判断题

Two report findings show that the warning of a sea level rise has moderated and the sea level will go up 1 meter by the end of this century.

【正确答案】 错误
【答案解析】

该题说有两份报告表明人们对大海的海平面高度上升的警告已经缓和,海平面到本世纪末将会升高1米。录音内容的意思是:有不断的警告说海平面不断升高, 其影响令人担忧,而这种警告还随两份报告而变得越来越严重(accelerated) ; 南极 的融雪到本世纪末将会使海平面升高1 米,而下世纪将会使其以每10年 1 英尺的速度升高。该题把不断严重的情况理解为已经开始缓和的情况,所以答案是B。

[重点难点]
理解题干中的moderated与录音中的accelerated意思相反。

[录音原文]
The drumbeat of warnings about the dire effects of rising sea levels accelerated with two report findings. Melting ice in Antarctica will contribute to a rise in sea levels of 1 meter by the end of this century. And by the middle of the next century, seas could be rising at a rate of more than 1 foot per decade.