ARisingtemperaturesincomingyearswouldleadtolessseaiceintheSouthernOceanthatsurroundsAntarcticaandfewerhabitatsandfeedinggroundsforpenguins,saystheWorldWildlifeFund(世界自然基金會)initsreport2DegreesisTooMuch.

AntarcticaandtheArcticarethemostthreatenedregionsfromclimatechange.IntheAntarctica,thetemperaturehasrisendegreesinthepast50years.ThisspeedisnearlyfivetimesfasterthanthatbeforetheIndustrialRevolution.Itismainlycausedbyburningfossilfuels.Unlessnationsreducecarbondioxideemission1,theworldwillwarmbyanaverageof2degreesinlessthan40years.Richnationsshouldagreetoreducegreenhousegasemission.TemperaturesnearthePoleshaverisenmuchfaster,whichhasledglaciers2ontheAntarcticPeninsulatomelt3quickly.

Thesituationisquitecritical,becauseinthepast50yearsthenumberofemperorpenguins(帝企鵝)hasdecreasedby50percentacrossthewholeAntarctica.OntheAntarcticPeninsula’snorthwestcoast,thenumberofAdeliepenguins(阿德里企鵝)hasdroppedsurprisinglyoverthepast25years.

Fiftypercentofthehabitatsoftheemperorpenguinand75percentofthehabitatsoftheAdeliepenguinfacearapidreduction,orevendisappearance,iftheglobaltemperaturerises2degreesabovepre-industriallevels.

Witha2-degreeincreaseinglobaltemperatureandthedecreaseinseaicethickness,emperorpenguinswillfinditdifficulttofindnewareastolive.Withlessseaice,penguinscouldbepushedfurthersouth,butthiscouldpreventthemfromhuntingforfoodduringthedarkwinters,becausetheyneedatleastafewhoursofdaylighttofindtheirfood.Notes:1.emissionn.排放2.glaciern.冰川3.meltv.融化Readthepassageandthenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_____.

A.introducereaderstotheAdeliepenguinsandemperorpenguinsB.tellreadersabouttherisingtemperaturesintheAntarcticaC.tellreadersabouttheeffectofglobalwarmingD.warnpeoplethatAntarcticaisbecomingsmallerandsmaller2.Inthewriter’sopinion,whathascausedglobalwarming?A.Thattheearthisgettinghotterandhotter.B.Thattheatmosphereoftheearthisbecomingthinner.C.Thatcarbondioxideemissionistoohigh.D.Thattheuseofoxygenintheairisoutofcontrol.3.Fromthefirstparagraph,whatdoyouthinktheauthorwantstotellus?A.Temperatureswillriseinthecomingyears.B.Seaicewilldisappearinthecomingyears.C.Penguinswillsufferalotinthefuture.D.2degreeswillhaveagreateffectontheWWF.BInthemovie,TheDayAfterTomorrow,manyclimatechangesincludinganiceagearecausedbyglobalwarming.Muchofthescienceinthemoviehasbeenquestionedbypeople.However,theremaybesometruthtotheideainthemoviethatglobalwarmingcouldcauseaniceage.

ThetheorystartswithanunderstandingofwhyEuropeandScandinaviaarenotcolderalready.Afterall,otherplacesatthesamelatitude1arecoveredwithice.Theoceancurrent2calledtheGulfStream(墨西哥灣流)bringswarmwatersfromtheCaribbeantotheUKandEurope.Thesewaterswarmthecountriesaroundtheirpath.ThisiswhytheUK,EuropeandScandinaviahaveawarmerclimatethanAlaska.Globalwarminghasnothingtodowiththis.Globalwarmingissignificant3.ItcouldslowtheGulfStream,orevenstopit.Ifthisweretohappen,thecoldwaterswouldstayintheareaofEurope,theUK,ScandinaviaandtheNorth-easternUS.Itcouldmeananiceageforthoseregions.

SomeweaknessintheGulfStreamcouldhappenfordifferentreasons.Thesedays,itcouldhappenduetoglobalwarming,causedbyhumanactivities,suchastheburningoffossilfuels.

