高考英语总复习Unit4Globalwarming课时作业（含解析）新人教版选修6.docVIP

Unit4 Global warming Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Naturehasitsownwayofbalancingitselfout,butwhenwehumansgetinvolved,wetendtothrowthingsoutofcontrol.Forestsandoceansarenaturalcarbonsinksthatabsorbcarbondioxidefromtheatmosphere,butsincewe??vebeenpumpingtoomuchintotheair,thosesinkscan??tkeepup.ScientistsattheMaxPlanckInstituteinGermany,ledbybiologistTobiasErb,havefiguredoutawaytosuperchargeplantstomakethembetteratabsorbingCO2,whichcouldbeakeydefenseagainstclimatechange. Erbandhisteamfiguredoutawaytomakeplantsmoreefficientatabsorbingcarbon,sothattheyconsumedmorecarboninashorteramountoftime. “Ifyouthinkaboutplants,theyareefficientCO2-fixingfilters,buttheyarenotfast,” Erbsaid. “Ithinkthereisachancetoimproveexistingbiologywithsynthetic(人造的)biology.” Erb??steamidentified17enzymes(酶)fromninedifferentorganisms,re-engineeringthreeofthem,thathadanenlargedcarbonconsumption.Whenthoseenzymesworkedtogetherasateam,theyworkedbetteratnotonlyplants??naturalenzymes,butalsothemselvesindividually. Existingenzymesinplantsconsumeabout5to10molesofCO2persecond.TheteamofenzymesthatErbusedconsumed80molespersecond. Sofar,theseenzymeshaveonlybeentestedintesttubesinthelab,butthenextstepisrealworldtestingwheretheenzymeswouldbeintroducedintoplantstoseeifthesameresultoccurs.Ifthosetestsshowthatplantsreallycanbesupercharged,wecouldhaveanewtoolinthefightagainstclimatechangewherenotonlydoweprotecttheamazingcarbon-absorbingforestswehave,butwealsoaddthesesuperplantsoranartificialleaftechnologyusingtheenzymesintoothermixedfields. 1.Whycan??tforestsandoceansbalancenature? A.Becauseoceansandforestsaregettingsmaller. B.BecausewehumanbeingsgiveofftoomuchCO2. C.Becausealargenumberofforestsarecutdown. D.Becausetherearetoomanycreaturesintheworld. 2.WhichisthekeydefenseagainstclimatechangeaccordingtoErbandhisteam? A.Toincreasetheplants??abilityandefficiencytoabsorbCO2. B.TomakeoceansandforeststoabsorbmoreCO2quickly. C.ToreducethehumanactivitiesgivingofftoomuchCO2. D.Toincreasethenumberofplantsintheworld. 3.Whatcanwegetfromthelastpar