2025~2026学年湖南省常德芷兰实验学校高二上学期第二次阶段检测英语试卷.docVIP

2025~2026学年湖南省常德芷兰实验学校高二上学期第二次阶段检测英语试卷

一、阅读理解

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

Farmerscanadjusttheirpracticestoawarmerclimateinfourkeyways:

FarmerscanchangeWHATtheyplant.Thiscouldbeanentirelydifferenttypeofcrop:corninsteadofwheat.Oradifferentvarietyofaspecificcrop.

FOURKEYWAYS

FarmerscanchangeWHEREcropsareplanted.Iftemperaturesriseinfall,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-insecurecannotadapttoclimatechangethisisstillamajorproblem.Sothereismorewecandointhefuture.

1.Whatshouldfarmerschangeiftheyareshortofmoneyandlabour?

A．WHAT.

B．WHERE.

C．HOW.

D．WHEN.

2.Whichcropmaybenefitmostiffarmersplantimprovedvarieties?

A．Rice.

B．Corn.

C．Sorghum.

D．Wheat.

3.W