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1、2021贵州大学英语考试真题卷（5）本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.Listen up soldiers, we have a crisis on our hands. A silent army has been built up over hundreds of years and is the most deadly enemy we have ever had to face. This is the enemy you people have known since
2、 the day you were brought into tins world. You are face to face with this enemy every day, unknowing that every step you take, every move you make, and every decision you face is contributing somehow to this armys strength. In case you havent noticed yet, ladies and gentlemen, this enemy is ourselve
3、s. Slowly and surely we are destroying animals, ourselves and most importantly the only planet we have, Earth. You have probably all heard this speech a thousand times before, and well if this has to be the 1001 before we get off our lazy, self-destructing asses and do something to fix it, so be it!
4、 I admit Im no better than the rest of you at the simple things in everyday life that are destroying this planet, but the whole issue pisses me off. Our whole existence revolves around money, and our personal benefit. We have forgotten how to do things for others, how to help the planet and, in turn
5、, how to benefit the species. The fact is simple, people, were killing ourselves. Many, however, dont notice it. They believe what theyre doing is either beneficial, or that they are too small to do anything about it. Well, most of them are right, most of us fall under some sort of higher power, whi
6、ch means that the root of the problems are mainly the governments. Dont think that this is leading into one of those conspiracy-theory-type lectures, however if youd like to call it that, I wont be one to judge. I do believe the governments know how to prevent and stop much of the problems in our wo
7、rld today. For example, its a widely known fact that we have the technology to use water instead of gas for cars, but the government wont allow production because they get money off gas, and to them its more important man a clean environment, more important than contaminating the water, or killing o
8、ff animals because of the pollution even when the money they get from the gas ends up being put back into trying to control these problems anyway. And who was the guy who thought that burning fossil fuels would be a good source of energy anyway Did they take the first suggestion that came up or what
9、 Fossil fuels are not everlasting guys, HELLO! Is our species so narrow-minded that we cant see into the future and realize that one day it will run out. Or did we know that in the beginning and not care because it was the only resource we could use Did we then become so lazy that we couldnt spend t
10、he time and money to figure out some other sort of fuel or energy source ! This is nuts! So go ahead try and hide. Protect yourselves with your fancy guns and munitions, run away with your trains, planes, and automobiles or go about as if nothings happening. None of those will help you much because
11、the only way we can shelter ourselves from whats to come is if we stop it from ever happening. Now are you all able to get off your couches, stop watching your TV and do something about it Didnt think so but it was worth a try anyway.Which of the following statements is trueAThe author is angry that
12、 the earths natural resources are being destroyed by humans enemies.BPeople are turning a deaf ear to their own destructive behaviors towards earth.CPeople should exploit more natural resources to end the current energy shortage.DPeople feel helpless in saving the earth. 2.Listen up soldiers, we hav
13、e a crisis on our hands. A silent army has been built up over hundreds of years and is the most deadly enemy we have ever had to face. This is the enemy you people have known since the day you were brought into tins world. You are face to face with this enemy every day, unknowing that every step you
14、 take, every move you make, and every decision you face is contributing somehow to this armys strength. In case you havent noticed yet, ladies and gentlemen, this enemy is ourselves. Slowly and surely we are destroying animals, ourselves and most importantly the only planet we have, Earth. You have
15、probably all heard this speech a thousand times before, and well if this has to be the 1001 before we get off our lazy, self-destructing asses and do something to fix it, so be it! I admit Im no better than the rest of you at the simple things in everyday life that are destroying this planet, but th
16、e whole issue pisses me off. Our whole existence revolves around money, and our personal benefit. We have forgotten how to do things for others, how to help the planet and, in turn, how to benefit the species. The fact is simple, people, were killing ourselves. Many, however, dont notice it. They be
17、lieve what theyre doing is either beneficial, or that they are too small to do anything about it. Well, most of them are right, most of us fall under some sort of higher power, which means that the root of the problems are mainly the governments. Dont think that this is leading into one of those con
18、spiracy-theory-type lectures, however if youd like to call it that, I wont be one to judge. I do believe the governments know how to prevent and stop much of the problems in our world today. For example, its a widely known fact that we have the technology to use water instead of gas for cars, but th
19、e government wont allow production because they get money off gas, and to them its more important man a clean environment, more important than contaminating the water, or killing off animals because of the pollution even when the money they get from the gas ends up being put back into trying to cont
20、rol these problems anyway. And who was the guy who thought that burning fossil fuels would be a good source of energy anyway Did they take the first suggestion that came up or what Fossil fuels are not everlasting guys, HELLO! Is our species so narrow-minded that we cant see into the future and real
21、ize that one day it will run out. Or did we know that in the beginning and not care because it was the only resource we could use Did we then become so lazy that we couldnt spend the time and money to figure out some other sort of fuel or energy source ! This is nuts! So go ahead try and hide. Prote
22、ct yourselves with your fancy guns and munitions, run away with your trains, planes, and automobiles or go about as if nothings happening. None of those will help you much because the only way we can shelter ourselves from whats to come is if we stop it from ever happening. Now are you all able to g
23、et off your couches, stop watching your TV and do something about it Didnt think so but it was worth a try anyway.According to the author,_.Ait is wrong for people to distrust the governmentBthe government plays a key role in taking some action to save our planetCit is beyond our capability to subst
24、itute some of the current natural resourcesDsome action is being taken by the government to save the natural resources 3.In the atmosphere, carbon dioxide acts rather like a one way mirror or the glass in the roof of a greenhouse which allows the suns rays to enter but prevents the heat from escapin
