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作业进阶(五)UNIT4NATURALDISASTERSⅠ.阅读理解A[2024·湖南省雅礼中学高三上学期月考]We'realreadywellawarethattheAmericanSouthwest，whichisnaturallyhotanddry，isseriouslyshortof

water.ThesituationisgettingworseeverydaywithpopulationsinCalifornia，NevadaandNewMexicocontinuinggrowing.Thefactthatsomanypeopleoftheregionneedthelim

itedresourceshasledexpertstopredictamajorwatershortfallthatwillcostbillionstodealwith.Anewstudythatrevealsclimatechangeisgoingt

odryouttheregionevenfurtherispaintingaseriouspictureofthefuture.Accordingtothestudy，globalwarmingcouldincreasethelong­termwatershortfallto1，815billio

ncubicmetresbyaddinganother439millioncubicmetresofwater.Basedonthepriceofaddingreservoir(水库)capacitiesinCalifornia，meetingbasicwatershorta

gescouldcost$549billionifclimatechangeisfactoredin.Higherwaterpriceswouldmaketheadaptationevenmoreexpensiveifnowatercouldbefoundatallinthedrierfu

ture.Butevenbeyondthemerecostofcreatingmorereservoirs，there'snodenyingthefactthatahotter，drierSouthwestwilldemandmoreandmoreene

rgyforcooling.There'sanotherfactthatclimatechangewillmakecitiesinstateslikeNevadaandNewMexicofarlesssustainablethantheyalreadyare.There'salsothefa

ctthatawarmerclimatewillhavealong­lastingimpactontheregion'secosystem.PreviousstudyhasnotedthatclimatechangemayconverttheAmericanSo

uthwestintoapermanentdesert.It'scertainlypossiblethatitwillbetooexpensivetobuildreservoirsforsomesuburbsandcommu

nitiesandwecouldseeanexodus(大批人同时离开)fromtheregion；butthat'salmostsuitabletochange，becausecommunitiespayfortheextremelyinefficientprocesse

sofpumpinginwaterfromoutofthestates.1．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage？A．AmericanSouthwestIsShortofWaterB．ClimateChan

geWillMakeWaterShortageWorseC．CaliforniaCouncilPaysAttentiontoWaterShortagesD．WaterShortagesLeadExpertstoPredictWaterShortfall2．Whatisth

eauthor'sattitudetowardsthesituationoftheAmericanSouthwest？A．Worried.B．Critical.C．Sympathetic.D．Indifferent.3．Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph？A

．Peopleshouldcooltheclimateimmediately.B．ThesituationsofNevadaandNewMexicoarenotbadyet.C.Theenergyrequirementsneededforcooling

willnotmakewatershortageworse.D．There'sarelationshipbetweenclimatechangeandecosystem.4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTt

rue？A．Thehighpriceofbuildingreservoirsismakingthesituationworse.B．Populationgrowthisthemainreasonforwatersh

ortages.C．Globalwarmingcouldincreasethelong­termwatershortfallto1，815billioncubicmetres.D．TheAmericanSouthwestmaybecomeadesertoneday．B[2024·江西省百师联

盟高三联考]SchoolsacrosstheUSEastCoastcanceledoutdooractivities，commercialairlinetrafficwasslowedandmillionsofAmericanswereurgedtostayindoor

sonWednesdayassmokefromCanadianwildfiresdriftedsouth，blanketingcitiesinthickandyellowsmoke.“It'scriticalthatAmerican

sexperiencingdangerousairpollution，especiallythosewithhealthconditions，listentolocalauthoritiestoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamilies，”US

PresidentJoeBidensaid.NewYork'sworld­famousskyline，usuallyvisibleformiles，disappearedbecauseofthesmoke，whichsomeresidentssaidmadethe

mfeelunwell.“Itmakesbreathingdifficult，”MohammedAbasssaidashewalkeddownBroadwayinManhattan.“I'vebeenscheduledforaroadtestfordriving，formydriv

inglicensetoday，anditwascanceled.”“ItlookslikeMarsoutthere，”saidFoxForecastCentermeteorologistBrianMastr

ojustbefore2p．m.NewYorkGoverorKathyHochulcalledthesituationan“emergencycrisis”，notingthattheairpollutionindexforpartsofherstatewaseight

