Reading & Writing:Fill in the blanks #19 Melting Ice

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At the end of the last ice age, the melting ice disrupted the ocean currents in the North Atlantic and a drop in temperature of almost 5 degrees. the rest of the planet was warming up , the North Atlantic region remained in a cold period for 1300 years. The same thing happened 8000 years ago, when the cooling lasted about a hundred years, and it happen again today. Even a short period of cooling in the North Atlantic could have a dramatic effect on the wildlife, and the human populations, living there.

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本题 PTE Core 核心词汇(词义 + 原文例句):

 

caused:动词“引起、导致”。

例句:...the melting ice disrupted the ocean currents in the North Atlantic and caused a drop in temperature...

含义:融化的冰导致了气温下降。

Even though:连词短语,意为“尽管、虽然”。

例句:Even though the rest of the planet was warming up...

含义:尽管地球其他地方在变暖。

around:副词,意为“大约”。

例句:...the same thing happened around 8000 years ago...

含义:大约8000年前也发生过类似的事情。

dramatic:形容词,“显著的、剧烈的、引人注目的”。

例句:Even a short period of cooling in the North Atlantic could have a dramatic effect on the wildlife...

含义:即便是短暂的降温也可能对野生动物产生剧烈影响。

 

本题 PTE Core 固定搭配(原句 + 释义):

 

Even though...:尽管……

例句:Even though the rest of the planet was warming up...

happened around + 时间:发生在大约……时间

例句:The same thing happened around 8000 years ago...

dramatic effect on:对……产生剧烈影响

例句:...could have a dramatic effect on the wildlife...

 

正确答案解析:

 

caused:因果关系,“导致了气温下降”,逻辑自然清晰。

Even though:转折关系,“尽管全球变暖,但北大西洋地区仍然寒冷”,符合语义。

around:描述年份常用搭配“around + 年份”,表示大约时间。

could:表示“可能”发生的未来情况,用情态动词最自然。

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