高考11——海洋资源
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维A1 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)
高考曾用材料：2010广东卷C篇
选材相似度：★★★★
设题相似度：★★★
难度系数：★★★
It may not be quite old
enough
to
be
the world's oldest living organism—that “honor” goes to the bristlecone pine tree (aged 5,000 years )—but，at 4,000 years of age，Leiopathes glaberrima，a deepwater coral species，does set the record for being the oldest animal living under the sea.
Located on the floor of the Pacific Ocean，off Hawaii，the 3 meters tall，(extremely) longlived “black coral” could have some valuable clues about past incidents of climate change; specifically，it could better scientists' understanding of how oceans draw down carbon dioxide—and of ocean acidification in general.Brendan Roark of Texas A&M University，who led a research expedition in 2006 to study the corals' climate records，presented his findings at the recent AAAS meeting.
How long they can live is anybody's guess，Roark told Science's Erik
Stokstad.He
and
his
colleagues
used radiocarbon dating to determine the coral's age.What this suggests，he said，is that the harvesting of deepwater coral for jewelry should be completely banned; because the corals grow at such an anemic rate，any level of harvesting would likely wipe out the remaining specimens—those not yet affected by ocean acidification.
Roark believes it could be possible to reconstruct records of
subsurface temperature variability and ocean circulation changes，which would provide some insight on climate change incidents and help predict future effects.By comparison，that ocean quahog clam we mentioned a while back—aged 405 years—seems almost sprightly.
Notes：
acidification n．酸性 ②anemic adj.无活力的 ③subsurface adj.地下的 ④quahog clam圆蛤 ⑤sprightly adj.活泼的
长短句分析：What this suggests，he said，is that the harvesting of deepwater coral for jewelry should be completely banned.
句法点睛：本句中，“What this suggests”为主语，“he said”为插入语，that引导表语从句。
句意：他说，他提出的建议是，从深水珊瑚中采集珠宝的活动应该彻底制止。
【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。全文说明了海洋寿星——Leiopathes glaberrima。这一深海珊瑚礁种类在水下已经待了4 000多年。研究它对我们研究海洋意义很大。科学家也提出了保护海洋珊瑚类的建议。
1．What is the best title of the passage?
A．The world's oldest living organism
B．Oldest animal under the sea
C．How to protect the corals grow
D．A great discovery
答案 B [主旨大意题。全文讲述海洋的寿星，因此B项最合适。]
2．What does the underlined word “clues” in the second paragraph mean?
A．Evidence.
B．Treasure.
C． Worth.
D．Usage.
答案 A [词义猜测题。联系第二段可知，Leiopathes glaberrima的发现对研究海洋提供了有力的线索与证据。]
3．What's the
value of the
finding of the Leiopathes glaberrima?
A．It shows which is the oldest in the ocean.
B．It helps the scientists get more imformation about the ocean.
C．It shows why the weather changes so much.
D．It helps the scientists know how to live longer.
答案 B [推理判断题。第二段讲述了发现Leiopathes glaberrima的意义，因此可以得出答案为B。]
4．Why should the harvesting of deepwater coral for jewelry be completely banned?
A．Because the jewelry has little value.
B．Because the jewelry is hard to harvest.
C．Because harvesting for the jewelry does great harm to deepwater coral.
D．Because it is very dangerous.
答案 C [推理判断题。从第三段中的“because the corals grow at such an anemicrate，any level of harvesting would likely wipe out the remaining specimens”可知， 珊瑚的生长非常缓慢，稍微的破坏就会导致物种灭绝。]
维A2 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)
高考曾用材料：2010安徽卷D篇
选材相似度：★★★★
设题相似度：★★★
难度系数：★★★★
Scientists
spent
the past 10 years studying life in the oceans.This month，they released the results of their work.
People often say that there are plenty of fish in the sea.But until recently，not even scientists knew how many creatures lived in the world's oceans.Ten years ago，a group of scientists decided to find out.
“We announced that we would try to conduct the firstever worldwide census of marine life，”
the project's cofounder，Jesse Ausubel，told TFK.“It was daring，and people responded.” Over the next 10 years，more than 2,700 scientists from 80 countries worked together to track，count and study sea species.In a report this month，they shared what they learned.
Decade of Discovery
Scientists began by exploring the seas.Along the way，they discovered
many
new
species.“We
found
life everywhere
we
looked，”
says
census
scientist
Patricia Miloslavich.“We have given 1,200 new names to science.”
