2024版高考英語外研版一輪復習跟蹤檢測：選修8 Module1《Deep South》（含解析）
選修八
Module 1
閱讀理解提速練——練速度
(限時：20分鐘)
A
(2024·河南省洛陽市統一考試)Heritage is our legacy (遺產) from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable (無可取代的) sources of life and inspiration. Places as unique and diverse as the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Great Wall of China make up our world's heritage.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world
considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.
How does a place become a World Heritage Site? It takes a lot of people to decide.
1)If a country wants one of its places to be on the World Heritage List, it has to ask UNESCO. The place must be important and special. UNESCO put the Great Wall on the list in 1987 because, it said, it was a great part of Chinese culture and beautifully made to go with the land. When a country asks, it must also make a plan for taking care of the place.
2)The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO talks about different places and decides whether to put them on the list. The committee meets every June. Many experts help the committee to decide.
3)After a new place goes on the list, UNESCO gives money to help keep it looking good. If a place is in serious danger, it may be put on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger. UNESCO gives special care and help to those places.
4)Countries have to give UNESCO regular reports about places on the list. If UNESCO thinks a country isn't taking good enough care of a place, the site will be taken off the list.
語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。文章告訴我們什么是遺產，如何申請遺產，并呼吁人們保護遺產。
1．What is the main purpose of Paragraph 1?
A．To tell us what is heritage.
B．To stress the importance of heritages.
C．To explain the aims of protecting heritages.
D．To introduce some places of interest in the world.
解析：選A 段落大意題。本段主要解釋了什么是遺產及其大體分類，并列舉了幾個世界遺產的例子，所以A項正確。
2．About cultural and natural heritage around the world, UNESCO encourages all the following EXCEPT________.
A．identification B．application
C．protection
D．conservation
解析：選B 細節理解題。根據第二段第一句可知，聯合國教科文組織鼓勵、認定和保護世界遺產，并沒有提到利用世界遺產，所以選B項。
3．If a place successfully becomes a World Heritage Site, the country________.
A．can ask UNESCO for more money and help
B．should continue to take special care of it
C．won't take trouble of caring for it
D．will try to put it on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger
解析：選B 細節理解題。由短文的最后一段可知，申遺成功后，要對世界遺產繼續加以保護，如果保護不善，該遺產可能會從名錄上刪除。
4．The purpose of putting a place on the World Heritage List is________.
A．to attract more tourists from other countries
B．to get more money and help from other countries
C．to have it taken better care of
D．to make it known to other countries
解析：選C 推理判斷題。通過聯合國對一個國家的要求可推知，認定世界遺產的目的是使其得到更好的保護。
B
(2024·沈陽市高三質檢)Where should an adventurous tourist go? After you've done sightseeing in London, shopping in New York, tasted the local food in Paris, and danced to your heart's content at the Brazilian Carnival, where else can you go? What exotic (異國風情的) tourist destination awaits you?
Well, Antarctica sounds like the holiday of a lifetime! It's considered the last great wilderness on Earth. Just a few scientists in research stations share the icy landscape with penguins and other animals which can cope with the low temperatures.
Tourism began in Antarctica in the 1950s and it's still a small scale. About 37,000 tourists are expected there this season, but many won't even leave the boat.
The BBC's Juliet Rix visited the frozen continent and asked herself if she should be there at all, causing potential problems to such a sensitive environment. Her tour guide admitted that all visitors leave footprints and they all go to the same place, the accessible coastline, which is also where the penguins and seals go to breed.
But some people believe that if carefully controlled, tourism can be good for Antarctica. It has no native population and it needs advocates. Visitors to the icy continent might be ready to support and even to fund its preservation. And they're likely to engage in the discussion about global warming, which has led to the melting of glaciers.
According to Rix, guidelines are followed when you're about to set foot in Antarctica and tourists have to disinfect (為……消毒) their boots to make sure no alien species are introduced.
And once on land, there's no eating or smoking. Rocks, bone fragments — nothing should be taken as a souvenir and nothing should be left behind. Tourists fortunate enough to visit Antarctica must be aware that this is not their home and keep their fingers crossed that future generations will also be able to enjoy such breathtaking views.
語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。游客應該去南極洲旅游嗎？本文介紹了去南極洲旅游的情況和對游客的要求。
5．According to the second paragraph, we can learn that ________.
A．Antarctica has become the best place for people to travel
B．only scientists can be allowed to go to Antarctica
C．Antarctica is less affected by human activities
D．no animals can survive in Antarctica except penguins
解析：選C 推理判斷題。根據第二段的第二句“It's considered the last great wilderness on Earth.”可知，它被認為是地球上最后的不毛之地。由此可推知，南極洲受人類活動的影響較小。
6．Juliet Rix's travel in Antarctica mentioned in the fourth paragraph indicates that ________.
