Question

April 22 is Earth Day. Everyone on Earth should care about and protect the earth!

The earth has warmed by about 1°F (华氏度) over the past 100 years, but why and how? Well, scientists are not quite sure. Maybe the earth gets warmer and warmer on its own. But many scientists say that people are doing many things which make the earth warmer. First, greenhouse effect (温室效应) is a very important reason for the change of the earth. People give out too much energy into the air every year. It makes the earth warmer. Climate (气候) change is another important reason. Sometimes it becomes too hot and sometimes too cold. Sometimes there is too much rain and sometimes too little. The change of the climate makes the earth warmer. In turn, the warmth of the earth changes the climate, too.

When the earth becomes warmer, there may be more rain and a rise in sea level. It will affect the growth of plants, animals and people. On a Pacific island, 100 people have to move to higher ground because the sea is rising. These people can no longer live on the coast. Before that, two islands without people went underwater in 1999. Scientists say that the seas can rise by nearly one meter by 2100.

People can affect the earth's air, land and water. As for us, we can do many things to protect the earth. For example, we can use fridges less. We can tell more people about protecting the earth.

1.Earth Day is probably set for people to ______.

A.learn more about the earth

B.make full use of the earth

C.take better care of the earth.

D.study the warmth of the earth

2.Greenhouse effect comes from______.

A.sea rising           B.climate change

C.nature's unbalance   D.people's activity

3.According to the passage, _______ many affect each other.

A. animals and island

B. climate  and the warmth of the earth

C. fridges and animals

D. sea level and the growth of plants

4.We can infer (推断) from the passage that the reasons for the warmer earth are______ now.

A.not very clear  B.completely secret

C.well known     D.not given yet

5.The passage mainly tells us that ______.

A.there is more rain now

B.we should protect the earth

C.we must stop pollution

D.sea level is getting higher

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇与地球变暖相关的短文。短文分析了地球变暖的原因、造成的影响，并号召人们保护环境。

1.C推理判断题。题意：地球日的设立可能是为了人们做什么的？A.learn more about the earth更多地了解地球；B.make full use of the earth 充分利用地球；C.take better care of the earth. 更好地照顾地球；D.study the warmth of the earth 了解地球变暖。根据短文内容，地球日的设立是为了帮助人们更多地了解和保护地球环境。故选C

2.2】D细节理解题。题意：温室效应来自什么？A.sea rising海洋的上升；B.climate change气候的改变；C.nature's unbalance自然的不平衡；D.people's activity人们的活动。由第二段里的：But many scientists say that people are doing many things which make the earth warmer.可知，许多科学家认为是人类的活动使地球变暖了。故选D。

3.3】B推理判断题。题意：根据短文内容，什么互相影响？A. animals and island动物和岛屿；B. climate and the warmth of the earth气候和地球的温度；C. fridges and animals冰箱与动物；D. sea level and the growth of plants海平面与植物的生长。由第二段最后的句子：The change of the climate makes the earth warmer. In turn, the warmth of the earth changes the climate, too.可知气候的变化使地球变暖，而地球变暖也改变气候。故选B。

4.4】A细节理解题。题意：根据短文内容，我们可以推断出地球变暖的原因现在怎样了？A.not very clear不是很清楚；B.completely secret完全是秘密；C.well known众所周知；D.not given yet还没有给出。由第二段里的： Well, scientists are not quite sure. Maybe the earth gets warmer and warmer on its own. 可知，科学家还不很清楚地球变暖的原因。故选A。

5.5】B主旨大意题。题意：短文主要告诉我们什么？A.there is more rain now现在雨水更多了；B.we should protect the earth我们应该保护地球；C.we must stop pollution我们必须停止污染；D.sea level is getting higher海平面更高了。 本文分析了地球变暖的原因，告诉人们要保护地球。故选B。

考点：考查环保类短文阅读。