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2014 高考英语阅读理解精英训练二轮精品题( 25)及答案
阅读理解
Seen from space the earth is covered with a blue mantle. It is a planet on which
the continents( 洲,大陆 ) are dwarfed ( 相形见绌 ) by the ocean surrounding them and
the vastness of the marine ( 海洋的 ) area.
An astonishing 80 percent of all life on earth is to be found hidden beneath the
waves and this vast global ocean drives the natural forces which keep life on our
planet. The ocean provides necessary sources of protein, energy, minerals and other
products and the rolling of the sea across the planet creates over half our oxygen,
drives weather systems and natural flows of energy and nutrients around the world,
transports water masses many times greater than all the rivers on land combined and
keeps the earth suitable for living things to survive. Without the global ocean there
would be no life on earth.
It is seriously worrying, then, that we are damaging the ocean on a level that
is unimaginable to most people.
We now know that human activity can have a serious influence on the vital forces
of our planet. Wehave fundamentally changed our global climate and are just beginning
to understand the consequences of that.
As yet largely unseen, but just as serious, are the influences we are having on
the ocean. A healthy ocean has diverse ecosystems and strong and healthy habitats.
The actual state of our ocean is a far cry from this natural state.
A lot of pressure is being put directly and indirectly on ocean ecosystems by human
activities. Consequently ecosystems are breaking down as marine species are in danger
of dying out and ocean habitats are being destroyed. With the decrease in their
diversity, ocean ecosystems are losing their natural way of recovery.
We need to defend the ocean now
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