Is global warming killing the Maldives?

The Maldives(马尔代夫) is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Every year, millions of         go there to enjoy the wonderful scenery. And in recent years, more and more people would like to visit it,        ? Because the little island country is         . If global warming           , say scientists, the country will go down into the ocean within 100 years. That means the Maldives          have disappeared by 2100.

  The Maldives          in the Indian Ocean. It is the            country on earth—its highest point is only 2.4m above sea level.          Greenhouse gas emissions（排放）, global temperature and sea levels will rise         9cm and 88cm by 2100. If scientists are        , most of the Maldives will be covered with water in years.

  Last October, Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed and his cabinet（内阁）held the world’s first underwater cabinet meeting to make the world         the terrible results from global warming to their own country. In December, he         at the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference（大会） in Copenhagen, trying to ask for help from the world for        country. The president even has a         to buy a new homeland and move his country and people to a new place.

   The Moldavian government has been doing all it can to fight the         . But the fate（命运）of the islands is in the world’s hands. No one wants to see this little island country disappear from the world.

1.A. scientists     B. tourists    C. presidents    D. doctors

2.A. Who        B. How       C. Why            D. When

3.A. in trouble    B. for ever     C. as usual         D. all right

4.A. disappears   B. happens     C. misses          D. continues

5.A. can         B. should       C. might          D. must

6.A. lives        B. lies         C. jumps          D. arrives

7.A. highest      B. high        C. lowest          D. low

8.A. Instead of    B. Because of   C. With the help of  D. Thanks for

9.A. both        B. from        C. during          D. between

10.A. wrong      B. correct      C. helpful         D. dangerous

11.A. get         B. guess       C. realize         D. expect

12.A. served      B. spoke       C. worked        D. sang

13.A. his         B. their        C. its            D. your

14.A. task        B. problem     C. plan           D. notice

15.A. tourists     B. place        C. island         D. sea

Is global warming killing the Maldives?
The Maldives(马尔代夫) is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Every year, millions of 1 go there to enjoy the wonderful scenery. And in recent years, more and more people would like to visit it,2 ? Because the little island country is 3 . If global warming 4 , say scientists, the country will go down into the ocean within 100 years. That means the Maldives 5have disappeared by 2100.
The Maldives 6in the Indian Ocean. It is the 7 country on earth—its highest point is only 2.4m above sea level. 8 Greenhouse gas emissions（排放）, global temperature and sea levels will rise 99cm and 88cm by 2100. If scientists are 10 , most of the Maldives will be covered with water in years.
Last October, Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed and his cabinet（内阁）held the world’s first underwater cabinet meeting to make the world 11the terrible results from global warming to their own country. In December, he 12 at the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference（大会） in Copenhagen, trying to ask for help from the world for 13country. The president even has a 14 to buy a new homeland and move his country and people to a new place.
The Moldavian government has been doing all it can to fight the 15 . But the fate（命运）of the islands is in the world’s hands. No one wants to see this little island country disappear from the world.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      scientists
   2. B.
      tourists
   3. C.
      presidents
   4. D.
      doctors
2. 2.
   1. A.
      Who
   2. B.
      How
   3. C.
      Why
   4. D.
      When
3. 3.
   1. A.
      in trouble
   2. B.
      for ever
   3. C.
      as usual
   4. D.
      all right
4. 4.
   1. A.
      disappears
   2. B.
      happens
   3. C.
      misses
   4. D.
      continues
5. 5.
   1. A.
      can
   2. B.
      should
   3. C.
      might
   4. D.
      must
6. 6.
   1. A.
      lives
   2. B.
      lies
   3. C.
      jumps
   4. D.
      arrives
7. 7.
   1. A.
      highest
   2. B.
      high
   3. C.
      lowest
   4. D.
      low
8. 8.
   1. A.
      Instead of
   2. B.
      Because of
   3. C.
      With the help of
   4. D.
      Thanks for
9. 9.
   1. A.
      both
   2. B.
      from
   3. C.
      during
   4. D.
      between
10. 10.
    1. A.
       wrong
    2. B.
       correct
    3. C.
       helpful
    4. D.
       dangerous
11. 11.
    1. A.
       get
    2. B.
       guess
    3. C.
       realize
    4. D.
       expect
12. 12.
    1. A.
       served
    2. B.
       spoke
    3. C.
       worked
    4. D.
       sang
13. 13.
    1. A.
       his
    2. B.
       their
    3. C.
       its
    4. D.
       your
14. 14.
    1. A.
       task
    2. B.
       problem
    3. C.
       plan
    4. D.
       notice
15. 15.
    1. A.
       tourists
    2. B.
       place
    3. C.
       island
    4. D.
       sea

任务型阅读  阅读短文，按要求完成各题。

At the moment, it may be difficult to imagine, but many people believe that, by the year 2100, we will live on the planet Mars. Our own planet, Earth, is becoming more and more crowded and polluted. Luckily, we can start again and build a better world on Mars.

    First of all, transport should be much better. At present, our spaceships are too slow to carry large numbers of people to Mars—it takes months. However, by 2100, spaceship can travel at half the speed of light. It might take us two or three days to get to Mars!

    Secondly, humans need food, water and air to live. Scientists should be able to develop plants that can be grown on Mars. These plants will produce the food and air that we need. However, can these plants produce water for us? There is no answer now.

    There is a problem for us to live on Mars. Mars suck us much less than the Earth does. This will be dangerous because we could easily jump too high and fly slowly away into space. To prevent this, humans on Mars have to wear special shoes to make themselves heavier.

    Life on Mars will be better than that on Earth in many ways. People will have more space. Living in a large building with only 10 bedrooms is highly possible. Many people believe that robots will do most of our work, so we have more time for our hobbies.

    There will probably be no school on Mars. Every student will have a computer at home which is connected to the internet. They can study, do their homework and take exams in online schools. Each student will also have their own online teacher called “e-teacher”.

    However, in some ways, life on Mars may not be better than that on the earth today. Food will not be the same—meals will probably be in the form of pills and will not be as delicious as they are today. Also, space travel will make many people feel ill. The spaceship will travel fast, so the journey to Mars will probably be very uncomfortable.

1 根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空限填一个单词）。

In the first paragraph, we can know ____________ and ____________ people will live on the planet of Mars.

2 根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空限填一个单词）。

In order to live on Mars, people need faster _______________, ______________ that can produce food or air for people, and special shoes.

3 根据短文内容回答问题。

What examples are given in the passage about the disadvantages living on Mars? 

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4 把短文中画底线的句子译成汉语。

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5 根据短文内容用一个完整的英文句子（限10个词以内）回答问题。

What’s the passage mainly about ?

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