In Singapore，most of us love window-shopping while some others enjoy having a picnic at East Coast Park or Changi Beach on sunny days．Singaporeans are never bothered by the occasional thunderstorm．However，we know that if it rains for long continuous periods，there will be more serious effects．Just recently the main shopping street of Orchard Road was flooded and some part of Bukit Timah was impassable(不能通行的)to traffic．People reacted by writing in to the newspaper to complain about this! We forget that other countries suffer much worse effects.
Elsewhere，heavy tropical(熱帶的)storms often result in floods that ruin crops especially in Thailand and Malaysia．This in turn usually means that the price of rice and vegetables here in Singapore will rise because we import these products from them．If there is a typhoon or tsunami，thousands of lives are lost too．This happened in Indonesia and Phuket in Thailand in 2004 and It serves to remind us of how Mother Nature can cause great damage．
Weather patterns in general have changed dramatically in recent years．Scientists believe that global warming and the resulting melting of the polar ice-cap has caused the level of the ocean to rise．This in turn causes flooding of low-lying areas in countries where the land is rather flat and some parts of which is below water level．It is believed that human activities have caused Mother Nature to show her extreme anger，so it is now important that we really work together to cut down on harmful activities，for example，illegal logging(伐木)or irresponsible forest-burning to clear land for farming．
小題1:From Paragraph 1，we can see that most Singaporeans love ．
A．making complaints
B．going out for picnics
C．doing window-shopping
D．traveling along the coast
小題2:What will happen in Singapore if there are floods in its neighboring countries?
A．Heavy tropical storms will follow shortly．
B．The price of rice and vegetables will go up．
C．Many people will write in to the newspaper．
D．More rice and vegetables will be imported．
小題3:The underlined word“it”in Paragraph 2 refers to ．
A．the arrival of heavy tropical storms
B．the import of rice and vegetables
C．the rising price of rice and vegetables
D．the loss of lives in natural disasters
小題4:What’s the right order of the following events?
a．global warming    b．the rise in ocean level
c．harmful human activities d．the flooding of low-lying areas
e．the melting of the polar ice-cap
A．c→a→e→b→dB．a(chǎn)→c→e→b→d
C．c→a→b→e→dD．d→a→c→b→e
小題5:What should we do in order not to make Mother Nature angry?
A．Clear more land for farming．
B．Reduce harmful human activities．
C．Bring down the price of food．
D．Improve the quality of weather．

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:B

試題分析：本文講述從新加坡受到洪災影響后會引發(fā)物價上漲引出正是人類的活動導致這些自然災害的頻繁發(fā)生。
小題1:C 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段In Singapore，most of us love window-shopping while some others enjoy having a picnic at East Coast Park or Changi Beach on sunny days．新加坡大部分人喜歡逛街，故選C項。
小題2:B 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Singaporeans are never bothered by the occasional thunderstorm．However，we know that if it rains for long continuous periods，there will be more serious effects．熱帶風暴導致的洪水會毀掉莊稼，新加坡的蔬菜和大米是從這些國家進口的，所以會導致蔬菜，大米的價格上升，故選B項。
小題3:D 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段提到If there is a typhoon or tsunami，thousands of lives are lost too．This happened in Indonesia and Phuket in Thailand in 2004上句提到臺風和海嘯會導致成千上萬的人死亡。這在2004年在印度尼西亞和泰國的普吉島發(fā)生過。自然災害到這人死亡這件事用來提醒我們大自然可以帶來巨大損害。故選D項。
小題4:A 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段提到It is believed that human activities have caused Mother Nature to show her extreme anger，so it is now important that we really work together to cut down on harmful activities，for example，illegal logging(伐木)or irresponsible forest-burning to clear land for farming．可知選A項。
小題5:B 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段提到It is believed that human activities have caused Mother Nature to show her extreme anger, so it is now important that we really work together to cut down on harmful activities,“人們認為是人類的活動導致了大自然極端憤怒， 因此，現(xiàn)在我們真的應該團結合作減少有害活動。
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