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【問4】
次の Global Warming の段落を読んで、その下の英文 (S) が True (正
い) か False (誤り) のどちらか、選びなさい。
Global Warming:
All over the world people are talking about global warming. World
leaders are meeting to discuss this problem. Why is it such an important
issue? If the temperature of the earth rises too much, the polar ice caps
will begin to melt, causing the water level in the oceans to rise. The
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (the IPCC) has made
studies which suggest that there could be a one-meter rise in sea levels
by the year 2080. No one knows exactly how bad the effect of this rise
could be. However, it is thought that roughly 1 billion people who live on
coastal land could experience severe impacts. The places most likely to
be badly affected by this rise in sea level are tropical and warmer zoneSs:
these are places where the coasts are more highly populated. The most
vulnerable regions are located along the southern coast of the
Mediterranean Sea, the west coast of Africa, and southern Asian
countries like India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. These regions contain
some of the poorest, most heavily populated, and highly fertile areas of
the world. In these areas, there will be huge problems as people's
homes are flooded and good farmindg land becomes useless. In the
Pacific and Indian Oceans there are many island nations that will cease
to exist. About 5 million people will have to move to other countries as
the rising seas ruin drinking water and severe storms destroy their
homes. The consequences of global warming will be devastating for
billions of people. This is not only their problem, but an issue for the
world to discuss. Much has to be done before the oceans come ashore.
(S): The IPCC estimates that human beings will not be hurt by climate
change, but many animals will be.
(〇 A TRUE
() B. FALSE
