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
外语
(清华大学2007年试题) Sea rise as a consequence of global warming would immediately threaten that large fraction of the globe living
(清华大学2007年试题) Sea rise as a consequence of global warming would immediately threaten that large fraction of the globe living
admin
2018-09-18
58
问题
(清华大学2007年试题)
Sea rise as a consequence 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】______: New Orleans, Amsterdam, Shanghai, and Cairo. Some countries — Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean, islands in the Pacific — would be inundated. Heavily populated coastal areas such as in Bangladesh and Egypt,【C2】______large populations occupy low-lying areas, would suffer extreme【C3】______.
Warmer oceans would spawn stronger hurricanes and typhoons,【C4】______in coastal flooding, possibly swamping valuable agricultural ands around the world.【C5】______water quality may result in【C6】______flooding which 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, malaria, and other diseases. Heat stress and heat mortality could rise. 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 a-ble 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 hence to man as well.
The list of possible consequences of global warming suggests very clearly that we must do everything we can now to understand its causes and effects and to take all measures possible to prevent and adapt to potential and inevitable disruptions【C20】______by global warming.
【C18】
选项
A、adapt
B、alleviate
C、agitate
D、assert
答案
A
解析
此处应选择A,根据句意可知,此处所选单词应与cope相近,所以选adapt。A.adapt使适应,改编;B alleviate缓和,减轻;C. agitate搅动,煽动;D. assert断言,坚持。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/wnUO777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
Someritualsofmoderndomesticlivingvarylittlethroughoutthedevelopedworld.Onesuchisthemunicipalrefusecollection,
Asstudentsreturntoschoolthisfall,parentswillagainworryaboutnewillnessesaskidscomeintocontactwithflugerms.T
Cellscannotremainaliveoutsidecertainlimitsoftemperature,andmuchnarrowerlimitsmarkthebound-ariesofeffectivefunc
Cellscannotremainaliveoutsidecertainlimitsoftemperature,andmuchnarrowerlimitsmarkthebound-ariesofeffectivefunc
Ourpresentgenerationofculturalcritics,arrivingaftertheassaultofpostmodernismandtheincreasinglywidespreadcommerci
AsFacebookdominatesthenewswithitsinitialpublicoffering,activistsareseizingthemomenttopressurethecompanytoadd
Americawasoptimisticalmostasamatterofofficialdoctrinerightfrommeoutset.Anyonesettinguparepublicinthe1770sh
Nomatterwhathesaidtoyou,hismannershowedan______thathedidnotactuallyagreewiththeproposal.
Whenanyoneopensacurrentaccountatabank,heislendingthebankmoney.Hemay【C1】______therepaymentofthemoneyatany
Thereisnodoubtthatthe______ofthesegoodstotheothersiseasytosee.(2005年电子科技大学考博试题)
随机试题
排放制冷剂有哪些注意事项?
金银花来源于()
通过收集市场上类似房地产的纯收益、价格等资料求取资本化率的方法称为()。
矩形水力最优断面的底宽是水深的( )。
以下关于噪声级正确的是()。
关于桥梁工程泄水管的安置原则,说法错误的是()。
按照现行客户交易结算资金第三方存管方式的一般模式,存管银行为投资者开立一般存款账户、交易结算资金管理账户和客户证券资金台账。( )
按照现行的营业税制度规定,下列属于营业税减免税的有()。
Despite____effortsbythefinanceminister,inflationroseto36points.
Insomecities,workaholism(废寝忘食工作)issocommonthatpeopledon’tconsideritunusual.Theyacceptthelifestyleas【C1】______Gov
最新回复
(
0
)