牛津译林版（2019）必修3《Unit 1 Nature in the balance Section Ⅰ》2024年同步练习卷.doc

牛津译林版（2019）必修3《Unit1NatureinthebalanceSectionⅠ》2024年同步练习卷

一、阅读理解

1．Somethingshappeningatthelowestpointonourplanet，some1，388feetbelowthesealevel.

TheDeadSea，asaltlakeclosetoIsrael，JordanandtheWestBank，accordingtotheenvironmentalistgroupEcoPeaceMiddleEast.Andhumanactionsarelargelytoblame.

ItsnotjustlikeonecountryispunishingtheDeadSea；itsmorelikethewholeregion，saidphotographerMoritzKüstner

TheDeadSeaneedswaterfromtheothernaturalsourcessurroundingit，suchastheJordanRiverbasin.Butaroundthe1960s，someofthewatersourcesitrelieduponwerediverted.

Mineralextractionindustriesareanothermainreasonwhythewaterlevelsaredeclining，expertssay.TheDeadSeasmineralshavebeenpopularfortheirmedicalpowerandcanoftenbefoundincosmetics（化妆品）andotherconsumerproducts.

Andthen，ofcourse，therestheMiddleEastshot，whichmakesitdifficultforthelaketorefillitself.

IsraelandJordanhavesigneda＄900milliondealinanefforttostabilizetheDeadSeaswaterlevels.

ItinvolvesbuildingacanalfromtheRedSeatotheDeadSeasothatbothcountrieswouldbeabletonotonlysupplywatertoIsraelandJordanbutalsotopumpmuchneededwater﹣some300millioncubicmetersannually﹣intotheDeadSea.

ThisisthemostimportantandsignificantagreementsincethepeacetreatywithJordan（in1994），saidSilvanShalom，Israelsenergyandwaterresourcesministeratthetime.

Whetherthecanal﹣estimatedtotakethreeyearstocomplete﹣willworkoutpositivelyandasplannedremainstobeseen.

（1）MoritzKüstnervisitedtheDeadSeato.

A．shootTVseriesaboutpeoplesactionthere

B．makeasurveyaboutthesealevel

C．dohisphotographicserieswork

D．researchintoenvironmentalproblems

（2）WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTthereasonforthewaterlevelsdeclining？

A．TheothernaturalsourcestheDeadSeareliedonwereswitched.

B．TheDeadSeasmineralshavebe