We all know fresh is best when it comes to food. However, most produce at the store went
through weeks of travel and covered hundreds of miles before reaching the table. While farmer’s
markets are a solid choice to reduce the journey, Babylon Micro-Farm (BMF) shortens it even
more.
BMF is an indoor garden system. It can be set up for a family. Additionally, it could serve a
larger audience such as a hospital, restaurant or school. The innovative design requires little effort
to achieve a reliable weekly supply of fresh greens.
Specifically, it’s a farm that relies on new technology. By connecting through the Cloud,
BMF is remotely monitored. Also, there is a convenient app that provides growing data in real
time. Because the system is automated, it significantly reduces the amount of water needed to
grow plants. Rather than watering rows of soil, the system provides just the right amount to each
plant. After harvest, users simply replace the plants with a new pre-seeded pod (容器) to get the
next growth cycle started.
Moreover, having a system in the same building where it’s eaten means zero emissions (排
放) from transporting plants from soil to salad. In addition, there’s no need for pesticides and other
chemicals that pollute traditional farms and the surrounding environment.
BMF employees live out sustainability in their everyday lives. About half of them walk or
bike to work. Inside the office, they encourage recycling and waste reduction by limiting garbage
cans and avoiding single-use plastic. “We are passionate about reducing waste, carbon and
chemicals in our environment,” said a BMF employee.
1．What can be learned about BMF from paragraph 1?
A．It guarantees the variety of food. B．It requires day-to-day care.
C．It cuts the farm-to-table distance. D．It relies on farmer’s markets.
2．What information does the convenient app offer?
A．Real-time weather changes. B．Current condition of the plants.
C．Chemical pollutants in the soil. D．Availability of pre-seeded pods.
3．What can be concluded about BMF employees?
A．They have a great passion for sports.
B．They are devoted to community service.
C．They are fond of sharing daily experiences.D．They have a strong environmental awareness.
4．What does the text mainly talk about?
A．BMF’s major strengths. B．BMF’s general management.
C．BMF’s global influence. D．BMF’s technical standards.
【课文原文】
Text 1
When people talk of exploring the sea more, they usually mean exploiting it. Sea
exploration has caused many problems and will continue to cause more.
More exploration means more pollution. The Deepwater Horizon spilled over 200 million
gallons of oil into the sea in 2010. Plastic pollution is also bad, killing many birds and fish, and
has even been found in our tap water.
Mining for resources is very damaging, especially in the Arctic. Because of climate change,
there is less ice now, which means we can look for more fossil fuels further north. But if we burn
these, the ice will melt more and this negative cycle will continue. Climate change is warning us
that something is very wrong.
Overfishing is another problem. Whales and dolphins are also hunted for their meat or for
socalled research. Although this was banned in 1982, some countries are still “murdering” these
intelligent creatures without mercy.
The sea is home to life, not human beings’ possessions. It is huge, but it is more sensitive
than we think. If we do not protect it, future generations will not forgive us.
Text 2
To truly understand our planet, we must explore the oceans which cover most of it.
Opponents may be concerned, but sea exploration is important for our future. For example,
scientific research ships can help address important issues such as climate change. We need to
understand what is happening to our planet so that we can take action. Therefore, more research is
necessary.
Understanding more about the sea will also help us manage its resources better. Logging
new species will improve our understanding of life on the earth. It may help us discover new
medicines, as well as new sources of food and energy. Accessing the deep ocean may also help us
to predict events such as earthquakes.The population of the world is growing and we need new resources for future development.
There are probably vast amounts of resources under the sea and ice, not just oil and gas but also
valuable minerals.
Of course, there are still environmental risks. However, these should be balanced with
economic needs. Hopefully， as technology improves, we may have more options for managing
this balance.
5．What’s the first author’s attitude towards sea exploration?
A．Indifferent. B．Supportive.
C．Opposed. D．Doubtful.
6．What does the second paragraph in Text 1 mainly focus on?
A．The solutions of sea exploration.
B．The cause of sea exploration.
C．The effect of plastic exploration.
D．The problems of sea exploration.
7．How does the first author support his topic?
A．By listing facts.
B．By giving examples.
C．By doing comparisons.
D．By analysing problems.
8．What makes it necessary for us to explore sea?
A．The development of technology.
B．The rising number of population.
C．The valuable minerals under the sea.
D．The damage caused by earthquakes.
Sounds from human activity flood across the oceans, causing trouble to ocean creatures.
And climate (气候) change may make some places even louder.
Researchers have expected the oceans to get noisier because of increasing human activity.
“The more goods you buy, the more shipping you have, so the more noise you have.” says Luca
Possenti, a scientist studying sound in the ocean at the Royal Netherlands Institute. But Possenti
and his co-worker realized that climate change might also influence how sound travels through thewater.
Human-caused climate change is changing ocean temperatures, salt levels and acidity (酸
度). So Possenti’s team used computers to model how those factors (因素) influence noise levels
across the world’s oceans.
When waters become more acidic, they can’t take in sound at some wavelengths as well, so
those sounds can travel further, adding to the noise in some areas. This effect is relatively small.
Other changes impact the sound level more, the researchers found. Changes to temperature and
salt levels can change how well different layers (层) of the ocean mix, which, in turn, impacts how
sound travels.
The team predicted (预测) models of the world in about 70 years if climate change
continues. And then they compared them with models of the world now. In the North Atlantic,
they saw an increase in sound levels in the upper 125 meters of the ocean. This was caused mostly
by ice melting (融化) off of Greenland, forming a cold layer of water near the ocean’s surface.
Sound traveling through water tends to go toward the coldest area. As a result, sound waves
tended to get stuck in the cold top layer-spreading further out across the water, instead of traveling
deeper. That increased the noisiness at this depth in the North Atlantic. The models suggested that
a single ship could sound about five times as loud underwater because of this. Considering all the
ship traffic between Europe and North America, that may stress animals, many of which
communicate, and catch food with sound.
9．How is paragraph 2 developed?
A．By quoting an expert. B．By using examples.
C．By making comparisons. D．By presenting research findings.
10．What is paragraph 4 mainly talking about?
A．Effects of temperature changes. B．Some risk factors for a nosier sea.
C．Impacts of acidity on wavelengths. D．Ways oceans mix and sound travels.
11．What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．Sea animals will be protected from noises.
B．Added meltwater does more harm than good.
C．Greenland is hit the hardest by climate change.
D．The result of the research is based on prediction.
12．What leads to the sound change in the North Atlantic according to Possenti’s research?A．Increase in salt levels. B．Failure of acidity control.
