The Maldives faces the threat of extinction f...

The Maldives faces the threat of extinction from rising sea levels, but the government said on Thursday it was looking to the future with plans to build homes and a golf course that can float.

An increase in sea levels of just 18 to 59 centimeters would make the Maldives --- a nation of a number of tiny coral islands in the Indian Ocean --- not suitable for humans to live in by 2100, the UN’s climate change experts have warned.

President Mohamed Nasheed has declared a fight for survival, and last month he signed a deal with a Dutch company to study suggestions for a floating structure that could support a conference centre, homes and an 18-hole golf course.

The company, Dutch Docklands, is currently building floating developments in the Netherlands and Dubai. Its website said it undertook projects that make “land from water by providing large-scale floating constructions to create similar conditions as on land”.

The Maldives began to work on an artificial island known as the Hulhumale near the crowded capital island of Male in 1997 and more than 30,000 people have been settled there in order to ease crowdedness. The city, which has a population of 100,000, is already protected from rising sea levels by a 30-million-dollar sea wall, and the government is considering increasingly imaginative ways to fight climate change.

Nasheed, who held the world’s first underwater cabinet (内阁) meeting in October to highlight his people’s serious and difficult situation, has even spoken of buying land elsewhere in the world to enable Maldivians to relocate if their homes are completely covered.

He has also promised to turn his nation into a model for the rest of the world by becoming “carbon neutral (碳中和)” by 2020. His plan involves ending fossil fuel use and powering all vehicles and buildings from “green” sources such as burning coconut husks.

1.According to the passage, the Maldives is a country ________.

A. that is made up of many small islands

B. which has been covered by water now

C. where people live in underwater houses

D. whose people live in their floating homes

2.Mohamed Nasheed chose Dutch Docklands for his plan probably because it ________.

A. has a good fame throughout the world

B. charged much less than other companies

C. has experience in building floating structures

D. supports building floating structures in the world

3.The Hulhumale was built for the purpose of ________.

A. attracting more visitors　　 B. making it a new capital

C. fighting against climate change　　 D. making the capital less crowded

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To promote the idea of low-carbon living style.

B. To tell people that the Maldives is disappearing soon.

C. To discuss the causes why the Maldives faces extinction.

D. To introduce the efforts taken by Maldivians to fight for life.

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To save cheetahs (猎豹) from the very real threat of extinction, the 10-year-old boy Mori from Seattle has worked hard all year. So far he has raised more than $14,000 to purchase GPS devices, 1. follow and protect the animals. He earns money by selling lemonade，flowers and T­shirts，and by 2. (organize) skating parties and a garage sale. What moved the public 3.(be) that Mori donated all that he raised to a wildlife conservation organization and shelter in Namibia where he and his mother have volunteered for4. past three summers.

As the group’s 5.(young) of all the volunteers, he prepares food，cleans enclosures(围场), and creates improvement 6.(item) for the cheetahs that live there, all of whom 7.(injure) or raised by human beings in the past. The shelter protects cheetahs in the wild by convincing farmers not 8.(shoot) the animals and instead, to allow the ones accused 9. killing farm animals to be fixed with GPS devices.“I've learned that everyone can make a 10.(different), even if you’re just a kid!” Mori told Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes. “You just have to start somewhere.”

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The USA, New York —Whales and dolphins are facing increasing threats from climate change, according to a new report published by WWF and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society（WDCS）.

The report “Whales in hot water?” draws attention to the growing impacts of climate change on whales. They range from changes in sea temperature and the freshening of the seawater because of the melting of ice and increased rainfalls, to a sea level rise, loss of icy polar habitats and the decline of krill populations in key areas. Krill, a tiny shrimp that is dependent on sea ice, is the main source of food for many of the great whales.

The speeding up of climate change adds greatly to trouble from other human activities, such as chemical and noise pollution, which kills some 1000 whales every day.

“Whales and dolphins have an ability to adapt to their changing environment,” said Mark Simmonds, International Director of Science at WDCS. “But the climate is now changing at such a fast pace that it is unclear to what extent whales and dolphins will be able to adjust.”

