（整理版高中英語）高考維“升”素11海洋資源

1、高考維“升素11海洋資源時(shí)間：30分鐘 分值：31分維a1 閱讀理解(每題2分，總分值8分)高考曾用材料：卷c篇選材相似度：設(shè)題相似度：難度系數(shù)：it may not be quite old enough to be the world's oldest living organismthat “honor goes to the bristlecone pine tree (aged 5,000 years )but，at 4,000 years of age，leiopathes glaberrima，a deep­water coral species，does se

2、t the record for being the oldest animal living under the sea.located on the floor of the pacific ocean，off hawaii，the 3 meters tall，(extremely) long­lived “black coral could have some valuable clues about past incidents of climate change; specifically，it could better scientists' understand

3、ing of how oceans draw down carbon dioxideand of ocean acidification in general.brendan roark of texas a&m university，who led a research expedition in to study the corals' climate records，presented his findings at the recent aaas meeting.how long they can live is anybody's guess，roark to

4、ld science's erik stokstad.he and his colleagues used radiocarbon dating to determine the coral's age.what this suggests，he said，is that the harvesting of deep­water coral for jewelry should be completely banned; because the corals grow at such an anemic rate，any level of harvesting wou

5、ld likely wipe out the remaining specimensthose not yet affected by ocean acidification.roark believes it could be possible to reconstruct records of subsurface temperature variability and ocean circulation changes，which would provide some insight on climate change incidents and help predict future

6、effects.by comparison，that ocean quahog clam we mentioned a while backaged 405 yearsseems almost sprightly.notes：acidification n酸性anemic adj.無活力的subsurface adj.地下的quahog clam圓蛤sprightly adj.活潑的長短句分析：what this suggests，he said，is that the harvesting of deep­water coral for jewelry should be comp

7、letely banned.句法點(diǎn)睛：本句中，“what this suggests為主語，“he said為插入語，that引導(dǎo)表語從句。句意：他說，他提出的建議是，從深水珊瑚中采集珠寶的活動(dòng)應(yīng)該徹底制止?！菊Z篇解讀】 本文是說明文。全文說明了海洋壽星leiopathes glaberrima。這一深海珊瑚礁種類在水下已經(jīng)待了4 000多年。研究它對(duì)我們研究海洋意義很大。科學(xué)家也提出了保護(hù)海洋珊瑚類的建議。1what is the best title of the passage?athe world's oldest living organismboldest animal u

8、nder the seachow to protect the corals growda great discovery答案b主旨大意題。全文講述海洋的壽星，因此b項(xiàng)最適宜。2what does the underlined word “clues in the second paragraph mean?aevidence. btreasure. c worth. dusage.答案a詞義猜想題。聯(lián)系第二段可知，leiopathes glaberrima的發(fā)現(xiàn)對(duì)研究海洋提供了有力的線索與證據(jù)。3what's the value of the finding of the leiop

9、athes glaberrima?ait shows which is the oldest in the ocean.bit helps the scientists get more imformation about the ocean.cit shows why the weather changes so much.dit helps the scientists know how to live longer.答案b推理判斷題。第二段講述了發(fā)現(xiàn)leiopathes glaberrima的意義，因此可以得出答案為b。4why should the harvesting of deep

10、­water coral for jewelry be completely banned?abecause the jewelry has little value.bbecause the jewelry is hard to harvest.cbecause harvesting for the jewelry does great harm to deep­water coral.dbecause it is very dangerous.答案c推理判斷題。從第三段中的“because the corals grow at such an anemicrate，an

11、y level of harvesting would likely wipe out the remaining specimens可知， 珊瑚的生長非常緩慢，稍微的破壞就會(huì)導(dǎo)致物種滅絕。維a2 閱讀理解(每題2分，總分值8分)高考曾用材料：卷d篇選材相似度：設(shè)題相似度：難度系數(shù)：scientists spent the past 10 years studying life in the oceans.this month，they released the results of their work.people often say that there are plenty of fi

12、sh in the sea.but until recently，not even scientists knew how many creatures lived in the world's oceans.ten years ago，a group of scientists decided to find out. “we announced that we would try to conduct the firstever worldwide census of marine life， the project's cofounder，jesse ausubel，to

