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(十二)2021AOver theweekend,the Russiantown ofVerkhoyanskin Siberiareported atemperature of38degrees Celsius.After all,Siberia isknown forbeing frozen.Experts areworried aboutwhat thisrecord hightemperature in the ArcticCirclemight meanfor therest of the world.It isreported thatfrom Januarythrough May,the average(平均)temperaturein north-central Siberiawas about8degrees Celsiushigher thannormal.Thatsmuch,much warmerthan itsever beenover thatregion(地区)in thatperiod oftime.Jonathan Overpeck,a climatescientist,said Halarmbells should be ringingHbecausesuch extended(持续的)warmth in Siberia has not beenseen forthousandsof years.He describedthe Arcticas onfire.Its warmingmuch fasterthan wethoughtit wouldin responseto risinglevels ofcarbon dioxideand othergreenhousegases in the atmosphere.1he wrote.The temperatureon Earthhas been increasing by,on average,
0.18degreesCelsius every10years.In theRussian ArcticCircle,it hasbeenincreasingby
0.69degrees Celsius.The increasingtemperatures in Siberia havebeen linkedto wildfires and themelting of iceon landforms knownas permafrost(永久冻土).The meltingpermafrost,in turn,releases more heat-trapping gas,dries outsoil and increaseswildfires.In thiscase it!s evenmore serious,because theprevious winterwasunusually warm.Last August,more than4million hectaresof forestsinSiberiawere onfire.And,fires areburning alreadyin theArctic(北极),ahead of the usualfire seasonstartin July.The warmweather,wildfiresandmeltingofpermafrost affectglobal warmingbyreleasing large amounts ofmethane,a greenhousegas,into theatmosphere.Methane is28times strongerthan carbondioxide.The temperaturein Verkhoyanskremained unusuallyhigh fromlast FridaythroughMonday.The groundsurface heatedup intensively.The nightswere verywarm,the airdidnt havetime tocool andcontinued toheat upfor severaldays.()330words
1.Which isnot thereason forworry about the temperatureoftheRussian townA.Siberia isknown forbeing frozen.B.People willget sickbecause ofthe hightemperature.C.The temperatureis unusuallyhigh.D.The hightemperatureofthe townmeans somethingfor therest ofthe world.
2.According to the report,the meltingpermafrost willcause thechanges exceptA.Giving outmoreheat-trapping gas.B.Drying outsoil.C.Causing orewildfires.D.Causing morefloods.
3.Which ofthe followingwill notgive outlargeamountsof methaneA.The warmweather.B.The wildfires.C.The meltingof permafrostD.The carbondioxide.
4.According toJonathan Overpeck,what shouldan alarmbells ringforA.The people inSiberiaare indanger ofthe hightemperature.B.There will be morewildfire inSiberia.C.The earthis gettingwarmer unexpectedlyfast.D.The groundsurface ofSiberia isheating up.
