2016届高考英语一轮复习(外研版)考点规范训练：必修3 Module 3The Violence of Nature
<p> 考点规范练15(必修3 <span word="Module">Module</span> 3)</p><p> .阅读理解</p><p> <span word="Ice">Ice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="melting">melting</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Pole">Pole</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="in">in</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>,<span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span>.<span word="Ships">Ships</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span>,<span word="until">until</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>,<span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="inaccessible">inaccessible</span>(难以到达的)<span word="landscapes">landscapes</span>.<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="coastlines">coastlines</span>(海岸线),<span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="Greenland">Greenland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ellesmere">Ellesmere</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span>,<span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pole">pole</span>,<span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p> <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="climatologists">climatologists</span>(气候学家)<span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="melting">melting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="until">until</span> 2024 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="speeding">speeding</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>.<span word="In">In</span> 30 <span word="to">to</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span>,<span word="they">they</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span>,<span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="disappeared">disappeared</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p> <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="may">may</span>,<span word="however">however</span>,<span word="already">already</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span>-<span word="optimistic">optimistic</span>,<span word="said">said</span> <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Rapley">Rapley</span>,<span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Antarctic">Antarctic</span> <span word="Survey">Survey</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Carbon">Carbon</span> <span word="Project">Project</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span>(排放物)<span word="were">were</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="ice">ice</span>-<span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="further">further</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="worrying">worrying</span>” <span word="but">but</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="inosculated">inosculated</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="observations">observations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="melting">melting</span>.<span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span>,<span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="by">by</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span>,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="before">before</span>.<span word="And">And</span> <span word="disappearing">disappearing</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polar">polar</span> <span word="bear">bear</span>.<span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="wildlife">wildlife</span>,<span word="including">including</span> <span word="seals">seals</span>(海豹),<span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span>.“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="ice">ice</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span>,”<span word="said">said</span> <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Rapley">Rapley</span>.</p>
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