C．Change in the ocean depths. D．Formation of a cold water layer.
Every year, as the surface water temperature off the United States mid-Atlantic coast rises
steadily from late spring through the summer, a pocket of uncharacteristically cool and crisp water
gets trapped at the bottom of the ocean. Packed with nutrients this thick band of cold water, known
as the mid-Atlantic cold pool, is a vital home for shellfish species. Extending at its seasonal peak
from Nantucket, Massachusetts, to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, the cold poll creates a diverse
ecosystem ranging from algae(海藻)to fish — and some of the most valuable shellfish fisheries in
the United States.
Now, however, two pressures have scientists worrying about whether the cold pool will last.
The first is no surprise: climate change. Over the past five decades, climates change has
destabilized the cold pool, causing it to warm and shrink. Compared with 1968, the cold pool is
now 13℃ warmer and has lost more than one-third of its area.
The second concern is 1ess certain. In 2023, the US federal government approved plans to
install(安装)98 wind turbines(涡轮机)off the New Jersey coast, covering an area of more than 300
square kilometers. Yet putting so many turbines to the seafloor could have unexpected
consequences for the cold pool. That’s why Travis Miles, a researcher at New Jersey’s Rutgers
University, and his colleagues are investigating. So far, Miles and his colleagues can’t definitively
say what will happen to the cold pool, saying more research is needed to assess how climate
change and offshore wind, together, could affect the cold pool. However, their initial analyses
suggest the cold pool should be fine — at least in normal conditions.
New Jersey’s offshore wind plans are strongly opposed mainly by fossil fuel-industry
funded efforts. Miles worries that an overabundance of caution or fear of potential impacts,
including on the cold pool, might slow down the development of renewable energy. “...it’s quite
clear that climate change is far more damaging than installing wind farms,” he says. “I don’t think
any scientist would argue with that.”
13．What do we know about the mid-Atlantic cold pool?
A．It forms in early spring. B．It’s a band of cold near-bottom water.
C．It serves as a habitat of most sea species. D．It extends from Nantucket to New Jersey.14．What does the underlined word “shrink” in paragraph 2 mean?
A．Break down. B．Get polluted. C．Dry up. D．Become smaller.
15．Miles’ attitude toward installing wind farms can be described as ______.
A．supportive B．dismissive C．overcautious D．skeptical
16．What is the best title for the text?
A．The Cold Pool Plays a Role on species
B．Opinions Divide on Offshore Wind Farms
C．Scientists Eye Potential Risks to the Cold Pool
D．Renewable Energy Helps to Race Against Climate Change
What might be the global impact of extreme losses of the Amazon rainforest — the world’s
largest rainforest? A new study has found that rapid deforestation of the Amazon rainforest could
influence the temperature and rainfall over as far away as the Tibetan plateau and Antarctica.
Saini Yang at Beijing Normal University in China and her colleagues analysed global
climatological data from 1979 to 2019 to identify correlations in temperature and rainfall between
the Amazon rainforest and other areas. Such links are called “teleconnections(遥相关)”.
They focused on the Amazon rainforest in particular because of its significance as a major
carbon sink and as a climatic “tipping point(临界点)” that could see forests turn to tropical
grasslands beyond a certain limit of warming and human-driven deforestation.
The researchers found that since 1979, warm temperatures in the Amazon was associated
with warm temperatures over the Tibetan plateau and the West Antarctic ice sheet; more rainfall in
the Amazon was relevant to less rainfall in those regions.
By analysing changing temperatures in the regions between the Amazon and those distant
areas, they were also able to trace the path through which energy or materials such as black carbon
released in forest fire might propagate through the atmosphere. Their analysis showed the route
remained consistent under different future warming circumstances.
The collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet is a known tipping point. Melting snow on the
Tibetan plateau is not, but the region is warming more rapidly than much of the rest of the globe,
and changes to snow and ice there could have consequences for ecosystems and the billions of
people that rely on its snowmelt for water.
“If the Amazon does have an influence on these regions, it could mean there is a higher riskthe Amazon tipping point might set others off”, says Jothan at the Potsdam Institute for Climate
Impact Research in Germany. “It adds an additional potential domino that can fall.”
17．How did the study identify teleconnections?
A．By recording temperature and rainfall.
B．By finding the similarities between regions.
C．By examining previous data on global climate.
D．By analysing climatological data of the Amazon.
18．The underlined word “propagate” in paragraph 5 probably means “________”.
A．spread B．absorb C．launch D．switch
19．What Jothan suggests about the Amazon?
A．It is now at a higher risk of disappearing.
B．It indeed has an effect on the two regions.
C．Deforestation is caused by human activities.
D．The tipping point might cause a chain reaction.
20．Which can be the best title of the passage?
A．Changes within the Amazon.
B．The Amazon at a tipping point.
C．The Tibetan plateau and Antarctica.
D．Global impacts of the Amazon deforestation.
Despite the bad reputation of sharks, they are crucial to the health of the marine ecosystem
and can even help fight climate change.
In the shallows of Shark Bay, Western Australia, seagrass is food for the sea cows, which
can weigh as much as 500 kg and eat roughly 40 kg of seagrass a day. Sea cows are a rich source
of food for tiger sharks. By keeping the sea cow population controlled, tiger sharks here help the
seagrass grow sustainably. A booming seagrass meadow stores twice as much CO per square mile
2
as forests typically do on land.
But tiger shark numbers are declining. Off Australia’s northeast coast of Queensland, tiger
sharks are estimated to have fallen by at least 71 percent, largely due to overfishing. A reduction in
tiger sharks means more seagrass consumed by herbivores (食草动物) and less carbon stored in
sea vegetation. This raised the question: What if they were absent from the Shark Bay — wouldthe seagrass-dominated ecosystem survive?
To find out, researchers led by Rob Nowicki of Florida International University, spent time
in Eastern Australia, where shark numbers were lower and sea cows ate seagrass largely
undisturbed. “When uncontrolled, sea cows can rapidly destroy wide areas of seagrass,” said
Nowicki.
Those findings emphasized that tiger sharks were playing an important role in preventing
the reduction of seagrass in Shark Bay. If their populations continue to decline, the resilience of
carbon-rich ocean ecosystems will likely decrease.
When it comes to stimulating shark numbers, there have been movements toward more
sustainable fishing, but a large percentage of the industry have not changed their methods, which
is a reason why the population of many marine top predators (捕食者) continues to decline.
