty,thereisno“right“scheduletoliveourlivesby.

Afewmonthsago,avideoofShetty'sspeech"BeforeYouFeelPressure^^becamepopularonthe

Internetacrosstheworld.Inthevideo,hesendsanimportantmessagethatweshouldthink"outsideofthe

way“andhavethecouragetofollowourhearts.AsShettysaysinthevideo,wedon'thavetogetstressed

andputourselvesinaracewithourpeersorjudgeourlivesbasedonothers'."Everythinginlifehappens

accordingtoourtime,ourclocks,hesays.

Inhisinspiringspeech,ShettypointsoutthatUKauthorJ.K.Rowlinggotherfamous"HarryPotter”

seriespublishedatage32,afterbeingturneddownby12publishers.ShettyalsomentionsthatUSactor

MorganFreemandidn'tgethisbigbreakuntilhewas52yearsold.Soweshouldn'tletanyonerushus.

AsphysicistAlbertEinsteinoncesaid,"Noteverythingthatcountscanbecounted,andnoteverything

thafscountedtrulycounts.Thekeytostayingonourowntracksistobepatientandkeepourowninterest.”

InAustraliannurseBronnieWare'sbest-sellingbook“TheTopFiveRegretsoftheDying”,sherecordedthe

dyingregretsofherpatients,andthetoponeonthelistwas:"IwishIhadthecouragetolivealifetrueto

myselfnottheoneothersexpectedofme.”

Indeed,wearealluniqueinourpersonalitiesandgifts,andthere'snoperfectfitforall.Weshouldlisten

toourinnervoicesandignorewhattheworldhastaughtus,andwhatwe'vepickedupfrompeoplearound

us.”Itisimportanttoallowpeopletogobacktobeingself-awareoftheirowninterests,needsandconcerns,

Shettytoldthemagazine."It'sdisconnectingfromwhat'makessense,towhatactuallymovesyouandwhat

makessenseinternally（内在地）.”

1.WhatdoesJayShettyagreeto?

A.Thestagesofourlivesshouldbepreset.

B.Fewpeoplehavelivesthatfollowacertainway.

C.Allpeoplelivetheirlivesaccordingtoschedules.

D.Wecanliveourlivesnotaccordingtothegivenway.

2.AccordingtoJayShetty'svideo,peopleshould.

A.putmorepressureonthemselves

B.adjusttheirlivesbasedonothers'

C.decidetheirlivesintermsofactualcases

D.competewiththosewhoarebetterthanthemselves

3.Shettyliststhefamouspeopleinhisspeechtoshow.

A.everyonecanbeawinnerB.hardworkisthekeytosuccess

C.greatnewlifecanbeginanytimeD.successdoesnothappeninone'syouth

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph4?

A.Everythingthat'scountedtrulycounts.

B.Oneshouldlivealifeasexpectedbyothers.

C.Weshouldcountandanalyzeeverythinginlife.

D.Thetopdyingregretwasnotlivinginthewayonewanted.

5.Wecanconcludefromthelastparagraphthat.

A.peopleshouldneverlistentoothers'advice

B.weshouldfollowtheheartanddowhatwewanttodo

C.whatmakessenseshouldnotbeaboutwhatpeoplecareinternally

D.beingself-awareofinterests,needsandconcernsisnotacceptable

（2022•天津•耀华中学模拟预测）Itisgenerallybelievedthatwearegettingcleanedwhenwestep

underashower.Weare,butwe'realsogivingahometolotsoftinylittlecreatureswedidn'tevenknow

about.AshowerheadcarriesthousandsofbacteriacalledMycobacterium（分支杆菌）.Thesecancause

problemslikecoughsandtiredness,andageneralfeelingofpoorliness（身体不舒月艮）.Whenyouturnonthe

water,thebacteriagofromtheshowerheadontoandintoyourbody.

ThisisafindingofNormanR.PaceandhisteamattheUniversityofColorado,intheUS.Thescientists

investigatedbacteriainallkindsofhumanenvironment,includingshowers.Pace'steamlookedat45

showerheadsinnineAmericancities.Theydiscoveredthat30percentofthemhadlargeamountsofflying

Mycobacterium.

