2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练 热点38 气候危机以及应对措施(学生版+解析版).docx

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1、2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练热点38气候危机以及应对措施一、阅读单选1Howwillwesaveourplanet?Whichtopicdrewthemostattentionfrompeoplearoundtheworldin2019?Itwasclimatechange,accordingtothreewell-knownEnglishdictionaries.TheOxford,CollinsandCambridgedictionarieschoseclimateemergency,Climatestrikeandupcycling,respectively（分别地），asthei

2、rWordoftheYear.Thistellsusthatclimatechangewasawidely-discussedissuein2019.Climateemergencymeansasituationinwhichurgentactionisneededtoreduceclimatechange.Climatestrikereferstopeopleleavingworkorschooltocallformoreactiontoprotecttheenvironment.Upcyclingreferstomakingnewitemsoutofoldoruseditemstoredu

3、cewaste.Climatechangehasalreadyaffected（heworldinmanyways.TakeVeniceforexample.Duetoclimatechange,Veniceexperiencedtheworstfloodingithasseenin（helast50yearsin2019.Manystores,restaurantsandhotelswereflooded.Thiscausedseriousdamagetotalinghundredsofmillionsofeuros.Althoughwcvcknownaboutglobalwarmingfo

4、ralongtime,ourlargecompaniesandgovernmentshavebeenslowtorespondtoit.Theyear2019mighthavebeentheturningpointthatwillfinallyencourageourleaderstotakeresponsibility.Decadesago,whenthescienceontheclimateissuewasfirstincreasing,theimpacis（影响）couldbeenseenasanissueforfuturegenerations,KatharineMach,aStanf

5、ordUniversityclimatescientist,toldTheNewYorkTimes.Ilsdefinitelyourissuenow.However,simplyrealizingthatclimatechangeisathreatisnotenough,wemusttakerealactionbeforeitistoolate.1. WhichdictionarydidntchoosetheclimatewordastheirWordoftheYear?A. TheOxford.B.TheCollins.C.TheWebster.D.TheCambridge.2. Which

6、ofthefollowingwordsofphrasescallsformakingnewitemswitholdorusedthings?A. Climatechange.B.Climateemergency.C.Upcycling.D.Climatestrike.2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练热点38气候危机以及应对措施一、阅读单选1Howwillwesaveourplanet?Whichtopicdrewthemostattentionfrompeoplearoundtheworldin2019?Itwasclimatechange,accordingtothreewell-know

7、nEnglishdictionaries.TheOxford,CollinsandCambridgedictionarieschoseclimateemergency,Climatestrikeandupcycling,respectively（分别地），astheirWordoftheYear.Thistellsusthatclimatechangewasawidely-discussedissuein2019.Climateemergencymeansasituationinwhichurgentactionisneededtoreduceclimatechange.Climatestri

8、kereferstopeopleleavingworkorschooltocallformoreactiontoprotecttheenvironment.Upcyclingreferstomakingnewitemsoutofoldoruseditemstoreducewaste.Climatechangehasalreadyaffected（heworldinmanyways.TakeVeniceforexample.Duetoclimatechange,Veniceexperiencedtheworstfloodingithasseenin（helast50yearsin2019.Man

9、ystores,restaurantsandhotelswereflooded.Thiscausedseriousdamagetotalinghundredsofmillionsofeuros.Althoughwcvcknownaboutglobalwarmingforalongtime,ourlargecompaniesandgovernmentshavebeenslowtorespondtoit.Theyear2019mighthavebeentheturningpointthatwillfinallyencourageourleaderstotakeresponsibility.Deca

10、desago,whenthescienceontheclimateissuewasfirstincreasing,theimpacis（影响）couldbeenseenasanissueforfuturegenerations,KatharineMach,aStanfordUniversityclimatescientist,toldTheNewYorkTimes.Ilsdefinitelyourissuenow.However,simplyrealizingthatclimatechangeisathreatisnotenough,wemusttakerealactionbeforeitis

