Around the world coral reefs(珊瑚礁) are facing threats(威脅) brought by climate change and great changes in sea temperatures. While ocean warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy managers, cold events can also whiten corals. A new study by scientists compared damaged to corals exposed to heat as well as cold stress. The results show that cool temperatures can cause more damage in the short term, but heat is more destructive(破壞性的) in the long run.
Climate change is widely known to produce warming conditions in the oceans, but extreme cold-water events have become more frequent and serious as well. In 2010, for example, coral reefs around the world faced on of the coldest winters and one of the hottest summers on record.
During a unique experiment, corals under cold temperatures suffered greater damage in just days compared with heat treated corals. Yet the researchers found that corals were eventually able to adjust to the cold conditions, make their health stable and continue to grow. However, over the long term corals subjected to heat suffered more greatly than those in cold, with evidence of severe whitening and growth stoppage, which leads to death.
The coral’s ability to adjust to cool temperatures surprised the researchers, who say the study’s results show the complexities(復(fù)雜性) of monitoring coral health in response to different environmental factors(因素).
“Global warming is associated with increases but also decreases of temperatures,” said Deheyn, one of the researchers. “Not much has been known about the comparative effects of temperature decrease on corals. These results are important because they show that corals react differently to temperature differences, which is important for future management of coral reefs in the field of climate change.”
小題1:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Corals are unable to adjust to temperature changes.
B．Cold temperature causes greater damage to corals.
C．Hot temperature helps coral reefs to grow quickly.
D．Heat and cold damage corals in their own ways.
小題2:We can learn from the passage that         .
A．scientists used to pay no attention to the effect of cold events on corals
B．2010 witnessed one of the greatest temperature differences on record
C．corals prefer warmer conditions to cold temperatures in the long run
D．global warming has nothing to do with the decrease of temperature
小題3:According to the research,            .
A．corals may continue to grow in cold events after a few days
B．cold events help corals grow more quickly in a short time
C．corals show no response to hot temperatures in the first days
D．corals are whitened mainly because of warm temperatures
小題4:Scientists reached the conclusion through              .
A．news reportB．scientific studyC．great imaginationD．natural conditions

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:B

試題分析：文章介紹全球的海洋珊瑚礁正在受到氣溫變化的破壞，極熱和極冷以自己的方式破壞著珊瑚礁，但研究證明，珊瑚礁適應(yīng)冷的溫度的能力比熱的更強(qiáng)。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第一段的句子：While ocean warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy managers, cold events can also whiten corals.可知熱和冷以自己的方式破壞著珊瑚礁，選D
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第二段的句子：In 2010, for example, coral reefs around the world faced on of the coldest winters and one of the hottest summers on record.
可知2010年見(jiàn)證記錄上最大的氣溫變化，選B
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第三段的句子：Yet the researchers found that corals were eventually able to adjust to the cold conditions, make their health stable and continue to grow.可知幾天后，珊瑚礁可能在寒冷的情況下繼續(xù)生長(zhǎng)，選A
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第三段的句子：During a unique experiment, corals under cold temperatures suffered greater damage in just days compared with heat treated corals.可知科學(xué)家是通過(guò)科學(xué)研究得出結(jié)論的，選B
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D．There is a reason why the large black holes are called “supermassive”.
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