2015年职称英语《综合类》完型填空练习(3)
Global Warming
Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world's climate. Many scientists (1) the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase (2) the world's temperatures and are convinced that, more than (3) before, the Earth is at (4) from the forces of the wind, rain and sun. (5) to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, (6) as hurricanes and droughts, even more (7) and causing sea levels all around the world to (8) .
Environmental groups are putting (9) on governments to take action to reduce the (10) of carbon dioxide which is given (11) by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. They are in (12) of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power (13) .
Some scientists, (14) believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait (15) hundred years to notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is here to stay.
练习:
1. A) give B) put C) take D) have
2. A) in B) at C) by D) to
3. A) yet B) never C) once D) ever
4. A) threat B) danger C) risk D) harm
5. A) Concerning B) Regarding C) Depending D) According
6. A) such B) just C) even D) well
7. A) strict B) severe C) strong D) heavy
8. A) raise B) arise C) rise D) lift
9. A) force B) pressure C) persuasion D) encouragement
10.A) amount B) deal C) number D) count
11.A) off B) away C) up D) over
12.A) belief B) request C) favour D) suggestion
13.A) factories B) generations C) houses D) stations
14.A) but B) although C) despite D) however
15.A) several B) over C) numerous D) various
答案与题解:
1. B 固定搭配 put the blame for ... ,表示“把……归咎于……”,所以 put 为正确答案。
2. A 介词搭配,文中“the world's temperatures”前需要补充一个介词,表达在全球范围内气温的上升,因此应该在 A 和 B 之间选择。而 at 后面只可以眼某个小地点,根据文意,只有 in 才是正确答案。
3. D 联系上下文,根据句意,显然作者要表达的是“以往任何时候”,因此选用 ever。其他三项均不符合句意。
4. C 固定搭配 at risk ,表达“濒临危险,处境危险”。
5. D 习惯用法 according to sb. 表示“据某某所说”,显然选择 D。
6. A 根据句意,作者要举例子,习惯用法即为 such as ... ,因此选 A。
7. B 根据句意,作者举例子是按照递进的顺序,从飓风、干早到排在后面的是更加严重的问题。strict 表示“严格的”,strong 表示“强烈的”,heavy 表示“沉重的,巨大的”,只有 severe 表示“严峻的,严重的”,因此 B 是正确答案。
8. C 根据句意,导致世界各地的海平面上升,所以在 A 和 C 之间选择。raise 表示"举起,抬起,唤起",有主动意味,rise 表示客观的上升,因此是正确答案。
9. B 联系上下文,根据句意,根据选项,很容易理解是给政府施加压力,显然 pressure 最为恰当。
10. A 根据句意,减少二氧化碳的排放量,二氧化碳是不可数名词,因此 amount 是正确答案。
11. A 固定搭配,give off 表示"排放(气体、液体、光)等",文中表达的是排放二氧化碳气体,显然选 A。而 give away 表示“泄露,分发” ,give up 表示"放弃" ,give over 表示“停止,交出”。
12. C 固定搭配 in favour of ... ,表示“支持……,赞成……”,所以选 C。
13. D 根据句意,作者表达的是"发电站",为固定词组 power station。
14. D 联系上下文,上文说的是很多科学家的想法,下文转而言另外还有一些科学家的想法,有转折之意,且空格在两句未完的话之间,因此惯用法选择 however。
15. A 根据句意,还需要等几百年,several 表示"几个",符合句意。其他三个选项均不合适。