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选修⑦Unit3单元主题语篇训练

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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Coralreefs(珊瑚礁)areanintegralpartofsealifeandsustainitbyprovidingshelterandhabitattovariousorganisms.Theyalsosupplyandrecyclenutrientsaswellasenableagrowingfishpopulation,alongwithotherspecies,forahealthyanddiverseecosystem.However,theriseinaveragewatertemperaturesduetoclimatechangehasresultedinmorefrequentandlong-time“coralbleaching(珊瑚白化)”eventsthatdamagetheirhealth,causingfishandotherseaspeciestoabandonthem.

Inordertorestorethisdelicateecosystem,scientistsfromtheU.K.andAustraliaconductedastudythatinvolvedusingloudspeakersunderwaterneardamagedcoralreefstomakethemsoundhealthyandattractfish,potentiallykick-startingthenaturalrecoveryprocessofcoralreefsandtheirdependentlifeforms.ThelocationforthisexperimentwastheGreatBarrierReefintheCoralSea,foundalongsidetheeastcoastofQueensland,Australia.Thesiteisnotedtohavethelargestcoralreefsystemintheworld.

“Healthycoralreefsareremarkablynoisyplaces—thecrackleofsnappingshrimpandthewhoopsandgruntsoffish.Youngfishconcentrateonthesesoundswhentheyrelookingforaplacetosettle，”saidSteveSimpson,studyco-authorandaprofessorattheUniversityofExeter,U.K.

Byusingloudspeakerstocopysuchsounds,partsofdeadcoralreefswerefoundtoattracttwiceasmanyfish,comparedtoplaceswherenosoundswereplayed.“Thesereturningfisharecrucialforcoralreefstofunctionashealthyecosystems.Boostingfishpopulationinthiswaycouldhelptokick-startnaturalrecoveryprocesses,preventingthedamagewereseeingonmanycoralreefsaroundtheworld，”saidleadauthor,TimGordon.

语篇解读：由于海水温度的上升，深海珊瑚的生态遭到破坏。科学家通过试验探讨发觉，在珊瑚礁旁边放置扬声器以吸引海洋生物对于复原珊瑚的生态卓有成效。

1．Whatcausesthephenomenonofcoralbleaching?

A．Diversespecies. B．Noisepollution.

C．Fishingindustry. D．Climbingtemperatures.

解析：选D细微环