2015年职称英语考试理工类B级常考的阅读理解练习(二)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Threat">Threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Kiribati">Kiribati</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kiribati">Kiribati</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="not">not</span>-<span word="too">too</span>-<span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="disappear">disappear</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> - <span word="literally">literally</span>. <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="tide">tide</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="tides">tides</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kiribati">Kiribati</span>.</p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="continues">continues</span>, <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span>. <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="might">might</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="land">land</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="coral">coral</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Kiribati">Kiribati</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Marshall">Marshall</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="fate">fate</span> - <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="swallowed">swallowed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="coral">coral</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="everyones">everyones</span> <span word="loss">loss</span>. <span word="Coral">Coral</span> <span word="formations">formations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>.</p><p> 16 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kiribati">Kiribati</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="tide">tide</span>.</p><p> 17 <span word="High">High</span> <span word="tides">tides</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="Kiribati">Kiribati</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>.</p><p> 18 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>.</p><p> 19 <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p> 20 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="coral">coral</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span>.</p><p> 21 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coral">coral</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>.</p>
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