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主题语境34 地球与宇宙奥秘探索 学生用书P382
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Youmayhaveheardofwhiteandblacksand
beaches,butwhataboutshoreswithpinksands?
Nowletstakealook.
HorseshoeBayBeach,Bermuda
Oneofthemostfamousandphotographed
beachesinBermudaisHorseshoeBayBeach.LoG
catedinSouthShorePark,thispinkbeachfeaG
turesacoastaltrailthatconnectsittootherarea
beaches,pluslimestonerocksandcliffsthatadd
toitsbeauty.BeachgoerscanplayagameofvolG
leybalorattendoneofseveralannualfestivals
hostedonGsite.
BudeliIsland,Italy
Knownlocaly as “Spiaggia Rosa”,this
beachgetsitspinkcolorfromamixtureofcoral
(珊瑚)andshels.ThepinkshoresitsonBudeli
Island,anislenorthofSardiniaintheMaddalena
Archipelago.ThebeachoffersavarietyofservG
ices,suchasstands,lifeguardsandbeachand
watersportsequipmentrentalslikesurfboards.
CraneBeach,Barbados
AtTheCraneResort,visitorscandirectly
accessthepinksandbeachbyridingintheglassG
frontbeachelevator.Tokeepbeachgoerssafe,
therearetwolifeguardsondutymostdays.ReG
sortvisitorsalsohaveaccesstofreebeachumG
brelas,towelsandchairs,plusseveralpools,a
hotspringandafitnesscenter.
GreatSantaCruzIsland,Philippines
ThepinksandbeachonGreatSantaCruzIsG
landgetsitscolorfrom redorganpipecoral.
Manydiversgatherheretotakeadvantageofthe
beachs clear water and excelent visibility,
thoughmuchoftheareassealifehasbeendeG
stroyedduetoilegalcoralmining.Youl also
findasmalvilageontheisland.
1.WhatcanyoudoonHorseshoeBayBeach?
A.Rideonahorse.
B.Surfonthesea.
C.Climbuparock.
D.Playbeachvoleybal.
2.WhichbeachofferssomefreeservicestospecifG
icvisitors?
A.HorseshoeBayBeach.
B.BudeliIsland.
C.CraneBeach.
D.GreatSantaCruzIsland.
3.Whatdothefourbeacheshaveincommon?
A.Theyprovidewatersports.
B.Theyhavebeautifulpinksands.
C.Theyreequippedwithlifeguards.
D.Theyarelocatedonbigislands.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇应用文.文章介绍了四
个粉色沙滩.
1.D [细节理解题.根据第二段“Beachgoerscan
playagameofvoleybalorattendoneofsevG
eralannualfestivalshostedonGsite.(海滩游客
可以打排球或参加现场举办的几个年度节日之
一.)”可知,海滩游客可以打排球或参加现场举
办的几个年度节日.故选 D.]
2.C [细节理解题.根据CraneBeach,Barbados
部分中“Resortvisitorsalsohaveaccesstofree
beachumbrelas,towelsandchairs,plussevG
eralpools,ahotspringandafitnesscenter.
(游客还可以免费使用沙滩伞、毛巾和椅子,还
有几个游泳池、一个温泉和一个健身中心.)”可
知,CraneBeach为特定的游客提供一些免费服
务.故选C.]
3.B [细节理解题.根据第一段“Youmayhave
heardofwhiteandblacksandbeaches,but
whataboutshoreswithpinksands? Nowlets
takealook.(你可能听说过白色和黑色的沙滩,
但是 粉 红 色 的 沙 滩 呢? 现 在 让 我 们 来 看 一
看.)”可知,本篇文章是介绍粉色沙滩的.根据
下文对四处沙滩的介绍可知,这四个海滩都有
美丽的粉色沙滩.故选B.]
B
Totalsolareclipses(日食)havescaredpeoG
plesincetimeoutofmind.Thefirstrecordof
one,preservedonaclaytabletfoundatUgarit,
onceatradecitybutdestroyedlaterinSyria,is
believedfromitsageandlocationtodescribeeiG
theraneclipsethathappenedin1375BCorone
in1223BC.Legendaryexplanationsforeclipses
includetheSunbeingeatenbydogs,frogsor
dragons.Therealityisnotromantic.WhyaretoG
talones,liketheonecomingonApril8,sorare?
