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Performances

LetsFacetheMusic

RiaJones,theworld-famousstarofCatsandLesMiserables,returnshomefortwospecial

concerts.Riainvitesyouonmemorablejounieythatgoesfrommusicaltoclassicalandfrom

classicaltopop.SongsfromMissSaigonperfectlymixwithDisneyfavoritesfromBeautyandthe

Beastalongwithpopularstandardsforagreateveninginthecompanyofaveiyspecialvocaltalent.

SongRecital

JudyCoeperformswidelyasasoloist（獨(dú)唱者）inAmericaandisalsoamusicteacher.

TheprogramincludessongsfromPorgyandBess,asuccessfulAmericanopera?withspecialsolo

pianoarrangementsbyKatherinsMorris.Judyendstheconcertwithsongswhosetextsareby

Shakespeare?Yeats,Eliot,OscarWildeandEmilyDickinson.

MayteMartin

MayteMartinisthebest-knownCatalansinger.Shehasbeenverypopularsinceherearlytwenties,

whenshewonastringofprizes.ShehastakenpartinBarcelona'sWOMADfestivalsandinthe

GipsyKing'scelebratedfestivalMustiqueGitanoatNimes.Shewillbeaccompaniedbyherregular

sologuitarist,twodancersanda"clapper".

TheAdventureofMalic

ThisshowisaboutthefantasticallydangerouslifeofanimaginaryIberiancharactercalledMalic.In

thisshowhevisitsChinaandgetsintofightswithdragonsandthentravelstoBarcelonawherehe

comesacrossmanydangerouscharacters.TheshowistoldusingChineseshadowpuppets（皮影），

withalivenarrator-musicianwhogiveslifetotheshowinEnglish.

I.Inwhoseshowcanyouenjoyfamouswriters'works?

A.RiaJones.B.JudyCoe.

C.MayteMartin.D.KatherineMorris.

2.InwhichperformancecanyouenjoyDisneysongs?

A.Let'sFacetheMusic.B.SongRecital.

C.MayteMartin.D.TheAdventureofMalic.

3.Whatdoweknowabout"TheAdventureofMalic"?

A.Itisbasedonsciencefiction.B.ItisshotandpresentedinChina.

C.ItusestraditionalChineseartform.D.ItscharactersspeakChinese

fluently.

B

"Yourpasswordhas,"amessagesaidonmyscreen,withinstructionsforchangingit.Comingup

withanewcodedoesn'tseemlikeabigdcaLunlessyouworkatmycompany?wherewchaveto

changeitmonthly,usingatleastoneuppercasecharacter,onelowercasecharacter?onesymbol.

andonenumber.Oh,thewholepasswordcan'tbefewer(haneightcharactcrs.AndIcan'tuseanyof

thesamepasswordsI'veusedin(hepastthreemonths.

SuddenlyIwasveryangry.Whaldidn'tmakeitanybetterwasthatIwasdeeplydepressedaftermy

recentdivorce.DisbeliefaboutwhatshehaddonetomewasallIthoughtabout.Everyday!

IrememberedatipI'dheardfrommyformerboss.He'dsaid："I'mgoingtouseapasswordto

changemycouldn'tfocusongettingthingsdoneinmycurrentmood.Therewereclearsigns

ofwhatIneededtodotogetcontrolofmylifeagain.

Mypasswordbecamethesign.MypasswordremindedmethatIshouldn'tletmyselfbeavictimof

myrecentbreakupandthatIwasstrongenoughtodosomethingaboutit.

ImademypasswordForgive@h3r.Ihadtotypethisseveraltimesaday.Thesimpleactionchanged

thewayIlookedatmyex-wite.Thatconstantreminderledmetoaccept(hewaythingshad

happenedandfindanewwayofdealingwithmydcprcssion.Asthemonthworeon,Ifeltaslow

healingbegintohappen.By(helimemyserveraskedmetoresetmypasswordthefollowing

month,Ifeltfree.