Climate change impacts are currently greatest in the Arctic and the Antarctic. According to the report, cetaceans that rely on polar, icy waters for their home and food resources are likely to be greatly affected by the reduction of sea ice cover.

WDCS and WWF are urging governments to cut global production of CO2 by at least 50 percent by the middle of this century. The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change showed it was possible to stop global warming if the world’s emissions start to decline before 2015.

1. From the passage, we can learn that whales mainly feed on ______.

A. dolphins       B.krill         C. sea horses       D. sharks

2. Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word “decline” (in Para 2)?

A. produce         B. develop       C. fall         D. increase

3. In what place is climate change greatest?

A. Two polar areas.                        B. Asia.

C. The pacific ocean.                      D. Equator.

4. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A. Climate change will lead to the changes in sea temperature.

B. Climate change will result in the freshening of the sea water.

C. Climate change will have a bad effect on human activities and whales.

D. Human beings will forever have no ability to stop global warming

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In this century the traditional American family is constantly faced with the threat of breakdown. Some sociologists suggest that one little-noticed cause may be the introduction of the TV dinner.

Before the appearance of television sets, the American dinner was a big event for the family. In many homes, dinner time may be the only time when everyone got together. A typical dinner was usually in three stages. In the preparation stage, the children and Father frequently helped with setting while Mother put the last touches on the roast. In the eating stage, family members shared the day's experiences and more than food was eaten. In this stage families got to know one another and made joint decisions around the dinner table, and thus the family unit was strengthened. In the cleaning-up stage, children or Father again gave their hands, so that their importance to the home community was clear. Unfortunately, all of these have been removed by a product---the television set.

By the beginning of the 1980s, the typical American family dinner was just twenty minutes long. The speed-up of the once-leisurely experiences is clearly connected to the pace of modern life and maybe a model of the modern life is the TV dinners --- meals designed to be eaten from the beginning to the end of a half-hour program. The once family affair has now become nothing more than the use of a fork and knife.

64. The underlined word in the second paragraph can be replaced by ____.

A. big       B. important                 C. combined         D. separate

65. In the past, Americans tended to ____.

A. spend more time eating their food at dinner table

B. eat more food than they have today

C. spend more time talking about their day's experiences at dinner table

D. talk so much that they forgot to eat

66. The shortening of the dinner time in America is related to ____.

A. the TV programs                      B. the pace of modern life

C. the wide use of electrical equipment    D. the popularity of fast food

67. The best title for this passage might be ____.

A. Talk at Dinner Table                        B. TV Dinner

C. Pace of Modern Life                      D. Problems Caused by TV

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In this century the traditional American family is constantly faced with the threat of breakdown. Some people suggest that one little – noticed cause may be the introduction of the TV dinner.

Before the appearance of television seats, the American dinner was a big event for the family. In many homes dinner time may be the only time when everyone got together. A typical dinner was usually in three periods In the preparation period, the children and Father frequently helped with setting while Mother put the last touches on the roast. In the eating period, family members shared the day’s experiences and more than food was eaten. In this period,families got to know one another and made joint decisions around the dinner table, and thus the family solidarity（团结） was strengthened. In the cleaning – up period,children or Father again gave their hands, so that their meaning to the home community was clear. Unfortunately, all of these have been abandoned by a product—the television set.

By the beginning of the 1980s, the typical American family dinner was just twenty minutes long. The speed – up of this once – leisurely experiences is clearly connected to the overall pace of modern life and maybe a model of the modern life is the TV dinners—meals designed to be used between the opening and closing credits of a half – hour program. The once family affair has now become nothing more than the use of a fork and knife.

1.According to the passage, the American family is now threatened by       .

2. In the past, Americans tended to        .

3.The shortening of the dinner time in America is related to        .

4.The best title for this passage might be       .

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In this century the traditional American family is constantly faced with the threat of breakdown. Some sociologists suggest that one little-noticed cause may be the introduction of the TV dinner.

