【高考必备】优化方案·高中同步测试卷·北师英语选修8：Unit22　EnvironmentalProtection　（C卷）Word版含答案[精品原创].docVIP

Unit 22　Environmental Protection C卷　创新冲关检测卷 (建议用时：65分钟) Ⅰ.阅读理解 A g animals. Migrating or mobile animals move through several environments as they travel away from the cold of winter to warmer areas. Birds may fly from one part of the world to another, perhaps stopping at feeding grounds on the way. Whales and turtles (海龟) cover vast areas of ocean. The report says that changes in any one of the places which these animals use can cause serious harm. “Obviously these animals have developed their travelling patterns over thousands of years. But climate change is almost certain to be extreme over the next 25 to 50 years and it is extremely unlikely that these animals can change their habits fast enough，” said the report author Dr Robert Hepworth. Hardest hit by rising temperatures are turtles. Scientists have found that at higher temperatures, turtles produce far more female eggs than male ones. In parts of Malaysia, turtle birthing sites are producing only females, the report says. It also provides evidence that some turtles are more likely to develop cancer as the waters get warmer. With birds, the main problem is climate璻elated damage to important areas at either end of the travels or at resting places along the way. About one璮ifth of migrating birds are now in danger because of climate璻elated changes including rising seais levels, land loss and more violent storms, the report concludes. Other animals picked out as particularly in danger include： (tiny shrimp) is disturbed by the change in ocean flows. ·the White-Nose Dolphin, which is out-competed by other kinds of dolphins in warmer waters. The report is not all bad news. Even with major climatic changes, protecting the environment can still help mobile animals to recover. 揥e need governments to start taking action at the naetional and international lever. The clock is running.” said Dr Hepworth. And some animals are already adapting, with the report mentioning whales that are changing their feeding behaviour, fin