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A．The definite danger New York is faced with．B．Study results of the climate threats on New York． C．The high cost of disaster-prevention plans． D．Measures already taken to protect New York from flooding． E．Choice of the areas to be saved from future disasters． F．Prevention projects needed to fight rising sea．

76．BOn Monday，New York Gov．Andrew Cuomo said that the response to Hurricane （颶風(fēng)） Sandy will cost $42 billion．On the same day，a group of climate researchers released research findings that sea levels appear to be on track to rise by several feet over the next century，with every inch putting more New Yorkers at risk．Sea-level researchers estimate that a five-foot rise would produce Sandy-like floods in New York every 15 years，on average．
77．DProtecting New York city from the advancing ocean is likely to be one of this century's great infrastructure （公共設(shè)施）investments．some work，such as constructing sea walls and rebuilding subway entrances，is already happening．Money has been spent to prepare for the next storm．Waterproofing electrical facilities and flood-proofing subway tunnels are under construction．The latter is especially important； damage to the subway system was the biggest-ticket item the Hurricane Sandy had caused．
78．FEver-higher seas，though，still require more ambitious planning．The necessary item will be raising building entrances or building up the land．Massive sea gates could block storm surges （大浪）from entering upper New York harbor．Other choices for protecting the city include building barrier islands and extending the shore where feasible，which will make a huge figure on our budget．
79．ABut in some ways New York's challenge is relatively simple．Unlike many other areas of the country that will have to adapt to the varied and unpredictable effects of climate change，the city can have confidence that it faces a well-defined danger 一 rising seas-with effects that are possible to tell．It's obvious that spending billions to protect this population center is a worthwhile investment．And，unlike other places，local officials have already started thinking seriously about engineering their way out of danger．
80．EIn the coming decades，areas up and down the Atlantic coast will have to argue about which coastal areas are worth protecting-by raising land，lengthening beaches，heightening homes or building sea walls to keep the water out--and which aren't．Sea walls won't make sense everywhere； they are expensive．Now，the first thing federal and local officials can do is to plan ahead to decide which lands will inevitably be given up to the ocean and which will be guarded with every effort within our ability．

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分析 本文主要寫了紐約人們因?yàn)楹Ｆ矫娴纳仙�在未�?lái)處于危險(xiǎn)之中，為了保護(hù)城市政府采取了一些措施，但是未來(lái)仍然面臨著不可預(yù)知的危險(xiǎn)．

解答 77．B 信息提取題．根據(jù)本段句子a group of climate researchers released research findings that sea levels appear to be on track to rise by several feet over the next century，with every inch putting more New Yorkers at risk．一組氣候研究人員發(fā)布了一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，在下一個(gè)世紀(jì)，海平面似乎將上升幾英尺，每一英寸都會(huì)使更多的紐約人處于危險(xiǎn)之中．由句子的信息可以看出與選項(xiàng)B相匹配，所以答案選B．
78．D　信息提取題．由句子Protecting New York city from the advancing ocean is likely to…中的信息protecting New York city，以及句子 some work，such as constructing sea walls and rebuilding subway entrances，is already happening．some work 一些工作如修建海堤，改建地鐵入口可以看出本段主要講保護(hù)紐約免遭水患的措施，所以答案選D．
79．F  信息提取題．根據(jù)句子The necessary item will be raising building entrances or building up the land必要的項(xiàng)目是提高建筑物的入口或建設(shè)土地．可知這是防止海平面上升所需的預(yù)防項(xiàng)目，F(xiàn)選項(xiàng)的信息符合．
80．A 信息提取題．Unlike many other areas of the country that will have to adapt to the varied and unpredictable effects of climate change與該國(guó)許多其他地區(qū)不同，該地區(qū)必須適應(yīng)氣候變化帶來(lái)的各種不可預(yù)測(cè)的影響．可見(jiàn)紐約面臨的危險(xiǎn)是確定的，所以答案選A．
81．E 信息提取題． Now，the first thing federal and local officials can do is to plan ahead to decide which lands will inevitably be given up to the ocean and which will be guarded with every effort within our ability．現(xiàn)在，聯(lián)邦和地方官員所能做的第一件事就是預(yù)先計(jì)劃，決定哪些土地將不可避免地被交給海洋，并在我們的能力范圍內(nèi)盡一切努力加以保護(hù)．可見(jiàn)本段寫的是未來(lái)要選擇一些地區(qū)進(jìn)行拯救，所以答案選E．

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