Not long ago the movie 2012 came into screen. The people were threatened by those scenes of destroying flood, severe earthquake, terrifying hurricane and constructions representing human civilization being destroyed and even swallowed by disaster. Luckily, they are just the director’s imagination, but the present situation is not heading a positive direction, either.
Take my own experience in Alaska as an example. Once I took a trip to the glacier. Along the way there stood signposts marking the snow lines of different years. They started from the foot of the mountain, but it was at the top when I finally saw melting glaciers(融化的冰川). My heart ached seeing the beautiful blue ice melting at every second.
Sad but true, they are the effects of global warming and the result of our human impact. Furthermore, each year the rising sea level will kill 56 million people, and that's about the population of the en tire Italy. According to studies, if the temperature keeps on rising like this, by the year 2050, some islands and coastal cities including New York, Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney will be drowned in water.
Our fortune is in our own hands. It depends on us to shape our future, to reduce future human impact and find ways to form a peaceful relationship with our environment. Therefore, it's time for actions to be taken right now. Contribute a little to energy saving by using more efficient light bulbs and less hot water. Let recycle become our habit by thinking twice before throwing something away. Let us take public transportation as our first choice when going to a certain place. It might cost more time for now, but it' s to the benefit of a permanent future. Take care of every tree and grass around us by watering them or simply just avoid destroying them．
In a word, small drops of water make a big ocean. The earth does not belong to us. On the contrary, we belong to the earth. Please bear in mind that the earth is our home. It is our responsibility to build a brighter and better future of our planet and prevent what happened in the movie 2012 from becoming reality．
【小题1】Why does the author talk about the movie 2012 in the passage ?
| A．To give example． | B．To lead into the topic． |
| C．To make prediction． | D．To provide the evidence． |
| A．Worried． | B．Puzzled． | C．Scared． | D．Bored． |
| A．56 million people in Italy have been killed owing to the rising sea level |
| B．Some islands and coastal cities will be drowned in water by the year of 2050 |
| C．Human being w订l be in danger if we don't take actions to prevent the global warming |
| D．It is certain that what happened in the movie 2012 will come into reality |
| A．drive our own private cars instead of taking buses to some place |
| B．recycle everything that is used |
| C．go to see the movie 2012 at once |
| D．work together to take good care of our planet |
| A．Think twice before taking action, |
| B．It's our duty to protect the ocean． |
| C．Everyone together can make a difference． |
| D．It's important to save every drop of water． |
【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】D
【小题5】C
解析试题分析：本文描述了全球变暖导致海平面上升，对人类的生活产生了很大的影响。号召我们团结起来，共同努力保护好我们的地球。
【小题1】B 推理题。文章在第一段中提及《2012》主要是想通过里面的场景来引起下面要讨论的话题，就是全球变暖对气候的影响。故B正确。
【小题2】A 推理题。根据第二段最后一句they started from the foot of the mountain, but it was at the top when I finally saw melting glaciers(融化的冰川). My heart ached seeing the beautiful blue ice melting at every second.说明我对此现象很担忧，故A正确。
【小题3】C 推理题。根据第三段最后2行According to studies, if the temperature keeps on rising like this, by the year 2050, some islands and coastal cities including New York, Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney will be drowned in water.说明如果这样的情况继续，人类会受到很大的威胁，故C项正确。
【小题4】D 推理题。根据文章最后一句It is our responsibility to build a brighter and better future of our planet and prevent what happened in the movie 2012 from becoming reality可知保护环境是我们共同的责任，所以我们要一起努力来保护好我们的地球。故D正确。
【小题5】C 推理题。根据本句In a word, small drops of water make a big ocean. The earth does not belong to us.说明这个地球不仅仅属于我们，属于每个人，所以我们要一起努力。每个人都会起很大的作用。故C正确。
考点：考查环境保护类短文阅读
点评：本文描述了全球变暖导致海平面上升，对人类的生活产生了很大的影响。本文主要考查推理题。在解题时要立足已知，推断未知。立足现在，猜测未来。不能主观臆想，凭空想象，随意揣测，更不能以自己的观点代替作者的观点;要把握句、段之间的逻辑关系，了解语篇的结构。要体会文章的基调，揣摸作者的态度，摸准逻辑发展的方向，悟出作者的弦外之音。
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A. the art began from 1,500 B.C.
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