Islands that could disappear in your lifetime Island vacations are dreams for many tourists, but climate change has lifted ocean temperatures, raised sea levels and worsened storm severity. As a result, some islands are threatened and could disappear in the coming decades. | |
Federal States of Micronesia 2019 Population: 112,640 The average rate of sea-level rise worldwide has been 3.1 mm per year since 1993. But the rate around Federated States of Micronesia is three times faster. The country is at risk of disappearing because of coastal flooding, erosion, and frequent storms. | Tuvalu 2019 Population: 11,508. Tuvalu is a small chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean. For more than 25 years, its representatives have raised alarms that climate change could raise sea levels enough to flood the islands. Even if waters never get that high, Tuvalu could still become uninhabitable as rising sea levels have polluted the nation’s groundwater resources with salt. |
Marshall Islands 2019 Population: 58413 Residents of Marshall Islands, a chain of volcanic islands and coral atolls in the central Pacific Ocean, have known for years that they have to either build new artificial islands to relocate or raise the existing ones. | Shishmaref Alaska 2019 Population: 617 In 2016, people living in Shishmaref, Alaska, located near the Bering Strait, voted to relocate before melting ice and land erosion would forced them to. Alaska had granted the city $8 million toward the move, but officials say it will cost $200 million. |
1.The sea level around Federal States of Micronesia is rising as much as ______ or so a year.
A.1.1 mm B.3.1 mm C.6.6 mm D.9.3 mm
2.Which island has been granted some funds to relocate by the state government?
A.Federal States of Micronesia B.Tuvalu
C.Marshall Islands D.Shishmaref
My father was a Jamaican(牙买加) immigrant while my mother was a white woman. They never got married but I was born. However, my father never _______ his family about my existence. Whatever the case, I didn’t know I was a _______ until my thirteenth birthday.
Walking into my aunt’s apartment brought a lot of emotions. What if my _______ didn’t want anything to do with me because I was half white? How _______ can I learn the jokes that my family members told? Should I _______ them for all the years they didn’t spend with me? My mind was full of thoughts when I was _______ to everyone, trying desperately to understand family members who almost were _______ strangers. Meanwhile, I was _______ to just remember everybody’s name.
One of my aunts, who’d been quiet for most of the morning looked at me with tearful eyes. She mentioned how _______ she was for my father to have a daughter, saying, “He’s always dreamt of having a daughter”. However, she then expressed her ________ towards my father for keeping the family in the ________ about me. From this ________, I have learned more about what it means to be biracial (代表两种人种的). Can I still ________ myself Jamaican even though my first time trying curry goat, a traditional dish, was not until my teenage years?
I’ve become aware that no matter how much DNA you might ________ with a particular race, you won’t feel truly connected if you did not ________ with that culture’s customs. I believe this event has ________ me into becoming a more understanding person when analyzing someone’s actions. I have realized that I am far from a ________. I am determined to prove that I’m here for a reason by using my talents to ________ those around me. I have grown to not ________ on my parents and families to tell me who I am, but I have understood my uniqueness and ________ my real self. I really feel proud that among strangers I eventually know who I am!
1.A.told B.said C.talked D.spoke
2.A.success B.secret C.failure D.burden
3.A.father B.mother C.family D.aunt
4.A.often B.badly C.quickly D.strangely
5.A.praise B.blame C.miss D.invite
6.A.offered B.devoted C.delivered D.introduced
7.A.complete B.strict C.kind D.helpful
8.A.pretending B.struggling C.competing D.cheering
9.A.nervous B.shameful C.embarrassed D.happy
10.A.anxiety B.anger C.excitement D.enthusiasm
11.A.hope B.regret C.dark D.future
12.A.accident B.program C.coincidence D.experience
13.A.consider B.imagine C.leave D.teach
14.A.share B.replace C.deposit D.exchange
15.A.pick up B.take up C.grow up D.make up
16.A.frightened B.cheated C.tricked D.turned
17.A.mistake B.master C.milestone D.miracle
18.A.tolerate B.dismiss C.hate D.benefit
19.A.agreeing B.relying C.working D.passing
20.A.protected B.saved C.found D.forgiven
——John has resigned from his post to seek his fortune in Shanghai.
―_____? He got promoted last month!
A.How come B.Who cares C.Why not D.What’s on
I ______my examination easily but I made too many stupid mistakes.
A.should pass B.could have passed
C.had passed D.must have passed
You can phone your friend at work _____ you don’t make a habit of it.
A.as if B.even though C.as long as D.in case
If the manufacturers had _______ the cars with faults in time, some accidents might have been avoided.
A.handed in B.taken in C.Put in D.called in
