题目内容

The weather predictions for Asia in 2050 read like a story from a doomsday movie.

Many experts and green groups fear they will come true unless there is a united global effort to hold back greenhouse gas outpouring.In the decades to come, Asia—home to more than half the world's 63 billion people—will change from one climate extreme to another, with tired farmers battling droughts, floods, disease, food shortages and rising sea levels.

"It's not a pretty picture," said Steve Sawyer, climate policy adviser with Greenpeace in Amsterdam.Global warming and changes of weather patterns are already occurring and there is more than enough carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to drive climate change for decades to come.

Already, changes are being felt in Asia but worse is likely to come.Sawyer and top climate bodies say, and could lead to mass migration and widespread human disasters.According to predictions, icebergs will melt faster, some Pacific and Indian Ocean islands will have to evacuate or build sea defenses, storms will become stronger and insects and water-borne diseases will move into new areas as the world warms.

All this comes on top of rising populations and demand for food, water and other resources.Experts say environmental worsening such as deforestation and pollution will likely enlarge the results of climate change.

In what could be a sign of the future, Japan was hit by a record of 10 typhoons and tropical storms this year, while two - thirds of Bangladesh, parts of Nepal and large areas of northeastern India were flooded, affecting 50 million people, destroying livelihoods and making tens of thousands ill.

The year before, a winter cold strike and a summer heat wave killed more than 2,000 people in India.

1.This passage is mainly about ____ .

A.present situation and predictions of environmental problems in Asia.

B.the weather predictions for Asia in the future and the reasons

C.how to improve our environment

D.reasons why the world will no longer be suitable for us to live in

2.In the future the Asian farmers will have to face the following except ____ .

A.food shortages B.wars

C.droughts D.floods

3.The underlined word "doomsday" in the first paragraph may mean____ .

A.the hell B.the end of the world

C.a great world war D.mystery

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

A.Asian climate will change greatly.

B.Some islands may be flooded in the future.

C.People may meet with some new diseases resulting from water.

D.More than 50 million people have been ill in Asia the year before.

练习册系列答案
相关题目

I will always remember my mother’s last days in this world.

On February 14th, 2008, my class went on a field trip to the beach. I had so much fun. When we returned to school, my teacher told me to go to the headmaster’s office. When I got into the office, I saw a police officer. Suddenly, I realized something was wrong. The police officer told me what had happened and we went to pick my sister up. After that, we went to the hospital and waited. Time went slowly. Finally, we got to see our mother. It was terrible.

On the next day, the headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happened. I was taking a test that day. I knew it had something to do with my mother. I kept thinking that she either died or had gotten better. How I wished that she had gotten better. When my teacher took me outside, my sister ran up to me. She started crying, “She’s gone, Terresa, mommy’s gone. She’s dead.” I couldn’t believe it. We jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital. Most of my family were there. The silence was terrible. I knew I had to say goodbye.

Today when I look back, I still miss my mother very much, but I know that I will live. My mother was a strong mother, who had the biggest heart. She was an angel walking on the earth. I will always remember her as a living. When someone is asked who their hero is, they usually say someone famous, like Michael Jordan or Britney Spears. When someone asks me who my hero is, I tell them, my mother. My mother lives everyday. That is what makes her a true hero.

1.Where was the writer when she learned her mother was sick?

A. On the beach. B. At the hospital.

C. At home. D. At school.

2. Who brought the writer the bad news that her mother was ill?

A. Her sister. B. The headmaster.

C. Her teacher. D. The police officer

3. What did the headmaster tell the two teachers on the next day?

A. Her father had been very ill.

B. Her mother had gotten better.

C. Her mother had been dead.

D. Her mother came to see her.

4.From the last paragraph of the passage we know that _____________.

A. the writer is afraid of her mother.

B. the writer feels sad about her mother.

C. the writer is proud of her mother.

D. the writer feels sorry for her mother.

A man who was out of job applied for the position of office boy at a very big firm. A manager him, then a test: Clean the floor. that, he said, “You are tired. Give me your email address, and I’ll send you the application to .” The man replied, I don’t have a or an email address.”

“I’m ,” said the manager. “You don’t have a . And whoever doesn’t exist cann’t have the .”

The man felt and left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only 10 dollars in his pocket. He then to go to buy a 10-kg tomato crate(箱). And he the tomatoes in a door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded in earning 10 dollars. The man realized that he could in this way, and started to go every day and return late. Thus, his doubled or even tripled. Shortly afterwards, he bought a truck to transport his , and then he had own fleet of delivery vehicles.

Five years later, the man became one of the food retailers(零售商) in the US. He started to plan his family’s , and decided to have a life insurance.

He called an insurance broker(经纪人). When the conversation was , the broker asked him his email address. The man replied, “I don’t have one.” The broker replied , “You don’t have an email aggress, and yet have succeeded in building an empire(大企业). Do you what you could have been if you had an email address?”

The man for a while and replied, “An office boy!”

1.A. examined B. introduced C. interviewed D. employed

2.A. Besides B. Before C. During D. After

3.A.check B. fill C. copy D. repeat

4.A. computer B. tool C. bag D. radio

5.A. proud B. sorry C. fine D. comfortable

6.A. arrive B. appear C. exist D. leave

7.A. test B. address C. company D. job

8.A. encouraged B. disappointed C. annoyed D. frightened

9.A. decided B. failed C. remembered D. pretended

10.A. sold B. showed C. planted D. tasted

11.A. win B. grow C. survive D. control

12.A. quickly B. slowly C. later D. early

13.A. advantage B. money C. interest D. weight

14.A. tomatoes B. workers C. customers D. animals

15.A. cleverest B. cleanest C. biggest D. bravest

16.A. behavior B. education C. location D. future

17.A. started B. concluded C. paused D. broken

18.A. curiously B. patiently C. nervously D. angrily

19.A. plan B. want C. imagine D. ask

20.A. insisted B. argued C. whispered D. thought

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网