高三第八次空中考试英语试题第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分 40 分)第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AFourCitizen-scienceProjectsClimatechangeisdifficulttohandle.butthisdoesn'tmeanpeoplearejustsittingonthesidelineswaitingfortheunavoidable.Everyonecanjoininfightingclimatechange.ScistarterandZooniversearetwowebsitesthatlistcitizen-scienceprojectsinwhichyoucantakepart.Herearesomeofthem:• MeadoWatchThisproject,outoftheUniversityofWashington,islookingathowclimatechangeisaffectingwildflowersonMountRainier.Volunteerscollectdataalonghikingtracksaboutwhenwildflowersbud.flower,fruitandproduceseeds.TheprojectisalsocollectingphotosofwildflowersfromacrossMountRainierNationalPark.• GreatBackyardBirdCountForfourdayseveryFebruary,volunteersaroundtheworldcountbirdsin15minutes.Theseobservationscanbemadeanywhere,includingyourownbackyard.Thecountsprovidescientistssnapshotsofdataonwherebirdsarefoundandhowmanythereare.Sincethecounthasbeengoingonforover20years,researcherscannowanswerquestionsabouthowthesepatternsmaybechangingwithtime.• WaterMonitoringinMinnesotaResidents(居民)ofMinnesotacansignuptobeavolunteerwatermonitorfortheMinnesotaPollutionControlAgency.Volunteersarearrangedtoalakeorstream.Twiceamonthduringthesummer,theytakemeasurementsofwaterclarity.Thosedataletthegovernmentseewhetherwaterclarityhasbeenchangingovertimeaswellasassessthehealthofthosewaterways.• RedmapGrettaPeelisamarine(海的)ecologistinAustraliaattheUniversityofTasmaniainHobart.Shestudieswheremarinespecies(物种)aremovinginresponsetoclimatechange.ShesetupaprogramcalledRedmap.Itaskspeopletoreport"uncommon"marinespeciesthey'veseeninAustralianwaters."Wewantedtohaveanearlyindicationofwhatspeciesweremovingwheretheylive,”sheexplains.21. Whichprojectshouldbemostappealingtopeopleinterestedinwildflowers?A. Redmap.B.MeadoWatch.C.GreatBackyardBirdCount.D.WaterMonitoringinMinnesota.22. WhatareyourequiredtodoifyoutakepartinWater...