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【題目】 Record fires sweeping across the Amazon recently have been making the headlines as scientists and environmental groups are worried that they will worsen climate change crisis and endanger biodiversity(生物多樣性）。

As the largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon is often called"the lungs of the world”. It is also home to about 3 million species of plants and animals, and 1 million local people. The vast area of rainforest plays an important role in the world's ecosystem because it absorbs heat instead of reflecting heat back into the atmosphere. It also stores carbon dioxide and produces oxygen, ensuring that less carbon is released, reducing the effects of climate change.

＂Any forest destroyed is a danger to biodiversity and the people who use that biodiversity," Thomas Lovejoy, an ecologist at George Mason University told National Geographic."The great danger is that a lot of carbon goes into the atmosphere,"he stressed."In the midst of the global climate crisis, we cannot afford more damage to a major source of oxygen and biodiversity.The Amazon must be protected,"UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said.

Data from the National Institute for Space Research(INPE)show that the number of forest fires in Brazil quickly increased by 82 percent from January to August a year ago.A total of 71,497 forest fires were registered in the country in the first 8 months of 2019,up from 39,194 in the same period in 2018,INPE said.＂We estimate that the forest areas in the Brazilian Amazon have decreased something between 20 and 30 percent compared to the last 12 months," Carlos Nobre, a researcher at the University of Sao Paulo, told German broadcaster Deutsche Welle.

Brazil owns about 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest,whose degradation(惡化）could have severe consequences for global climate and rainfall.The extent of the area ruined by fires has yet to be determined, but the emergency has gone beyond Brazil's borders.

【1】What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A.The great role of the Amazon rainforest.

B.The effects of consistent climate change.

C.The causes of the decreasing biodiversity.

D.The results of the Amazon rainforest fires.

【2】Why does the author mention the figures in the fourth paragraph?

A.To explain the process of the research.

B.To present the bad influence of forest fires.

C.To prove the great importance of the rainforest.

D.To show the emergency of protecting the rainforest.

【3】What does the author want to tell us in the passage?

A.The dry weather leads to the rainforest fires.

B.The biodiversity makes the rainforest unique.

C.The rainforest fires result in serious consequences.

D.The global climate crisis brings more rainforest fires.

【4】Which section of a magazine might this passage probably be taken from?

A.Climate and life.

B.Nature and geography.

C.Humankind and society.

D.Science and technology.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了雨林火災(zāi)造成嚴(yán)重的后果以及保護(hù)亞馬遜雨林的緊急性。

【1】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第二段第三句“The vast area of rainforest plays an important role in the world's ecosystem because it absorbs heat instead of reflecting heat back into the atmosphere.”可知，廣袤的雨林在世界生態(tài)系統(tǒng)中扮演著重要的角色，因?yàn)樗�吸收熱量，而不是將熱量反射回大氣。再結(jié)合第二段內(nèi)容可知，第二段主要講亞馬遜雨林的巨大作用。故選A項(xiàng)。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的“We estimate that the forest areas in the Brazilian Amazon have decreased something between 20 and 30 percent compared to the last 12 months”可知，Carlos Nobre說：“我們估計(jì)巴西亞馬遜河流域的森林面積比過去12個(gè)月減少了20%到30%”。再根據(jù)第三段最后一句中的“The Amazon must be protected”可推知，作者提到第四段中的數(shù)字是為了說明保護(hù)雨林的緊急性。故選D項(xiàng)。

【3】主旨大意題。根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容尤其最后一段“Brazil owns about 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest, whose degradation(惡化）could have severe consequences for global climate and rainfall. The extent of the area ruined by fires has yet to be determined, but the emergency has gone beyond Brazil's borders.”可知，巴西擁有大約60%的亞馬遜雨林，其惡化可能對(duì)全球氣候和降雨的后果嚴(yán)重�；馂�(zāi)毀壞的地區(qū)范圍尚未確定，但緊急情況已經(jīng)超出了巴西的邊界。由此可推知，作者旨在告訴我們，雨林火災(zāi)造成嚴(yán)重的后果。故選C項(xiàng)。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的“they will worsen climate change crisis and endanger biodiversity”和第二段中的“The vast area of rainforest plays an important role in the world's ecosystem”并結(jié)合全文內(nèi)容可知，本文講述的是關(guān)于自然和地理的知識(shí)，所以本文最有可能摘自報(bào)紙的自然地理部分。故選B項(xiàng)。