【InSingapore，mostofuslovewindow-shoppingwhilesomeothersenjoyhavingapicnicatEastCoastParkorChangiBeachonsunnydays．Singaporeansareneverbotheredbytheoccasionalthunderstorm．However，weknowthatifitrainsfor】

　　InSingapore，mostofuslovewindow-shoppingwhilesomeothersenjoyhavingapicnicatEastCoastParkorChangiBeachonsunnydays．Singaporeansareneverbotheredbytheoccasionalthunderstorm．However，weknowthatifitrainsforlongcontinuousperiods，therewillbemoreseriouseffects．JustrecentlythemainshoppingstreetofOrchardRoadwasfloodedandsomepartofBukitTimahwasimpassable(不能通行的)totraffic．Peoplereactedbywritingintothenewspapertocomplainaboutthis!Weforgetthatothercountriessuffermuchworseeffects.

　　Elsewhere，heavytropical(热带的)stormsoftenresultinfloodsthatruincropsespeciallyinThailandandMalaysia．ThisinturnusuallymeansthatthepriceofriceandvegetableshereinSingaporewillrisebecauseweimporttheseproductsfromthem．Ifthereisatyphoonortsunami，thousandsoflivesarelosttoo．ThishappenedinIndonesiaandPhuketinThailandin2004andItservestoremindusofhowMotherNaturecancausegreatdamage．

　　Weatherpatternsingeneralhavechangeddramaticallyinrecentyears．Scientistsbelievethatglobalwarmingandtheresultingmeltingofthepolarice-caphascausedtheleveloftheoceantorise．Thisinturncausesfloodingoflow-lyingareasincountrieswherethelandisratherflatandsomepartsofwhichisbelowwaterlevel．ItisbelievedthathumanactivitieshavecausedMotherNaturetoshowherextremeanger，soitisnowimportantthatwereallyworktogethertocutdownonharmfulactivities，forexample，illegallogging(伐木)orirresponsibleforest-burningtoclearlandforfarming．

　　1.．FromParagraph1，wecanseethatmostSingaporeanslove______________．

　　A．makingcomplaintsB．goingoutforpicnics

　　C．doingwindow-shoppingD．travelingalongthecoast

　　2.．WhatwillhappeninSingaporeiftherearefloodsinitsneighboringcountries?

　　A．Heavytropicalstormswillfollowshortly．

　　B．Thepriceofriceandvegetableswillgoup．

　　C．Manypeoplewillwriteintothenewspaper．

　　D．Morericeandvegetableswillbeimported．

　　3.．Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2refersto___________．

　　A．thearrivalofheavytropicalstorms

　　B．theimportofriceandvegetables

　　C．therisingpriceofric