Question

19．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 escape 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 which 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（京都協(xié)議書），an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions，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 affected by 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"．
29．The text is mainly aboutB．
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
30．Laupepa was not satisfied with the United States because it did notA．
A．a(chǎn)gree to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions
B．sign an agreement with Tuvalu
C．a(chǎn)llow Tuvaluans to move to the US
D．believe the problems facing Tuvalu were real
31．The country whose situation is similar to that of Tuvalu isC．
A．Australia       B．New Zealand   
C．the Maldives    D．the United States
32．Which of the following words has the similar meaning as the word"forefathers"in the fourth paragraph？C
A．citizens             B．relatives    
C．Former ancestors     D．Future generations．

Answer 1

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了全球變暖造成的惡劣影響，為人類敲響警鐘．

解答 29．B．主旨大意題．根據(jù)文章But rising sea levels caused by it have resulted in the first escape of an island nation-the citizens of Tuvalu will have to leave their homeland可知這篇短文主要講述了全球變暖造成的惡劣影響；故選B．
30．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．第四段第一句話Laupepa expressed dissatisfaction with the United States for refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol（京都協(xié)議書），an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions表示Laupepa對(duì)美國(guó)不滿意的原因是美國(guó)拒絕簽署減少溫室效應(yīng)氣體排放的公約；故選A．
31．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段Maumoon Gayoon，president of the Maldives，told the United Nations that global warming has made his country of 311，000 an"endangered nation可判斷出the Maldives與Tuvalu的情況相似；故選C．
32．C．詞義猜測(cè)題．根據(jù)文章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美國(guó)已有效帶走的圖瓦盧人后代的自由生活在他們的祖先生活了幾千年的地方；可知意為祖先；故選C．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．