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14．Climate change will bring greater extremes in weather，the Government's chief scientific adviser has warned as he called for action to deal with global warming．Professor Sir John Beddington says the effects of climate change on the weather are already being felt in the UK．
"In a sense we have moved from the idea of global warming to the idea of climate change，and that is rather important．Temperatures are increasing and there are more changes in our weather，"he said．
Even if effective action is taken now on global warming，he says there will be great climate change over the next 20 to 25 years as a result of past global problems．
"We have serious problems in the world---in 12 years there will be another billion people on the planet and we have big issues of food security，water security and energy security，and many people will start to be living in cities，"he said．"These are serious problem； climate change is just going to make it worse．"
He said there were some"uncertainties"in the analysis of climate and climate change．"But those uncertainties are completely unimportant in comparison（比较）with a great deal of evidence that shows it is happening in the sort of ways climate models would expect，"he said．"For example，the Arctic is heating up faster than other parts of the world---this is exactly what the climate scientists are predicting．"
Sir John's views were made as Britain e xperienced freezing cold weather and snow，with thousands of homes across the UK without power．England and Wales experienced 10 separate flooding events between April and December last year after widespread drought gave way to the wettest summer in a century，with unusually high rainfall totals and river levels around the country．
61．Which of the following is NOT one of the things that Sir John says？D
A．We need more action to deal with global warming．
B．Climate change will make some big problems worse．
C．Climate change will bring greater extremes in weather．
D．England will experience more extremes in weather than Wales．
62．How long will it be before our planet has another billion people？C
A.25 years．B.20 years．C.12 years．D.10 years．
63．What is Sir John's attitude towards the Climate scientists'prediction？B
A．Puzzled．B．Trusting．C．Uncertain．D．Doubtful．
64．In recent years，which of the following has the UK NOT experienced？D
A．Widespread drought．
B．Many flooding events．
C．Freezing cold weather．
D．Several big earthquakes．
65．What is the main purpose of this report？A
A．To call for effective action on climate change．
B．To introduce Professor Sir John and his opinions．
C．To prove that the UK has experienced a series of disasters．
D．To show how correct the climate scientists'predictions are．

Answer 1

分析 文章讲述了气候变暖所带来的危害，呼吁人类要采取有效措施制止气候变暖．

解答 DCBDA
61 D 细节题． 根据文章第一 段says the effects of climate change on the weather are already being felt in the UK．可知气候大的变化正发生在英国，没有提及威尔士，故选D．
62 C 细节题． 根据文章第三 段 in 12 years there will be another billion people on the planet and we have big issues of food security，water security and energy security，and many people will start to be living in cities，可知12年里会有1亿人口增多，故选C．
63 B 细节题． 根据文章第 一段says the effects of climate change on the weather are already being felt in the UK． 可知约翰对气候专家的预测是相信的，故选B．
64 D 细节题． 根据文章最后一段England and Wales experienced 10 separate flooding events between April and December last year after widespread drought gave way to the wettest summer in a century 可知英国会经历大面积的干旱、极冷天气及洪水，故选D．
65 A 主旨大意题． 通读全文可知文章讲述了气候变暖所带来的危害，呼吁人类要采取有效措施制止气候变暖，故选A．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．