Onemonthlater,mydearExchangeserveraskedmeyetagaintoresetmypassword.Ithoughtabout

thenextthingthatIhadtogetdonc.MypasswordbecameQuit@smoking4ever.Iquitsmoking

ovcniight.Thispasswordwasapainfulonetotypeduringthatmonth,butdoingithelpedmetoyell

atmyselfinmymindasItyped(hatstateinent.ltmotivatedmetofollowmymonthlygoal.One

monthlater,mypasswordbecameSavc4trip(g)thailand.GucsswhereIwentthreemonthslater：

Thailand.

Seeinghowtheseremindershelpedtoachieveniygoalskeptincmotivatedandexcited.Whileit's

somethingdifficulttocomeupwithyournextgoal,keepingatitbringsgreatresults.

4.Theword"expired"underlinedintheIstparagraphcanbereplacedby.

A.beenrenewedB.changedC.beenmistakenD.become

due

5.Whichofthefollowingpasswordsmeetstheauthor'scompany'srequirements?

A.buy@ticketB.Sec@h3r

C.Course4$SavingD.Dream4future

6.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthoraccordingtothetext?

A.Hefinallyrecoveredwellfromhisdivorce.

B.Hestartedsmokingtohealhisbrokenheart.

C.Hesavedenoughmoneytohave4tripsinThailand,

D.Hewasalwaysangryabouthiscompany'srequirementsforpasswords.

7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.Nevertobeavictimofothers'faults

B.Tomotivateyourselfbysettingyourgoals

C.Howtocomeupwithanewpassword

D.Anewwayofdealingv/ithmydepression

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Chinadeployed(部署)asatelliteonOct24tocarrj,outtechnologicaltestsforspacedebris(殘

骸)management,accordingtotheChinaAerospaceScienceandTechnologyCorp.Thcspacecraft

aims(odemonstratetechnologiestospacedebris.

Sincethedawnofthespaceageinthe1950s,humanshavelaunchedthousandsofrocketsandsent

evenmoresatellitesintoorbit.Manyarcstill(here,andwearcnowfacingancvcr-incrcasingriskof

spacejunk.

More(han27,000piecesoforbitaldebris,or"spacejunk",arc(rackedinspace,according(o

NASA.Muchinorcdebrisistoosmalltobetrackedbutlargeenough(othreatenhumanspaceflight

androboticmissions.Sinccapieceofdebriscanmovefaster(hanaspeedingbullet,collisionswith

thesetinypiecesoftenleavepitsinmanysatellites,telescopesandotherobjectsorbitingourplanet.

In2006.forexample,alinypieceofspacejunkcollidedwiththeInternationalSpaceStation,taking

achipoutoftheheavilyreinforcedwindow,accordingtoNationalGeographic.

Spacejunkisahugethreattospacemissions（hatinvolvehumanlife"Thisisparticularlyimportant

sincecarefulconsiderationneedstobemadeabouttheorbitalpathofspacejunkbeforespacewalk

exercisesareconducted,"JoonWaynCheong,asatellitesystemsexpert,toldScienceX?ascience

website.

Luckily,scientistsarefullyawareoftheissue,andtheyareapproachingitindifferentways.

Oneinvolvesusingagiantnet.In2018,theUK'sSurreySpaceCenterusedanetlocatchspacejunk

inanexperiment.ltwasthefirstsuccessfuldemonstrationofspacecleanuptechnology?CNN

reportcd.ltinvolvedtargetingdebrisandcatchingitwithanetandaharpoon.

Anothersolutionistouseroboticarms.ClearSpace1,theEuropeanSpaceAgency'smissionto

removespacejunkfromorbit?isexpectedtolaunchin2025,whichwilladoptroboticarmsto

capturethedebris,BBCScienceFocusMagazinereported.Themissionplanstolocate*captureand

throwdebrisintotheatmospheretwhereitwillburnupintheintensepressureandfriction（摩擦）

ofrc-cniryintotheEarth'satmosphere.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"alleviate"inparagraphImean?

