优点英语专题03阅读理解（生态保护类说明文）【母题来源】2021年新高考Ⅰ卷CWhentheexplorersfirstsetfootuponthecontinentofNorthAmerica,theskiesandlandswerealivewithanastonishingvarietyofwildlife.NativeAmericanshadtakencareofthesepreciousnaturalresourceswisely.Unfortunately,ittooktheexplorersandthesettlerswhofollowedonlyafewdecadestodecimatealargepartoftheseresources.Millionsofwaterfowl(水禽)werekilledatthehandsofmarkethuntersandahandfulofoverlyambitioussportsmen.Millionsofacresofwetlandsweredriedtofeedandhousetheever-increasingpopulations,greatlyreducingwaterfowlhabitat.In1934,withthepassageoftheMigratoryBirdHuntingStampAct(Act),anincreasinglyconcernednationtookfirmactiontostopthedestructionofmigratory(迁徙的)waterfowlandthewetlandssovitaltotheirsurvival.UnderthisAct,allwaterfowlhunters16yearsofageandovermustannuallypurchaseandcarryaFederalDuckStamp.TheveryfirstFederalDuckStampwasdesignedbyJ.N.“Ding”Darling,apoliticalcartoonistfromDesMoines,lowa,whoatthattimewasappointedbyPresidentFranklinRooseveltasDirectoroftheBureauofBiologicalSurvey.Hunterswillinglypaythestamppricetoensurethesurvivalofournaturalresources.About98centsofeveryduckstampdollargoesdirectlyintotheMigratoryBirdConservationFundtopurchasewetlandsandwildlifehabitatforinclusionintotheNationalWildlifeRefugeSystem—afactthatensuresthislandwillbeprotectedandavailableforallgenerationstocome.Since1934,betterthanhalfabilliondollarshasgoneintothatFundtopurchasemorethan5millionacresofhabitat.LittlewondertheFederalDuckStampProgramhasbeencalledoneofthemostsuccessfulconservationprogramseverinitiated.1.WhatwasacauseofthewaterfowlpopulationdeclineinNorthAmerica?A.Lossofwetlands.B.Popularityofwatersports.,优点英语C.Pollutionofrivers.D.Arrivalofotherwildanimals.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“decimate”meaninthefirstparagraph?A.Acquire.B.Export.C.Destroy.D.Distribute.3.WhatisadirectresultoftheActpassedin1934?A.Thestamppricehasgonedown.B.Themigratorybirdshaveflownaway.C.Thehuntershavestoppedhunting.D.Thegovernmenthascollectedmoney.4.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.TheFederalDuckStampStoryB.TheNationalWildlifeRefugeSystemC.TheBenefitsofSavingWaterfowlD.TheHistoryofMigratoryBirdHunting1.（2021届山东省济宁市一模考试英语试题）CSugarcane（甘蔗）containsaround10%sugar.Butthatmeansitcontainsaround90%non-sugar—thematerialknownasbagasse（甘蔗渣）whichremainsoncethesugar-bearingjuiceissqueezedout.Worldproductionofcanesugarwas185milliontonnesin2017,whichresultsinalotofbagasse.Atthemoment,mostofitisburned.ButZhuHongli,amechanicalengineeratNortheasternUniversity,inBoston,thinksitcanbeputintobetteruse.Asshe,andhercolleaguesdescribe,inMatterthisweek,withabitofimprovingbagassemakesanexcellentandbiodegradable（可生物降解的）replacementfortheplasticusedfordisposablefoodcontainerssuchascoffeecups.,优点英语Dr.Zhuisnotthefirstpersontohavethisidea.Butpreviousattemptstendednottosurvivecontactwithliquids.Sheknewfrompreviousresearchthatthemainreasonwhypasteffortsfelltopieceswhenwetisthatbagasseiscomposedofshortfibreswhichareunabletoholdthefinishedproduct.Shethereforesought'toinsertasuitablylong-fibredsubstance.Bambooseemedtobethebestchoice.Itgrowsquickly/degradesreadilyandhasappropriatelylongfibres.Anditworked.Whentheresearchersblendedbambooremainingintobagasse,theyfoundthattheresulthadastrongcrossingofshortandlongfibres.Toputtheirnewmaterialthroughitspaces,Dr.Zhuandhercolleaguesfirstpouredhotoilontoitandfoundthat,ratherthanpassingthroughthematerial,asitwouldhavewithprevious,bagasseproducts,theoilwasresistedbytheirinvention.Theyalsofoundthatwhentheymadeacupoutofthestuffandfilleditwithwaterheatedalmosttoboilingpoint,thecupremainedunbrokenformorethantwohours.ThoughthisisnotaslongasaplasticcupwouldHast,it-islongenoughforallpracticalpurposes.1.Whatdoweknowaboutbagasse?A.Itiswidelyused.B.Itisusuallywasted.C.Itcannotbedegraded.D.Ittakesup10%ofsugarcane.2.Whydothepreviousattemptsfail?A.Thecupsarenotdisposable.B.Thefibresofbagasseareshort.C.Theplasticcannotbereplaced.D.Thematerialisnotbiodegradable.3.WhatisspecialaboutZhu’sinvention?A.Itcanletoilpassthrough.B.Itcanbeboiledinthewater.C.Itcanholdliquidandresistheat.D.Itcanreducetheuseofbamboo.4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.NewBambooContainers,优点英语B.ANewApplicationofFibresC.YoungandPromisingMaterialsD.APerfectMixofCaneandBamboo2.