科目:高中英語 來源:2012-2013學年天津市高三第三次月考英語卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Monitoring global warming usually requires a Ph. D. and enough maths to glaze your eyes. But that Francisco Lopez and Ruby Nostrant track(記錄)what climate change is doing to five different plants in Tucson, Arizona and they are only in the second grade.
“We are collecting data because the weather is changing and the plants are blooming,” Ruby explained.
Scores of other students at Borton Primary Magnet School and Sunnyside High School in Tucson are heading outdoors to be part of a new scientific push to figure out how the biological timing of the earth is changing. It’s a research project that the average person, even a kindergartner, can join in.
The National Phenology(生物氣候學)Network is calling on volunteers to help track early spring blooms and eventually changes in animals caused by global warming. It’s called Project Budburst. When it was first open to the public last year, thousands of people participated in 26 states.
“All people can contribute to it by tracking the timing of flowering events or leaf-out events for plants and animals in their backyard,” said Phenology Network director Jake Weltzin. He calls the volunteers “citizen-scientists.”
The idea is that tracking flowers blooming—especially lilacs(丁香); which everyday people have helped track for decades—is fairly simple. The Website http://www.Windows.ucar.edu/ citizen_science/budburst/index.html gives directions on what to look for in different parts of the country.
University of Maryland professor David Inouye said it’s so easy to figure out what’s blooming that a lack of special knowledge isn’t a problem.
University of Arizona ecology graduate student Lisa Benton coordinated(協(xié)調)the Tucson high school students as they looked at plants five minutes from their high school. Each student has specific guidelines and she’s been happy so far with the data she is getting. For his part, second-grader Francisco said he had fun helping out.
“I like going out in the desert,” he said. “I want to be an Einstein.”
1.Francisco Lopez and Ruby Nostrant are monitoring global warming by __________.
A. watching early spring blooms and changes in animals
B. studying the biological timing of earth
C. collecting data of the local weather
D. tracking the early spring blooms of some local plants
2.Those who participate in Project Budburst are mostly ___________.
A. ecology college graduates B. high school students
C. common people D. experts
3.What David Inouye says suggests that ____________.
A. the study carried out by students is convincing
B. the students still need special training to study climate change
C. it is difficult to study climate change
D. to figure out what’s blooming needs special knowledge
4.Who is primary school student joining in the Project Budburst?
A. Lisa Benton. B. David Inouye
C. Francisco Lopez. D. Jake Weltzin.
5.We can conclude from the passage that _______.
A. changes in animals caused by global warming happen earlier than those in plants
B. the biological timing of earth is changing because of climate change
C. the effect of climate change in Tucson, Arizona can be hardly noticed
D. all the plants in Tucson, Arizona are blooming earlier because of climate change
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My mom is always at work and my sisters are never around,so I have nothing to do.My house is boring.The train lets me escape and explore.
I have been taking the train for five years.I’ve learned that it’s fast and convenient.I live about two miles from the Blue Line Imperial station.I like taking the train because it gives me freedom.
My favorite place to go is downtown.I take the train to Macy’s Plaza in front of the 7th Street Station to do some shopping at Borders or Victoria’s Secret,or to get something to eat at the food court.With 25 cents,you can take the DASH bus from the station to get to the Fashion District.Since I like making accessories (首飾) like earrings,I love going there because of all me deals on jewelry supplies.I also go to the American Apparel factory because the clothes there are cheaper and the store is huge.
I take the train to the Museum of Contemporary Art with friends on the first Sunday of every month since we can get in for free.We tour around the museum and get to do an art project at the end.I like going to the museum because there are a lot of wonderful things.
The cool thing about the train is that it connects to other train lines,which lets you see different parts of the city.The Gold Line runs from Union Station northeast to Pasadena and now east to East L.A.The Red Line goes from downtown to Hollywood.The Purple Line goes from Union Station to Koreatown and the Green Line goes from Norwalk to several beaches.When I don’t know how to get somewhere,I go to mta.net,type in my starting point and end point and get times and routes.I hardly ever get lost.
71.We can infer from Paragraph 1 that________.
A.the writer’s sisters are always busy with their work
B.the writer doesn’t get along well with her family
C.the writer doesn’t know how to kill time
D.the writer doesn’t like staying at home alone
72.What does the writer often go to downtown for?
A.To eat pizza. B.To do the shopping.
C.To visit her friends. D.To make accessories.
73.We can know from the passage that the writer________.
A.doesn’t like spending time with her friends
B.often takes a course of art appreciation in a museum
C.goes to a museum so as to find some wonderful things
D.visits a museum with her friends once a month
74.If the writer wants to go to some beaches,she would take________.
A.the Gold Line B.the Green Line
C.the Purple Line D.the Red Line
75.The writer seldom gets lost because________.
A.she often takes a map with her
B.she is familiar with every line
C.she often has a travel guide with her
D.she often refers to a website for bus and train lines
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