A.Track.B.Increase.

C.Reduce.D.Destroy.

9.Whatcanbeinferredaboutspacejunkaccordingtothepassage?

A.AgreatmanysatellitesorbitingtheEarthdon'tworkefficiently.

B.About27,000satellitesareworkingontheorbitoftheEarth.

C.Manysatelliteshavebeendamagedbyspeedingbullets.

D.Spacewalkexercisescanbeahugethreattospacejunk.

10.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?(P=paragraph)

A.AB.BC.CD.D

11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AchievementinaerospaceB.Risksofspacejunk

C.SolutionstosolvingdebrisD.Spacedebriscleanup

OnJanuary]",2018,"gamingdisorder"-inwhichgamesarepayeduncontrollably,despite

causingharm-gainedrecognitionfromtheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO).Last

year,China,theworld'sbiggestgamingmarket,announcednewruleslimitingchildrentojustasingle

hourofplayaday.Clinicsareappearingaroundtheworld,promisingtocurepatientsoftheirhabit.

Aregamesreallyaddictive?Psychologistshavedifferentopinions.Tliecaseforthedefenceisthat

thisisjustanothermoralpanic.Similarwarningshavebeengivenabouttelevision,rock'n'

roll,jazz,comicbooks,andevennovels.Asthenewestformofmassmedia,gamingismerely

enduring(忍受)itsowntimebeforeitfinallystopsbeingcontroversial.

However,soniearguethatunlikerockbandsornovelists,gamesdevelopershaveboththemotive

andthemeanstoengineertheirproductstomakethemaddictive.Foronething,thebusiness-model

haschanged.Intheolddaysgameswereboughtonceandfbrail.Buithesedays,gamesarefreeand

moneyisearnedfrompurchasesofin-gamegoods,whichtiesplaytimedirectlytodevelopers'

income.Foranother,gamesmakerscombinepsychologicaltheoryanddata,whichhelpsthem

maximizetheplaytime.SmartphonesandmodernvideogamemachinesusetheirpermanentInternet

connectionstosendgameplaydatabacktodevelopers.Hiatallowsproductstobeconstantly

adjustedtoincreasespendingongames.

Thegamingindustiyshouldrealizethat,intherealworld.ithasaproblem,andthatproblemis

growing.NowthatgamingaddictionconieswithanofficialWHOrecognition,diagnoses(診斷)

becomemorecommon.Clinicsarcalreadyreportingboomingbusinesseslockdownshavegiven

gainersmoretimetospendwiththeirhobby.Andbeingpultogetherin(hepublicinind.fairlyor

not,withgamblingwillnotdotheindustry-anyfavours.

12.WhatisthefunctionofParagraph1?

A.Toarousethereaders'interestaboutthetopic.

B.Toinform(hereadersoftheharmfuleffectsofgames.

C.Todiscusswhetheritisnecessarytopanicaboutgomes.

D.Toshowgrowingpublicconcernabouttheproblemofgames.

13.Whyistelevision,togetherwithothermediaforms,mentionedinParagraph2?

A.Toprove(hatthepanicovergameswillfadeaway.

B.Toshowthat(heyareashighlyaddictiveasgames.

C.Tocompare(hedifferencesamongthesemediaforms.

D.Toarguethatthesemediaformsarenotharmfulatall.

14.Howdogamesdevelopersmakegamesaddictive?

A.Theydon'tchargeplayersfbrin-gamegoods.

B.Theyadjustproductsbasedonreceiveddata.

C.Theyrewardtopplayerswithmoreplaytime.

D.Theykeepplayers'videogamemachinesupdated.

15.Inthelastparagraph.theauthoraimsto.

A.offerasuggestionB.makeaprediction

C.giveawarningD.putforwardasolution

MyhusbandandImadeanagreement(ohelpeachotherstayoffsocialmediaplatformsasmuchas

possible.Weleftouraccountsupinsteadofdeletingthem,butconsciouslystoppedusingthem.(1)

Now,I'mgladtoreportthattheyhaveworked.

