WEEK15自然环境（2）一、完形填空（共20小题；共35分）AToohotSomemountainsofferclimateanimalslotsofland.Pikas(兔鼠)likelivingthere.Whenitgetswarm,theylike1uphill.Theylookforcoolerenvironmentstheylikebetter.Andpikasaren'talone.A2011studyfoundthatmanymountain2movetheirlivingplace.Theymoveuphillbyabout11meterseverytenyearssincethe1960s.Scientiststhinkthiswouldbe3newsfortheanimals.Forone,thehigherupamountaintheytravel,the4spacethattheycanlivein.Afterall,mountainslooklikepyramids,rightInmany5,animalslikepikasandbirdsmayactuallygetgroundwhentheymoveuphill,thestudyshows.PaulElsenisascientist.Histeampublishedits6onMay18inNatureClimateChange.Mostscientiststhoughtthathigherlivingplaceformigrating(迁移)animalsbecame7andsmaller.Ifitistrue,thatwouldmeanthatmanyearth-warminganimalsmightrunoutoftheirnewlivingplace—andface8.ButElsenstartedtodoubtaboutthiswhilehewasstudying9intheHimalayas."That'sahugemountainareainEastAsia.Suchmountainareamightactually10morelivingplacetosomeanimalsthatlikelivingincoolerenvironments,"hesaid.1.A.playingB.livingC.workingD.eating2.A.animalsB.plantsC.peopleD.flowers3.A.goodB.badC.shortD.long4.A.moreB.muchC.littleD.less5.A.seasB.villagesC.mountainsD.cities6.A.lessonB.classC.studyD.paper7.A.smallerB.smallC.bigD.bigger8.A.lifeB.happinessC.luckinessD.death9.A.mathsB.riversC.carsD.birds10.A.offerB.provideC.sendD.takeBScientistsintheUKaresurprisedthatsomanyflowersareinbloom(开花期)thiswinter.Theysaidthatinusualyears,between20and30kindsofflowersandplantsareopen.However,onNewYear'sDay,scientistsfound368differentkindsinbloom.Scientistsbelievesomanyflowersareinbloombecauseofclimatechange(气候变化).LastyearwasthewarmestyearBritainhaseverhad.Dr.TimRichtoldtheBBCabouthissurprisingatthenumberofflowershesawatthestartofthisyear.Hesaid,"Fiftyyearsago,itwasdifficulttofindplantsinwinter.Butitseemseverything'sbecomingdifferent."Hesaidsomeflowerswereinbloomfivemonthsearlier.ScientistRichexplainedhowtheweatheraffectsflowers.TheflowersareusuallykilledbythecoldinDecember.Hesaid,"Wearenowinourfourthwarmwinter.UsuallyflowersgoawaybyChristmasbutthisyearithasn'thappened."Headded,"Butmanyflowersarestillinbloomnow,afterNewYear'sDay."Britain'sweatherreporttalkedabouttheclimateforlastyear.Itsaid,"AllmonthsexceptAugustwerewarmerthanusualyears,andthiswasthewarmestyearonrecordfortheUK.Itwasalsowetterthanusualyearsformanyareas."11.PeopleintheUKgetsurprisedbecause.A.30kindsofflowersareinbloomthiswinterB.368kindsofflowersareinbloomthiswinterC.theweatherisverycoldonNewYear'sDayD.theweatherisveryhotonNewYear'sDay12.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanguessthat.A.theweathernowiscolderthan50yearsagoB.theweathernowiswarmerthan50yearsagoC.theweathernowissimilarto50yearsagoD.theweatherkeepswarmalltheyearround13.HowdoestheweatheraffectflowersA.ThecoldweatherinDecemberkillsflowers.B.ThecoldweatherinJanuarykillsflowers.C.ThehotweatherinAugustkillsflowers.D.ThehotweatherinJulykillsflowers.14.HowmanymonthswerewarmerthanusualyearsA.Nine.B.Ten.C.Eleven.D.Twelve.15.What'sthebesttitleforthepassageA.ClimateChangeintheUKB.SpecialFlowersintheUKC.FlowersonNewYear'sDayD.HotWeatherThisYearCThemostunusualbirdintheworldislookingforanewhomewithlotsofwetlandandlotsoffood!Thereareonlyafewred-brownpochards(红头潜鸭)inMadagascar.Peoplethoughtthebirddiedoutaftertheylastsawitin1991,buttheyfounditagainin2009.Anewstudyshowedthat96percent...
