An important scientific report announced “irrefutable（不能反驳的） proof” that climate change is happening and it’s all our fault. How long has it been before people are against the global warming idea? But here’s a funny thing. Last year there was a very bad hurricane season in the Caribbean when, among other disasters, New Orleans was all but wiped off the map. We were wisely informed by the experts at the time that this was owing to global warming.
I remember watching a BBC science programme and hearing a learned professor with a beard tell us, “The increased frequency and strength of hurricanes is what we shall have to learn to expect given global warming.”
This year there have been far fewer hurricanes and those there have been were relatively mild. Why？Global warming again of course. Professor Bjorn Lomborg, author of The Skeptical Environmentalist, writes, “In the constant media reports of possible greenhouse related disasters, almost any event is now linked to climate change.” He adds, “We should not spend vast amounts of money to cut a tiny slice of the global temperature increase when this leads to a poor use of resources and when we could probably use these funds far more effectively in the developing world.” For saying this, Lomborg has had death threats.
Other scientists who do not toe the global warming-is-happening-and-it’s-all-our-fault line have received the same. There are plenty of people who count against global warming. A world of senior climatologists and meteorologists wrote to the Times last year to complain that they couldn’t get their research findings published — because they disagreed to it. We have had a warm autumn. The experts,  fanatics（狂热者） all of them, put it down to global warming. If we have an extra cold winter, they will tell us it’s a result of global warming. If my big toe feels cold or hurts badly, it will be owing to global warming.
52. The purpose of this passage may be to ____.
A. support the idea of global warming  
B. organize a debate about global warming
C. speak out against the global warming idea
D. encourage people to use money effectively
53. What happened to New Orleans last year?
A. It was badly destroyed.                          B. It disappeared in the world.
C. It witnessed global warming.               D. It experienced several disasters.
54. From the passage, we can infer that ____.
A. people are taking too many efforts to stop global warming
B. people have realized the side effect of development
C. a different idea sometimes may cost one his life
D. the majority usually stand for the correct opinion
55. The main idea of the last paragraph may be ____.
A. global warming may lead to toe’s catching cold in a sense
B. the Times refuses to publish articles on global warming
C. a warming autumn is not related to global warming at all
D. it is certainly incorrect to owe everything to global warming

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

― Well, Bob, what a surprise! It's nice to see you again!

― Hello, Ann! __61__ Wasn't it a year ago Christmas, the last time we saw you?

― You know, I think you're right. How are your wife and the children?

― Oh, they're fine. Billy fell down and broke his leg a few months ago. __62__  

― Wasn't Joey learning to play the violin? Seems to me I remember something about that.

― __63__ He's all excited about sports now.

― And you wife, what is she doing these days?

― She's going to a night school on Mondays and Thursdays. She's studying French now. But last year she studied typing and sewing. __64__ Next it’ll probably be cooking.

― How nice for her! __65__ But say hello to Mrs James for me, will you?

― Sure I will, and remember me to your husband. Goodbye!

A. Oh, he's given that up.

B. Oh, I'm sorry. I've got to rush.

C. She's made great progress in that.

D. How long has it been?

E. I think she just enjoys going to school.

F. Joey's getting on well with her.

G. But other than that, there's been nothing special.

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

― Well, Bob, what a surprise! It's nice to see you again!

― Hello, Ann! __61__ Wasn't it a year ago Christmas, the last time we saw you?

― You know, I think you're right. How are your wife and the children?

― Oh, they're fine. Billy fell down and broke his leg a few months ago. __62__  

― Wasn't Joey learning to play the violin? Seems to me I remember something about that.

― __63__ He's all excited about sports now.

― And you wife, what is she doing these days?

― She's going to a night school on Mondays and Thursdays. She's studying French now. But last year she studied typing and sewing. __64__ Next it’ll probably be cooking.

― How nice for her! __65__ But say hello to Mrs James for me, will you?

― Sure I will, and remember me to your husband. Goodbye!

E. I think she just enjoys going to school.

F. Joey's getting on well with her.

G. But other than that, there's been nothing special.

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Ann: Well, Bob, what a surprise! It's nice to see you again!

Bob: Hello, Ann!  61  Wasn't it a year ago Christmas, the last time we saw you?

Ann: You know, I think you're right．How are your wife and the children?

Bob: Oh, they're fine．Billy fell down and broke his leg a few months ago．  62  

Ann: Wasn't Joey learning to play the violin? Seems to me I remember something about that．

Bob:   63   He's all excited about sports now．

Ann: And you wife, what is she doing these days?

Bob:? She's going to a night school on Mondays and Thursdays．She's studying French now．But last year she studied typing and sewing．  64   Next it’ll probably be cooking．

Ann: How nice for her!   65  But say hello to Mrs James for me, will you?

Bob:?Sure I will, and remember me to your husband．Goodbye．

A．Oh, he's given that up．

B．Oh, I'm sorry．I've got to rush．

C．She's made great progress in that．

D．How long has it been?

E．I think she just enjoys going to school．

F．Joey's getting on well with her．

G．But other than that, there's been nothing special.

An important scientific report announced “irrefutable（不能反驳的） proof” that climate change is happening and it’s all our fault. How long has it been before people are against the global warming idea? But here’s a funny thing. Last year there was a very bad hurricane season in the Caribbean when, among other disasters, New Orleans was all but wiped off the map. We were wisely informed by the experts at the time that this was owing to global warming.

I remember watching a BBC science programme and hearing a learned professor with a beard tell us, “The increased frequency and strength of hurricanes is what we shall have to learn to expect given global warming.”

This year there have been far fewer hurricanes and those there have been were relatively mild. Why？Global warming again of course. Professor Bjorn Lomborg, author of The Skeptical Environmentalist, writes, “In the constant media reports of possible greenhouse related disasters, almost any event is now linked to climate change.” He adds, “We should not spend vast amounts of money to cut a tiny slice of the global temperature increase when this leads to a poor use of resources and when we could probably use these funds far more effectively in the developing world.” For saying this, Lomborg has had death threats.

Other scientists who do not toe the global warming-is-happening-and-it’s-all-our-fault line have received the same. There are plenty of people who count against global warming. A world of senior climatologists and meteorologists wrote to the Times last year to complain that they couldn’t get their research findings published — because they disagreed to it. We have had a warm autumn. The experts,  fanatics（狂热者） all of them, put it down to global warming. If we have an extra cold winter, they will tell us it’s a result of global warming. If my big toe feels cold or hurts badly, it will be owing to global warming.

52. The purpose of this passage may be to ____.

A. support the idea of global warming  

B. organize a debate about global warming

C. speak out against the global warming idea

D. encourage people to use money effectively

53. What happened to New Orleans last year?

A. It was badly destroyed.                          B. It disappeared in the world.

C. It witnessed global warming.               D. It experienced several disasters.

54. From the passage, we can infer that ____.

A. people are taking too many efforts to stop global warming

B. people have realized the side effect of development

C. a different idea sometimes may cost one his life

D. the majority usually stand for the correct opinion

55. The main idea of the last paragraph may be ____.

A. global warming may lead to toe’s catching cold in a sense

B. the Times refuses to publish articles on global warming

C. a warming autumn is not related to global warming at all

D. it is certainly incorrect to owe everything to global warming