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Unit 1 A land of diversity

课时作业

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

(2017·江苏

D)

Old Problem

，

New Approaches

While clean energy is increasingly used in our daily life

，

global warning will

continue for some decades after CO

2

emissions(

排放

) even if emission were

to

begin

decrease

today

，

we

would

still

face

the

challenge

of

adapting

to

I will stress some smarter and more creative examples of climate adaptation.

When it comes to adaptation

，

it is important to understand that climate change

is a are therefore not talking about

adapting to

a new

standard

，

but to

a

constantly

shifting

set

of

is

why

in

part

at

least

，

the

US

National

Climate Assessment says that: “

there_is_no_

‘one－

size_fi t_all'_adaptation.

”

Neverth eless

，

there

are

some

actions

that

offer

much

and

carry

little

risk

or

cost.

Around

the

world

people

are

adapting

in

surprising

ways

，

especially

in

some

poor

have some more damaging in Bangladesh in recent ed

Rezwan

saw

opportunity

where

others

saw

only

not

－

f or

－

profit

organization runs 100 river boats that server as floating libraries

，

schools

，

and

health

clinics

，

and

are

equipment

with

solar

panels

and

other

communication

is

creating

floating

connectivity

(

连体

)

to

replace

flooded

roads

and

he

is

also

working

at

a

far

more

fundamental

level:

his

staff

people

how to make floating gardens fish ponds prevent starvation during the wet season.

Elsewhere in Asia even more astonishing actions are being

lives in a mountainous region in India

，

where he is known as the Ice loss

of glaciers(

冰川

)there due to global warming represents an enormous threat to

t

the

glaciers

，

water

will

arrive

in

the

rivers

at

times

when

it

can damage l's inspiration come from seeing the waste of water over

winter

，

when

it

was

not

directed

the

wasted

water

into

shallow

basins

where

1

it

froze

，

and

was

stored

until

the

fields

of

ice

supply

perfectly

timed

irrigation(

灌溉

)

created

nine

such

ice

calculates

that

he has stored about 200,000 m

of e change is a continuing process

，

so Norhel's ice reserves will not last g will overtake he

is providing a few years during which the farmers will

，

perhaps

，

be able to find

other means of adapting.

Increasing Earth's reflectiveness can cool the southern Spain the

sudden

increase

of

greenhouses

(which

reflect

light

back

to

space)

has

changed

the

warming trend locally

，

and actually cooled the Spain as a whole is

heating

up

quickly

，

temperatures near

the greenhouses have

example

should

act

as

an

inspiration

for

all

painting

buildings

white

，

cities

may

slow down the warming process.

In

Peni

，

local

farmers

around

a

mountain

with

a

glacier

that

has

already

fallen

victim

to climate change have begun painting the entire

mountain

peak

white in the

hope that the added reflectiveness will restore the life

－

giving outcome

is still far from the World Bank has included the project on its list of

“100 ideas to save the planet”．

More

ordinary

forms

of

adaptation

are

happening

everywhere.A

friend

of

mine

owns

an

area

of

land

in

western

five

generations

the

land

has

been

too

wet

for

during

the

past

decade

declining

rainfall

has

allows

him

to

plant

highly

profitable

s

in

many

countries

are

also

adapting

like

this

—

either

by

growing

new

produce

，

or

by

growing

the

same

things

is common sense

，

But some suggestions for adapting are the polluting

industries argue that we've lost the battle to control carbon pollution and have

no choice but to adapt

，

it's a nonsense designed to make the case for business as

usual.

Human

beings

will

continue

to

adapt

to

the

changing

climate

in

both

ordinary

and

astonishing the most sensible form of adaptation is surely to adapt our

energy systems to emit less carbon all

，

if we adapt in the way

，

we may avoid the need to change in so many others.

2

3

【语篇解读】

文章关注的是我们熟悉的话题——气候变暖，不同的是，文章给出了一

些应对气候变 暖的新途径。

1

．

The underlined part in Paragraph 2 implies ________.

A

．

adaptation is an ever

－

changing process

B

．

the cost of adaptation varies with time

C

．

global warming affects adaptation forms

D

．

adaptation to climate change is challenging

【答案】

A

推理判断。

one

－

size fit all

意为“通用的，万全之策”，句意：不存

在通用 的适应性方法。下句

Nevertheless

表转折，再根据 “there are some actions that

offer much and carry little risk or cost”可知，没有放之四海而皆准的方法，即适应< /p>

是需要根据情况不断做出调整，而非一成不变的。

2

．

What is special with regard to Rezwan's project?

A

．

The project receives government support.

B

．

Different organizations work with each other.

C

．

His organization makes the best of a bad situation.

D

．

The project connects flooded roads and highways.

【答案】

C

细节理解题。根据第四段“Mohammed Rezwan saw opportunity where

o

thers saw only disaster.”可知，

Rezwan

会从危机 中看到机遇，会充分利用现有条件。

3

．

What did the Ice Man do to reduce the effect of global warming?

A

．

Storing ice for future use.

B

．

Protecting the glaciers from melting.

C

．

Changing the irrigation time.

D

．

Postponing the melting of the glaciers.

【答案】

A

细节理解题。根据第五段“Norphel's

inspiration

come

from

seeing

the

waste

of

water

over

winter

，

when

it

was

not

directed

the

wasted

water

into

shallow basins where it froze

，and was stored until the spring.” 可知，把冰川融

化后的水储存起来以备不时之需，是减少气候变暖危害的方法之一。

4

．

What do we learn from the Peru example?

A

．

White paint is usually safe for buildings.

B

．

The global warming trend cannot be stopped.

3

C

．

This country is heating up too quickly.

D

．

Sunlight reflection may relieve global warming.

【答案】

D

推理判断题。

根据倒数第四段“By

painting

buildings

white

，

cities

may

slow down the warming process.”和倒数第三段“painting the entire mountain peak

white

in

the

hope

that

the

added

reflectivenes

will

restore

the

life

－giving

ice”< /p>

可知，将墙壁涂成白色是利用了光的反射原理，这样可以缓解气候变暖。

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5

．

According to the author

，

polluting industries should ________.

A

．

adapt to carbon pollution

B

．

plant highly profitable crops

C

．

leave carbon emission alone

D

．

fight against carbon pollution

【答案】

D

推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“When the polluting industries argue

that we've lost the battle to control carbon pollution and have no choice but to

adapt

，it's

a