Ifanewiceagehappens,itwillprobablybecausedbythemeltingofthepolarice.Thiswillleadlargequantitiesofcoldandfreshwatertocomeintotheocean.ThiswoulddisrupttheGulfStreamandcausethecoolingofmanyareasthatnowhaveamildclimate.

Scientistshavegatheredalotofdatafromtheoceansandthelandtotrytodeterminewhetheraniceagecouldbecausedbyglobalwarming.Withallthisinformationathand,itappearsthatitisindeedpossiblethatglobalwarmingcouldleadtoaniceage.Notes:1.latituden.緯度2.currentn.水流3.significantadj.有重大意義的；顯著的Readthepassageandthenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Whatdoestheauthortellusinthesecondparagraph?A.GlobalwarminghascreatedawarmerclimateintheUK,EuropeandScandinavia.B.TheGulfStreamplaysanimportantroleinthewarmclimateoftheUK,EuropeandScandinavia.C.Onlytheburningoffossilfuelscancauseglobalwarming.D.TheclimateofAlaskaisalsoaffectedbytheGulfStream.2.Bysaying"Globalwarmingissignificant.",theauthormeansthefollowingexcept______.A.theGulfStreamwillbesloweddownorstoppedB.thecoldwaterwillstayintheoceanoftheseareasC.peopledon’thavetosufferfromcoldD.aniceageisjustwaitingtohappeninsomeareas3.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?A.Towarnpeopleofthedangerouseffectsofglobalwarming.B.Toprovethatthepolaricewilldisappear.C.Toprovethatanewiceageisnowaytocome.D.TointroducethecausesandeffectsofGulfStream.閱讀新題型閱讀短文,根據(jù)要求完成文后題目。AnInconvenientTruthisanAmericandocumentaryfilmaboutglobalwarming.ItispresentedbyformerUnitedStatesVicePresident,AlGore,anddirectedbyDavisGuggenheim.ThefilmpremierewasattheSundanceFilmFestivalandopenedinNewYorkandLosAngeles.AbookofthesamenamebyGore,AnInconvenientTruth:ThePlanetaryEmergencyofGlobalWarmingandWhatWeCanDoAboutIt,reachedontheNewYorkTimesbest-sellerlist.Thedocumentarywasalsovotedoneofthebestdocumentaries.

GoresaidhebecameinterestedinglobalwarmingwhenhetookacourseatHarvardUniversity.Later,whenGorewasinCongress1,hecalledforpeopletopaymoreattentiontothesubject.Afterhisdefeatinthe2000presidentialelection,Goregavemoreofhisattentiontothetopic.Heeditedandadaptedaslideshow.IttalksaboutglobalwarmingacrosstheU.S.andaroundtheworld.Gorealsoreviewsscientificopinionsonclimatechange,discussesthepoliticsandeconomicsofglobalwarminganddescribestheinfluenceofglobalclimatechangeintheslideshow.

ProducersLaurieDavidandLawrenceBendersawGore’sslideshowinNewYorkCityafteritsfirstrelease2.Inspired,theymetwithdirectorDavisGuggenheimaboutthepossibilityofmakingtheslideshowintoamovie.

ThedocumentaryendswithGorearguingthatifproperactionsaretakensoon,theeffectsofglobalwarmingcanbesuccessfullychanged.HecalledfornationstoreleaselessCO2Notes:1.congressn.國會,議會2.releasen.發(fā)布l.Findinthepassageawordoraphraseclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword"premiere".______________________________________________________________2.Accordingtothepassage,whatachievementsdidGoremakeinhiseffortontheglobalwarmingissue?(回答不超過9個詞)______________________________________________________________3.WhatisthepurposeofGore’sslideshow?(回答不超過15詞)______________________________________________________________

參考答案A1-3CCCB1-3BCA閱讀新題型1.Firstrelease.2.Bothhisbookanddocumentarywerepopular.3.Tocallfornationsandpeopletotakeactiontocontrolglobalwarming.寫作

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