11、toolate.1. WhichdictionarydidntchoosetheclimatewordastheirWordoftheYear?A. TheOxford.B.TheCollins.C.TheWebster.D.TheCambridge.2. Whichofthefollowingwordsofphrasescallsformakingnewitemswitholdorusedthings?A. Climatechange.B.Climateemergency.C.Upcycling.D.Climatestrike.A. Becauseofheavyrain.B.Becauseo

12、fclimatechange.C.Becauseofbadeconomy.D.Becauseofterriblemanagements.4. AccordingtoKatharineMach,whatshouldwedonow?A. Weshouldtakeactiontofightagainstclimatechangeinthefuture.B. Wedbetterleavetheclimateissuetofuturegenerations.C. Weshouldtakeresponsibilitytodealwithclimatechangeimmediately.D. Weshoul

13、drealizetheclimatechangeisabigthreatbutwecandonothing.【答案】CCBC【解析】本文是根据关于TheOxford,CollinsandCambridge三本词典的搜索频率最高的词引出关于气候变化的问题。本文主要分为三个部分，第-部分是在2019年人们对气候变化的关注度最高；第二部分是举例说明气候变化对世界的影响；第三部分是阐述关于解决气候变化问题的责任。最后呼吁大家应该采取行动来应对气候变化。1. 细节理解题。根据“TheOxford,CollinsandCambridgedictionarieschoseclimateemergency5,

14、Climatestrikeand*upcyclingrcspcctivcly（分别地）,astheir，WordoftheYcar,.,可知，TheWebster字典没有选择气候词作为他们的“年度词汇。故选C。2. 细节理解题。根据Upcyclingreferstomakingnewitemsoutofoldoruseditemstoreducewaste.可知，“Upcycling”是指用旧的或旧的物品制造新的物品，以减少浪费。故选C。3. 细节理解题。根据Duetoclimatechange,Veniceexperiencedtheworstfloodingithasseeninthela

15、st50yearsin2019.”可知，由于气候变化，威尼斯在2019年经历了过去50年来最严重的洪水。故选B。4. 推理判断题。根据definitelyourissuenow.”现在肯定是我们的问题。可以推知我们应该立即承担起应对气候变化的责任。故选C。2Climateistheaverageweatherusuallytakenovera30-yearlimeperiodforaparticularregionandlimeperiod.Climateisnotthesameasweather,butrather,itistheaveragepatternofweatherforapart

16、icularregion.Weatherdescribestheshort-termstateoftheatmosphere（大/（）.Theclimateischanging.Manyagreedthatclimatechangemaybeoneofthegreatestthreats（威胁）facingtheplanet.Recentyearsshowincreasingtemperaturesinvariousregions,and/orincreasingextremities（极端性）inweatherpatterns.IstheEarthgettingwanner?Yes!TheE

17、arthhaswarmedbyaboutIFoverthepast1(X)years.Butwhy?Well,scientistsarcnotexactlysure.TheEarthcouldbegettingwarmeronitsown,butmanyoftheworldsleadingclimatescientiststhinkthatthingspeopledoarchelpingtomaketheEarthwarmer.GlobalWarmingmaybeabigproblem,butcanyoumakeadifference?Yes!Thereareseverallittlethin

18、gsyoucandotomakeadifference.Trycarpooling.Thiswillhelpreducetheamountoffossilfuelsgoingintotheatmosphere.Wheneveryouuseelectricity,youhelpputgreenhousegasesintotheair.Turnofflights,thetelevision,andthecomputerwhenyouarethroughwiththem.Also,plantingtreesisfunandagreatwaytoreducegreenhousegases.Treesa

19、bsorbcarbondioxide,agreenhousegas,fromtheair.Finally,dontforgetaboutrecycling.5. Climateisweather.A. thesameasB.differentfromC.akindofD.partof6. TheEarthhaswarmedbyabout1Foverthepast100years.A. onlybecauseofhumanactivitiesbutscientistsarenotexactlysureofthereasons.B. andwecandonothingtoit.C. anditsg