Solareclipsesareaspecialcaseofphenomena
caledtransitsandoccultations,inwhichaninG
tervening(介于中间的)heavenlybodystopslight
fromastarreachinganobserver.Iftheblocking
bodyappearssmalerintheskythanthestar,the
resultiscaledatransitandlookslikeadarkspot
crossingthestarssurface.Iftheblockingobject
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appearslargerthanthestar,thestardisappears
completely-anoccultation.Atotaleclipseisan
occultation.
Solareclipsesmaybeeitherofthesethings
sincetheapparentsizesintheskyoftheSunand
theMoon,viewedfromEarth,arealmostidentiG
cal.IftheMoonorbitedEarthinthesameplane
asEarthorbitstheSun,eclipseswouldhappen
everymonth,butwouldbetotalonlyinthetropG
ics(热带地区).Inreality,theaverageinterval
betweentotaleclipsesis18 months,andthey
maybeseenfromtimetotimealovertheworld.
ThepathoftotalityacrossEarthssurfaceisnarG
rowandtheperiodshort(amaximumofjustover
sevenandahalfminutes).OutsidetheseboundaG
ries,theSunwilappearpartialyeclipsed,looG
kinglikeapiethatsomethinghastakenabite
from.
TheGreatNorthAmericanEclipse,asithas
beencaled,wilbeasighttobeheldonApril8.
Butitshouldalsobecherished,becausetotal
eclipsesoftheSunwilnothappenforever.Tidal
friction(潮 汐 摩 擦)causesthe Moonto move
awayfromEarthat38cmayear,makingitapG
pearsmalerandsmalerinthesky.In600milG
lionyearsorsothelast,shorttotalitywiloccur.
4.WhatdoestheclaytabletofUgaritrepresent?
A.Somefiguresofancientanimals.
B.TheSunbeingeatenbysomeanimals.
C.AncientpeoplewhowerehuntingforaniG
mals.
D.Theearliesttotalsolareclipserecorded.
5.HowdoestheauthordevelopParagraph2?
A.Bylistingstatistics.
B.Bygivingdefinitions.
C.Bygivingexamples.
D.Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.
6.Whatcan welearnabouttotalsolareclipses
fromParagraph3?
A.Theirdurationisrelativelylonger.
B.Theytakeplaceeverymonthactualy.
C.Theyarevisibleonlyfromanarrowpath.
D.TheylooklikeabitetakenoutoftheSun.
7.Whatmakestotalsolareclipsessorare?
A.ThemovingGawayMoon.
B.ThestrongertideonEarth.
C.Thesmalerattraction ofthe Moonfor
Earth.
D.ThechangingdistancebetweentheSunand
Earth.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文.主要介绍了日
全食罕见的原因.
4.D [推理判断题.根据第一段中“ThefirstreG
cordofone,preserved...thathappenedin
1375BCoronein1223BC.”可知,Ugarit的一
块泥板描绘了第一份日全食的事实,这是有记
录以来最早的日全食.故选 D.]
5.B [推理判断题.根据第二段“Solareclipses
areaspecialcaseofphenomenacaledtransits
and...stardisappearscompletely-anoccultaG
tion.Atotaleclipseisanoccultation.”可知,第
二段 主 要 阐 释 了transit(凌 日)和 occultation
(掩星)两种自然现象,对这两种现象给出了定
义.故选B.]
6.C [推理判断题.根据第三段中“Thepathof
totalityacrossEarthssurfaceisnarrow and
theperiodshort(amaximumofjustoverseven
andahalfminutes).”可知,日全食穿过地球表
面的路径很窄,周期也很 短(最 长 不 过 7 分 半
钟).由此 可 推 断,日 全 食 可 见 的 路 径 窄.故
选C.]
7.A [推理判断题.根据第四段中“Tidalfriction
(潮 汐 摩 擦)causesthe Moonto moveaway
fromEarthat38cmayear,makingitappear
smalerandsmalerinthesky.”可知,潮汐摩
擦导致月球逐渐远离地球,使其在天空中显得
越来越小.由此可知,我们以后再想见到日全
食将会越来越难.故选 A.]
C
“Wearerunningoutofspaceandtheonly
placestogotoareotherworlds...Spreadingout
maybetheonlythingthatsavesusfrom ourG
selves.Imconvincedthathumansneedtoleave
theearth.”Thesearethewordsofthefamous
scientistStephen Hawking,spokenatascience
festivalin Norwayin2017,ayearbeforehis
death.
