7．Climate change could affect food supplies，water resources，human health and homes．
If greenhouse gas emissions keep increasing at the current rate，global temperature is expected to rise between 2°C and 6°C by 2100．This doesn't sound much，but a 5°C change is the difference between the current warm period and an ice age．
Global warming leads to other changes in the climate：melting ice，more evaporation（蒸發(fā)），changes in geographical patterns of rainfall，heavier downpours separated by longer dry spells，more frequent heat waves，more intense hurricanes，and sea level rise．
These changes could affect crop growth as drought，increased evaporation and shrinking glaciers（冰川）disrupt water supply．Some crops could suffer heat stress．While there may be benefits in some regions，overall climate change is likely to have a negative impact on global food supplies．The impacts of climate change on agriculture will vary widely around the world．A global temperature rise of 1-2°C is expected to increase food production in some regions，particularly mid-latitude areas．But in tropical regions even a small amount of warming could reduce crop yields．A temperature rise of 3°C or more could threaten global food resources，as all regions are likely to experience negative impacts overall．
Freshwater resources could also diminish，especially in tropical regions，as rain patterns change and evaporation speeds up．Some communities could lose essential melt water as glaciers disappear，while more intense rainfall and hurricanes could cause more flooding，leading to water pollution and bacterial diseases such as cholera（霍亂）becoming more widespread．
Climate change could lead to a variety of health impacts-both positive and negative．On the negative side，scientists anticipate more cases of malnutrition，heatstroke and waterborne diseases such as cholera．Although some populations will benefit from a reduced risk of cold-related illnesses such as hypothermia，overall a warming world is likely to have negative effects on human health．
Scientists also expect damage to homes and buildings from more intense hurricanes，heavier rainfall and rising sea levels．Climate change is likely to affect infrastructure by increasing the risk of both coastal and inland flooding around the world，owing to a combination of heavier rainfall，rising sea levels and increased storm damage．Homes and buildings could also be affected by the thawing of frozen ground and greater risk of forest fires．
The consequences of climate change will have an impact on people around the world．

67．With global temperature increased by 1-2°C，D．
A．crops yields could be increased in tropical regions
B．food production could rise throughout the world
C．chances are that food resources would be threatened overall
D．mid-latitude areas are likely to experience positive impacts
68．The underlined word"hypothermia"in Paragraph 6 possibly means a serious medical condition caused byA．
A．lower temperature than normal       
B．higher temperature than normal
C．more cases of malnutrition               
D．cases of waterborne diseases
69．According to the passage，climate change has both positive and negative effects onC．
A．food supplies and buildings         
B．freshwater resources and homes
C．human health and food supplies      
D．human health and homes
70．The passage is mainly meant to tell usB．
A．how global warming leads to changes in the climate
B．how climate change affects people worldwide 
C．why climate change affects our crop growth
D．why climate change contributes to all bad results．

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氣溫變暖對世界范圍的人的影響，它可能會影響食物供應(yīng)，水資源，人類健康和他們的家庭，然而氣溫變暖所帶來的影響有正負(fù)兩面，因此我們一定要格外注意氣候變化．

解答 67．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第四段：A global temperature rise of 1-2°C is expected to increase food production in some regions，particularly mid-latitude areas．可知全球氣溫上升1-2度，中緯地區(qū)會有積極的影響，故選D．
68．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第六段：a reduced risk of cold-related illnesses可知"hypothermia"可推出是由于溫度低于正常情況導(dǎo)致的嚴(yán)重的醫(yī)學(xué)狀況，故選A．
69．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第四段：While there may be benefits in some regions，overall climate change is likely to have a negative impact on global food supplies．和第六段的句子：Climate change could lead to a variety of health impacts-both positive and negative．可知氣溫變暖對食品產(chǎn)量和人的健康有負(fù)面和正面的影響，故選C．
70．B．主旨大意題．通讀全文，根據(jù)文章最后一段：The consequences of climate change will have an impact on people around the world．可知這篇文章主要是告訴讀者全球氣溫變暖對世界范圍的人的影響，故選B．

