人教版2020版高考英语一轮基础达标选题 Unit 4 Global warming(含解析)新人教版选修6

Wildlife Protection李仕才一、阅读理解Opera is an art form that celebrates the human voice. No other art form creates excitement and moves the heart in the way that opera does, especially when performed by a great singer. Opera is an important part of the Western classical music tradition. It uses music, words, and actions to bring a dramatic story to life. Opera started in Italy at the end of the 16th century and later became popular throughout Europe. Over the years, it has responded to various musicals. In recent decades, much wider audiences have been introduced to opera through modern recording technology. Some singers have become celebrities thanks to performing on radio, on TV, and in the cinema.However, in recent years, opera has been facing serious challenges. One current challenge to opera is economics. The shortage of money raises the broader question of how much should be paid to support opera singers and other artists. Society seems to accept the large salaries paid to business managers and the multi­million­dollar contracts given to sports athletes. But what about opera singers? Somehow, people have the idea that artists can be creative only if they suffer in poverty, but this is unrealistic. If artists, including opera singers, lack the support they need, valuable talent is wasted.Not only the shortage of money, but also the way money is managed in the opera world has led to hardships. Principal singers are generally paid performance fees once they complete a show. They typically receive nothing during the many weeks of rehearsal(排练) before a show starts.Another problem faced by opera is how to meet the demands of audiences who are influenced by popular entertainment. Pop singers are often judged as much on the basis of how they look as how they sound. These demands may be unrealistic and possibly harmful. Opera singers simply cannot make a sound big enough to fill a large theater or concert hall without a microphone if their body weight is too low. Emphasizing physical appearance over singing ability may cause audiences to miss out on the human voice at its best.There are no easy solutions to opera’s problems and there are many different opinions about the value of opera. However, every year many young people register for music courses with hopes and dreams of developing their talent in this specialart form. The fact that opera has survived many obstacles and continues to attract the rising generation shows that it remains a respectable art form full of value.【解题导语】本文主要讨论了歌剧所面临的挑战和困难。

入舵市安恙阳光实验学校Unit 4 Global warming Ⅰ.阅读理解Soon enough,we will lose some of the most amazing sites on Earth!The Great Barrier Reef—Rising air temperatures will cause sea temperatures to rise as well.All life supported by the oceans will be affected with this shock to their ecosystem.Corals are some of the most vulnerable (易受伤害的) marine animals and we are already watching whole reefs disappear.The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is no exception and will continue to shrink as the temperatures rise! These reefs are some of the best in the world for diving,but they will soon disappear!Venice—Sprawling across(横跨)hundreds of small islands in Northeast Italy,Venice is at extreme risk of sinking into the Adriatic Sea.Rising sea levels are in fact a serious threat to many coastal cities located at sea level.Lucky for us,however,Venice is developing a series of sea walls to protect the city in times of high tide.Glacier(冰川)National Park—Glacier National Park was once covered by over 150 glaciers,but by 2005 it only had about 27! Located in Montana,Canada,this park is over a million acres and has a huge plant and wildlife population.As temperatures rise,the glaciers and ice melt,which will upset the ecosystems sustaining over a thousand plant species and hundreds of animals.The Amazon—The cause behind the disappearance of these fantastic places ultimately comes down to humans.Our expansion usually requires cutting down forests for land,fuel and materials,but rarely considers the consequences.These forests are sources of food and medicine for just about everyone on the planet!What will happen if we lose these valuable places and beautiful destinations?!1.According to the text,what is causing corals’ death?A.Rising sea levels.B.Humans’ diving activities.C.Rising sea temperatures.D.The shrinkage(缩小)of their habitats.2.What can we infer from the part of “Venice”?A.Venice is the only coastal city of Italy.B.Many places are in the risk of sinking below sea level.C.Venice will never sink because of the protection of sea walls.D.Italy consists of hundreds of small islands in the Adriatic Sea.3.What can we learn about Glacier National Park from the text?A.It covers a large area in Montana.B.It is covered by over 150 glaciers.C.Plant species and animals in it have died out.D.It doesn’t support any living thing for its cold.4.Which site’s shrinking reason differs from the other sites?A.The Great Barrier Reef.B.Venice.C.Glacier National Park.D.The Amazon.语篇解读:这是一篇介绍说明类文章。