20、ettingwanneronitsownGlobalWanningmaybeabigproblem,butwecandothefollowingthingstomakeadifferenceexcept.A. carpoolingB.savingelectricityC.cuttingdownmoretreesD.recycling7. Whatcanbethebesttitleofthearticle?A. Climateandweather.B. Weatherandclimatechanging.C. Climatechangingandglobalwarming.D. Weathera

21、ndglobalwarming.【答案】BBCC【解析】根据Climateisnotthesameasweather,可知天气不同于气候,故选B。5. 根据Well,scientistsarenotexactlysure,可知科学家也不知道确切的原因，故选B。6. 根据短文描述，可知砍伐树木无助于解决全球变暖问题，反而会破坏环境，故选C。7. 通过阅读短文可知，本文主要描述了气候变化和全球变暖的问题。故选C。Whilemostteensarcbusywithsports,friendsandonlinegames,RobertMartinezisworkingtosavetheplanet.H

22、eisoneofthemostfamousenvironmentalactivistsintheworld.Sohowdoesateenagerdothat?Igrewupinafamilywherepeoplewerealwaysthinkingabouttheenvironment,saysRobert.WhenRobertwasjust6yearsold,hedecidedhehadtodosomethingaboutclimate(气候)changeaseriousenvironmentalproblem.Scientistshavebeenstudyingclimatechangef

23、ormanyyears.TheyknowthatEarthsclimatechangesonitsownovertime.Butrightnow,itischangingmoreandmorequicklythanusualbecauseofpollutioncreatedbypeoplebythecars,trucksandplaneswcridein,andbythecoalandoilwcburnforelectricity.HiselderbrothersandsistersrananenvironmentalgroupcalledEarthGuardianswhichwasstart

24、edbytheirmom.Firsthelistenedwhentheyhadmeetings.Soonhewastravelingaroundthecountryandtheworld.Hisgoal?Toeducateandinspirepeopletojointhefightagainstclimatechange.TodayRobertrunsEarthGuardians.Thegroupworkswiththousandsofkidsaroundtheworld.Hespeakstostudentsinclassroomsaboutstepstheycantaketohelp(hep

25、lanet.Andhewritesandperformship-hopsongsabouttheenvironment.Robertbelievesthatifmanypeoplechange(heirhabits,wecanreducethecausesofclimatechange.8. RobertMartinezworkson.A. doingsportsB.makingonlinegamesC.savingtheplanetD.howtomakefriendsScientistsbelievethat.A. EarthsclimateneverchangesC.Earthsclima

26、teischangingmorequickly11. EarthGuardiansis.A.anenvironmentalgroupC.anenvironmentalactivity12. Tohelptheplanet,Robertdoesalotexcept.B. EarthsclimateisnotabigproblemD.EarthsclimatechangesjustbecauseofpollutionB. anenvironmentalprogramD.anenvironmentalgameA.tellingotherswhattodoB.makingamovieworkingwi

27、thotherkidsD.writingandperforminghip-hopsongs13. Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe.A.HowToSaveThePlanetB. NeverPollutetheEnvironmentC.EarthsClimateC.EarthsClimateD. ATeenageEnvironmentalActivist【答案】CCABD【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了一位青少年环保活动家罗伯特马丁内兹致力于保护地球环境并和成干上万的孩子们一起为保护地球环境而做出努力。8. 细节理解题。根据第一段4tRobertMartine

28、zisworkingtosavetheplanef5可知，罗伯特马丁内兹正在努力拯救行星。故选C。9. 细节理解题。根据第二段Butrightnow,itischangingmoreandmorequicklythanusual”气候变化现在越来越快。故选C细节理解题。根据第三段HiselderbrothersandsistersrananenvironmentalgroupcalledEarthGuardians可知,EarthGuardians是个环保小组。故选A。10. 细节理解题。根据最后一段“Thegro叩workswiththousandsofkids,Hespeakstostud