A．governments should take measures to stop tourists from going to Antarctica
B．whether tourists should go to Antarctica or not should be considered carefully
C．the animals'
habitat in Antarctica has been seriously affected by tourism
D．only journalists begin to pay attention to the environmental protection in Antarctica
解析：選B 推理判斷題。根據第四段的“asked herself if she should be there at all, causing potential problems to such a sensitive environment”以及“Her tour guide admitted that all visitors leave footprints and they all go to the same place”可推知，人們是否應該去南極洲旅游應認真地考慮一下。
7．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Rix?
A．Tourists can eat and smoke in Antarctica.
B．Tourists can take something they like from Antarctica.
C．Tourists can throw away something they don't need in Antarctica.
D．Tourists can enjoy the beautiful scenery in Antarctica.
解析：選D 正誤判斷題。根據最后一段的“there's no eating or smoking. Rocks, bone fragments — nothing should be taken as a souvenir and nothing should be left behind”可知，A、B、C三項的說法均與原文不符；根據文章結尾處“to enjoy such breathtaking views”可知，游客可以在南極洲欣賞到美麗的景色。
8．Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A．Why can't tourists go to Antarctica?
B．How can tourists go to Antarctica?
C．Should tourists go to Antarctica?
D．Are tourists allowed to go to Antarctica?
解析：選C 標題歸納題。通讀全文的內容可知，文章圍繞的是“應該不應該去南極洲旅游？”這一話題，因此C項最適合作標題。
C
(2024·甘肅省高三第一次診斷)Even if trees cannot walk, they are still on the move.
In parts of the Arctic, entire forests are moving northward. Across the Arctic, temperatures are rising faster than anywhere else in the world. As that happens, the tree line that marks where forests stop and the treeless tundra (凍原) starts has been shifting northward. Trees growing along the tree line must protect themselves from the cold wind. To do this,_plants tend to grow horizontal (水平的) branches low to the ground. The energy it takes for trees to grow this way means they don't have enough energy to make seeds.
But as Earth's climate has been warming, trees no longer have to just grow horizontally. Many can instead grow up toward the sky. This takes less energy. And with all that leftover energy, these trees have started producing more seeds. This happens especially in places where white spruce (白云杉) grows.
White spruce, which is a North American tree, is quite able to produce a lot of seeds, which can move long distances in the wind. When wind-blown seeds end up on the tundra beyond the tree line, they eventually can sprout(發芽) new trees. This explains how a forest can move. Of course, the process would work only if the tundra were warm enough. But in recent years, the whole planet has been warming.
New trees will provide shelters for some snow. Keeping the sun's rays from making the white surface disappear. Instead, the trees absorb the sun's heat. This warms the surrounding air. The extra warmth encourages even more trees to produce seeds. That further boosts a forest's ability to expand. In addition, more trees will trap more snow, preventing much of it from being blown away. Snow can trap heat in the soil below, which encourages trees to grow. The recent rise of temperatures has helped more trees grow past the tree line. People worry about impacts on the animals that depend on frozen conditions for food and shelter.
語篇解讀：本文是一篇科研報告。主要研究了氣溫升高對北極圈植物的影響。
9．What is the main cause of the trees in the Arctic moving northward?
A．The shrinking of northern tundra.
B．The rising temperature.
C．The fierce and cold wind.
D．The abundant resources in the north.
解析：選B 細節理解題。根據第二段的第二句“Across the Arctic, temperatures are rising faster than anywhere else in the world.”以及本段的整體內容可知，不斷上升的氣溫是北極圈樹木北移的主要原因，即B項正確。
10．What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．To produce more seeds.
B．To move northward.
C．To respond to the climate change.
D．To protect themselves from the cold wind.
解析：選D 代詞指代題。根據畫線詞前的“Trees growing along the tree line must protect themselves from the cold wind.”可知，畫線詞this 指代的是本句中的“protect themselves from the cold wind”，故D項正確。
11．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．New trees can trap the snow, which may make the soil colder.
B．The trapped snow prevents new trees from producing more seeds.
C．New trees can make the surrounding air warmer.
D．New trees can bring more food and shelter to local animals.
解析：選C 推理判斷題。根據最后一段中的“New trees will provide shelters for the surrounding air.”可推知，新樹會讓周圍的空氣更加溫暖，故C項正確。
12．The passage is most probably taken from ________.
