阅读理解。
Our climate is changing around the world. Because of man-made pollution, the earth is becoming warmer
and warmer. The 1990s were the warmest ten years and the 20th century was the warmest century.
There are many signs of the climate change around us. In Europe, the glaciers (冰川) of the Alps are
disappearing and the droughts in the Mediterranean are worse than before. Southern Spain is turning into
desert. And, as ice melts, sea levels all over the world are rising.
We are in danger because it will rain less because of the hot weather. In Southeast England there used
to be much rain. but the amount of rain will drop by half in the next 40 years. Fewer people may die from
cold in winter. but many more could die from heat in summer. In the summer of 2003, about 20,000 people
died from heat in France and soon happened in Britain.
1. What makes the earth warmer and warmer?
A. The waste of water.
B. The heat of summer.
C. The heavy rain.
D. Man-made pollution.
2. Which is one of the signs of the climate change?
A. The number of people in the world is growing.
B. There is more snow than before.
C. There isn't much water as before in the Mediterranean.
D. It is very cold in winter.
3. What can cause the rise of sea levels?
A. The melting of ice.
B. The reducing of rain.
C. The cold weather.
D. The strong wind.
4. When win the amount of rain in Southeast England drop by half?
A. Next year.
B. Two years later.
C. In the next thirty years.
D. In the next forty years.
5. This passage is mainly about the _______.
A. change of climate
B. disappearance of glaciers
C. pollution of the air
D. droughts in the Mediterranean