Tiredofbeingthelasttohearofthings,wedownloadedafewnews-specificappsthatprovide

timelyinformation.(2)Insteadofrelyingonarticlessharedbymyfriends,Inowhaveaccesstoa

steadystreamofheadlinesthatspanfarbroaderthanmypre-specifiedinterests.

Stayingupdatedonoursocialcirclehasalsobeenamoreconsciouseffort.PreviouslyIwaskept

up-to-the-minuteonengagements,weddings,newjobsandbabiesthroughupdatesand

pictures.Withoutsocialmedia.Inowlearnoftheseimportanteventsonlywhenactuallymeetingthe

peopleinvolved.

(3)Theefforttakentositdownandwriteisfarchallenging*butwhenIdotakethetimetojournal,

myreflectionsgofardeeper.

Istillloginoccasionally.(4)Basedonthescreentimetrackedbymyphone*Iusedtospendan

averageofover24hoursaweekonvarioussocialmediaplatforms.Thatisdowntojust20minutes

everymonthnow,freeingupalargeamountoflimeforsleep,hobbiesandofflineinteractions.

(5)Imightknowlessaboutmyacquaintances(熟人)now,buthavemoretimetokeepdirectlyin

touchwithmyclosestfriends.Walkinghomelastweek,Iwasgreetedbyadramaticpurple-pink

sunset.Iwouldhaveimmediatelyreachedformyphoneayearago.Now.ilwasenoughtosimply

watchitdarkeninto(henight.

A.Overall.I'mgladtohavemadethechange.

B.Iboughtmyselfadiaryagainaftermanyyears.

C.Wehavemadeafewadiustmentsinourdailylife.

D.ThishasalsowidenedtherangeofnewsIkeepupwith.

E.Idomisstheconvenienceofusingsocialmediatorecordandreflect.

F.However,socialmedianowplayamuchlessimportantroleinmylife.

G.Ididn'trealizehowprogrammedIhadbecometoconstantlyusetheapp.

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Iwas40>withtwoadorablechildrenandacaringhusband.AndI'menjoyingademandingbut⑵)

career.Althoughthisis"success",sometimesIfeelmyheartaskingifthisiswhoItrulyam.

Thechaosofthefamilykitchenwas(22)；thenoiseofthekettle,potsanddishes,andthe

conversation(23)whileI'mmakingbreakfast.Iescaped(24)tomybedroom.OnlyinsilencedoIbear

theselfthatis(25)fromthechildrenandwonderwhothatpersonmightbe.

So,Ijourneyed,forthefirsttimeinadecade,withoutmyhusbandorkids.Iwentwithafriendto(26)

inIceland.Ihopedtheconsiderationofwalkingwouldhelpmebetter(27)whoIwantedtobe.For6

days,Iwaslostinwildsceneryandrealweather.ThemountainsinIcelandriseblackandtallinto

theheavensagainstthewhitesnow.Lookingoutsideatwildwindandrainandknowingthere'sno

decisiontomake(28)thesoul.Climbingamountainagainstsheetsofrainandreturningtoatentfor

asimplemcal(29)mehowlinleIactuallyneededandhowstrongIfdl(3O)uncomfortable.

Ifound(31)inIceland,andlimetoconsider"theme"outsidecareerandkidsasIsharedstorieswith

strangerswithno(32)pastandnoexpectedfuture.WhenIstoppedtdkingandjustlistened,Iwas

surprisedathowmy(33)changed-1becamemoregenerous.Ilearnedgenerositycan(3/1)morespace

andniorcwannth(35)whentheremaynotseemenoughtogoaroundatfirstglance.

Icamehometo(36).chaosandlove.Iknowtheanswerisn'twaitingoulthereonthetopofa

mountainorinsidemyhead,however(37)Iirylohear：anditisn'tinconversationswithother

seekingsouIs.Theanswerisinfrontofmewitheverysteponmyownlifc's(38).

