2013扬州中考一模英语试题(7)
Global warming is a very difficult problem to fix. People are having a hard time agreeing on what to do about it. For example, everyone agrees that wasting energy is a bad thing to do. But some people think that the federal government (联邦政府) should make laws about it, while other people think it should be up to each person or business to decide what to do.
Many states and businesses in the United States are not waiting until the federal government decides what to do. They have already started working on the problem.
( )42.What are the scientists arguing about in the passage?
A. How fast is the earth warming? B. How much will the earth warm?
C. The earth will keep warming if we don’t do anything about it. D. Both A and B.
( )43.What does the underlined phrase “soak up” mean?
A. take in B. grow up C. take off D. set up
( )44. What may be the causes of global warming?
A. The disappearance of plants and animals and the wasting energy.
B. The burning of fossil fuels and storms and floods.
C. The burning of fossil fuels and deforestation.
D. The rising of sea level and deforestation.
( )45. What is the best title of this passage?
A. The reason for global warming B. How to stop global warming
C. The changes to the world D. The global warming
四、词汇运用（共l0小题；每小题l分，计l0分）
根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
46. The witness was asked to ____▲___the suspect. (描述)
47. He is hard-working and always uses his free time ▲ (明智).
48. I have ▲ （决定）to write a complaint letter for my broken bike.
49. His attractive performance on the stage comes from ▲ (日常)practice.
50. In the running race, my friend Jenny came ___▲____(四), but she was also very happy.
