- 阅读理解A
题干:Americansdon’tliketolosewars.Ofcourse,alotdependsonhowyoudefinejustwhatawaris.Thereareshootingwars-thekindthattestpatriotismandcourage-andthosearethekindatwhichtheU.S.excels.Butotherstrugglestestthosequalitiestoo.WhatelsewastheGreatDepressionorthespaceraceortheconstructionoftherailroads?IfAmericaindulgesinabitofflag-wavingwhenthejobisdone,theyearnedit.Nowthereisasimilarchallenge:globalwarming.Thesteadydeterioration(恶化)oftheveryclimateofthisveryplanetisbecomingawarofthefirstorder,andbyanymeasure,theU.S.islosing.Indeed,ifAmericaisfightingatall,it’sfightingonthewrongside.TheU.S.producesnearlyaquarteroftheworld’sgreenhousegaseseachyearandhasstubbornlymadeitclearthatitdoesn’tintendtodoawholelotaboutit.Although174nationsapprovedtheadmittedlyflawedKyotoaccordstoreducecarbonlevels,theU.S.walkedawayfromthem.Therearevaguepromisesofmanufacturingfuelfromherbsorpoweringcarswithhydrogen.Butforacountrythattightlycitespatriotismasoneofitscorevalues,theU.S.istakingapassonwhatmightbethemostpatrioticstruggleofall.It’shardtoimagineabiggerfightthanoneforthesurvivalofacountry’scoastsandfarms,thehealthofitspeopleandstabilityofitseconomy.Therubis,ifthevastmajorityofpeopleincreasinglyagreethatclimatechangeisaglobalemergency,there’sfarlessagreementonhowtofixit.Industryoffersitsplans,whichtoooftenwouldfixlittle.Environmentalistsoffertheirs,whichtoooftenamounttonativewishliststhatcouldweakenAmerican'sgrowth.Butlet’sassumethatthoseinterestedpartiesandotherswillalwaysbeatthetableandwillalwaysdemandthattheirvoicesbeheardandthattheirneedsbeaddressed.Whatwouldanaggressive,ambitious,effectiveplanlooklike-onethatwouldleavetheU.S.bothenvironmentallysafeandeconomicallysound?Haltingclimatechangewillbefarharder.Oneofthemoreconservativeplansforaddressingtheproblemcallsforareductionof25billiontonsofcarbonemissionsoverthenext52year.Andyetbydevisingaconsistentstrategythatmixesandblendspragmatism(实用主义)withambition,theU.S.can,withoutmajordamagetotheeconomy,helphalttheworsteffectsofclimatechangeandensurethesurvivalofitswayoflifeforfuturegenerations.Moneywilldosomeofthework,butwhat’sneededmostiswill.“I'mnotsayingthechallengeisn'talmostoverwhelming,”saysFredKrupp.“ButthisisAmerica,andAmericahasrisentothesechallengesbefore.”
题目:Judging from the context, the word “rub” ( Line 1,Para.3) probably means_____· - A 、friction
- B 、contradiction
- C 、conflict
- D 、problem

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【正确答案:D】
词汇题。rub出现在第三段第一句。这句话的意思是“问题在于,如果绝大多数人愈加认同气候变化是全球性危机,在如何解决方面所产生的分歧就会越大”。increasingly agree却导致了 far less agreement, 这是美国不能有效处理气候变暖问题的关键所在,即问题所在。因此,D选项为正确答案。

- 1 【阅读理解A】 Judging from the context, “to keep your head above water” (paragraph 1) probably means().
- A 、to be drown
- B 、to keep out of financial difficulty
- C 、to keep away from danger
- D 、to protect you from water
- 2 【阅读理解A】 Judging from the context, the phrase “wreaking havoc”(Para.2)most probably means().
- A 、generating motivation
- B 、exerting influence
- C 、causing damage
- D 、creating pressure
- 3 【阅读理解A】The word “liability” (Para. 1. Line 4) most probably means “()”.
- A 、misfortune
- B 、instability
- C 、disadvantage
- D 、burden
- 4 【阅读理解A】 The word “portend” (Line 1, Para. 1) is closest in meaning to “()”.
- A 、defy
- B 、signal
- C 、suffer from
- D 、result from
- 5 【阅读理解A】 From the context, the word “baloney” ( Line 3, Paragraph 6) is close in meaning to().
- A 、balcony
- B 、nonsense
- C 、feat
- D 、simplicity
- 6 【阅读理解A】The word “savvy” ( Line 2,Para 2) probably means_____.
- A 、suspicious
- B 、secure
- C 、shrewd
- D 、simple
- 7 【阅读理解A】We may infer from the context that “upselling”( Line 2, Para.6) probably means_____.
- A 、selling something up
- B 、selling something fancy
- C 、selling something unnecessary
- D 、selling something more expensive
- 8 【阅读理解A】Judging from the skills women specialize in they might be suitable to be a/an_____.
- A 、engineer
- B 、worker
- C 、nurse
- D 、long-distance runner
- 9 【阅读理解A】Judging from the context, the “Community Eye” ( Line 5,Para.2) is_____·
- A 、a watching system for gun crime
- B 、a neighborhood protection organization
- C 、an unprofitable community business
- D 、a grassroots organization
- 10 【阅读理解A】The word “homogenizing” ( Line 1,Paragraph 1 ) most probably means_____.
- A 、identifying
- B 、associating
- C 、assimilating
- D 、monopolizing
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