Hawkingwasnotaloneinthisview.Many
expertsfeelthattheonly wayforhumanityto
lastfarintothefutureistocolonise (移民于)
otherplanets.Thatway,ifaterribledisease,
nuclearwarorsomeotherdisastersstrikethe
earth,civilisationasweknowitwouldstilhave
achance.MarsisoneofthemostattractivedestiG
nations.NASA,theUnitedArabEmirates,the
privatecompany SpaceX,andtheorganisation
MarsOneal haveplanstosendhumansthere.
“Eitherwespreadtheearthtootherplanets,or
werisk going extinct,”SpaceX founder Elon
Musksaidataconferencein2013.
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ButnoteveryoneagreesthatcolonisingMars
oranyotherplanetissuchagreatplan.Themost
commonargumentagainstgoingisthatitsjust
tooexpensiveordangerous.ItwiltakehugeaG
mountsofmoneyandotherresourcesjusttoget
peoplethere,letalonesetupaplaceforthemto
live.Itsnotevenclearifhumanscouldsurvive
onMars.Oneofthebiggestdangersisitsdeadly
radiationthatruinstheplanet.
Maybealthetimeandmoneypeoplewould
pourintoaMarsmissionwouldbebetterspent
onmoreurgentprojectshereonEarth,likedealG
ingwithpovertyorclimatechange.Someexperts
arguethathandlingaproblemlikeanasteroid(小
行星)strikeoradiseaseoutbreakwhilestaying
hereonEarthwouldbemucheasierandlessexG
pensivethansurvivingonanewplanet.
Inaddition,movingtoanew planetcould
harmordestroyanythingthatalreadylivesthere.
Marsseemsuninhabitable,butmicroGorganisms
couldexistonMars.Humanvisitorsmaydestroy
theselivesorpermanentlychangeordamagethe
Martianenvironment.Somefeelthatstoomuch
ofarisktotake.
8.WhydidtheauthormentionNASA,theUnited
ArabEmirates,SpaceXandMarsOne?
A.TostresstheriskofdyingoutonEarth.
B.ToprovideevidenceforHawkingstheory.
C.ToshowgrowingintentionofmovingtoMars.
D.ToexplaintheadvancedtechnologyinasG
tronomy.
9.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.ItiscostlyandriskytocoloniseMars.
B.CivilisationisdifficulttomaintainonEarth.
C.PovertyisthemosturgentproblemtohanG
dle.
D.Althetimeandmoneyshouldbespenton
Earth.
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword “uninhabitaG
ble”inthelastparagraphmean?
A.Notsteadytokeep.
B.Notfittoliveon.
C.Noteasytoapproach.
D.Notsafetosetfooton.
11.Whichofthefolowingcanbethebesttitle
forthetext?
A.Mars,OurFuturePlanet
B.MovingtoaNewPlanet
C.ShouldWeColoniseMars?
D.StayHomeorOuterSpace?
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文.有些专家 认
为,为了人类和人类文明的延续,人类应该离开地
球,移民去其他星球,尤其是去火星.而另一些人
认为这样的计划不仅昂贵而且危险,甚至还会破
坏火星的生态.
8.C [推理判断题.根据第二段中的“ManyexG
pertsfeelthattheonly wayforhumanityto
lastfarintothefutureistocolonise(移民于)
otherplanets.(许多专家认为,人类延续到未来
的唯一途径是移民到其他星球.)”以及“Marsis
oneofthemostattractivedestinations.NASA,
theUnitedArabEmirates,theprivatecompany
SpaceX,andtheorganisation Mars Oneal
haveplanstosendhumansthere.(火星是最具
吸引力的目的地之一.美国国家航空航天局、
阿拉伯联合酋长国、私营公司 SpaceX 和‘火星
一号’组织都有将人类送往那里的计划.)”可
知,这么多机构都计划着让人类移民火星,也就
是表 明 了 不 断 增 长 的 移 民 火 星 的 意 图,故 选
C项.]
9.A [细节理解题.根据第三段中的“Themost
commonargumentagainstgoingisthatitsjust
tooexpensiveordangerous.(反对去火星的最
普遍的理由是费用太高,太危险了.)”可知,移
民去火星费用昂贵而且很危险,故选 A 项.]
10.B [词义猜测题.根据画线部分所在句“Mars
seems uninhabitable, but microGorganisms
couldexistonMars.(火星似乎uninhabitable,
但微生物可能存在于火星上.)”可知,but后表
明火星可以提供给微生物生存之地,那么but前
说明火星可能无法提供生存的地方,也就是火
星可能不适合生存或居住,uninhabitable意为
“无法居住的”,故选B项.]