Before the appearance of television sets, the American dinner was a big event for the family. In many homes, dinner time may be the only time when everyone got together. A typical dinner was usually in three stages. In the preparation stage, the children and Father frequently helped with setting while Mother put the last touches on the roast. In the eating stage, family members shared the day’s experiences and more than food was eaten. In this stage families got to know one another and made joint decisions around the dinner table, and thus the family unit was strengthened. In the cleaning-up stage, children or Father again gave their hands, so that their importance to the home community was clear. Unfortunately, all of these have been removed by a product-the television set.

By the beginning of the 1980s, the typical American family dinner was just twenty minutes long. The speed-up of the once-leisurely experiences is clearly connected to the pace of modern life and maybe a model of the modern life is the TV dinners-meals designed to be eaten from the beginning to the end of a half-hour program. The once family affair has now become nothing more than the use of a fork and knife.

1.

The underlined word in the second paragraph can be replaced by ________

2.

In the past, Americans tended to ________.

3.

The shortening of the dinner time in America is related to .

4.

. The best title for this passage might be________

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The endangered pandas in Qinling Mountains might face a new threat(威胁): the loss of their food, bamboo, which makes up 99% of their meals.

Adult pandas spend most part of the day eating bamboo and have to take in at least 40 pounds a day to stay healthy. However, a new study published in Nature and Climate Change warned that they may soon find their food gone because most of the bamboo in Qinling Mountains might disappear by the end of the century as a result of rising temperature worldwide.

A team made up of researchers from Michigan State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has studied the effects of climate change on the bamboo in Qinling Mountains. They have found that bamboo is very sensitive to climate changes. “80% to 100% of the bamboo would be gone if the average temperature increases 3.5 degrees worldwide by the end of the century.” said Liu Jianguo, one of the report’s authors.

He added, “This is how much the temperature would rise by 2100 even if all countries will keep their promises in the Paris Agreement. But you know what is happening around the world.”

In recent years, China has been trying its best to protect the endangered pandas by setting up more and bigger natural reserves.

“But it is far from being enough and the endangered pandas need cooperation from the rest of the world, because their future is not just in the hands of the Chinese,” said Shirley Martin from World Wildlife Fund but not a member of the team.

The Qinling Mountains, in the southwest of China, are home to about 260 pandas. That is about 13% of the China’s wild panda population. In addition, about 375 are living in research centers and zoos in China.

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A.Lots of the bamboo in Qinling Mountains will probably disappear.

B.Qinling Mountains cannot provide enough bamboo for the pandas.

C.Pandas in Qinling Mountains are just threatened by the loss of food.

D.Pandas have already eaten 99% of the bamboo in Qinling Mountains.

2.What does Liu Jianguo mean?

A.China needs more help from World Wildlife Fund.

B.Bamboo is sensitive to the changes of temperature.

C.China is making great efforts to protect the pandas.

D.It is difficult to control the temperature rise within 3.5℃.

3.How many wild pandas are there in China?

A.About 260. B.About 635.

C.About 2,000. D.About 2,635.

4.Which can be the best title for the text?

A.The Disappearance of Bamboo B.Necessity to Change Pandas’ Food

C.Efforts Made to Save Pandas D.A New Threat Faced by the Pandas

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The endangered pandas in Qinling Mountains might face a new threat: the loss of their food—bamboo, which makes up 99% of their meals.

Adult pandas spend most part of the day eating bamboo and have to take in at least 40 pounds a day to stay healthy. However, a new study published in Nature and Climate Change warned that they may soon find their food gone because most of the bamboo in Qinling Mountains might disappear by the end of the century as a result of rising temperature worldwide.

A team made up of researchers from Michigan State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has studied the effects of climate change on the bamboo in Qinling Mountains. They have found that bamboo is very sensitive to climate changes. “80% to 100% of the bamboo would be gone if the average temperature increases 3.5 degrees worldwide by the end of the century.” said Liu Jianguo, one of the report’s authors. He added, “This is how much the temperature would rise by 2100 even if all countries will keep their promises in the Paris Agreement. But you know what is happening around the world.”

