高考英語(yǔ)二輪復(fù)習(xí)外刊閱讀理解訓(xùn)練：大西洋森林

高考英語(yǔ)外刊閱讀理解訓(xùn)練——大西洋森林——改編自TheAtlanticForestTheAtlanticForestinBrazilisoneoftheworld'smostthreatenedrainforestsandalsoaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite.Over80percentofitstreecoverhasbeenlostduetoclimatechangeandhumanactivities.Nevertheless,newresearchsuggeststhatrestoringtheforestcouldprotectendangeredspeciesandwaterresourceswhilemakingitmoreresilienttoclimatechange.EcotourismisemergingasawaytoconservetheremainingsevenpercentoftheforestandboostBrazil'seconomy.Amongtheforest'snaturalwondersarebioluminescentmushroomsandhundredsofcaves.TheRibeiraValleyofferstheforest'slargestintactareawithbiodiversityrivalingtheAmazon.VisitorscanparticipateinnighttimehuntsforglowingmushroomsattheIPBio?Betary?Reserve,whichcovers148acresofrainforestdedicatedtoconservation,research,andsustainabletourism.ThesetoursteachtravelersaboutIPBio'sresearchwhilefundingfurtherscientificstudyandconservationatthereserve.Ofapproximately100bioluminescentmushroomspeciesidentifiedworldwide,27havebeenfoundinthereserve.UniversityofS?oPauloassociateprofessorCassiusStevanileadsthesetreksmonthly,exceptinAugustandSeptember,foranyoneinterestedinlearningabouttheuniqueecology.TheAtlanticForestishometoIndigenouscommunitiesandover145millionBrazilians,andbyexperiencingitsremnants,visitorscancontributetotheruraleconomywhileimprovinglocals'qualityoflife.【重點(diǎn)詞匯】1.Atlantic[??tl?nt?k]adj.大西洋的2.forest['f?r?st]n.森林3.Brazil[br??z?l]n.巴西4.threaten['θr?tn]v.威脅5.rainforest['renf?r?st]n.熱帶雨林6.UNESCO['ju:n?sko?]n.聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組織7.WorldHeritage世界遺產(chǎn)8.site[sa?t]n.地點(diǎn)9.percent[p?r'sent]n.百分之10.treecover樹(shù)木覆蓋11.climatechange氣候變化12.humanactivities人類活動(dòng)13.restore[r??st?r]v.恢復(fù)14.protect[pr??t?kt]v.保護(hù)15.endangeredspecies瀕危物種16.waterresources水資源17.resilient[r??z?lj?nt]adj.有彈性的，能恢復(fù)的18.ecotourism['i:kot?r?z(?)m]n.生態(tài)旅游19.conserve[k?n?s?rv]v.保存20.boost[bu:st]v.促進(jìn)，提高21.economy[i'k?n?mi]n.經(jīng)濟(jì)22.naturalwonders自然奇觀23.bioluminescent[?ba?o?lu:m?'nesnt]adj.生物發(fā)光的24.mushroom['m??r?m]n.蘑菇25.cave[ke?v]n.洞穴26.RibeiraValley里貝拉山谷27.intact[?n't?kt]adj.完整的28.biodiversity生物多樣性29.rival[?ra?vl]v.相匹敵30.Amazon['?m?z?n]n.亞馬遜31.participate[pɑr'tisipeit]v.參與32.nighttime[?na?tta?m]n.夜間33.hunt[h?nt]v.狩獵34.IPBioBetaryReserveIPBio?Betary?保護(hù)區(qū)35.stretch[str?t?]n.區(qū)域，范圍36.research[r?'s?rt?]n.研究37.sustainable[(s)?'stein?bl]adj.可持續(xù)的38.teach[ti:t?]v.教授39.scientificstudy科學(xué)研究40.professor[pr?'f?s?(r)]n.教授41.uniqueecology獨(dú)特的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)42.home[h??m]n.家園43.Indigenous[?n'd???n?s]adj.土著的，原住民的44.contribute[k?n?tr?bju:t]v.貢獻(xiàn)45.rural['r?r?l]adj.農(nóng)村的46.economy[i'k?n?mi]n.經(jīng)濟(jì)47.improve[?m'pru:v]v.改善48.locals[?l??k?lz]n.當(dāng)?shù)厝?9.qualityoflife生活質(zhì)量50.experience[?ks?p?ri?ns]v.經(jīng)歷【閱讀理解練習(xí)題】1.WhatmakestheAtlanticForestinBrazilunique?A.Itishometobioluminescentmushrooms.B.Ithasthelargestareaofbiodiversityintheworld.C.ItisaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite.D.Itisoneofthelargestrainforestsintheworld.答案：C。解析：文章第一句話指出大西洋森林是世界上最瀕危的雨林之一，并成為聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組織的世界遺產(chǎn)；因此選C。2.HowmuchoftheAtlanticForest’streecoverhasbeenlost?A.7percentB.Over80percentC.NearlyhalfD.Lessthan20percent答案：B。解析：第一句話明確提到了大西洋森林已經(jīng)失去了超過(guò)百分之八十的樹(shù)木覆蓋，所以選B。