29、entsinclassroomsaboutstepstheycantaketohelptheplanet以及“hewritesandperformship-hopsongsabouttheenvironment可知，罗伯特为保护环境没有制作电影这件事情。故选B。11. 最佳标题题。根据全文大意可知，这篇文章主要介绍的就是一位青少年环保活动家罗伯特致力于保护地球环境并为此付出了很多努力。因此文章的最佳标题应为“ATeenageEnvironmentalActivist”。故选D。4Accordingtoanewscientificresearch,wearerapidlygoingcloseto

30、majorclimatechangeandtheeffectsontheenvironmentcouldbequiteserious.Geographerspredictthatclimatezonescouldcompletelydisappearwithinthenexteightyyears.Wherewillcropsbegrownifthishappens?Whentheclimatechangesalot,polarregionswillgetcolderandtropicalregionswillgetevenhotter.Asaresult,wherewillanimalsbe

31、forcedtomoveontheearth?Climatechangeslikethesecouldleadtothespreadofdiseases.Tropicalstormsandhurricanes（飓风）willnotonlyincreasebutmayalsobecomestronger.If（hechangescometooquickly,animalsandplantsmaynotbeableloadapt（适应）rightawayandcoulddisappearfromtheearth.AccordingtoScienceDaily,anewstudypredictsch

32、at,bytheyear2100,manyoftodaysfamiliarclimateswillbetakenplacebyclimateunknownintodaysworld.Itisurgentthatwcreducetherisksoffar-rcachingresultsforthewholeworld.Theplanetitselfhasbeenshowingsignsofchange.In2004,ahugetsunamicreatedbyamajorearthquakekilledthousandsinSumatraandin2008,thousandsmorediedinC

33、hinainanotherbigearthquake.Egyptwashitin2009withamajorearthquakeandHaitiwasdestroyedseriouslyandbecameruinsin2010byanotherbigearthquake.Notlongago,scientistsdiscoveredicemelting（融化）inwestAntarctica（南极洲）.Thisisveryworryingbecausetemperaturesinthisareahaveremainedratherconstant（不断的）andactuallyevenlowe

34、ratlime.Meltingoccurswhentemperaturesincreaseandsincetemperatureshaveremained,theiceshouldnotbemelting.However,satellitedata（数据）showsmeltingaroundwestAntarctica.Withinjust（helastfewmonths,newreportsfromaround（heworldhavebeencominginandmostagreethatourclimatesituationismuchworsethanpreviouslyexpected

35、.Atthispoint,itdoesntmatterwhatiscausingit,butrather,whatcanbedoneaboutit.Ontheotherhand,ourworldisgettingmoreandmoreunstable（不稳定）everyyear.Naturaldisasters（灾难）arebecomingmorefrequent（频繁Q勺）andserious.However,otherplanetsareexperiencingglobalwarmingaswellasourownandsomescientistsbelievetheremaybesome

36、connectionsbetweenthese.Nooneknowsanythingforsureatthispointbecausethereissimplynotenoughdata.12. Whatsthewritersattitudetowardtheclimatechanges?A. Weshouldobservethegreatchangesoftheclimatecarefully.B. Wemustconnectwithotherplanetstopreventtheclimatechanges.C. Weshouldtryourbesttodosomethingagainst

37、theclimatechanges.D. Weneedtodiscoverwhatcausestheclimatechangesfirstofall.13. Whatdocstheunderlinedword“tropicalmean?A. coldanddryB.coolandwethotandwetD.warmanddry14. Whatcanbeinfenedfromthepassage?A. Collectingmoredatawillhelpustosolve（heproblem.B. Theclimatewillbemuchbetterthanwehaveexpected.C. E

38、arthquakescanbeavoidedinafewyearstime.D. TheiceinwestAntarcticawillstopmeltinginthefuture.15. Whatsthepassagemainlyabout?A. Ittellsushowtoprotecttheenvironmentoftheearth.B. Ittalksaboutthebadeffectsoftheclimatechanges.C. Itshowsushowtopreventdiseasesfromspreading.D. Itdescribeswhatweshoulddowith（hee

