2018-2019学年高中三维设计一轮复习英语人教话题版练习：topic3　globalwarming（book6unit4）word版含解析.docxVIP

Topic 3　Global warming (Book 6?Unit 4)Ⅰ.阅读理解A话题词数建议用时气温升高对北极圈植物的影响3287分钟(2018·甘肃省高三第一次诊断)Even if trees cannot walk, they are still on the move.In parts of the Arctic, entire forests are moving northward. Across the Arctic, temperatures are rising faster than anywhere else in the world. As that happens, the tree line that marks where forests stop and the treeless tundra (冻原) starts has been shifting northward. Trees growing along the tree line must protect themselves from the cold wind. To do this,_plants tend to grow horizontal (水平的) branches low to the ground. The energy it takes for trees to grow this way means they dont have enough energy to make seeds.But as Earths climate has been warming, trees no longer have to just grow horizontally. Many can instead grow up toward the sky. This takes less energy. And with all that leftover energy, these trees have started producing more seeds. This happens especially in places where white spruce (白云杉) grows.White spruce, which is a North American tree, is quite able to produce a lot of seeds, which can move long distances in the wind. When wind-blown seeds end up on the tundra beyond the tree line, they eventually can sprout (发芽) new trees. This explains how a forest can move. Of course, the process would work only if the tundra were warm enough. But in recent years, the whole planet has been warming.New trees will provide shelters for some snow. Keeping the suns rays from making the white surface disappear. Instead, the trees absorb the suns heat. This warms the surrounding air. The extra warmth encourages even more trees to produce seeds. That further boosts a forests ability to expand. In addition, more trees will trap more snow, preventing much of it from being blown away. Snow can trap heat in the soil below, which encourages trees to grow. The recent rise of temperatures has helped more trees grow past the tree line. People worry about impacts on the animals that depend on frozen conditions for food and shelter.语篇解读：本