2019-2020年高考英语一轮复习Unit4Globalwarming分层演练直击高考新人教版选修Ⅰ阅读理解(xx·江西重点中学协作体联考)A massive winter storm is expected to begin hitting Massachusetts tonight, dumping up to a foot or more of snow in some areas, while whipping the coast with powerful winds and driving rains, forecasters predict.“It’s got a little bit of everything，” William Babcock, a meteorologist(气象学家) at the National Weather Service in Taunton, said of the post­Christmas storm that brought snowstorm conditions to the Ohio Valley before heading east with its mixed bag of snow, sleet, and rain.State Highway Administrator Frank De Paola said more than 4，000 states and snowplows(扫雪车) and salt spreaders were ready to make the roads safer for holiday travelers.“MassDOT will be fully staffed and will be ready to handle this，” De Paola said, nothing that the storm, which should bring snow to most of the state except the Cape and Island before turning into rain tomorrow, is Massachusetts’ first significant snowstorm of this winter season.“There have been events where we have had pretty much freezing, icing concerns, which we have treated with chemicals. But this is the first big event that will call for plowing(清街上的雪)，” he said.A high wind watch has been issued for southeastern Massachusetts, including Cape Cod. Forecasters say the wind could reach 60 mph, possibly bringing down power lines.In Worcester, some were busy for severe weather by buying rock salt, shovels and windshield wash, Barrows Hardware president Brain Barrow said. He called the volume(总量) of customers at his Webster Street store very steady on Wednesday morning. “You do get that supermarket effect for sure，” he said of shoppers stocking supplies before a storm.There were no flight delays or cancellations at Logan International Airport in Boston as of day. “Right now, everything’s running normally，” airport spokesman Richard Walsh said. But Walsh said as the day progressed, travelers should contact their airlines directly to check the status of their flights.【解题导语】一场大的暴风雪即将席卷马萨诸塞州，但无论是气象学家、路政人员、普通市民还是超市等都对此次恶劣天气作好了各方面的准备和应对工作。

Global warming李仕才一、阅读理解。

”I looked at my school headmaster in confusion.“I never mentioned wanting to go to Hungary.”And with that，my adventure started.My name is Jonathan Diamond and I just finished an amazing school exchange year in Hungary.Going on an exchange had always been my dream.When my high school offered an all­year program，I jumped at the opportunity.It would pay for almost everything and all I had to do was buy a plane ticket.I knew where I wanted to go：Spain，the country of dancers wearing flowing red dresses.So when I heard that I was going to Hungary，I was pretty shocked.But I decided to make the best of it，since it was，after all，a once­in­a­lifetime opportunity.Before I knew it，I was on the airplane，leaving for Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport，Hungary.I had difficult times when I almost gave up.Hungarian is the hardest language on the planet.Cultural differences occasionally embarrassed both my peers and me.I had to give up eating carrots，my beautiful favorite，for Hungarians think carrots are rubbish in their country.The change in the landscape was amazing，looking nothing like skyscrapers，bullet trains，cars，and people in tiny houses that I had been accustomed to.Gradually，I fell in love with the relaxing lifestyle，the warm­hearted people，and getting home at 2：30 p．m.at the latest from school.And I was sad to leave on my very last day.Having the host family who took me as one of their own members was the best thing I’ve ever experienced.From my little sisters，I learned how to embrace life to its fullest.From my brothers I learned that it’s OK for a boy to run around the house.From my host parents I learned to stay positive，to smile and that when you pick the right people and take their hands，suddenly，you become friends.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述作者作为一个交换生在国外学习的经历和感受。

