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...
