首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
(清华大学2007年试题) Sea rise as a consequence of global warming would immediately threaten that large fraction of the globe living
(清华大学2007年试题) Sea rise as a consequence of global warming would immediately threaten that large fraction of the globe living
admin
2018-09-18
25
问题
(清华大学2007年试题)
Sea rise as a consequence of global warming would immediately threaten that large fraction of the globe living at sea level. Nearly one-third of all human beings live within 36 miles of a coastline. Most of the world’s great seaport cities would be【C1】______: New Orleans, Amsterdam, Shanghai, and Cairo. Some countries — Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean, islands in the Pacific — would be inundated. Heavily populated coastal areas such as in Bangladesh and Egypt,【C2】______large populations occupy low-lying areas, would suffer extreme【C3】______.
Warmer oceans would spawn stronger hurricanes and typhoons,【C4】______in coastal flooding, possibly swamping valuable agricultural ands around the world.【C5】______water quality may result in【C6】______flooding which forces salt water into coastal irrigation and drinking water supplies, and irreplaceable, natural【C7】______could be flooded with ocean water, destroying forever many of the【C8】______plant and animal species living there.
Food supplies and forests would be【C9】______affected. Changes in rainfall patterns would disrupt agriculture. Warmer temperatures would【C10】______grain-growing regions polewards. The warming would also increase and change the pest plants, such as weeds and the insects【C11】______the crops.
Human health would also be affected. Warming could【C12】______tropical climate bringing with it yellow fever, malaria, and other diseases. Heat stress and heat mortality could rise. The harmful【C13】______of localized urban air pollution would very likely be more serious in warmer【C14】______There will be some【C15】______from warming. New sea-lanes will open in the Arctic, longer growing seasons further north will【C16】______new agricultural lands, and warmer temperature will make some of today’s colder regions more【C17】______. But these benefits will be in individual areas. The natural systems—both plant and animal—will be less a-ble than man to cope and【C18】______. Any change of temperature, rainfall, and sea level of the magnitude now【C19】______will be destructive to natural systems and living things and hence to man as well.
The list of possible consequences of global warming suggests very clearly that we must do everything we can now to understand its causes and effects and to take all measures possible to prevent and adapt to potential and inevitable disruptions【C20】______by global warming.
【C3】
选项
A、dislocation
B、discontent
C、distribution
D、distinction
答案
A
解析
此处应选择A项,根据句意,应该是: 遭受极度的混乱。A.dislocation混乱,打乱;B.discontent不满,不愉快;C.distribution分配,配给;D.distinction区别,特征。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/RbNYFFFM
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
Thenuclearageinwhichthehumanraceisliving,andmaysoonbedying,beganforthegeneralpublicwiththedroppingofana
Virtuallyeverythingastronomersknownaboutobjectsoutsidethesolarsystemisbasedonthedetectionofphotons—quantaofele
Salesmendependupontheperson-to-personapproachintryingtopersuadeconsumerstobuy.Advertising,however,hastodependu
Cellscannotremainaliveoutsidecertainlimitsoftemperature,andmuchnarrowerlimitsmarkthebound-ariesofeffectivefunc
Fewcreationsofbigtechnologycapturetheimaginationlikegiantdams.Perhapsitishumankind’slongsufferingatthemercyof
Theanimaldissectionrequirementofbiologyclasseshasbeengettingundertheskinofstudentsforgenerations,andtherehave
NomatterhowmanytimesyouhaveseenimagesofthegoldenmaskofboykingTutankhamen,comefacetofacewithitinEgypt’sCa
NomatterhowmanytimesyouhaveseenimagesofthegoldenmaskofboykingTutankhamen,comefacetofacewithitinEgypt’sCa
InMicrosoft’slatestattempttoreachouttobloggers,thecompanyrecentlygaveawayexpensivelaptopsloaded【C1】______itsnew
Iarriveatnineo’clock,teachuntiltwelvethirtyandthenhaveameal;thatismymorning______.(2003年上海交通大学考博试题)
随机试题
A:linguistorpsychologist①NoamChomsky②M.A.K.Halliday③SigmundFreud④JohnB.Watson⑤LeonardBloomfield
A.三腔二囊管B.内镜检查C.选择性腹腔动脉造影D.放射性核素检查上消化道大出血首选的检查方法是
2型糖尿病的主要死亡原因是
有关特发性肺纤维化的叙述,不正确的是
A.白睛发红B.两眦赤痛C.睑缘赤烂D.全目赤肿E.两眦红润
宜从小量开始,缓缓增加,不可骤用大量,以免阳升风动,头晕目赤,或伤阴动血的药物是()
在国境口岸发现检疫传染病、疑似检疫传染病,或者有人非因意外伤害而死亡并死因不明的,国境口岸有关单位和交通工具的负责人,应当立即向( )报告,并申请临时检疫。
Activelearningoccurswhenalearnertakessomeresponsibilityforthedevelopmentoftheactivity,emphasizingthatasenseof
Market【C1】______donotcomenaturallytoChineseofficials.Forthepastfouryearstwohugediversion【C2】______havebeenunde
A、Twoweeks.B、Lessthantwoweeks.C、Twotothreeweeks.D、Morethanthreeweeks.C信息明示题。女士问要完成一项投诉调查需要多长时间。男士说Abouttwotothr
最新回复
(
0
)