The scene in the Hollywood movie The Day After Tomorrow, where global warming could soon turn the global climate (气候) into a new ice age, may never occur, according to new research.

    The next ice age could be 15,000 years away, say European scientists who last month announced a continuous record of 7.40,000 years of climate data (数据) obtained from the Antarctic ice.                         

     Scientists from 10 nations have now almost completely drilled through a 3,000-meter.depth of ice high in the Antarctic mainland. They figure out that the area where summer temperatures can fall to –40℃, has at least 900,000 years of snowfalls,, kept as neatly as the growth rings of a tree. And the ice and air caught in each layer(层) have begun to answer questions about the climates in the past..

     The results show that there have been eight ice ages in the past 740, 000 years and eight warmer periods. And by comparing the pattern of global conditions today with those of the past, the researchers reported in Nature that the present warm period could last another 15, 000 years.

     Research suggests that there is a very close connection between greenhouse gas levels and global average temperatures. It also shows that carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) levels are the highest for at least 440,000 years.         

     "If people say to you: the greenhouse effect is a good thing because we would go into an ice age otherwise, our data say no, a new ice age is not hanging over our heads,” said Eric Wolff from the British Antarctic Survey. "Now we have eight examples of how the climate goes in and out of ice ages… and you can learn what the rules are that go into the climate models that tell us about the future."

     Scientists found that whenever temperatures rose in the frozen record, so did carbon dioxide level. "In 440,000 years we have never seen greenhouse gas get as thick as it is today," said Dr Wolff.

48. In drilling through the ice in Antarctica, scientists, have found that______.

     A. the lowest temperature there is －40℃     B. the depth of ice is 3,000 meters

     C. the ice has existed for 15,000 years          D. snowfalls are kept in certain patterns

49. The information of the global climate conditions in the past can be obtained through______.

     A. separating carbon dioxide from the air     

   B. examining the growth rings of trees

     C. comparing temperatures in different areas

     D. studying the ice and air caught in each layer

50. We can infer from Eric Wolff's words that_______.

     A. there is something wrong with the data     B. greenhouse effect is always a bad thing

     C. a new ice age will not come in the near future

     D. greenhouse gas will get thick in the future

51. What would be the best title for the passage?

     A. Research over the Antarctic area.                    B. Warm period to last about 15, 000 years.

     C. Report on the eight ice ages in the past.    D. Hollywood movies and the global climate.

The scene in the Hollywood movie The Day After Tomorrow , where global warming could soon turn the global climate（气候）into a new ice age , may never occur , according to new research .

The next ice age could be 15,000 years away , say European scientists who last month announced a continuous record of 740,000 years of climate date（数据）obtained from the Antarctic ice .

Scientists from 10 nations have now almost completely drilled through a 3,000-meter depth of ice high in the Antarctic mainland . They figure out that the area where summer temperatures can fall to , has at least 900,000 years of snowfalls , kept as neatly as the growth rings of a tree . And the ice and air caught in each layer（层）have begun to answer questions about the climates in the past .

The results show that there have been eight ice ages in the past 740,000 years and eight warmer periods . And by comparing the pattern of global conditions today with those of the past , the researchers reported in Nature that the present warm period could last another 15,000 years .

Research suggests that there is a very close connection between greenhouse gas levels and global average temperatures . It also shows that carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）levels are the highest for at least 440,000 years .

“ If people say to you : the greenhouse effect is a good thing because we would go into an ice age otherwise , our date say no , a new ice age is not hanging over our heads , ” said Eric Wolff from the British Antarctic Survey . “ Now we have eight examples of how the climate goes in and out of ice ages … and you can learn what the rules are that go into the climate models that tell us about the future . ”

Scientists found that whenever temperatures rose in the frozen record , so did carbon dioxide level . “ In 440,000 years we have never seen greenhouse gas get as thick as it is today , ” said Dr Wolff .

1.In drilling through the ice in Antarctica , scientists have found that       .

