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：本文讲述从新加坡受到洪灾影响后会引发物价上涨引出正是人类的活动导致这些自然灾害的频繁发生。

1. 细节理解题。根据第一段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．新加坡大部分人喜欢逛街，故选C项。

2. 细节理解题。根据第一段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．热带风暴导致的洪水会毁掉庄稼，新加坡的蔬菜和大米是从这些国家进口的，所以会导致蔬菜，大米的价格上升，故选B项。

3. 细节理解题。根据第二段提到If there is a typhoon or tsunami，thousands of lives are lost too．This happened in Indonesia and Phuket in Thailand in 2004上句提到台风和海啸会导致成千上万的人死亡。这在2004年在印度尼西亚和泰国的普吉岛发生过。自然灾害到这人死亡这件事用来提醒我们大自然可以带来巨大损害。故选D项。

4. 细节理解题。根据最后一段提到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．可知选A项。

5. 细节理解题。根据最后一段提到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,“人们认为是人类的活动导致了大自然极端愤怒， 因此，现在我们真的应该团结合作减少有害活动。

考点：科普类阅读。