A．a science report
B．a health report
C．a fashion magazine
D．a children's magazine
解析：選A 文章出處題。根據文章的整體內容可推知，本文主要研究的是氣候變暖對北極圈植物的影響，故該文應選自科研報告，故A項正確。
選修八
Module 1
閱讀理解提速練——練速度
(限時：20分鐘)
A
(2024·河南省洛陽市統一考試)Heritage is our legacy (遺產) from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable (無可取代的) sources of life and inspiration. Places as unique and diverse as the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Great Wall of China make up our world's heritage.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world
considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.
How does a place become a World Heritage Site? It takes a lot of people to decide.
1)If a country wants one of its places to be on the World Heritage List, it has to ask UNESCO. The place must be important and special. UNESCO put the Great Wall on the list in 1987 because, it said, it was a great part of Chinese culture and beautifully made to go with the land. When a country asks, it must also make a plan for taking care of the place.
2)The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO talks about different places and decides whether to put them on the list. The committee meets every June. Many experts help the committee to decide.
3)After a new place goes on the list, UNESCO gives money to help keep it looking good. If a place is in serious danger, it may be put on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger. UNESCO gives special care and help to those places.
4)Countries have to give UNESCO regular reports about places on the list. If UNESCO thinks a country isn't taking good enough care of a place, the site will be taken off the list.
語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。文章告訴我們什么是遺產，如何申請遺產，并呼吁人們保護遺產。
1．What is the main purpose of Paragraph 1?
A．To tell us what is heritage.
B．To stress the importance of heritages.
C．To explain the aims of protecting heritages.
D．To introduce some places of interest in the world.
解析：選A 段落大意題。本段主要解釋了什么是遺產及其大體分類，并列舉了幾個世界遺產的例子，所以A項正確。
2．About cultural and natural heritage around the world, UNESCO encourages all the following EXCEPT________.
A．identification B．application
C．protection
D．conservation
解析：選B 細節理解題。根據第二段第一句可知，聯合國教科文組織鼓勵、認定和保護世界遺產，并沒有提到利用世界遺產，所以選B項。
3．If a place successfully becomes a World Heritage Site, the country________.
A．can ask UNESCO for more money and help
B．should continue to take special care of it
C．won't take trouble of caring for it
D．will try to put it on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger
解析：選B 細節理解題。由短文的最后一段可知，申遺成功后，要對世界遺產繼續加以保護，如果保護不善，該遺產可能會從名錄上刪除。
4．The purpose of putting a place on the World Heritage List is________.
A．to attract more tourists from other countries
B．to get more money and help from other countries
C．to have it taken better care of
D．to make it known to other countries
解析：選C 推理判斷題。通過聯合國對一個國家的要求可推知，認定世界遺產的目的是使其得到更好的保護。
B
(2024·沈陽市高三質檢)Where should an adventurous tourist go? After you've done sightseeing in London, shopping in New York, tasted the local food in Paris, and danced to your heart's content at the Brazilian Carnival, where else can you go? What exotic (異國風情的) tourist destination awaits you?
Well, Antarctica sounds like the holiday of a lifetime! It's considered the last great wilderness on Earth. Just a few scientists in research stations share the icy landscape with penguins and other animals which can cope with the low temperatures.
Tourism began in Antarctica in the 1950s and it's still a small scale. About 37,000 tourists are expected there this season, but many won't even leave the boat.
The BBC's Juliet Rix visited the frozen continent and asked herself if she should be there at all, causing potential problems to such a sensitive environment. Her tour guide admitted that all visitors leave footprints and they all go to the same place, the accessible coastline, which is also where the penguins and seals go to breed.
But some people believe that if carefully controlled, tourism can be good for Antarctica. It has no native population and it needs advocates. Visitors to the icy continent might be ready to support and even to fund its preservation. And they're likely to engage in the discussion about global warming, which has led to the melting of glaciers.
According to Rix, guidelines are followed when you're about to set foot in Antarctica and tourists have to disinfect (為……消毒) their boots to make sure no alien species are introduced.
And once on land, there's no eating or smoking. Rocks, bone fragments — nothing should be taken as a souvenir and nothing should be left behind. Tourists fortunate enough to visit Antarctica must be aware that this is not their home and keep their fingers crossed that future generations will also be able to enjoy such breathtaking views.
語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。游客應該去南極洲旅游嗎？本文介紹了去南極洲旅游的情況和對游客的要求。
5．According to the second paragraph, we can learn that ________.
A．Antarctica has become the best place for people to travel
B．only scientists can be allowed to go to Antarctica
C．Antarctica is less affected by human activities
D．no animals can survive in Antarctica except penguins
解析：選C 推理判斷題。根據第二段的第二句“It's considered the last great wilderness on Earth.”可知，它被認為是地球上最后的不毛之地。由此可推知，南極洲受人類活動的影響較小。
6．Juliet Rix's travel in Antarctica mentioned in the fourth paragraph indicates that ________.
