题目
Directions:Fill in the blanks with the capitalized letter before the words like A, B, C or D.Each word may be used only once. A. attitudesB. boundariesC. collectiveD. confidentE. differencesF. distantG. dramaticallyH. linksI. prospectsJ. relativelyK. sensitiveL. similarlyM. simplyN. soberO. subtle People who have directly experienced flooding are more likely to be worried about climate change and willing to adopt energy-saving behavior, according to a new study based on a recent survey of 1,822 individuals across the United Kingdom.The new study found that those who report experience of flooding express more concern over climate change, see it as less uncertain, and feel more (1) _____ that their actions will have an effect on climate change. Importantly, these perceptual (认知的) (2) _____ also translate into a greater willingness to save energy to mitigate climate change.Previous psychological research suggests that many people are relatively unconcerned about climate change because they perceive it as a (3) _____ issue that will not directly affect them. But the authors of the new study say their results suggest that drawing (4) _____ between local weather events and climate change is likely to be a useful strategy for increasing concern and action.An earlier study conducted after major U.K. floods in 1998 and 2000 found (5) _____ similar levels of concern in those directly affected by flooding and those who did not have that experience. But given that (6) _____ severe flooding events struck England since 2003, the British research team decided to revisit the issue.Elke Weber — a professor of business and psychology at Columbia University — called the findings surprising and important. Following the failed climate change negotiations in Copenhagen, the (7) _____ for sufficient public concern about climate change and political will to reduce carbon emissions have seemed dim. However, recent events in Tunisia (突尼斯), Egypt and other countries have shown that increases in the perceived effectiveness of individual and (8) _____ action can change (9) _____ and behaviors quickly and (10) _____. The new study’s findings, Weber added, provide a glimmer of hope that similar ‘tipping point’ dynamics might exist in the domain of climate change.1、_2、_3、_4、_5、_6、_7、_8、_9、_10、_
Directions:Fill in the blanks with the capitalized letter before the words like A, B, C or D.Each word may be used only once. A. attitudesB. boundariesC. collectiveD. confidentE. differencesF. distantG. dramaticallyH. linksI. prospectsJ. relativelyK. sensitiveL. similarlyM. simplyN. soberO. subtle People who have directly experienced flooding are more likely to be worried about climate change and willing to adopt energy-saving behavior, according to a new study based on a recent survey of 1,822 individuals across the United Kingdom.The new study found that those who report experience of flooding express more concern over climate change, see it as less uncertain, and feel more (1) _____ that their actions will have an effect on climate change. Importantly, these perceptual (认知的) (2) _____ also translate into a greater willingness to save energy to mitigate climate change.Previous psychological research suggests that many people are relatively unconcerned about climate change because they perceive it as a (3) _____ issue that will not directly affect them. But the authors of the new study say their results suggest that drawing (4) _____ between local weather events and climate change is likely to be a useful strategy for increasing concern and action.An earlier study conducted after major U.K. floods in 1998 and 2000 found (5) _____ similar levels of concern in those directly affected by flooding and those who did not have that experience. But given that (6) _____ severe flooding events struck England since 2003, the British research team decided to revisit the issue.Elke Weber — a professor of business and psychology at Columbia University — called the findings surprising and important. Following the failed climate change negotiations in Copenhagen, the (7) _____ for sufficient public concern about climate change and political will to reduce carbon emissions have seemed dim. However, recent events in Tunisia (突尼斯), Egypt and other countries have shown that increases in the perceived effectiveness of individual and (8) _____ action can change (9) _____ and behaviors quickly and (10) _____. The new study’s findings, Weber added, provide a glimmer of hope that similar ‘tipping point’ dynamics might exist in the domain of climate change.1、_2、_3、_4、_5、_6、_7、_8、_9、_10、_
题目解答
答案
1、D2、E3、F4、H5、J6、L7、I8、C9、A10、G
解析
本题考查根据上下文选择恰当词汇的能力，需结合语境理解单词含义及用法。文章围绕“洪水经历与气候变化关注程度”的研究展开，需注意以下关键点：
- 逻辑关系：通过上下文判断空缺处所需词义（如形容词、名词等）。
- 词汇辨析：区分近义词的细微差别（如“similarly”与“subtle”）。
- 语境匹配：关注前后文的逻辑连贯性，如因果、对比等关系。
1. 第1空
关键句：feel more (1) _____ that their actions will have an effect
分析：此处需表达“感到自己的行为有效果”，confident（自信的）最符合语境，强调对行动效果的信念。
2. 第2空
关键句：these perceptual (认知的) (2) _____ also translate into ...
分析：前文提到“认知上的差异”，differences（差异）与“perceptual”搭配，说明认知差异转化为实际行动。
3. 第3空
关键句：perceive it as a (3) _____ issue that will not directly affect them
分析：将气候变化视为“遥远的”问题，distant（遥远的）强调其与个人无关的间接性。
4. 第4空
关键句：drawing (4) _____ between local weather events and climate change
分析：links（联系）指建立局部天气与气候变化的关联，符合“策略”语境。
5. 第5空
关键句：found (5) _____ similar levels of concern
分析：relatively（相对地）修饰“similar”，说明相似性是相对的，而非绝对。
6. 第6空
关键句：given that (6) _____ severe flooding events struck England since 2003
分析：similarly（同样地）呼应前文“similar levels”，说明洪水事件的持续性。
7. 第7空
关键句：the (7) _____ for sufficient public concern ... have seemed dim
分析：prospects（前景）指公众关注和政治意愿的希望渺茫。
8. 第8空
关键句：individual and (8) _____ action
分析：collective（集体的）与“individual”形成对比，强调群体行动的重要性。
9. 第9空
关键句：can change (9) _____ and behaviors
分析：attitudes（态度）与“behaviors”并列，指观念和行为的转变。
10. 第10空
关键句：change (9) _____ and behaviors quickly and (10) _____
分析：dramatically（戏剧性地）强调变化的显著性，符合语境强度。