广东省南海桂城中学高三英语二轮复习 第四篇 阅读理解 Lesson 10课件.pptVIP

* 1. What is the theme of Ridley’s most recent book? A. Weakness of human nature. B. Concern about climate change. C. Importance of practical thinking. D. Optimism about human progress. 2. How does Ridley look at shopping? A. It encourages the creation of things. B. It results in shortage of goods. C. It demands more fossil fuels. D. It causes a poverty problem. 3. The candle and lamp example is used to show that ________. A. oil lamps give off more light than candles B. shortening working time brings about a happier life C. advanced technology helps to produce better candles D. increased production rate leads to lower cost of goods 4. What does the last sentence of the passage imply? A. Cutting carbon is necessary in spite of the huge cost. B. Overreaction to climate change may be dangerous. C. People’s health is closely related to climate change. D. Careless medical treatment may cause great pain. 【第4题解析】 最后一段的小标题“Let’s not kill ourselves for climate change （让我们不要因为气候变化而把自己弄死）”和第一句“Mitigating(减轻) climate change could prove just as damaging to human welfare as climate change itself（尝试去减轻气候变化需要做的事情证明可能会与气候变化本身带来的危害一样大）”点明了该段的主题。 最后一句的条件状语从句“If climate change proves to be mild, but cutting carbon causes real pain（如果气候变化的影响被证明是轻微的，但是减少碳排放却引致真正的伤痛）”与后半句的比喻所指的是同一个道理“we have stopped a nose bleed by putting a tourniquet(止血带) around our necks（为了止鼻血，把整个脖子都贴上止血带）”，这就是过度反应了(overreaction)。 *