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湖南省益阳市安化县两校2023-2024学年高二下学期7月期末联考英语试卷

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一、阅读理解

Ourrecommendedlistofenvironmentalbookscoversabroadrangeoftopics.Thesemust-readenvironmentalbooksaresuretosparktheinterestofthegreenestbooks.

SilentSpring

WrittenbyRachelCarson,SilentSpringhighlightstheeffectsofpesticides(杀虫剂)ontheenvironment,especiallyDDT,whichwasaverypopularinsecticideuntilitwasfinallybannedin1972.ThebookeventuallyledtoachangeintheUnitedStates’pesticidepolicyandcontributedtothecreationoftheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.

NoOneIsTooSmalltoMakeaDifference.

Thisbookcollects11speechesmadebyclimateactivistGretaThunberg,highlightingtheissueofclimatechangeanditsimpactonfuturegenerations.GretaThunbergwas15whenshestartedtheSchoolStrikeforClimate,alsoknownasFridaysforFuture.Sheinspiredprotestsworldwide.

TheUninhabitableEarth

ThisbookbyDavidWallaceWellsexaminesthedisastersthathavealreadyoccurredandlooksaheadtotheyear2100andwhatclimatechangewilldoifwecontinueonourcurrentpath.Itsopeninglineisincrediblytelling:“Itisworse,muchworse,thanyouthink.”

TheEndofNature

Publishedin1989,thebookdescribestherelationshipbetweennatureandhumans.Itexpressestheideathatnaturewaspreviouslyindependentofhumansbuthasnowbeenaffectedbythemineveryway.AccordingtoauthorBillMcKibben,theideaofwildernessislost,andnatureisnolongercomplete.

1．Whichbookbroughttheenvironmenttothegovernment’sattention?

A.SilentSpring.

B.TheEndofNature.

C.TheUninhabitableEarth.

D.NoOneIsTooSmalltoMakeaDifference.

2．WhatfeelingdoestheauthordisplayinTheUninhabitableEarth?

A.Curiosity. B.Concern. C.Annoyance. D.Disappointment.

3．WhichofthefollowingisBillMcKibben’sidea?

A.Naturewillnotexistanylonger.

B.Wildanimalsaredisappearingfast.

C.