Part ⅣReading Comprehension（Reading in Depth）（25 minutes）

Section A
Directions:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
There’s no question that the Earth is getting hotter. The real questions are: How much of the warming is our fault, and are we47 _______to slow the devastation by controlling our insatiable48 _______for fossil fuels?
Global warming can seem too49 _______to worry about, or too uncertain—something projected by the same computer50______ that often can’t get next week’s weather right. On a raw winter day you might think that a few degrees of warming wouldn’t be such a bad thing anyway. And no doubt about it: Warnings about51________change can sound like an environmentalist scare tactic, meant to force us out of our cars and restrict our lifestyles.
Comforting thoughts, perhaps. Unfortunately, however, the Earth has some discomforting news.
From Alaska to the snowy peaks of the Andes the world is heating up right now, and fast. Globally, the52_____is up 1°F over the past century, but some of the coldest, most remote spots have warmed much more. The results aren’t pretty. Ice is53 ________, rivers are running dry, and coasts are54_________ , threatening communities.
The55________are happening largely out of sight. But they shouldn’t be out of mind, because they are omens of what’s in store for the56 _________of the planet.

A. remote B. techniques C. consisting
D. restE. willing F. climate G. skill H. appetite
I. melting J. vanishing K. eroding L. temperature M. curiosity N. changes O. skillful

47. E
48. H
49. A
50. B
51. F
52. L
53. I
54. K
55. N
56. D