高考英語復(fù)習(xí)備考：同源高考----氣候變化：一場我們必須打贏的比賽等3則

1、高考英語復(fù)習(xí)備考：同源高考一氣候變化：一場我們必須打贏的比賽 等3則氣候變化：一場我們必須打贏的比賽We face a new era of climate crisis. The July of 2019 is the hottest month on record, and the years from 2015 to 2019 are the hottest in human history. The level of C02 in the atmosphere is at its highest point in human history; climate-related devas

2、tations strike more often than ever, with droughts, hurricanes, heat waves and landslides regularly attacking our planet, causing huge economic loss to countries and to individuals, particularly affecting the most vulnerable （脆弱的）in societies.The clock is ticking. According to the Intergovernmental

3、Panel on Climate Change （聯(lián) 合國政府間氣候變化專門委員會），we need to collectively ensure that global temperature rise does not go beyond 1.5 . This means we must reduce emissions by 45 percent by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.Faced with this reality, it is impossible to ignore that human development c

4、an only flourish if the natural world flourishes. This is the premise （前提） of the UN Sustainable Development Goals that have become more urgent in the next decade. How can we as the global community work together as one?As the second largest economy in the world, China has played a critical part in

5、committing to the Paris Agreement and its leadership and commitment is crucial in achieving the goals. The country has made remarkable progress in developing its green economy, with more than 125 billion dollars5 investment in renewable energy in 2017. New renewable energy jobs in China now outnumbe

6、r those created in the oil and gas industries.As the global challenge does not respect national borders, climate change is an issue that requires solutions to be coordinated at the international level, with demands for all developed countries taking up greater responsibilities, and for developing co

7、untries moving toward low-carbon economy. In the meantime, as the worlds most populous country and one of the largest carbon emitters, China can play an even more vital role in tackling global climate change by maximizing its enormous potential for emission reduction.Climate change is running faster

8、 than we are and we need to have a much more ambitious approach in what we do in order to defeat climate change-as this is a race that we can and must win.閱讀檢測What does the underlined word devastations most probably mean?A. Changes. B. Issues.C. Damages. D. Activities.What is the fourth paragraph ma

9、inly about?Chinas wide use of renewable energy.China*s fast development of economy.Chinas investment in renewable energy.Chinas contributions to the Paris Agreement.語言學(xué)習(xí)難句分析As the global challenge does not respect national borders, climate change is an issue that requires solutions to be coordinated

10、 at the international level, with demands for all developed countries taking up greater responsibilities, and for developing countries moving toward low?鄴carbon economy.全球性挑戰(zhàn)向來不受國境線的限制， 氣候變化這一全球性議題需要在國際層面協(xié)調(diào)解決方案，要求所有發(fā)達(dá)國家承擔(dān)更大的責(zé) 任，發(fā)展中國家向低碳經(jīng)濟邁進。本句是一個復(fù)合句。climate change is an issue 是主句，as 弓I 導(dǎo)的是原因狀語從句，tha

11、t requires solutions是定語從句，修飾issue, with是介詞短語作狀語。螢火蟲照亮墨西哥的森林When an editor called to ask if I could photograph a story about fireflies in Mexico, I didnt check my schedule before I said yes. Td seen these insects light up the forests in Tlaxcala once before, and I jumped at the chance to go back.I ha

12、d three nights to capture the magical scene in the forest. Tripod in hand, I hiked with my colleagues into the misty forest at dusk. I set up, and we waited. Our banter （打 趣）stopped as the sun set and tiny specks of light appeared.According to our guides, visitors are usually not allowed to photogra

13、ph the fireflies because the presence of artificial light from electronics can affect their habits. As I started shooting, I adjusted my exposures constantly to account for the fading light. In order to get the composition that I wanted, I placed my tripod on a steep, rocky path and had to steady it

14、 during the long exposures. Normally this wouldnt be a big deal, but the fireflies were very interested in the camera and, by extension, in me. I stood completely still while they crawled all over me-my arms, my hair, my face-and tickled my nose and cheeks. From what I observed, peak firefly presenc

15、e happens for only about 20 minutes each night, so I had time for just a few tries.On the last night everything came together. The weather cooperated. I had improved my method for focusing and composing in the dark with quick flashes from a powerful flashlight-and Id grown accustomed to insects on m

16、y face.I was rewarded with the image you see here. Each speck of light is one of several bursts that a firefly makes as it travels within a 30-second exposure. You can trace the insects paths. Some make small loops, like those in the bottom center of the frame, while others move steadily in one dire

17、ction or another.The first time I visited the fireflies, I didnt have the pressure of trying to capture and convey this beautiful scene. I was just immersed and completely enchanted （陶醉的）. That will always be my favorite experience with these luminous （發(fā)光的） creatures.閱讀檢測Why are visitors forbidden t

18、o take pictures of the fireflies?Because fireflies have their own light.Because strong light can kill the fireflies.Because fireflies are extremely afraid of light.Because light from the cameras can influence their habits.What did the author do when fireflies crawled all over him?He didnt move at al

19、l.He adjusted his exposure.He took photos very quickly.He couldnt help tickling his nose.語言學(xué)習(xí)難句分析When an editor called to ask if I could photograph a story about fireflies in Mexico, I didnt check my schedule before I said yes.當(dāng)一位編輯打電話來問我是否可以為一個關(guān) 于墨西哥螢火蟲的報道拍照時，我沒查看我的時間表就答應(yīng)了。本句是一個復(fù)合句。IdidrTt check my

20、 schedule是主句，before和when引導(dǎo)的都是時間狀語從句，if引導(dǎo) 的是賓語從句。北極下起“塑料雪”Micro plastics, those common relics of modern times, have seemingly invaded every part of the planet today, including the most remote reaches of the Arctic.Scientists have been puzzling over how this flood of pollution makes its way to such di

21、stant locations far from the urban centers where ifs generated. A new study finds a surprising route for the tiny particles-theyre ferried in the air and finally fall in the Arctic as snow.Large amounts of plastic fragments and fibers are landing atop ice floes in the Fram Straitan unpopulated expan

22、se of ocean between Greenland and the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, reports the study, published in Science Advances.Scientists from Germanys Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research and the Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research measured micro plastics in

23、snow samples from this remote location during research cruises from 2015 to 2017, and they concluded that the micro plastics could only have fallen from the sky. The study raises concerns about how much micro plastics contaminate （污染）the atmosphere, posing a potential health risk to people and anima

24、ls that breathe them in.“I think the exposure pathway for us, the main exposure pathway, may be the air that we breathe, ,J says Melanie Bergmann, a marine ecologist from the Alfred Wegener Institute and leading author on the new paper.Although its remote, the Arctic is far from pristine （處于原始狀態(tài)的），

25、with much of the worlds pollution eventually making its way there. Bergmann and her colleagues had been studying plastics on the Arctic sea floor since 2002. Over the past decade or so, they noticed huge increases in the amount they were seeing, including a tenfold rise at one station.So they starte

26、d to look for micro plastics in the Arctic water column. Large amounts turned up everywhere they looked. In deep sea sediments （沉積物），they found about 6, 000 particles in every 2.2 pounds of mud. Sea ice was even more ladenas much as 12, 000 particles per 34 ounces of melted ice. And other researchers found that Arctic