Question

    When she first started learning about the climate change from one of her elders, Fawn Sharp was invited on a helicopter flight over the the Olympic Mountains to survey the Mount Anderson glacier. But the glacier was gone, melted by the warming climate. Sharp had a deep sense of loss when she discovered the glacier wasn't there anymore.

Loss is a growing issue for people working and living on the front lines of climate change. And that gave Jennifer Wren Atkinson, a full-time lecturer at the university of Washionton Bothell, US, an idea for a class.

This term, she taught students on the Bothell campus about the emotional burdens of environmental studies. She used the experiences of Native American tribes(部落), scientists and activists, and asked her 24 students to face the reality that there is no easy fix--that “this is such an intractable problem that they're going to be dealing with it for the rest of their lives.”

Student Cody Dillon used to be a climate science skeptic(怀疑论者)， Then he did his own reading and research，and changed his mind.

Dillon wasn't going into environmental work- he was a computer-science major. Yet, the potential for a worldwide environmental catastrophe seemed so real to him five years ago that he quit his job and became a full-time volunteer for an environmental group that worked on restoration projects.

Six months into the work he decided that Atkinson’s class was just what he was looking for--a place where he could discuss his concerns about a changing climate.

Atkinson said she hopes the class helped her students prepare themselves for the amount of environmental loss that will happen over their lifetimes .

“We are already changing the planet--so many species are going to be lost, displaced or massively impacted, "she said, “The future isn't going to be what they imagined.”

1.Why did the author mention the case of Fawn Sharp?

A.To lay a basis for Fawn Sharp’s further research.

B.To prove Fawn Sharp's work is similar to Atkinson's.

C.To lead into the issue of loss caused by climate change.

D.To show scientists’ concern about the Mount Anderson glacier.

2.What's the main purpose of Atkinson’s class?

A.To explore how different people deal with climate change.

B.To get students more concemed about the environmental Issue.

C.To find solutions to the environmental issue of Olympic Mountains.

D.To teach students how to conduct research about environment.

3.Which of the following best explains "intractable" underlined in Paragraph Three?

A.Simple. B.Difficult.

C.Common. D.Interesting.

4.How did Atkinsons class influence Dillon?

A.It made him work as a part-time volunteer for restoration Projects.

B.It made him realize a planet-wide climate disaster would happen.

C.It encouraged him to be more involved in environmental protection.

D.It discouraged him from protecting the environment.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇新闻报道。短文报道了美国华盛顿大学博瑟尔大学的全职讲师珍妮弗·雷恩·阿特金森给同学们上环境研究的情感负担课，意在通过这样的课告诉学生气候变化日益严峻，没人能独善其身，要更加关注环境问题。

1.推理判断题。由第一段“Fawn Sharp was invited on a helicopter flight over the Olympic Mountains to survey the Mount Anderson glacier. But the glacier was gone, melted by the warming climate. Sharp had a deep sense of loss when she discovered the glacier wasn't there anymore.”可知，Fawn Sharp被邀请乘坐直升机飞越奥林匹克山脉，去考察安德森山冰川。但是由于气候变暖，冰川消失了。当Fawn Sharp发现冰川已经不复存在时，她有一种深深的失落感。所以通过Fawn Sharp发现冰山消失以及她的感受可以判断出，提到Fawn Sharp的例子就是为了引入“气候变化导致的环境损失的问题”。故选C项。

2.推理判断题。由倒数第二段“Atkinson said she hopes the class helped her students prepare themselves for the amount of environmental loss that will happen over their lifetimes.”可知，阿特金森说，她希望这门课能帮助学生们为他们一生中将要面临的环境损失做好准备。由此判断出阿特金森上课的主要目的是让学生更加关注环境问题。故选B项。

3.词义猜测题。由第三段“there is no easy fix，...they're going to be dealing with it for the rest of their lives.”可知，没有容易的解决方法，他们将在余生处理它。所以通过上下文的语境可以判断出，difficult“困难的”最能解释intractable的意思。故选B项。

4.推理判断题。由倒数第四段“Yet, the potential for a worldwide environmental catastrophe seemed so real to him five years ago that he quit his job and became a full-time volunteer for an environmental group that worked on restoration projects.”然而，五年前，他认为世界环境灾难的可能性是如此地真实以至于他辞去了工作，成为了一个致力于修复项目的环保组织的全职志愿者。由第六段“Six months into the work he decided that Atkinson’s class was just what he was looking for--a place where he could discuss his concerns about a changing climate.”工作六个月后，他发现阿特金森的课正是他想要的——一个可以讨论他对气候变化的担忧的地方。所以通过在环保组织工作六个月后Dillon意识到阿特金森的课对他的影响很大，他意识到参加环保组织是正确的。故判断出阿特金森的课鼓励了他更多地参与环境保护。故选C项。