ButPacesaidthattheyposefewthreatstothehealth.Onlythosewithaweakimmunesystemmight

needtoworry.HetoldtheNewYorkTimesthatthebacteriaarenotasunpleasantasmightbethought.He

saidthathavingashowerisnomoredangerousthananythingelsewedointhemorning.

Butforthosewhofeelsickabouttheideaofallthosemicroorganisms（微生物），hehadsomeadvice.

Letthewaterrunfor30secondsbeforegettingintotheshower.Why?Thenumberofbacteriaissmallerthan

thatwhenthewaterisjustturnedon.Ifthatseemslikeawasteofwater,headdedthatyoucouldalsochange

yourshowerheadeveryfewmonths.

However,Pacehadgoodnewstoo.HehasalsobeentestingtheairinUSsubways.Apartfromiron

particles（粒子），whicharegroundoffthetrackbythewheelsoftrains,subwayairisfresh.Thereasonis

thatatrain'smovementpumpsfreshoutdoorairintothetunnels.

Paceexplainedthathewantedtounderstandthenaturalmicrobialenvironmentsofpublicplaces.This

kindofknowledgemighthelpdiscoverthemicrobes（微生物）tobeusedinabioterrorist（生物恐怖分子）

attack.

6.FromthefindingofNormanR.Pace,aftertakingashower,wemightcoughorfeeltiredbecause.

A.it'seasytogetacoldwhentakingabathB.theshowerheadcarriesmanybacteriacausingillness

C.wedon'tgetcleanedwhileshoweringD.wedon'tgetaweakimmunesystem

7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Hotwatercouldkillmostofbacteriainshowerheads.

B.Of45showerheadssurveyedinninecities,30carriedlargeamountsofMycobacterium.

C.Changingshowerheadsistheonlywaytoavoidmicroorganisms.

D.Showerwatercontainsmuchlessbacteriaafterbeinglefttorunfbr30seconds.

8.Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat.

A.havingashowerinthemorningismoredangerousthanatothertime

B.thebacteriaalwaysthreatpeople'shealth

C.thereisnoreasontofearmicroorganismsforpeoplewithstrongimmunesystem

D.itisbettertodosomeexerciseinthemorningthanhaveashower

9.Theunderlinedword"pose"inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans"

A.causeB.avoidC.describeD.promise

10.WhatcontributestofreshairinUSsubways?

A.Thetrainsmovement.B.Ironparticles.

C.Trainwheels.D.Airconditionersonthetrains.

（2022♦天津市宁河区芦台第一中学二模）Whenpeoplehavepositivefeelingsforoneanotherthen

theyareabletositdownandtalkaboutwhatreallymatters,thatis,thetruepurposeandmeaningoflife.

Whenenvyandjealousyflee,truthhasarichsoiltogrowandripen.

Inordertoreallytalk,peoplehavetobewillingtoadmittheirweakness,andopenup.Butifthereis

anger,envy,jealousyorfeelingsofsuperiority,truthcannotexistbecauseeveryoneismeasuringwhatthey

aresaying,tryingtoavoidmakingthemselvesvulnerableinanyway.

Perhapsthebiggesttruth-killersofallareenvyandjealousy.Envyisdesiringwhatsomeoneelsehas,

whilejealousyisfeelingunhappythatsomeonehassomethingthatyouwouldlike.

Theobjectsofenvyandjealousycanbematerialpossessionssuchasjewelryandhouses,andother

intangiblessuchaspopularityandrespect.

Mostofusholdbackwhenwethinkaboutbeingenviousorjealous.Butdowereallyunderstandhow

thesefeelingsexpressthemselves?Ifsnotalwayssoobvious-unlessweslowdownandexamineourselves,

wemaymissthesigns.

