Question

Health and climate scientists have mapped how climate change affects different parts of the world in different ways. The scientists point to the fact that changes in the past thirty years may, have been affecting human health. Possible effects include more deaths from extreme(极度的) heat or cold, more storms and more crop failures in dry periods.

The health and climate scientists recently estimated(估计) that climate changes caused by human activity lead to more than one hundred and fifty thousand deaths each year. Cases of sickness are estimated at five million. And the W.H.O. says the numbers could rise quickly by the year of 2003.

Jonathan Patz of an environmental institute led the study. Professor Patz points out that climate scientists connected global warming with the heat that killed thousands in Europe in August, 2003. But he says poor countries least responsible(对……负责) for the warming are most in danger from the health effects of higher temperatures.

Professor Patz says areas in greatest danger include southern and eastern Africa and coastlines along the Pacific and Indian oceans. Also, large cities experience what scientists call a "heat island"effect that can make conditions worse.

Representatives(代表) from about two hundred countries hold a meeting in Canada, to discuss climate change. The ten-day meeting ends on December 9th. It is the first such United Nations meeting since the Kyoto Protocol(京都议定书) took effect earlier this year. The agreement aims to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) and other heat-trapping(吸热的) gases sent off into the air.

1.Who is Jonathan Patz?

A．A scientist responsible for the climate change.

B．A scientist in charge of the study of the climate change.

C．A professor interested in the climate change.

D．A professor who is a representative from an African country.

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Climate changes affect different parts of the world in the same way.

B．The ten-day meeting is the first United Nations meeting on climate change.

C．The Kyoto Protocol aims to make smaller the amount of heat-trapping gases into the air.

D．Poor countries are responsible for the global warming.

3.Possible effects from the climate changes include the following EXCEPT ______.

A．crop failures

B．storms

C．more deaths from overheat

D．air pollution

4.According to the health and climate scientists, climate changes have been caused by ______.

A．dry weather

B．cold weather

C．human activities

D．storms

5.We can infer from the passage that ______.

A．climate changes are having a bad effect on human’s health

B．Professor Patz leads the study of climate changes

C．a "heat island"effect large cities experience makes the matter worse

D．rich countries are most responsible for climate changes

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.D

【解析】

1.推理题，根据Jonathan Patz ... led the study判断出这名科学家是负责这项研究的人,in charge of是"负责"的意思。可知选B

2.判断题，根据Health and climate scien-tists have mapped how climate change affects different parts of the world in different ways判断出A是错误的；根据It is the first such United Nations meeting since the Kyoto Protocol took effect earlier this year可判断出B错；根据poor countries least responsible(对……负责) for the warming判断出D错。可知选C

3.细节题，根据Possible effects include more deaths from extreme heat or cold, more storms and more crop failures in dry periods可知D选项不在其列。可知选D

4.推理题，由climate changes caused by human activity 可知是人类的活动导致气候的异常变化。可知选C

5.推理题，根据he says poor countries least responsible for the warming are most in danger from the health effects of higher temperatures. 推断出发达国家应付主要的责任。可知选D