2016届高考英语一轮复习(外研版)考点规范训练：必修4 Module 1Life in the Future
<p> 考点规范练19(必修4 <span word="Module">Module</span> 1)</p><p> .阅读理解</p><p> <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span>,<span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="approaching">approaching</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>.<span word="Geographers">Geographers</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span> <span word="years">years</span>,<span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="zones">zones</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="disappear">disappear</span>,<span word="determining">determining</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="grown">grown</span>.<span word="Polar">Polar</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="colder">colder</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="hotter">hotter</span>,<span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span>.</p><p> <span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>.<span word="Tropical">Tropical</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hurricanes">hurricanes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span>.<span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>,<span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adapt">adapt</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="disappear">disappear</span>.</p><p> <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span>,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="predicts">predicts</span> <span word="that">that</span>,<span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> 2100,<span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="today">today</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="climates">climates</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="climates">climates</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="today">today</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="world">world</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="far">far</span>-<span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="world">world</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="change">change</span>.<span word="In">In</span> 2004,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sumatra">Sumatra</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008,<span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>.<span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Haiti">Haiti</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>.</p><p> <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>,<span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="melting">melting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span>.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="worrying">worrying</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="times">times</span>.<span word="Melting">Melting</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="melting">melting</span>.<span word="However">However</span>,<span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="melting">melting</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span>.</p>
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