Question

【題目】閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
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 evacuation (撤離) 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 that 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, an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions (排放), 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 vulnerable (易受影響的) to 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”.
（1）What is the text mainly about?
A.Rapid changes in earth's temperature.
B.Bad effects of global warming.
C.A country moving to a new place.
D.Reasons for lowland flooding.
（2）According to scientists, what is the direct cause of more and fiercer storms?
A.Greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized nations.
B.Higher surface water temperatures of the sea.
C.Continuous global warming.
D.Rising sea levels.
（3）Laupepa was not satisfied with the United States because it did not ________.
A.agree to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions
B.believe the problems facing Tuvalu were real
C.allow Tuvaluans to move to the US
D.sign an agreement with Tuvalu
（4）The country whose situation is similar to that of Tuvalu is ________.
A.Australia
B.New Zealand
C.the Maldives
D.the United States

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）B
（3）A
（4）C
【解析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，主要講述全球變暖所帶來(lái)的海平面上升給圖瓦盧這個(gè)國(guó)家?guī)��?lái)的災(zāi)難。
（1）考查主旨大意。通讀全文可知，本文主要講述全球變暖所帶來(lái)的海平面上升給圖瓦盧這個(gè)國(guó)家?guī)��?lái)的災(zāi)難，故選B項(xiàng)“全球變暖的壞影響”。
（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的”. Many scientists connect higher surface water temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damaging storms.“可知，科學(xué)家將由全球變暖導(dǎo)致的地表水溫度升高與越來(lái)越大和破壞性更強(qiáng)的風(fēng)暴聯(lián)系在一起，所以，科學(xué)家認(rèn)為越來(lái)越猛烈的風(fēng)暴的直接起因是海水表面的溫度升高，故選B。
（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的”Laupepa expressed dissatisfaction with the United States for refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions (排放), which are a main cause of global warming.“可知，Laupepa對(duì)美國(guó)不滿的原因是美國(guó)不同意簽署“減少溫室氣體的排放”的協(xié)議，故選A。
（4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段可知，與圖瓦盧類似的是the Maldives（馬爾代夫），故選C。