The weather predictions for Asia in 2050 read like a story from a doomsday movie
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The weather predictions for Asia in 2050 read like a story from a doomsday movie．
Many experts and green groups fear they will come true unless there is a united global effort to hold back greenhouse gas outpouring．In the decades to come, Asia—home to more than half the world"s 63 billion people—will change from one climate extreme to another, with tired farmers battling droughts, floods, disease, food shortages and rising sea levels．
"It"s not a pretty picture," said Steve Sawyer, climate policy adviser with Greenpeace in Amsterdam．Global warming and changes of weather patterns are already occurring and there is more than enough carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to drive climate change for decades to come．
Already, changes are being felt in Asia but worse is likely to come．Sawyer and top climate bodies say, and could lead to mass migration and widespread human disasters．According to predictions, icebergs will melt faster, some Pacific and Indian Ocean islands will have to evacuate or build sea defenses, storms will become stronger and insects and water-borne diseases will move into new areas as the world warms．
All this comes on top of rising populations and demand for food, water and other resources．Experts say environmental worsening such as deforestation and pollution will likely enlarge the results of climate change．
In what could be a sign of the future, Japan was hit by a record of 10 typhoons and tropical storms this year, while two - thirds of Bangladesh, parts of Nepal and large areas of northeastern India were flooded, affecting 50 million people, destroying livelihoods and making tens of thousands ill．
The year before, a winter cold strike and a summer heat wave killed more than 2,000 people in India．
小题1:This passage is mainly about ____ ．| A．present situation and predictions of environmental problems in Asia. | | B．the weather predictions for Asia in the future and the reasons | | C．how to improve our environment | | D．reasons why the world will no longer be suitable for us to live in |
小题2:In the future the Asian farmers will have to face the following except ____ ．| A．food shortages | B．droughts | C．wars | D．floods |
小题3:The underlined word "doomsday" in the first paragraph may mean____ ．| A．the hell | B．the end of the world | C．a great world war | D．disaster |
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．Asian climate will change greatly． | | B．Some islands may be flooded in the future． | | C．More than 50 million people have been ill in Asia the year before． | | D．People may meet with some new diseases borne from water． |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:C |
解析
试题分析:
小题1:推理题，由第一段The weather predictions for Asia in 2050 read like a story from a doomsday movie是本文的主题句，故选A。
小题2:细节题，由第二段最后一句with tired farmers battling droughts, floods, disease, food shortages and rising sea levels可以知道答案，所以选C。
小题3:推理题，由后面的单词movie和前面的句子a story from，可以推出是世界末日，所以选B
小题4:细节题，由最后一段The year before, a winter cold strike and a summer heat wave killed more than 2,000 people in India．可以知道答案，所以选C
点评：本文说明了亚洲的目前情况和环境问题的预测，对于文章中的细节题，要注意文章中的细节的理解。推断题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点。 |
举一反三
When you are curious（好奇的）about something， and want to know more about it， you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The steps below can guide you during the research（研究）.
Step 1
On a note card or piece of paper, write down the subject that you are interested in. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might write：
Discover more about dinosaurs.
Step 2
Next， stop and think for a moment about what you already know about your subject. List what you already know like the sentences below：
（1）Dinosaurs lived long before human beings appeared.
（2）Dinosaurs lived on the earth for more than 150 million years.
（3）Some dinosaurs fed on plants， some on meat.
Step 3
What can you do with what you want to learn？ By asking questions. On your paper，start writing down questions about the dinosaurs as you think of them：
（1）What‘s the best weather for dinosaurs to live in？
（2）How many kinds of dinosaurs are there？
（3）Have dinosaurs really disappeared？
Step 4
Armed with your list of questions， you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject， you‘ll probably discover some new questions. For example， you might discover that dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago. Why？ What happened？ Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely. The next time you find something interesting to research， take time to organize（组织）your thinking by asking good questions. And remember — learning more always bring more questions.
小题1:When you do some research，you should take the following steps： _____.
