Is global warming killing the Maldives?

The Maldives(馬爾代夫) is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Every year, millions of         go there to enjoy the wonderful scenery. And in recent years, more and more people would like to visit it,        ? Because the little island country is         . If global warming           , say scientists, the country will go down into the ocean within 100 years. That means the Maldives          have disappeared by 2100.

  The Maldives          in the Indian Ocean. It is the            country on earth—its highest point is only 2.4m above sea level.          Greenhouse gas emissions(排放), global temperature and sea levels will rise         9cm and 88cm by 2100. If scientists are        , most of the Maldives will be covered with water in years.

  Last October, Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed and his cabinet(內(nèi)閣)held the world’s first underwater cabinet meeting to make the world         the terrible results from global warming to their own country. In December, he         at the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference(大會) in Copenhagen, trying to ask for help from the world for        country. The president even has a         to buy a new homeland and move his country and people to a new place.

   The Moldavian government has been doing all it can to fight the         . But the fate(命運)of the islands is in the world’s hands. No one wants to see this little island country disappear from the world.

1.A. scientists     B. tourists    C. presidents    D. doctors

2.A. Who        B. How       C. Why            D. When

3.A. in trouble    B. for ever     C. as usual         D. all right

4.A. disappears   B. happens     C. misses          D. continues

5.A. can         B. should       C. might          D. must

6.A. lives        B. lies         C. jumps          D. arrives

7.A. highest      B. high        C. lowest          D. low

8.A. Instead of    B. Because of   C. With the help of  D. Thanks for

9.A. both        B. from        C. during          D. between

10.A. wrong      B. correct      C. helpful         D. dangerous

11.A. get         B. guess       C. realize         D. expect

12.A. served      B. spoke       C. worked        D. sang

13.A. his         B. their        C. its            D. your

14.A. task        B. problem     C. plan           D. notice

15.A. tourists     B. place        C. island         D. sea

 

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.D

【解析】

試題分析:這篇短文表達的是地處印度洋的世界海拔最低的國家——馬爾代夫,由于全球變暖而面臨在100年內(nèi)被海水淹沒而消失。因此,近年來世界上大批游客蜂擁至此。馬爾代夫國家政府和人民在為本國人民的未來謀求出路,但它的命運掌握在全世界人民的手里。我們應(yīng)該思考,怎樣才是真正幫助這個小國。

1.B考查名詞及語境的理解。Scientists科學(xué)家;tourists游客; presidents總統(tǒng); doctors醫(yī)生。根據(jù)前句“馬爾代夫是世界上最美麗的國家之一!边壿嬌献匀粫恰懊磕,數(shù)百萬游客去那里欣賞美麗的風(fēng)景!币虼耍鸢高xB。

2.C考查疑問詞及語境的理解。Who誰;How怎樣;Why為什么;When什么時候。前句“在最近幾年,越來越多的人想要去參觀”,后句“因為這個小小的島國……”,根據(jù)前后句的邏輯意思,可知選C。

3.A考查詞組意思及語境的理解。in trouble有麻煩,困境中;for ever永遠;as usual像平常一樣;all right沒關(guān)系,好的。根據(jù)后句的意思“科學(xué)家說,如果發(fā)生全球變暖,這個國家將會在100年內(nèi)下沉到大洋里!币虼,可以判斷這個國家將會有麻煩了。故選A。

4.B考查動詞及語境的理解。Disappears消失;happens發(fā)生;misses丟失,思念;continues繼續(xù)。本句意思是“科學(xué)家說,如果發(fā)生全球變暖,這個國家將會在100年內(nèi)下沉到大洋里。”根據(jù)句意可知選B。

5.C考查情態(tài)動詞及語境的理解。Can能,會;should應(yīng)該;might可能,會;must必須,一定。對于這個島國會不會在2100年前消失,我們不能作出非常肯定的判斷,只能作假設(shè)。本句的意思是“那意味著馬爾代夫可能會在2100年前就已經(jīng)消失了。”這是一種虛擬語氣的表達方式。答案是C。

6.B考查動詞及語境的理解。 Lives生活,居。籰ies位于,躺; jumps跳;arrives到達。根據(jù)本句的意思應(yīng)該是“馬爾代夫位于印度洋里!眑ie可以表示國家、城市、村莊、學(xué)校等地方的位置。故選B。

7.C 考查形容詞及語境的理解。Highest最高的;high高的; lowest最低的;low低。本句的后半部分提供了解釋“它的最高點只有海拔2.4米!笨芍熬鋺(yīng)該是“它是地球上最低的國家!惫蔬xC。

8.B考查詞組意思及語境的理解。Instead of代替;Because of因為;With the help of借助于……;Thanks for因……而感謝。前半句Greenhouse gas emissions的意思是“溫室氣體排放”,后句的意思是“到2100年,全球的氣溫和海平面將會上升9-88cm”。兩句之間的邏輯關(guān)系應(yīng)該是因果關(guān)系。因此選B。

9.D考查介詞及語境的理解。Both兩個都;from從……;during在……其間;between在……(兩者)之間。本句的意思是“……在9至88cm之間!眀oth 9cm and 88cm“9cm和88cm都”; from 后搭配to; between 9cm and 88cm“在9cm和88cm之間”符合句子意思。故選D 。

10.B考查形容詞及語境的理解。Wrong錯誤的;correct正確的;helpful有幫助的; dangerous危險的。本句的意思是“如果科學(xué)家的話是……的,那么這些年后馬爾代夫的大部分地方將會被水覆蓋!备鶕(jù)意思可知選B。

11.C考查動詞及語境的理解。Get得到,獲得;guess猜,猜出;realize認識到,意識到;expect期待。全句比較長,held the world’s first underwater cabinet meeting這部分的意思是“召開了世界上第一次水底內(nèi)閣會議”,the terrible results from global warming to their own country這部分的意思是“由全球變暖而給他們自己的國家?guī)淼膼毫雍蠊。那這次會議要使全世界“認識到”這一點。根據(jù)句意得出選C。

12.B 考查動詞及語境的理解。Served服務(wù),服侍; spoke講話;worked工作; sang歌唱。本句意思是“十二月,他(總統(tǒng))在哥本哈根召開的聯(lián)合國2009年度世界氣候變化大會上講話,”故選B。

13.A考查物主代詞。His他的;their他們的;its它的;your你的。句意是“……試圖呼吁世界對他的國家提供幫助!币虼诉xA。

14.C考查名詞及語境的理解。Task任務(wù); problem問題; plan計劃; notice注意。本句意思是“總統(tǒng)甚至有一個……要買一個新的家園,把他的國家和人民搬遷到一個新的地方!庇纱说弥颂幙梢蕴睢坝媱潯薄9蔬xC。

15.D考查名詞及語境的理解。Tourists游客;place地方; island 島嶼; sea海洋。本句意思是“馬爾代夫政府一直在做他們力所能及的一切事來戰(zhàn)勝海洋!倍皇菓(zhàn)勝其它的東西。故選D。

考點:科普環(huán)保類短文。

 

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