2016届安徽省高考英语专题落实应用复习：科普知识型阅读理解2
<p> [科普知识型阅读理解(二)]</p><p> (限时：25分钟)<span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="night">night</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="meteor">meteor</span>(流星)<span word="shower">shower</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="dissatisfied">dissatisfied</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="answers">answers</span>.<span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Gabe">Gabe</span> <span word="Rothschild">Rothschild</span>, <span word="Emerald">Emerald</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="telescopes">telescopes</span>, <span word="expecting">expecting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brightly">brightly</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="meteors">meteors</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>.<span word="What">What</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="brightened">brightened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="darkened">darkened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meteors">meteors</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="overhead">overhead</span>.</p><p> “<span word="My">My</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="frustrated">frustrated</span>，” <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="Duane">Duane</span> <span word="Cosby">Cosby</span>.“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unforgettable">unforgettable</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="outing">outing</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span>.”<span word="y">y</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="besides">besides</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="amateur">amateur</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="suffers">suffers</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="consists">consists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>, <span word="bats">bats</span>, <span word="frogs">frogs</span>，<span word="snakes">snakes</span>，<span word="etc">etc</span>.<span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="migrating">migrating</span> (迁徙的)<span word="birds">birds</span>.<span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Dark">Dark</span><span word="Sky">Sky</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>，“100 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="crashes">crashes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lighted">lighted</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="towers">towers</span>.”<span word="mal">mal</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span>(伤亡) <span word="result">result</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span>.<span word="Clearly">Clearly</span>，<span word="people">people</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="evenings">evenings</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>，<span word="too">too</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>.</p>
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