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Nina is reading a book which described 37 endangered natural and cultural treasures in the world. The writers want the book to be a hopeful call to action. Let’s visit some of these places.

Venice

The ancient city of Venice, Italy has long been threatened（威胁）by rising sea levels. The situation is made worse by the fact that its ancient buildings, built on a body of water, are slowly sinking. When the city was founded about 1600 years ago, the level of the Adriatic Sea was almost 2 meters lower than it is today.

Mount Kilimanjaro

Mount Kilimanjaro in northeastern Tanzania, is the highest point in Africa, measuring almost 6,000 meters. The mountain supports 5 plant areas and many kinds of animals. The ice glaciers on the mountain are disappearing very quickly. This will have a bad effect on the mountain’s ecosystems（生态系统）and on Tanzania’s travel industry.

Also, a valuable record of thousands of years of weather history will also be lost if the ice melts.

Glacier National Park

In the United States, the icy blocks in Glacier National Park may soon completely disappear because of weather change. In 1850, there were about 150 glaciers（冰川）.There are 26 glaciers remaining today. Scientists estimate that the glaciers will be gone by 2030. Warm temperatures are also threatening the many kinds of plants and animals that live in this mountain ecosystem.

Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the largest coral reef（ 珊 瑚 礁 ）system in the world. Rising sea temperatures are greatly harming the reef. In some areas, healthy yellow, brown and green reefs have become white. The coral whitens when it is in warmer temperature. Sick or dying coral affects the whole ecosystem of this special underwater area. Water pollution and visits by careless swimmers and divers also threaten the reef.

1.     has (have) long been threatening the ancient city of Venice.

A.The ancient buildings B.A body of the water

C.Rising sea levels D.The level of the Adriatic Sea

2.Mount Kilimanjaro is very important because of its     .

A.highest point measuring almost 6,000 meters in Africa

B.support for 5 plant areas and all the animals in the area

C.bad effect on ecosystems and Tanzania’s travel industry

D.valuable record of thousands of years of weather history

3.The underlined word “estimate” in Paragraph 4 means     .

A.count B.guess C.suggest D.decide

4.Which of the following is NOT harmful to the Great Barrier Reef?

A.Warmer temperature. B.Sick or dying coral.

C.Water pollution. D.Considerate visitors.

5.In the passage the writer uses the way of writing EXCEPT by     .

A.providing examples B.giving definitions

C.listing numbers D.making comparisons

6.The book is probably called     .

A.Disappearing destinations B.Treasures in the world

C.Ecosystem of the world D.Interesting places

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.A

【解析】

短文大意：尼娜正在读一本描述世界上37种濒临灭绝的自然和文化宝藏的书，并向我们介绍了其中几个地方。

1.细节理解题。根据文中“The ancient city of Venice, Italy has long been threatened by rising sea levels.”可知，威尼斯长期以来一直受到海平面上升的威胁，故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据文中“a valuable record of thousands of years of weather history will also be lost if the ice melts.”可知，如果冰融化，数千年宝贵的气象历史记录也将丢失，所以宝贵的气象历史记录是其重要的原因，故选D。

3.词句猜测题。count数数；guess猜测，推测；suggest建议；decide决定。根据文中“Scientists estimate that the glaciers will be gone by 2030.”可知，“科学家估计这些冰川将在2030年消失”，这里estimate翻译为“估计，推测”，分析选项，故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据文中“Rising sea temperatures are greatly harming the reef…Sick or dying coral affects…Water pollution and visits by careless swimmers …”可知，上升温度、患病或垂死的珊瑚、水污染以及粗心的游泳者的到访都对大堡礁有威胁，故选D。

5.推理判断题。题干问：在这篇文章中，作者使用的写作方法除了哪个？providing examples举例子；giving definitions下定义；listing numbers列数字；making comparisons作比较。根据文中“Let's visit some of these places.（举例子）”、“In 1850, there were about 150 glaciers. There are 26 glaciers remaining today.（列数字）”和“the level of the Adriatic Sea was almost 2 meters lower than it is today.（作比较）”可知，除了“下定义”其他三项都用到了，故选B。

6.推理判断题。题干问：这本书的书名可能是什么？Disappearing destinations消失的目的地；Treasures in the world世界上的宝藏；Ecosystem of the world世界生态系统；Interesting places名胜。根据文中“which described 37 endangered natural and cultural treasures in the world.”可知，文章主要向我们介绍了世界上37种濒危的自然和文化宝藏中的几种。故选A。