I'mnotfindingmyself,butI'mcreatingmyself.IneedthestormasmuchasIneedtheuuietness.(39)

isbuiltunderaheavyload.I'mCKpectingtopickupallofmyloadsand(ravel(40).

21.A.disastrousB.funC.dullD.tough

22.A.comfortingB.approvingC.disturbingD.appealing

23.A.demandsB.solutionsC.assumptionsD.references

24.A.originallyB.apparentlyC.potentiallyD.briefly

25.A.separateB.accessibleC.differentD.mixed

26.A.volunteerB.hikeC.settleD.wander

27.A.understandB.pictureC.supposeD.question

28.A.trappedB.replacedC.freedD.drove

29.A.warnedB.remindedC.consultedD.promised

30.A.asifB.eventhoughC.soD.when

31.A.confidenceB.valueC.silenceD.happiness

32.A.sharedB.painfulC.troubledD.glorious

33.A.concernB.attitudeC.lifeD.appearance

34.A.advocateB.shoulderC.launchD.create

35.A.indeedB.justC.onlyD.even

36.A.doubtB.noiseC.peaceD.experience

37.A.specificallyB.casuallyC.hardD.randomly

38.A.designB.patternC.pathD.belief

39.A.PleasureB.StrengthC.SpiritD.Pressure

40.A.asideB.offC.backD.on

41.3Dprintinghasseveraladvantages(1)traditionalmanufaciuring（制造）

techniques.Buildingamodelwouldbeveryexpensive(2)(use)traditionalmanufacturing

methods.

Youhavetospendthousandsormoretosetupmachinetoolsandthenthousandsmorewhen

youwanttochangethatmodel.3Dprimingmakesilfinancially(3)(afford)tobuildone-off

models.Makingsimple(4)(repair)tooldhouseholdappliances>ratherthanreplacing

them,alsobecomespossiblewhensparepartscanbeprintedoffinyourlivingroom,rather

thanhavingtobetrackeddjwnand(5)(order)online.Usinga3Dprinteralsocutsdown

thesupplychain：thenetworkoffactories,warehousesandshippingcompaniesnormally

neededtogetaproductio(6)enduser.

But3Dprintingalsohasitsdisadvantage.Ingeneral?3Dprintersareslow.Atwo-inch-high

figurine(雕像)cantakeaboutonehourtoprint.(7),consumer-grade3Dprintersareonly

abletoproducerelativelysimpleplasticmodels.

Lastbutnotleast.3Dprintingisfacinglegalproblems.Establishedplayersinmanufacturing

arguethattheirintellectualproperty(知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán))isrippedoffbyhomeprinters.Currently,

thecopyrightlawsare(8)(clear)aboutthedegreeto(9)3Ddesignsandsoftwareare

protectable,andwhat(10；(consider)illegal.

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42.Ateacherwroteafascinatingstoryand(投稿)ittoanewspaper.

43.Hisbehaviorwasnot(一致的)withhisopinion.

44.Gasisoneofthemodem(便利設(shè)施)ihenewly-bu.kapartmentbuildingprovides.

45.Statisticsshowthat20,00()5Gbasestationswerebuilt(全國(guó)地)inChinabythe

endofJune.

46.Peteris(熱情的)aboutvoluntaryworkanddevotedmostofhistimetoit.

47.Ilisa(挑戰(zhàn)的)role.Sheistheonlyactresswithtalenttobringitoff.

48.Toher(贊揚(yáng))，Janecontinuedtolookuponlifeasapositiveexperienceinspite

ofallthedifficulties.

49.(粗略地，大致地)speaking?I'dsayweneedabout500.

50.Reportersaskedhim(o(澄清)hispositiononwelfarereform.

51.(expose)tooearlytotheforeignlanguagestudy,accordingtosomeexperts,

mayleadtosomeunfavorableoutcomes.