In recent years, China has been trying its best to protect the endangered pandas by setting up more and bigger natural reserves.

“But it is far from being enough and the endangered pandas need cooperation from the rest of the world, because their future is not just in the hands of the Chinese,” said Shirley Martin from World Wildlife Fund but not a member of the team.

The Qinling Mountains, in the southwest of China, are home to about 260 pandas. That is about 13% of the Chinas wild panda population. In addition, about 375 are living in research centers and zoos in China.

1.Which can be the best title for the text?

A.Necessity to Change Pandas’ Food B.A New Threat Faced by the Pandas

C.The Disappearance of Bamboo D.Efforts Made to Save Pandas

2.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A.Pandas have already eaten 99% of the bamboo in Qinling Mountains.

B.Pandas in Qinling Mountains are just threatened by the loss of food.

C.Lots of the bamboo in Qinling Mountains will possibly disappear.

D.Qinling Mountains cannot provide enough bamboo for the pandas.

3.What does Liu Jianguo mean?

A.Bamboo is sensitive to the changes of temperature.

B.China needs more help from World wildlife Fund.

C.China is making great efforts to protect the pandas.

D.It is difficult to control the temperature rise within 3.5 degrees.

4.How many wild pandas are there in China?

A.About 2,000. B.About 635. C.About 260. D.About 2,635.

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With a large part of the world's population living close to the oceans, rising sea levels bring the potential for destructive (破坏性的)results. But scientists are still unable to make predictions exact enough for people to plan to handle the loss of land and the threat to coastal communities expected over this century.

“We know sea level is going to rise, but how much, and how fast, and where, we really still don’t know," said Josh Willis, a climate scientist.

The ocean isn't like water in a bathtub. It doesn’t rise all the same as more water pours in. As global warming raises sea levels, some places are expected to see higher-than-average increases, and a few places, may even see decreases.

It’s reported that over the course of this century, sea levels will rise between 8 inches and 6.6 feet around the planet. Scientists know this increase will be driven by the expansion of water as it warms—warmer water takes up more space—and the melting of ice. But the effects of warming water and melting ice on sea-level rise are expected to vary from area to area. And the melting of ice of the Antarctic and Greenland presents the largest uncertainty for the future, but air, land and water also play roles in changes to sea level. For example, sea level near the ice getting melt actually decreases, because the ground under the melting ice rises as the heavy ice disappears.

Climate change is expected to change ocean currents and the winds that help drive ocean currents. These changes will affect the distribution of heat within the oceans, and, as a result, affect changes in sea level.

Nowadays, scientists use two types of models to make predictions about the future of sea levels, but the two don’t agree. If scientists can't accurately predict sea-level increase for the coming years, the least we can do is measure what happening today with the help of the satellite, Jason-2, but it’s reaching the end of its operational life.

1. The first paragraph implies that_______ .

A. the rising sea levels mainly happens near the coast

B. people living in coastal communities have to move

C. scientists have ways to handle the rising sea levels

D. coastal cities are easily affected by the rising sea levels

2.What does the writer mean by saying "The ocean isn’t like water in a bathtub" in the third paragraph?

A. The rising sea level is hard to tell.

B. The ocean can be easily controlled.

C The ocean isn’t equal to a bathtub in size.

D. There is too much water for us to control.

3.According to the text, which of the following shows the right cause and effect?

①climate change;

②ocean currents;

③the winds;

④changes in sea level;

⑤the distribution of heat

A. ①→⑤→③→④→②　　　　　　 B. ①→③→②→⑤→④

C. ③→④→⑤→②→①　　　　　　 D. ①→⑤→③→②→④

4.What problems will scientists meet with in predicting future climate changes?

A. It's too difficult to measure what's happening.

B. Types of models for prediction are difficult to set up.

C. There will probably be no satellites to help the scientists.

D. There aren’t enough scientists studying the changes of sea levels.

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I stayed at a hotel the last time I went to Bei Daihe. The window of my room 　　 the sea.

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