①list what you want to know ②choose a research subject
③list what you already know ④discover new problems小题2:What does the underlined sentence “Armed with your list of questions” mean？| A．Putting your list of questions under your arm. | | B．Discussing your questions with your classmates. | | C．Writing down your list of questions. | | D．Taking your list of questions with you. |
小题3:According to the passage, which of the following is true？| A．You can find all the answers online. | | B．Learn more，and you’ll have no questions. | | C．During the research，you may keep finding new questions. | | D．Asking questions is the only way for research. |
小题4:The best title for this passage is _____.| A．Discovering Dinosaurs | | B．Asking Good Questions | | C．Finding Subjects | | D．Having Interesting Answers |
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On Keeping a Diary in English
Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English writing ability. Compared with other forms of writing, it is 36 and takes less time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. 37 we stick to this practice, gradually, we"ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we 38 run up against a lot of difficulties. In the first place, it happens that we have trouble in 39 appropriate words and phrases to give expression to 40 mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely 41 for us to put them into English properly. Surely, there are some other roadblocks we may come across 42 keeping a diary in English.
As far as I am concerned, my suggestion is that we should always have a(n) 43 and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy 44 . Whenever something beats us, we can put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also 45 to English teachers for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is of great use to keep a diary in English for the development of our writing skills.
| 小题1: | | A．longer | B．shorter | C．thicker | D．better |
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| 小题2: | | A．Whether | B．If | C．When | D．Which |
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| 小题3: | | A．may | B．must | C．should | D．could |
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| 小题4: | | A．found | B．finding | C．to find | D．find |
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| 小题8: | | A．pen | B．backpack | C．eraser | D．notebook |
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| 小题9: | | A．hand | B．sight | C．reach | D．ability |
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When the lazy days of summer arrive and the schedule is packed with swimming，camp，and family vacations，it can be a challenge to find time for learning. But kids’ reading skills don’t have to grow cold once school’s out. Here are some ways to make reading a natural part of their summer fun.
Explore your library. Visit your local library to check out books and magazines that your kids haven’t seen before. Many libraries have summer reading programs，book clubs，and reading contests for even the youngest borrowers. With a new library card，a child will feel extra grownup checking out books.
Read on the road. Going on a long car trip？Make sure the back seat is stocked with favorite reads. When you’re not at the wheel，read the books aloud. Get some audiobooks (many libraries have large selections)and listen to them together during driving time.
Make your own books. Pick one of your family’s favorite parts of summer—whether it’s baseball，ice cream，or the pool—and have your child draw pictures of it or cut out pictures from magazines. Stick the pictures onto paper to make a booklet and write text for it. When you’re done，read the book together. Reread it whenever you like!
Keep in touch. Kids don’t have to go away to write about summer vacation. Even if your family stays home，they can send postcards to tell friends and relatives about their adventures. Ask a relative to be your child’s pen pal and encourage them to write each week.
Keep up the reading habits. Even if everything else changes during the summer，keep up the reading routines around your house. Read with your kids every day—whether it’s just before bedtime or under a shady tree on a lazy afternoon. And don’t forget to take a book to the beach！Just brush the sand off the pages—it’s no sweat!
小题1:The purpose of the passage is to________.| A．encourage parents to read | | B．give advice on raising kids | | C．raise a good summer reader | | D．suggest places for vacations |
小题2:If you drive on a long trip in summer，you can ________.| A．visit the local library and join book clubs | | B．borrow some audiobooks to listen to | | C．keep in touch with friends by sending postcards | | D．read your own picture books with your son |
小题3:By saying “Just brush the sand off the pages—it’s no sweat”，the author means ________.| A．taking away the sand on the book is very difficult | | B．a special book is needed when you’re reading on the beach | | C．one can remove the sand on the book with a brush easily | | D．there’s no trouble reading even on the beach |
小题4:Who are the intended readers of the passage?| A．Parents. | B．Students. | | C．Teachers. | D．Editors. |
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Going Zero Waste means more than just managing the rubbish we create．It means reducing it too．While it might seem like a difficult thing to do, it"s well worth it．And what better time to start than Christmas?
We need to copy the way Nature wastes nothing．Many things are created by human society that we know will soon become useless and be thrown out．How many plastic bottles or even PCs end up in the rubbish bin? Instead，we should design products that can be more easily repaired，reused and recycled．
Kamikatsu, a Japanese village，has already gone Zero Waste．The 2，000 villagers compost their leftovers，and recycle everything else．There are 34 different boxes at the re-cycling centre! Residents grumble about the inconvenience，but they also see the benefits．
People who live Zero Waste lives are careful about what they do．They never take more than they need．Reusing plastic bags at supermarkets is a great way to reduce waste．And those who plan before they shop avoid having to throw food out later．Also，it’s best not to go food shopping when you’re hungry：You’ll be sure to buy too much!
