PETS二級閱讀理解練習題

1、2019年P(guān)ETS二級閱讀理解練習題（2）2019年P(guān)ETS二級閱讀理解練習題（2）Wesometimesthinkglobalwarmingorclimatechangeisaproblemveryfarawayfromourlives,andthatonlythegovernmentneedstoworryaboutit.Butit'shardlypossibletocompletelystayoutofitscientistsarenow95percentsurethathumanshavebeenthedominantcauseofglobalwarmingtrendssinc

2、ethe1950s.OneoftheconclusionsofareportreleasedonSept27bytheUnitedNationssaysthathumanactivitieshavecausedglobaltemperaturestoriseby0.890Cbetween1901and2012.Thatmightnotseemlikealot,butthetruthisthatamajorpartofthatheathasbeenabsorbedintotheoceans,whichisnotsurprisinggiventhattheycovertwothirdsofEart

3、h'surface.Also,waterhasamuchgreatercapacity（容量）toabsorbheatthantheairdoes,accordingtoTheEconomist.WhilemanygreenhousegasesoccurnaturallyandareneededtokeeptheEarthwarmenoughtosupportlife,humans'useoffossilfuelsisthemainsourceofexcess（多余的）greenhousegases.AccordingtoCNN,bydrivingcars,usingelect

4、ricityproducedbyburningcoalandoilorheatingourhomeswithcoalornaturalgas,wereleasealargeamountofgreenhousegasesintotheatmosphere.Yourbodycanbarelyfeeladifferenceof0.890C,buttheEarth'secosystemsaresosensitivethatevensmallchangescandisturbthem.Itoftenstartswiththesmallestcreaturesatthebottomofthefoo

5、dchain,eventuallyaffectingbiggeranimals,manyofwhichcouldendupbecomingextinct.Globalwarmingisalsolinkedtoanincreaseinextremeweather.Alargeramountofcarbondioxidetrapsmoreenergyinsidetheatmosphere.Thischangesthepatternsofstormsandrainfallinmanyregionsandcanleadtodroughtsandfloods.Worsestill,meltingseai

6、ceinwarmeroceansiscausingsealevelstoriseataspeedofmorethanthreemillimetersperyear,accordingtoTheGuardian,whichalsoincreasestheriskofflooding.Thereportshouldserveasanotherwakeupcallthatouractivitiestodayhaveaprofoundimpactonsociety,notonlyforus,butformanygenerationstocome,FrenchMichelJarraud,secretar

7、ygeneraloftheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization,saidatanewsconference.小題1:Theunderlinedworddominantinthefirstparagraphmeans.A.commonB.indirectC.secondaryD.leading/J、題2:WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.GreenhousegaseshavebeenproventoharmmerelytheEarth.B.Thereislittlewecandotopr

8、eventglobalwarming.C.Globalwarmingcanincreasethechancesofdroughtsandfloods.D.Thehugenessofoceansmakesthembetterabsorbersofheatthantheair.小題3:Theriseinglobaltemperaturesbetween1901and2012AismoreharmfultosmallercreaturesthanbiggeronesB.isnotseriousbecausemostoftheextraheathasbeenabsorbedbytheoceansC.h

9、asmadetheEarth'secosystemsmoresensitivetochangesD.islikelytocausemanyspeciestobecomeextinct/J、題4:WhatisMichelJarraud"attitudetowardthereportreleasedbytheUN?A.Negative.B.Supportive.C.Doubtful.D.Uninterested.參考答案及解析小題1:D小題2:C小題3:D小題4:B文章大意：全球變暖不是只有政府才關(guān)心的事，它與我們每個人都息息相關(guān)。小題1:D猜測詞義題。劃線詞所在句意：現(xiàn)在科學家

10、可以95%確定人類是20世紀50年代以來全球變暖的主要原因。所以劃線詞意為主要的。小題2:C細節(jié)理解題。由第五段第三句話Thischangesthepatternsofstormsandrainfallinmanyregionsandcanleadtodroughtsandfloods.可知，C項正確。小題3:D細節(jié)理解題。由第四段最后一句話Itoftenstartswiththesmallestcreaturesatthebottomofthefoodchain,eventuallyaffectingbiggeranimals,manyofwhichcouldendupbecomingextinct.可知，D項正確。小題4:B推理判斷題。由最后一段他所說的話The