高考英语外刊时文精读精练：专题 22 北极圈，每升雪含14400个塑料碎片.docxVIP

高考英语外刊时文精读精练 (22) Microplastics are everywhere, even in the Arctic snow 微塑料?处不在，甚?出现在北极积雪当中 主题语境：人与自然 主题语境内容：环境保护 【外刊出处】 CNN （美国有线电视新闻网） 【外刊导读】 近年来，塑料污染的相关报道不断挑动人类的神经。科研人员在北极钻取的冰芯中，发现了大量塑料存在。而且，研究人员在北极的积雪中，也发现了高浓度的塑料颗粒。微塑料是如何到达北极地区的？微塑料出现在北极的冰雪中，这一情况意味着什么呢？ 【外刊原文】（斜体单词为超纲词汇，认识即可；下划线单词为课标词汇，需熟记。） Microplastics are some of the Earths tiniest and most harmful enemies. These tiny bits of plastic are found in countless consumer products including cosmetics, tires, cigarettes and toothpaste, and when they collect in bodies of water and other natural areas, they can pose serious environmental and health risks. In fact, a new study reveals that microplastics have even polluted Alpine snow and Arctic ice. How did the microplastics get there? The study, published this week in the journal Science Advances,assumes that the tiny particles become airborne and, when swept up into the Earths atmosphere, can be transported virtually around the globe. The large concentrations of MPs and microfibers in snow highlight the importance of the atmosphere as a source of airborne MPs and microfibers, the study reads. Through this pathway, MPs likely find their way into soil and water and therefore also into food chains. In other words, if microplastics are found in original Arctic ice, theyre probably being breathed in, lived in and eaten by animals in other ecosystems.If microplastics are being swirled around the atmosphere, the study says, were breathing them in, as well. And that could have serious health consequences. The high MP concentrations detected in snow samples from continental Europe to the Arctic indicate significant air pollution and stress the urgent need for research on human and animal health effects focusing on airborne MPs, the study says. 【链接高考】 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Microplastics are some of the Earths tiniest and 1. (harm) enemies. 2. new study reveals that microplastics have even polluted Alpine snow and Arctic ice. How did th