高考英语一轮复习 Unit 4 Adversity and Courage 作业.pdfVIP

UNIT4AdversityandCourage

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TodaywcknowAntarcticaasanextremeenvironment1.(contain)iceandsnow.

Butnewresearchprovidesevidencethattheareawasverydifferentinthepast,2.was

foundinsideapieceofEarthsediment(沉淀物)atheredbyresearchers3.underthe

seaflooroffthecoastofAntarctica.

Inthesediment,they4.(find)forestsoilestimatedtobeabout90millionyearsold

andthiswouldhavebeenintheCretaceousPeriod,whendinosaurswerethemainland5.

(animal).JohannKIaes,whowastheleadwriterofastudyonthefindins6.

(publish)inthejournalNature,saidthesedimentcollectionwasfrom7.depth

ofabout30metresbelowtheoceanfloor.Klaessaidanexaminationshowedthatthematerial

formedonland,notintheocean.

TheresearchrepresentsnewevidenceofthemajorclimatechanesEarthhasexperiencedin

(hepast—andis8.(current)underointoday.Theresearcherssaidthat(herainforest

environmentinAntarcticawasespeciallysurprisinbecauseeachyearthearea9.

(experience)afour-monthpolarnihtwhenthereisnosunlihttofuelplantlife.Klaes

saidnoicesheetswerepresentdurinthetime,but10.(season)snowfallwaslikely.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。研究人员从南洲海岸附近的海底收集的一块泥土沉

积物中发现：这些沉积物是在陆地上形成的，而不是在海洋中。

1.containin考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，句中已用谓语动词，此处应用非

谓语动词。主语Antarctica和动词contain之间是主动关系，用现在分词形式作定语，故填

containino

2.which考查定语从句。句中包含非限制性定语从句，先行词是evidence,