Wethinktoourselves:Thatpersonwhojustwonthataward/contract/positiondoesn'tdeserveit.She

thinksherchild'ssogreatbuthe'snotverygoodandisreallyamediocreguy.Whodoeshethinkheis—he

doesn'tknowanythingaboutthatsubject.

Wemaynotintruthwantwhattheotherpersonhas,butwedon'twantthemtohaveiteither.Thisis

whatwecall“Dead-endEnvy”.It'sthefeelingofdissatisfactionthatoccurswhensomeoneelse

owns/achievessomethingandyouaren'thappyaboutit.Ifyouturnenvyor"Dead-endEnvy“insideout,

yougetschadenfreude（幸灾乐祸）,takingpleasureinsomeoneelse'smisfortune.Inanearlierstudy,"neural

correlates（神经关联）ofenvyandschadenfreudeweretiedtogether,withthemagnitude（量级）ofone

predictingthestrengthoftheother,saysresearcherMatthewD.Liebermanwhospecializesinrespectand

howpeoplegetalong.

Canenvyeverbepositive?Intermsofmotivatingpeopletopushthemselvestosucceed—yes.Butin

termsofpersonalrelationships?That'shardertoproveapositive.Onceyouacceptthatsomeoneisyour

superiorinoneaspectoranother,orhasbeenblessedwithauniquetalentorquality,andtheybecomearole

model,envymaytumintosomethingelse,respect.

11.Theauthorintendstotellusthatwhenpeopletalkwithothers,.

A.envyandjealousyareunavoidableB.peopledon'tneedtobeopenup

C.peopleshouldmeasurewhattheyaresayingD.positivefeelingshelptalkdeeply.

12.Aboutenvyandjealousy,theauthorthinksthat.

A.thereisnodifferencebetweenthemB.mostpeoplearewillingtoacceptthem

C.theyhaveabadinfluenceontruthD.theyareeasytounderstandandrecognize

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mediocre”mean?

A.Ordinary.B.Useless.C.Outstanding.D.Unique.

14.WhatcanweconcludefromParagraph7?

A.Envyistheoppositeofschadenfreude.

B.”Dead-endEnvy“canleadtoschadenfreude.

C.Peoplewithenvyorjealousyhavenosympathy.

D.Peoplealwayswantwhatothershave.

15.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.EnvyandJealousy,thePowerofSuccess

B.TheHarmfulnessofEnvyandJealousy

C.HowtoOvercomeEnvyandJealousySuccessfully

D.EnvyandJealousyandTheirEffects

（2022•天津市西青区张家窝中学一模）Richardisaveryasuccessfulbusinessman.Itiscommonfor

himtoworkhardwithanon-stop.Hewasn'tawarethathemightwearhimselfoutordieanearlydeathuntil

heoversleptonemorning,whichwasasortofalarm.Andthenwhathappened?Hehadaweek'sleaveduring

whichtimehereadnovels,listenedtomusicandwalkedwithhiswifeonabeach,whichhasenabledRichard

toreturntoworkagain.

Inourmodernlife,wehavelosttherhythmbetweenactionandrest.Amazingly,withinthisworldthere

isauniversalbutsillysaying:"Iamsobusy.^^

Wesaythistooneanotherasifourtirelesseffortswereatalentbynatureandanabilitytosuccessfully

dealwithstress.Thebusierweare,themoreimportantweseemtoourselvesand,weimagine,toothers.To

beunavailabletoourfriendsandfamily,andtobeunabletofindtimetorelax------thishasbecomethemodel

ofasuccessfullife.

Becausewedonotrest,weloseourway.Wemisstheguidetellinguswheretogo,thefoodproviding

iswithstrength,thequietgivinguswisdom.

Howhaveweallowedthistohappen?Ibelieveitisthis:wehaveforgottentheSabbath,thedayofthe

week------forfollowersofsomereligions-------forrestandpraying.Itisadaywhenwearenotsupposedto

work,atimewhenwedevoteourselvestoenjoyingandcelebratingwhatisbeautiful.Itisagoodtimeto

blessourchildrenandlovedones,givethanks,sharemeals,walkandsleep.Itisatimeforustotakearest,

toputourworkaside,trustingthattherearelargerforcesatworktakingcareoftheworld.