11.C [主旨大意题.文章第一段引出话题,我们
可能需要去其他星球来拯救我们自己,第二段
表明很多专家支持移民火星的计划,第三段和
第四段分析了移民火星的代价和危害.综合这
些段落可知,整篇文章就是讨论了我们是不是
要移民火星,C 项“Should WeColoniseMars?
(我 们 应 该 殖 民 火 星 吗?)”符 合 要 求,故 选
C项.]
D
Withlunarexplorationrocketing,itposes
manychalenges.Amongthemisafundamental
questionmetrologists(计量学家)worldwideare
workingtoanswer:WhattimeisitontheMoon?
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The MoondoesntcurrentlyhaveanindeG
pendenttime.EachlunarmissionusesitsowntiG
mescaletocoordinateduniversaltime,orUTC—
thestandardagainstwhichtheearthsclocksare
set.TheapproachworkswhentheMoonhostsa
handfulofindependentmissions,butitwilbea
problem whenthereare multiplecraftworking
together.Spaceagencieswilalsowanttotrack
themusingsatelitenavigation,whichrelieson
precisetimingsignals.
Themostpressingneedforlunartimecomes
fromplanstocreateadedicatedglobalnavigation
satelitesystem (GNSS)fortheMoon.Totackle
thisproblem,representativesofspaceagencies
andacademicorganizationsworldwidemetinNoG
vember2022tostartdraftingrecommendations
onhowtodefinelunartime.
Defininglunartimeisnotsimple.According
totheSpecialTheoryofRelativity,clockstick
slower in stronger gravitational fields. The
MoonsgravitationalpulisweakerthanEarths,
meaningalunarclockwouldrunfasterthanan
Earthone.
Definingalunarstandard,with whichal
clocksarecompared,wil involveinstalingat
leastthreemasterclocksthattickattheMoons
naturalpace,andwhoseoutputiscombinedbyan
algorithm(算法)togenerateamoreaccurate‘virG
tual’timepiece.
Whathappensthendependsonwhichoption
metrologistschoose.Theymightdecidetobase
lunartimeonUTC.Thealternativewouldbeto
usethesynthesized (同 步)outputofthelunar
atomicclocksasthe Moonsownindependent,
continuoustime,andtotrackitsrelationshipto
UTC.That way,eveniftheconnection with
Earthislost,clocksontheMoonwilstilagree
witheach other,alowingsafenavigationand
communications.
Settinglunartimeispartofamuchbigger
picture.ItwilonedayworkforthemoreGdistant
planetsthatspaceagenciesareultimatelytargeG
ting,suchasMars.
12.WhatsthemainideaofParagraph2?
A.TheworkingprincipleofUTC.
B.Theachievementsofspacemission.
C.TheurgencytodevelopsatelitenavigaG
tion.
D.Theproblemofcurrentlunartimingmethod.
13.Whatisthemajorbarriertodefininglunar
time?
A.Lackofprofessionalguidance.
B.Thedisagreementamongmetrologists.
C.DifferentgravitationalpulontheMoon.
D.Thecomplexityofinstalingmasterclocks.
14.WhatstheadvantageofdefiningtheMoons
independenttime?
A.Keepingtheclocksonthe MooncorreG
sponding.
B.Preventing spacecraftlosing connection
withtheEarth.
C.HelpinghumanslandonthemoreGdistant
planets.
D.MakingiteasiertosynchronizewithUTC
althetime.
15.Whatsthebesttitleofthetext?
A.WhatTimeIsItontheMoon?
B.Whenwil ManSettleontheMoon?
C.Lunarexploration:ACareerBoundtoReG
vive
D.GNSS:AMorePreciseLunarTrackingSystem
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文.文章主要介绍
了设定月球时间的必要性和挑战以及设定月球时
间的方案.
12.D [段落大意题.根据第二段中的“TheapG
proachworkswhentheMoonhostsahandful
ofindependentmissions,butitwilbeaprobG
lemwhentherearemultiplecraftworkingtoG
gether.Spaceagencieswilalsowanttotrack
themusingsatelitenavigation,whichrelies
onprecisetimingsignals.”可知,当多个飞船
共同工作时,当前的月球计时方法就出现了问
题,而且航天机构依赖精确的时间来跟踪 飞
船,这样月球计时会产生很多问题.因此本段
介绍了当前月球计时方法存在的问题.]
13.C [细节理解题.根据第四段中的“Defining
lunartimeisnotsimple.AccordingtotheSpeG
cialTheoryofRelativity,clockstickslowerin
strongergravitationalfields.TheMoonsgravitaG
tionalpulisweakerthanEarths,meaninga
lunarclock wouldrunfasterthanan Earth
one.”可知,设定月球时间的障碍是月球上的
引力.]
