Direction
In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank follwing the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making choices. Each choie in the bank is identificated by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answere Sheet2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Question
There's no question that the Earth is getting hotter. The real questions are: How much of the warming is our fault, and are we 1 to slow the devastation by controlling our insatiable 2 for fossil fuels?
Global warming can seem too 3 to worry about, or too uncertain-something projected by the same computer 4 that often can't get next week's weather right. On a raw winter day you might think that a few degrees of warming wouldn't be such a bad thing anyway. And no doubt about it: Warnings about 5 change can sound like an environmentalist scare tactic, meant to force us out of our cars and restrict our lifestyles.
Comforting thoughts, perhaps. Unfortunately, however, the Earth has some discomforting news. From Alaska to the snowy peaks of the Andes the world is heating up right now, and fast. Globally, the 6 is up 1°F over the past century, but some of the coldest, most remote spots have warmed much more. The results aren't pretty. Ice is 7 , rivers are running dry, and coasts are 8 , threatening communities.
The 9 are happening largely out of sight. But they shouldn't be out of mind, because they are omens of what's in store for the 10 of the planet.
[A]remote
[B]techniques
[C]consisting
[D]rest
[E]willing
[F]climate
[G]skill
[H]appetite
[I]melting
[J]vanishing
[K]eroding
[L]temperature
[M]curiosity
[N]changes
[O]skillful
翻译参考：
毫无疑问，地球正变得越来越热。但是，真正的问题是：气候变暖的程度是我们的错，我们愿意通过控制我们对矿石燃料无止境的欲望来减缓地球变暖吗?
全球气候变暖似乎离我们太遥远，以至于我们无需为此担心;或者太难以确定，我们无法用计算机技术来测定，同样的计算机技术往往难以正确地预报下周的天 气情况。在一个阴冷的冬日，你可能会觉得，变暖几度无论如何也不是件糟糕的事情。毫无疑问，气候变化的警告听上去就像一个环保主义者的恐吓策略，迫使我们 远离汽车，限制我们的生活方式。
这些也许是安慰的想法。然而，不幸的是，地球给我们带来一些不安的消息。从阿拉斯加到安第斯山的雪峰，全球都在快速升温。上个世纪，全球温度上升了1华氏度，但是有些最冷、最偏远的地方却远不止如此。这些结果非常不妙。冰层正在融化，河流正在干枯，海岸正在受侵蚀，我们的社区正在受到威胁。
很大程度上，这些正在发生的变化处于我们的视野之外。但是，他们不应该被忽视，因为他们预示着地球的其他地方将会发生什么样的情况。
答案解析：
1.【解析】[E] 此处应填入E项，be willing to 为固定搭配。
2.【解析】[H] 此处应填入一个名词，而appetite通常和介词for搭配，此处句子的意思为控制我们无止境的欲望。
3.【解析】[A] 此处应填入一个形容词，根据上下文意思应选A项，意即:全球气候变暖似乎离我们太遥远，以至于我们无需为此担心。
4.【解析】[B] 此处应填入一个名词，而与computer 搭配的名词在选项中根据上下文意思B为正确选项。
5.【解析】[F] 根据上下文意思此处应表达气候变化之意，因此F为正确选项。
6.【解析】[L] 该题较为简单，表示"上个世纪全球的气温上升了1华氏度"，应能迅速找出正确答案。
7.【解析】[I] 显然ice 与melt 搭配，因此I为正确选项。
8.【解析】[K] 此处应填入一个现在分词，表示"海岸受到侵蚀"，因此应选K项。
9.【解析】[N] 该题较为简单，应填入一个复数名词，所以填入N项。
10.【解析】[D] 选D项，the rest of 为固定搭配。
【技巧点拨】
确定考点需要积极意义还是消极意义，继而缩小选择范围，节省大量时间。
Sample: The classroom (offers) opportunities for children to replace angry, violent behaviors with _______ , peaceful ones.
(根据语法判断此处为形容词，与peaceful有一样具有积极意义，与前文的angry, violent词义色彩相反，那么comprehensive, cooperative, entire应选择cooperative)