5.What doesthe underlinedword intensivelymean in ChineseA.强烈地B.轻微地C.意外地D.故意地答案BDDCAMany collegesand universitiesin theUnited Statesare insmall townsaroundAmerica.When the corona virusstruck inMarch,students wenthome,leaving thetownsempty.So,what willhappen tothose communitiesin thenear futureTheNew Yorktown ofIthaca isabout tofind out.In Ithaca,most ofthe24,000students atCornell Universityand6,200fromIthaca Collegehave left.Now,locals(当地人)who runbusinesses thatdepend onstudents*money arewondering if things will ever return to normal.Its goingto behard.I mean,normally wehave aboutseven monthsthat thecollegesare here/I saidGregar Brous.He runsseveral restaurants in Ithaca.He has()brought about100of hisusual33employees back to work.Brous addedthat oneofthe biggestproblems forsmall businessesis thatthere are”so manyunknowns.Many peopleexpect thateven ifstudents doreturn,they willmostly stayoncampus andnot goout torestaurants andbars.Locals alsoworry thatreturningstudents will bring COVID-19into theircommunity.Ithaca MayorSvante Myrick said itis possibleinternational travelrestrictions(限制)could affectCornell,since almost25percent ofthe universitysstudents arefromother countries.If peopledont feelcomfortable sendingtheir childrenacrossthe countryor acrossthe worldbacktoour campuses,then wellstart toshed jobs/1Myrick said.Before corona virus,nit wasso easyto getajob.You couldntavoid it,they wereeverywhere/1said MattStupak.He wasa cook,but lost his jobwhen restaurantsclosed.Ithaca isstill doingwell comparedto(与...相比)other placesin theU.S.Theareas Aprilunemployment rate(失业率)increasedto10percent,but thatis lowerthanother partsof New York.Cornell Universityis thearea*s largestemployer,with10,000workers.So far,it hasnot had any job cuts.The universityalso gave$100,000to helplocal businesses.But inmany collegetowns,the localeconomycollapsed(崩溃)when the students wenthome.Even ifschools permitstudents tocome backin thefall,no oneknows howmanywill actuallychoose toreturn.Some students-and theirparents--may notwantto paythe highcost oftuition fora lesssocial collegeexperience.nHow worriedam Ifor Ithacaif thefuture ofhigher educationchanges0Myricksaid.nI amworried.I amextremely worried.(413words)
2.From hiswords“so manyunknowns.we caninfer thatGregar Brouswaswondering_____.A.ifthingswilleverreturntonormal.B.how manypeoplein the townwill beinfected.C.how manystudents willcome backtothe town.D.When thecorona virusstrike willstop.I Howdo mostofthe locals makea livingin thetown ofIthacaA.Most ofthem teachin theuniversity.B.Most ofthem earnmoney from thestudents.C.Most ofthem runrestaurantsin thetown.D.Most ofthem workas cooksin therestaurants.
3.How manyforeign studentswere therein CornellUniversityA.24,000B.6,200C.around6,000D.around1,
5004.The followingthree phrasesfromthepassage havethe similarmeaning except.A.get ajob B.losthisjobC.shed jobsD.hadanyjobcuts
5.What isthe IthacaMayor worried about inthe futureA.Some thelocals willget thecorona virus.B.Most ofthelocalsmay losetheir jobs.C.Returning studentswillbringCOVID-19into theircommunity..D.The studentswillbecaught bythe covid-
19.答案BADABCMost Americanswelcome a fireworks showon July4th,the nationsIndependenceDay.Many alsoenjoy themon NewYears Dayandinprivatecelebrations.As anightly event,however,not allpeople welcomethe explosions.Somepeople are angry aboutthe fireworksand wantthem to stop.Some wantto knowwho is responsibleand wantthem tostop.Some peopleare afraidof whatthenightly explosionsmight meanand wantthem tostop.Julie Heckmanis wondering,herself.She leadsthe AmericanPyrotechnicsAssociation,afireworks industry tradegroup.Her industryhad highhopes for
2020.Then camethe Covid-19crisis withits closures(门店关闭)and cancellations(订单取)肖),That hadpeople whosell fireworksworried thatsales wouldbelow.Those fears,however,have goneup insmoke.Sales areoff thehook rightnow,Heckman said.NewYorkCity isan example.New Yorkerswere amongthe firstinthe countryto reportthe latenight noise.Many arelosing sleep,and onechild wasreportedinjured(使受伤)by anexplosion thisweek.And thecitys mayor(市长)Bill deBlasio hasset upa taskforce todeal withtheillegal activity.The taskforce willcarry outoperations totry tostop the sales oftheexplosives.The groupis madeup ofpolice,firefighters andthe SheriffsBureauof CriminalInvestigation.New JerseyGovernor PhilMurphy saidthere aretoo manyreports of fireworksbeing setoff acrossthe state.This isno wayto blowoff steam,1he toldreportersrecently inTrenton,the capital.Officials inOakland,California,said theyhave receivedmore complaintsofillegal fireworksand reportsof celebratorygunfire thanusual thisyear.At leastfivefires havebeen linkedto fireworkssince lateMay,officials said.No matterwhoisresponsible,the noisylight showscould lastfor sometime.Many seasonalstores onlyopened thisweek.Tockstein predictspeople willcontinueto buyfireworksinthe daysleading upto July4th.()352words
1.Which isnot thereason thatpeople wanttostopthe fireworkA.Some peopleare unhappywith the fireworks.B.Some peoplewonder whoshouldberesponsible for the shows.C.Some peoplethink thatthe fireworksshows meansomething bad.D.Some peopleenjoy thefirework showon someimportant days.
