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A．The definite danger New York is faced with．B．Study results of the climate threats on New York． C．The high cost of disaster-prevention plans． D．Measures already taken to protect New York from flooding． E．Choice of the areas to be saved from future disasters． F．Prevention projects needed to fight rising sea．

76．BOn Monday，New York Gov．Andrew Cuomo said that the response to Hurricane （飓风） Sandy will cost $42 billion．On the same day，a group of climate researchers released research findings that sea levels appear to be on track to rise by several feet over the next century，with every inch putting more New Yorkers at risk．Sea-level researchers estimate that a five-foot rise would produce Sandy-like floods in New York every 15 years，on average．
77．DProtecting New York city from the advancing ocean is likely to be one of this century's great infrastructure （公共设施）investments．some work，such as constructing sea walls and rebuilding subway entrances，is already happening．Money has been spent to prepare for the next storm．Waterproofing electrical facilities and flood-proofing subway tunnels are under construction．The latter is especially important； damage to the subway system was the biggest-ticket item the Hurricane Sandy had caused．
78．FEver-higher seas，though，still require more ambitious planning．The necessary item will be raising building entrances or building up the land．Massive sea gates could block storm surges （大浪）from entering upper New York harbor．Other choices for protecting the city include building barrier islands and extending the shore where feasible，which will make a huge figure on our budget．
79．ABut in some ways New York's challenge is relatively simple．Unlike many other areas of the country that will have to adapt to the varied and unpredictable effects of climate change，the city can have confidence that it faces a well-defined danger 一 rising seas-with effects that are possible to tell．It's obvious that spending billions to protect this population center is a worthwhile investment．And，unlike other places，local officials have already started thinking seriously about engineering their way out of danger．
80．EIn the coming decades，areas up and down the Atlantic coast will have to argue about which coastal areas are worth protecting-by raising land，lengthening beaches，heightening homes or building sea walls to keep the water out--and which aren't．Sea walls won't make sense everywhere； they are expensive．Now，the first thing federal and local officials can do is to plan ahead to decide which lands will inevitably be given up to the ocean and which will be guarded with every effort within our ability．

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分析 本文主要写了纽约人们因为海平面的上升在未来处于危险之中，为了保护城市政府采取了一些措施，但是未来仍然面临着不可预知的危险．

解答 77．B 信息提取题．根据本段句子a group of climate researchers released research findings that sea levels appear to be on track to rise by several feet over the next century，with every inch putting more New Yorkers at risk．一组气候研究人员发布了一项研究发现，在下一个世纪，海平面似乎将上升几英尺，每一英寸都会使更多的纽约人处于危险之中．由句子的信息可以看出与选项B相匹配，所以答案选B．
78．D　信息提取题．由句子Protecting New York city from the advancing ocean is likely to…中的信息protecting New York city，以及句子 some work，such as constructing sea walls and rebuilding subway entrances，is already happening．some work 一些工作如修建海堤，改建地铁入口可以看出本段主要讲保护纽约免遭水患的措施，所以答案选D．
79．F  信息提取题．根据句子The necessary item will be raising building entrances or building up the land必要的项目是提高建筑物的入口或建设土地．可知这是防止海平面上升所需的预防项目，F选项的信息符合．
80．A 信息提取题．Unlike many other areas of the country that will have to adapt to the varied and unpredictable effects of climate change与该国许多其他地区不同，该地区必须适应气候变化带来的各种不可预测的影响．可见纽约面临的危险是确定的，所以答案选A．
81．E 信息提取题． Now，the first thing federal and local officials can do is to plan ahead to decide which lands will inevitably be given up to the ocean and which will be guarded with every effort within our ability．现在，联邦和地方官员所能做的第一件事就是预先计划，决定哪些土地将不可避免地被交给海洋，并在我们的能力范围内尽一切努力加以保护．可见本段写的是未来要选择一些地区进行拯救，所以答案选E．

点评 选句填空的答案选项较少，并且给出的都是句子，因此，我们可以通过句子的完整性或者句子后面的标点符号来判断该句在文章中的位置．另外，通过阅读选项，有可能找出跟其他选项表达完全不同意思的句子，这样的话我们就可以直接将该选项排除