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14.A [细节理解题.根据倒数第二段中的“The
alternativewouldbetousethesynthesized
(同步)outputofthelunaratomicclocksasthe
Moonsownindependent,continuoustime,
andtotrackitsrelationshipto UTC.That
way,eveniftheconnection with Earthis
lost,clocksontheMoonwilstilagreewith
eachother,alowingsafenavigationandcomG
munications.”可知,设定月球独立的时间后,
即使失去与地球的联系,月球上的时间始终是
保持一致的.]
15.A [标题归纳题.根据首段“WithlunarexG
plorationrocketing,itposesmanychalenges.
Amongthemisafundamentalquestion meG
trologists(计量学家)worldwideareworking
toanswer:WhattimeisitontheMoon?”以及
下文中分析设定月球时间的必要性和挑战以
及方案可知,本文主要是围绕着设定独立的月
球时间展开的,因此 A 项“月球上几点了”与主
题内容吻合.]
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
(2025山东枣庄市高三模拟)Thegradual
heatingofEarthssurface,oceansandatmosG
phereisprimarilycausedbyhumanactivity.We
burnfossilfuels,andpumpcarbondioxideand
other greenhouse gasesinto the atmosphere.
Thesegasesactlikeagreenhouse. 1
Already,theconsequencesofglobal warG
mingare measurableandvisible. 2 Lakes
aroundtheworldarewarmingrapidly—insome
casesfasterthanthesurroundingenvironment.
Animalsarechanging migration patterns,and
plantsare buddingtheirleavesearlierinthe
springanddroppingthemlaterinthefal.
OneofthemostimmediateandobviousconG
sequencesofglobalwarmingistheincreasein
temperaturesaround the world.The average
globaltemperaturehasincreasedby08℃ over
thepast100years,accordingtothe National
OceanicandAtmosphericAdministration. 3 That
year,Earthssurfacetemperature was099℃
warmerthantheaverageacrosstheentire20th
century.
4 Wehavemoreunpredictableextreme
weather.TheseextremescomeindifferentflaG
vors.OneeffectcanbecolderGthanGnormalwinG
ters.Changesinclimatecancausetheboundary
betweenthecoldNorthPoleairandthewarmeG
quatorialairtomigratesouth. 5 Thisiswhy
someareascanhaveasuddencoldsnaporcolderG
thanGnormalwinter,evenduringthelongGterm
trendofglobalwarming.
A.Thatwilbringwithitcold,Arcticair.
B.Theytrapinheatandcauseglobalwarming.
C.Animmediateconsequenceisfreezingweather.
D.OurEarthisheatingup,andheatingupquickly.
E.Iceismeltinginbothpolaricecapsandmountain
glaciers.
F.Since1895,thehottestyearonrecordworldG
widewas2016.
G.Asglobalaveragetemperaturesgoup,weatherpatG
ternsarechanging.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文.文章主要介绍
了全球变暖给人类带来如温度上升和极端天气等
一系列的难以预料的结果.
1.B [上文“Thesegasesactlikeagreenhouse.”
说明了这些气体和温室的作用相似,B项“它们
困住热量并且导致全球变暖.”正是对温室作用
的解释说明,是对上文内容的承接.]
2.E [上文“Already,theconsequencesofglobal
warmingaremeasurableandvisible.”说明了下
文要介绍全球变暖产生的后果,E项“极地冰盖
和山地冰川的冰都在融化.”就是对全球变暖的
结果的举例说明.]
3.F [下文“Thatyear,EarthssurfacetemperaG
ture was 099℃ warmerthan the average
acrosstheentire20thcentury.”中 的 “That
year”指代的是 F项“自1895年以来,全球有记
录以来最热的年份是2016年”中的“2016”,下
文是对F项内容的解释说明,解释了2016年成
为自1895年以来最热的一年的原因.]
4.G [下 文 “Wehave moreunpredictableexG
tremeweather.”说明了极端天气的出现是我们
始料未及的,G 项“随着全球平均气温的上升,
天气模式正在发生改变.”是为了引出下文,说
明天气模式的改变是向极端天气转变.]
5.A [下文“Thisiswhysomeareascanhavea
suddencoldsnaporcolderGthanGnormalwinter,
evenduringthelongGtermtrendofglobalwarG
ming.”和 A 项“那将会带来寒冷的北极空气.”
构成因果关系,是对北极空气带来的结果的解
释说明.]
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