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1、2019-2020年高考英语一轮复习Module1LifeintheFuture考点规范练19（含解析）外研版必修4Ⅰ.阅读理解Accordingtoanewanalysis,wearerapidlyapproachingmajorclimatechangeandtheeffectsonsocietyandtheenvironmentcouldbequiteserious.Geographerspredictthatwithinthenexteightyyears,climatezonescouldpletel
2、ydisappear,determiningwherecropswillbegrown.Polarregionsgetcolderwhiletropicalregionsgetevenhotter,forcinganimalstomovetothenorth.Climatechangeslikethesecouldleadtothespreadofdiseases.Tropicalstormsandhurricaneswillnotonlyincreasebutmayalsobeestronger.Ifthec
3、hangesetooquickly,animalandplantspeciesmaynotbeabletoadaptfastenoughandcoulddisappear.AccordingtoScienceDaily,anewstudypredictsthat,bytheyear2100,manyoftoday’sfamiliarclimateswillbereplacedbyclimatesunknownintoday’sworld.Itisurgentthatwereducetherisksoffar-r
4、eachingresultsforthewholeworld.Theplanetitselfhasbeenshowingsignsofchange.Inxx,ahugetsunamicreatedbyamajorearthquakekilledthousandsinSumatraandinxx,thousandsmorediedinChinainanotherbigearthquake.EgyptwashitinxxwithamajorearthquakeandHaitiwasdestroyedseriousl
5、yinxxbyyetanotherbigearthquake.Notlongago,scientistsdiscoveredicemeltinginwestAntarctica.Thisisveryworryingbecausetemperaturesinthisareahaveremainedratherconstantandactuallyevenlowerattimes.Meltingoccurswhentemperaturesincreaseandsincethetemperatureshaverema
6、inednormal,theiceshouldnotbemelting.However,satellitedatashowsmeltingaroundwestAntarctica.Withinjustthelastfewmonths,newreportsfromaroundtheworldhavebeeninginandmostallagreethatourclimatesituationismuchworsethanpreviouslythought.Atthispoint,itdoesn’tmatterwh
7、atiscausingit,butrather,whatcanbedoneaboutit.Ontheotherhand,ourworldisgettingmoreandmoreunstableeveryyear.Naturaldisastersarebeingmorefrequentandserious.However,otherplanetsareexperiencingglobalwarmingaswellasourownandsomescientistsbelievetheremaybesomeconne
8、ctionsbetweenthese.Nooneknowsanythingforsureatthispointbecausethereissimplynotenoughdata.1.Whatwouldhappeniftheclimatechangestooquickly?A.Animalsandplantswillhavetogrowinthenorth.B.Animalandplan