Restissspiritualandbiologicalneed;however,inourstrongambitiontobesuccessfulandcareforour

manyresponsibilities,wemayfeelterriblyguiltywhenwetaketimetorest.TheSabbathgivesuspermission

tostopwork.Infact,"RemembertheSabbath,,ismorethansimplypermissiontorest;itisaruletoobeyand

aprincipletofollow.

16.What'sthefunctionoftheparagraph1?

A.TotellusthatRichardlivesahealthylife.

B.Tobringupthetopicofthepassage.

C.TogiveusabriefintroductionofRichard

D.TotellRichardisasuccessfulbusinessman.

17.The“alarm“inthefirstparagraphrefersto"

A.asignalofstressB.awarningofdanger

C.asignofageD.aspreadofdisease

18.AccordingtoParagraph3,asuccessfulpersonisonewhoisbelievedto.

A.beabletoworkwithoutstressB.bemoretalentedthanotherpeople

C.bemoreimportantthananyoneelseD.bebusyingworkingwithouttimetorest

19.AccordingtothepassageduringtheSabbath,whatweshoulddoexcept.

A.Prayingforourfamily.B.Takingagoodbreak.

C.Onlyworkingfortwohours.D.Enjoyingdeliciousmeal.

20.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Weshouldbalanceworkwithrest.

B.TheSabbathgivesuspermissiontorest.

C.Itissillyforanyonetosay“Iambusy.”

D.Weshouldbeavailabletoourfomilyandfriends.

（2022•天津和平•——模）Tryingtofindtheperfectpresentisaboutaseasyastryingtoreadsomeone's

mind.Fewpeoplewillactuallytellyouwhattheywantforaspecialoccasion.Sowhattodo?Herearesome

tipsthatcouldhelp.

StartEarly

Behonest-doyouwaituntilthelastminutetostartlookingforpresents?Whileyouaredefinitelynot

aloneinthisritual,itissomethingyoumightwanttotrytochange.Startingyourshoppingearlycanhavea

numberofadvantages,particularlywhenstockingupforholidayssuchasChristmas.Ifyouplaninadvance

ratherthanlastminuteyoucangoshoppingonlinewhichincreasesyourgiftbuyingpossibilitiesasyou'll

havetimetofactorinthedeliveryofthegift.

MakeaList,CheckItTwice

Nowisthetimetoputyourthinkingcaponasyoumakealist.Ifyouarelucky,youshouldbeableto

findafewgoodideasinoneoftheselists.However,whatifthislistisn'tashelpfulasyoumighthavehoped?

Inthisinstance,writedowndifferentpersonalitytraitsofthepersonyouareshoppingfor.Thentryto

determinehowtousethisinformationtofindagiftthatisperfectlysuitedtothem.

ThinkOutsidetheBox

Ifyouarestillcomingupempty,itistimetogetcreative.Often,thereasonyougetstuckforgiftideas

isbecauseyouarerestrictingyourselftoomuch.Anexampleofbeingcreativeistothinkaboutwhatyour

friend'sofficelookslike.Thiscangiveyoulotsofideastogivehimagiftfbrhisworkspace.Intheend,it\

aboutfindingsomethinghecanuseeveryday,somethinghecanreallyappreciate.

GiftanExperience

Ifaregularoldpresentisn'tdoingthetrick,itmaybetimetothinkalittlebigger.Insteadofaphysical

gift,youcangivesomeoneanexperiencethattheywillneverforget.Youmaybewonderingwhatan

“experience“meansexactly.Well,itcanbeanythingthatwillinteresttherecipient.Iftheyareanadventurer,

alocalorforeigntripwillbeexcellent.Ontheotherhand,iftheyareasportsenthusiast,youcanbuythem

ticketstoasignificantgame.

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2mean?

A.Manypeoplemakeaplaninadvance.

B.Youhavemanyfriendswhodothesame.