Pygmalion李仕才***阅读理解。

Many people would love to leave their jobs behind and have a life­changing adventure overseas.They imagine lying under palm trees as the sun goes down.However，life overseas is not always easy，and many are not prepared for the shock of living in an alien culture.The honeymoon periodAt first，for those who actually decide to move abroad，life is an exciting adventure.They enjoy exploring their new surroundings，and life seems like an ex tended holiday.They don’t mind trying the local cui sine and discovering the local culture.They can even afford to practise their foreign­language skills without fear of making mistakes.Trouble in paradiseIn many cases，when people consider moving to another country，they often fail to realize how different life will be.As time goes by，they become frustrated when language and cultural misunderstandings become a daily headache.In this stage，the visitors begin to withdraw from life in the host country and avoid spending time with local people in favour of mixing with others from their own cultural background.The road to recoveryGradually，most visitors realize they must accept the differences and not fight against them.This change encourages them to improve their language skills and slowly they manage to do the things they could easily do at home，such as opening a bank account.This new­found confidence enables them to see a side of life which very few tourists get to witness.Adjusting to life abroad can often be a real problem.The secret to overcome it is to stop trying to change your host country. If not，you risk losing your dream and having to return to the old life you wanted to leave behind.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。

Unit 4 Global warmingⅠ.阅读理解A(2017·山东济南高三高考模拟考试)Thrift stores are a refuge (避难所) for countless items from landing in garbage piles. Value Village, for example, saves more than 650 million pounds of clothing from landfills (垃圾填埋场) each year, making it one of the largest recyclers of used garments in the world. Their stores give a second life to 1.8 million pounds of clothes every day, which is equal to 600 mid­sized cars. Almost 100 percent of clothing and textiles are recyclable, yet 85 percent of them end up in landfills. It's estimated that the average person throws away 70 pounds of clothing a year.Lindsay Coulter is the so­called “Queen of Green” with the David Suzuki Foundation, educating people on how to live a greener life by making changes around the house. She says that donating or shopping at thrift stores is an excellent way to exercise all three of the three R's：reduce, reuse and recycle. She says, “Whether it's a purse or a pair of shoes, it's really worth considering going to thrift stores as another point of contact to help reduce your consumption.”Coulter points out that since landfills are airtight, textiles take longer to break down. “I'd imagine things like an old towel, a rag or an old T­shirt will last a really long time，”she says. T he beauty of thrift shopping is that the supply is neverending, so if you don't find what you're looking for one day, it's likely to show up in no time.One person who knows this quite well is Jodi Jacyk, costume specialist in the Department of Theatre and Film at the University of British Columbia. She says the majority of items for the university's productions are purchased second­hand. Because of her shrinking budget, items like clothing and shoes are thrifted from Value Village. “We are constantly thri fting and we reuse costumes for many years. Thrift shopping is a much easier, cheaper way to do things，”she says.The next time you need to lighten your closet, take the opportunity to go thrift shopping to lighten both your carbon footprint and your financial burden at the same time.【解题导语】本文主要介绍了一种环保的生活方式，即去慈善商店捐或购买二手衣物。

