2013年高考英语二轮阅读理解归类复习-海洋资源(详解).docVIP

2013高考英语二轮阅读理解归类复习—海洋资源 A It may not be quite old enough to be the worlds 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 deep-water 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 long-lived “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 AM 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 anybodys guess，Roark told Sciences Erik Stokstad.He and his colleagues used radiocarbon dating to determine the corals age.What this suggests，he said，is that the harvesting of deep-water 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 deep-water 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 wor