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【题目】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】

本文是一篇说明文，题材为气候变化类。地球变暖,海水上涨，美国城市迈阿密面临被海水淹没的危险。居民达成共识，要投巨资保护海水上涨给城市带来的危害。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句Miami is one of the cities in America most at risk for rising sea levels可知，迈阿密面临的威胁是即将被上涨的海水淹没。故选B。

【2】词义猜测题。根据后面的 Large parts of South Florida are in danger of being under water in the coming years可知，随着因气候变化造成的海平面上升，海水将不会呆在原地不动。故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据第三段的第三句 Thankfully, the residents. realize that the cost of doing nothing is much greater可知，居民认识到，什么也不做的代价会更大，也就是说，要采取行动应对。故选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据最后一段的第三句 a well-planned withdrawal(撤退) could include measures to keep people safely in place for as long as possible可知,此人认为，即使迟早会撤离这些城市，撤离计划也包括要竭力让人们在那里生活尽量长的时间。也就是要尽量保持海滨城市的存在。故选A。

阅读理解通常都会出现词义猜测题。设题时，常会考查生词或短语的词义判断题，要求考生从上下文理解中概括出生词或短语的词义。考生作此类题型时，首先要找到所猜测词所在文章的位置，然后在理解文章大意的基础之上，对此词前后句反复研读，最后根据前后句猜测出词义。例如小题2要求猜测出stay put的含义，就是根据前后句猜测出，气候的改变导致了海水在不停的变化，故stay put可以猜测为“原位不动”之意。