Now the ice isn’t hard enough ______ on. So w...

Now the ice isn’t hard enough ______ on. So we have no choice but ______ away.

A.to skate; to go B.skating; go

C.skate; going D.skates; going

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Grab an ice cube from the freezer and place it on a table. Watch closely enough and you will see, well, not much at all. The ice cube is absorbing heat, but it is still an ice cube. Before it melts, it will draw heat from the environment to change from solid to liquid. Only then will it begin to slip and slide in a puddle(水坑) of its own making.

And so to A Word Without Ice by Henry Pollack, retired professor of geophysics at the University of Michigan and a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that shared the 2007 Nobel peace prize with Al Gore.

The book gets off to a slow start. You may have to work a little before being rewarded. But given time, Pollack's account warms up and really takes off. The story he has to tell is fascinating, frightening and important.

Despite the title, this is not a book about the world without ice. Much is given over to the impact of ice in Earth's long history, as an important force that shaped our planet's landscape, controlled migrations and influenced cultures. Pollack takes us through Antarctic and Arctic explorations, the natural cycles that bring us ice ages and milder periods without extremes of heat or cold, and the rise of climate science which, among other achievements, can recreate a history of the temperature on Earth from kilometers of ice core drilled from the polar caps.

Pollack’s intellectual power and clarity of phrase are invaluable in describing the scientific evidence for global warming, the ways in which it will affect the world, and the all-too-probable consequences. Pollack is not one to brush awkward issues under the carpet. There is serious discussion about uncertainties in climate science, and in particular, the computer models used to forecast future warming. For its forensic analysis (取证分析) and strong destruction of climate sceptic (怀疑论者) arguments alone, A World Without Ice is worth keeping on a nearby shelf.

Some readers may find Pollack's US-centric approach occasionally grating (刺耳的). He tells of intense irrigation in southwestern Kansas, IPCC reports as big as several New York City phone directories and school-day stories from Omaha. But this is forgivable. The US is uniquely placed to act on climate change but faces a significant barrier in the shape of the outdated, influential, oil-funded anti-climate change lobby (游说议员的团体).

Thoughtful throughout, Pollack occasionally delivers paragraphs that stay with you long after closing the book. On the subject of the book itself, he writes: "Nature's best thermometer (温度计), perhaps its most sensitive and unambiguous indicator of climate change, is ice. When ice gets sufficient warm, it melts. Ice asks no questions, presents no arguments, reads no newspapers, listens to no debates. It is not burdened by ideology and carries no political baggage as it crosses the threshold (门槛) from solid to liquid. It just melts."

A World Without Ice is a call to arms. Debates about which mitigation (减缓) strategies might give us the best chances of reducing our emissions miss the point, Pollack says. If we want to avoid the worst that climate change may bring, we need "every hose in the stable pulling together and as hard and as fast a possible".

Pollack's argument is attractive, persuasive and deeply upsetting, no matter the climate change tiredness that unavoidably sets in as a consequence of endless media coverage of global warming. The author's final warning comes from Lao Tzu, an ancient Chinese philosopher: “If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.

Pollack leaves us in no doubt as to where that is.

1.We can learn that A World Without Ice 　　　 .

A.brings us to the core of the issue at the very beginning

B.convinces skeptics of the truth about climate change

C.gives an in- depth analysis of global warming

D.gets funded by anti -climate change lobby

2.Why does Henry Pollack think ice is nature's best thermometer?

A.Ice is a reminder of peaceful co- existence.

B.Ice is a common topic of the media coverage.

C.Ice is a controversial issue in political debates.

D.Ice is a clear indicator sensitive to climate change.

3.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 8 probably means the book　　　 .

A.urges us to make joint efforts to fight climate change

B.advocates addressing climate change by armed forces

C.recommends debating on strategies to reduce emission

D.calls for separate and tough actions in a timely manner

4.What does the underlined word “that" in the last paragraph refer to?

A.Warning from Lao Tzu. B.Destination of a journey.