13、ld tfk.“it was daring，and people responded. over the next 10 years，more than 2,700 scientists from 80 countries worked together to track，count and study sea species.in a report this month，they shared what they learned.decade of discoveryscientists began by exploring the seas.along the way，they disco

14、vered many new species.“we found life everywhere we looked， says census scientist patricia miloslavich.“we have given 1,200 new names to science.one name belongs to a type of furry white crab that spends its life at the bottom of the pacific ocean.the unusual creature lives in a world of total darkn

15、ess.another new species，a nine­pound lobster，was found in the indian ocean，near africa.“it's surprising that an animal of that size would remain to be discovered， says ausubel.scientists also did research on land.they read through old records，including scientific papers，books，seafood­r

16、estaurant menus and fishermen's journals.their goal: to find out which sea creatures lived where in the past.snapshot of the seaafter 10 years of investigation，scientists found that the oceans are teeming with life.they counted 250,000 marine species.they have an estimate of how many more specie

17、s are waiting to be found: a whopping 750,000.“most of these will be small， says ausubel.“there won't be any more giant lobsters.the researchers learned which underwater areas have the most species.the seas around australia and japan have as many as 33,000 forms of life.(the average marine area

18、has about 10,000 species.) these “hot spots for biodiversity need special attention and protection，says miloslavich.the accurate picture of ocean life will help scientists notice changes.“things will be different in 10,20,30 years， says ausubel.“knowing what's there now will be helpful.the censu

19、s gives us a better understanding of the challenges facing our oceans.many of the problems，including overfishing，habitat destruction and pollution，stem from human behavior.environmentalists are working to set up protected areas in the sea，much like the parks that conserve 12% of our land.“we need to

20、 show concern for the ocean， says miloslavich.note：census n統(tǒng)計(jì)【語篇解讀】 本文是一篇記敘文，主要講了科學(xué)家從十年前開始研究海洋生物的種類，并介紹了研究的內(nèi)容和根本過程。1there were _ scientists from _ countries got involved in the research in the past 10 years.amore than 2,700; 80 countriesbalmost 2,700; 80 countriescmore than 2,700; more than 80 count

21、riesdmore than 2,700; 70 countries答案a細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段倒數(shù)第二句可知，在過去的十年中，共有來自80個(gè)國家的，超過2 700名科學(xué)家參與了這項(xiàng)研究。其余說法錯(cuò)誤，文中無信息支持。2why did the scientists read through old records，including scientific papers，books，seafood­restaurant menus and fishermen's journals?ato get more knowledge about the sea creature'

22、s out­looking.bto know the location of the sea creature in the past.cto find out where has the most sea species.dto find out which sea creature was most popular.答案b細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“decade of discovery中的最后一句可知，科學(xué)家這樣做的目的在于發(fā)現(xiàn)過去海洋生物的分布情況。其余說法在文中均無信息支持。3what does the underlined word “whopping mean?ablurry (模

23、糊的). buncertain.ctotal. denormous.答案d詞義猜想題。由語境可知，750 000是一個(gè)龐大的數(shù)字。其余說法均不符合邏輯。4which of the following saying is right?athere are plenty of new species waiting for us to find.baustralia and japan has the least species.cscientists wanted to get new food resources by doing this research.dthese scientists

24、 only did research under the sea.答案a推理判斷題。由“they have an estimate of how many more species are waiting to be found：a whopping 750,000.可知，據(jù)估計(jì)，還有約750 000種新的海洋生物等待發(fā)現(xiàn)。由此可推知，尚未發(fā)現(xiàn)的海洋生物數(shù)量龐大。b項(xiàng)應(yīng)改為“最多的；c項(xiàng)說法無依據(jù)；d項(xiàng)說法錯(cuò)誤，科學(xué)家還在陸地上進(jìn)行研究。維b 短文改錯(cuò)(每題1.5分，總分值15分)下面文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2只允許修改10處，多者(從第11

25、處起)不計(jì)分。a lady once wrote a long story and sent to a famous editor.after a few week，the story was returned to her.the lady got very angrily.she wrote to the editor，“dear sir，how do you know why the story is not good？you didn't read it.after i sent it to you，i pasted pages 21,22 or 23 together.this was a test to see whether i would really read the story.w