C. setting the ball drop D. enjoying drinks with their friends 25. What can you learn when you are paying a visiting to Mexico during New Year‘s Day? A. It‘s commonly believed that the dead have spirits and souls living around. B. It‘s New Year‘s Day that Mexicans consider the best time to talk to spirits.
C. You‘d better talk to your ancestors just at home secretly, or you‘ll break the law. D. You can ask for help free when you want to talk to the dead.
26. The single women of Ireland always ________ hoping to catch their future husband on New Year‘s
Eve.
A. wear polka dots B. burn scarecrow dummy
C. break dishes on neighbor‘s door D. place mistletoe leaves under their pillow 27. What can you conclude according to the passage?
A. No matter how we celebrate New Year, we have the only theme----increasing our wealth. B. Celebrating New Year‘s Day means looking forward to a happier and better coming year. C. It‘s seldom to see different traditions to celebrate New Year. D. The traditions will be changed with the time going by.
C
Based on new analysis, we are rapidly approaching major climate change and the effects on society and the environment could be quite severe. Geographers predict that within the next eighty years, current world climate zones could shift and some could completely disappear. Polar regions will get colder while tropical regions will get even hotter, forcing animals to migrate (迁徙) north.
Climate changes like these could lead to the spread of diseases. Tropical storms and hurricanes will not only increase but may also become more intense. If the changes come too quickly, animal and plant species may not be able to adapt fast enough and could disappear.
According to Science Daily, a new study predicts that by the year 2100, many of today‘s familiar climates will be replaced by climates unknown in today‘s world. It is urgent that we reduce the risks of these far-reaching consequences for the whole world. The planet itself has been showing signs of change. In 2004, a serious tsunami created by a major earthquake killed thousands in Sumatra and in 2008, thousands died in China because of another severe earthquake. Egypt was hit in 2009 with a major earthquake and Haiti was devastated in 2010 by yet another massive earthquake.
Within just the last few months, new reports from around the world have been coming in and most agree that our climate situation is much worse than previously thought. At this point, it doesn‘t matter what is causing it, but rather, what can be done about it. What‘s more, our world is getting more and more unstable every year. There is war and threat of war everywhere. Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and serious.
However, other planets are experiencing global warming as well as our own and some scientists believe there may be some connection between this. No one knows anything for sure at this point because there is simply not enough data.
28. What is the major function of paragraph 1?
A. To arouse the reader‘s concern. B. To introduce the theme of the whole passage. C. To summarize the whole passage. D. To state how climate changes. 29. What is the author‘s purpose in using the examples of earthquakes?
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