人教版（2019）高中英语选择性必修第四册 Unit3 拓展阅读专项训练（二）.docxVIP

PAGE6 / NUMPAGES6 Unit3 拓展阅读专项训练（二） 一、刷阅读理解 体裁：说明文 题材：环境与自然 词数：362 难度：中 建议用时：8分钟 [河北石家庄一中2021高二月考]Climate change poses a threat to the worlds sandy beaches，and as many as half of them could disappear by 2100，a new study has found. Even by 2050 some coastlines could be unrecognisable from what we see today，with 10%to 12%facing severe erosion（侵蚀）. Using updated sea level rise predictions，the researchers analysed how beaches around the world would be in a future with higher sea levels and more damaging storms. They also considered natural processes like wave erosion，as well as human factors like coastal building developments，all of which can affect a beachs health. The study found that the sea level rise is expected to outweigh these other factors，and that the more heat-trapping gases humans put into the atmosphere，the worse the influences on the worlds beaches are likely to be. Its hard to overstate just how important the worlds beaches are. They cover more than one third of the worlds coastlines，and protect coastal areas from storms. Beaches are also important economic engines，supporting relaxation，tourism and other activities. And in some areas，the beach is more than a vacation destination. In places like Australia，life near the coast revolves around the beach for much of the year. Some of the worlds most popular beaches are already taking action. Places like Miami Beach are trucking in thousands of tons of sand to patch up（修复）badly eroded shorelines，while others have built sea walls（海堤）and breakwaters（防波堤）in an attempt to hold precious sand in place. But the financial and environmental costs of these projects are huge，and scientists say rising seas and more powerful storms，supercharged by a warmer climate，will make this a losing battle. However，the researchers did find that humans have some control over what happens to the worlds beaches. If the worlds governments are able to stick to modest cuts in heat-trapping gas pollution，the researchers found that 22%of proj