You might think that “global warming” means nothing more than a rise in the world’s temperature. But rising sea levels caused by it have resulted in the first evacuation of an island nation. The citizens of Tuvalu will have to leave their homeland.
During the 20th century, sea level rose 8~12 inches. As a result, Tuvalu has experienced lowland flooding of salt water that has polluted the country’s drinking water.
Paani Laupepa, a Tuvaluan government official, reported to the Earth Policy Institute that the nation suffered an unusually high number of fierce storms in the past ten years. Many scientists connect higher surface water temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damaging storms.
Laupepa expressed dissatisfaction with the United States for refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions（导致温室效应的气体排放）,which are a main cause of global warming. “By refusing to sign the agreement, the US has effectively taken away the freedom of future generations of Tuvaluans to live where their forefathers have lived for thousands of years.” Laupepa told the BBC.
Tuvalu has asked Australia and New Zealand to allow the gradual move of its people to both countries.
Tuvalu is not the only country that is vulnerable （易受影响的）to rising sea levels. Maumoon Gayoon, president of the Maldives, told the United Nations that global warming has made his country of 311,000 an “endangered nation”.
1.. The text is mainly about_________.
A. rapid changes in earth’s temperature
B. bad effects of global warming
C. moving of a country to a new place
D. reasons for lowland flooding
2... What is the probable meaning of the underlined word in the first paragraph?
A. 撤离 B. 危险 C. 淹没 D. 消失
3.. According to scientists, the DIRECT cause of more and fiercer storms is_________.
A. greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized nations
B. continuous global warming
C. higher surface water temperatures of the sea
D. rising sea levels
4.. Laupepa was not satisfied with the United States because it did not_________.
A. believe the problems facing Tuvalu were real
B. sign an agreement with Tuvalu
C. allow Tuvaluans to move to the US
D. agree to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions
5.. The country whose situation is similar to that of Tuvalu is_________.
A. Australia
B. New Zealand
C. the United States
D. the Maldives
Twenty-five years ago if you made a trip to the local library and searched for articles on globing warming, you’d probably come up with a few from the leading magazines in the world. As an Internet search on global warming now shows, the subject has become as rooted in people’s mind as Madonna or microwave cooking.
With the possible exception of another world war, a giant planet, or an incurable disease, global warming may be the largest danger to our planet. For decades human factories and cars have sent billions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and the climate has begun to show some signs of warming. If steps are not taken soon to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide sent into the atmosphere, the result could terribly affect human life. We have already seen growing destruction, such as drought and death in Sudan, flooding in Asia, bush fires in Indonesia, and fierce winter storms in central Europe.
The Republic of Maldives is barely above sea level. Its 250, 000 citizens are scattered across 1,200 islands in the Indian Ocean. A strong typhoon could spell the end for the entire country, as sea levels could continue rising. The entire population would have to be moved away as the country disappears under the sea.
The greenhouse effect is a naturally occurring phenomenon that keeps our planet at a comfortable temperature averaging 60°F. Since the mid-nineteenth century, however, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased nearly 30% because of the increased use of fossil fuels to run cars, heat homes and power factories. Without controlling, the amount of carbon-dioxide by 2100 may increase by 30%-150% and could lift the average global temperature by up to 2.5° F the next 50 years.
1..
With the first paragraph, the author intends to .
A. scold people for not paying enough attention to global warming
B. draw people’s attention to global warming
C. how to search for the articles on global warming
D. point out the serious effect of global warming
2..
Global warming could affect human life in the following ways EXCEPT .
A. producing more greenhouse gases B. causing more floods
C. making winter storms fiercer D. starting more bush fires
3..
The Republic of Maldives .
A. has moved away their citizens
B. will be more likely to be destroyed by a strong typhoon than by the rising sea level
C. is mostly likely to be destroyed by the rising sea level
D. will have to move away most of their population
4..
. Why is the Republic of Maldives especially mentioned in the passage?
A. Because smaller countries are easier to be affected by global warming.
B. Because seaside countries are in danger of disappearing.
C. Because it’s necessary to rescue a country before the sea level rises.
D. Because the serious result of global warming could end a whole country.
5..
. From the last paragraph, we can infer that greenhouse effect .
A. can only affect the earth in an unfavorable way
B. is something easy to control
C. is caused by human act
D. will be good to us if it remains at a proper level
The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means （通讯设备）.Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, Man moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.
Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air.
Pollution by carbon dioxide is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is true that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in population at the same time.
1..
. Hundreds of years ago, the pollution was _________it is today.
A. much easier than B. as easy as C. as hard as D. much less than
2..
Our world is becoming much smaller_________.
A. because the earth is being polluted day and night
B. because science is developing
C. because of the rise in population
D. because the earth is blown away by the wind every year
3..
Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because_________.
A. it does harm to all living things in the world B. it makes much noise
C. it makes our rivers and lakes dirty D. it makes us angry more easily
4..
Which of the following is NOT the possible way to reduce air pollution?
A. Stop people from burning coal in the houses and factories in the city
B. Stop putting dirty smoke into the air
C. Encourage people to go to work by bike or on foot instead of driving a car
D. Don’t throw rubbish into the river.
5..
Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people living on the earth.
B. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world’s population does.
C. If people could go to work by bike ,it would be helpful against the problem of carbon dioxide.
D. Many countries are making rules to fight against pollution.
People have smoked cigarettes for a long time now. The tobacco which is used to make cigarettes was first grown in what is now part of the United States. Christopher Columbus, who discovered America, saw the Indians smoking. Soon the dried leaves were transported to Europe . In the late 1800s, the Turks made cigarettes popular.
Cigarette smoke contains at least two harmful substances, tar and nicotine. Tar, which forms as the tobacco burns, damages the lungs and therefore affects breathing. Nicotine, which is found in the leaves, causes the heart to beat faster and increases the breathing rate. Nicotine in large can kill a person by stopping a person’s breathing muscles. Smokers usually take in small amounts that the body can quickly break down.
Nicotine can make new smokers feel dizzy(头晕) or sick to their stomachs. The heart rate for young smokers increases 2 to 3 beats per minute. Nicotine also lowers skin temperature and reduces blood flow in the legs and feet. It plays an important role in increasing smokers’ risk of heart disease and stroke.
Smoking cigarettes is dangerous. Cigarette smoking was the cause of lung cancer and several other deadly diseases.
1..
Tobacco first appeared in_________.
A. Asia B. Africa
C. Europe D. America
2..
What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?
A. To tell us the bad effects caused by smoking cigarettes
B. To introduce the history of smoking
C. To let us know what the cigarettes are made from
D. To tell the readers that Columbus found the Indians smoking
3..
._________doesn’t make one’s heart beat as usual.
A. Tar B. Nicotine
C. Lung disease D. Leave
4..
The following effects are caused by Nicotine EXCEPT that________.
A. It can make new smokers feel dizzy or sick to their stomachs
B. It lowers skin temperature
C. It causes the heart to beat less fast
D. Nicotine will probably kill a person if a smoker takes in too much of it.
5..
What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Where did cigarettes come from?
B. The effect of smoking on your body.
C. How to smoke is healthy?
D. Who is the first smoker?
For 52 years my father got up every morning at 5:30 a.m., except Sunday, and went to work. I__41__saw my father home from work ill. He had no hobbies, __42__taking care of his family.
For 22 years, __43__I left home for college, my father__44__me every Sunday at 9:00 a.m.. He was always interested in my__45__,or how my family was doing, and I never once heard him__46__about his lot (生活状况) in life. The calls even came when he and my mother were in other states.
Nine years ago when I__47__my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent three days__48__my house. He would not__49__me to pay someone to have it done. All he __50__was a cup of tea, a paint brush and to talk to him. But I was too__51__.I had a law practice to run, and I could not take__52__to hold the brush, or talk to my father.__ 53__things happened several times later.
The morning on Sunday. January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me__54__,this time from my sister’s home in Florida. But the__55__came again at 4:40 p.m. that day. My father was in the__56__in Florida with an aneurysm (动脉瘤)．I got on an airplane__57__, and on the way, I__58__of all the times I had not taken the time to talk to my father. I determined that when I arrived, I would__59__for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him.
I arrived in Florida at 11:30 p.m., my father had__ 60__at 9:12 p.m.. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or to wait for me.
1..
．A. ever B．never C．always D．often
2..
．A. except B．rather than C．more than D．or rather
3..
A. because B．before C．although D．since
4..
．A. visited B．praised C．telephoned D．met
5..
．A. work B．life C．study D．plan
6..
．A. worry B．care C．talk D．look
7..
．A. built B．found C．bought D．sold
8..
．A. repairing B．painting C．cleaning D．decorating
9..
．A. teach B．order C．force D．allow
10..
A. asked B．kept C．ordered D．served
11..
．A. smart B．upset C．busy D．tired
12..
．A. practice B．task C．tea D．time
13..
．A. Different B．Similar C．Funny D．Strange
14..
．A. as usual B．in pain C．casually D．finally
15..
A. call B．moment C．situation D．scene
16..
．A. church B．school C．home D．hospital
17..
．A. immediately B．happily C．gradually D．carefully
18..
．A. heard B．spoke C．thought D．demanded
19..
．A .take up B．make up C．turn up D．put up
20..
．A. started out B．given in C．passed away D．come back
The visiting minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks, _________ that he
had enjoyed his stay here.
A. having added B. to add C. adding D. added