39、arthquakes.【答案】CCAB【解析】本文主要讲述环境变化给我们带来的灾难。热带风暴和飓风增加，地震频繁，南极冰雪加速融化等等，灾难变得越来越频繁和严重。14. C考查细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句Ifthechangescometooquickly,animalsandplantsmaynotbeabletoadapt（适应）rightawayandcoulddisappearfromtheearth.可知I选C。15. C考查词义猜测题。根据上文polarregionswillgetcolder（极地会更冷）和getevenhotter（更热）可知选C。16. A考查细节理解题。根

40、据文中最后一句Nooneknowsanythingforsureatthispointbecausethereissimplynotenoughdata.及语境理解可知选A。17. B考查细节理解题。根据文章主要内容可知本文主要讲述气候变化带来恶果。故选B。5Mostadultsshowlessinterestinclimate（气候）changethanyoungpeople.Yetitsadultswhohavethepowertoinfluencethepolicies（政策）causingclimatechange.Nowanewstudyshowsthatteenagersmaybe

41、abletoraise（heirparentsinterestinhumaneffectsonclimate.Inthestudy,anewcuiriculum（课程）wasusedinsomeschoolsincoastalNorthCarolina.Thestudentsworkedonfouractivitiescenteredontheconnectionsbetweenclimatechangeandlocalwildlife.Theyalsotookpartinacommunity-basedprojectandinterviewedtheirparentsaboutthechan

42、gesinweathertheyhadnoticedintheirlifetimes.Toseehowattitudeschangedasaresultoftheprogram,theresearcherssurveyedbothstudentsandparentsatthebeginningandtheendofthestudy.Thestudyshowsthestudentswhocompletedtheclimatechangemodulecaredmoreabouttheissue（问题）.Theeffectwasevenstrongeramongparents.Expertssayt

43、heprogramssuccesshadalottodowithhowteachersdealtwithclimatechangeintheclassroom.Readingatextbookandcompletingaworksheetareunlikelytoleadstudents（otalkabout（heirdayatthedinnertabic,saysMarthaMonroe,anexpertonenvironmentaleducationattheUniversityofFlorida.Instead,theresearchersdesignedhands-onlessonsf

44、ocusedonlocalissues.Forexample,onetaskinvolvedmonitoringtheweatheroutsidetheschoolandcomparingitwithhistoricalinformationaboutthearea.Thoseactivitiesmayhavehelpedincreaseparentalinvolvement.Ifyoucangetkidssoexcitedandtalkingwiththeirparentsaboutwhattheyarelearninginschools,parentswillwanttolearn,say

45、sDanielleLawson,asocialscientistandleadingresearcherofthestudy.However,sheadds,Wearenottellingthestudentswhattothinkorwhattosay.Thatway,kidsdidntfeelthattherewasallthisresponsibilityputonthemtochangetheirparents*mindsaboutanything.Lawsonishopefulthatkidscanboosttheirparentsunderstandingofclimatescie

46、nce.Iknowhowpowerfulkidscanbe,Lawsonsays.Kidsdontneedaspecialcurriculumtodiscussclimatechangeathome.Theyjustneedtotalkto(heirparentsaboutwhattheyseegoingon.,ThesecondparagraphismainlyaboutA. howthestudywascarriedouthowtheactivitiesweredesignedB. whyanewcurriculumwasintroducedwhybothstudentsandparent

47、sweresurveyed18. Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewcurriculumfromthepassage?A. Itdevelopedstudentscommunicationskills.B. Itfocusedonlessonsaboutclimatechangeintextbooks.C. Ithelpedstudentsfeelresponsibletochangetheirparents.D. Itcreatedmorechancesforfamiliestotalkaboutclimatechange.19. Thewordboostinthelastp

