【正文】 g is that nature may also make us more creative. David Strayer, a psychologist at the University of Utah, showed as much with a group of participants, who performed 50 percent better on creative problemsolving tasks after three days of wilderness backpacking. Another experiment conducted by psychologist Stephen Kaplan found that people who took a 50minute walk in a park had better attention and shortterm memory than those who took a walk along a city street.t think of being outdoors as a way to increase happiness, says Nisbet. We think other things will, like shopping or TV. But South Korea is starting to challenge this opinion. There is increasing evidence that being outside in a pleasant natural environment is good for us. But how many of us get to enjoy nature regularly? Fewer and fewer, it seems. According to Lisa Nisbet, a psychology professor at Canada s Trent University, evidence for the benefits of nature is pouring in at a time when we are most disconnected from it. the firefighters all have posttraumatic stress disorder (創(chuàng)傷后應(yīng)激障礙). 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇環(huán)保類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。 （5）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的““ watts per square meter of area burned are soaked up by the earth from greenhouse gases, but watts per square meter will be sent back into space.”可知該詞與send back該詞相反的意思，故應(yīng)該指吸收，因為send back指反射。根據(jù)第三段中的“Earlier studies by other scientists have suggested that fire in northern regions speed up climate warming because greenhouse gases from burning trees and plants are released into the atmosphere and thus trap heat.”可知早期關(guān)于北方森林火災(zāi)的研究建議大火將加速氣候變暖，故選D。故選C。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“This finding suggests that taking steps to prevent northern forest fires to limit the release of greenhouse gases may warm the climate in northern regions”這樣的措施最終導(dǎo)致了北部地區(qū)的氣候變暖。help to gain more energy rather than release more energy【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）D（4）B（5）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了阿拉斯加、加拿大和西伯利亞的森林大火使氣候變暖，科學(xué)家們已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)，在燃燒的樹木允許更多的雪將更多的陽光反射到太空的地區(qū)可能會發(fā)生冷卻。allow more snow to reflect more sunlight into space and thus cool the climateC.distributed（5）From the passage we can draw a conclusion that forest fires in Alaska, Canada and Siberia may ________. A.C.absorbedsuggest that the fires will speed up climate warming（4）The underlined phrase soak up in the last paragraph most probably means ________. A.indicate that forest fires will pollute the atmosphereC.ashes from the fire fall on the ice surface and take in more radiation from the sun（3）Earlier studies about northern forest fires ________. A.the levels of ozone which is a type of oxygen increaseC.protect the forests and the environment there（2）The following are all the immediate effects after a forest fire EXCEPT ________. A.cause the forest fires to occur more frequentlyC. We need to find out all possible ways to reduce the growth of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Scientists tracked the change in amount of radiation entering and leaving the climate system as a result of the fire, and found a measurement closely related to the global air temperature. Typically, fire in northern regions occurs in the same area every 80 to 150 years. Scientists, however, found that when fire occurs more frequently, more radiation is lost from the earth and cooling results. Specifically, they determined when fire returns 20 years earlier than predicated, watts per square meter of area burned are soaked up by the earth from greenhouse gases, but watts per square meter will be sent back into space. The net effect is cooling. Watts are used to measure the rate at which energy is gained or lost from the earth.（1）According to the new findings, taking steps to prevent northern forest fires may ________. A. This is the first study to analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climate. Earlier studies by other scientists have suggested that fire in northern regions speed up climate warming because greenhouse gases from burning trees and plants are released into the atmosphere and thus trap heat. Against the supposition that forest fires in Alaska, Canada and Siberia warm the climate, scientists have discovered that cooling may occur in areas where burnt trees allow more snow to mirror more sunlight into space.【英語】高考英語閱讀理解(科普環(huán)保)解析版匯編一、高中英語閱讀理解科普環(huán)保類1．犇犇閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。 This finding suggests that taking steps to prevent northern forest to limit the release of greenhouse gases may warm the climate in northern regions. Usually large fires destroyed forests in these areas over the past decade. Scientists predict that with climate warming, fires may occur more frequently over next several centuries as a result of a longer fire season. Sunlight taken in by the earth tends to cause warming, while heat mirrored back into space tends to cause cooling. Scientists found that right after the fire, large amounts of greenhouse gases entered the atmosphere and caused warming. Ozone (臭氧) levels increased, and ash from the fire fell on faroff sea ice, darkening the surface and causing more radiation from the sun to be taken in. The following spring, however, the land within the area of the fire was brighter than before the fire, because fewer trees covered the ground. Snow on the ground mirrored more sunlight back into space, leading to cooling.result in a warming climateB.lead to a longer fire seasonD.large amounts of greenhouse gases enter the atmosphereB.snow on the ground mirrors more sunlight back into spaceD.analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climateB.suggest that people should take measures to protect the environmentD.releasedB.createdD.warm the climate as the supposition goesB.destroy large areas of forests and pollute