手惰市安逸阳光实验学校Global warming李仕才一、阅读理解。

What are your retirement plans? Keep working? Get more exercise? Or learn something new? You may put them on hold. There’s a chance that, sooner or later, you might have to move further than you were thinking, as far as Mars (火星)．On Thursday, National Geographic will show the first ever Mars show home, giving earthlings an idea of what their life could look like on the Red P lanet. Set in the not­so­distant year of 2037, the igloo­shaped structure could be the home of your future.It shows a house built using recycled spacecraft parts and Martian soil, called regolith, which has been microwaved into bricks. Some parts of the home are recognisable—kitchen, bedroom—but there are fundamental differences that are vital for human survival.As the Martian atmosphere is around one hundredth as thick as the Earth’s, people will need permanent shelter from the sun and society will move largely indoors. Most buildings will be connected by underground passages and the houses won’t have windows. The homes will have simulated solar lighting, or natural light that has been bent several times.Walls will need to be 10 to 12 feet thick, to protect people from dangerous rays that can pass through six feet of steel, and a double air ­locked entrance to keep the home under proper pressure.“We don’t think of our houses as things that keep us alive, but on Mars your house will be a survival centre，” says Stephen Petranek, author of How We’ll Live on Mars. This is not just the stuff of sci­fi. “Ten to twenty years from now there will certainly be people on Mars，”Petranek says.“We’ve had the technology for 30 years to land people on Mars, but we haven’t had the will，” Petranek says. “But two main factors have completely swung public attitudes.”The private companies’ participation has forced government agencies to up their game, and influential films such as Gravity and The Martian have caught society’s eye.【解题导语】本文主要对人类未来在火星上居住作了相关介绍。

学习资料汇编Global warming李仕才一、阅读理解。

What are your retirement plans? Keep working? Get more exercise? Or learn something new? You may put them on hold. There’s a chance that, sooner or later, you might have to move further than you were thinking, as far as Mars (火星)．On Thursday, National Geographic will show the first ever Mars show home, giving earthlings an idea of what their life could look like on the Red Planet. Set in the not­so­distant year of 2037, the igloo­shaped structure could be the home of your future.It shows a house built using recycled spacecraft parts and Martian soil, called regolith, which has been microwaved into bricks. Some parts of the home are recognisable—kitchen, bedroom—but there are fundamental differences that are vital for human survival.As the Martian atmosphere is around one hundredth as thick as the Earth’s, people will need permanent shelter from the sun and society will move largely indoors. Most buildings will be connected by underground passages and the houses wo n’t have windows. The homes will have simulated solar lighting, or natural light that has been bent several times.Walls will need to be 10 to 12 feet thick, to protect people from dangerous rays that can pass through six feet of steel, and a double air­locked entrance to keep the home under proper pressure.“We don’t think of our houses as things that keep us alive, but on Mars your house will be a survival centre，” says Stephen Petranek, author of How We’ll Live on Mars. This is not just the stuff of sci­fi. “Ten to twenty years from now there will certainly be people on Mars，” Petranek says.“We’ve had the technology for 30 years to land people on Mars, but we haven’t had the will，” Petranek says. “But two main factors have completely swung public attitudes.”The private companies’ participation has forced government agencies to up their game, and influential films such as Gravity and The Martian have caught society’s eye.【解题导语】本文主要对人类未来在火星上居住作了相关介绍。

