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1、高考英语上海阅读理解新题型复习作者：佚名资料来源：网络点击数：675高考英语上海阅读理解新题型复习-文章来源莲山课件www.5YKJ.COMSectionＤDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.Theworld’slargestgarbagedumpdoesn’tsitonso
2、mebarrenfieldoutsideanurbancenter.Itresidesthousandsofmilesfromanyland—inthePacificOcean. Thedump,knownastheGreatPacificGarbagePatch,stretchesforhundredsofmilesacrosstheNorthPacificOcean.RoughlythesizeofTexas,thepatchissometimesreferredtoasthe“eighthconti
3、nent.”Ithasquicklycomeintothespotlightthisyear,thankstogrowingmediacoverageandteamsofscientistswhotookavoyageinAugusttostudythepatch. Thepatchcontainsapproximately3.5milliontonsofgarbage.Shoes,toys,bags,wrappers,toothbrushes,andbottlestoonumeroustocountar
4、eonlypartofwhatcanbefoundinthisdumpfloatingmidwaybetweenHawaiiandSanFrancisco.Buthowdidsomuchgarbagegetthere?Thegarbagepatchformedandcontinuestoexistbecauseofoceancurrents.ThepatchmoveswiththeNorthPacificSubtropicalGyre,ahighpressurezoneofairwhichforcesoce
5、ansurfacecurrentstomoveinaslowlyclockwisepattern.Thiscreatesawhirlpoolwhichsucksgarbagefromotherpartsoftheoceanintothegyre.Thepatchisatypicalexampleforaworldwideproblem:plasticthatbeginsinhumanhandsyetendsupintheocean.Organicmaterialsandgarbagefromothersou
6、rceswilleventuallybreakdown,butplasticsdonot,althoughtheydobreakintosmallerandsmallerpieces. Theenvironmentalrisksposedbythepatchareserious.Theareasupportsminimalsealife,becausethegarbagepatchrestrictsthelimitedareaofwaterwhichseaplantscanlivein.Othermari
7、nelifeincludingbirds,mammals,fish,andjellyfishalsosuffersbecausetheymistakethegarbageforfood.Agreatdealofmarinelifeisthenconsumedbyhumans,resultingintheiringestionoftoxicchemicals.1.Theworld’slargestgarbagedumphasquicklycomeintothespotlightthisyear,because
8、of_____________________________________________________________.2.HowdoestheNorthPacificSubtropicalGyreaffectthepatch?3.Accordingtothepassage,what’sthedifferencebetweenorganicmaterialsandplastics4.Theenvironm
