2020_2021学年新教材高中英语unit3environmentalprotectionperiod2素养检测含解析新人教版选择性必修第三册.pdf

Unit3EnvironmentalProtection

课时素养检测

十Unit3Period2

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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Inthemovie,TheDayAfterTomorrow,manyclimate

changesincldinganiceagearecasedbyglobalwarming.

Mchofthescienceinthemoviehasbeenqestionedbypeople.

However,theremaybesometrthtotheideainthemovie

thatglobalwarmingcoldcaseaniceage.

ThetheorystartswithannderstandingofwhyErope

andScandinaviaarenotcolderalready.Afterall,otherplacesatthesame

latitde(纬度)arecoveredwithice.TheoceancrrentcalledtheGlfStreambrings

warmwatersfromtheCaribbeantotheUKandErope.Thesewaterswarmthecontries

arondtheirpath.ThisiswhytheUK,EropeandScandinaviahaveawarmerclimate

thanAlaska.Globalwarminghasnothingtodowiththis.Globalwarmingissignificant.

ItcoldslowtheGlfStream,orevenstopit.Ifthisweretohappen,thecoldwaters

woldstayintheareaofErope,theUK,ScandinaviaandtheNortheasternUS.It

coldmeananiceageforthoseregions.

SomeweaknessesintheGlfStreamcoldhappenfordifferentreasons.Thesedays,

itcoldhappendetoglobalwarming,casedbyhmanactivities,schasthebrning

offossilfels.

Ifanewiceagehappened,itwoldprobablybecasedbythemeltingofthepolar

ice.Thiswillleadlargeqantitiesofcoldandfreshwatertocomeintotheocean,

whichwolddisrpttheGlfStreamandcasethecoolingofmanyareasthatnowhave

amildclimate.

Scientistshavegatheredalotofdatafromtheoceansandthelandtotryto

determinewhetheraniceagecoldbecasedbyglobalwarming.Withallthis

informationathand,itappearsthatitisindeedpossiblethatglobalwarmingcold

leadtoaniceage.

【语篇概述】本文以一部电影引入话题,讨论了全球变暖现象,分析了英国等地暖和原因,

分析了冰河时代到来