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【題目】Climate change has had a number of effects on cities around the world, including rising see levels. And, this has become an especially big problem for coastal cities. City officials must now prepare for higher tides on their coasts. The American city of Miami is one example. Located in South Florida, Miami is home to nearly 3 million people and billions of dollars in land and buildings.

Miami is one of the cities in America most at risk for rising sea levels. The waterfront is central to Miami’s culture and economy. But as the seas rise with climate change .the water will not stay put. Large parts of South Florida are in danger of being under water in the coming years. Across Biscayne Bay, the City of Miami Beach is making improvements - raising streets, adding water pumps and more.

It is costing the city a lot of money. Local communities will spend 500 million dollars for the improvements. Thankfully, the residents, the folks that are paying the bill for this work, realize that the cost of doing nothing is much greater. A possibility officials are discussing with residents is for city to buy homes in some places where flooding has been a problem. The city would then turn that land into parks of grassland that could hold the water.

Over time, the city may need to take bigger risks. Miami’s future depends largely on how much, and how fast, the oceans rise.

Caroline Lewis leads the climate activism group, the CLEO Institute. She says cities cannot avoid the need to move inland. But, she says，a well-planned withdrawal (撤退) could include measures to keep people safely in place for as long as possible. And, she says, the world could learn from such a model. In these two Florida cities built on wetlands, there remains a lot of hopefulness.

【1】What threat does the city of Miami face?

A. It needs people’s support to keep safe.

B. It will be flooded with rising sea water.

C. It doesn’t know how to get out of trouble.

D. It needs much money to slop rising water.

【2】What does the underlined part “stay put” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. Keep rising. B. Make trouble.

C. Remain still. D. Spread in one direction.

【3】What do the people there agree to do with their problem?

A. Leave as it is. B. Get ready to flee.

C. Donate money for it. D. Take action against it.

【4】Which of the following best matches Caroline Lewis’ opinion?

A. Making coastal cities exist as long as possible.

B. Warning the world of such a natural disaster.

C. Ensuring people to live there safely forever.

D. Moving coastal cities to safe places soon.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，題材為氣候變化類。地球變暖,海水上漲，美國城市邁阿密面臨被海水淹沒的危險(xiǎn)。居民達(dá)成共識，要投巨資保護(hù)海水上漲給城市帶來的危害。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的第一句Miami is one of the cities in America most at risk for rising sea levels可知，邁阿密面臨的威脅是即將被上漲的海水淹沒。故選B。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)后面的 Large parts of South Florida are in danger of being under water in the coming years可知，隨著因氣候變化造成的海平面上升，海水將不會呆在原地不動。故選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的第三句 Thankfully, the residents. realize that the cost of doing nothing is much greater可知，居民認(rèn)識到，什么也不做的代價(jià)會更大，也就是說，要采取行動應(yīng)對。故選D。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的第三句 a well-planned withdrawal(撤退) could include measures to keep people safely in place for as long as possible可知,此人認(rèn)為，即使遲早會撤離這些城市，撤離計(jì)劃也包括要竭力讓人們在那里生活盡量長的時(shí)間。也就是要盡量保持海濱城市的存在。故選A。

閱讀理解通常都會出現(xiàn)詞義猜測題。設(shè)題時(shí)，常會考查生詞或短語的詞義判斷題，要求考生從上下文理解中概括出生詞或短語的詞義�？忌�作此類題型時(shí)，首先要找到所猜測詞所在文章的位置，然后在理解文章大意的基礎(chǔ)之上，對此詞前后句反復(fù)研讀，最后根據(jù)前后句猜測出詞義。例如小題2要求猜測出stay put的含義，就是根據(jù)前后句猜測出，氣候的改變導(dǎo)致了海水在不停的變化，故stay put可以猜測為“原位不動”之意。