2013扬州中考一模英语试题(6)
( )38.What was the first thief?
A.A computer engineer. B.A customer. C.A banker worker. D. We don’t know.
( )39.How did the first thief steal money from the bank?
A. He broke the computer down and stole money from it.
B. He paid for everything by check instead of cash.
C. He took money away from the bank.
D. He told the computer not to take away money from his account.
( )40.How many kinds of crimes in a bank are mentioned?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
( )41.What can we infer from the passage?
A. None of the thieves has been caught by the police up to now.
B. A lot of money is missing from the bank each year.
C. The computers in the bank will be changed to prevent money from being stolen.
D. There will be no crimes in the bank any more since so many crimes have been found out.
D
Scientists who study the climate are still arguing about how fast the earth is warming and how much it will warm, but they do agree that the earth is warming and that it will keep warming if we don’t do anything about it.
Scientists agree that the burning of fossil fuels (化石燃料) like oil and coal cause greenhouse gases to escape into the air and that these gases are causing most of the warming. Another cause is deforestation (cutting down trees) . Trees soak up carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases, from the air.
There are already some changes happening because of global warming. Sea level is rising and some animals are already moving to new homes. It’s already too late to stop global warming completely.
If the warming gets worse, as scientists expect, there may be some kinds of plants and animals that is disappearing because they can’t move to new homes. There may be more storms and floods. Sea level may rise so much that people have to move away from the coasts. Some areas may become too dry for farming.