C.Peopletendtosendgiftsearlierthanplanned.

D.Otherpeoplealsobuypresentsatthelastmoment.

22.Whatcanbedoneifyoufindyourlistoflittlehelpinchoosingagift?

A.Listingthecharacterfeaturesofyourfriends.

B.Thinkingitoverbeforemakingadecision.

C.Askingyourfriendswhattheylikebest.

D.Doingshoppingwithyourfriends.

23.WhatdoweknowaboutThinkOutsidetheBox?

A.Presentsshouldbeuniqueandspecial.

B.Practicalpresentscanbeagoodoption.

C.Officesareusuallydesignedforcreation.

D.Appreciationcouldbeshownthroughgifts.

24.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whichcanbethebestgiftideaforaphotographer?

A.DininginaMichelin-starredrestaurant.

B.Visitingasciencemuseuminyourtown.

C.Buyingasmartphonewithanadvancedcamera.

D.TakingatriptoMountTaiinthecomingsummer.

25.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toshowthesignificanceofpleasingfriends.

B.Tooffersometipsonbuyingfriendspresents.

C.Tosuggestseveralwaysonhowtomakefriends.

D.Tostresstheimportanceofbuyinggiftsforfriends.

（2022•天津市咸水沽第一中学模拟预测）LeonardodaVinci,oneofthegreatestthinkersintheworld,

beganhiscareerasanartist.VerylittleisknownaboutLeonardo'searlylife.Hewasbornin1452inthetown

ofVinci.Asaboy,Leonardoshowedagreatinterestindrawing,sculptingandobservingnature.

However,becauseLeonardowasborntoparentswhowerenotmarriedtoeachother,hewasbarred

fromsomestudiesandprofessions.HetrainedasanartistaftermovingtoFlorencewithhisfatherinthe

1460s.ItwasanexcitingtimetobeinFlorence,oneoftheculturalcapitalsofEurope.Leonardotrainedwith

oneofthecity'sverysuccessfulartists,AndreadelVerrocchio.Hewasapainter,sculptorandgoldworker.

Verrocchiotoldhisstudentsthattheyneededtounderstandthebody*sbonesandmuscleswhendrawing

people.

Leonardotooktheteacher'sadviceveryseriously.Hespentseveralperiodsofhislifestudyingthe

humanbodybytakingapartandexaminingdeadbodies.Whiletrainingasanartist,Leonardoalsolearned

aboutandimprovedonrelativelynewpaintingmethodsatthetime.Onewastheuseofperspective（透视）

toshowdepth.Amethodcalled"sfumato"helpedtocreateacloudyeffecttosuggestdistance,"Chiaroscuro"

isamethodusinglightandshadeasapainterlyeffect.

Leonardo'sfirstknownportraitnowhangsintheNationalGalleryinWashington,D.C.Hemadethis

paintingofayoungwomannamedGinevrade'Benciaround1474.Thewomanhasapalefacewithdarkhair.

Inthedistance,LeonardopaintedtheItaliancountryside.

Hesoonreceivedattentionforhisextraordinaryartisticskills.Around1475hewasaskedtodrawan

angelinVerrocchio'spainting"BaptismofChrist."OnestorysaysthatwhenVenocchiosawLeonardo's

additiontothepainting,hewassoamazedbyhisstudent'sskillthathesaidhewouldneverpaintagain.

26.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.WecanfindLeonardo'sworkintheNationalGallery.

B.Leonardothoughthisteacher'sadvicewasunreasonable.

C."Sfumato^isamethodtoshowdepthbyusinglightandshade.

D."BaptismofChristnmadeLeonardoknownacrosstheworld.

27.Theunderlinedword"barredninthesecondparagraphprobablymeans.

A.preventedB.protectedC.sufferedD.chosen

28.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeLeonardoaccordingtothethirdparagraph

?

A.Stubborn.B.Creative.C.Ambitious.D.Determined.

