Question

In Singapore，most of us love window-shopping while some others enjoy having a picnic at East Coast Park or Changi Beach on sunny days．Singaporeans are never bothered by the occasional thunderstorm．However，we know that if it rains for long continuous periods，there will be more serious effects．Just recently the main shopping street of Orchard Road was flooded and some part of Bukit Timah was impassable(不能通行的)to traffic．People reacted by writing in to the newspaper to complain about this! We forget that other countries suffer much worse effects.

Elsewhere，heavy tropical(热带的)storms often result in floods that ruin crops especially in Thailand and Malaysia．This in turn usually means that the price of rice and vegetables here in Singapore will rise because we import these products from them．If there is a typhoon or tsunami，thousands of lives are lost too．This happened in Indonesia and Phuket in Thailand in 2004 and It serves to remind us of how Mother Nature can cause great damage．

Weather patterns in general have changed dramatically in recent years．Scientists believe that global warming and the resulting melting of the polar ice-cap has caused the level of the ocean to rise．This in turn causes flooding of low-lying areas in countries where the land is rather flat and some parts of which is below water level．It is believed that human activities have caused Mother Nature to show her extreme anger，so it is now important that we really work together to cut down on harmful activities，for example，illegal logging(伐木)or irresponsible forest-burning to clear land for farming．

1.．From Paragraph 1，we can see that most Singaporeans love ______________．

A．making complaints    B．going out for picnics

C．doing window-shopping D．traveling along the coast

2.．What will happen in Singapore if there are floods in its neighboring countries?

A．Heavy tropical storms will follow shortly．

B．The price of rice and vegetables will go up．

C．Many people will write in to the newspaper．

D．More rice and vegetables will be imported．

3.．The underlined word“it”in Paragraph 2 refers to ___________．

A．the arrival of heavy tropical storms

B．the import of rice and vegetables

C．the rising price of rice and vegetables

D．the loss of lives in natural disasters

4.．What’s the right order of the following events?

a．global warming

b．the rise in ocean level

c．harmful human activities

d．the flooding of low-lying areas

e．the melting of the polar ice-cap

A．c→a→e→b→d    B．a→c→e→b→d

C．c→a→b→e→d    D．d→a→c→b→e

5.．What should we do in order not to make Mother Nature angry?

A．Clear more land for farming．

B．Reduce harmful human activities．

C．Bring down the price of food．

D．Improve the quality of weather．

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章通过新加坡人民喜欢在海边野餐，道路受洪水淹没引出了大自然母亲因为人类的不负责任的活动频繁发生灾难，人们必须团结起来减少对大自然有害的活动。

1.推断题：根据In Singapore，most of us love window-shopping while some others enjoy having a picnic。可知大多数新加坡人喜欢逛商店， 故选C。

2.This in turn usually means that the price of rice and vegetables here in Singapore will rise because we import these products from them．可知邻国发生洪水，靠进口的新加坡蔬菜粮食价格会上涨，故选B。

3.If there is a typhoon or tsunami，thousands of lives are lost too．得知如果发生台风或海啸，会有成千上万的人失去生命，这会是我们人类领教到大自然的威力，故选D。

4.排序题：根据最后一段可知先是人类的有害活动造成全球变暖，极地冰冠消退，故选A。

5.5】细节题，根据It is believed that human activities have caused Mother Nature to show her extreme anger，so it is now important that we really work together to cut down on harmful activities，可知为了不让大自然母亲发怒，人类必须减少有害活动，故选B。

考点：考查环保类阅读