48、aragraphprobablymeansA.checkB.expressC.improveD.share【答案】ADC【解析】本文讲述了大多数成年人对气候变化的兴趣不如年轻人。通过一个研究来证明可以通过青少年来提高他们的父母对气候方面的兴趣。16. 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句Nowanewstudyshowsthatteenagersmaybeabletoraisetheirparents1interestinhumancflfcctsonclimate”可知，第二段是要介绍这个研究的整个过程，即如何实施这个研究的。故选A。17. 推理判断题。根据文中“Thoseactivitiesma

49、yhavehelpedincreaseparentalinvolvement.Ifyoucangetkidssoexcitedandtalkingwiththeirparentsaboutwhattheyareleaminginschools,parentswillwanttoleam,口J知，通过这个新的课程，孩子们可以增加更多的与父母交流气候等问题的机会。故选D。18. 词义猜测题ocheck检查；express表达；improve提Jhshare分享。根据UIknowhowpowerfulkidscanbe.Theyjustneedtotalktotheirparentsaboutwha

50、ttheyseegoingon.,可知，劳森是希望通过青少年与父母对气候等知识的交流来提升父母对气候科学的理解。所以boost意思是“提升故选C。6Livingonanislandmightsoundwonderful.Butwhatityouleftforatripandfoundyoucouldneverreturn?Whatifyourhome,andeventhelanditstoodon,wasgoneforever?ForpeoplelivinginthePacificIslands,thisisreallypossible.Why?Climate（气候）change.Climat

51、echangeiscausingtheseatorise.ThatsbadnewsforthePacificIslands.Youngpeopleontheislandsareevenstartingtowonder:Willtheybethelastgeneration（代人）？Notiftheislandershaveanythingtodoaboutit.Thesepeoplearedeeplyconnectedtotheirhomelands.ThePacificIslandsarcmadeupof11differentcountries:theMarshallIslands,Fuji

52、,Samoa,andothers.Butnow,thosecountriesareworkingtogether.Theyrejoiningforcestofightclimatechange.Whyisclimatechangesuchahugeihreatto（hispartoftheworld?Islandsarelowelevations（海拔）.Sotheyareamongthefirstplacesinfluencedbyrisingsealevels.ThatswhycountriesofthePacificIslandsareworkingtogethertodotheirpa

53、rt.Butthesearesmallcountries.Whenitcomestoclimatechange,cantheymakeabigdifference?Theycan,becausemostofthethingsthatpeopleonislandsbuyarebroughtbyships.Thisisveryharmfultotheenvironment.Afterall,shipsputoutalmost3percentoftheworldscarbonemissions（碳排放），Thatmakesclimatechangeworse.PacificIslandersreal

54、izetheproblem.So,in2019,sixcountriesgottogether:Fuji,theMarshallislands,Samoa,Vanuatu,theSolomonIslandsandTuvalu,Theycameupwithaplan.Theyagreedtocutcarbonemissionsfromshippingby40percentby2030.Andby2050.theyexpectzero-carbonshipping.Howwilltheypullthisoff?Theyplantousesomereallytousesomereallycoolca

55、rbon-freetechnologies.Theyllmakeuseofsolarandwindenergy.Sealevelsarerising,buthopesarentsinkinginlhePacificIslands.19. WhatislhebadnewsforthePacificIslandsaccordingtothepassage?A. SomePacificIslandcountrieshavedisappeared.B. Thesealevelisgoingupbecauseofclimatechange.C. AlltheshippingtothePacificIsl

56、andshasbeenstopped.D. ThePacificIslandershavenothingtodoabouttheclimatechange.20. TheunderlinedwordthreatinParagraph4probablymeansA.riskA.riskB.stepC.projectD.developmentItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A. therewillneverbezerocarbonemissionsfromshippingsolarandwindenergywillmakeclimatechangeworseB.

