A
[2022·广州普通高中毕业班综合测试（一）]Several years ago，Jason Box，a scientist from Ohio，flew 31 giant rolls of white plastic to a glacier （冰川） in Greenland.He and his team spread them across 10，000 feet of ice，and then left.His idea was that the white blanket would reflect back the rays of the sun，keeping the ice below cool.When he came back to check the results，he found it worked.The exposed ice had melted faster than the covered ice.He had not only saved two feet of the glacier in a short time.No coal plants were shut down，no jobs were lost，and nobody was taxed or fired.It was just the sort of fix we're looking for.
“Thank you，but no thank you，”said Ralph King，a climate scientist.He told Grey Childs，author and commentator，that“people think technology can save the planet，but there are other things we need to deal with，like consumption.They burned $50，000 just for the helicopter to bring the plastic to the glacier.”This experiment，gives people false hope that climate change can be fixed without changing human behaviour.It can't.Technology won't give us a free ride.
Individuals respond to climate change differently.Climatologist Kelly Smith is hardly alone in her prediction that someday soon we won't be climate victims—we will be climate choosers.More scientists agree with her that if the human race survives，the engineers will get smarter，the tools will get better，and one day we will control the climate.But what then？“Just the mention of us controlling the climate sent a small shiver down my back，”Grey writes.“Something sounded wrong about stopping ice ages by our own will，”he says.
Me？I like it better when the earth takes care of itself.I guess one day we will have to run the place，but for the moment，sitting at my desk，looking out at the trees bending wildly and the wind howling，I'm happy not to be in charge.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇议论文。以一个付出巨大代价保护冰川的实例告诉人们，看起来气候变化可以在不改变人类行为的情况下得到解决。但不同的人对此有不同的看法，比如有人认为科技不能帮助人类在不改变自身行为的前提下修正气候变化；有人对人类控制气候的说法感到一丝恐惧等。
1.Why does the author mention Jason Box's experiment in the first paragraph？
A.To introduce a possible solution to climate change.
B.To describe a misleading attempt to fix the climate.
C.To report on a successful experiment on saving the glacier.
D.To arouse people's attention to the problem of global warming.
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“This experiment...give us a free ride”可知，作者认为这个实验会给人们一种错误的希望，但其实气候变化在不改变人类行为的情况下不能得到修正。由此可知，作者在第一段提到Jason Box的实验是为了描述一次具有误导性的修正气候的尝试。
答案：B
2.Which statement would Ralph King most probably agree with？
A.The fight against climate change will not succeed.
B.Technology is not the final solution，let alone its high cost.
C.It's best to deal with climate change without changing our behaviour.
D.Jason's experiment plays a significant role in fixing climate change.
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段Ralph King所说的话可推知，Ralph King认为用科技解决气候问题花费高，且科技不是最终解决方案。
答案：B
3.What is Grey Childs' attitude to human's controlling the climate？
A.Favourable. B.Tolerant.
C.Doubtful. D.Unclear.
解析：观点态度题。根据第三段中的“Just the mention...back”“Something sounded...by our own will”可知，Grey Childs认为人类控制气候听起来就有点让人害怕，故Grey Childs对此持怀疑态度。
答案：C
4.Which of the following is a suitable title for the text？
A.But should we fix the climate？
B.Is climate change a real problem？
C.How can we take care of the earth？
D.What if all the glaciers disappeared？
解析：主旨大意题。第一段作者介绍了Jason Box拯救冰川的实验；第二段作者认为此次实验传递给人们错误的希望，并认为在不改变人类行为的情况下科技不能修正气候变化；第三段作者介绍了不同人对人类控制气候的看法；第四段作者认为地球有自己的规律，我们应顺其自然。故本文可用A项（但是我们应该修正气候吗？）作标题。
答案：A
