2024年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解增分练Part 1四大考点针对练词义猜测题.pptxVIP

阅读理解增分练

Part1四大考点针对练词义猜测题

AThere’snodenyingthedestructivepowerofwildfires.Lightning，

campfiresorpowerlinesmaycausethem.Theymainlyruinnaturalareas，

suchasforestsandgrasslands.Buttheyalsocanendangerhumanlivesand

property.In2022alone，USwildfiresatethroughmorethan7.5million

acresoflandanddestroyedmorethan1，200homes.Still，wildfireshave

alwaysbeenpartofsomeforestandprairieecosystems.Andregularwildfires

canbevitalforkeepingthoseecosystemshealthy.

Foronething，wildfirescangetridofpests.Theanimalsnativetoan

areaoftenknowhowtoescapeawildfirebyfleeingorhidingunderground.

Butinvasive（侵入的）speciesmaynot.Sotheycouldgetwipedout.Firescanpreventtreesfromovercrowding.Thisallowssmallerplants

andanimalsthatneedalotofsunlighttogrowupbelow.Plus，wildfires

burnupalotofleaflitter，pineneedlesandotherdeadmatterontheground.

Thisclearsoutjunkthatmaypreventnewplants’growthandreleases

nutrientsbackintothesoil.Moreimportantly，italsopreventsthebuild-up

ofdeadmatter，whichcanfuelmoreextreme，moredangerouswildfires.

Therearealsospeciesthathaveevolvedtodependonregularwildfires.

Theseedpods（荚）ofBanksiatreesinAustralia，forinstance，only

releasetheirseedsintheheatofawildfire.Thesetreesneedfiresiftheyare

toproducemoretrees.Andbirdssuchastheblack-backedwoodpeckerprefer

toliveinrecentlyburnedareas，becausefreshlyburnedtreesmayoffereasy

accesstoafeastofinsects.

Asaresult，fireexpertsmaystart“prescribedburns”incertain

places.Professionalssetthesefiresonlyinareasandunderweather

conditionswheretheyaresuretheycancontroltheflames.Prescribedburns

helppreventmoreextremefiresthatcouldendangerpeople.So，

ironically，oneimportantwaytoprotectagainstfiresisexpertssettingthem.

（A）1.Whatcanwelearnaboutwildfiresfro