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1、新郑市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空类训练（2）及答案阅读理解Against the supposition than forest fires in Alaska, Canada and Siberia warm the climate, scientists have discovered that cooling may occur in areas where burnt trees allow more snow to mirror more sunlight into space.This finding suggests that taking steps to preven
2、t northern forest to limit the release of greenhouse gases may warm the climate in northern regions. Usually large fires destroyed forests in these areas over the past decade. Scientists predict that with climate warming, fires may occur more frequently over next several centuries as result of a lon
3、ger fire season. Sunlight taken in by the earth tends to cause warming, while heat mirrored back into space tends to cause cooling.This is the first study to analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climate. Earlier studies by other scientists have suggested that fire in northern regions
4、speed up climate warming because greenhouse gases from burning trees and plants are released into the atmosphere and thus trap heat.Scientists found that right after the fire, large amounts of greenhouse gases entered the atmosphere and caused warming. Ozone（臭氧）levels increased, and ash from the fir
5、e fell on far-off sea ice, darkening the surface and causing more radiation from the sun to be taken in. The following spring, however, the land within the area of the fire was brighter than before the fire, because fewer trees covered the ground. Snow on the ground mirrored more sunlight back into
6、space, leading to cooling.“We need to find out all possible ways to reduce the growth of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.” Scientists tracked the change in amount of radiation entering and leaving the climate system as a result of the fire, and found a measurement closely related to the global ai
7、r temperature. Typically, fire in northern regions occurs in the same area every 80 to 150 years. Scientists, however, found that when fire occurs more frequently, more radiation is lost from the earth and cooling results. Specifically, they determined when fire returns 20 years earlier than predica
8、ted, 0.5 watts per square meter of area burned are soaked up by the earth from greenhouse gases, but 0.9 watts per square meter will be sent back into space. The net effect is cooling. Watts are used to measure the rate at which energy is gained or lost from the earth.1. According to the new finding
9、s, taking steps to prevent northern forest fires may _.A. result in a warming climateB. cause the forest fires to occur more frequentlyC. lead to a longer fire seasonD. protect the forests and the environment there【答案与解析】A 根据第二段第一句This finding suggests 可知2. The following are all the immediate effect
10、s after a forest fire EXCEPT _.A. large amounts of greenhouse gases enter the atmosphereB. the levels of ozone which is a type of oxygen increaseC. snow on the ground mirrors more sunlight back into spaceD. ashes from the fire fall on the ice surface and take in more radiation from the sun【答案与解析】C 根
11、据第四段可知3. Earlier studies about northern forest fires _.A. analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climateB. indicate that forest fires will pollute the atmosphereC. suggest that people should take measures to protect environmentD. suggest that the fires will speed up climate warming【答案与解
12、析】D 根据第三段可知4. The underlined phrase “soak up” in the last paragraph most probably means _.A. releasedB. absorbedC. createdD. distributed【答案与解析】B 根据but 0.9 watts per square meter will be sent back into space 可知soak up 与sent back 的意思相反5. From the passage we can draw a conclusion that forest fires in A
13、laska, Canada and Siberia may _.A. warm the climate as the supposition goesB. allow more snow to reflect more sunlight into space and thus cool the climateC. destroy large areas of forests and pollute the far-off sea iceD. help to gain more energy rather than release more energy【答案与解析】B 根据第一段Against
14、 the supposition scientists have discovered that可知*结束I told my friend Graham that I often cycle two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the routeHe replied, You mean fortunatelyHe explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided
15、My attitude to the hill has now changedI used to grumble as I approached it but now I tell myself the followingThis hill will exercise my heart and lungsIt will help me to lose weight and get fitIt will mean that I live longerThis hill is my friendFinally I comfort myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when I call get the same value for freeI have a smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hillProblems are there to be faced and overcomeWe cannot achieve anything with an easy life
