2025~2026学年江苏省苏州市高新区苏州实验中学（科技城）高二上学期12月月考英语试卷.docVIP

2025~2026学年江苏省苏州市高新区苏州实验中学（科技城）高二上学期12月月考英语试卷

一、阅读理解

Climatechangecouldhavelargeimpactsonfoodproductionacrosstheworld.Risingtemperaturesmightboostcropproductionincoldregionsbutnegativelyimpactproductioninwarmerareas.Wheatandrice—whichbenefitfrommoreCO2intheatmosphere—couldseegrowingoutput,whilecornandsorghum(高粱)couldseeadeclinewithwarmertemperatures.

Farmerscanadjusttheirpracticestoawarmerclimateinfourkeyways：

FarmerscanchangeWHATtheyplant.Thiscouldbeanentirelydifferenttypeofcrop:corninsteadofwheat.Oradifferentvarietyofaspecificcrop.

FOURKEYWAYS

FarmerscanchangeWHEREcropsareplanted.Iftemperaturesriseorfall,cropproductioncanshiftnorthorsouthwardstowardsmoresuitabletemperatures.

FarmerscanchangeHOWcropsaremanaged.Givingcropstherightamountofwater,nutrition,andprotectionfrominsectsanddiseasecanhelpreducesomeimpactsofclimatechange.

FarmerscanchangeWHENtheyplant.Farmerscanplantearlierorlaterintheyear,dependingonwhenspringarrives.Adjustingplantingdatesrequiresnoadditionalcostorwork.

Arecentstudybyexpertsmodeledthreeadaptationmethods—changingWHAT,changingWHENandchangingbothofthem.Thechartbelowshowstheirimpactontheoutputofcorn,rice,sorghum,soybean(大豆)andwheat.

Thesethreeadaptationmethodscanalreadygosomewaytorelieveclimatepressuresinsomecountries.But,ofcourse,wedon’tonlycareaboutcropproductionatthegloballevel.Iffarmersinparticularregions—especiallythosethataremostfood-insecure—cannotadapttoclimatechange,thisisstillamajorproblem.Sothereismorewecandointhefuture.

1.Whatmayfarmerschangeiftheyareshortofmoneyandlabour?

A．WHAT.

B．WHERE.

C．WHEN

D．HOW.

2.Whichcropmaybenefitmostiffarmersplantimprovedvarieties?

A．Corn.

B．Rice.

C．Sorghum.

D．Wheat.

3.Wh