A new study shows one of the largest glaciers(冰川) in Greenland is becoming smaller and speeding to the sea faster than scientists expected. If it continues, Greenland itself could become much smaller during this century and global seas could rise as much as 3 feet.
The rates of change that we’re noticing are much higher than expected. If these rates continue, it is not likely that Greenland could shrink by several tens of percent this century. However, it’s not known how quickly this coastal response of the Greenland ice sheet melting will have an effect on the vast inland ice.
Greenland is the world’s largest island, covering area more than three times the size of Texas. Some 81 percent of it is covered by ice, and there are many glaciers. Glaciers are like slow-moving rivers of ice. Where a glacier meets the sea, its weight keeps it firmly resting on the bottom. A glacier’s front is the point where the water is deep enough that the glacier floats.
Since the 1970s, the front of Helheim stayed in the same place. Then it began melting rapidly, moving back 4.5 miles from 2001 through this past summer. It has also grown thinner, from top to bottom, by more than 130 feet since 2001. And over these past years, its trip to the sea has sped up from about 70 feet per day to nearly 110.
The melting is driven by a warmer climate. Temperatures in Greenland have risen more than five degrees Fahrenheit(華氏溫度) in the last ten years. Since most of Greenland’s ice is on land, seas will rise as the ice melts. If all Greenland’s ice sheet melted, oceans would be 15-20 feet higher. Nobody expects that to happen any time soon.
小題1:What can we know about the glaciers according to the passage?
A．Glaciers only lie in Greenland.
B．Water in glaciers is more than sea water.
C．Glaciers sometimes float on the water.
D．Glaciers can increase the water level of lakes.
小題2:According to the passage, we know that Greenland ___________.
A．belongs to Canada
B．is the largest island in North America
C．is all covered with glaciers
D．is sinking under the sea level
小題3:Which of the following may be the result of the disappearing of Greenland glaciers?
A．The climate of the world will be warmer.
B．The glaciers in other areas will be bigger.
C．It will be easy for explorers to visit the island.
D．Some coastal cities may be under the sea.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D

試題分析：文章講述了格林蘭島冰川迅速融化的事情，及科學(xué)家對(duì)他的分析，如果繼續(xù)惡化，沿海城市將處于一片汪洋之中。
小題1:推斷題。從文章A glacier’s front is the point where the water is deep enough that the glacier floats.可知冰川的前部位置，由于水非常的深可以將其漂浮起來(lái)，故選C
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。從文章Greenland is the world’s largest island, covering area more than three times the size of Texas.可知格林蘭島是世界上最大的島嶼，面積是德克薩斯州的三倍多，它屬于丹麥，故選B
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。從文章If all Greenland’s ice sheet melted, oceans would be 15-20 feet higher. 可知如果格林蘭島的冰原全部融化，海平面將會(huì)上升15-20英尺，很明顯沿海城市將處于一片汪洋之中，故選D
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