单选题 There are approximately three quarters of a ton of termites (白蚁) for every person on Earth. It now turns out that these critters may be helping to alter the climate and affect man"s life.
For years scientists have been saying that carbon dioxide sent into the atmosphere by the burning of fuels might lead to the rise in temperatures of the whole earth, owing to the greenhouse effect in which the gas prevents the escape of heat into outer space. Now an international team of researchers has discovered that termites generate more than twice the carbon dioxide that fuel burning does. And this production, which comes from the insects" eating and consuming of different kinds of vegetables and wood, has risen greatly. This is chiefly because man has cut so many trees in order to open more land and thus has provided large quantities of food for the insects in the form of tiny pieces of wood.
The output from the burning of fuels is of greater concern, however, because it is continuing to rise steadily and so far no effective measures have been taken to reduce the amount of carbon elements in this way. Production by termites, on the other hand, is not likely to increase much more.
单选题 From the passage we know that" the greenhouse effect" is an effect in which ______ .
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 从文章第二自然段开头,我们可以看出,由于the green house effect(温室效应)致使the gas prevents the escape of heat into outer space,即大气阻碍了热量散放到外部空间。故应选C。
单选题 Which of the following consists of three words that refer exactly to the same thing in the passage?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 文章第一自然段提到,地球上平均每人可拥有3/4吨的termites,these critters可有助于改变气候,影响人类生活,可见critters即termites,指同一物,文章始终在谈termites(白蚁),由此可以推出insects也指termites。故答案为D。
单选题 Which of the following sentences is true?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 对四个选项进行分析,只有选项C的内容,即:因为二氧化碳阻碍了热量散入外部空间,地球将变暖。符合原文的内容。故选C。
单选题 Which of the following statements is NOT true?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 从文章最后一段第一句话可知:The output from the burning of fuels is of greater concern.故选项A不符合文章原意。