1.What made the west coast retreating rapidly?
A The reading signs.
B The research base.
C The climate warming.
D The Antarctica record.
解析:选C。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句...is among the world’s fastest warming regions, rising 3C over the past 50 years.Some 87% of the glaciers along its west coast are retreating rapidly. 可以得知是气候变暖使得冰川迅速消退,故选C。
2.How did Prof Nerilie Abram feel about the change of the temperature?
A He felt interested.
B He felt confused.
C He felt worried.
D He felt shocked.
解析:选C。推理判断题。根据文章第二段第一句...which is surely worrying many people.气温上升让人担忧,因此他是感到担忧的,故选C。
3.What would the WMO committee do?
A They would collect enough glaciers.
B They would admit the record officially.
C They would find out why the temperature gets rising.
D They would understand what happened.
解析:选B。推理判断题。根据文章第三段第二句Prof Renwick said the WMO committee would likely to approve the new record.可以得知官方将会正式认定这个记录,故选B。
4.Why did researchers choose Esperanza to collect data?
A It had the special position.
B It had a very long history.
C It had been there since 1982.
D It had a large part of glaciers.
解析:选A。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第一句...located near the northern tip of the Peninsula easily to sense the change of the temperature...可以得知是因为其特殊位置才被选择作为观测站的,故选A。