人教版高中英语选择性必修第四册 Unit 3　高考题型组合练.docx

高考题型组合练
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British sculptor Jason Taylor has made it his mission to use his talent to conserve our ecosystems by creating underwater museums.Over the years，the environmentalist has put over 850 massive artworks underwater worldwide.On February 1,2021，Taylor launched his latest work—The Underwater Museum of Cannes.
“The main goal was to bring attention to the fact that our oceans need our help，” Taylor told Dezeen.“Ocean ecology has been destroyed by human activity in the Mediterranean over the past few decades，and it is not obvious what is taking place when observing the sea from afar.”
The Underwater Museum of Cannes contains 6 sculptures featuring local residents of various ages.They range from Maurice，an 80-year-old fisherman，to Anouk，a 9-year-old student.Towering over 6-feet-tall and weighing 10 tons，the faces are sectioned into two parts，with the outer part like a mask.The mask indicates that the world’s oceans appear powerful and unbeatable from the surface but house an ecosystem that is extremely fragile to careless human activities.
Though the waters surrounding the sculptures now appear a pristine blue，the seabed was filled with old boat engines，pipes，and other human-made trash when the project began about four years ago.Besides removing the trash，Taylor also restored the area’s seagrass.Just one square meter of the seagrass can generate up to 10 liters of