《Unit 4 Global warming》一、请根据各句上下文的意义，选择正确的单词填入空白处。

第一组：state, catastrophe, decrease, Fahrenheit, widespread, fuel, phenomenon, glance, consequence, climate1 32 degrees _____________ is equal to 0 degrees Celsius(Centigrade).2 Terrorism(恐怖主义) is a ______________ of the 20th century.3 Oil, coal, natural gas, charcoal are all common _____________.4 The 1976 Tangshan earthquake was a ____________ to China.5 I like the _____________ of Sh enzhen. It has an average temperature of 20℃.6 The _____________ of people cutting down lots of trees is that land is easy to wash away when it rains and more land will turn into desert.7 It was ___________ that London would host the 30th Summer Olympics.8 At first ___________, the math problem seemed easy.9 This reform has received ____________ support throughout the country.10 The species of bird is ____________ in numbers every year.第二组：nuclear, steady, average, title, existence, pollution, graph, disagreement, microwave, electrical11 China is developing fast, and it has had five years of _________ economic growth.12 Pakistan came into ____________ as an independent country after the war.13 My brother worked as an ____________ engineer after graduating from college.14 Noise ___________ will damage people’s hearing.15 The soup is cold; please reheat it in the ____________.16 The White House is strongly against Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Iran developing ____________ weapons.17 There is a ___________ among the archaeologists(考古学家) as to the age of the sculpture.18 The official ___________ of this job is “ Administrative Assistant(行政助理).”19 The ____________ shows how the house prices have risen since the 1980s.20 Forty hours is a fairly ____________ working week for most people.1 ____________ trying. You’ll succeed in time.2 I cannot imagine how you ______________ naughty children at all.3 I think, _____________, the article is well written except for a few unfit sentences.4 How did the traffic accident _______________?5 _______________ food were left on the table.6 You can call me any time ______________ you are free.7 Young kids are often _______________ the future of our motherland.8 Sports and games can ______________ one’s character.9 His laziness _____________ failure in maths exam again.10 In that kindergarten there is ______________ activities for children.参考答案一第一组：1 Fahrenheit 2 phenomenon 3 fuels 4 catastrophe 5 climate6 consequence7 stated8 glance9 widespread 10 decreasing第二组：11 steady 12 existence 13 electrical 14 pollution 15 microwave 16 nuclear 17 disagreement 18 title 19 graph 20 average二 1 Keep on 2 come up with 3 on the whole 4 come about 5 Quantities of6 so long as7 compared to8 build up9 resulted in 10 a range of。

Unit 4 Global warming李仕才一、阅读理解。

This time last year I entered two long­distance mass­participation swimming events，including the Jubilee River 10 km swim.At the last minute，just before both swims，I decided to pull out.The reality is，I live in fear of coming last.Last year，before the two events，I realized that I couldn't deal with coming last.I had looked at the swim times of those who had completed the previous year and calculated that，at my current swim pace，I would probably have come last in both.I just couldn't face it.But when next year came around，I decided to enter those same events again.For a few months，I trained hard，but I didn't get any faster.Then it was June 5，the day of the Jubilee River 10 km.The event started at 9：30 a．m.，and the swimmers were anxious and eager to start.As I swam along，the river was quiet and clean and everything was peaceful.The sun shone.Meadows(草地)rolled by and every now and then someone would wave at the scene unfolding in the water.As the day wore on，somehow I didn't mind that，predictably，almost everyone was ahead.There were at least some swimmers still near me，and although we shared the same river we quietly occupied our own spaces.As I concentrated on doing my own thing，watching the sky，the bank，the other swimming caps passing or not passing，I realized I was enjoying myself.In the end，four hours and 29 minutes after I'd started，I staggered(摇摇晃晃地走)out of the water and was greeted with a smile and a“well done”from the race organizer.I glanced back over my shoulder toward the water and noticed that there were a small handful of swimmers who were still to finish，behind me，out of a field of around 300 swimmers.But it didn't matter.I_was_just_relieved，proud_and_happy_to_finish.As I drove away，my thoughts turned to my next long race of the season and how much I was looking forward to it，my fears of coming last gently receding(渐渐远去)．1．The author intended to quit swimming mainly because ________.A．she feared that she couldn't finish the two racesB．she was afraid that she would let family members downC．she was unwilling to accept the possibility of finishing lastD．she wasn't fully prepared for the two races2．The author hopes to convey the message that ________.A．never give up when facing challengesB．it is process that matters mostC．failure is the mother of successD．winners always take it all3．What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 5?A．She took pride in leaving all the other swimmers behind.B．She was proud that she was not the last one in the race.C．She was glad to finish the race and had a sense of relief.D．She was proud to be praised by the organizer.4．It can be inferred from the end that the author is likely to ________.A．participate in another race without any hesitationB．analyze the reason why she failed in the raceC lose confidence completelyD．decide whether she is suitable for the race【解题导语】作者通过描述自己参加游泳比赛的经历告诉我们最后一名并不可怕，关键是要学会享受比赛的过程。