2.From JulieHeckmans words,we canlearn that.A.She hadntexpected a good sale of fireworksin
2020.B.Many fireworkshop hadagoodsale during the Covid-19crisis.C.People setoff lotsof fireworksduringtheNational Day.D.She isworried aboutthesaleoffireworknow.
3.Which problemcaused bythefireworksshows isnot mentionedin thisreportA.noise pollution.B.air pollutionC.fire D.injury
4.What doesBill deBlasios taskforce doA.It pushesforward thesaleoffireworks.B.It producesfireworks.C.It setsoff thefireworks activities.D.It dealswith illegalfireworks activities.口
5.What doesthe underlinedphrase leadinu tomeanin EnglishA.close toB.before C.after D.far from答案DCBDADSchools acrossthecountryare consideringhow andwhen toreopen theirbuildingsas theyplan measuresto controlthecoronavirus.Many schoolofficialsare worriedaboutthecosts ofoperating undersocial distancingguidelines(指弓I).Such costsinclude protective equipment(设备),additional teachersfor smallerclassesand moretransportation tokeep studentsspread outon busrides.Thesecosts arefrightening forurban schoolsystems,which areunder financialpressure.They saythey donot haveenough moneyor spaceto makeclasses smaller.In Hartford,Connecticut,Superintendent(教育主管)Leslie Torres-Rodriguezis veryworriedabouthow topay foradditional teachers.She saidthat noweachclassroom musthave fewerstudents andsocial distancingis required.In somegrades,she said,she hasindividual teacherswith asmany as27students intheirclassrooms.nMy budget(预算)would notexist shesaid.Camden isone ofNew Jerseyspoorest cities.Superintendent KatrinaMcCombssaid costs for classroom cleaning and protectiveequipmentareaconcern forher.That isbecause thecity dependson thestate governmentfor money.New Jerseyhasnotyet producedrules for the reopeningof schools.McCombssaid shehopes the governor givesurban areaslike Camdena lotofchoices.She addedthat manyof herstudents livewith familiesthat have more thanonegeneration inthe samehouse.These areat high-risk forinfection(J惑染.)She saidit wouldcut costsif thestate endeda ruleforthesummer thatthereshould beonly onestudent oneach seatof abus.The seatsnormally fittwo children.She alsohad someother questions.HDoes everychild needa mask”she asked.nWhat areour obligationstosupplying thosemasksSome schoolshave fewerproblems.In therich townof Greenwich,Connecticut,the schoolsystem has
12.2studentsfor everyteacher.To keepup socialdistancing whenbuildings reopen,Superintendent ToniJones hassaid theywill haveenough openspaces intheirbuildings tospread outthe classes.413words
1.Which isnot includedinthecost ofthe schoolsIIreopeningA.more protectiveequipment,B.more teachersIIWhat doesthe underlinedword obliqationsmeaninChineseA.方法,途径B.能力C.义务,责任D.愿望,答案DBBBCC.more school buses.D.more doctorsinthe schools.
2.What isSuperintendent KatrinaMcCombs worriedaboutA.cost foradditional teachersand school busesB.costs forclassroomcleaningand protectiveequipmentC.costs foradditional teachersand classroomsD.costsforschoolbusesandprotectiveequipment
3.What doesMcCombs wantthegovernorto doA.Make rulesforthereopening.B.allow twochildren ona seatintheschoolbuses.C.provide everystudent witha mask.D.cut the budget fortheschools.
4.Why dosome schoolshave fewerproblems thanthat inNew JersyA.Because theyhave cutthebudget.B.Because theyhavemoremoney fromthe government.C.Because theyhave fewerstudents.D.Because thecoronavirusis controlledbetter.。