Question

【题目】 Which topic drew the most attention from people around the world in 2019? It was climate change, according to three well-known English dictionaries.

The Oxford, Collins and Cambridge dictionaries chose climate emergency（气候紧急状态）,climate strike （罢工） and upcycling（升级改造）,as their ―Word of the Year‖. This tells us that climate change was a widely-discussed issue（重要议题）in 2019. Climate emergency means a situation in which urgent（紧急的）action is needed to reduce climate change. ―Climate strike refers to people leaving work or school to call for more action to protect the environment. ―Upcycling refers to making new items out of old or used items to reduce waste.

Climate change has already affected（影响）the world in many ways. Take Venice for example. Because of climate change, Venice experienced the worst flooding it has seen in the last 50 years in 2019.Many stores, restaurants and hotels were flooded. This caused serious damage totaling hundreds of millions of euros（欧元）.

Although we’ve known about global warming for a long time, our large companies and governments have been slow to respond to it. The year 2019 might have been the turning point that will finally encourage（鼓励）our leaders to take responsibility（责任）.

Decades ago, when the science on the climate issue was first increasing, the impacts（影响）could be seen as an issue for future generations,‖ Katharine Mach, a Stanford University climate scientist, told The New York Times. It’s surely our responsibility now.

However, simply realizing that climate change is a threat(威胁) is not enough. We must take real action before it is too late.

【1】According to the three dictionaries, people in 2019 cared about ________the most.

A.environmental protectionB.international business

C.recycling servicesD.the overuse of natural resources

【2】The flooding in Venice is mentioned to_________.

A.prove that Venice is not a safe place to visit

B.explain why Venice suffered serious damage

C.show how climate change has affected the world

D.explain how the climate changed in 2019

【3】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph4 mean?

A.Large companies and governments haven’t known anything about global warming.

B.Large companies and governments didn’t take action at once when facing global warming

C.It’s only large companies and governments’ responsibility to solve the problem of global warming

D.Large companies and governments have done a lot to solve the problem of global warming.

【4】What does Mach mean in Paragraph 5?

A.Many scientists are working on the climate issue.

B.The climate issue will affect only future generations.

C.Future generations will suffer more than us.

D.It’s our responsibility to deal with climate change.

【5】This passage is probably______.

A.a noticeB.a storyC.a piece of newsD.a poem

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要讲了气候变化以及气候变化影响全世界的许多方式。

【1】细节理解题。根据文章第二段第三行“This tells us that climate change was a widely-discussed issue（重要议题）in 2019.“这告诉我们，气候变化是2019年广受讨论的问题。”可知，环境保护是2019年人们最关注的，故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一、二行“Climate change has already affected（影响）the world in many ways. Take Venice for example”“气候变化已经在许多方面影响了世界。以威尼斯为例。”可知，文章写威尼斯的洪水是为了展示气候变化对世界的影响，故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据第四段第一、二行“Although we’ve known about global warming for a long time, our large companies and governments have been slow to respond to it.”“虽然我们对全球变暖的认识由来已久，但我们的大公司和政府对此反应迟钝。”可知，意思是面对全球变暖，大公司和政府没有立即采取行动，故选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据文章第五段最后一行“It’s surely our responsibility now”“现在肯定是我们的责任了。”可知，Mach认为处理气候改变是我们的责任，故选D。

【5】主旨大意题。文章主要讲了气候变化以及气候变化影响全世界的许多方式，可推知文章是一条新闻，故选C。

阅读理解题中的细节理解题。首先找出问句中的关键词，然后定位到文章具体位置，然后选出正确答案即可。

例如题目1中，关键词是people in 2019 cared about，可定位到文章第二段第三行“This tells us that climate change was a widely-discussed issue（重要议题）in 2019.“这告诉我们，气候变化是2019年广受讨论的问题。”可知，环境保护是2019年人们最关注的，故选A。