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科目:高中英语 来源:英语教研室 题型:050
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(撤离)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 have experienced lowland flooding of salt water which 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(导致温室效应的气体排放), 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(易受影响的)to rising sea levels. Maumoon Gayoon, president of the Maldives, told the United Nations that global warming has made his country of 311000 an“endangered nation”.
(1) The text is mainly about ________.
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A.rapid changes in earth's temperature
B.bad effects of global warming
C.moving of a country to a new place
D.reasons for lowland flooding
(2) According to scientists, the direct cause of more and fiercer storms is ________.
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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 ________.
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A.agree to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions
B.sign an agreement with Tuvalu
C.allow Tuvaluans to move to the US
D.believe the problems facing Tuvalu were real
(4) The country whose situation is similar to that of Tuvalu is ________.
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A.Australia
B.New Zealand
C.the Maldives
D.the United States
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科目:高中英语 来源:山东省兖州市2012届高三入学摸底考试英语试题 题型:054
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科目:高中英语 来源:江西省白鹭洲中学2011-2012学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题 题型:054
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
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It is a typical case. A young professional has just moved to a new city. She is very active in her new job but wishes to meet people socially outside of work. How does she do this?
Signing up for a night class is always a good starting point. Not only is it an ideal way to meet like-minded people,it can also be a great new learning experience. Pubs and clubs can be a good meeting place but call be a bit hard if you are on your own.
Join a gym
GL-14 health club in Manchester city centre is a gym which also has lots of member activities outside the gym from charity fashion shows to dinner dances giving members a chance to socialize away from the treadmill(繁忙的工作). Or if you want a gym with a difference,try a“Green Gym”for people who want to exercise but wish to be outdoors and doing something that will benefit the environment at the same time. The“work out”could involve such activities as practical conservation or gardening work. It’s a great way to get people’s heart and muscle working. And many agree that meeting other people and having a matter and a laugh is a big attraction of the scheme.
Reading groups
In the Reading Groups,Jenny Hartley suggested that there may be as many as 50,000 people in reading groups in the UK. They range from informal groups of friends or colleagues who meet in someone’s home or at the local pub,to discuss a book. If you want something a bit more structured,lots of libraries have reading groups and could have a broader group of members.
Statistics
The BBC recently conducted a survey called Going solo:single life in the 21st century. You can look at the overall results or search by area. It found that:
*69% of people thought that the gym was a good place to meet new
*Pubs or clubs were considered to be good meeting places by 58% of people in the UK
*68% thought that work was a good place to meet people
*72% thought that internet chat was not an ideal way to meet people
51.“Green Gym”in Paragraph 3 refers to an activity in which you can________.
A.have night classes with like-minded people
B.do something good for the environment on your own
C.discuss a book with other members at a pub
D.benefit the environment while doing outdoor exercise
52.Which of the following is a Green Gym activity?
A.Gardening work.
B.Chatting on the Internet.
C.A charity fashion show.
D.A dinner dance away from the treadmill.
53.What’s the most popular place to meet new people outside of work?
A.Pubs or clubs. B.The Internet.
C.The working place. D.The gym.
54.What’s the writer’s attitude towards the suggestions given in the passage?
A.Critical. B.Objective.
C.Doubtful. D.Indifferent.
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
The Voice of America began during the World WarⅡ, when Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 1 . American officials believed they should 2 the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 3 . “The 4 may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA 5 were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.
After the World War Ⅱended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s 6 had to be changed, 7 the Soviet Union(苏联)became enemy of America. They wanted to 8 Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.
In the early days VOA began adding something new to its Broadcast that was 9 “Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know _ 10 English to completely understand its 11 English broadcast. So VOA 12 a simpler kind of English, 13 uses about 1,500 words and is spoken 14 . Of course, it is special English.
In the 15 of most VOA listeners, the most 16 program is the news report. News from around the world 17 into the VOA news room in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 18 cities and also from other 19 like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to 20 news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.
1. A. business B. culture C. support D. information
2. A. reply B. answer C. join D. interrupt
3. A. time B. short C. English D. German
4. A. news B. problems C. effects D. opinions
5. A. programs B. news C. announcers D. officials
6. A. home B. position C. purpose D. result
7. A. if B. considering C. supposing D. in order that
8. A. reach B. satisfy C. attack D. support
9. A. known B. reported C. called D. printed
10. A. poor B. excellent C. standard D. enough
11. A. normal B. fast C. good D. exact
12. A. stopped B. discovered C. taught D. invited
13. A. it B. which C. who D. that
14. A. slowly B. rapidly C. normally D. loudly
15. A. please B. course C. opinion D. advice
16. A. difficult B. important C. various D. common
17. A. past B. send C. deliver D. fly
18. A. all B. major C. American D. news
19. A. broadcasts B. forms C. newspaper D. countries
20. A. broadcast B. announce C. translate D. prepare
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