A. the lowest temperature there is       B. the depth of ice is 3,000 meters

C. the ice has existed for 15,000 years         D. snowfalls are kept in certain patterns

2.The information of the global climate conditions in the past can be obtained

through        .

A. separating carbon dioxide from the air       B. examining the growth rings of trees

C. comparing temperatures in different areas    D. studying the ice and air caught in each layer

3.We can infer from Eric Wolff’s words that       .

A. there is something wrong with the data       B. greenhouse effect is always a bad thing

C. a new ice age will not come in the near future   D. greenhouse gas will get thick in the future

4.What would be the best title for the passage ?

A. Research over the Antarctic area .           B. Warm period to last about 15,000 years .

C. Report on the eight ice ages in the past .       D. Hollywood movies and the global climate .

Finally, this week’s comedy “Tomorrow’s Another Day” at the Cambridge MGM cinema, is another one in the long line of successes from director Peter Hamin.

This one has an unusual story line. Just imagine this; one day Mickey Style , a TV reporter, goes off to make a program about an exciting film festival in Canada. On his first morning there he wakes up, the sun is shining, the birds are singing , and life just couldn’t be better. He works through the day , goes to bed; wakes up the next morning… to find it’s the same day! The same sun, the same birds singing in the same tree, the same people saying and doing exactly the same things, day after day, He is caught in a place where time has simply stood still, where there will be no tomorrow.

 This could be very serious, but it’s not. It’s an extremely funny film, which made everyone, including your reviewer (评论家) , laugh out loud. It has the silliest ending , and the audience loved it! Sabetha Tayior is great as the generous bank manager, yes, really, although Hollywood probably won’t give her any prizes. So if you want to forget your troubles, this is the film for you.

What is the writer trying to do in the text? _________

 A. To give his or her opinions about an actor.

B. To give his or her opinions about a film.

C. To describe a Canadian film festival.

D. To describe his or her strange experience.

Why would somebody read the text? ___________

  A. To enjoy the extremely funny jokes.

 B. To find the answer to a problem.

  C. To find out more about a cinema.

 D. To choose their evening’s entertainment.

What is the writer’s opinions of “Tomorrow’s Another Day”? ___________

   A. It’s serious     B. It’s exciting    C. It’s successful     D. It’s terrible

Where was Mickey Style when something strange happened to him? _________

 A. On a working trip               B. At the office

 C. On holidays                    D. At the movies

Finally, this week’s comedy “Tomorrow’s Another Day” at the Cambridge MGM cinema, is another one in the long line of successes from director Peter Hamin.
This one has an unusual story line. Just imagine this; one day Mickey Style , a TV reporter, goes off to make a program about an exciting film festival in Canada. On his first morning there he wakes up, the sun is shining, the birds are singing , and life just couldn’t be better. He works through the day , goes to bed; wakes up the next morning… to find it’s the same day! The same sun, the same birds singing in the same tree, the same people saying and doing exactly the same things, day after day, He is caught in a place where time has simply stood still, where there will be no tomorrow.
This could be very serious, but it’s not. It’s an extremely funny film, which made everyone, including your reviewer (评论家) , laugh out loud. It has the silliest ending , and the audience loved it! Sabetha Tayior is great as the generous bank manager, yes, really, although Hollywood probably won’t give her any prizes. So if you want to forget your troubles, this is the film for you.
1.What is the writer trying to do in the text? _________
A. To give his or her opinions about an actor.
B. To give his or her opinions about a film.
C. To describe a Canadian film festival.
D. To describe his or her strange experience.
2. Why would somebody read the text? ___________
A. To enjoy the extremely funny jokes.
B. To find the answer to a problem.
C. To find out more about a cinema.
D. To choose their evening’s entertainment.
3. What is the writer’s opinions of “Tomorrow’s Another Day”? ___________
A. It’s serious     B. It’s exciting    C. It’s successful     D. It’s terrible
4. Where was Mickey Style when something strange happened to him? _________
A. On a working trip               B. At the office
C. On holidays                    D. At the movies