Many of our favorite travel destinations are in danger of being changed badly by increased temperatures and rising seas. The following are some of the places that may be in danger and some that are already experiencing the effects of global warming.
The Everglades, Florida: Perhaps no region of the country is as unprotected to climate change as Florida. Even a slight increase in temperature and water level could devastate popular destinations like the Everglades, Miami Beach and the Keys.
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef: One of the most impressive natural habitats in the world, the Great Barrier Reef could be killed by increased water temperatures and the resulting coral bleaching (漂白法). Australia is particularly easily damaged by global warming because of its large number of fragile (脆弱的) ecosystems, uncertain water sources and a large group of people gathering on the coast.
Dalian, China: Fast-growing China, shown here during a heat wave last year, is opening about one coal factory every day this year. Along with the U.S., China is one of the world's leading contributors to the greenhouse gases , which can lead to the increase in the Earth's temperature.
Venice, Italy: No stranger to flooding, Venice has invested $4.5 billion in a floodgate system that is due to open in 2012. But the frequent changing ocean levels have made people question the floodgates' ability to hold out the rising waters.
London, England: Designed to protect London from storms and extremely high tides, the Thames Barrier was opened in 1984. Some analysts fear that rising oceans will create conditions beyond the capabilities the barrier was designed to meet.
【小题1】The word “devastate” in paragraph 2 means “ ”.A．protectB．destroyC．swallowD．enlarge【小题2】What can endanger Great Barrier Reef directly?A．Fragile ecosystemB．Uncertain water sources.C．The large group of people.D．Increased water temperatures and the coral bleaching【小题3】The underlined sentence means “ ”.A．flooding is mon in Venice B．everyone is familiar with floodingC．it is strange for Venice to experience floodingD．there is no flooding in Venice【小题4】The subject discussed in the text is that .A．the dangerous destinationsB．the most popular destinationsC．the fascinating destinationsD．the endangered destinationsB
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(答案→)B
解析：文章介绍了几个因为温度上升和海平面上升而面临灭绝的旅游景点。
【小题1】猜词题：从第二段的句子：Even a slight increase in temperature and water level could devastate popular destinations甚至一点点温度和水平面的上升都会对这些景点造成破坏，可知“devastate”的意思是“destroy”，选B
【小题2】细节题：从文章第三段的句子：the Great Barrier Reef could be killed by increased water temperatures and the resulting coral bleaching (漂白法).可知直接破坏大堡礁Great Barrier Reef 水温的增加和珊瑚漂白，选D
【小题3】句意理解题：从第五段的句子：But the frequent changing ocean levels have made people question the floodgates' ability to hold out the rising waters.威尼斯频繁改变的海洋水平使人们怀疑防洪闸的阻挡洪水的能力，说明这句话的意思是洪水在威尼斯是很常见的，选A。
【小题4】主旨题：从第一段的句子：Many of our favorite travel destinations are in danger of being changed badly by increased temperatures and rising seas可知这篇文章讨论的主题是“濒临灭绝的旅游景点”，选D