题文
If you want to see climate change, head north and keep going until you run out of globe. That is easier said than done. The Arctic (北极) is home to few people and covered in ice much of the year. But those who make their way to the icy seas of the Arctic Ocean will see a part of the planet that is warming and changing faster than anywhere else.In September, scientists announced at the National Snow and Ice Data (数据) Center that Arctic summer sea ice had fallen to its second lowest level since 1979, and probably long before that. The Arctic has lost an area of ice greater than the area of all U.S. states east of the Mississippi River. And what ice remains appears to be getting thinner and weaker.
Nick Toberg and Till Wagner are polar ice scientists who are doing sea ice fieldwork. “There is plenty of data to suggest that the ice is becoming thinner as well as smaller in area,” they say.
The changes happening in the Arctic are a warning for the entire world . As polar expert Walt
Meier puts it, “What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic.”
Some scientists worry that Arctic sea ice may be going from a downward spiral (螺旋线) to a “death spiral”, one from which there is no escape. As more ice melts (融化), more dark open water appears. The darkness absorbs (吸收) more heat, which speeds up the pace of melting.
Until recently, many scientists thought it might take until the end of the century for the North Pole to become completely ice free during the summer. Now some believe it could happen by 2030 or even earlier. “The melting is happening faster in the real world than it has in the models,” says Nick Toberg.
小题1:The purpose of the first paragraph is to tell readers __________.A．it’s difficult to arrive at the ArcticB．it is too cold for people to live in the ArcticC．what caused the climate change in the ArcticD．we can see the most obvious climate change in the Arctic小题2:From the second paragraph we can learn Arctic summer sea ice __________.A．is still decreasing B．began reducing in 1979C．fell to its lowest level in SeptemberD．is equal to the Mississippi River小题3:What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean?A．The changes don’t affect the Arctic at all. B．The changes will only happen in the Arctic.C．The changes happening in the Arctic will stop.D．The changes will also affect other parts of the world.小题4:Nick Toberg may agree that __________.A．the ice in the North Pole will stop meltingB．the ice in the North Pole is melting faster than expectedC．the ice in the North Pole will melt before 2030 or even earlier D．the ice in the North Pole will not disappear until the end of the century 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
解析
文章大意：纳尔逊·曼德拉是国际知名人物，他生活和事业的许多细节为公众所熟知。但这里提到的四件事可能是你对这位已故南非领导人并不了解的
小题1:D 细节题。由第一段的But here are four things you may not have known about the late South African leader可知选B。
小题2:A 推理题。根据曼德拉所说的话I was curious by how one moved one's body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat, how one paced oneself over a match推断。
小题3:D 细节题。由3中的But when he pulled out the text of his speech, he realized he had forgotten his glasses and had to borrow Winnie's.可知选C。
小题4: B 判断题。根据文章最后一段Mr. Mandela studied law on and off for 50 years from 1939, failing about half the courses he took判断D为答案。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“If you want to see c.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
