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    57．The country whose situation is similar to that of Tuvalu is . A．Australia B．New Zealan C．the Maldives D．the United States 答案 54.A 55.A 56.D 57.B Passage 73 The scene in the Hollywood movie The Day After Tomorrow, whem global warming could soon turn the global climate into a new ice age, may never occur, according to new research. The next ice age could be 15,000 years away, say European scientists who last month announced a continuous record of 7.40,000 years of climate data obtained from the Antarctic ice. Scientists from 10 nations have now almost completely drilled through a 3,000-meter.depth of ice high in the Antarctic mainland. They figure out that the area where summer temperatures can fall to –40℃, has at least 900,000 years of snowfalls,, kept as neatly as the growth rings of a tree. And the ice and air caught in each layer(层) have begun to answer questions about the climates in the past.. The results show that there have been eight ice ages in the past 740, 000 years and eight warmer periods. And by comparing the pattern of global conditions today with those of the past, the researchers reported in Nature that the present warm period could last another 15, 000 years. Research suggests that there is a very close connection between greenhouse gas levels and global average temperatures. It also shows that carbon dioxide levels are the highest for at least 440,000 years. "If people say to you: the greenhouse effect is a good thing because we would go into an ice age otherwise, our data say no, a new ice age is not hanging over our heads, said Eric Wolff from the British Antarctic Survey. "Now we have eight examples of how the climate goes in and out of ice ages- and you can learn what the rules are that go into the climate models that tell us about the future." Scientists found that whenever temperatures rose in the frozen record, so did carbon dioxide level. "In 440,000 years we have never seen greenhouse gas get as thick as it is today," said Dr Wolff. 【查看更多】

     

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    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 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（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 311,000 an “endangered nation”.
    【小题1】. The text is mainly about_________.

    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
    【小题2】.. What is the probable meaning of the underlined word in the first paragraph?
    A．撤离B．危险C．淹没D．消失
    【小题3】. According to scientists, the DIRECT cause of more and fiercer storms is_________.
    A．greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized nations
    B．continuous global warming
    C．higher surface water temperatures of the sea
    D．rising sea levels
    【小题4】. Laupepa was not satisfied with the United States because it did not_________.
    A．believe the problems facing Tuvalu were real
    B．sign an agreement with Tuvalu
    C．allow Tuvaluans to move to the US
    D．agree to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions
    【小题5】. The country whose situation is similar to that of Tuvalu is_________.
    A．Australia
    B．New Zealand
    C．the United States
    D．the Maldives

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    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 has 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 311,000 an “endangered nation”.

    1．The text is mainly about           .

    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           .

    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．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          .

    A．Australia             B．New Zealand       

    C．the Maldives        D．the United States

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    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 has 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 311,000 an “endangered nation”.

    1．The text is mainly about           .

    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           .

    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．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          .

    A．Australia                    B．New Zealand        C．the Maldives        D．the United States

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    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 has 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 311,000 an “endangered nation”.

    60．The text is mainly about           .

    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

    61．According to scientists ,the DIRECT cause of more and fiercer storms is           .

    A．greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized nations

    B．higher surface water temperatures of the sea

    C．continuous global warming           

    D．rising sea levels

    62．Laupepa was not satisfied with the United States because it did not        .

    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

    63．The country whose situation is similar to that of Tuvalu is          .

    A．Australia B．New Zealand    C．the Maldives           D．the United States

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    　　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 has 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 311 000 an“endangered nation”．

    (1)

    The text is mainly about ________．

    [　　]

    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 ________．

    [　　]

    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．

    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 ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    Australia

    B．

    New Zealand

    C．

    the Maldives

    D．

    the United States

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