C.Effect of global warming. D.Argument on climate change.

5.What's the author's attitude toward A World Without Ice?

A.Ambiguous. B.Positive. C.Cautious. D.Sceptical.

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—The weather isn't good enough for an outing，isn't it?

—Not in the least.We can't have ________ at this time of the year.

A．a worse day                       B．a nicer day

C．such bad a day                       D．so fine a day

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—The weather isn't good enough for an outing, is it?

—Not in the least. We can't have ______ at this time of the year.

A．a worse day        B．a nicer day         C．such bad a day      D．so fine a day

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— Traffic accidents are usually very hard to _____.

— Sure enough, remember what we _____ the last one. It was troublesome.

A. deal with; did with　　　 B. do with; dealt with

C. deal with; do with　　　　 D. do with; deal with

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For as long as there have been gifts, we naturally make choices based on the recipient (接受者). But what if we have been wrong all along and we could turn things around, which not only made gift buying easier, but the recipient happier?

In 2015, psychologists Lauren Human and Lara Aknin conducted an online survey, which suggested that when people buy gifts, they prefer to choose something based on the recipient’s personality and tastes. Most people also said that they preferred receiving gifts bought with them in mind: gifts for them.

But Human and Aknin wondered if this approach to giving failed to take advantage of the way we connect as people. So they sent 78 volunteers into a shopping centre before Mother’s Day. Half were told to buy a card that “reveals (揭示) your knowledge of the recipient” while the others set out to buy a card that “reveals your true self”. After the purchase, the givers who had thought partly of themselves reported feeling emotionally closer to their mothers.

To find out how that approach goes down with recipients, the psychologists did another test, asking more than 100 students to choose a song on iTunes to give to a friend, partner or family member. Each half of the group received the same instructions as the card buyers. Results revealed that recipients of songs that revealed something of the givers felt closer to them than those who received gifts bought only with them in mind.

Human and Aknin suggest it might apply to all gifts. “If building stronger social connections is the underlying (潜在的) goal” of a gift and surely it should be — then we “may well be advised to offer more self-reflective gifts”. In short, for a present to be meaningful, you need to give away a bit of yourself, even if there is a risk that the gift might not so closely suit the recipient’s practical needs or tastes as one acquired purely with that in mind.

Moreover, giving something of oneself can be a safer act, the psychologists added. Because it reduces the risk of revealing poor knowledge of a recipient by attempting to buy something that fits their character — and failing.

But a note of caution here: what the research does not examine is the potential risk in repeated, unsympathetic giver-centered giving, which, according to Human and Aknin “could signal self-obsession”— and nobody wants to reveal that about themselves.

1.From the Mother’s Day card test, we can conclude that _______.

A.gifts chosen with the giver in mind work well on the giver

B.most people choose gifts with the recipient in mind

C.most people choose gifts based on their personal tastes

D.gifts chosen with the giver in mind work well on the recipient

2.What do the underlined words “them, them” refer to in order of appearance?

A.The recipients; the givers.

B.The givers; the recipients.

C.The givers; the givers.

D.The recipients; the recipients.

3.Which of the following is Human and Aknin’s advice on gift giving?

A.Choose gifts that reflect more of yourself.

B.Just focus on your own tastes when choosing gifts.

C.Buy something that fits the recipient’s character most.

D.Be careful not to signal your true personality.

4.Which is the best title of this passage?

A.The tradition of gift giving.

B.The purpose of gift giving.

C.The effect of gift giving.

D.The psychology of gift giving.

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_____ we have enough evidence, we can’t win the case.

A. Once　　 B. As long as　　 C. Unless　　 D. Now that

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We have been left no_______ choices except to go ahead to face them.

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---John could hardly play the violin when we knew him, ________ he?

---No, but he plays it well now.

A. couldn’t　　 B. didn’t　　 C. could　　 D. did

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— Congratulations, Mary!

— Thanks. I have worked hard for years so as to pass the test, and now I’ve ______ at last

A. finished it           B. made it         C. got it                D. worked it

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