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3.5℃
Thisishowmuchtemperatureswouldriseby2100evenifnationsliveuptotheinitialParispromisestoreducecarbonemissions;
thisrisecouldstillputcoastalcitiesunderwateranddriveoverhalfofallspeciestoextinction.
2℃
Tomeetthisminimumgoal,theAgreementrequirescountriestotightenemissionstargetseveryfiveyears.Eventhisincreasecouldsinksomeislands,worsedrought(干旱)anddriveadeclineofuptoathirdinthenumberofspecies.
1.5℃
ThisisthemostambitiousgoalfortemperaturerisesetbytheParisAgreement,afterapushbylow-lyingislandnationslikeKiribati,whichsaylimitingtemperatureriseto1.5℃couldsavethemfromsinking.
0.8℃
Thisishowmuchtemperatureshaverisensincetheindustrialagebegan,puttingus40%ofthewaytothe2℃point.
0℃
Thebaselinehereisaverageglobaltemperaturebeforethestartoftheindustrialage.
1.Itcanbeconcludedfromparagraph1that_______.
A.theproblemofglobalwarmingwillhavebeenquitesolvedby2020
B.gasemissionshavebeeneffectivelyreducedindevelopedcountries
C.theParisAgreementsismoreinfluentialthantheKyotoProtocol
D.humanshavemadecontinuouseffortstoslowdownglobalwarming
2.IfnationscouldonlykeeptheinitialpromisesoftheParisAgreement,whatwouldhappenbytheyear2100?
A.Thehumanpopulationwouldincreasebyonethird.
B.Littleover50%ofallspecieswouldstillexist.
C.Nationswouldnotneedtotightentheiremissionstargets.
D.TheAgreement’sminimumgoalwouldnotbereached.
3.Ifthoselow-lyingislandnationsaretosurvive,themaximumtemperatureriseshouldbe_______.
A.0.8℃B.1.5℃C.2℃D.3.5℃
B
FredMichelisoneof7.2millionAmericanswhomoonlight.Onceaweek,afterhisdayjobasmedicaldirectorofamentalhealthcenter,the40-year-oldpsychiatristheadstoapart-timejobatatreatmentcenterforyoungpeople.Twiceamonth,hetravelsthreehourstoanotherteenage
treatmentcenter.
Lastyear,5.4percentoftheAmericanworkforceheldsecondjobs,accordingtotheUSLaborDepartment,andthatlookssettoincreasethisyear.
Manyworkerslikethesafetythatmoonlightingprovides,saysCarlHausman,thewriterof
"
Moonlighting:
148GreatWaystoMakeMoneyontheSide."
TheinformationfromtheUSLaborDepartmentshowsthat40percentofUSmoonlighterstakeasecondjobtomeethouseholdexpensesorpayoffdebts.Otherssavemoneyorbuysomespecialthings.
Peoplealsotakesecondjobswithaneyetothefuture一wantingtotryoutanewfieldorgainexperience.
Michelstartedmoonlightingwhenmedicalsystemswereunstable.Hewantedtomakesurehe
wasn'
ttiedtoonesystemthatendedupfailing.
Justasthepurposesformoonlightingvary,themoonlighterscrossallagesandracialgroups.
Andtheyworkinavarietyofindustries---nolongerjustservice,officeandsalejobs.
"
Technologyjustaffectsyourabilitytomakemoney,"
Hausmansays,"
thatmakesafrequent
changeinmoonlighting."
Asitsnamemeans,moonlightingstilloccursmostlyatnight.Andthatresultsinsomepressures.Chiefamongthemistime.
Full-timeemployerscouldmisunderstand,too.Somecompaniesdonotallowafter-hourwork
becausetheyfearitwillaffecttheiremployees'
9-to-5performance.
Theprimaryemployerissaying,`Wait,I'
mpayingyouforthesharp,fresh,energeticyou,"
'
saysTomGimbel,presidentandfounderofLaSalleStaffinginChicago."
Ifyou'
reburning
yourselfatbothends,it'
sgoingtoshow."
Still,thegooddonetothemoonlighterscanbegreat.Besidesextraincome,moonlightersenjoyvariety,freedomandchancetodosomethingnew.Theymayalsofindtheirpart-timejobs
strengthenwhattheydofulltime.
Besides,"
it'
sfun,"
Michelsays.Notonlydohispart-timejobsofferachancetonetwork,stretchhisprofessionalskillsandmakemoremoney,buttheyalsogivehimthevarietyhewouldn'
tfindjustinafull-timejob.
It'
sawayofpullingfromthespicecabinet"
hesays,"
andofferingalittlevariety
throughouttheday."
4.ThereasonwhyFredMichelbegantomoonlightisthat_______.
