职称英语理工类阅读理解复习必备训练题(2)
<p> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="Melt">Melt</span> <span word="Normally">Normally</span>, <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="builds">builds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Pole">Pole</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shrinks">shrinks</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="declining">declining</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="skimpiest">skimpiest</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> 2007, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="shrunk">shrunk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="just">just</span> 4.2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> 38 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Andits">Andits</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="large">large</span> 23 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="low">low</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="just">just</span> 2 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="clouds">clouds</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="Clearer">Clearer</span> <span word="skies">skies</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sunlight">sunlight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="warms">warms</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="were">were</span> 3.5℃<span word="Celsius">Celsius</span> <span word="warmer">warmer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="and">and</span> 1.5℃ <span word="warmer">warmer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="high">high</span>5. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="measurements">measurements</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="melting">melting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="above">above</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="K">K</span>. <span word="Perovich">Perovich</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="geophysicist">geophysicist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="Regions">Regions</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Engineering">Engineering</span> <span word="Laboratory">Laboratory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hanover">Hanover</span>, <span word="N">N</span>.<span word="H">H</span>.7 词汇： <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> 北冰洋 <span word="shrink">shrink</span> <span word="v">v</span>.萎缩;缩小，减少 <span word="oceanographer">oceanographer</span> <span word="n">n</span>.海洋学家 <span word="skimpy">skimpy</span> <span word="adj">adj</span>.缺乏的，不足的 <span word="centimeter">centimeter</span> <span word="n">n</span>.厘米 <span word="geophysicist">geophysicist</span> <span word="n">n</span>.地球物理学家 1. <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="low">low</span>: 跌到历史最低点。<span word="record">record</span> 作形容词时，意思是空前的，创记 录的。<span word="Record">Record</span> <span word="low">low</span> 的反义词是 <span word="record">record</span> <span word="high">high</span>: 历史最高点。 3. <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>: 华盛顿大学，创建于 <span word="l">l</span>861 年，座落在美国华盛顿州西雅图 市东北角，所以又称西雅图华盛顿大学，是美国著名的公立研究型大学。 5. <span word="record">record</span> <span word="high">high</span> : 见注释1。 7. <span word="Hanover">Hanover</span>，<span word="N">N</span>.<span word="H">H</span>：新罕布什尔州汉诺威市。<span word="N">N</span>.<span word="H">H</span>.是 <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Hampshire">Hampshire</span> 的缩写。该州位于美 国新英格兰地区。</p>
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