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Unit6StartingoutandUnderstandingideas提升测评

I.阅读理解

Theoceanwavesaregettingstrongerasaresultofclimatechange,whichmightcausedangersforcoastalcitiesinthefuture,accordingtothelateststudypublishedinthescientificjournalNature.Researcherfoundthatwaveshaveincreasedinstrengthby0.41percentperyearsince1948.Thischangeisrelatedtotheincreasingsea-surfacetemperature,whichisdrivingsealeveltoriseandbringingmoreseriousandextremeweather.

“Thisrelationshipisimportant,asitshowsthatthestrongeroceanwavescanbeavaluablereminderofglobalwarming,carbondioxideconcentration,theglobalsealevelriseandtheglobalsurfaceatmospheretemperature,”saidadirectoroftheresearchattheEnvironmentalHydraulicsInstituteatSpain’sUniversityofCantabria.

Thestudyrevealsalong-termandincreasingwaveenergy.Theeffectsofthisincreaseareparticularlyclearduringthestormseasons.Astormwasformedinthewinterof2013-2014intheNorthAtlantic,whichaffectedthewestcoastofEurope.“Thestormin2017intheCaribbeanremindedpeopleofthehugeeconomiceffectscomingfromcoastalstorms,”saidthestudy.

Researchershopethefindingscouldprovideamorecompleteunderstandingofthedangersfacedbycoastalcitiesinthecomingdecades.“Ourresultsshowthatignoringthechangesinwavepowerandhavingsealevelrisemaycauseustothinklittleofclimatechange,whichwillresultinnotenoughorpoorpreparation,”warnedtheauthorFernandoJ.Mendez,aprofessorattheUniversityofCantabria.

Thefindingsmaywarngovernmentstobetterprotectthepopulationinthecoastalcitiesandinfrastructure（基础设施）suchasportsandharborsbybuildingcoastaldefenses.

1.What’saresultofstrongeroceanwaves?

A.Climatebeginstochange.

B.Peoplelivingnearthecoastfacedangers.

C.Oceansarebeingpolluted.

D.Citieswillmovetootherplaces.

2.Whichofth