(三)Global Warming
Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world's climate. Many scientists (1) the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase (2) the world's temperatures and are convinced that, more than (3) before, the Earth is at (4) from the forces of the wind, rain and sun. (5) to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, (6) as hurricanes and droughts, even more (7) and causing sea levels all around the world to (8) .
Environmental groups are putting (9) on governments to take action to reduce the (10) of carbon dioxide which is given (11) by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. They are in (12) of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power (13) .
Some scientists, (14) believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait (15) hundred years to notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is here to stay.
練習(xí):
1. A) give B) put C) take D) have
2. A) in B) at C) by D) to
3. A) yet B) never C) once D) ever
4. A) threat B) danger C) risk D) harm
5. A) Concerning B) Regarding C) Depending D) According
6. A) such B) just C) even D) well
7. A) strict B) severe C) strong D) heavy
8. A) raise B) arise C) rise D) lift
9. A) force B) pressure C) persuasion D) encouragement
10.A) amount B) deal C) number D) count
11.A) off B) away C) up D) over
12.A) belief B) request C) favour D) suggestion
13.A) factories B) generations C) houses D) stations
14.A) but B) although C) despite D) however
15.A) several B) over C) numerous D) various
答案與題解:
1. B 固定搭配 put the blame for ... ,表示“把……歸咎于……”,所以 put 為正確答案。
2. A 介詞搭配,文中“the world's temperatures”前需要補充一個介詞,表達在全球范圍內(nèi)氣溫的上升,因此應(yīng)該在 A 和 B 之間選擇。而 at 后面只可以眼某個小地點,根據(jù)文意,只有 in 才是正確答案。
3. D 聯(lián)系上下文,根據(jù)句意,顯然作者要表達的是“以往任何時候”,因此選用 ever。其他三項均不符合句意。
4. C 固定搭配 at risk ,表達“瀕臨危險,處境危險”。
5. D 習(xí)慣用法 according to sb. 表示“據(jù)某某所說”,顯然選擇 D。
6. A 根據(jù)句意,作者要舉例子,習(xí)慣用法即為 such as ... ,因此選 A。
7. B 根據(jù)句意,作者舉例子是按照遞進的順序,從颶風(fēng)、干早到排在后面的是更加嚴(yán)重的問題。strict 表示“嚴(yán)格的”,strong 表示“強烈的”,heavy 表示“沉重的,巨大的”,只有 severe 表示“嚴(yán)峻的,嚴(yán)重的”,因此 B 是正確答案。
8. C 根據(jù)句意,導(dǎo)致世界各地的海平面上升,所以在 A 和 C 之間選擇。raise 表示"舉起,抬起,喚起",有主動意味,rise 表示客觀的上升,因此是正確答案。
9. B 聯(lián)系上下文,根據(jù)句意,根據(jù)選項,很容易理解是給政府施加壓力,顯然 pressure 最為恰當(dāng)。
10. A 根據(jù)句意,減少二氧化碳的排放量,二氧化碳是不可數(shù)名詞,因此 amount 是正確答案。
11. A 固定搭配,give off 表示"排放(氣體、液體、光)等",文中表達的是排放二氧化碳?xì)怏w,顯然選 A。而 give away 表示“泄露,分發(fā)” ,give up 表示"放棄" ,give over 表示“停止,交出”。
12. C 固定搭配 in favour of ... ,表示“支持……,贊成……”,所以選 C。
13. D 根據(jù)句意,作者表達的是"發(fā)電站",為固定詞組 power station。
14. D 聯(lián)系上下文,上文說的是很多科學(xué)家的想法,下文轉(zhuǎn)而言另外還有一些科學(xué)家的想法,有轉(zhuǎn)折之意,且空格在兩句未完的話之間,因此慣用法選擇 however。
15. A 根據(jù)句意,還需要等幾百年,several 表示"幾個",符合句意。其他三個選項均不合適。
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