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课时数智作业(二十二)

选择性必修第二册UNIT1SCIENCEANDSCIENTISTS

Ⅰ．阅读理解(限时7分钟)

(2024·河北衡水三模)

Livingfor97yearsisanimpressiveachievementinandofitself．Mostpeoplehittingthismilestoneareprobablythankfulforwhathealththeyhaveandthememoriestheyvemade．InthecaseofTVhostandconservationistSirDavidAttenborough，hecanreflectonalifeofactivisminserviceforourplanet．TheBritishiconturnedanimpressive97onMay8，2023．Bornin1926，AttenboroughhasspentmostofhislifeoncamerafortheBBCcoveringanimalsandnaturalhistory．Today，despitehisage，heisstillanactivecampaignerforourplanet．

Attenborough，whoreceivedadegreeinnaturalsciencesfromCambridgeUniversity，joinedtheBBCfull-timein1952．HetravelledaroundtheworldwithhisZooQuestprogramme，highlightingdifferentcreatures．Afterwards，hecreatedhisiconicseriesLifeonEarthin1979．Sincethen，hehascreatedandstarredincountlessprogrammeswhichhavebroughtnatureclosertoviewersaroundtheworld．

HisdocumentarywithWorldWildlifeFund，DavidAttenborough:ALifeonOurPlanet，oftenreturnstoathemewhichhaspredominatedinAttenboroughslaterwork．Hereflectsonjusthowmuchtheenvironmenthaschangedinhisdecadesofobservationandhowswiftlytimeisrunningoutbeforefurtherseriousdamagecanbeprevented．Thisprogrammewaswidelystreamedandconsidereda“wakeupcall”fortheworld．WhileAttenboroughisfarfromthefirstoronlyvoicetoraisethiscall，hisreachasarespectedandpowerfulfigurewithintheBBCprovidesausefulplatform．

Althoughhehasreceivedcountlessawards，Attenboroughhasusedrecentaccolades(荣誉)asachancetofocusoncemoreontheplanet．ShortlyafterwinningtheChampionsoftheEarthLifetimeAchievementAwardin2022，hesentanurgentmessageaboutthestateoftheplanettoallviewersinFrozenPlanetⅡ．Evenafterhis97thbirthday，hecontinuestowriteandspeakonpreservingtheUKandthe