Question

    In recent years, the Earth has been getting warmer. Average temperatures have risen. Possibly this is natural, but probably we are causing it. Modern people use a lot of electricity and drive a lot of cars. This puts carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）into the air and helps to make the planet warmer. When we hear the news, we may smile. No one likes long, cold winters, but, unluckily, there are many bad points about a warmer Earth.

First, the ice at the Poles melts and becomes water. The result is that the sea level becomes higher. Low islands will vanish（消失）. Cities on the coast will be in danger from the sea. Will Tokyo, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Shanghai become like parts of Holland — lower than the sea? Possibly we will have to build walls to keep the water out. Typhoons will become even more dangerous and frightening.

Sadly, the second point is that storms will become bigger. Super-typhoons will be born in the Pacific and do great damage to East Asia. The same will happen to the Eastern United States.

As the weather changes, some places that now have rain will become dry. The farmers will not be able to grow plants. Maybe some dry places will become wet — we don’t know, but we will soon find out, and the change will cause many problems. There might be wars because of it.

1.The sea level becomes _________ if the ice at the Poles melts and becomes water.

A.lower B.smaller C.higher D.bigger

2.Super-typhoons born in the Pacific will damage _________.

A.East Africa B.the Western United States C.Tokyo D.the Poles

3.What will happen to low islands when the Earth gets warmer and warner?

A.They will melt and become water. B.They will disappear.

C.They will become higher. D.They will keep the water out.

4.Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE?

A.Shanghai will possibly build walls to prevent the water.

B.Some farmers will not be able to grow plants because of the dry weather.

C.Only electricity puts carbon dioxide into the air.

D.The warmer the Earth is getting, the higher the average temperature will be.

5.In the last sentence, “it” refers to _________.

A.the change of the weather B.the strong typhoon

C.the ice at the Poles D.the average temperature

6.Which is the best title of this passage?

A.The Earth is Getting Warmer. B.How to Protect the Earth.

C.We Make the Earth Warmer. D.Global Warming Problems.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

【解析】

本篇讲述气候变暖给地球带来的灾害，气候变暖导致海平面上升，使得沿海城市面临被淹的危险，还会导致台风等灾害性的天气更加恶劣，气候的变暖还有可能引发战争。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段“… the ice at the Poles melts and becomes water. The result is that the sea level becomes higher”，可知“如果两极的冰融化变成水，海平面就会更高”；故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段“Super-typhoons will be born in the Pacific and do great damage to East Asia”可知“超级台风将在太平洋诞生，对东亚造成巨大破坏”；东京是日本的首都，属于东亚国家；故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据第二段“… The result is that the sea level becomes higher. Low islands will vanish”，可知“两极的冰融化成水导致海平面升高，低矮的岛屿将消失”；故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据第二段“… Will Tokyo, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Shanghai become like parts of Holland — lower than the sea? Possibly we will have to build walls to keep the water out. ”，可知“上海可能会筑墙挡水。”；所以A表述正确；根据第四段“The farmers will not be able to grow plants.”，可知“由于干旱天气农民们将无法种植植物。”；所以B表述正确；根据第一段“Modern people use a lot of electricity and drive a lot of cars. This puts carbon dioxide into the air and helps to make the planet warmer.”，可知“大量的电力和汽车的使用把二氧化碳排放到空气中”，不只是使用电力引起的；所以C表述错误；根据第一段“the Earth has been getting warmer. Average temperatures have risen.”，可知“地球越越暖和平均气温就越高。”；所以D表述正确；故选C。

5.词义猜测题。根据第四段“we will soon find out, and the change will cause many problems. There might be wars because of it.”，上文陈述“这种改变会引起很多的问题”， “这种改变”是指气候变化引起的改变，根据文字表达的逻辑关系，推断下文指“气候的变化” 可能引起战争；由此推断it指代上文的“气候的变化”；故选 A。

6.最佳标题。本篇讲述气候变暖给地球带来的灾害，气候变暖导致海平面上升，使得沿海城市面临被淹的危险，还会导致台风等灾害性的天气更加恶劣，全篇围绕“全球气候变暖的问题展开”；故选D。