Ⅰ.阅读理解
In Singapore, most of us love window shopping while some others enjoy having a picnic at East Coast Park or Changi Beach on sunny days.Singaporeans are never bothered by the occasional (偶尔的) thunderstorms.However，we know that if it rains for long continuous periods, there will be more serious effects.Just recently the main shopping street of Orchard Road was flooded and some part of Bukit Timah was impossible to traffic.People reacted by writing in to the newspaper to complain about this! We forget that other countries suffer much worse effects.Elsewhere, heavy tropical(热带的) storms often result in floods that ruin crops especially in Thailand and Malaysia.This in turn usually means that the price of rice and vegetables here in Singapore will rise because we import these products from them.If there is a typhoon or tsunami, thousands of lives are lost too.This happened in Indonesia and Phuket in Thailand in 2004 and it serves to remind us of how Mother Nature can cause great damage.
Weather patterns in general have changed dramatically in recent years.Scientists believe that global warming and the resulting melting of the polar icecap has caused the level of the ocean to rise.This in turn causes flooding of lowlying areas in countries where the land is rather flat and some parts of which are below sea level.It is believed that human activities have caused Mother Nature to show her extreme anger, so it is now important that we really work together to cut down on harmful activities, for example, illegal logging (伐木) or irresponsible forestburning to clear land for farming.
本文讲述了人类对环境的破坏导致热带风暴的增加，呼吁人们采取措施以减少危害。
1．From Paragraph 1，we can see that most Singaporeans love .
A．making complaints B．going out for picnics
C．doing windowshopping D．travelling along the coast
答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知大部分新加坡人喜欢逛商店。
2．What will happen in Singapore if there are floods in its neighbouring countries?
A．Heavy tropical storms will follow shortly.
B．The price of rice and vegetables will go up.
C．Many people will write in to the newspaper.
D．More rice and vegetables will be imported.
答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第三、四句可知热带风暴导致的洪水会毁掉庄稼，新加坡的大米和蔬菜是靠进口的，所以如果邻国发生洪水，新加坡的大米和蔬菜的价格会上涨。
3．The underlined word “it” in the passage refers to .
A．the arrival of heavy tropical storms
B．the import of rice and vegetables
C．the rising price of rice and vegetables
D．the loss of lives in natural disasters
答案：D
解析：词义猜测题。上句提到台风或海啸会导致成千上万的人失去生命，这于2004年在印度尼西亚和泰国的普吉岛发生过。“自然灾害导致人死亡”这件事用来提醒我们大自然可以造成巨大的损失。
4．What should we do in order not to make Mother Nature angry?
A．Clear more land for farming.
B．Reduce harmful human activities.
C．Bring down the price of food.
D．Improve the quality of weather.
答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，人们认为是人类的活动导致了大自然的极端愤怒。因此，现在我们真的应该团结合作来减少有害活动。
