2023年高考英语I卷阅读B篇和C篇解析讲义-2024届高三英语一轮复习

2023高考英语I卷阅读B篇解析 B When John Todd was a child, he loved to explore the woods around his house, observing how nature solved problems. A dirty stream, for example, often became clear after flowing through plants and along rocks where tiny creatures lived. When he got older, John started to wonder if this process could be used to clean up the messes people were making.   当约翰·托德还是个孩子的时候，他喜欢探索房子周围的树林，观察大自然是如何解决问题的。例如，小溪在流经植物和微小生物生活的岩石后，往往会变得清澈。当他长大后，约翰开始寻思这个过程是否可以用来清理人们制造的废物。   After studying agriculture, medicine, and fisheries in college, John went back to observing nature and asking questions. Why can certain plants trap harmful bacteria (细菌)? Which kinds of fish can eat cancer-causing chemicals? With the right combination of animals and plants, he figured, maybe he could clean up waste the way nature did. He decided to build what he would later call an eco-machine.   在大学里学习了农业、医学和渔业之后，约翰又开始观察大自然并提出问题。为什么某些植物能捕获有害细菌? 哪些鱼类可以吃致癌化学物质？他想，如果动物和植物的正确结合，也许他可以像大自然一样清理垃圾。他决定建造一台他后来称之为生态机器的机器。   The task John set for himself was to remove harmful substances from some sludge (污泥). First, he constructed a series of clear fiberglass tanks connected to each other. Then he went around to local ponds and streams and brought back some plants and animals. He placed them in the tanks and waited. Little by little, these different kinds of life got used to one another and formed their own ecosystem. After a few weeks, John added the sludge.   约翰为自己设定的任务是清除一些污泥中的有害物质. 首先，他建造了一系列相互连接的透明玻璃钢储罐。然后，他来到当地的池塘和溪流，带回了一些植物和动物。他把它们放在玻璃钢储罐里，等着看变化。渐渐地，这些不同种类的生命相互适应，形成了自己的生态系统。几周后，约翰加入了污泥。   He was amazed at the results. The plants and animals in the eco-machine took the sludge as food and began to eat it! Within weeks, it had all been digested, and all that was left was pure water.   他对结果感到惊讶。生态机器里的动植物把污泥当作食物开始吃！几周内，它全部被消化掉了，剩下的只有纯水。   Over the years, John has taken on many big jobs. He developed a greenhouse-like facility that treated sewage (污水) from 1,600 homes in South Burlington. He also designed