52.Itwastheprofessorratherthanhisassistantthatwas(blame)forwhathad

happenedinthelab.

53.Manybadhabitsaredifficult(cure)becausethe、arelikelytohavebeenformed

ataveryyoungage.

54.Whenhecamebackthreehourslater,theywerestillsittingonthesofa.in

conversation.(absorb)

55.Aspreviously(arrange),DrBakerisinvitedtodeliveraspeechoneducationand

cultureinAugust.

56.Whathesawmadehimmovequicklytowardsthedoor,witha(delight)smile

onhisface.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)

57.Thestaffshouldmakesurethekidshavean(enjoy)andeducationalday.

58.Withthenewairport(link)totheexpresswaynextyear,tourisminthiscitywill

begreatlypromoted.

59.Hefellverysad.Howhewishedhe(quarrel)withTania.

60.He(suspect)ofstealingthemoneyfromthecounterinthepastfewmonths.

61.Itwasatinyhouse,buteverythinginitwassoneatandelegantthatitwasbeyond

(describe).

62.假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文.文

中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處.每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或

修改.

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（A）,并在其下面寫出該加的詞.

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線八）劃掉.

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞.

注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分.

AbigstormdestroyedtwovillagesinSouthAfricaonlastFridiiy,causing《death.Over200

peoplebecamehomelessasaresultof（hestorm.Afarmersaidthestormbeganearlyinthe

morningandlastonehour.Hesaid?

"1wasinthekitchenwithmywifeandchildrenwhileweheardaloudnoise.Afewminutes

kite,ourhousefelldown.Imanagedtoclimbout.butmuchtomyshocking?

oneofmyboysweremissing.Iquicklywentbackinsideandfoundthemsafebutfrightene

d.Soldierscametorescueihoseburyingundertheruins,andthegovennnentprovidedfood,

clothes,andsheltersforhomeless.

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OldProblem,NewApproaches

Whilecleanenergyisincreasinglyusedinourdailylife,globalwanningwillcontinueforsome

decadesafterCO?emissions（排放）peak.Soevenifemissionsweretobegintodecreasetoday,

wewouldstillfaceclimatechange.HereIwillstresssomesmarterandmorecreativeexamplesof

climateadaptation.

Whenitcomestoadaptation,itisimportanttounderstand（hatclimatechangeisaproccss.Wcarc

thereforenottalkingaboutadaptingtoanewstandard,buttoaconstantlyshiftingsetof

conditions.Thisiswhy,inpartatleast,theUSNationalClimateAssessmentsaysthat："Thereis

no'onc-sizcfitsalladaptation,"Nevertheless,（herearcsomeactionsthatoffermuchandcarryliulc

riskorcost.

Around（heworld,peoplearcadaptinginsurprisingways,especiallyinsomepoorcountrics.Floods

havebecomemoredamaginginBangladeshinrecentdecades.MohammedRezwansaw

opportunitywhereotherssawonlydisaster.Hisnot-for-profitorganizationruns100riverboatsthat

serveasfloatinglibraries,schoolsandhealthclinics,andareequippedwithsolarpanelsandother

communicatingfacilities.Rezwaniscreatingfloatingconnectivity(連接)toreplacefloodedroads

andhighways.Butheisalsoworkingatafarmorefundamentallevel：hisstaffshowpeoplehowto

makefloatinggardensandfishpondstopreventstarvationduringthewetseason.

