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1、科普环保类阅读理解选编（3）2016高考英语阅读练习科普环保类For as long as they can remember Jynne Martin and April Surgent had both dreamed of going to AntarcticaThis winter，they each made it to the icy continent as guests of the National Science Foundation(NSF)Bm they didnt go as scientistsMartin is a poet and Surgent is an a
2、rtistThey went to Antarctica as participantsin the NSFs Artists and Writers programThe NSF is thegovernment agency that funds scientific research in AntarcticaBut it also makes it possible for artists，including filmmakers and musicians，to experience Antarctica and contribute their own points of view
3、 to our understanding of the continent. The mixing of science and art in Antarctica isnt newSome of the earliest explorersbrought along painters and photographersEdward Wilson was a British painter，doctor，and bird expert who journeyed with RobertFalcon Soott on two separate Antamtic expeditionsmore
4、than 100 years agoHerbert Ponting was a photographer who also accompanied Scott on one of those expeditionsIn hundreds of photos，Pontingcaptured the beauty of the continentand recorded the daily lives and heroic struggles of the explorersTodays scientists write articles forscientificjournalsUnlike t
5、heearly explorersjournals，scientific papers can now be very difficult for non-scientists to understandWriters in Antarctica workto explain the research to the publicPeter Rejcek is editor，writer，and photographer for the Antarctic Sun，an onlinemagazine devoted to news about the USAntarctic ProgramRej
6、eck began his career in the Antarctic in 2003 by spending a year at the South PoleHe has returned everyyear since，interviewing，scientists about research at Palmer，McMurdo，and South Pole stations There are also scientists in Antarctica who work hardto explain their research to the publicScientist Dia
7、ne McKnight wrote The Lost Seal，a childrens book that explains the research she and others are doing in an unusual ice-free area in Antarctica called the Dry Valleys Antarctica is full of stories and wonders that are scientific，historicand personal. People such as Martin，Surgent，Rejcek，and McKnight
8、are devoted to bringing those storiesto asmany peopleare they can.“Some people are going to be scientists，some people are goingto be journalists，some people are going to be artists，but we can all work together，saysSurgent,“tocelebrate，thisextraordinary place”【小题1】What do we know about the NSF? AIt i
9、s a government agencyBIt only funds scientists in AntarcticaCIt encourages the understanding of human natureDIt enables the mixing of science and art for the first time【小题2】Why didnt some earliest explorers bring writers along? AWriters were not funded at that timeBWriting cant capture the beauty of
10、 the continentCWriters were not interested in popularizing scienceDEarly explorersjournals can be easily understood by the public【小题3】By mentioning Diane McKnight，the author may try to suggest that_ Ascientists should explain their research to childrenBwriters are not necessary since scientists can
11、tell stories as wellCtelling stories to children is more important than knowing the truthDno matter what role we play，we can work together to appreciate Antarctica【小题4】What would be the best title for this article? AAntarctica：A Land for AllBThe NSF：A Program for AllCAntarctica：A Land of Beauty and
12、StoriesDThe NSF：A Program for Artists and Scientists 2016高考英语阅读练习科普环保类Australias koalas could be dying out within 30 years, unless urgent measures is taken to stop the losing in population, according to researchers. They say development, climate change and bushfires have all related to reduce the nu
13、mber of wild koalas sharply. The Australian Koala Foundation said a recent survey showed the population could have dropped by more than half in the past six years. Previous estimates put the number of koalas at more than 100,000, but the latest figures suggest there could now be as few as 43,000. Th
14、e foundation collected field data from 1,800 sites and 80,000 trees to calculate the numbers. In one area in northern Queensland estimated to have 20,000 koalas a decade ago, a team of eight people could not find a single animal in four days of searching. The foundation said besides problems caused
15、by cutting down forests, hotter and drier conditions because of global warming had reduced the nutritional(营养的)value of their staple food, eucalyptus leaves, leading to poor nutrition for them. Koalas, which live in the forests in Australias east and south, are very particular about what types of th
16、e leaves they eat.Foundation chief Deborah Tabart said: “The koalas are missing everywhere we look. Its really no tree, no me. If you keep cutting down trees you dont have any koalas.”She is hoping the new figures will persuade the governments Threatened Species Steering Committee (TSSC) to list the koala as threatened. But committee chai
