There's no question that the Earth is getting hotter. The real questions are: How much of the warming is our fault, and are we 1 to slow the devastation by controlling our insatiable 2 for fossil fuels?

　　Global warming can seem too 3 to worry about, or too uncertain-something projected by the same computer 4 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 about 5 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, the 6 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 is 7 , rivers are running dry, and coasts are 8 , threatening communities.

　　The 9 are happening largely out of sight. But they shouldn't be out of mind, because they are omens of what's in store for the 10 of the planet.

　　[A]remote

　　[B]techniques

　　[C]consisting

　　[D]rest

　　[E]willing

　　[F]climate

　　[G]skill

　　[H]appetite

　　[I]melting

　　[J]vanishing

　　[K]eroding

　　[L]temperature

　　[M]curiosity

　　[N]changes

　　[O]skillful

　　答案解析：

　　1.【解析】[E] 此處應(yīng)填入E項，be willing to 為固定搭配。

　　2.【解析】[H] 此處應(yīng)填入一個名詞，而appetite通常和介詞for搭配，此處句子的意思為控制我們無止境的欲望。

　　3.【解析】[A] 此處應(yīng)填入一個形容詞，根據(jù)上下文意思應(yīng)選A項，意即:全球氣候變暖似乎離我們太遙遠，以至于我們無需為此擔(dān)心。

　　4.【解析】[B] 此處應(yīng)填入一個名詞，而與computer 搭配的名詞在選項中根據(jù)上下文意思B為正確選項。

　　5.【解析】[F] 根據(jù)上下文意思此處應(yīng)表達氣候變化之意，因此F為正確選項。

　　6.【解析】[L] 該題較為簡單，表示"上個世紀全球的氣溫上升了1華氏度"，應(yīng)能迅速找出正確答案。

　　7.【解析】[I] 顯然ice 與melt 搭配，因此I為正確選項。

　　8.【解析】[K] 此處應(yīng)填入一個現(xiàn)在分詞，表示"海岸受到侵蝕"，因此應(yīng)選K項。

　　9.【解析】[N] 該題較為簡單，應(yīng)填入一個復(fù)數(shù)名詞，所以填入N項。

　　10.【解析】[D] 選D項，the rest of 為固定搭配。