高考英语每日一读——蓝山比比易与你共赏语言魅力!(二十六)《气候危机下冰川消退及其带来的影响》

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高考阅读练习（二十六）

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高考重点词汇与短语

1.be likely to do有可能做……，阅读、语法填空高频。

2.过去分词作状语：driven by the climate crisis 受气候危机驱使，非谓语必考。

3.介词 + which 定语从句、of + 代词结构：of those in developing countries，介词前置结构。

4.as 引导原因状语从句：“由于，因为”，完形、阅读高频，区分时间 / 让步含义。

5.现在分词作结果状语：making dry conditions even worse，逗号后 doing 表自然而然的结果，高考重中之重。

6.with 复合结构：with Norway and Sweden among the worst‑affected areas，with + 宾语 + 介词短语，语法填空常考。

7.倍数、百分比表达：lost 80% of its glaciers；shrunk by about 40%；by+下降幅度。

8.分隔式定语从句：These impacts are coming at a time when… 先行词 time，when 引导定语从句。

9.现在分词作后置定语：people living further down the side of the mountain。

熟词生义 pool v. 汇集（熟义 n. 池塘） factor n. 因素（熟义：数学因数） shrink v. 缩减（熟义：衣物缩水） safeguard v. 守护（熟义 n. 安全措施）

1.Two‑thirds of all irrigated agriculture in the world is likely to be affected in some way by declining glaciers and dwindling snowfall in mountain regions, driven by the climate crisis, according to a UNESCO report.联合国教科文组织报告称，受气候危机驱动，全球三分之二灌溉农业或将受到冰川消退、山区降雪锐减的影响。考点：被动语态；过去分词作原因状语。

2.More than 1 billion people live in mountainous regions and, of those in developing countries, up to half are already experiencing food insecurity.超过十亿人口居住在山区，其中发展中国家山区近一半人口正面临粮食匮乏。考点：of + 代词限定范围结构。

3.That is likely to worsen, as food production in such regions is dependent on mountain waters, melting snow and glaciers.这种情况或将进一步恶化，因为该地区粮食生产依赖山地水源、融雪与冰川。考点：as 引导原因状语从句。

4.Rain runs off much faster than melting snow, making dry conditions even worse.雨水比融雪流失速度快得多，这使得干旱情况进一步恶化。考点：现在分词作结果状语，高考核心句型。

5.The largest three‑year loss of glacier mass on record occurred in the past three years, according to separate research from the World Meteorological Organization, with Norway and Sweden among the worst‑affected areas.世界气象组织独立研究表明，过去三年冰川质量的三年消融量创下历史记录，挪威、瑞典属于受影响最重的区域。考点：with 复合结构。

6.Glaciers in the Alps, the worst affected in Europe, have shrunk by about 40% over roughly the same period.欧洲受灾最严重的阿尔卑斯山脉的冰川，在大致相同时间段缩减约 40%。考点：插入语；现在完成时；by + 百分比表下降幅度。

7.Glaciers melting have an impact on the reflectivity of solar radiation and that will impact the whole climate system, he warned.他警示：冰川融化会影响太阳辐射反射率，进而影响整个气候系统。考点：动名词作主语。

8.Pooling water from melting glaciers can also be released, causing sudden floods in valleys and threatening people living further down the side of the mountain.冰川融水汇集的积水可能突然泄出，造成山谷突发洪水，威胁山坡下游居民。考点：现在分词作伴随结果状语；分词作后置定语。

9.These impacts are coming at a time when many food sources are already under pressure.各类负面影响到来之时，诸多粮食供给本就承受巨大压力。考点：when 引导定语从句修饰 time。

10.Mountains provide 60% of our freshwater, but the communities that safeguard these vital resources are among the most food‑insecure.山地提供全球 60% 淡水资源，而守护这些关键资源的群体却粮食最没有保障。考点：that 限制性定语从句。

1.Driven by the global climate crisis, natural systems on our planet are suffering severe damage.受全球气候危机驱使，地球自然系统正遭受严重破坏。

2.A great many areas around the world are likely to be affected in one way or another by environmental changes.世界各地诸多地区都可能以这样或那样的方式受到环境变化的影响。

3.Food production in some regions is heavily dependent on limited natural resources such as mountain water.部分地区粮食生产高度依赖山地水源这类有限自然资源。

4.Temperatures keep rising, making extreme weather conditions even worse across the globe.气温持续升高，使得全球极端天气进一步恶化。

5.According to official reports, some glaciers have shrunk by nearly half over the past decades.官方报告显示，数十年来部分冰川已经缩减近一半。

6.Human activities have a profound impact on the balance of the whole climate system.人类活动对整个气候系统的平衡产生深远影响。

7.Extreme weather such as floods and avalanches will occur more frequently as the environment worsens.随着环境恶化，洪水、雪崩等极端天气将会更加频繁地发生。

8.We are now living at a time when natural resources are coming under increasing pressure.我们正处在自然资源承受越来越大压力的时代。

9.Experts have called for joint efforts to safeguard vital natural resources for future generations.专家呼吁共同行动，为后代守护重要自然资源。