【问题】 TheArctic'spermafrostisinciting-andfast.That'sbadnews,becausethesefrozensoilsstorebillionsoftonsofcarbon,justwaitingtobereleased.Soisthereawaytosavethepermafrost?Oneteamofresearchersthinksitmayhavefoundapossiblesolution:biganimals,herbivores-animalsthatea

TheArctic'spermafrostisinciting-andfast.That'sbadnews,becausethesefrozensoilsstorebillionsoftonsofcarbon,justwaitingtobereleased.Soisthereawaytosavethepermafrost?Oneteamofresearchersthinksitmayhavefoundapossiblesolution:biganimals,herbivores-animalsthateatonlyplants. Backin1996researchersstartedanexperimentcalledPleistocenePark.TheyfencedinabouteightsquaremilesoflandinnortheastSiberia.Thentheyintroduceddifferenttypesofherbivores:reindeer,horses,bison,sheepandotherlargecreatures. Sincethen,scientistshavestudiedtheseanimals'effectsontheecosystem.Oneoutcomeisthattheselargeherbivoreshelpkeepthegroundverycold-coolerthanitwouldotherwisebe. "Thesnowinwinterisimportantforsoiltemperature,becauseitactsasaninsulatinglayer.Sotheairinwinter,atthehighlatitudes,ismuchcolderthanthesoil."PhilippPorada,avegetationecologistattheUniversityofHamburg."Sotheideaofthisexperimentwastointroducelargeherbivores-andtoquantifytheireffectsonsoiltemperaturetoseeiftheycanactuallyprotectpermafrostsoilsagainstmelting.Andthisworksbecauseoftheanimals'trampling(践踏),andthisleadstolessinsulationofthesoilagainstcoldairtemperaturesandresultsinacoolingeffect." Poradaandhiscolleaguesrealizedthesignificanceofthiseffect,sotheypulleddatafromPleistoceneParkandSwedentomodelwhateffectherbivorescouldhaveonpermafrostiftheylivedinlargenumbersintheArctic. Poradasaid,"Theseherbivoresinthemodelreducesoiltemperaturesubstantially,by1.7degreesonaverage.Andthisleadstoapreservationofaround80percentoftheoriginal-today'spermafrostarea.Withouttheherbivoreeffectinthemodel,only50percentofthepermafrostareawouldremainbytheyear2100."(1)Whatwillthepermafrost'smeltingresultin? ______A.Thedecreaseair.B.Thecoolingeffect.C.Therisethesurroundingtemperature.D.Theincreaseinherbivores.(2)Whycantheherbivoreshelpkeepthegroundcooler? ______A.Theycanmakemoreinsulatinglayers.B.Theycanprotectthesnowontheground.C.Theymakethegroundreleaselotsofcarbon.D.Theymakecoldairreachthesoilmoreeasily.(3)HowdidPoradafeelaboutthefindingoftheexperiment? ______A.Itremainstobechecked.B.It'sunreasonable.C.It'ssignificant.D.Ithasbeenusedwidely.(4)WhatdidPoradaintendtotellusinthelastparagraph? ______A.Theherbivorescouldleadtothepreservationofpermafrost.B.Theherbivoreswouldhelpfindmorepermafrostareas.C.Thetemperaturewouldincreasegreatlyinthefuture.D.Onlyhalfofthepermafrostwouldremainbytheyear2100.

正确答案:(1)C.细节理解题。根据第一段中" The Arctic's permafrost is inciting- and fast.That's bad news,because these frozen soils store billions of tons of carbon,just waiting t

题目解析:

这是一篇说明文。永久冻土正在快速融化,释放的二氧化碳会导致周围温度的上升,研究人员发现食草动物可能会使得永久冻土得以保存。

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