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【題目】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(浮力). The high salt content-more than 34 percent - 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 surf 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 (下沉) for centuries. Now, with rising sea levels caused by human activities, it's sinking faster. According to US-based magazine Architectural Digest, the city may disappear in the next 100 years. Better book your gondola soon!

Great Barrier Reef, Australia

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 (水肺潛水者).Thousands of colorful coral (珊瑚) 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 New York Times reported that large parts are already dead, and the reef system might be gone by 2030.

【1】What can be the best title of the passage?

A. Disappearing Watery Wonders

B. Amazing Man-made Wonders on the Sea

C. Lost Watery Wonders on the Sea

D. Last Watery Wonders in the World

【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 15 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】

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】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Now the Dead Sea is actually dying. 現(xiàn)在死海真的要死了。由句子According to US-based magazine Architectural Digest, the city may disappear in the next 100 years. 據(jù)美國《建筑文摘》雜志報道，這座城市可能在未來100年內(nèi)消失。以及句子The New York Times reported that large parts are already dead, and the reef system might be gone by 2030. 《紐約時報》報道說，大部分已經(jīng)死亡，到2030年，珊瑚礁系統(tǒng)可能會消失�？芍�，本文介紹了這些景點正在逐步的消失，因此最好的題目應(yīng)該Disappearing Watery Wonders消失的水上奇觀！故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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。由句子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。以及句子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】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The New York Times reported that large parts are already dead, and the reef system might be gone by 2030. 《紐約時報》報道說，大部分已經(jīng)死亡，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（2030-2019=11）11后消失，故選D。

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