Aside from supporting sustainable fishing, Nowicki said the only way to truly protect
marine life is to reduce our global greenhouse gas emissions. “Ultimately, if we are going to
protect our ecosystems in the centuries to come, we are going to need to solve climate change
while undertaking species protection at the same time.”
21．Why are tiger sharks vital to the marine ecosystem?
A．They feed on various sea animals.
B．They can store large amounts of CO .
2
C．They can prevent the loss of seagrass.
D．They influence marine species distribution.
22．What did Rob Nowicki’s team want to find out in Eastern Australia?
A．How sea cows destroy the seagrass community.
B．How shark population influences the ocean ecosystem.
C．What was contributing to the declining number of tiger sharks.
D．What to do to recover the seagrass-dominated ecosystem.
23．What is the main reason for the population reduction of many top predators in marine
ecosystems?
A．Climate change. B．Water pollution.
C．Loss of seagrass. D．Unsustainable fishing approaches.
24．What’s the main idea of the text?
A．We should protect our environment.B．The number of tiger sharks is decreasing.
C．Climate change causes the loss of seagrass.
D．Tiger sharks are vital to the health of the marine ecosystem.
Climate change is an enormous global problem—and thinking about how you alone can
help tackle it can feel overwhelming, to say the least. It’s completely normal to question whether
one person can make a difference in the fight against climate change, but don’t discount your
voice just yet. According to climate and environmental science experts, personal conservation and
advocacy efforts play a key role in protecting the planet and influencing others to get on board.
As the Natural Resources Defense Council(NRDC)noted in February 2019, corporations
are largely culpable for climate change, with a CDP(formerly the Carbon Disclosure
Project)report finding that 100 energy companies are responsible for 71% of the globe’s
greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, governments that fail to regulate these corporations’ actions
—and the broader use of resources—also bear significant responsibility for the climate change
crisis, Amnesty International noted.
While you can’t exclusively blame climate change on any one handful of individuals, your
own actions still affect the planet. And personal initiatives to fight climate change, when
multiplied, carry the potential to have a significant ripple effect.
Katharine Davis Reich, M. A., an associate director of the UCLA Center for Climate
Science, emphasizes this point when discussing how at-home efforts, like recycling and water
conservation, can make a difference in countering global warming. “Collective action to reduce
carbon emissions is absolutely necessary,” Reich tells Bustle. “But collective action can’t possibly
happen if individuals throw up their hands and decide not to pitch in.”
Dr Gabrielle Wong-Parodi, PhD., a behavioral scientist at the Stanford School of Earth,
Energy & Environmental Sciences, agrees that personal actions can quickly multiply.
Individual action on climate change “makes a difference because we are social beings. So, when
we see one another start to take climate change or environmental issues seriously, it becomes
real,” she says.
While personal conservation efforts are important, experts stress that pushing for larger
climate change solutions is just as crucial. “The structural changes needed to decrease reliance onfossil fuels need large policy changes,” Dr Amir Jina, PhD., an assistant professor at the
University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy, tells Bustle. “Using your voice to call for
changes, through voting, protest, writing, art, or any other kind of activism, is the best way to
motivate creative policies that will bring about solutions.” Jina adds that it’s important to remain
consistently committed to activism because “it’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon, and changes won’t
happen overnight.”
If you find yourself wondering whether your own actions really matter when it comes to
climate change, the answer is “absolutely,” Dr Notaro says.
25．Which word has the similar meaning to the underlined word “culpable” in Paragraph 2?
A．Blamable. B．Reliable. C．Suitable. D．Anxious.
26．According to Paragraph 4, which is irrelevant to fighting against global warming?
A．Recycling. B．At-home efforts.
C．Collective action. D．Advocacy efforts.
27．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A．NRDC stresses the importance of political activism when discussing how individuals can help
curb climate change.
B．Reich demonstrates how powerful individual advocacy can be.
C．Dr Amir Jina holds large policy changes are needed to protect the environment.
D．Dr Amir Jina thinks global warming can be improved in a day.
28．Which can be the best title for the passage?
A．A Shift in Climate Change
B．Your Actions Make a Difference in the Fight Against Climate Change
C．Structural Changes Needed to Protect the Globe
D．Ways to Reduce Your Own Environmental Footprint
A few years ago, I read about an eightyearold girl who studied elephant poaching (偷猎) in
school and made a poster for her local grocery store. The slogan read, “Save the elephants. Don’t
buy Ivory Soap, or they will die out.”What the girl had done taught me a lesson. Since then, I havelooked at eightyearolds in a different way. As an environmental educator, I used to teach eight-
yearolds about the harm of elephant poaching, rainforest destruction, and global warming. I had a
degree in natural science — but not in child development. What did I think I was accomplishing
by putting my environmental concerns on the shoulders of kids who still believe in fairy tales (童
话故事)?
Kids develop the fear of nature when their primary contact with the natural world is hearing
bad news about the environment. If I wanted to inspire conservation action, I needed to change my
ways, but how? I came across some research by psychologist Louise Chawla. She wanted to know
what had gone on in the childhoods of adults who are good environmental citizens. She found two
things most common.They had free time to explore the rivers or woods down the street, and they
had an adult in their lives who was enthusiastic about the natural world. I understand now that
what turned me into a good person today was a childhood spent playing in the field and having a
Dad who knew that finding a lobster (龙虾) under a rock was better than finding treasure.
So that’s what I was doing when I was eight years old — looking under rocks, climbing
trees, and picking wild flowers. I didn’t know a thing about the Clean Air Act that was being
debated in congress at that time. I didn’t hear a lot of environmental problems. But I built a
relationship with nature and I grew up to care. Now I treat my own kids like the child I was. My
kids turn off the water when they brush their teeth and turn off the lights when they leave a room.
29．What can be inferred from the first two paragraphs?
A．The author felt very proud of herself.
B．The author took action to save the elephants.
C．The author thought her teaching was a failure.
D．The author doubted the natural science.
30．How do children react when learning about environmental problems?
A．They tend to ignore the problems.
B．They become scared of nature.
C．They hate to learn natural science.
D．They want to help solve the problems.
31．Why does the author mention the research?
A．In order to show how to have a happy childhood.
B．In order to show what the best way to get close to nature is.C．In order to show how to change the children’s bad behavior.
D．In order to show what makes children care about the environment.
32．What is mainly discussed in the passage?
A．The harm of hunting animals.
B．The causes of environmental problems.
C．The importance of encouraging kids to protect nature.
D．The right methods of developing children’s idea of nature.