A．governments should take measures to stop tourists from going to Antarctica
B．whether tourists should go to Antarctica or not should be considered carefully
C．the animals'
habitat in Antarctica has been seriously affected by tourism
D．only journalists begin to pay attention to the environmental protection in Antarctica
解析：選B 推理判斷題。根據第四段的“asked herself if she should be there at all, causing potential problems to such a sensitive environment”以及“Her tour guide admitted that all visitors leave footprints and they all go to the same place”可推知，人們是否應該去南極洲旅游應認真地考慮一下。
7．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Rix?
A．Tourists can eat and smoke in Antarctica.
B．Tourists can take something they like from Antarctica.
C．Tourists can throw away something they don't need in Antarctica.
D．Tourists can enjoy the beautiful scenery in Antarctica.
解析：選D 正誤判斷題。根據最后一段的“there's no eating or smoking. Rocks, bone fragments — nothing should be taken as a souvenir and nothing should be left behind”可知，A、B、C三項的說法均與原文不符；根據文章結尾處“to enjoy such breathtaking views”可知，游客可以在南極洲欣賞到美麗的景色。
8．Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A．Why can't tourists go to Antarctica?
B．How can tourists go to Antarctica?
C．Should tourists go to Antarctica?
D．Are tourists allowed to go to Antarctica?
解析：選C 標題歸納題。通讀全文的內容可知，文章圍繞的是“應該不應該去南極洲旅游？”這一話題，因此C項最適合作標題。
C
(2024·甘肅省高三第一次診斷)Even if trees cannot walk, they are still on the move.
In parts of the Arctic, entire forests are moving northward. Across the Arctic, temperatures are rising faster than anywhere else in the world. As that happens, the tree line that marks where forests stop and the treeless tundra (凍原) starts has been shifting northward. Trees growing along the tree line must protect themselves from the cold wind. To do this,_plants tend to grow horizontal (水平的) branches low to the ground. The energy it takes for trees to grow this way means they don't have enough energy to make seeds.
But as Earth's climate has been warming, trees no longer have to just grow horizontally. Many can instead grow up toward the sky. This takes less energy. And with all that leftover energy, these trees have started producing more seeds. This happens especially in places where white spruce (白云杉) grows.
White spruce, which is a North American tree, is quite able to produce a lot of seeds, which can move long distances in the wind. When wind-blown seeds end up on the tundra beyond the tree line, they eventually can sprout(發芽) new trees. This explains how a forest can move. Of course, the process would work only if the tundra were warm enough. But in recent years, the whole planet has been warming.
New trees will provide shelters for some snow. Keeping the sun's rays from making the white surface disappear. Instead, the trees absorb the sun's heat. This warms the surrounding air. The extra warmth encourages even more trees to produce seeds. That further boosts a forest's ability to expand. In addition, more trees will trap more snow, preventing much of it from being blown away. Snow can trap heat in the soil below, which encourages trees to grow. The recent rise of temperatures has helped more trees grow past the tree line. People worry about impacts on the animals that depend on frozen conditions for food and shelter.
語篇解讀：本文是一篇科研報告。主要研究了氣溫升高對北極圈植物的影響。
9．What is the main cause of the trees in the Arctic moving northward?
A．The shrinking of northern tundra.
B．The rising temperature.
C．The fierce and cold wind.
D．The abundant resources in the north.
解析：選B 細節理解題。根據第二段的第二句“Across the Arctic, temperatures are rising faster than anywhere else in the world.”以及本段的整體內容可知，不斷上升的氣溫是北極圈樹木北移的主要原因，即B項正確。
10．What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．To produce more seeds.
B．To move northward.
C．To respond to the climate change.
D．To protect themselves from the cold wind.
解析：選D 代詞指代題。根據畫線詞前的“Trees growing along the tree line must protect themselves from the cold wind.”可知，畫線詞this 指代的是本句中的“protect themselves from the cold wind”，故D項正確。
11．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．New trees can trap the snow, which may make the soil colder.
B．The trapped snow prevents new trees from producing more seeds.
C．New trees can make the surrounding air warmer.
D．New trees can bring more food and shelter to local animals.
解析：選C 推理判斷題。根據最后一段中的“New trees will provide shelters for the surrounding air.”可推知，新樹會讓周圍的空氣更加溫暖，故C項正確。
12．The passage is most probably taken from ________.
A．a science report
B．a health report
C．a fashion magazine
D．a children's magazine
解析：選A 文章出處題。根據文章的整體內容可推知，本文主要研究的是氣候變暖對北極圈植物的影響，故該文應選自科研報告，故A項正確。
