5.Global warming threatens to hold back human progress,and make unachievable all UN targets to reduce poverty,according to some of the world's leading international development groups.
In a report published today,Oxfam,Greenpeace,Christian Aid,F(xiàn)riends of the Earth,WWF and 15other groups say rich governments must immediately address climate change to avoid even"unbearable levels"of worldwide poverty.
"Food production,water supplies,public health and people's living environment are already being damaged,"the report says."The world must meet its promise to achieve poverty reduction and also deal with climate change."
The report,which draws on UN predictions of the effects of climate change in poor countries over the next 50years,says poor countries will experience more flooding,declining food production,more disease and the worsening or disappearing of entire ecosystems on which many of the world's poorest people depend.
"Climate change needs to be addressed now.The poor will bear the burden of it.The frontline experience of many of us working in international development indicates that communities are having to fight against more extreme weather conditions."
Climate change will play havoc (浩劫) with agriculture and water supplies and will increase diseases."By 2025the proportion of the world's population living in countries of great water stress will almost double,to 6billion people.Tropical and sub-tropical areas will be hardest hit-those countries already suffering from food shortage".
Poor countries mostly do not need high-tech solutions,but would most benefit from education,research and being shown how to farm better.The report says unchecked global warming,more than wars or political confusion,will displace millions of people and destabilize (不安定) many countries.
33.Who should play a leading role in resisting the more extreme weather conditions?B
A.International groups.
B.Rich countries.
C.Poor countries.
D.Tropical and sub-tropical countries.
34.Which of the following is not true according to the text?C
A.Poverty and climate change are closely linked.
B.More and more people will suffer from the water stress and food shortage.
C.What the poor countries need badly is high technology.
D.International communities have to take steps to resist the bad climate.
35.What is the best title of the passage?B
A.International Development Brings in Climate Change
B.Global Warming Is a Bigger Threat to the Poor
C.International Groups Work Together to Reduce Poverty
D.Worldwide Poverty Shall Be Avoided.
分析 本文為科教文,據(jù)全球主要的國際發(fā)展組織推測,全球變暖不但威脅著人類發(fā)展的進程,有可能使之倒退,而且聯(lián)合國所有減少貧窮的目標和計劃都將無法實現(xiàn).
解答 33---35 BCB
33.答案B.細節(jié)題.根據(jù)第二段中的"rich governments must immediately address climate change to avoid even"unbearable levels"of worldwide poverty"一句的意義可知:財力富足的政府必須立即致力于改變日益惡化的氣候條件,以免全球范圍內的貧窮上升到無法忍受的程度.由此可判斷富裕國家應該起主導作用.故選B.
34.答案C.判斷題.短文最后一段Poor countries mostly do not need high-tech solutions,but would most benefit from education,research and being shown how to farm better表述的意義是:對貧窮的社會來說,它們幾乎不需要高科技的解決方案,但是教育、科研以及教授更好地耕作方式將使它們受益最多.此據(jù)判斷C項錯誤.
35.答案B.主旨題.短文第一段第一句Global warming threatens to hold back human progress,and make unachievable all UN targets to reduce poverty就表述了全文的中心,其意義是:據(jù)全球主要的國際發(fā)展組織推測,全球變暖不但威脅著人類發(fā)展的進程,有可能使之倒退,而且聯(lián)合國所有減少貧窮的目標和計劃都將無法實現(xiàn).由此可簡述為:全球氣候變暖加劇貧窮.故選B.
點評 科普類文章一般由標題(Head line),導語(Introduction),背景(Back ground),主體(Main body)和結尾(End)五部分構成.標題是文章中心思想高度而又精辟的概括,但根據(jù)歷年的高考情況來看,這類閱讀理解材料一般不給標題,而要同學們選擇標題.導語一般位于整篇文章的首段.背景交待一個事實的起因.主體則對導語概括的事實進行詳細敘述,這一部分命題往往最多,因此,閱讀時,同學們要把這部分作為重點.結尾往往也是中心思想的概括,并與導語相呼應,命題者常在此要設計一道推理判斷題.在進行推理判斷時,同學們一定要以閱讀材料所提供的科學事實為依據(jù),同時所得出的結論還應符合基本的科普常識.