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第八单元过关检测Ⅰ.阅读理解AThe number of people threatened by coastal flooding could more than triple by 2070 because of climate change,while the financial impact(财政影响)of flooding could increase by tens of millions of dollars. Angel Gurria,Secretary General of the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development,called for quick action to buy time for cities at risk.It can take 30 years to build defenses(保卫)for vulnerable cities in place.“Climate change is already happening and quick action is needed now to prevent its worst impacts,” said Gurria,who is scheduled to take part in the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali,Indonesia.About 150 million people could be in danger to coastal flooding by 2070.The statistics(统计数据)were based on a “1-in-100-year” flooding event,described as a commonly accepted risk assessment standard,with a mean rise in sea level of a half-meter.The study estimated(估算)the financial impact of such a possible situation at US $39,000,000 million,compared to US $3,000,000 today.The development of Asian big cities,with their population increasing rapidly,was pointed to as a key increasing the risk in coastal flooding.Calcutta heads a list of the 10 top cities at risk in 2070 in terms of population,with Mumbai,or Bombay,second.Miami,Florida,in ninth place,was the only city in a developed country on the list of cities with the highest value of property and infrastructure(财产和基础建设).1.How many people are being threatened by coastal flooding now?A.About 15 million.　B.About 50 thousand.C.About 50 million.D.About 150 million.提示:第一段的第一句提到2070年受威胁的人口将增长3倍多,而在第四段提到2070年将有约一亿五千万人口受到洪水的威胁,用一亿五千万除以3,可知。答案:C2.The underlined word “vulnerable” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “　”.?A.easy to protectB.easy to attackC.already floodD.already in ruins提示:由该词前面的build defenses(保卫) for(为……做好防范工作)可推知vulnerable的意思是“易受到袭击的”。答案:B3.From the passage,we know that　.?A.Angel Gurria will be absent from the conference in BaliB.Angel Gurria’s office is in Bali,IndonesiaC.there is