2017届广西来宾市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解专项练习：79（含解析）
<p> 广西来宾市2017高考英语一轮阅读理解专练（79）含答案</p><p> 阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>) 中, 选出最佳选项。</p><p> (2017·南昌市二模，<span word="C">C</span>)</p><p> “<span word="Plants">Plants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="dioxide">dioxide</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>, <span word="but">but</span></p><p> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span>, <span word="humidity">humidity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nutrient">nutrient</span> <span word="availability">availability</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trumped">trumped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span></p><p> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="dioxide">dioxide</span>，” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>.</p><p> 45 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="sizes">sizes</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="The">The</span></p><p> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="warmer">warmer</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="habitats">habitats</span>, <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="climate">climate</span></p><p> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="shrinking">shrinking</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span>.</p><p> “<span word="We">We</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mechanisms">mechanisms</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="organism">organism</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unaffected">unaffected</span>，” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="said">said</span>. “<span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="risking">risking</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="quantify">quantify</span>.”</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="coldblooded">coldblooded</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="warmer">warmer</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="reptiles">reptiles</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1 <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="centigrade">centigrade</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="a">a</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="metabolism">metabolism</span> (新陈代谢). <span word="Greater">Greater</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="tortoises">tortoises</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="lizards">lizards</span>. <span word="Fish">Fish</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="overfishing">overfishing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>, <span word="experiments">experiments</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="warmer">warmer</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="warmer">warmer</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span>' <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="plankton">plankton</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marine">marine</span> <span word="ecosystem">ecosystem</span>.</p>
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