3.ThemaingoalofrestoringBrazil’sforestsis________.A.tomakethemmoreresilienttoclimatechangeB.toattractmoretouriststoBrazilC.tostopdeforestationpermanentlyD.toincreasethenumberofendangeredspecies答案：A。解析：文章第二段提到恢復(fù)森林能夠保護(hù)瀕危物種和水資源，使其更具有應(yīng)對(duì)氣候變化的能力，故選A。4.Whatisecotourism?A.AwaytopreserveandpromoteeconomicgrowthB.AmethodtostoprainforestdepletionC.AstrategytohuntforraremushroomspeciesD.Atechniquetoimprovethequalityoflifeforlocals答案：A。解析：文章第二段提到生態(tài)旅游被認(rèn)為是一種保護(hù)森林的方式，并提高了巴西經(jīng)濟(jì)的增長(zhǎng)；因此選A。5.WhatistheIPBioBetaryReserve?A.AcompanydedicatedtobioluminescentmushroomresearchB.AforestreservethatfundsscientificstudyandconservationthroughecotourismC.ABrazilianuniversitythatstudiesecotourismD.AcavesystemwithintheAtlanticForest答案：B。解析：文章第三段講述了IPBio?Betary?Reserve作為一個(gè)約148英畝的雨林保護(hù)區(qū)，致力于通過(guò)生態(tài)旅游來(lái)資助進(jìn)一步的科學(xué)研究和保護(hù)工作，故選B。6.WhatistheretoseeonnighttimetoursattheIPBioBetaryReserve?A.EndangeredbirdspeciesB.BioluminescentmushroomsC.BiodiversityinthecavesD.ThelargestintactareaoftheAtlanticForest答案：B。解析：第三段提到在IPBio?Betary?Reserve的夜間旅游可以尋找發(fā)光的蘑菇，而目前已經(jīng)確定了27種生物發(fā)光蘑菇，因此選B。7.WhydovisitorscontributetotheruraleconomybyexperiencingtheremnantsoftheAtlanticForest?A.TheAtlanticForestishometomanyofBrazil'sIndigenouscommunities.B.TheAtlanticForestisaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite.C.TheAtlanticForestistheonlyrainfallsourceforruralcommunitiesinBrazil.D.TheAtlanticForestbooststhelocaleconomythroughecotourism.答案：D。解析：文章最后一句話提到參觀殘存的大西洋雨林可以為巴西農(nóng)村經(jīng)濟(jì)做出貢獻(xiàn)，并提高本地人的生活質(zhì)量，這意味著生態(tài)旅游可以在當(dāng)?shù)卮龠M(jìn)經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展,因此選D。8.WhatdoesUniversityofS?oPauloassociateprofessorCassiusStevanidoatIPBioBetaryReserve?A.Heleadstourstoseebioluminescentmushrooms.B.HestudiesIndigenouscommunitiesintheAtlanticForest.C.Headvocatesforincreasedconservationmeasures.D.Hesearchesfornewspeciesoffungiintherainforest.答案：A。解析：第四段提到了S?oPaulo大學(xué)教授CassiusStevani帶領(lǐng)感興趣的人們進(jìn)行夜間之旅以了解獨(dú)特的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)；因此選A?！救闹鹁鋵?duì)照翻譯】巴西的大西洋森林是世界上最受威脅的熱帶雨林之一，也是聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組織的世界遺產(chǎn)。TheAtlanticForestinBrazilisoneoftheworld'smostthreatenedrainforestsandalsoaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite.由于氣候變化和人類活動(dòng)，超過(guò)80%的樹(shù)木覆蓋已經(jīng)消失。Over80percentofitstreecoverhasbeenlostduetoclimatechangeandhumanactivities.然而，新的研究表明，恢復(fù)森林可以保護(hù)瀕危物種和水資源，同時(shí)使其更能適應(yīng)氣候變化。Nevertheless,newresearchsuggeststhatrestoringtheforestcouldprotectendangeredspeciesandwaterresourceswhilemakingitmoreresilienttoclimatechange.生態(tài)旅游作為保護(hù)剩下的7%的森林和促進(jìn)巴西經(jīng)濟(jì)的一種方式正在興起。EcotourismisemergingasawaytoconservetheremainingsevenpercentoftheforestandboostBrazil'seconomy.森林的自然奇觀包括生物發(fā)光蘑菇和數(shù)百個(gè)洞穴。Amongtheforest'snaturalwondersarebioluminescentmushroomsandhundredsofcaves.里貝拉山谷提供了森林最大的完整地區(qū)，其生物多樣性可與亞馬遜媲美。TheRibeiraValleyofferstheforest'slargestintactareawithbiodiversityrivalingtheAmazon.游客可以在IPBio野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)區(qū)參加夜間狩獵發(fā)光蘑菇的活動(dòng)，該保護(hù)區(qū)占地148英畝，專門(mén)用于保護(hù)、研究和可持續(xù)旅游。VisitorscanparticipateinnighttimehuntsforglowingmushroomsattheIPBio?Betary?Reserve,whichcovers148acresofrainforestdedicatedtoconservation,research,andsustainabletourism.這些旅游向游客介紹IPBio的研究，同時(shí)為保護(hù)區(qū)的進(jìn)一步科學(xué)研究和保護(hù)提供資金。Thesetoursteachtravel