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2023名校版高考英语阅读理解精读含答案Forhumansadaptingtoclimatechangewillmostlybeamatteroftechnology.Moreairconditioningbetter-designedhousesandbiggerflooddefensesmayhelplessentheeffectsofawarmerworld.Animalswillhavetorelyonchangingtheirbodiesortheirbehaviour.InapaperpublishedinTrendsinEcologyEvolutionateamledbySaraRydingaprofessorinAustraliashowsthatisalreadyhappening.InsomespeciesofAustralianparrotforinstancebeak(喙)sizehasincreasedbybetween4%and10%since
1871.Similartrendsareseeninspeciesofmiceandbatsgrowingbiggerearstailslegsandwings.Allthatfitsnicelywithevolutionary(进化的)theory.AllensrulenamedafterJoeAllenwhosuggesteditin1877holdsthatwarm-bloodedanimalsinhotplacestendtohavelargerappendages(附力口物)thanthoseinmildareas.SuchadaptationsboostananimaTssurfacearearelativetoitsbodyvolumehelpingittogetridofadditionalheal.FennecfoxesmeanwhilewhicharenativetotheSaharadeserthavestrikinglylargeearsespeciallycomparedwiththeirArcticcousins.Rydingsteamcombineddatafromdifferentspeciesindifferentplaces.Nowthattheyhavelittleincommonapartfromlivingonawarmingplanetclimatechangeisthemostreasonableexplanation.Sinceanyevolutionaryadaptationcomeswithtrade-offsitisunclearhowfartheprocessmightgo.Biggerbeaksmightinterferewithfeedingforinstance.Largerwingsareheavierandbiggerlegscostmoreenergytogrow.Honestlystudyingabroaderrangeofanimalswillhelpfirmupexactlywhatishappening.Fornowatleasttheincreaseissmallnevermuchmorethan10%.Thatmaychangeaswarmingaccelerates.Everylittlebitofavoidedfuturetemperatureincreasesresultsinlesswarmingthatwouldotherwiseslayforessentiallyforever.WhydosomespeciesgrowbiggerpartsoftheirbodyTheyarefollowingthenewtrends.Theyhavetoadapttowarmerclimate.Scientistsneedthemtodoexperiments.Largerpartstendtohelpthemfeedwell.Wheremaywarm-bloodedanimalshavebiggerbodypartsInmildareas.Inhotplaces.IntheArctic.Indesertedregions.WhatdoweknowaboutthechangeinanimalsfromthelasttwoparagraphsItcomesatacostItscauseisdefinite.Ithappensinthesamehabitat.Itsprocesswillendsoon.WhatcanbeasuitabletileforthetextLivingonaWarmingPlanetMeasurestoRemoveHeatPioneeringResearchonAnimalsEvolutiontoSurviveHeatBBADAfterathree-yeardelayM+zHongKong7smuseumdedicatedtoChinesevisualcultureopenedtothepublic.Itcontainsanastonishingcollectionofartwithworksbysomecelebrities.TheformerExecutiveDirectorLarsNittveseesM+asequallyasNewYorksMoMAortheCentrePompidouinParisintermsofdepthandculturalimportance.M+wouldn7thavebeenpossiblewithoutSwissbusinessmanandartcollectorUliSiggwhoin2012donatedandsoldlz510Chinesecontemporaryworksofarttothemuseum.MichaelSchindhelms2016documentaryTheChineseLivesofUliSigglookedbackatSiggslifeandhowheaccumulatedhiscollectiontopreservecontemporaryChineseartforthreedecades.IninterviewsofthefilmSiggpreferstoviewhimselfas/zaresearcherofChinaandofChinesecontemporaryartwhojusthappenedtobuysomeoftheresultsofhisresearch/7ChineseLinesfollowsSiggslifeintimeorderstartingin1979theyearthathefirstwenttoChinaasarepresentativeoftheSwisselevatormanufacturer.In1995SiggbecametheSwissAmbassadortoChinawhichlasteduntil
1999.Hewasbuyingartwithanobjectiveeyeonetowardspreservingculture.Movingintothe21stcenturyChineseartreachedinternationalattentionthankstoSiggsefforts.HecreatedtheChineseContemporaryAntAwardanawardthatfunctionedtogetartistsnoticedbyimportantWesternartistsandgalleyowner.AIthesametimepiecesbyChineartistsweregainingmoreandmoreglobalreputations.FollowingSiggsannouncementthathewilldonateasizableportionofhiscollectiontothesoon-to-be-openedM+museumChineselivesendsonahopefulnoteforthestill-growingartsceneinChina.ThedocumentaryisagoodstartingpointtofamiliarizeoneselfwithcontemporaryChineseartandthemanwhohelpedexposeittotheworld.WhydoestheauthormentionMoMAinparagraph1Toenrichourknowledge.Tomemorizeartcelebrities.TodeepenM+museumspopularity.ToindicateM+museumssignificance.WhichidentitywouldUliSiggmostprobablyagreewithAcontemporaryartistAresearcherofChineseartAcollectorofcontemporaryartAnambassadorwithartistictaste.WhatcanweinferfromTheChineseLivesofUliSiggSiggofferedmoneytoChineseartists.Siggwasthedirectorofthedocumentary.SiggmadegreateffortstopromoteChineseart.SiggwastheSwissAmbassadortoChinain
2000.WhatisUliSigglikeHeisstrictandambitious.Heiscaringandcreative.Heisdevotedandgenerous.Heishopefulandhumorous.dbcc。