At Sho Farm in northern Vermont, farmers Melissa Hoffman and Shawn Smith work hand
in hand with the land and its inhabitants, and among them are hundreds of ducks. The ducks at
Sho Farm are not being raised to be killed for food. Rather, they are naturally involved in farming
operations, helping to manage pests and add fertilizer (肥料) to the soil.
In the beginning, Hoffman, who has a background in organic farming and ecology action,
worked with ecologists and biologists to survey the plants and wildlife all around the area. This
was “to understand who was living here, so that everything we did was in relationship to the life
already here,” he says.
So, at Sho Farm, focus is placed on living harmoniously alongside other life and working
with traditional ecological knowledge. Food is seen not as a commodity ( 商品) but as a
relationship with land and life.
The methods of food production at Sho Farm, as well as the farmers’ philosophy of working
with rather than against nature, are in sharp contrast to most modern agricultural systems. And
that’s the point. “We’ve been talking a lot about the broken food system and the consequences of it
to the environment, to wildlife, to the animals in animal agriculture and to human health,” says
Hoffman, adding that it’s not just the food system that’s broken. “It’s the relationship between
humans, non-human animals, land and nature.”
The ducks play a vital, integrated role on the farm, explains Hoffman, by naturally
providing pest control, fertilizer and (fuel-free) land maintenance (维护), just as by-products of
their existence. “We noticed where we summered groups of ducks and parts of the food system
that were not doing very well. The following year, the food system was efficiently improved,” he
says.
It’s a symbiotic relationship that works well. “Animals don’t have to be part of a farm in acommodity sense. They can be part of the farm as a partner,” Hoffman says. “They are wonderful
partners.”
33．Why did Hoffman do a survey in the beginning?
A．To get familiar with the surroundings.
B．To have a good relationship with other people.
C．To live in harmony with other life on the farm.
D．To have a good understanding of organic farming.
34．What does the author intend to explain in paragraph 4?
A．The causes of the broken food system.
B．The reasons for Hoffman’s farming methods.
C．The changes in modern agricultural systems.
D．The process of food production at Sho Farm.
35．What does “a symbiotic relationship” in the last paragraph imply?
A．Animals are treated well at Sho Farm.
B．Animals are not to be sold for money.
C．People and animals play the same role in organic farming.
D．People and animals work together and benefit each other.
36．Which of the following best describes the farming at Sho Farm?
A．Efficient. B．Modern. C．Natural. D．Economical.
In the blue-green depths of the sea off the coast of Tuscany, Italy, an unusual seafloor
sculpture park is defending its watery setting.
Since fisherman Paolo’s teens, he has been leading out daily to fish in these coastal waters
along the Maremma coastline. It was in the 1980s that he began to notice the clear signs: a seabed
that was becoming poor, with exhausted fish stocks. Until recently, he was forced to share catches
with a threatening part: illegal “bottom trawlers’’(拖网捕鱼的人), who randomly spoil a large
quantity of ocean life as they fish, dragging a weighted net along the seafloor behind their boats.
Paolo’s style of artisanal fishing, in contrast,needs to be sustainable as damaging the
ecosystem could reduce fisher men’s income. Paolo understood that the success of his fishing
activity was linked to the good state of the environment. “If the sea dies, so does the fisherman.
You can’t just take. You have to give, too,” said Paolo. The underwater “House of Fish”sculpturepark, which was started in 2015, was encouraged by this fisher man’s desire to do something that
went beyond the handful of concrete blocks he had previously convinced local authorities and
some environmental groups to drop into the sea to try and stop illegal trawling.
Concrete blocks or sculptures can break weighted trawler nets. They can also play a role as
artificial reefs, giving corals and other sea life a place to live, and varying shade and lighting to
help species flourish. Thanks to the underwater sculptures, some species not seen in a long while
such as groupers and lobsters have returned. The sculpture park represents both an artistic
statement and a physical barrier to seafloor trawling.
Today, 39 huge,other-worldly stone sculptures dot the seabed along a stretch of Tuscan
coastline near the town of Talamone. These artworks have been already coated with algae, a sign
that the natural habitat is being revived. In the immediate future, Paolo hopes to continue his
beautiful solution in coastal waters. “Man is still destroying the seas,” he says. “And my mission
continues.”
37．What threatens Paolo’s work of artisanal fishing?
A．Increasing fishermen. B．Frequent bad weather.
C．Illegal trawling industry. D．Concrete blocks on the seafloor.
38．Why does Paolo want to build underwater sculpture parks?
A．To show his creativity in carving.
B．To protect the ecosystem of the sea.
C．To boost the development of local tourism.
D．To warn people against fishing in coastal waters.
39．What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A．The process of building sculpture parks.
B．The results of banning seafloor trawling.
C．The roles of sculpture parks under the sea.
D．The damaging effects of trawling on sea life.
40．What could be the best title of this text?
A．The First Underwater Park in the World.
B．Fanciulli’s Innovation in Cleaning the Ocean.
C．Waters with Sculptures: Better Habitats for Fishes.
D．Seafloor Parks: Artworks for Protecting Our Sea.参考答案：
1．C 2．B 3．D 4．A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了巴比伦微农场（BMF）的一些主要优势，包
括减少食物运输距离、通过云技术远程监控、自动化系统节约水资源、减少化学污染、以
及员工的环保生活方式等。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段“While farmer’s markets are a solid choice to reduce the journey,
Babylon Micro-Farm (BMF) shortens it even more. (虽然农贸市场是减少旅程的可靠选择，但
巴比伦微型农场（BMF）甚至缩短了旅程)”可知，巴比伦微型农场（BMF）进一步缩短了
从农场到餐桌的距离。故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据第三段“Also, there is a convenient app that provides growing data in real
time. (此外，还有一个便捷的应用程序，可以实时提供增长数据)”可知，这个便捷的应用程
序提供了植物生长的实时数据。故选B。
3．推理判断题。根据最后一段“BMF employees live out sustainability in their everyday lives.
