Question

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

Answer

1.D

2.D

【解析】

这是一篇应用文。因为气候变暖导致海平面上升，有些岛屿可能会消失。本文简单介绍了四个可能会消失的岛屿的特点。

1.细节理解题。根据文章Federal States of Micronesia下的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.(自1993年起世界范围内的海平面平均每年上升3.1毫米，但是Federated States of Micronesia是那个速度的三倍)可知，Federated States of Micronesia海平面上升速度为3.1*3=9.3毫米。故选D项。

2.细节理解题。根据文章Shishmaref Alaska下的Alaska had granted the city $8 million toward the move, but officials say it will cost $200 million.(阿拉斯加市政府拨款8百万美元作为城市搬迁的费用，但政府官员说会花200万美元)可知，Shishmaref Alaska被给予资金进行城市搬迁。故选D项。