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核心素养测评
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必修
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Unit 4
Earthquakes
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35
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阅读理解
A
With the undeniable increase in greenhouse emissions on Earth,
there can be
no
doubt
that
the
earth
is
becoming
warmer,
and
scientific
studies
have
proven
that if we carry on living the way we do,
then global temperatures will rise even
more.
So what exactly does this mean for the future of our planet? Global warming
will in fact cause extreme weather conditions,
meaning that our winters would be
even colder than they are now. More than that,
warmer temperatures will lead to
the melting of ice in the north and south poles,
which in turn will lead to rising sea
levels across the globe. This is particularly troubling for low coastal regions and some
island countries. In 1 000 years or so,
all these places will be flooded underwater.
So
where
will
we
be
able
to
live?
Unless
we
can
find
a
way
to
evolve
into
mermaids
and
mermen,
which
doesn’t
look
promising,
the
only
solution
is
to
move elsewhere. There will be little choice left once a large proportion of the land is
lost to the sea,
and other remaining places will be so hot that it will be absolutely
impossible for us to survive. Countries that we consider to be hot these days will be
even more so if temperatures increase by 5,
10,
even 15 degrees. It is possible,
then,
that
the
once
frozen
poles
of
the
Arctic
and
Antarctica
will
be
suitable
enough to live in,
having melted its ice and warmed up.