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that the first weather stations in the far north date back just 50 years. There are still huge gaps in our environmental knowledge, and despite the scientific onslaught, many predictions are no more than best guesses. IQ could help to bridge the gap and resolve the tremendous uncertainty about how much of what we're seeing is natural capriciousness and how much is the consequence of human activity. Questions 33-40

Complete the summary of paragraphs C and D below.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from paragraphs C and D for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 33-40 on your answer sheet.

If you visit the Canadian Arctic, you immediately appreciate the problems faced by people for whom this is home. It would clearly be impossible for the people to engage in 33.................... as a means of supporting themselves. For thousands of years they have had to rely on catching 34.................... and 35.................... as a means of sustenance.

The harsh surroundings saw many who tried to settle there pushed to their limits, although some were successful. The 36.................... people were an example of the latter and for them the environment did not prove

unmanageable. For the present inhabitants, life continues to be a struggle. The territory of Nunavut consists of little more than ice, rock and a few

37.................... In recent years, many of them have been obliged to give up their 38.................... lifestyle, but they continue to depend mainly on 39.................... for their food and clothes. 40.................... produce is particularly expensive.

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体裁 议论文

主题 气候变化与因纽特人

结构 A段：概述北极罕见事件敲响警钟 B段：因纽特人对于环境变化做出的反应 C段：艰苦恶劣的自然条件 D段：生活必需品来源的替代品

E段：安逸生活的负面影响 F段：因纽特人对于环境的建议逐渐被考虑和重视 G段：人们对于环境的认识十分有限

A段

incident n.事件 abstract adj.抽象的 snowmobile n.雪地汽车 shrink v.收缩 thaw n.融雪 ice-free adj.不冻的 igloo n.圆顶建筑 knock-on adj.连锁的 insulating adj.绝缘的 precipitation n.降水

permafrost n. 永久冰冻(永久冻土，永久冻地) canary n.金丝雀

B段

urgent adj.急迫的，紧要的，紧急的 hard-won adj.难得的，来之不易的 precarious a.不确定的；危险的 autonomy n.自治.自治权 threat n.威胁 lie in 在于

content adj.满足的 combine v.结合

stand back 退后(靠后站，不介入) ancestral a.祖先的，祖传的

C段

vast adj.广阔的 vanish v.消失

polar adj.两极的，极地的 adapt to 适应 venture v.冒险 cope with 对付(应付，克服)

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terrain n.地带Thule n.古人相信存在于世界北端的国家，极北之地 meagre adj.瘦的，不足的

exploit v.开发，开拓 kayak n.(爱斯基摩人用的)皮船 mammal n.哺乳动物 sled n.雪撬

D段

descendant n.子孙，后代 rely on 依赖，依靠

harsh adj.艰苦的；苛刻的 provision n.供应品，必需品 indigenous adj.本土的 replace with 取代，以……代替 abandon v.放弃 scarce adj.缺乏的，不足的 nomadic adj.游牧的

E段

curtail v.缩减，减少 identity n.身份；特性

obesity n.肥胖，肥大 depression n.沮丧，情绪低落；忧郁症 diabetes n.糖尿病

F段

at stake 在危险中(处于成败关头) credibility n.可信性 tease out 梳理，挑出 consult v.商议；请教 vital adj.至关重要的；所必需的 agenda n.议程 wisdom n.明智的行为：智慧 impinge v.侵犯

G段

occupation n.占有 tremendous adj.巨大的，惊人的 onslaught n.冲击 capriciousness n.任性；善变

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prediction n.预言，预报 难句解析

1. While the Inuit may not actually starve if hunting and trapping are curtailed by climate change, there has certainly been an impact on people’s health.

参考译文：即使气候变化阻碍了狩猎和诱捕，因纽特人或许也不会真的挨饿受冻，但气候变化的确影响了人们的健康。 语言点：

(1)starve：使饿死，饿得要死

a. to suffer or die because you do not have enough to eat

① Thousands of people will starve if food doesn't reach the city.如果食物到不了城市，成千上万的人将饿死。

② They'll either die from the cold or starve to death (=die from lack of food).他们不是冻死就是饿死。

b. be starving: to be very hungry You must be starving!你肯定饿了。

c. starve somebody/something of something: to not give something that is needed

The schools are starved of funding.学校需要资金。 (2)curtail：缩减

to reduce or limit something

① The new law will curtail police powers.新法律将减弱警察的势力。 ② Budget cuts have drastically curtailed training programs.预算削减极大程度地减少了培训项目。

2. In Nunavut's ‘igloo and email' society, where adults who were born in igloos have children who may never have been out on the land, there's a high

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