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1、四十一 选择性必修 第四册Unit5Intotheunknown(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2021·济南模拟)Ateamoffarmers,universityresearchersandenvironmentalistsisbusyatworkinthewetlandsofeasternEngland.Theyarediggingintothearea’swheatfields,lookingforwetearththatcouldhidelostpondsunderneath.Ittakesthegroupofdiggersjustafewhourstorevive(使复活
2、)onedyingpond.It’snearHindolveston,athousand-year-oldvillageclosetotheNorthSea.“Assoonastheburiedpondsgetwaterandlight,theyjustspringtolife,”saysNickAnema,afarmerinnearbyDereham.He’sbroughtsevenpondsonhisfarmbacktolife.“Frogsandalltheinsectslikedragonfliescanbeseenhereagain,”hesaid.Butthebattle
3、forthewetlandsisastruggle.Whileeffortstostoplossesarecontinuing,wetlandsaroundtheworldarestillbeingfilledinandcoveredup.Overthepastthreecenturies,almost90%oftheworld’swetlandshavedisappeared.Thelossratehasincreasedsincethe1970s,withwetlandsnowdisappearingthreetimesfasterthantheworld’sforests.So
4、me5,000wetlanddependentanimalspeciescoulddieoutbecauseofsuchlosses.Wetlandlosscanalsoaffecthumanbeings.Wetlandsactasnaturalstorageareasforwater.Losingthoseareascouldleadtomoreseverefloodinginmanypartsoftheworld.Andtheactofremovingwaterfromwetlandscanreleasehugeamountsofcarbondioxide,amajorcontr
5、ibutortoclimatechange.Human-madewetlands,however,aren’tdecreasinginnumber.Ricefields,waterreservoirsandagriculturalstockpondshaveallincreasedsincethe1970s.Yetscientistsareconcernedaboutthisphenomenon.“Peoplebrag(自夸)aboutthefactthatthere’sbeennonetloss(净损失)ofwetlands.Butwhatthey’vedoneisdestroyi
6、ngnaturalwetlandsandcreatingartificialones,”saysStuartPimm,aDukeUniversityprofessor.“Itmakesitlooklikeyou’redoingnoharmwhentherealityisverydifferent.”【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了湿地具有多种功能:保护生物多样性、调节径流、改善水质、调节气候以及提供食物及工业原料等,被称作“地球之肾”。然而,天然湿地面积逐年都在减少,因此,拯救湿地迫在眉睫。1.What’stheteam’sworkineasternEnglandintend
7、edfor?A.Diggingwetearthforresearch.B.Researchingintoanoldvillage.C.Bringingdyingpondsbacktolife.D.Findingwetlandscreatedbypeople.【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“Theyarediggingintothearea’swheatfields,lookingforwetearththatcouldhidelostpond
