【正文】 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的”never gave up on their polluted river—the Buffalo River gradually went from being considered a lost cause to a place worth fighting for.“；第二段中的”By the 1960s，the river was seen as one of the worst sources of pollution pouring into the Great Lakes. The Buffalo River had caught fire many times. The surface had an oily layer，and any fish caught there were not eatable.“可知，the Buffalo River過去是一條被嚴重污染的河。River protection: A long way to go【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了被污染的the Buffalo River的恢復(fù)。The future of the Buffalo RiverB.Only 27 years.（4）What can be a suitable title for this text? A.C.Just four decades.Because the river was declared biologically dead.（3）How long did it take for the river to restore? A.Because he spotted dumpers on the River.C.A place worth fighting for.（2）Why was named Mr. Buffalo River? A.s.A river heavily polluted.C.A waterway on the yearbook. fish and plantings are still being sampled to measure how well it39。So far, the Buffalo River39。s protector organization, Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper. Professor Schneekloth and seven friends founded the organization as an allvolunteer nonprofit in 1989, after organizing the first river cleanup that year. Today the group employs 27 fulltime workers and has helped oversee the Buffalo River39。 s Water Conservationist of the Year award. And before long he got a nickname: Mr. Buffalo River. But there was only so much he could do—the river was still declared biologically dead in 1969. s fate started shifting in the mid1960s. Stanley Spisiak was a local Polish—American jeweler by day, but by evening he was the kind of guy who39。 By the 1960s, the river was seen as one of the worst sources of pollution pouring into the Great Lakes. The Buffalo River had caught fire many times. The surface had an oily layer, and any fish caught there were not eatable. If American waterways had ever been voted on the yearbook, the Buffalo River could easily have been named Ugliest. It could be hard to find hope there. It took decades for public perception of the river to shift. But activist citizens, who collaborated with industry, government, and environment groups never gave up on their polluted river—the Buffalo River gradually went from being considered a lost cause to a place worth fighting for. And by now the cleaned—up water is one of Buffalo39。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇科研類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。因此，本文的最佳標題應(yīng)為“格陵蘭島曾經(jīng)更加綠色”。 （4）考查主旨大意。“格陵蘭西北部可能真的感覺很遙遠，但冰蓋的變化將關(guān)系到世界上每個沿海城市的每個人。根據(jù)第三段中的“After all, Greenland covers 80 per cent of the Arctic country and holds enough ice to equal 20 feet of global sea level. ‘Northwest Greenland might feel really remote, but what happens to that ice sheet is going to matter to everyone in every coastal city around the world,’” 故選B。根據(jù)第三段中的“This new information could help researchers better measure Greenland39。故選C。根據(jù)第一段中的“The mud, and remains of mon flies in it, record two interglacial periods（間冰期）in northwest Greenland.”在格陵蘭島西北部，泥漿和常見蒼蠅的殘骸記錄了兩次間冰期；以及第二段中的“Although researchers have long known these two periods—the early Holocene and Last Interglacial—experienced warming in the Arctic, the mix of fly species shows that Greenland was even warmer than previously thought. ”盡管研究人員很早就知道這兩個時期——全新世早期和最后一次間冰期——在北極經(jīng)歷了變暖，但混合的蠅類表明格陵蘭島甚至比之前認為的還要熱?，F(xiàn)在研究人員認為，格陵蘭北部的冰蓋經(jīng)歷了比之前認為的更強烈的變暖。s scientists to find ancient lake deposits. are surprised at the landscape feature of Greenland today. measure the changing temperatures by directly examining mud. holds enough ice that might one day threaten life in coastal cities.（4）Which do you think is the best title of the passage? Used to Be Much Greener Once Experienced Warm Periods Cities Warned of Coming Disasters Greenland, A Perfect Destination【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了在古代沉積物中發(fā)現(xiàn)的一條微小線索揭開了格陵蘭島過去和未來氣候的大秘密。s warming speed can help researchers better predict Greenland39。s ice sheet experienced stronger warming than previously thought, which could mean that Greenland is more responsible for that sealevel rise.s Greenland looked during the last two interglacial periods. During the Last Interglacial, global sea levels increased by 15 to 30 feet, largely due to thinning of Greenland and Antarctica39。s ice sheet might respond to manmade global warming. After all, Greenland covers 80 per cent of the Arctic country and holds enough ice to equal 20 feet of global sea level. Northwest Greenland might feel really remote, but what happens to that ice sheet is going to matter to everyone in every coastal city around the world, said Yarrow Axford, an associate professor in the team. One of the big uncertainties in climate science is how fast the Earth changes when it gets warmer. Geology gives us an opportunity to see what happened when the Earth was warmer than today, said Axford. This new information could help researchers better measure Greenland39。s past and future climate. Just beyond the northwest edge of the vast Greenland Ice Sheet, researchers have discovered lake mud that have survived the last ice age. The mud, and remains of mon flies in it, record two interglacial periods(間冰期)in northwest Greenland.6．Directions: Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. 根據(jù)最后一段中的Actually. AI is still no match for human qualities.可知，人工智能仍無法與人類素質(zhì)相匹敵，由此可知，在不久的將來，人工智能新聞主播不會取代人類新聞主播，故選C。 t always change according to the content. As a result, her expressions look anything but human.可知，真正的難點在于第三技術(shù)，使辛曉萌的面部表情根據(jù)新聞報道的內(nèi)容而變化，事實上，辛曉萌的表情不總是隨著內(nèi)容而變化，她的表情一點也不像人類，由此可知，第三技術(shù)還遠遠不夠成熟，故選D。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的Unlike previous news robots though, Xin does not read news like a cold machine。s why many news anchors were worried: Will AI replace us in the near future?可知，擔心將來自己的工作會被人工智能取代