timesabovenormal.InBethesda，Maryland，ahighschoolmoveditsgraduationceremonyindoors，whileaBrooklyn.NewYork，element

aryschooldeferredits“SpringFling”danceparty.AschoolinMontelair，NewJersey，calledoffafifth­gradetriptoanamusementpark.Thesmo

kewaswafting(飘荡)overtheUSnorthernborderfromCanada，wherehundredsofforestfireshaveburnt9.4millionacresandforced120，000peoplefromt

heirhomesinanunusuallyearlyandintensestarttoCanada'swildfireseason.TyroneSylvester，66，playingchessoutsideinM

anhattan'sUnionSquareushehasonmostdaysfor30years，butwearingamask，saidhehadneverseenthecity'sairqualitysobad.“Whenthesunlookslikethat，”hesaid，

pointingatthesmokysky，“weknowsomething'swrong.Thisiswhatglobalwarminglookslike.”Poorairqualityislikelytocontinueintotheweekend，w

ithadevelopingstormsystemexpectedtoshiftthesmokewestwardacrosstheGreatLakesanddeepersouththroughtheOh

ioValleyandintothemid­Atlanticregion，AccuWeathersaid.5．WhatdoweknowaboutMohammedAbass？A．Hetookatestfordriving

.B．Hehadnodrivinglicense.C．Hehadsomehealthconditions.D．Hestayedindoorsasexpected.6．Whichisclosestinmeaningto“deferred”inParag

raph7？A．Putoff.B．Tookover.C．Cameupwith.D．Didawaywith.7．Whatdoestheeighthparagraphmainlytalkabout？A．Canada'spoormanagement.B．Theareasa

ffectedbywildfires.C．ThecauseofAmerica'ssmoke.D．Theconsequencesofairpollution.8．Whatcanbelearnedfrom

thelasttwoparagraphs？A．NewYorkCitysmokesituationisnotuncomfortable.B．Astrongwindwillprobablyrelievethepoorairqual

ity.C．Citizenshavefoundnewwaystofightclimatechanges.D．Thecity'sairpollutiondoesn'trelatetoglobalwarming.Ⅱ.完形填空[2024·三晋名校联盟高三期中联考]RobertRizden，a

sergeant(中士)，wasorderinghisdinneratarestaurantonenightwhenhesawtwoyoungboyswerealoneattherestaurant.Theyweregoingfromtabletotabletryingto__1__s

omehomemadedesserts.Rizden__2__them.Helookedattheboysand__3__theylookedcoldandhungry.Heaskedthemwhattheywereuptoandiftheyhadeatenany__4__yet

thatday.Theboys__5__thattheyweretryingtoraisemoneyfortheirlocalchurchbysellingtheirdessertsandhadn'teatenyet.Rizdend

idn'thaveany__6__onhimtogivetotheboys，soheaskedifhecould__7__theminanotherwayinstead.Heledthe__8__tothefrontoftherestaurantandt

oldthemtoorderwhatevertheywantedonthemenu.Hewould__9__itforthem.Theboysseemed__10__atfirstbutquicklyfiguredoutwhattheywant

edand__11__theirorders.Theboysseemedthrilledatbeingtreatedtodinnerandthesmilesontheirfaceswerehuge.When

askedwhyhehadchosentodolikethat，Rizden__12__saidthathesawtheseboys'__13__andknewthattheywerethehopeofhiscountry，andthathewantedtodo

something__14__forthem.“IwanttobejustlikeyouwhenI__15__，”saidtheyoungerboyashesaluted(敬礼)thesoldier.1．A.collectB．sellC．tasteD．choose2．

A.recognizedB．supportedC．approachedD．welcomed3．A.rememberedB．realizedC．agreedD．announced4．A.supperB．lunchC．dessertD．breakfast5．A.pretendedB．judg

edC．believedD．explained6．A.cashB．toolsC．giftsD．food7．A.teachB．guideC．helpD．inspire8．A.soldierB．pairC．waiter

D．family9．A.packB．pictureC．coverD．check10．A.astonishedB．impatientC．unwillingD．satisfied11．A.comparedB．exchangedC．printed

D．placed12．A.skillfullyB．normallyC．simplyD．nervously13．A.standardB．driveC．luckD．chance14．A.formalB．regularC．wiseD．nice15．A

.growupB．headoffC．hangoutD．pullthrough[答题区]1～5______________6～10______________11～15______________