One name belongs to a type of furry white crab that spends its life at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.The unusual creature lives in a world of total darkness.Another new species，a ninepound lobster，was found in the Indian Ocean，near Africa.“It's surprising that an animal of that size would remain to be discovered，” says Ausubel.
Scientists also did research on land.They read through old
records，including
scientific
papers，books，seafoodrestaurant menus and fishermen's journals.Their goal: to find out which sea creatures lived where in the past.
Snapshot of the Sea
After 10 years of investigation，scientists found that the oceans are teeming with life.They counted 250,000 marine species.They have an estimate of how many more species are waiting to be found: a whopping 750,000.“Most of these will be small，” says Ausubel.“There won't be any more giant lobsters.”
The researchers learned which underwater areas have the most species.The seas around Australia and Japan have as many as 33,000 forms of life.(The average marine area has about 10,000 species.) These “hot spots” for biodiversity need special attention and protection，says Miloslavich.
The accurate picture of ocean life will help scientists notice changes.“Things will be different in 10,20,30 years，” says Ausubel.“Knowing what's there now will be helpful.”
The census gives us a better understanding of the challenges facing
our
oceans.Many
of the
problems，including overfishing，habitat destruction and pollution，stem from human behavior.
Environmentalists are working to set up protected areas in the sea，much like the parks that conserve 12% of our land.“We need to show concern for the ocean，” says Miloslavich.
Note：
census n．统计
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲了科学家从十年前开始研究海洋生物的种类，并介绍了研究的内容和基本过程。
1．There were ________ scientists from ________ countries got involved in the research in the past 10 years.
A．more than 2,700; 80 countries
B．almost 2,700; 80 countries
C．more than 2,700; more than 80 countries
D．more than 2,700; 70 countries
答案 A [细节理解题。由第三段倒数第二句可知，在过去的十年中，共有来自80个国家的，超过2 700名科学家参与了这项研究。其余说法错误，文中无信息支持。]
2．Why did the scientists read through old records，including scientific papers，books，seafoodrestaurant menus and fishermen's journals?
A．To get more knowledge about the sea creature's outlooking.
B．To know the location of the sea creature in the past.
C．To find out where has the most sea species.
D．To find out which sea creature was most popular.
答案 B [细节理解题。由“Decade of Discovery”中的最后一句可知，科学家这样做的目的在于发现过去海洋生物的分布情况。其余说法在文中均无信息支持。]
3．What does the underlined word “whopping” mean?
A．Blurry (模糊的).
B．Uncertain.
C．Total.
D．Enormous.
答案 D [词义猜测题。由语境可知，750 000是一个庞大的数字。其余说法均不符合逻辑。]
4．Which of the following saying is RIGHT?
A．There are plenty of new species waiting for us to find.
B．Australia and Japan has the least species.
C．Scientists wanted to get new food resources by doing this research.
D．These scientists only did research under the sea.
答案 A [推理判断题。由“They have an estimate of how many more species are waiting to be found：a whopping 750,000.”可知，据估计，还有约750 000种新的海洋生物等待发现。由此可推知，尚未发现的海洋生物数量庞大。B项应改为“最多的”；C项说法无依据；D项说法错误，科学家还在陆地上进行研究。]
维B 短文改错(每题1.5分，满分15分)
下面文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
A lady once wrote a long story and sent to a famous editor.After a few week，the story was returned to her.The lady got very angrily.She wrote to the editor，“Dear sir，how do you know why the story is not good？You didn't read it.After I sent it to you，I pasted pages 21,22 or 23 together.This was a test to see whether I would really read the story.When it came back，the pages still pasted together.Is this the way in that you read the stories that are sent to you？” The editor writes back，“Dear madam，at breakfast when I open an egg，I don't have to eat the whole egg in order to discover that it is bad.”
答案
A lady once wrote a long story and sent
to a famous editor.After a few ，the story was returned to her.The lady got very .She wrote to the editor，“Dear sir，how do you know
/ why the story is not good？You didn't read it. I sent it to you，I pasted pages 21,22
23 together.This was a test to see whether
would really read the story.When it came back ，the pages
still pasted together.Is this the way in
you read the stories that are sent to you？”The editor
back，“Dear madam，at breakfast when I open an egg，I don't have to eat the whole egg in order to discover that it is bad.”