2022届高考英语一轮复习课时作业二十五选修⑧Unit2Theuniversallanguage课时作业含解析牛津译林版.docx

2022届高考英语一轮复习课时作业二十五选修⑧Unit2Theuniversallanguage课时作业含解析牛津译林版.docx

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PAGE 课时作业(二十五) 选修⑧ Unit2 Theuniversallanguage Ⅰ.阅读理解 [2021·湖南省四校高三调研]Oneofthecostsofbeingaloverofoldtreesistheall-too-frequentlossofa_beautiful_soul_you've_grown_fond_of.Lastsummerwasharderthanmostforoldtreesandtheirhumansupporters.Thespring'snonstoprainfloodedsoilsandcausedrootsystemsofmanylarge, oldtreestorotinpart.Then, whenthesummercame, treescouldnottapdeepsourcesofwaterthatwouldnormallyhavemaintained (维持) them.Manyvaluableoldtreesdied. WhenIvolunteeredfortheMountRainierTreeCommission, Iheardfrommanypeopleconcernedabouttheirtrees.Wehadlittletoofferthem.That'sbecausepublicandprivateurbantreeresourcesandprogramswereaimedalmostentirelyatplantingtreesbutnotatmaintainingtrees.NostateorprovinceprogramthatIcouldfindprovidedanyfinancialresourcesformaintainingtreehealth.Smallandunder-resourcedcitiessuchasourswereontheirown. Thisisbackward.Scientistsarelearningthatlarge, oldtreesarethemostvaluable, especiallyincities.Theyputonwoodfastestandtakethemostcarbonoutoftheair.Theyharborthemostwildlife.Theycanlowersummertemperaturesby20degreesormore.Inarecentstudy, researchersfoundthatBostonwouldgetmorebenefitfromkeepingthetreesithasalivethanfromplantingnewtrees.There'sreasontothinkthisfindingwouldapplyinothercities, too. Now, ourpublicandprivatetreeprogramsoftenignoreoldtreesuntilitistoolate.Aslongasweabandonouroldtrees, plantingmoreismerelytokeeppacewithgrowinglosses.Wewanttreestohelpprotectus, butweleavethemunprotected.Considerthisinthehumanworld: Nobodywouldsendababyintotheworldandexpectittojustmakeit.Childrenneedcaringforandit'swhywehaveschoolsandchildhealth-insuranceprograms.Wecouldgetsomuchmoreoutofourtreesifwejustputalittlemoreintothem. 1.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1suggest? A.Strongdeterminationtoplanttrees. B.Realregretatgrowingoldtrees. C.Greatconcernabouttreeproblems. D.Deeploveforvaluableoldtrees. 2.Whywastheauthoralmostpowerlesstohelppeopleworriedabouttheirtrees? A.Theurbantreeprogramswerefacedwithfinancialproblems. B.Theauthor'sknowledgeofmaintainingtre

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