29.WhichisthecorrectorderofthethingsthathappenedtoLeonardo?

a.HefinishedthepaintingofGinevrade'Benci.

b.HemovedtoFlorence.

c.Hefinisheddrawinganangelinhisteacher'spainting.

d.HebegantolearnartfromAndreadelVerrocchio.

e.Hebegantostudythedeadbody.

A.b,c,e,d,aB.d,b,c,d,eC.b,d,e,a,cD.b,e,d,a,c

30.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Verrocchiodidn'tlikeLeonardo'swork.

B.VerrocchiothoughtLeonardo'sworkterrible.

C.VerrocchiothoughthighlyofLeonardo'swork.

D.Verrocchiodidn'tbelieveLeonardocouldpaintwell.

（2022•天津•耀华中学模拟预测）MymotherwasnevertrulyhappyinConnecticutfindingthewinter

bittercoldandthecultureprovincial（偏狭的）.ThoughshegrewupinNewJersey,shemovedtoSan

Franciscoinherearlytwenties,metandmarriedmydadoutthere.AfterIwasborn,theydecidedtoreturn

east,closertotheirownparents.ButsheneverletgoofherlovefortheBayArea.

CaliforniawasalwayspartoftheconversationwhenIwasakid.Iatemealsoffamap-of-the-world

placemat（餐垫），andMomtaughtmetoidentifySanFranciscobeforeIlearnedwhereHartfordwas.She

toldusstoriesofperfectiononasinglecity,fantasizingaboutretiringoutwest.Mydadwouldplayalong,

buthisheartwasn'tinthesameplace.

Whilemymother'sstatusinthenonprofitworldadvanced,herdesiretomovebacktoherfavoriteplace

grewstrong.SheappliedforjobsintheBay,underwentbicoastalSkypescreenings,eventraveledoutfora

coupleofinterviewsonawhim（心血来潮）.Sometimeshercoverlettersdisappeared,othertimesshemade

itdowntothefinaltwocandidates.Witheachrejection,shepromisedtomakehernextjobapplicationeven

stronger.

ThispastMay,IrelocatedfromSanFranciscotoNewYorkforajob.Afewweekslater,Momcalled

me.Herpursuithadfinallypaidoff.She'sbeenofferedavicepresidentpositionatapublichealthnonprofit

inOakland.Afewweekslater,shepackedupherbaggageandleftConnecticutforgood.

OurlivesaremoresembOblethaneverthesedays.We'rebothdiscoveringournewhomes,making

friends.We'relookingforagoodyogastudiotojoin,readingthesamebooksandchattingabouttheplotsby

textmessage.IemailedherphotosfrommytriptoBurningManandsherepliedwithstoriesabouthernew

coworkerswhogoeveryyear.There'seventimefortheoccasionaldatingdisaster.

Perhapsthat'stheparadox（悖论）ofgrowingolder.Thingswillalwayschange,andtheycanchange

immediately-mymotherisproof.Butanindividual'sownpowertocreatechangealwaysstaysthesame.

Everythingcanchange,andthereforenothingeverreallychanges.

NowwhenI'moutwestforavisit,Mommeetsmeatastationwithherbigbag.WestopbytheGrand

Lakefannersmarket,pickingoutthefreshestseasonalingredients,beforehikingupthehilltohernew

apartment.Oneofthesedays,I'llactuallycookherdinner.

31.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?

A.TheauthorspentallherchildhoodinCalifornia.

B.Theauthor'sfatherwouldliketoplayalongstreets.

C.Theauthor'smotherlikedtouseplateswithmapdesigns.

D.Infact,theauthor'sfatherdidn'twanttoliveinCalifornia.

32.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor'smother?

A.Shealwayslikestostruggleonherown.B.Nothingcanstopherfromreachinghergoal.

C.Sheownsapublichealthnonprofitcompany.D.Shetakeseverythingofherdaughteronherself.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“semblable"mean?

A.Changeable.B.Comfortable.C.Similar.D.Creative.

34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Therelationshipbetweentheauthorandhermotherisverygood.

B.Theauthorwouldnotliketolethermotherworkon.

C.Theauthorandhermotherliveinthesamecityatpresent.