Let’s think about how to enjoy a Zero Waste Christmas．By sending recyclable cards，we can help our friends and family reduce waste．And what better way to enjoy the spirit of Christmas than with a real tree that can be replanted in the spring?
Going Zero Waste requires us to think more about what happens before and after we act．It takes ambition，and it"s not always easy．But just think how good it would be，both for ourselves and for the environment, if we never had to waste anything．
小题1:When is this passage probably written?| A．After a Christmas． | B．Before Zero Waste starts． | | C．Before a Christmas． | D．When Zero Waste is very popular． |
小题2:What should we do to reduce waste according to the passage?| A．To stop using plastic bottles or even PCs． | | B．To create more things that can be repaired quickly． | | C．To avoid sending cards on Christmas． | | D．To copy the way Nature wastes nothing． |
小题3:If we want to live Zero Waste lives we should do the following except .| A．taking no more than we need | | B．reusing plastic bags | | C．not going food shopping when we’re hungry | | D．not making a plan before we shop |
小题4:What’s the main purpose of this passage?| A．To enjoy a clean Christmas． | | B．To complain about the pollution． | | C．To educate people to behave well． | | D．To call on people to attend Zero Waste． |
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The Iceberg Was Only Part ofIt
What doomed the Titanic is well known, at least in outline. On a moonless night of April 15, 1912, the ship hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic ,with 1,500 lives lost.
A century later many people presented new theories to explain the real reason for the disaster. Now two new studies argue that rare states of nature played major roles in the disaster.
The first says Earth’s nearness to the Moon and the Sun — a proximity not matched in more than 1,000 years — resulted in record tides that help explain why the Titanic met with so much ice, including the fatal iceberg.
Recently, a team of researchers found an apparent explanation in the heavens. They discovered that Earth had come unusually close to the Sun and Moon that winter, enhancing their gravitational pulls on the ocean and producing record tides. The rare orbits took place between December 1911 and February 1912 — about two months before the disaster came about. The researchers suggest that the high tides refloated masses of icebergs traditionally stuck along the coastlines of Labrador and Newfoundland and sent them adrift into the North Atlantic shipping lanes.
And a second, put forward by a Titanic historian from Britain, contends that the icy waters created ideal conditions for an unusual type of mirage(海市蜃楼) that hid icebergs from lookouts whose duty was to watch carefully for danger ahead and confused a nearby ship as to the liner’s identity, delaying rescue efforts for hours.
Most people know mirages as natural phenomena caused when hot air near the Earth’s surface bends light rays upward. In a desert, the effect prompts lost travelers to mistake patches of blue sky for pools of water. But another kind of mirage occurs when cold air bends light rays downward. In that case, observers can see objects and settings far over the horizon. The images often undergo quick distortions — not unlike the wavy reflections in a funhouse mirror.
Now, scholars of the Titanic are debating these new theories. Some have different opinions on it. Over all, though, many experts are applauding the fresh perspectives.
小题1:The underlined word "It" in the title probably refers to _______.| A．the Titanic | B．the cause of the disaster | | C．the record tide | D．an unusual mirage |
小题2:According to Theory First, what was the right chain of causes leading to the Titanic’s disaster?
① record tides’ forming and icebergs’ being refloated
② icebergs’ being drifted into the North Atlantic shipping lanes
③ the Earth’s strange closing to the Sun and the Moon
④ increasing of the gravitational force on the ocean| A．①→②→③→④ | B．②→③→④→① | C．④→③→②→① | D．③→④→①→② |
小题3:According to Theory Second, the disaster happened to the Titanic mainly because______.| A．the freezing weather made the watcher not be able to watch clear | | B．the mirage made the watcher not find icebergs and a nearby ship delay rescuing | | C．the mirage on the sea attracted the watcher and made him forget his work | | D．the high tides drove the icebergs float so fast that the watcher didn’t respond to them |
小题4:What is the chief function of the sixth paragraph?| A．to explain to the readers the ways of the mirage forming | | B．to infer the possibility of the mirage appearing | | C．to summarize the various kinds of the mirage | | D．to analyze the conditions of the mirage arising |
小题5:This passage is organized generally in the pattern of________.| A．comparison and contrast | B．conclusion and proof | | C．time and events | D．definition and classification（分类) |
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