（2021届山东省日照市高三一模英语试题）BLookingforaplacetotakearest，sipacupofcoffeeandhaveafurrycompanion?Welcometoanimal-themedcafes.Inrecentyears，thecombinationofpetsandcateringhasbecomeincrediblypopularinmanycitiesthroughoutChina.Whilemanycafesstartedoutofferingthecompanyofcatsanddogs，othersareexpandingtheirrange.Somecafesincludeanimalslikesquirrels，raccoonsandevencapybaras.Inreviews，internetusershavecommentedthattheirmainreasonforvisitingthesebusinessesistointeractcloselywithanimalstheyhaveonlyseenfromafar.“Thecustomersloveanimals.Theyarecuriousaboutthesepetsandwanttoraiseoneathome，butcircumstancesdon’tallowit，”saidpetcafeownerTianRui，LiuJing，aBeijingresidentwhoworksinfinance，lovespigs，butherparentswouldnotendorsehergettingoneasapet.The24-year-oldhadtoadmiretheanimalsthroughvideosandimages.Butnow，shecanhaveclosecontactwithanadorablepigeveryweekendinapetcafe.Also，thesepetcafesserveasashelterforthosewhofindcomfortinbeingaroundanimals.“Inthisplace，youcangetclosetothecutelittleonesinaverycomfortablewaywithouthavingtoworryaboutsafetyandhygiene(卫生)—overall，itisanextremelycomfortableexperience，”saidZhaoMingfromTianjin，30，afrequentpetcafevisitor.Animalloversalsoexpectthepetcafestochangepeople’sattitudestowardpets.Animalslikeducks，pigsandsheephavebeenservedasfoodformanyyears.Peoplehardlyseethemaspets.Butthepetcafeshelpshifttheirattitudefromseeingthemasplaythingstoregardingthemasfamilymembersorclosefriends.“Whetherathomeorinstores，theselittleanimalsarethereforcompanionshipandtheybringwarmthtoourhearts.Theycareandunderstandjustlikefamilymembers.Theygiveusmuchmorethanthelovewegivetothem，”Zhaosaid.,优点英语1.Whydopeoplevisitpetcafes?A.Topursueinnerpeace.B.Toappreciateanimalimages.C.Toexperienceacleanenvironment.D.Tohaveclosecontactwithanimals.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“endorse”inParagraph4mean?A.Believein.B.Approveof.C.Prevent.D.Suspect.3.WecanconcludefromParagraph6thatpetcafesmay__________.A.changeourviewsofanimalsB.teachushowtolookafterpetsbetterC.showustheimportanceofhavingpetsD.remindustovalueourfamilyandfriends4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CafesEnjoyGreatPopularityB.IdealSheltersforLovelyAnimalsC.AnimalsTurnintoCompanionsD.AnimalLoversfromDifferentCities3.（2021届山东省淄博市高三一模英语试题）BHiddenbeneaththesurfaceintherootsofEarthsastonishinganddiverseplantlife,thereexistsabiologicalsuperhighwaylinkingtogetherthemembersoftheplantkingdominwhatresearcherscallthe"woodwideweb".Thenetworkiscomprisedofthinthreadsoffungus(真菌)thatgrowoutwardsundergrounduptoafewmetersfromitspartneringplant,meaningthatalloftheplantlifewithinaregionlikelyconnectedtooneanother.Thepartnershipisbeneficialforbothpartiesinvolved,plantsprovide,优点英语carbohydrates(碳水化合物)tothefungusesandinexchange,thefungusesaidingatheringwaterandprovidingnutrientstoitspartneringplant.AstudyconductedbyRensenZengoftheSouthChinaAgriculturalUniversityfoundthatthisalsoallowedforplantstowarnoneanotherofpotentialharm.ThestudyshowedBroadBeansusedthefungalnetworktospyononeanotherforupcomingdanger.LikeourInternet,thisfungalconnectivityisalsofullofcrime.Someplants,suchasGoldenMarigoldshavebeenfoundtoreleasepoisonsintothenetworktoslowdownthegrowthofsurroundingplantsinthefightforwaterandlight.Otherplants,suchasthePhantomOrchid,donothavethechlorophyll(叶绿素)andmustgetthenecessarynutrientsfromsurroundingplants.Researchsuggeststhatanimalssuchasinsectsandwormsmaybeabletodetectslightexchangesofnutrientsthroughthenetwork,allowingthemtomoreeasilyfinddeliciousrootstofeedon;however,thishasnotbeenconclusivelymadeclearinexperimentation.Themorewelearnaboutthisphenomenon,themoreourunderstandingoftheplantlifeofourplanetwillcontinuetochange.Perhapsoneday,wemaybeabletomapoutthesecomplexnetworksentirely.1.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A.Toexplaintheaimoftheweb.B.Tointroducethemaintopic.C.Togivedefinitionofdiverselife.D.Toshowtheimportanceofplants.2.Thecriminalbehaviorofplantscanbeseenasawayto________.A.competeforsurvivalB.gathermorewaterC.takeinsunlightD.breaknaturalrules3.Whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggest?A.Animalscanalsofeedonthefungus.B.Nutrientexchangesaretooslighttodetect.C.Noexperimentcanprovethephenomenon.D.Moreneedstobedonetoworkoutthenetwork.4.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?,优点英语A.ThePartnershipbetweenPlantsB.TheUnknownRootsoftheEarthC.TheSuperhighwayLinkingthePlantsD.TheMysteriousMapChangingtheWorld
