综合类:完形填空Global Warming
Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the worlds climate. Many scientists (1) the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase (2) the worlds temperatures and are convinced that, more than (3) before, the Earth is at (4) from the forces of the wind, rain and sun. (5) to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, (6) as hurricanes and droughts, even more (7) and causing sea levels all around the world to (8) .
Environmental groups are putting (9) on governments to take action to reduce the (10) of carbon dioxide which is given (11) by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. They are in (12) of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power (13) .
Some scientists, (14) believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait (15) hundred years to notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is here to stay.
词汇:
climate /klaimit/ n. 气候,风气
hurricane n. 飓风,暴风-
drought n. 干旱,旱灾
carbon dioxide n. 二氧化碳
solar 太阳的 n.
atmosphere 大气
注释:
1. put the blame for ... :把……归咎于……
2. ... in favour of more money being spent on ... :……赞成把钱花在……
练习:
l. A) give B) put C) take D) have
2. A) in B) at C) by D) to
3. A) yet B) never C) once D) ever
4. A) threat B) danger C) risk D) harm
5. A) Concerning B) Regarding C) Depending D) According
6. A) such B) just C) even D) well
7. A) strict B) severe C) strong D) heavy
8. A) raise B) arise C) rise D) lift
9. A) force B) pressure C) persuasion D) encouragement
10.A) amount B) deal C) number D) count
11.A) off B) away C) up D) over
12.A) belief B) request C) favour D) suggestion
13.A) factories B) generations C) houses D) stations
14.A) but B) although C) despite D) however
15.A) several B) over C) numerous D) various