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四川省成都市重点高中2021-2022学年高二下学期3月月考

英语试题

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

GoldFameCitrus

byClaireVayeWatkins（$5.99）

Withtheflightofitscharactersthroughalandscapedestroyedbyclimatecrisis,thisnoveldoesnotindicatemuchhopefulnessforthefuture.WithinitisaseriesofsituationsandconsequencesmademoresevereinafutureCaliforniashortofwater.Acrossthedesert.wefollowWatkinscharactersthroughaplacesotransformedthatitneedsitsownfieldguideofanimalsnewlyadaptedforstrangesurvival.

TheMinistryfortheFuture

byKimStanleyRobinson（$18.1）

TheMinistryfortheFutureisamasterpieceoftheimagination,usingfictionaleyewitnessaccountstotellthestoryofhowclimatewillaffectusall.Itssettingisnotadesertedworld,butafuturethatisalmostuponus.Thisextraordinarynovelfromthevisionarysciencefictionwriterwillchangethewayyouthinkabouttheclimatecrisis.

BreathingFire

byJaimLowe（$27）

Thefrontlinesofthefightagainstclimatechangearepeopledwiththosesocietyhasforgotten.Upto30percentofthefirefightersbattlingwildfiresinCaliforniaeachyearareprisonersperformingbackbreakinglaborwhileearninga40thofwhatacivilianmakes.Thisbookfollowssixfemaleprisonerfirefightersandtheirworriedfamilies,lookingintothehumancostofenvironmentalcrisis.

SomethingUndertheSun

byAlexandraKleeman（$28）

InAlexandraKleemansnewnovel,anovelistnewtoLosAngelesteamsupwithaformerchildactortoinvestigateaconspiracy（阴谋）.ButthisisL.A.,wherewildfiresburnallyearlongandtherichstorewaterwhilethepoorsufferfromtheconsequenceofclimatecrisis.Humanweaknessispushingthecitytowardadisaster.

21.WhichcategorydoesBreathingFirefallinto?

A.Sciencefiction. B.Play. C.Non-fiction. D.Biography.

22.WhatisAlexandraKleeman?

A.Anovelist. B.Anactor. C.Afirefight