英语专四 新闻听力 news 4-7-2

 新闻

Questions 23 to 24 are based on the following news.

A new study on climate change says catastrophic 4 degree rise in global temperature is increasingly likely to occur within many people’s lifetimes. The studies have been compiled by one of the world’s leading research bodies monitoring climate change, the Hadley Centre in Britain.

This latest prediction from the Hadley Centre brings the prospect¹ of devastating² change much closer. He challenges the assumption that severe warming is a threat only for future generations. (23) A four degree average temperature rise by the 2050s would bring increases of 10 degrees or more in some areas such as the Arctic and Africa. (24) It could mean a sharp decline in rainfall in some areas，flooding in others and extinction³ of about half of all the world’s animal and plant species.

 

题目

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Questions 23 to 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item，you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions ?

Now listen to the news.

23. According to the Hadley Centre, what is going to happen by the 2050s?

A. The climate would be little different.

B. The temperature would increase dramatically.?

C. Most of world’s animal and plant species will die.

D. The temperature would be a sharp decline.

24. According to the study, the temperature by the 2050s would result in the following EXCEPT .

A. droughts 

B. rainstorms

C. snow slide 

D. extinction of living species

 

答案解析

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3.B细节题。新闻中报道：最新的关于气候变化的研究表明，全球4度的温度升高 将在很多人的有生之年发生，而这将是灾难性的。到了 2050年，平均4度的气温上 升会导致北极或者非洲温度上升10度甚至更高。故正确答案是B。

4.C细节题。新闻中指出，气候的不断变暖会使一些地区的降雨M急速下降，而有 些地方却洪水泛滥，世界上一半的动植物灭绝。A、B、D都是气候变暖带来的后果， 本题要求选出与新闻内容不符的一项，故C正确。

1 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

2 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

3 extinction   

n.熄灭，消亡，消灭，灭绝，绝种

参考例句：

• The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
• The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。