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number of stuff and volunteers. The United Nations Children's Agency says the country is running out of water and food and there are frequent power cuts. It says almost one million children living in affected areas are __49__ by poor sanitation and a lack of safe water.”
Rescuers in Nepal say an unknown number of mountaineers are trapped on Mount Everest, unable to __50__, after avalanches swept away their ropes and ladders. 17 climbers died on the Mountain on Saturday.
Ⅲ. Reading prehension Section A (15)
Directions：For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
A large section of the mighty West Antarctic ice sheet has begun falling apart and its continued melting now appears to be unstoppable, two groups of researchers recently reported. The __51__ scientists say that means even more sea level rise than they figured.
One of the studies, led by NASA glaciologist(冰川学家) Eric Rignot, looked at 40 years of ground, airplane and __52__data of what researchers call “the weak underbelly of West Antarctica.” It shows the melt is happening faster than scientists had__53__, crossing a critical threshold(开端) that has begun a domino-like process.
“It does seem to be happening quickly,” said University of Washington glaciologist Ian Joughin, lead author of the other study. “We are really__54__ the beginning stages.”
If the new findings hold up, the scientists suggest that the melting could destabilize(使不稳定) __55__ parts of the ice sheet and a rise in sea level of 4 to 12 feet (1.22 to 3.66 meters) may be __56__ in ing centuries.
Global warming caused by the human-driven release of greenhouse gases has __57__ to destabilizing the ice sheet, though other factors may also be involved, the scientist said.
The rise of the sea is likely to __58__ to be relatively slow for the rest of the 21st century, they added, but in the more distant future it may __59__ markedly, __60__ throwing society into crisis.
__61__their different means, the two scientific papers, released by the journals Science and Geophysical Research Letters(《地球物理学研究快报》), came to similar __62__. Both groups of scientists found that West Antarctic glaciers had retreated（退后） far enough to set off an inherent（固有的） instability in the ice sheet, one that experts have __63__ for decades.
The West Antarctic ice sheet sits in a bowl-shaped depression（洼地） in the earth, with the base of the ice below sea level. Warm ocean water is causing the ice sitting along the rim of the bowl to thin and retreat. As the front edge of the ice __64__ from the rim and enters deeper water, it can __65__much faster than before.
51. A. alarmed
B. threatened
C. astonished
D. frustrated
52. A. animation 53. A. discussed 54. A. witnessing 55. A. storing 56. A. capable 58. A. continue 59. A. add
B. volcano B. addicted
C. missile
D. satellite D. predicted D. publishing D. touching D. incredible D. contributed D. record D. decline D. potentially D. Except D. information
C. convinced C. foreseeing C. attaching C. unavoidable C. influenced C. collect C. plunge C. Besides C. feared C. pull out C. retreat
B. changing B. neighboring B. evitable B. cease
B. destroyed B. accelerate B. intentionally B. Though
B. celebrations B. interested B. pulls up B. revise
57. A. inherited
60. A. frequently 61. A. Despite 63. A. blamed
62. A. occasions
C. willingly C. conclusions
D. involved
D. pull into D. restrict
64. A. pulls away 65. A. remind
Section B (24) Directions:
Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or
unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
The light from the campfire brightened the darkness, but it could not prevent the damp cold of Dennis’s Swamp creeping into their bones. It was a strange place. Martin and Tom wished that they had not accepted Jack’s dare. They liked camping, but not near this swamp. “So,” Martin asked as they sat watching the hot coals. “How did this place get its name? ” “Are you sure you want to hear it? It’s a scary story,” warned Jack. “Of course!” cried out Tom. “If there were anything to be scared of, you wouldn’t have chosen this place!” “Ok, but don’t say I didn’t warn you,” said Jack, and he began this tale. “Way back in time, a man called Dennis tried to start a farm here. He built that cottage over there to live in. In those days, the area looked quite different—it was covered with tall trees and the swamp was a crystal-clear river. After three hard years, Dennis had cleared several fields and planted crops. He was so proud of his success that he refused to listen to advice. “ ‘You are clearing too much land,’ warned one old man. ‘The land is a living thing. It will hit back at you if you abuse it.’ “ ‘Silly fool,’ said Dennis to himself. ‘If I clear more land, I can grow more crops. I’ll bee wealthier. He’s just jealous!’ ” “Dennis continued to chop down trees. Small animals that relied on them for food and shelter were destroyed. He was so eager to expand his farm that he did not notice the river flowing slowly towards his door. He did not notice salt seeping(渗出) to the surface of the land. He did not notice swamp plants choking all the native plants.”
“What happened?” Martin asked. It was growing colder. He trembled, twisting his body closer to the fire. “The land hit back—just as the old man warned, ” Jack shrugged. “Dennis disappeared. Old folks around here believe that swamp plants moved up from the river and dragged him underwater. His body was never found.” “What a stupid story,” laughed Tom. “Plants can’t …” Before he had finished speaking, he screamed and fainted. The other two boys jumped up with fright, staring at Tom. Suddenly, they burst out laughing. Some green swamp ivy had covered Tom’s face. It was a while before Tom could appreciate the joke.
66. The underlined word “dare” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. courage B. assistance C. instruction D. challenge
67. Why did Dennis ignore the warning of the old man?
A. The old man envied him. B. The old man was foolish. C. He was too busy to listen to others. D. He was greedy for more crops.
68. Why did Tom scream and faint?
A. He saw Dennis’s shadow. B. He was scared by a plant. C. His friends played a joke on him. D. The weather became extremely cold.
69. What lesson can we learn from the story of Dennis?
A. Grasp all, lose all. B. No sweat, no sweet.
C. It is no use crying over spilt milk.
D. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
(B)
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