57、 allthePacificIslandersmayleavetheirhomelandsby2050somePacificIslandcountriesmayhavehopestomakeadifference21. Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A. whyothercountriesarehelpingthePacificIslandersfightclimatechangehowsomecountriesarcworkinghardtodevelopcarbon-frcctechnologiesB. howPacificIslandcountriesarcwor

58、kingtogethertofightshippingpollutionwhyPacificIslandcountriesputoutsomuchoftheworldscarbonemissions【答案】BADC【解析】本文主要介绍了气候变化正在导致海洋上升，这对住在太平洋岛屿的人来说是个坏消息。太平洋岛屿上的11个国家正在联手来共同应对气候变化。他们计划到2030年将航运碳排放量减少百分之40,到2050年，他们预计零碳排放量航运。20. 细节理解题。根据文中第二段Climatechangeiscausingtheseatorise.ThatsbadnewsforthePacificIsl

59、ands.-可知，气候变化正在导致海洋上升，这对太平洋岛屿来说是个坏消息。故选B。21. 词义猜测题orisk危险，风险;step步骤；project计划，项目；development发展。根据上段kThesepeoplearedeeplyconnectedtotheirhomelands.,可知，气候变化导致海洋上升，对生活在太平洋岛屿上的人有极大的威胁；结合后面“ThatswhycountriesofthePacificIslandsareworkingtogethertodotheirpart.可知，太平洋岛屿国家正在共同努力发挥自己的作用，来应对这种影响，所以可以猜测，划线部分单词意思

60、应该是“危险，风险故选A。22. 推理判断题。根据第六段“Andby2050,theyexpectzcro-carbonshipping.”可知，到2050年，预计会用零碳航运，故选项A错误；根据第七段“Theyllmakeuseofsolarandwindenergy.”可知他们会用太阳能和风能来减少污染，故选项B错误；根据第六段“Andby2050,theyexpectzero-carbonshipping.”及最后一段“Sealevelsarerising,buthopesarentsinkinginthePacificIslands/可知,到2050年，预计会用零碳航运，太平洋岛屿的希

61、望并没有破灭，故选项C错误；根据第三段ThePacificIslandsaremade叩of11differentcountries:.(hosecountriesareworkingtogether.Theyrejoiningforcestofightclimatechange.结合全文可知，他们正在联手应对气候变化，并会气候产生积极影响，故选项D正确。故选D。A.Becauseofheavyrain.B.Becauseofclimatechange.C. Becauseofbadeconomy.D.Becauseofterriblemanagements.4. AccordingtoKat

62、harineMach,whatshouldwedonow?A. Weshouldtakeactiontofightagainstclimatechangeinthefuture.B. Wedbetterleavetheclimateissuetofuturegenerations.C. Weshouldtakeresponsibilitytodealwithclimatechangeimmediately.D. Weshouldrealizetheclimatechangeisabigthreatbutwecandonothing.2Climateistheaverageweatherusua

63、llytakenovera30-ycartimeperiodforaparticularregionandtimeperiod.Climateisnotthesameasweather,butrather,itistheaveragepatternofweatherforaparticularregion.Weatherdescribestheshort-termstateof（heatmosphere（大气）.Theclimateischanging.Manyagreedthatclimatechangemayheoneofthegreatestthreats（威胁）facingthepla

64、net.Recentyearsshowincreasingtemperaturesinvariousregions,and/orincreasingextremities（极性）inweatherpatterns.IstheEarthgettingwarmer?Yes!TheEarthhaswarmedbyabout1Foverthepast100years.Butwhy?Well,scientistsarcnotexactlysure.TheEarthcouldbegettingwarmeronitsown,butmanyoftheworldsleadingclimatescientiststhinkthatthingspeopledoarchelpingtomaketheEarthwarmer.GlobalWarmingmaybeabigproblem,butcanyoumakeadifference?Yes!Therearcseverallittlethingsyoucandotomakeadifference.Trycarpooling.Thiswillhelpreducetheamountoffossilfuelsgoingintotheatmosphere.Wheneveryouuseelectricity,youhelpputgreen