25、g. According to a weather experts prediction, the atmosphere will be 3C warmer in the year 2050 than it is today, if man continues to burn fuels at the present rate. If this warming up took place, the ice caps in the poles would begin to melt, thus raising sea level several metres and severely flood
26、ing coastal cities. Also, the increase in atmospheric temperature would lead to great changes in the climate of the northern hemisphere, possibly resulting in an alteration of the earths chief food growing zones. In the past, concern about a man-made warming of the earth has concentrated on the Arct
27、ic because the Antarctic is much colder and has a much thicker ice sheet. But the weather experts are now paying more attention to West Antarctic, which may be affected by only a few degrees of warming: in other words, by a warming on the scale that will possibly take place in the next fifty years f
28、rom the burning of fuels. Satellite pictures show that large areas of Antarctic ice are already disappearing. The evidence available suggests that a warming has taken place. This fits the theory that carbon dioxide warms the earth. However, most of the fuel is burnt in the northern hemisphere, where
29、 temperatures seem to be falling. Scientists conclude, therefore, that up to now natural influences on the weather have exceeded those caused by man. The question is: Which natural cause has most effect On the weather One possibility is the variable behavior of the sun. Astronomers at one research s
30、tation have studied the hot spots and cold spots (that is, the relatively less hot spots),on the sun. As the sun rotates, every 27.5 days, it presents hotter or colder faces to the earth, and different aspects to different parts of the earth. This seems to have a considerable effect on the distribut
31、ion of the earths atmospheric pressure, and consequently on wind circulation. The sun is also variable over a long term: its heat output goes up and down in cycles, the latest trend being downward. Scientists are now finding mutual relations between models of solar weather interactions and the actua
32、l climate over many thousands of years, including the last Ice Age. The problem is that the models are predicting that the world should be entering a new Ice Age and it is not. One way of solving this theoretical difficulty is to assume a delay of thousands of years while the solar effects overcome
33、the inertia of the earths climate. If this is right, the warming effect of carbon dioxide might thus be serving as a useful counter balance to the suns diminishing heat.Although the fuel consumption is greater in the northern hemisphere, temperatures there seem to be falling. This is_.Amainly becaus
34、e the levels of carbon dioxide are risingBpartly due to variations in the output of solar energyCpossibly because the ice caps in the poles are meltingDexclusively due to the effect of the inertia of the earths climate 4.Listen up soldiers, we have a crisis on our hands. A silent army has been built
35、 up over hundreds of years and is the most deadly enemy we have ever had to face. This is the enemy you people have known since the day you were brought into tins world. You are face to face with this enemy every day, unknowing that every step you take, every move you make, and every decision you fa
36、ce is contributing somehow to this armys strength. In case you havent noticed yet, ladies and gentlemen, this enemy is ourselves. Slowly and surely we are destroying animals, ourselves and most importantly the only planet we have, Earth. You have probably all heard this speech a thousand times befor
37、e, and well if this has to be the 1001 before we get off our lazy, self-destructing asses and do something to fix it, so be it! I admit Im no better than the rest of you at the simple things in everyday life that are destroying this planet, but the whole issue pisses me off. Our whole existence revo
38、lves around money, and our personal benefit. We have forgotten how to do things for others, how to help the planet and, in turn, how to benefit the species. The fact is simple, people, were killing ourselves. Many, however, dont notice it. They believe what theyre doing is either beneficial, or that
39、 they are too small to do anything about it. Well, most of them are right, most of us fall under some sort of higher power, which means that the root of the problems are mainly the governments. Dont think that this is leading into one of those conspiracy-theory-type lectures, however if youd like to
40、 call it that, I wont be one to judge. I do believe the governments know how to prevent and stop much of the problems in our world today. For example, its a widely known fact that we have the technology to use water instead of gas for cars, but the government wont allow production because they get m
41、oney off gas, and to them its more important man a clean environment, more important than contaminating the water, or killing off animals because of the pollution even when the money they get from the gas ends up being put back into trying to control these problems anyway. And who was the guy who th
42、ought that burning fossil fuels would be a good source of energy anyway Did they take the first suggestion that came up or what Fossil fuels are not everlasting guys, HELLO! Is our species so narrow-minded that we cant see into the future and realize that one day it will run out. Or did we know that
43、 in the beginning and not care because it was the only resource we could use Did we then become so lazy that we couldnt spend the time and money to figure out some other sort of fuel or energy source ! This is nuts! So go ahead try and hide. Protect yourselves with your fancy guns and munitions, run
44、 away with your trains, planes, and automobiles or go about as if nothings happening. None of those will help you much because the only way we can shelter ourselves from whats to come is if we stop it from ever happening. Now are you all able to get off your couches, stop watching your TV and do som
45、ething about it Didnt think so but it was worth a try anyway.What is NOT the authors attitude towards the upcoming threatADesperate.BAnxious.CSkeptical.DSarcastic. 5.In the atmosphere, carbon dioxide acts rather like a one way mirror or the glass in the roof of a greenhouse which allows the suns ray
46、s to enter but prevents the heat from escaping. According to a weather experts prediction, the atmosphere will be 3C warmer in the year 2050 than it is today, if man continues to burn fuels at the present rate. If this warming up took place, the ice caps in the poles would begin to melt, thus raisin
47、g sea level several metres and severely flooding coastal cities. Also, the increase in atmospheric temperature would lead to great changes in the climate of the northern hemisphere, possibly resulting in an alteration of the earths chief food growing zones. In the past, concern about a man-made warm
48、ing of the earth has concentrated on the Arctic because the Antarctic is much colder and has a much thicker ice sheet. But the weather experts are now paying more attention to West Antarctic, which may be affected by only a few degrees of warming: in other words, by a warming on the scale that will possibly take place in the next fifty years from the burning of fuels. Satellite pictures show that large areas of Antarctic ice are already disappearing. The evidence available suggests that a warming has taken place. This fits the theory that carbon di