About half of them walk or bike to work. Inside the office, they encourage recycling and waste
reduction by limiting garbage cans and avoiding single-use plastic. “We are passionate about
reducing waste, carbon and chemicals in our environment,” said a BMF employee. (BMF员工在
日常生活中追求可持续发展。大约一半的人步行或骑自行车上班。在办公室里，他们通过
限制垃圾桶和避免一次性塑料来鼓励回收和减少浪费。BMF的一名员工表示：“我们热衷
于减少环境中的废物、碳和化学品。”)”可知，BMF员工具有强烈的环保意识。故选D。
4．主旨大意题。根据第一段“While farmer’s markets are a solid choice to reduce the journey,
Babylon Micro-Farm (BMF) shortens it even more. (虽然农贸市场是减少旅程的可靠选择，但
巴比伦微型农场（BMF）甚至缩短了旅程)”、第三段“By connecting through the Cloud,
BMF is remotely monitored. Also, there is a convenient app that provides growing data in real
time. Because the system is automated, it significantly reduces the amount of water needed to
grow plants. Rather than watering rows of soil, the system provides just the right amount to each
plant. (通过云连接，对BMF进行远程监控。此外，还有一个方便的应用程序可以实时提供
不断增长的数据。由于该系统是自动化的，因此大大减少了种植植物所需的水量。该系统
不是给一排排土壤浇水，而是为每株植物提供合适的水量)”以及最后一段“BMF employees
live out sustainability in their everyday lives. About half of them walk or bike to work. Inside theoffice, they encourage recycling and waste reduction by limiting garbage cans and avoiding
single-use plastic. “We are passionate about reducing waste, carbon and chemicals in our
environment,” said a BMF employee. (BMF员工在日常生活中追求可持续发展。大约一半的
人步行或骑自行车上班。在办公室里，他们通过限制垃圾桶和避免一次性塑料来鼓励回收
和减少浪费。BMF的一名员工表示：“我们热衷于减少环境中的废物、碳和化学品。”)”
可知，文章主要介绍了巴比伦微农场（BMF）的一些主要优势，包括减少食物运输距离、
通过云技术远程监控、自动化系统节约水资源、减少化学污染、以及员工的环保生活方式
等。故选A。
【点睛】
5．C 6．D 7．A 8．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍的是海洋勘探存在的弊端及其必要性。
5．推理判断题。根据Text 1中的第一段“When people talk of exploring the sea more, they
usually mean exploiting it. Sea exploration has caused many problems and will continue to cause
more.(当人们谈论更多地勘探海洋时，他们通常意味着开发它。海洋勘探造成了许多问题，
并将继续造成更多的问题)”可知，海洋勘探造成了很多的问题，并将继续造成更多的问题，
结合尾段中的“The sea is home to life, not human beings’ possessions. It is huge, but it is more
sensitive than we think. If we do not protect it, future generations will not forgive us.(海洋是生命
的家园，不是人类的财产。它是巨大的，但它比我们想象的更敏感。如果我们不保护它，
子孙后代将不会原谅我们)”可知，作者认为海洋是生命的家园，如果不保护它，子孙后代
将不会原谅。由此推知，作者对勘探海洋持反对态度。故选C项。
6．主旨大意题。根据Text 1的第二段中的“More exploration means more pollution.(更多的
勘探意味着更多的污染)”可知，更多的勘探海洋会造成更多的污染，结合下文中的介绍的
污染情况可知，第二段主要介绍的是海洋勘探带来的问题。故选D项。
7．推理判断题。根据Text 1第二段中的“More exploration means more pollution.(更多的勘
探意味着更多的污染。)”可知，本段介绍的是更多的海洋勘探带来更多的问题，进而下文
中列举了向海洋泄露石油以及塑料污染的问题；根据第三段中的“Mining for resources is
very damaging, especially in the Arctic.(开采资源是非常有害的，尤其是在北极地区)”可知，
本段介绍的是开采资源是有害的，进而列举了在北极开采资源造成的气候变暖问题；第四
段中的“Overfishing is another problem.(过度捕捞是另一个问题)”可知，本段讲述的是过度捕捞问题，进而列举了人类猎杀鲸鱼和海豚的事实。由此推知，Text 1的作者是通过列举
事实的方式来支持观点的。故选A项。
8．细节理解题。根据Text 2第三段中的“The population of the world is growing and we need
new resources for future development.(世界人口在增长，我们需要新的资源来发展未来)”可知，
世界人口在不断增长，我们需要新的资源发展未来。由此可知，是世界人口的增长使我们
有必要探索海洋。故选B项。
9．A 10．B 11．D 12．D
【导语】本文为一篇说明文，表明了由于人类活动的增加，海洋会变得更加嘈杂，而气候
变化会加剧这种变化，给海洋生物带来麻烦。
9．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Researchers have expected the oceans to get noisier
because of increasing human activity. “The more goods you buy, the more shipping you have, so
the more noise you have.” says Luca Possenti, a scientist studying sound in the ocean at the Royal
Netherlands Institute. But Possenti and his co-worker realized that climate change might also
influence how sound travels through the water.(研究人员预计，由于人类活动的增加，海洋会
变得更加嘈杂。“你购买的商品越多，你的运费就越高，所以你的噪音就越大。荷兰皇家
研究所研究海洋声音的科学家卢卡·波森蒂说。但是波森蒂和他的同事意识到气候变化也可
能影响声音在水中的传播方式)”可知，第二段引用了专家的话来陈述观点。故选A。
10．主旨大意题。根据文章第四段“When waters become more acidic, they can’t take in sound
at some wavelengths as well, so those sounds can travel further, adding to the noise in some areas.
This effect is relatively small. Other changes impact the sound level more, the researchers found.
