泽熙美文Cloze Test
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 1 : New Orleans, Amsterdam, Shanghai, and Cairo. Some eountries—Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean, islands in the Pacific—would be inundated. Heavily populated coastal areas such as in Bangladesh and Egypt, 2 large populations occupy low-lying areas, would suffer extreme 3 .
Warmer oceans would spawn stronger hurricanes and typhoons, 4 in coastal flooding, possibly swamping valuable agricultural lands around the world. 5 water quality may result as 6 flooding which forces salt water into coastal irrigation and drinking water supplies, and irreplaceable, natural 7 could be flooded with ocean water, destroying forever many of the 8 plant and animal species living there.
Food supplies and forests would be 9 affected. Changes in rainfall patterns would disrupt agriculture. Warmer temperatures would 10 grain-growing regions pole-wards. The warming would also increase and change the pest plants, such as weeds and the insects 11 the crops.
Human health would also be affected. Warming could 12 tropical climate bringing with it yellow fever, malaria, and other diseases. Heat stress and heat mortality could rise. The harmful 13 of localized urban air pollution would very likely be more serious in warmer 14 . There will be some 15 from warming. New sea-lanes will open in the Arctic, longer growing seasons further north will 16 new agricultural lands, and warmer temperature will make some of today’s colder regions more 17 . But these benefits will be in individual areas. The natural systems— both plant and animal—will be less able than man to cope and 18 . Any change of temperature, rainfall, and sea level of the magnitude now 19 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 20 by global warming.
1.
A.ascended
B.assaulted
C.erased
D.endangered
正确答案：D
[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是ascended上升；assauhed攻击；erased抹去，擦掉；endangered危及。文章要表达的意思是世界上大多数大型海港城市将会受到威胁：如新奥尔良，阿姆斯特丹，上海和开罗。所以正确答案是D选项，如We should do our best to save endangered species(我们应该竭尽全力挽救濒于灭绝的生物)。
2.
A.which
B.where
C.when
D.what
正确答案：B
[解析] 意思是那些人口稠密的海岸地区，如孟加拉国和埃及，大量的人口居住在海平面较低的地区，受全球变暖的影响，将会出现极其混乱的局面。large population指的是居住在Bangladesh和Egypt的人口，所以此处应该填地点状语引导词where，所以正确答案选B选项。
3.
A.dislocation.
B.discontent
C.distribution
D.distinction
正确答案：A
[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是dislocation混乱；discontent不满；distribution分配，配给物；distinction区别，差别。根据句意，C、D可以排除，没有suffer discontent的表达形式，排除B选项。所以正确答案是A选项。
4.
A.rebuking
B.rambling
C.resulting
D.rallying
正确答案：C
[解析] result in意为导致，句子的意思是导致洪水，所以C选项是正确的答案。其他选项不仅意思不符，而且没有与in连用的固定搭配形式。
5.
A.Increased
B.Reduced
C.Expanded
D.Saddened
正确答案：B
[解析] 此空格的前文在说海洋变暖会使龙卷风和台风更强劲，导致洪水会肆虐。洪水泛滥的结果当然是水质变差，所以A选项可以排除，C、D选项明显与原文意思不符，所以正确答案是B选项。
6.
A.inland
B.coastal
C.urban
D.suburban
正确答案：B
[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是inland内陆的；coastal沿海的；urban城市的；suburban郊外的。本段一直在讨论海洋变暖后，沿海地区的变化，所以正确答案是B选项。
7.
A.dry-land
B.mountain
C.wetlands
D.forest
正确答案：C
[解析] 在沿海地区，较多的是湿地，而且该空格的后一句提到生活在那里的稀有的动植物物种也将遭到永久性破坏，可见这个地方动植物种类非常独特，更加验证了答案应该是C选项。其他选项均与原文的意思不符，所以排除。
8.
A.unique
B.precious
C.interesting
D.exciting
正确答案：A
[解析] C、D选项明显与文章意思不符，可以排除。unique意为唯一的，独特的；precious宝贵的，珍贵的。此处的意思是稀有的物种将被永久破坏，所以答案是A选项。
9.
A.geologically
B.adversely
C.secretively
D.serially
正确答案：B
[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是geologically地质地；adversely反面地，负面地；secretively秘密地；serially连续地。句子的意思是食物供应和森林也会受到很大的……影响。此句后面谈到的都是气候变暖的负面影响，因此正确答案是B选项。
10.
A.shift
B.generate
C.grease
D.fuse
正确答案：A
[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是shift转换，改变；generate产生；grease涂油脂，贿赂；fuse熔合。句意是，气温上升会改变谷物的生长区域，空格后面的句子提到气候变化会引起病虫害作物的四个选项中只有A选项有变化，改变的意思，所以正确答案是A选项。
11.
A.hiking
B.hugging
C.attacking
