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Module 4　Sandstorms in Asia 　　阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 (2017江西师大附中模拟三,D) Scientists found sea levels are rising faster today than anytime over the past 3,000 years. The sea level researchers gathered information going back 28 centuries, and their findings were released Monday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Robert Kopp, from Rutgers University in New Jersey, is the paper’s lead author. He said the 20th century rise was “extraordinary” when compared to the past 3,000 years. And, Kopp said, “The rise over the last two decades has been even faster.” Scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration reported that temperatures at the North Pole hit record highs in January. This news comes after 2015 has been the hottest year ever recorded. The earlier estimates show that temperatures around the Earth have risen more than a half degree Celsius since 1880. Scientists say that most of that rise is because of emissions, or gases, released into the air by machines that humans have built. When temperatures rise, so do sea levels. That is because snow and ice melt, or break off from glaciers. They flow into the sea. The increased water makes the sea levels rise. And it is not going to get better. The water is going to rise, said Stefan Rahmstorf, the study’s co-author. “I think we can definitely be confident that the sea level rise is going to continue to accelerate if there’s further warming.” he told The New York Times. He said, “inevitably there will be more warming”, which means it will continue to rise. One question is how much will the sea levels rise? And for how long? The researchers said the Earth’s sea level could rise more than a meter by the year 2100. 1.Scientists’ findings about the sea level rise are based on the information through 　　　.? A.20 centuries B.28 centuries C.3,000 years D.two decades 2.What can we learn from Paragraph 3? A.The North Pole had the highest temperature in 2015. B.2015 is the ho