Changes to temperature and salt levels can change how well different layers (层) of the ocean mix,
which, in turn, impacts how sound travels.(当水变得更酸时，它们也不能吸收某些波长的声音，
所以这些声音可以传播得更远，增加了某些地区的噪音。这种影响相对较小。研究人员发
现，其他变化对声音水平的影响更大。温度和盐含量的变化可以改变海洋不同层的混合程
度，从而影响声音的传播方式)”可知，该段说明了导致海洋噪音增加的一些风险因素，包
括酸度，温度，盐含量的变化。故选B。
11．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“The team predicted (预测) models of the world in about
70 years if climate change continues. And then they compared them with models of the world
now.(如果气候变化继续下去，该团队预测了大约70年后的世界模型。然后他们将它们与现在的世界模型进行比较)”可知，研究结果是以预测为基础的。故选D。
12．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“In the North Atlantic, they saw an increase in sound
levels in the upper 125 meters of the ocean. This was caused mostly by ice melting (融化) off of
Greenland, forming a cold layer of water near the ocean’s surface. Sound traveling through water
tends to go toward the coldest area. As a result, sound waves tended to get stuck in the cold top
layer-spreading further out across the water, instead of traveling deeper. That increased the
noisiness at this depth in the North Atlantic.(在北大西洋，他们发现海洋上层125米的声音水
平有所增加。这主要是由于格陵兰岛的冰融化，在海洋表面附近形成了一层冰冷的水层。
声音在水中传播时倾向于向最冷的地方传播。结果，声波往往被困在寒冷的顶层——在水
面上传播得更远，而不是传播得更深。这增加了北大西洋这个深度的噪音)”可知，根据波
森蒂的研究，是海洋表面附近冷水层的形成导致了声音的改变。故选D。
13．B 14．D 15．A 16．C
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述科学家们关心可能对冷池造成影响的两个因素。
13．细节理解题。由文章第一段“Every year, as the surface water temperature off the United
States mid-Atlantic coast rises steadily from late spring through the summer, a pocket of
uncharacteristically cool and crisp water gets trapped at the bottom of the ocean. Packed with
nutrients this thick band of cold water, known as the mid-Atlantic cold pool, is a vital home for
shellfish species.(每年，随着美国大西洋中部海岸的地表水温度从春末到夏季稳步上升，一
团异常凉爽、清脆的水被困在海底。这条被称为大西洋中部冷池的厚冷水带富含营养，是
贝类物种的重要家园。)”可知， 大西洋中部冷池指的是是一条接近海底的冷水带。故选B
项。
14．词句猜测题。由文章第二段“Over the past five decades, climates change has destabilized
the cold pool, causing it to warm and shrink. Compared with 1968, the cold pool is now 13℃
warmer and has lost more than one-third of its area.(在过去的五十年里，气候变化破坏了冷池
的稳定，导致其变暖和 。与1968年相比，现在冷池温度上升了13摄氏度，面积减少了三
分之一以上。)”可知，冷池的面积减少了三分之一以上，所以这里shrink应表示“缩小”
的意思。故选D项。
15．推理判断题。由文章第四段“Miles worries that an overabundance of caution or fear of
potential impacts, including on the cold pool, might slow down the development of renewableenergy.(Miles担心，过于谨慎或担心潜在影响，包括对冷池的影响，可能会减缓可再生能
源的发展。)”和“it’s quite clear that climate change is far more damaging than installing wind
farms(很明显，气候变化的破坏性远大于安装风电场)”可知，Miles是赞成安装风电场的。
故选A项。
16．主旨大意题。由文章第二段“Now, however, two pressures have scientists worrying about
whether the cold pool will last. The first is no surprise: climate change. Over the past five decades,
climates change has destabilized the cold pool, causing it to warm and shrink. Compared with
1968, the cold pool is now 13℃ warmer and has lost more than one-third of its area.(然而，现在，
两种压力让科学家们担心冷池是否会持续下去。第一点并不奇怪：气候变化。在过去的五
十年里，气候变化破坏了冷池的稳定，导致其变暖和萎缩。与1968年相比，现在冷池温度
上升了13摄氏度，面积减少了三分之一以上。)”以及下文可知，文章主要讲述科学家们关
心可能对冷池造成影响的两个因素。所以C项Scientists Eye Potential Risks to the Cold
Pool(科学家关注冷池的潜在风险)符合语境。故选C项。
17．C 18．A 19．D 20．D
【导语】本文是说明文。文章讲述了一项新的研究发现，亚马逊雨林的快速砍伐可能会影
响远至青藏高原和南极洲的温度和降雨。
17．推理判断题。根据第二段“Saini Yang at Beijing Normal University in China and her
colleagues analysed global climatological data from 1979 to 2019 to identify correlations in
temperature and rainfall between the Amazon rainforest and other areas. Such links are called
‘teleconnections(遥相关)’.（中国北京师范大学的Saini Yang和她的同事分析了1979年至
2019年的全球气候数据，以确定亚马逊雨林与其他地区之间的温度和降雨量之间的相关性。
这种连接被称为‘远距连接’）”可知，该研究是通过检查先前的全球气候数据来确定远
程联系的，故选C。
18．词义猜测题。根据第五段“By analysing changing temperatures in the regions between the
Amazon and those distant areas, they were also able to trace the path through which energy or
materials such as black carbon released in forest fire might propagate through the atmosphere.
Their analysis showed the route remained consistent under different future warming
circumstances.（通过分析亚马逊地区和那些遥远地区之间的温度变化，他们还能够追踪森
林火灾释放的能量或物质(如黑碳)在大气中propagate 的途径。他们的分析表明，在未来不同的变暖环境下，这条路线保持一致。）”可知，森林火灾会释放能量或物质，在大气中
传播。划线词是spread“扩散”的意思，故选A。
19．细节理解题。根据最后一段“‘If the Amazon does have an influence on these regions, it
could mean there is a higher risk the Amazon tipping point might set others off’, says Jothan at the
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany. ‘It adds an additional potential
domino that can fall.’（德国波茨坦气候影响研究所的约翰说:“如果亚马逊确实对这些地区有
影响，这可能意味着亚马逊临界点引发其他地区爆发的风险更高。这又增加了一块可能倒
下的多米诺骨牌。”）”可知，约翰认为亚马逊的临界点可能会引起连锁反应，故选D。
20．主旨大意题。根据第一段“What might be the global impact of extreme losses of the
Amazon rainforest — the world’s largest rainforest? A new study has found that rapid
