Question

【題目】 There are lots of great watery wonders in the world, but some are disappearing.

The Dead Sea

At 430 meters below sea level, the Dead Sea is Earth's lowest point on land. It is popular for its wonderful buoyancy*. The high salt content makes swimming more like floating.

Now the Dead Sea is actually dying. People are using water from the Jordan River, which takes water away from the Dead Sea. Since 1930, its surfing area has reduced by almost 40 percent.

Venice, Italy

With waterways instead of streets. This "Floating City" has attracted visitors for centuries. But no visit to Venice is complete without a ride on one of its famous gondolas, human powered water taxis. Water creates Venice. But water will also kill the city.

Built on soft earth, Venice has slowly been sinking for centuries. Now, with

rising sea levels caused by human activities, it's sinking faster. The city may disappear in the next 100 years.

Great Barrier Reef

Covering more than 2,300 kilometers of Australia's northeast coast, Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest reef ecosystem, and an ideal place for scuba divers*. Thousands of colorful coral and fish make homes in the blue sea water. It's like a big underwater party!

Sadly, the party might be over soon. The reef is dying. Human activities are

changing the weather. Warming ocean water kills the coral, and this causes problems up the food chain. The reef system might be gone by 2030.

【1】If you swim in the Dead Sea, it’s easy to _______?

A.Float in the water .B.Sink in the water.

C.Disappear in the water.D.Kill in the water.

【2】Which of the following is the shared cause of the problems all the three places are facing?

A.Water loss.B.Sea pollution.

C.Warming seas.D.Human activities.

【3】If Tom wants to visit all the following places before they are gone, and he can only afford one in the next 10 years, where must he go?

A.The Dead Sea.B.Venice.C.Italy.D.Great Barrier Reef

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】D

【解析】

這是一篇說明文，本文介紹了三個水上奇觀。一是：死海；二是：威尼斯；三是：大堡礁。文章介紹了它們消失的原因——人類活動。

【1】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“The high salt content makes swimming more like floating”可知在死海游泳很容易漂浮起來。故選A。

【2】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“People are using water from the Jordan River, which takes water away from the Dead Sea”人們正在使用約旦河的水，這條河將死海的水帶走。由第五段“Now, with rising sea levels caused by human activities, it's sinking faster”現(xiàn)在，隨著人類活動引起的海平面上升，它下沉的速度越來越快。以及第七段“Human activities are changing the weather. Warming ocean, water kills the coral, and this causes problems up the food chain”人類活動正在改變天氣。海洋變暖，水殺死了珊瑚，這導(dǎo)致了食物鏈的問題�？芍�，這三個地方面臨的問題的共同原因是因為人類活動造成的。故選D。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段“Since 1930, its surfing area has reduced by almost 40 percent”；第五段“The city may disappear in the next 100 years”；最后一段“the reef system might be gone by 2030”到2030年，珊瑚礁系統(tǒng)可能會消失�？芍�，如果湯姆想在這些地方消失之前游覽一下，而且在接下來的15年里他應(yīng)該先去大堡礁。因為大堡礁將會在（2030-2020=10）10年后消失，故選D。

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