You might think that “global warming” means nothing more than a rise in the world’s temperature. But rising sea levels caused by it have resulted in the first evacuation of an island nation. The citizens of Tuvalu will have to leave their homeland.
During the 20th century, sea level rose 8~12 inches. As a result, Tuvalu has experienced lowland flooding of salt water that has polluted the country’s drinking water.
Paani Laupepa, a Tuvaluan government official, reported to the Earth Policy Institute that the nation suffered an unusually high number of fierce storms in the past ten years. Many scientists connect higher surface water temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damaging storms.
Laupepa expressed dissatisfaction with the United States for refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions（導(dǎo)致溫室效應(yīng)的氣體排放）,which are a main cause of global warming. “By refusing to sign the agreement, the US has effectively taken away the freedom of future generations of Tuvaluans to live where their forefathers have lived for thousands of years.” Laupepa told the BBC.
Tuvalu has asked Australia and New Zealand to allow the gradual move of its people to both countries.
Tuvalu is not the only country that is vulnerable （易受影響的）to rising sea levels. Maumoon Gayoon, president of the Maldives, told the United Nations that global warming has made his country of 311,000 an “endangered nation”.
小題1:. The text is mainly about_________.
A．rapid changes in earth’s temperature
B．bad effects of global warming
C．moving of a country to a new place
D．reasons for lowland flooding
小題2:.. What is the probable meaning of the underlined word in the first paragraph?
A．撤離B．危險C．淹沒D．消失
小題3:. According to scientists, the DIRECT cause of more and fiercer storms is_________.
A．greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized nations
B．continuous global warming
C．higher surface water temperatures of the sea
D．rising sea levels
小題4:. Laupepa was not satisfied with the United States because it did not_________.
A．believe the problems facing Tuvalu were real
B．sign an agreement with Tuvalu
C．a(chǎn)llow Tuvaluans to move to the US
D．a(chǎn)gree to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions
小題5:. The country whose situation is similar to that of Tuvalu is_________.
A．Australia
B．New Zealand
C．the United States
D．the Maldives

小題1:.B
小題1:.A
小題1:.C
小題1:.D
小題1:.D
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What does “infomania” refer to according to the first part of the text?
A．A situation in which a person uses his mobile phone too much.
B．A situation in which a person has his IQ lowered using his mobile phone.
C．A situation in which a person performs badly at work..
D．A situation in which a person lowers his IQ using his mobile phone improperly.
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B．children whose parents give them more freedom
C．children whose parents direct them over watching TV
D．children whose parents stop them watching TV
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B．be likely to become bullies
C．have difficulty in communicating with other children
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I am looking forward to your authoritative opinion. Thanks.
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. What can be learnt from the letter is that the writer ________.
A．writes to argue with the editor over China’s present test system
B．thinks the reference answer to the sentence is completely wrong
C．thinks subjective test forms constitute a rather high percentage in NMET
D．doesn’t think highly of China’s present English proficiency test forms
小題2:.
. In order to better develop students’ ability to use English, the writer suggests ________.
A．dealing with more multiple - choice exercises
B．laying stress on the practice of subjective exercises
C．a(chǎn)rguing hotly with teachers over reference answers
D．considering a problem from different aspects
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Which of the following does NOT belong to subjective exercises in English learning?
A．Keeping a diary.B．Summarizing a paragraph.
C．Copying a test.D．Translating a passage.
小題4:.
The writer seems to feel ________ as to the future development of students’ language ability.
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The proposal comes only days after the Government said that lessons in manners—including respect for the elderly and how to say "please" and "thank you" should be taught in secondary schools to combat bad behavior.
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B．happiness lessons are just a waste of time
C．formal teaching can go side by side with happiness lessons
D．formal teaching should not give way to happiness lessons
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B．Lord Layard thinks little of the Government's lessons in manners
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A．They are the least happy among 21 developed countries.
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It seems like every school, organization and business is raising money for Sichuan, and young people all over the country are out in the streets looking for donations or giving blood at the many mobile blood vans that are out in full force.
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(The author is an American Professor of International Relations at Xi’an Jiaotong University.)
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A．in Sichuan provinceB．near the earthquake epicenter
C．in Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityD．in their own country
小題2:
How many orphans had been adopted from Sichuan by June 24, 2008?
A．1139B．1697C．558D．We don’t know.
小題3:
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A．a(chǎn) dark side and a bright one of a coin
B．the unprecedented tragedy and China’s true character
C．the dead and the victims in the earthquake
D．the destruction and the donations
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Which of the following statements is NOT right according to the passage?
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B．A policewoman fed her breast milk to many babies who lost their mothers.
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C．diseaseD．lack of food
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