A.hefounditexcitingtodoapart-timejob
B.heneededtomakeendsmeetwithmoremoney
C.hefearedhewouldlosehispresentjoboneday
D.hefeltmoreandmorepressurefromhisemployer
5.Somecompaniesdon'
tallowtheirworkerstomoonlightbecausetheyareafraid
A.theirworkerscannotdoextra-hourworkforthem
B.theirworkerswillbetootiredtotrytheirbestatwork
C.theirworkerswillonedayturntosomeotherdifferentjobs
D.theirworkerswillnotgettoworkandbeoffworkontime
6.Theunderlinedsentence"
sawayofpullingfromthespicecabinet."
inthelastparagraphmeans
A.moonlightinggetsyouawayfromthejobyoudon'
tenjoy
B.moonlightingoffersyoufreedomtomakeextramoney
C.moonlightingstrengthensyourprofessionalskills
D.moonlightingbringsyouchancestodosomethingdifferent
7.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?
A.Thewaysofmoonlighting.
B.Thereasonsformoonlighting.
C.Theproblemswithmoonlighting.
D.Thekindsofpeoplewhomoonlight.
C
The2016SummerGamesfinallybeganinBrazilonAugust5Afteryearsofplanningandmonthsofexpectations.Over10,000athletesfrom207countriesmarchedacrossRiodeJaneiro’sMaracanastadium,proudtorepresenttheirrespectivenationsattheworld’smostfamoussportingevent.
TheroadtotheOlympics,however,isnoteasyforanyathlete.IthasbeenparticularlyhardforYusraMardini,whoisamemberoftheworld’sfirst“OlympicRefugee(难民)Team.”The19-year-oldalwaysdreamedofswimmingforSyriaattheOlympicGames.However,inAugust2015,afterlosingherhomeintheconflictthathasinvolvedSyriasince2011,sheandhersisterdecidedtofleethecountry.ThesistersalongwithafewotherSyriannationalsmadetheirwaytoTurkeyviaLebanon.Theythensetsailonasmallboattotheirfinaldestination—Greece.
Unluckily,thirtyminutesafterleavingTurkey,themotorontheshipwhichwasmeanttoholdsixpassengersbutwasinsteadcarryingtwenty,failed.Yusra,hersisterSarah,andtheonlytwootherstrongswimmersaboardtheboathadnochoicebuttodiveintotheoceanandusetheirsuperiorswimmingskillstopushtheboatanditspassengersallthewaytoLesbos,Greece–Ajourneythattookthreehours.
Whileherdreamofrepresentinghercountrywasruined,YusradidnotgiveupherdesiretocompeteintheOlympics.InMarch2016,shewasoneoftenathletesselectedandfundedbytheOlympicCommitteetoformthefirst-ever“RefugeeTeam.”InternationalOlympicCommitteepresidentThomasBachbelievesthatYusraandherteammates,whohavealsohadtofleetheircountries,“Willshowtheworldthatdespitetheunimaginabletragediestheyhavefaced,anyonecancompete,anyonecancontributetosocietythroughtheirtalent,skill,andstrengthofthehumanspirit.”
8.WhatdoweknowaboutYusra’sfleeingjourneytoGreece?
A.Itwasveryhard.B.Ittookthreehours.
C.Itwasafailure.D.Itwasverysmooth.
9.WhatistherightorderoftheeventsrelatedtoYusra?
a.Shebecameamemberoftheworld’sfirst“OlympicRefugeeTeam”.
b.ShedreamedofswimmingforSyriaattheOlympicGames.
c.Shelostherhome.
d.ShefledSyriatoGreecewithhersisterSarahandafewotherSyrians
A.b,a,c,dB.a,b,c,dC.a,d,c,bD.b,c,d,a
10.ThomasBach’sattitudetoYusrais_______.
A.disapprovingB.tolerantC.supportiveD.resistant
11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.AHardRoadtotheOlympicGames
B.YusraMardini—RefugeeTeamSwimmer
C.Yusra’sStrongWilltoCompeteintheOlympics
D.AthleteToWatchAtThe2016RioSummerOlympics
D
TheChineseoppositeofValentine’sDay--Singles'
Dayhasturnedintoamassiveonlineshoppingevent.Itisadaywhensinglepeoplearesupposedtobuythemselvespresents.ButtherearesociologicalreasonsbehindChina'
s“celebration”ofsinglelife.Andtheimbalancecouldhavebigconsequencesforthecountry.
Therewere34millionmorementhanwomeninChinain2011.Partofthatisnatural–usuallythereare105boysbornforevery100girls.ButtheChinesegenderratio(性别比例)atbirthismuchmoreobvious.Itwas116boysto100girlsin2012.Theonechildpolicyislargelytoblame.Broughtintolimitpopulationexpansion,thepolicyallowsonlyonechildperfamily.Butbecausemalechildrenareseenasmorevaluable,aswellasmorelikelytosupporttheirparentsinoldage,someparentschoosetohaveasonoveradaughter.Theresultisthatlargenumbersofmenwilllikelynevergetmarried.Infact,onestudyhaspredictedthatby2030,1in5Chinesemenintheir30swillneverhavemarried,whileanotherstatesthat94%ofunmarriedpeopleinChinaaremen.
Traditionally,Chinahasseenhighlevelsofmarriage,usuallyamongtheyoung.Besides,theincreasededucationandcareeropportunitiesforwo