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綜合測驗
The planet is warming, from North Pole to South Pole, and everywhere in between,
The Arctic region has risen 5 degrees Fahrenheit over the past 30 years, compared with
only 1 degree Fahrenheit over the past 100 years globally. Large amounts of sea ice has
begun to melt, thus flooding small islands and low coastal areas. Meanwhile, Arctic
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warming as well. Polar bears, for example,
they have less ice on which to live. Not only
is the heat melting glaciers and sea ice, but it's also changing the rhythms of climate
animals are being threatened by this
have gotten considerably skinnier 3
that all living things have come to rely upon.
In reality ext
extreme weather conditions have become more frequent in recent decades.
Heat waves are hotter, storms stronger, floods and droughts, too, more intense and
widespread. Many still recall Hurricane Katrina that struck America in 2005. 5
destructive was it that it left thousands of people homeless. Sadly, more severe disasters
are likely to happen if the warming continues. And humans, who have contributed to
this problem, had better be prepared.
1 (A) comparing
2 (A) deadly
(B) compared
(B) dying
(C) to compare
(C) dead
(B) whether
(C) since
(BTo begin with (C) For now
(B) So
(C) Rather
C3 (A) until
4 (A) In reality
5 (A) Much
(D) having compared
(D) death
(D) though
(D) On the contrary
(D) That
