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
考研
Sea rise as a result of global warming would immediately threaten that large fraction of the globe living at sea level. Nearly o
Sea rise as a result of global warming would immediately threaten that large fraction of the globe living at sea level. Nearly o
admin
2015-08-29
47
问题
Sea rise as a result 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】______. Some countries would be inundated. Heavily populated coastal areas【C2】______large populations occupy low-lying areas, would suffer extreme【C3】______.
Warmer oceans would spawn stronger hurricanes and typhoons,【C4】______coastal flooding, possibly swamp ing valuable agricultural lands around the world.【C5】______water quality may result as【C6】______flooding 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 and other diseases. 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 able 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【C20】______to man as well.
【C12】
选项
A、accord
B、accommodate
C、adhere
D、enlarge
答案
D
解析
此处意为“气候变暖会——热带气候区域”,气候变暖,当然热带气候的区域就会扩大,故选择D项enlarge“扩大”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/izzZ777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
Thepretrialconference,intheory,issupposedtodoallofthefollowingEXCEPT______.Thewordlitigantsmeansmostnearly
Economicsisallaboutconsumption.Ahealthyeconomyislargelyaresultofareasonablebalancebetweenconsumptiontodayand
Economicsisallaboutconsumption.Ahealthyeconomyislargelyaresultofareasonablebalancebetweenconsumptiontodayand
Insixteenth-centuryItalyandeighteenth-centuryFrance,therulingfamiliesEtiquettecultivatedasartofgraciousliving
SupposeCharlesDarwinhadbeensweptoverboardanddrownedduringthevoyageoftheBeagle.Whatwouldtheworldbelikewithou
Ingeneral,theamountthatastudentspendsforhousingshouldbeheldtoone-fifthofthetotal______forlivingexpenses.
In1939twobrothers,MacandDickMcDonald,startedadrive-inrestaurantinSanBernadino,California.Theycarefullychosea
GermanChancellorAngelaMerkelwonoverGermanvotersintheFederalElectiononSept.27.CanshenowbewonoverbyaFrench
GermanChancellorAngelaMerkelwonoverGermanvotersintheFederalElectiononSept.27.CanshenowbewonoverbyaFrench
随机试题
下列哪种物质同时抑制电子传递和ATP生成
类风湿性关节炎关节病变的特点是()
选择性的环氧酶抑制剂是()。
属于静态投资的费用有()。
设备安装时,所有设备安装的平面位置和标高,均应以()为基准进行测量。
陈述性知识回答“做什么”和“怎么做”。
根据我国《宪法》修正案,在爱国统一战线中新增加的社会阶层是()。
关于宇航员在太空的生活,下列说法不正确的是:
Mostpeoplemaydrinkonlytwolitersofwateraday,buttheyconsumeabout3000ifthewaterthatgoesintotheirfoodistak
OnthelonglistofworriesthatMomandDadhavewhenachildgoestocollege-grades,home-sickness,partyingthere’sanewiss
最新回复
(
0
)