Question

【题目】

A. Factories and towns have poured a lot of rubbish into lakes, rivers and the sea.

B. Sea levels are rising, too.

C. They want to make room for new fields of crops.

D. About three or four of them hit China every year.

E. Let’s hope that will never happen!

Water pollution

There are fewer living things in the waters(水域) of the world. 【1】

Natural disasters such as floods increase water pollution by bringing run-off from farms. This has killed many fish and put many other kinds animal in danger. It is also bad for humans, as it makes the water dangerous to drink or swim in.

Global warming

The glaciers(冰川) in the mountains of the Alps of Europe are melting along with ice in the Arctic(北极). 【2】This is because temperatures on Earth rose by more than one degree in the 1990s. We will face many problems including weather-related natural disasters if the world continues getting warmer. Life on Earth may be in danger.

Typhoons

Many of the typhoons are from east of the Philippines.【3】 The typhoons always bring high winds, and often bring heavy rain. They are usually stronger over the sea than over the land.

Forest fires

In South-East Asia, many of the forest fires are started by farmers. 【4】 They use forest fires to clear the land. The fires can burn thousands of square kilometers. It is a big problem because trees produce oxygen, and are the homes of many endangered(濒危的) animals.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要讲了各种灾害——水污染，全球变暖，台风和森林火灾。水污染导致世界上的水域中水生物更少，全球变暖导致了全球变暖，台风常常带来强风暴雨，每年袭击中国三四次，森林火灾很多是由农民造成的，因为他们想要有更多空地种农作物。

【1】句意：工厂和城镇（人口）把大量的垃圾倒进河里，湖里和海里。

这一段讲水污染，第一句提到世界上的水域中水生物更少了，和选项A中工厂、城镇将垃圾倒入湖中，河中和海中对应。这些垃圾造成了水源污染。所以选 A。

【2】句意：海平面也在上升。

这一段讲全球变暖，第一句讲北极的冰川在融化，说明海平面也在上升，这一切都是因为地球温度上升，造成的全球变暖，所以选B。

【3】句意：每年，其中的三、四场台风会袭击中国。

这一段讲台风，很多台风从菲律宾东西过来，来到中国，每年，中国都会有三四次台风登陆，所以选D。

【4】句意：他们想开垦出新的田地种植农作物。

这一段讲森林火灾，第一句讲在东南亚，很多森林火灾是由农民造成的，他们想要烧掉一些东西，腾出新的空间种植农作物，所以选C。