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1、核心素养测评三十九Module1～3Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2020·北京模拟)Wehopeyou’vefinallymadeyourpeacewithPlutobeingdowngradedfromaplanettoanicedwarf(冰矮星),becausewehavesomemorejarringnewsforyou:Itseemsyourteachersmayhavebeenwrongaboutthenumberofcontinentsontheearth,too.Earlierthisyear,scientistspublishedarepor
2、tinthejournaloftheGeologicalSocietyofAmericadetailinganeighthcontinentcalledZealandia,roughlythesizeofIndiaandalmostcompletelyhiditselfunderthePacificOceaneastofAustralia.CoveringallofNewZealandaswellasseveralnearbyislands,Zealandialikelyspentthebestofitsabove-waterdaysasparto
3、fthesupercontinentGondwanabeforefragmentingoffAustraliaandAntarcticasome80millionyearsago.Thislost,underwatercontinentisjustbeginningtorevealitssecrets,makingforoneofthemostpromisingscientificdiscoveriesthisyear.Whileresearchershavebeenawareofthe1.9million-square-milemassfortw
4、odecades,ZealandiahasonlyrecentlybecometheobjectofseriousstudysincetheGeologicalSocietypaperarguedthatitfitsallthecriteriaforapropercontinent,includingacontinentalcrust(地壳)that’sdistinctlyseparatefromtheseabedintermsofelevation,thickness,andgeology.Ateamof32scientistsfrom12cou
5、ntriesjustcompletedtheirfirstvisittosixdigsitesaroundZealandia,wheretheydrilledupmorethan8,000feetofsedimentcores(沉积物岩心)thatwillhelpexplainthelostcontinent’s80-million-yearhistory.Becausethereisnoofficialbodythatformallyrecognizescontinents,whetherornotZealandiaendsupinfutureg
6、eographytextbookswillcomedowntoitsacceptancebythescientificcommunityatlarge,possiblywithalittlehelpfromtravelerslikeyou.【文章大意】本文为说明文。众所周知,地球上有七大洲,但是最近科学家们却发现,11地球上有可能存在第八大洲,就是现在新西兰等周边岛屿所在的地方,但尚待科学的进一步论证。1.WhydoestheauthormentionPluto?A.Toexpresshisorherpity.B.Tointroducethetop
7、ic.C.Togoagainsttheteachers.D.Toexplaintheicedwarf.【解析】选B。推理判断题。从整篇文章来看,本篇文章主要是介绍可能存在的地球上的第八个大洲,这是令人吃惊的。第一段提到Pluto被降级这件事起初是非常吃惊的,但文章话锋一转提到地理上的大洲,从而引出本文话题。分析选项可知B符合题意,故选B。2.WhatdoweknowaboutZealandiainParagraph2?A.ItneighborsAustralia.B.ItbelongstoGondwananow.C.ItissimilartoAnt
8、arcticainsize.D.Ithasahistoryofover80billionyears.【解析】选A。推理判断