deforestation of the Amazon rainforest could influence the temperature and rainfall over as far
away as the Tibetan plateau and Antarctica.（世界上最大的热带雨林——亚马逊雨林的极端损
失可能会对全球产生什么影响?一项新的研究发现，亚马逊雨林的快速砍伐可能会影响远至
青藏高原和南极洲的温度和降雨。）”以及下文的分析解释可知，本文主要讲述了亚马逊
森林砍伐对全球的影响。D选项符合最佳标题，故选D。
21．C 22．B 23．D 24．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章认为虎鲨对于海洋生态系统的健康至关重要，解释了重
要的原因，介绍了目前虎鲨数量急剧减少的现象，以及背后的原因和可能造成的危害，最
后呼吁我们支持可持续的捕捞和减少温室气体排放。
21．细节理解题。根据第二段中“In the shallows of Shark Bay, Western Australia, seagrass is
food for the sea cows, which can weigh as much as 500 kg and eat roughly 40 kg of seagrass a
day. Sea cows are a rich source of food for tiger sharks. By keeping the sea cow population
controlled, tiger sharks here help the seagrass grow sustainably.（在澳大利亚西部鲨鱼湾的浅滩，
海牛以海草为食，它们的体重可达500公斤，每天要吃大约40公斤的海草。海牛是虎鲨丰
富的食物来源。通过控制海牛的数量，虎鲨帮助海草持续生长。）”可知，虎鲨吃海牛，
海牛数量减少，海草数量可以增长，从而维持海洋生态平衡，即虎鲨可以防止海草数量的
减少。故选C。
22．细节理解题。根据第三段中“This raised the question: What if they were absent from the
Shark Bay — would the seagrass-dominated ecosystem survive?（这就提出了一个问题：如果鲨鱼湾没有了虎鲨，以海草为主的生态系统还能生存吗？）”和第四段中“To find out,
researchers led by Rob Nowicki of Florida International University, spent time in Eastern
Australia, where shark numbers were lower and sea cows ate seagrass largely undisturbed.（为了
找到答案，由佛罗里达国际大学的Rob Nowicki领导的研究人员在东澳大利亚度过了一段
时间，那里鲨鱼数量较少，海牛吃海草基本上不受干扰。）”可知，Rob Nowicki的团队在
东澳大利亚研究，是为了回答以海草为主的生态系统是否可以不依靠虎鲨生存，也就是为
了探究虎鲨对于海洋系统的影响。故选B。
23．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“When it comes to stimulating shark numbers, there have
been movements toward more sustainable fishing, but a large percentage of the industry have not
changed their methods, which is a reason why the population of many marine top predators (捕食
者) continues to decline.（在刺激鲨鱼数量方面，已经有了支持更可持续捕捞的运动，但该
行业的很大一部分人没有改变他们的方法，这就是许多海洋顶级捕食者数量持续下降的原
因。）”可知，海洋顶级捕食者数量减少的原因主要在于捕鱼业仍在使用不可持续的捕捞
方法。故选D。
24．主旨大意题。通读全文，并结合第一段“Despite the bad reputation of sharks, they are
crucial to the health of the marine ecosystem and can even help fight climate change.（尽管鲨鱼
名声不好，但它们对海洋生态系统的健康至关重要，甚至可以帮助对抗气候变化）”可知，
文章主要介绍虎鲨对于海洋生态系统的健康至关重要，并呼吁人们支持可持续的捕捞和减
少温室气体排放。故选D。
25．A 26．D 27．C 28．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文讲述了个人在应对气候变化中的作用，虽然大公司和政
府对气候变化负有更大的责任，但个人的行动也会对地球产生影响。个人的环保行动可以
通过社交效应产生更大的影响，但同时也需要推动更大的政策变革来解决气候变化问题。
25．词义猜测题。根据第二段中划线词后面的内容“with a CDP(formerly the Carbon
Disclosure Project)report finding that 100 energy companies are responsible for 71% of the
globe’s greenhouse gas emissions.(一份CDP(前身为碳信息披露项目)报告发现，100家能源公
司的温室气体排放量占全球的71%。)”可知，此处指出100家能源公司排放的温室气体量
占全球71%，由此表明，大公司很大程度上应该对气候变化负责。故划线词与A选项
“Blamable.(负责的)”为同义词。故选A。26．细节理解题。根据第四段中“Katharine Davis Reich, M. A., an associate director of the
UCLA Center for Climate Science, emphasizes this point when discussing how at-home efforts,
like recycling and water conservation, can make a difference in countering global warming. (加州
大学洛杉矶分校气候科学中心副主任凯瑟琳·戴维斯·赖克(Katharine Davis Reich)文学硕士在
讨论诸如回收利用和节约用水等家庭活动如何在应对全球变暖方面发挥作用时，强调了这
一点。)”以及“Collective action to reduce carbon emissions is absolutely necessary(减少碳排放
的集体行动是绝对必要的)”可知，就应对全球变暖方面，回收利用、节约用水、家庭活动
以及集体行动都是可以产生影响的。D选项“Advocacy efforts.( 宣传工作)”在本段中未提
及。故选D。
27．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中““The structural changes needed to decrease reliance on
fossil fuels need large policy changes,” Dr Amir Jina, PhD.(Amir Jina博士说：“减少对化石燃
料依赖所需的结构变化需要大规模的政策变化。”)”可知，Amir Jina博士认为，为了保护
环境，需要进行大规模的政策改革。故选C。
28．主旨大意题。根据第一段中“According to climate and environmental science experts,
personal conservation and advocacy efforts play a key role in protecting the planet and influencing
others to get on board.( 根据气候和环境科学专家的说法，个人保护和倡导努力在保护地球
和影响其他人加入进来方面发挥着关键作用。)”以及通读全文可知，本文讲述了个人在应
对气候变化中的作用，虽然大公司和政府对气候变化负有更大的责任，但个人的行动也会
对地球产生影响。个人的环保行动可以通过社交效应产生更大的影响，但同时也需要推动
更大的政策变革来解决气候变化问题。故B选项“Your Actions Make a Difference in the
Fight Against Climate Change(你的行动在对抗气候变化的斗争中产生影响)”概括文章主要内
容。故选B。
29．C 30．B 31．D 32．D
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了人类赖以生存的大自然正在被破坏，保护环境应该
从孩子抓起，帮助孩子从小建立与自然的关系。
29．推理判断题。由文第一段最后一句“What did I think I was accomplishing by putting my
environmental concerns on the shoulders of kids who still believe in fairy tales？(我认为把我对
环境的担忧放在那些仍然相信童话故事的孩子身上，我取得了什么成就？)”以及第二段第
二句“If I wanted to inspire conservation action, I needed to change my ways, but how? (如果我想激励保护行动，我需要改变我的方式，但怎么做呢？)”可推知，作者认为她的教育是失
败的。故选C项。
30．细节理解题。由文第二段第一句“Kids develop the fear of nature when their primary
contact with the natural world is hearing bad news about the environment.(当孩子们与自然世界
的主要接触是听到有关环境的坏消息时，他们就会对自然产生恐惧)”可知，当孩子们了解
环境问题时，他们变得害怕自然。故选B项。
31．细节理解题。由文第二段第三句“She wanted to know what had gone on in the
childhoods of adults who are good environmental citizens.(她想知道作为环保公民的成年人在
