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1、专题二十四 生态环保类阅读+社会文化类阅读+完形填空+书面表达Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2018辽宁沈阳质检)Encouraginglifetobloom(兴旺)inthemiddleofadesertisnoeasytask.ButonecompanyintheUnitedArabEmirateshascomeupwithaplantoprovidedrinkingwaterforthestate’scitizens.ThecompanyintendstodragicebergsfromAntarcticatotheGulfCoastinordert
2、oharvestitsfreshwater.ThecompanyplanstosourcethemassiveblocksoficefromHeardIsland,around600milesoffthecoastofmainlandAntarctica.Itwillthentransportthemaround5,500milestoFujarirah,onepartoftheUAE.Oneicebergcouldprovideenoughwaterforonemillionpeopleoverfiveyears,accordingtoth
3、ecompany.Thecompany’sdirectorsaystheyhavealreadytravelledthetransportationrouteandcheckedthepossibilityofthescheme,accordingtoreportsinGulfNews.SpeakingtothesiteaboutwhatheiscallingtheUAEIcebergProject,AbdullahMohammadSulaimanAlShehisaid,“Wehavemadethetechnicalandfinancialp
4、lan.Westartedtheprojectatthebeginningof2018.Wewantitmainlyforthewater.Itcouldalsobegoodfortourismandtheweather.”TheUAEisoneofthedriestcountriesintheworld,duetoitsextremelyaridclimate,whichreceiveslessthanfourinchesofrainfallperyear.Despitethat,itconsumesmorewaterthandoublet
5、heglobalnationalaverage,puttingthecountryatsevereriskofdroughtsoverthenext25years.Anaverageicebergcontainsmorethan20billiongallonsofwater,accordingtothecompany.Theicebergtakesalongtimetomeltas80percentofitisunderwater,whilethewhiteiceabovereflectssunlightanddeflects(使转向)its
6、heat.Blocksoficewillbeplacedingianttanks,beforebeingprocessed.“Thisisthepurestwaterintheworld.”Mr.AlShehiadded.【语篇解读】本文是生态环保类阅读。文章主要介绍了UAE冰川项目,即从南极运送冰川去沙漠地区,解决缺水问题。1.WhatcanwelearnabouttheUAEproject?A.ItwillhelptheUAEharvestfreshwater.B.ItwillencouragelifetoboominAntarctica
7、.C.ItwillputtheUAEatsevereriskofdroughts.D.ItwillcompletelychangetheclimateintheUAE.答案A解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“ThecompanyintendstodragicebergsfromAntarcticatotheGulfCoastinordertoharvestitsfreshwater.”及第二段中的“Itwillthentransportthemaround5,500milestoFujarirah,onepartoftheUAE.Oneic
8、ebergcouldprovideenoughwaterforonemillionpeopleoverfiveyears,accordingtothecompany
