2023届高三英语二轮复习每日阅读打卡 DAY 6 （选自The Conversation）

每日阅读打卡DAY6(选自The Conversation) The West's iconic forests are increasingly struggling to recover from wildfires- altering how fires bum could boost their chances Wildfires and severe drought are killing trees at an alarming rate across the West,and forests are struggling to recover as the planet warms.However,new research shows there are ways to improve forests'chances of recovery-by altering how wildfires burn. In a new study,we teamed up with over 50 other fire ecologists to examine how forests have recovered-or haven't-in over 10,000 locations after 334 wildfires. Together,these sites offer an unprecedented look at how forests respond to wildfires and global warming. Our results are sobering.We found that conifer tree seedlings,such as Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine,are increasingly stressed by high temperatures and dry conditions in sites recovering from wildfires.In some sites,our team didn't find any seedlings at all. That's worrying,because whether forests recover after a wildfire depends in large part on whether new seedlings can establish themselves and grow. However,our team also found that if wildfires burn less intensely,forests will have a better shot at regrowing.Our study,published March 6,2023,highlights how proactive efforts that modify how wildfires burn can help buffer seedlings from some of the biggest stressors of global warming. By studying both how severely wildfires burn-for example,how many trees are killed-and how climate conditions after a wildfire affect new seedlings,our team found a surprising and hopeful result. Even when summers are hotter and drier after a wildfire than in the past,just having trees around that survived a fire helps new seedlings establish and grow. What is the main cause of trees struggling to recover in the West? A)Flooding B)Wildfires C)Snowstorms D)Heatwaves Answer:B)Wildfires How many locations were examined in the study mentioned in the article? A)10 B)50 C)100 D)10,000 Answer:D)10,000 What type of seedlings