點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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16．A pupil's diary describing how his mother （61）who/thatwas addicted to her cell phone ignored his efforts to express his gratitude for her on International Women's Day has become a hit．
The third-grade primary school boy wrote the diary on March 8，a day when China holds various （62）activities （activity） to promote respect and love of women．In the diary，he wrote that he first told a story to his mother，but she seemed uninterested and stared into her cell phone（63）devotedly （devote）．Sad but not discouraged，he then recited some blessings，yet his mother remained occupied with her handset．（64）Seeing （see） that，he chose to massage（按摩） her back．"My mother was still looking at her cell phone，（65）without a sign of a smile on her face，and I felt even（66）sadder （sad），"he wrote in the diary"Heart-broken Women's Day"．His mother felt ashamed after reading the diary and（67）made （make） up her mind to spend more quality time with her son．
（68）An interview with students found nearly 70percent say（69）their （they） parents are often absorbed in the phones．Parents are urged to pay close attention to family education because it（70）is （be） they who are the first teachers to influence children．

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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

8．The Scottish countryside will soon be home to creatures which are strange to Britain．This spring，17beavers will be released into a remote area of rivers and forests．Hunted to die out throughout Europe，beavers haven't roamedin Britain's wilderness for almost 500years．Ecologists would like to invite back other long-lost animals to help recover the natural balance．To save the country's plants from deer，which have doubled to 2million since the start of this decade，an Oxford University biologist late last year called for introducing the lynx（猞猁） that died out in Britain 1，300years ago．
Nature has long been a popular cause in Europe．British people love their countryside of fences and fields，and the Germans love their hiking forests．But in recent years people have set their sights on the more distant past，when Europe's forests were filled with elephants，rhinoceroses and big cats．Some people are even now advocating a return to the way of wilderness that dates back to the Pleistocene era，more than 11，000years ago．
Nobody is advocating allowing elephants and lions to run crazily in big cities．But supporters would give free control to a long list of small mammals，including the beaver and lynx，which some people fear could be dangerous．Some landowners are worried at the thought of beavers cutting down trees and possible floods； the Scottish parliament refused several earlier efforts to introduce the mammal．Proposals to set wolves and bears free in Britain have also met with opposition．
Although the beavers and the lynxes were popular in Europe thousands of years ago，no one is sure what effect they would have on ecosystems now．"The idea of bringing back big animals is interesting，but when you take it seriously，there are a lot of questions，"say some biologists．For example，elephants could destroy what little forest and grassland Europe has left．
The beavers of Tierra del Fuego provide a lesson．When a failed commercial fur farm released its few remaining beavers into the wild 60years ago，the population exploded，and are still harming the local people．Is this Britain's future？Supporters say no，the beaver will fit right in．Destroying nature is not a job for the wild．

41．The underlined word"roamed"most probably meansA
A．walked   
B．released    
C．developed   
D．exploded
42．Why did the Oxford University biologist call for introducing the lynx？B
A．Because the lynx died out in Britain 1，300years ago．
B．Because the lynx can prevent the plants from being destroyed by deer．
C．Because there are too many deer in Britain．
D．Because the biologist wanted to invite back the long-lost species．
43．What can we learn from Para.3？C
A．Not all the people support setting loose wild animals in Britain．
B．Some small mammals will be out of control in Britain．
C．The landowners don't like beavers because of the possible disasters．
D．British Parliament has proposed several times to bring beavers back．
44．What is the opinion of the biologists about bringing back the mammals？B
A．They consider bringing them back to be fantastic．
B．They think bringing them back is no easy task．
C．They know for sure the result of bringing them back．
D．They think the mammals will destroy the ecosystem．
45．What can be inferred from the passage？B
A．Beavers are the most useful mammals to the balance of Britain．
B．Lynxes may get more freedom in Britain than tigers do．
C．The ecosystem in Britain doesn't need any changes．
D．Beavers released in Britain will destroy nature．

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