D.Theauthorwouldnotliketochangeherlifesituation.

35.Inthelastparagraph,theauthormainlywantstotellthereadersthat.

A.herfamily'slifealwayschangebecauseofhermother

B.themother-daughterfeelingswillstaythesameforever

C.shehasgrownupduringherfamily'sconstantmoves

D.hermotheralwayswantstochangehercurrentsituations

（2022•天津市J西・一模）In2012,JamesCameron,creatorofAvatarandTitanic,becamethefirstperson

toreachtheChallengerDeep.WhenhearrivedatthedeepestspotonEarthat7milesbelowsealevel,he

spenthoursmappingtheregionandtakingphotosandsamples.

“Ashumanbeings,we'redrawntoabsolutes-thedeepest,thehighest,thecoldest,thefarthest.^^he

says."Andasastorytellerandcuriousmonkey,Ijustwantedtoseewhatwasthere."Theanswerisobvious一

plasticandmore."Ourso-calledcivilizationisusingtheoceanasitstoilet,Cameronsays."Unlessthis

changes,oceanecosystemsaregoingtocontinuetheirrapidcoIlapse.^^

Despitedecadesofenvironmentalstudies,theimpactofplasticandotherformsofpollutiononoceans

arenotentirelyunderstood.Initialstudiesappeartoindicatethatingestingthem-eitherdirectlyorindirectly-

couldcausedisease.Plasticscanalsoreleasepoisonoussubstancesintothewater,whichcouldpotentially

impactanimalpopulations.

Butplasticisjustoneoftheproblemsfacingoceansthathaveyettobefullyunderstood."Plasticwaste

intheoceanishorrifyingbutisonlythemostobviousofourmanydeadlywastestreams,whichinclude

carbonthat'sheatingtheatmosphereandmakingtheoceanacidic,andtherun-offnutrientsfromallthe

world'sagriculture,whichiscausinganoxicdeadzonesthesizeofcountries,Cameronsays.

Oceans,liketherestoftheworld,areimpactedbytheburningoffossilfuelsandthereleaseof

greenhousegaseslikecarbondioxide-about30percentofwhichisabsorbedbythesea.Thisabsorption

causesoceanacidification,wherethepHlevelisalteredtobecomemoreacidic.Asaresult,it'sharderfor

somecreaturestoformshellsandskeletonsandcountlessspeciesatthebaseofthefoodwebcanstruggleto

survive,which,scientistssay,hasthepotentialtocausehugedisruptionstoentireecosystems.Indeed,ocean

acidificationisthoughttohaveplayedanimportantroleinEarth'sworst-evermassextinctionevent252

millionyearsago.

Theeffectofclimatechangeontheworld'soceanswilllikelyworsenincomingdecades.LastJune,

scientistsannouncedcarbondioxidelevelshadreachedthehighestlevelssincehumanrecordsbegan.The

lasttimecarbondioxidelevelswerethishighwasduringthePlioceneera,between3and5millionyearsago,

whenglobaltemperatureswereabout4degreesCelsiuswarmerthantheyaretoday.Currentclimatemodels

suggestthatifgreenhousegasemissionscontinueontheircurrenttrend,wemaybeoncoursetosee4degrees

ofwarmingby2100.

Asaresult,understandingtheroleoceanshaveonglobalsystemsisbecomingmoreandmoreimportant.

36.Whatarethefirsttwoparagraphsmainlyabout?

A.Theauthor'sfeelingstotheocean.B.Cameron'smoviesandremarks.

C.Theauthorsdiscoveriesunderthesea.D.Cameron'sobservationandconcern.

37.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingsisnottheproblemfortheoceans?

A.Poisonousstreams.B.Run-offnutrients.C.Plasticwaste.D.Carbon.

38.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Severalcountriesaresufferingfromanoxicdeadzones.

B.Moreconcernshouldhavebeengiventothepollutiononoceans.

C.Plasticissupposedtobethemostseriousenvironmentalproblem.

D.Oceanacidificati