必修③ Module 3 The Violence of Nature 单元主题语篇训练（Word练习）-【创新方案】2024高考英语一轮复习（老教材 新高考 外研版）

第1页共5页 多学科网书城四 品牌书店·知名教辅·正版资源 b2 xxk.com● 您身边的互联网+教辅专家 必修③Module3单元主题语篇训练 1.阅读理解 A Fires sweeping across the Amazon rainforest recently have been making the headlines as scientists and environmental groups are worried that they will worsen climate change crisis and endanger biodiversity(生态多样性) As the largest rainforest in the world,the Amazon rainforest is often called "the lungs of the world".It is also home to about 3 million species of plants and animals,and 1 million local people.The vast area of rainforest plays an important role in the world's ecosystem because it absorbs heat instead of reflecting heat back into the atmosphere.It also stores carbon dioxide and produces oxygen,ensuring that less carbon is released,reducing the effects of climate change. "Any destruction of forest is a danger to biodiversity and the people who use that biodiversity,"Thomas Lovejoy,an ecologist at George Mason University told National Geographic."The great danger is that a lot of carbon goes into the atmosphere,"he stressed. "In the midst of the global climate crisis,we cannot afford more damage to a major source of oxygen and biodiversity.The Amazon rainforest must be protected,the UN Secretary General said. Data from the National Institute for Space Research show that a total of 71,497 forest fires were registered in Brazil in the first 8 months of 2019,up from 39,194 in the same period in 2018."We estimate that the forest areas in the Brazilian Amazon have decreased by 20 to 30 percent compared to the last 12 months,Carlos Nobre,a researcher at the University of Sao Paulo,told German broadcaster Deutsche Welle. Brazil owns about 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest whose degradation()could have severe consequences for global climate.The extent of the area ruined by fires has yet to be determined,but the emergency has gone beyond Brazil's borders. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了雨林火突造成严重的后果以及保护亚 马孙热带雨林的紧急性。 1.What is the second paragraph mainly about? A.The great role of the Amazon rainf