童年时发生了什么)”可知，该研究主要解释了是什么影响孩子，让他们长大后为环境保护
出力。故选D项。
32．主旨大意题。由文第二段末句“I understand now that what turned me into a good person
today was a childhood spent playing in the field and having a Dad who knew that finding a lobster
under a rock was better than finding treasure.(我现在明白了，今天让我成为一个好人的原因是
我的童年在田野里玩耍，我的父亲知道找到龙虾在岩石下总比找宝藏好)”以及“I didn’t
hear a lot of environmental problems. (我没有听到很多环境问题)”可知，本文主要通过实例阐
述了教育与环境保护之间的关系，正确的方式是不让他们畏惧自然。故选D项。
33．C 34．B 35．D 36．C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍的是在佛蒙特州北部的Sho Farm的一种农业经营方
式，该农场里的鸭子自然地参与农业经营之中。
33．细节理解题。根据第二段中的“This was “to understand who was living here, so that
everything we did was in relationship to the life already here,” he says.(他说，这是为了“了解
谁住在这里，这样我们所做的一切都与已经在这里的生命有关。”)”可知，一开始Hoffman
做调查的目的是了解谁住在这里，他们所做的一切与这里的生命相关，也就是说他们是为
了与农场上的其他生命和谐相处。故选C项。
34．主旨大意题。根据第四段的“The methods of food production at Sho Farm, as well as the
farmers’ philosophy of working with rather than against nature, are in sharp contrast to most
modern agricultural systems. And that’s the point. “We’ve been talking a lot about the broken food
system and the consequences of it to the environment, to wildlife, to the animals in animal
agriculture and to human health,” says Hoffman, adding that it’s not just the food system that’sbroken. “It’s the relationship between humans, non-human animals, land and nature.”(Sho Farm
的食品生产方法，以及农民们顺应自然而非违背自然的理念，与大多数现代农业体系形成
鲜明对比。这就是问题的关键。霍夫曼说:“我们一直在谈论破碎的食物系统，以及它对环
境、野生动物、畜牧业动物和人类健康的影响。”他补充说，不仅仅是食物系统出了问题。
“这是人类、非人类动物、土地和自然之间的关系。”)”可知，Sho Farm的食品生产方法
与现代的农业体系形成对比，这就是问题的关键，结合下文中所讲述的现代的农业体系中
存在的问题可知，本段主要是分析了霍夫曼耕作方法的原因。故选B项。
35．推理判断题。根据尾段中的““Animals don’t have to be part of a farm in a commodity
sense. They can be part of the farm as a partner,” Hoffman says. “They are wonderful
partners.”(“从商品的角度来看，动物不一定是农场的一部分。他们可以作为合作伙伴成为
农场的一部分，”霍夫曼说。“他们是很好的合作伙伴。”)” 霍夫曼认为，动物可以作为
合作伙伴成为农场的一部分，也就是说人类可以与动物一起合作，互惠互利，这就是共生
的意义。故选D项。
36．推理判断题。根据首段中的“The ducks at Sho Farm are not being raised to be killed for
food. Rather, they are naturally involved in farming operations, helping to manage pests and add
fertilizer (肥料) to the soil.( Sho Farm的鸭子并不是为了宰杀而饲养的。相反，它们自然地参
与农业经营，帮助管理害虫和向土壤施肥。)”可知，鸭子参与到农业经营中，帮助管理害
虫和向土壤施肥，结合倒数第二段中的“The ducks play a vital, integrated role on the farm,
explains Hoffman, by naturally providing pest control, fertilizer and (fuel-free) land maintenance
(维护), just as by-products of their existence.(霍夫曼解释说，鸭子在农场中发挥着至关重要的
综合作用，它们自然地提供了害虫防治、肥料和(无燃料)土地维护，就像它们存在的副产
品一样。)”可知，鸭子在Sho Farm上起着至关重要的作用，他们自然地提供了害虫防治、
废料和土地维护，由此可知，“自然的”可以描述在Sho Farm上的农业经营。故选C项。
37．C 38．B 39．C 40．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍水下雕塑公园。在意大利托斯卡纳海岸附近的海底
深处，一个不同寻常的海底雕塑公园正静静地守护着大海。这些雕塑上已覆盖了一层海藻，
这正是海底自然栖息地渐渐复苏的标志，其艺术建筑与水生态系统的结合让人耳目一新！
37．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Until recently, he was forced to share catches with a
threatening part: illegal “bottom trawlers’’, who randomly spoil a large quantity of ocean life asthey fish, dragging a weighted net along the seafloor behind their boats.”（直到最近，他还被迫
与一个具有威胁性的部分——非法的“海底拖网渔船”分享渔获物。这些渔船在捕鱼时随
意破坏了大量海洋生物，他们在船后的海底拖着加重的渔网。）可知，非法拖网捕捞业威
胁到保罗的手工捕鱼工作。故选C项。
38．细节理解题。根据第三段“Paolo understood that the success of his fishing activity was
linked to the good state of the environment. “If the sea dies, so does the fisherman. You can’t just
take, you have to give, too,” said Paolo. The underwater “House of Fish” sculpture park, which
was started in 2015, was encouraged by this fisher man’s desire to do something that went beyond
the handful of concrete blocks he had previously convinced local authorities and some
environmental groups to drop into the sea to try and stop illegal trawling.”（保罗明白，他的捕
鱼活动的成功与良好的环境状态有关。“如果大海死了，渔夫也会死。你不能只是拿。你
也必须给予，”保罗说。水下“鱼之家”雕塑公园于2015年启动，受到这位渔民的鼓励，
他希望做一些事情，而不仅仅是说服当地政府和一些环保组织投入海中，试图阻止非法拖
网捕鱼。）可知，保罗懂得渔业与环境息息相关，如果海洋被破坏，渔民也无法生存的道
理。所以，他建立地下水雕公园。故选B项。
39．主旨大意题。根据第四段“Concrete blocks or sculptures can break weighted trawler nets.
They can also play a role as artificial reefs, giving corals and other sea life a place to live, and
varying shade and lighting to help species flourish. Thanks to the underwater sculptures, some
species not seen in a long while such as groupers and lobsters have returned. The sculpture park
represents both an artistic statement and a physical barrier to seafloor trawling.”（混凝土块或雕
塑可以打破加重的拖网。它们也可以扮演人工珊瑚礁的角色，为珊瑚和其他海洋生物提供
生存的地方，并改变阴影和照明，帮助物种繁荣。多亏了这些水下雕塑，一些许久未见的
物种，如石斑鱼和龙虾，又回来了。这座雕塑公园既是一种艺术宣言，也是对海底拖网捕
鱼的物理屏障。）可知，第四段主要讲的是海底雕塑公园的作用。故选C项。
40．主旨大意题。根据文章大意以及第一段“In the blue-green depths of the sea off the coast
of Tuscany, Italy, an unusual seafloor sculpture park is defending its watery setting.”（在意大利
托斯卡纳海岸外蓝绿色的海洋深处，一个不同寻常的海底雕塑公园正在捍卫它的水环
境。）可知，文章主要介绍水下雕塑公园守护大海。故文章最好的标题是“海底公园：保
护我们海洋的艺术品。”故选D项。
