《2025年实验班全程提优训练高中英语选择性必修第二册外研版》

Ⅰ. 课文语法填空
Nowadays “emojis” 1. are used (use) everywhere. The word “emojis” comes from Japanese, 2. literally (literal) meaning “picture character”. When first 3. introduced (introduce) in Japan in 1999, emojis were limited to 176 simple designs. Now there are more than 3,000 emojis 4. that/which expand upon the way in which we communicate. In today’s world emojis have become more and more popular. The use of emojis has even spread to classical literature, which makes the classics more 5. accessible (access) to young readers. 6. However, some people think these new 7. versions (version) have taken away the heart and soul of Shakespeare’s plays. All in all, emojis have a 8. tendency (tend) to pop up all over the place, 9. making (make) educators worry that we are losing the ability 10. to communicate (communicate) properly using the written word, or even the spoken word.

答案： 1. are used 2. literally 3. introduced 4. that/which 5. accessible 6. However 7. versions 8. tendency 9. making 10. to communicate

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主题语境: 人与自然 语篇类型: 说明文 建议用时: 8 min
Many cities around the world get more rain than their surroundings. “Just like the way you have an urban heat island, you have an urban rainfall effect,” says Dev Niyogi at the University of Texas at Austin.
Niyogi and his colleagues looked at satellite data on rainfall between 2001 and 2020 in 1,056 cities and nearby rural areas across different climate regions. They found that more than 60 percent of cities were “wet islands”, while some other cities were “dry islands”. For example, Ho Chi Minh City and Sydney were among the wettest anomalies(反常), each with over 100 millimetres more rainfall than their surroundings per year. Seattle and Rio de Janeiro were among the 10 driest.
Cities can boost or reduce rainfall in several ways. Heat absorbed by asphalt(沥青黄沙混合物) and buildings can cause updrafts that help rain clouds to form. The “roughness” of buildings can slow weather systems so they rain over urban areas for longer. Air pollution can seed clouds, although it can also reduce rainfall by cooling the air. Paved surfaces with little vegetation can reduce evaporation, leading to less damp in the air.
The influence of these factors varies based on the size and location of cities. The team found larger, more populous cities were more likely to be wet islands. Cities in temperate, tropical and coastal regions tended to have the largest anomalies, while those in mountainous areas generally saw smaller differences.
They also found the average difference between wet islands and their surroundings almost doubled over the study period, from 37 to 62 millimetres more rainfall per year. Dry anomalies didn’t change. Niyogi says this is because of rapid urbanisation combined with warming temperatures due to climate change, which increases the amount of water vapour in the air.
Current weather and climate models don’t fully account for the influence of cities on rain. But Niyogi says it may eventually be possible for city planners to consider how their decisions affect rainfall.
1. What is “wet island” in the study?
A. Rural areas that flood frequently with rains.
B. Climate regions along the tropical and coastal areas.
C. Cities flooded because of rains in their surroundings.
D. Urban areas that saw more rains than their surroundings.
(D)
2. What can be inferred from the research findings?
A. Dry anomalies are not easy to change.
B. Urban rainfall effects are increasingly serious.
C. Mountainous areas do not have rainfall problems.
D. Climate change is the main concern in urban rainfall control.
(B)
3. What is a suitable title for the text?
A. Cities Are Becoming Victims of Global Warming
B. Development Turns Most Cities into “Wet Islands”
C. Country Life Downplays the Harm of Urban Rainfall
D. More Rain or Less Rain: It Depends on How Green Our Life Is
(B)

答案： 1. D 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Niyogi and his colleagues looked at satellite data on rainfall between 2001 and 2020 in 1,056 cities and nearby rural areas across different climate regions. They found that more than 60 percent of cities were ‘wet islands’, while some other cities were ‘dry islands’. For example, Ho Chi Minh City and Sydney were among the wettest anomalies（反常）, each with over 100 millimetres more rainfall than their surroundings per year.”可知，wet island 指的是降雨量比周边地区多的城市地区。故选 D。
2. B 推理判断题。根据第五段中的“They also found the average difference between wet islands and their surroundings almost doubled over the study period, from 37 to 62 millimetres more rainfall per year. Dry anomalies didn't change. Niyogi says this is because of rapid urbanisation combined with warming temperatures due to climate change, which increases the amount of water vapour in the air.”可推知，城市降雨效应正在变得越来越严重。故选 B。
3. B 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是根据第一段内容和第三段中的“Cities can boost or reduce rainfall in several ways. Heat absorbed by asphalt（沥青黄沙混合物）and buildings can cause updrafts that help rain clouds to form. The ‘roughness’ of buildings can slow weather systems so they rain over urban areas for longer. Air pollution can seed clouds, although it can also reduce rainfall by cooling the air. Paved surfaces with little vegetation can reduce evaporation, leading to less damp in the air.”可知，文章主要介绍了城市发展如何导致大多数城市显著增加降雨的现象，即“湿岛”现象。因此，B 项“发展使大多数城市变成‘湿岛’”最符合文章主旨。故选 B。