笔译二级综合能力（阅读理解）模拟试卷12
阅读理解（含5小题）
The more the planet warms, the more cities are finding they need new ways to keep urban temperatures down and protect their residents. Heatwaves are already by far the deadliest weather-related disasters in Europe; 140,000 deaths associated with 83 heatwaves have been recorded since the beginning of this century. Today, only 8 percent of the 2.8 billion people living in places with average daily temperatures above 25 degrees Celsius have an air conditioner.
Cooling is particularly important in cities facing rising temperatures, worsened by the urban heat island effect—concrete and tarmac absorbing the sun\’s power, radiating it out as heat and keeping the city warm long after the sun has gone down. Waste heat from engines and other energy-consuming equipment in transportation, industry and space cooling make cities even hotter.
Often, poorer neighborhoods are more affected as residents have less access to air conditioners and breezy green spaces, putting vulnerable people at greater risk of heat-related health complications.
The standard solution to cooling in cities is to add more air conditioning, but this brings its own set of problems. Energy-hungry cooling further drives global warming. The number of cooling appliances in use is expected to grow from 3.6 billion today to 9.5 billion by 2050. If air conditioners were provided to all those who need them, not just those who can afford them, there would be 14 billion cooling appliances in use by 2050. Emissions would go through the roof.
Many cities, however, are taking bold steps to show that they can keep cool in a sustainable manner, with the Indian city of Ahmedabad chief among them. The city implemented its Heat Action Plan after an extremely hot and deadly pre-monsoon season in 2010. The plan not only set up an early-warning system for the vulnerable. It included water supplies to the public, plants and trees and a \\
1.What do the statistics tell us about the heatwaves?(B)
A. Heatwaves are the deadliest disaster in the world.
B. Around 140,000 people have died due to heatwaves in this century.
C. Most people in warm regions have an air conditioner.
D. The global average daily temperature is 25 degrees Celsius.
解析：本题是段落细节题，对应第1段。选项A与原文中的句子非常相似，但是因为少了weather．related这个定语，过度扩大了范围；选项B对应的是具体的数据，符合原文；选项C与文中指出的“28亿人中仅有8％拥有空调”不符；选项D中的25摄氏度只是一个划分范围的基准，并不是平均气温。
2.What does \\(A)
A. Buildings and roads re-emit the sun’s heat.
B. Natural landscapes can reserve more heat.
C. Some cities have longer daytime than others.
D. Islands are often exposed to more sunlight.
解析：本题是词汇细节题，对应第2段第1句，the urban heat island effect城市热岛效应，与选项A的含义相符。
3.Poorer neighborhoods are more vulnerable to heatwaves because________.(C)
A. governments are irresponsible in urban planning
B. governments cannot afford air conditioners
C. residents have little space to avoid the heat
D. residents already have serious health problems
解析：本题是段落细节题，对应第3段第1句，贫困地区的人受到的影响更大，因为他们没有空调，也没有凉风习习的绿色空间。
4.Adding more air conditioning might not be a good choice because________.(D)
A. the temperature is too high to cool down
B. people already have air conditioners at home
C. there are not enough factories to produce cooling appliances
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