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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.ButonepanyintheUnitedArabEmirateshaseupwithaplantoprovidedrinkingwaterforthestate’scitizens.ThepanyintendstodragicebergsfromAntarcticatotheGulfCoastinorde
2、rtoharvestitsfreshwater.ThepanyplanstosourcethemassiveblocksoficefromHeardIsland,around600milesoffthecoastofmainlandAntarctica.Itwillthentransportthemaround5,500milestoFujarirah,onepartoftheUAE.Oneicebergcouldprovideenoughwaterforonemillionpeopleoverfiveyears,acc
3、ordingtothepany.Thepany’sdirectorsaystheyhavealreadytravelledthetransportationrouteandcheckedthepossibilityofthescheme,accordingtoreportsinGulfNews.SpeakingtothesiteaboutwhatheiscallingtheUAEIcebergProject,AbdullahMohammadSulaimanAlShehisaid,“Wehavemadethetechnic
4、alandfinancialplan.Westartedtheprojectatthebeginningof2018.Wewantitmainlyforthewater.Itcouldalsobegoodfortourismandtheweather.”TheUAEisoneofthedriestcountriesintheworld,duetoitsextremelyaridclimate,whichreceiveslessthanfourinchesofrainfallperyear.Despitethat,itco
5、nsumesmorewaterthandoubletheglobalnationalaverage,puttingthecountryatsevereriskofdroughtsoverthenext25years.Anaverageicebergcontainsmorethan20billiongallonsofwater,accordingtothepany.Theicebergtakesalongtimetomeltas80percentofitisunderwater,whilethewhiteiceabover
6、eflectssunlightanddeflects(使转向)itsheat.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.ItwillhelptheUAEharvestfresh
7、water.B.ItwillencouragelifetoboominAntarctica.C.ItwillputtheUAEatsevereriskofdroughts.D.ItwillpletelychangetheclimateintheUAE.答案A解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“ThepanyintendstodragicebergsfromAntarcticatotheGulfCoastinordertoharvestitsfreshwater.”及第二段中的“Itwillthentransportthe
8、maround5,500milestoFujarirah,onepartoftheUAE.Oneicebergcouldprovideenoughwaterforonemillionpeopleoverfiveyears,accordingtothepany.”可知,这家公司是计划把南极的冰川运到UAE,帮他们解决缺
