UNIT 10A Comprehension
1. What would be the best alternative title for the passage?
a. The Myth of Global Warming
b. Climate Change: What’s Next?
c. The Ice Sheets of Greenland
b. Climate Change: What’s Next?
3. In paragraph B, line 8, the word it refers to ______.
a. the Arctic Ocean
b. the loss of ice
c. human activity
b. the loss of ice
1. What would be the best alternative title for the reading?
a. Greenland, Going Through Changes
b. The Effects of Losing Population
c. Uummannaq: Island or Peninsula?
a. Greenland, Going Through Changes
What does the word "appeal" in Paragraph A most nearly mean?
A.Problem
B. Danger
C. Interest or attraction
C. Interest or attraction
2. The purpose of paragraph A is to ______.
a. give an example of the main point of the passage
b. explain why the ski industry is in decline
c. propose ways to slow temperature increases
a. give an example of the main point of the passage
What does the word "hosted" in Paragraph A most nearly mean?
A. Provided a place for
B. Destroyed
C. Visited
A. Provided a place for
2. Malik Løvstrøm is currently ______.
a. working on a cruise ship
b. taking care of his grandmother
c. playing in a rock band
b. taking care of his grandmother
What does the phrase "give up" in Paragraph E mean?
A. Pick up
B. Stop having or leave behind
C. Search for
B. Stop having or leave behind
According to the text, why do glaciers melt faster after dark rocks become uncovered?
A. The rocks absorb more heat, causing the remaining snow and ice to melt faster.
B. The rocks stop the snow from falling.
C. The rocks make the glaciers move more slowly.
A. The rocks absorb more heat, causing the remaining snow and ice to melt faster.
What does the word "critical" in Paragraph E mean?
A.Risky
B. Very serious
C. Comfortable
B. Very serious
3. There are currently ______ people living in Niaqornat.
a. 20
b. 50
c. 1,000
b. 50
In Paragraph A, what does the word "doing so" refer to in the sentence "But doing so would leave no one to care for his 80-year-old grandmother."?
A. Learning English
B. Working on a cruise ship
C. Moving to a larger town
C. Moving to a larger town
4. How many meters is sea level likely to rise in the next few hundred years?
a. one
b. two
c. three
b. two
In Paragraph C, what does the word "This" refer to in the sentence "This makes it easier for the glacier to slide into the warmer sea water."?
A. Rising sea levels
B. Researchers' discoveries
C. Water from melting ice running into cracks and getting between the ice and rock
C. Water from melting ice running into cracks and getting between the ice and rock
According to the text, why does Malik Løvstrøm stay in Uummannaq instead of moving to a larger town?
A. He cannot find a job in another town.
B. He wants to stay and take care of his grandmother.
C. He does not like living in cities.
B. He wants to stay and take care of his grandmother.
4. The word instability (paragraph B, line 4) is closest in meaning to ______.
a. poverty
b. calmness
c. unsteadiness
c. unsteadiness
5. Which of these statements would Leonardo DiCaprio probably NOT agree with?
a. We need leaders who recognize climate change.
b. Everyone needs to join the fight against global warming.
c. Most people can’t do anything about climate change.
c. Most people can’t do anything about climate change.
In Paragraph F, what does the word "which" refer to in the sentence "...the documentary movie Before the Flood, which helped to raise awareness of the problem."?
A. Leonardo DiCaprio
B. Climate change
C. The documentary Before the Flood
C. The documentary Before the Flood
5. The man who moved to Nuuk (paragraph D) wants to ______.
a. live a more modern life
b. hunt and fish
c. work in a museum
a. live a more modern life
In Paragraph D, what does the word "This approach" refer to in the sentence "This approach forces young people into a life of hunting and fishing..."?
A. Depending on government subsidies to support traditional lifestyles
B. Moving to a city
C. Learning new job skills
A. Depending on government subsidies to support traditional lifestyles