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2、教8育资m源E网* A [2010•江苏省高考一模] 词数：275体裁：科技说明文难度：4 Australianscientistsaretryingtogivekangaroo-stylestomachstocattleandsheepinabid tocuttheemissionofgreenhousegasesblamedforglobalwarming. Thankstospecialbacteriaintheirstomac
3、hs,kangaroofartscontainnomethane（甲烷）andscientistswanttotransferthatbacteriatocattleandsheepwhoemitlargequantitiesoftheharmfulgas. Whiletheusualimageofgreenhousegaspollutionisabillowingsmokestackpushingoutcarbondioxide,livestockpassingwindcontributea
4、surprisinglyhighpercentageoftotalemissionsinsomecountries. ”FourteenpercentofemissionsfromallsourcesinAustraliaisfromentericmethanefromcattleandsheep,”saidAtholKlieve,aseniorresearchscientistwiththeQueenslandstategovernment. ”Andifyoulookatanotherc
5、ountrysuchasNewZealand,whichhasgotamuchhigheragriculturalbase,they’reactuallyuparound50percent,”hesaid. Researcherssaythebacteriaalsomakesthedigestiveprocessmuchmoreefficientandcouldpotentiallysavemillionsofdollarsinfeedcostsforfarmers. Butitwillta
6、keresearchersatleastthreeyearstoisolatethebacteria,beforetheycanevenstarttodevelopawayoftransferringittocattleandsheep. Anothergroupofscientists,meanwhile,hassuggestedAustraliansshouldfarmfewercattleandsheepandjusteatmorekangaroos. Theideaiscontrov
7、ersial（争议）,butabout20percentofhealthconsciousAustraliansarebelievedtoeatthenationalsymbolalready. ”It’slowinfat,it’sgothighproteinlevelsandit’sverycleaninthesensethatbasicallyit’stheultimatefreerangeanimal（散养动物）,”saidPeterAmptoftheUniversityofNewSou
8、thWales’sinstituteofenvironmentalstudies. 56.Accordingtothepassage,globalwarmingisnowmainlycausedby_____. A.methaneB.carbondioxideC.livestockpassingwindD.notmentioninthispassage 56.D考查细节理解。A、B、C均是导致全球变暖的原因，但文中并没有提到哪一个是主要原因，因此答案为D文中没有提到。 57.Whatdo
9、estheunderlinedphrase“theidea”（paragraph9）referto? A.Australiansshouldgivekangaroo-stylestomachstocattleandsheep. B.Thebacteriacouldmakethedigestiveprocessmuchmoreefficient. C.Australiansshouldfarmfewercattleandsheepandjusteatmorekangaroos. D.The
