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阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Stephanie Jenouvrier at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution foun

英语试题 03-10
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Stephanie Jenouvrier at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution found the future of emperor penguins (帝企鹅)depended on international efforts to manage climate change rather than on their ___41___ (able)to adapt to new environment. Climate change if ___42___(leave)unchecked, could drive emperor penguins to extinction (灭绝)by the end of the century as sea ice disappears.
Disappearing sea ice affects these penguins ___43___ (direct) because they rely on it for their living. Sea ice changes are already affecting emperor penguins, with breeding failures for three years in a row at their second ___44___ (big) living place in the Antarctic.
___45___ (examine )the future of emperor penguins, Jenouvirer and her team  ___46___(model)their population under three scenarios (设想):global temperature increases by 1.5°C; global temperature increases by 2°C; no action ___47___ (take) to reduce emissions(排放物). They wanted to see ___48___ would happen if emissions kept rising. They found that global warming of 1.5°C would cause a 31 percent fall, ___49___2°C a 44 percent fall. "The result was ____50____ 81 to 86 per cent fall in population by 2100 under the third scenario, "said Jenouvrier.
【答案】41. ability    
42. left    43. directly    
44. biggest    
45. To examine    
46. modeled 或 modelled    
47. is taken    
48. what    49. and    
50. an
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了伍兹霍尔海洋研究所的Stephanie Jenouvrier发现,帝企鹅的未来取决于国际社会应对气候变化的努力,而不是它们适应新环境的能力。
【41题详解】
考查名词。句意:伍兹霍尔海洋研究所的Stephanie Jenouvrier发现,帝企鹅的未来取决于国际社会应对气候变化的努力,而不是它们适应新环境的能力。该空作介词on的宾语,前面有形容词性物主代词their修饰,该空用名词。ability表示抽象意义的“能力”,为不可数名词,所以填ability。
【42题详解】
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