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1、（浙江专版）2017高考英语二轮复习专题7阅读理解类型6生态环保讲练类型6| 生态环保考查要点方法技巧1.生态环保的现状，造成的影响。2生态环境被破坏的因素，产生的后果。3保护生态环境的措施、步骤。1.理清文章的行文结构，把握主旨大意。2抓住造成生态环境变迁的原因这一主线。3领会作者所透露出的观点态度。(2016北京高考C)California Condors Shocking RecoveryCalifornia condorCalifornia condors are North Americas largest birds，with winglength of up to 3 meter
2、s.In the 1980s，electrical lines and lead poisoning(铅中毒) nearly drove them to dying out.Now，electric shock training and medical treatment are helping to rescue these big birds.In the late 1980s，the last few condors were taken from the wild to be bred(繁殖)Since 1992，there have been multiple reintroduct
3、ions to the wild，and there are now more than 150 flying over California and nearby Arizona，Utah and Baja in Mexico.Electrical lines have been killing them off.“As they go in to rest for the night，they just dont see the power lines，” says Bruce Rideout of San Diego Zoo.Their wings can bridge the gap
4、between lines，resulting in electrocution (电死) if they touch two lines at once.So scientists have come up with a shocking idea.Tall poles，placed in large training areas，teach the birds to stay clear of electrical lines by giving them a painful but undeadly electric shock.Before the training was intro
5、duced，66% of setfree birds died of electrocution.This has now dropped to 18%.Lead poisoning has proved more difficult to deal with.When condors eat dead bodies of other animals containing lead，they absorb large quantities of lead.This affects their nervous systems and ability to produce baby birds，a
6、nd can lead to kidney(肾) failure and death.So condors with high levels of lead are sent to Los Angeles Zoo，where they are treated with calcium EDTA，a chemical that removes lead from the blood over several days.This work is starting to pay off.The annual death rate for adult condors has dropped from
7、38% in 2000 to 5.4% in 2011.Rideouts team thinks that the California condors average survival time in the wild is now just under eight years.“Although these measures are not effective forever，they are vital for now，” he says.“They are truly good birds that are worth every effort we put into recoveri
8、ng them.”63California condors attract researchers interest because they Aare active at nightBhad to be bred in the wildCare found only in CaliforniaDalmost died out in the 1980s64Researchers have found electrical lines are Ablocking condors journey homeBbig killers of California condorsCrest places
9、for condors at nightDused to keep condors away65According to Paragraph 5，lead poisoning Amakes condors too nervous to flyBhas little effect on condors kidneysCcan hardly be gotten rid of from condors bloodDmakes it difficult for condors to produce baby birds66This passage shows that Athe average sur
10、vival time of condors is satisfactoryBRideouts research interest lies in electric engineeringCthe efforts to protect condors have brought good resultsDresearchers have found the final answers to the problem语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。美国加利福尼亚秃鹰由于触电和铅中毒而濒临灭绝，研究人员采取了一些措施来挽救秃鹰，从而使这一种群渐渐恢复了生机。长难句解读：So condors with hig
11、h levels of lead are sent to Los Angeles Zoo，where they are treated with calcium EDTA，a chemical that removes lead from the blood over several days.分析：本句为复合句。主语部分有with短语作定语，where引导的定语从句修饰前面的Los Angeles Zoo，a chemical为calcium EDTA的同位语，其后是that引导的定语从句。翻译：于是，体内含有高剂量铅的秃鹰被送往洛杉矶动物园。在那里，用一种名为EDTA的钙物质为其治疗，这是
12、一种化学药物，能够在几天时间内清除血液中的铅。63D推理判断题。根据第一、二段内容可知，20世纪80年代，由于触电和铅中毒，加利福尼亚州的秃鹰濒临灭绝，20世纪80年代末，仅剩的几只秃鹰从野外被带回繁殖，由此可推断正是秃鹰濒临灭绝才引起了研究人员的注意和兴趣，故选D项。64B细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知，电线一直是使秃鹰丧命的杀手，并且解释原因说，秃鹰晚上休息的时候看不见电线，而它们宽大的翅膀正好同时搭在两根电线上，于是它们立刻就被电死了，故选B项。65D细节理解题。根据第五段内容可知，铅中毒影响了秃鹰的神经系统和繁殖能力(affects their nervous systems and
13、ability to produce baby birds)，并且可以导致它们肾衰竭和死亡，故选D项。66C推理判断题。本文主要介绍了美国加利福尼亚秃鹰濒临灭绝以及科研人员为挽救它们而展开的救援和研究工作，且实施的措施有了回报(pay off)，故选C项。A(2016长沙四校模拟)Ecofriendly Car RacerCan you image a car racer is so ecofriendly that its tyres are made from potatoes，its body is created from hemp (大麻)and rapeseed oil and i
14、t runs on fuel made from wheat and sugar beet? The oneseater racing car called Eco One is built by experts from Warwick University，who hope that Eco One will be adopted by the automotive industry.It is sold at 41，000.Pollutionsensitive DressDont be caught outside unaware of pollution levels in the a
15、ir.The pollutionsensitive EPA Dress by Stephanie Sandstrom notices pollution in the air accordingly.This dresswhich is actually quite prettylooks like you pull it from the bottom of the dirty laundry pile when the air is dirty.It might protect your health by advising you to stay indoors for the day，but it wont do you any favor if youre meeting with clients.Ecofriendly UmbrellaTraditional umbrellas come with a fixed surface.Although its changeable，you cannot replace it easily.This ecofriendly design is more flexible.Its actually only an umbrella skeleton without any surfac