ElsewhereinAsiaevenmoreastonishingactionsarcbeingtakcn.ChcwangNorphcllivesina

mountainousregioninIndia,whereheisknownastheIceMan.Thelossofglacierstheredueto

globalwarmingrepresentsanenormousthreattoagriculture.Withouttheglaciers,waterwillarrive

intheriversattimeswhenitcandamagecrops.Norphcl'sinspirationcamefromseeingthewasteof

wateroverwinter,whenitwasnotneeded.Hedirectedthewastedwaterintoshallowbasinswhere

itfroze,andwasstoreduntilthespring.Hisfieldsoficesupplyperfectlytimedirrigation(灌溉)

water.Havingcreatedninesuchicereserves.Norphelcalculatesthathehasstoredabout.200,

0001113ofwater.Climatechangeisacontinuingprocess,soNorphel'sicereserveswillnotlast

forever.Warmingwillovertakethem.Buiheisprovidingafewyearsduringwhichihefarmerswill,

perhaps?beabletofindothermeansofadapting.

IncreasingEarth'sreflectivenesscancooltheplanet.InsouthernSpainthesuddenincreaseof

greenhouses(whichreflectlightbacktospace)haschangedthewarmingtrendlocally,and

actuallycooledtheregion.WhileSpainasawholeisheatingupquickly,temperaturesnearihe

greenhouseshavedecreased.Thisexampleshouldactasaninspirationforallcilies.Bypainting

buildingswhite,citiesmayslowdownthewarmingprocess.

InPeru,localfarmersaroundamountainwithaglacierthathasalreadyfallenvictimtoclimate

changehavebegunpaintingtheentiremountainpeakwhiteinthehopethattheaddedreflectiveness

willrestorethelife-givingice.Theoutcomeisstillfarfromclear.BuitheWorldBankhasincluded

iheprojectonitslistof'100ideas(osavetheplanet".

Moreordinaryformsofadaptationarehappeningeverywhere.Afriendofmineownsanareaofland

inwesternVictoria.Overfivegenerationsthelandhasbeenloowetforcropping.Butduring(hepast

decadedecliningrainfallhasallowedhimtoplanthighlyprofitablecrops.Farmersinmany

countriesarealsoadaptinglikethis-eitherbygrowingnewproduceorbygrowingthesamethings

differently.Thisiscommonsense.Butsomesuggestionsforadaptingarenot.Whenthepolluting

industriesargueIhalwe'velostthebattletocontrolcarbonpollutionandhavenochoicebutto

adapt,it'sanonsensedesignedtomakethecaseforbusinessasusual.

Humanbeingswillcontinuetoadapt(othechangingclimateinbothordinaryandastonishing

ways.Butthemostsensibleformofadaptationissurelytoadaptourenergysystemstoemitless

carbonpollulion.Afterall.ifweadaptinIhalway,wemayavoidtheneedtochangeinsomany

others.

63.WhatisspecialwithregardtoRezwan'sproject?

A.Theprojectreceivesgovernmentsupport.

B.Differentorganizationsworkwitheachocher.

C.Hisorganizationmakesthebestofabadsituation.

D.Theprojectconnectsfloodedroadsandhighways.

64.WhatdidtheIceMandotoreducetheeffectofglobalwarming?

A.Storingicefbrfutureuse.B.Protectingtheglaciersfrommelting.

C.Changingtheirrigationtime.D.Postponingthemeltingofthe

glaciers.

65.Whatdowelearnfrom(hePeruexample?

A.Whitepaintisusuallysafetbrbuildings.

B.Theglobalwarmingtrendcannotbestopped.

C.Thiscountryisheatinguptooquickly.

D.Sunlightreflectionmayrelieveglobalwarming.

66.Accordingtotheauthor*pollutingindustriesshould.

A.adapttocarbonpollutionB.planthighlyprofitablecrops

C.leavecarbonemissionaloneD.fightagainstcarbonpollution

67.What'stheauthor'spreferredsolutiontoglobalwarming?

A.Settingupanewstandard.B.Reducingcarbonemission.

C.Adaptingtoclimatechange.D.Monitoringpollutingindustries.

答案和解析

1~3.【答案】B、A、C

［解析)(I)B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)SongRecital部分Judyendstheconcertwithsongswhosetexts

arcbyShakespeare,Yeats,Eliot,OscarWildeandEmilyDickinson.Judy以莎士比亞、耶茨、

艾略特、奧斯卡?王