We would like to wish all our readers a wonderful winter break. Our January maga

We would like to wish all our readers a wonderfulwinter break. Our January magazine is now in the shops and available digitally.We’re looking forward to sharing more adventures and discoveries with you in2014, including:

At a crossroads in the Atlantic

As the population of Ascension Island rises up to markthe 200th anniversary of British rule, Fred Pearce wonders what the futuremight have in store for this strange part of land.

Photostory: On the road again

A selection of images from an exhibition opening thismonth at the Royal Geographical Society go hand in hand with M Aurel Stein’searly 20th century photographs of the Silk Road.

Dossier: Going underground

Mark Rowe discusses the role that carbon storage can play in the global effortto reduce carbon dioxide emission (排放).

Net loss

Kit Gillet reports from the Gulf of Thailand, whose fisheries (渔场) have been almost destroyed by the commercializationof the Thai fishing industry.

And don’t forget…

…a round-up of the latest geographical and climatescience news; a hot spot focus on Turkey; advice on taking photographs inAntarctica; an interview with Lucien Castaing-Taylor, professor of visual artsat Harvard; plus lots, lots more…

Buy your copy now, click here and save up to 35% orcall +44 (0)1635 588 496. Geographical is also available in WHSmith and manyindependent news agents.

1.Who took photos of the Silk Road?

A. M Aurel Stein.      B. FredPearce.                  C.Mark Rowe.           D. LucienCastaing-Taylor.

2.If you want to read something about global warming,you can read         .

A. At a crossroads in the Atlantic                         

B. Photostory:On the road again

C. Dossier: Going underground                  

D. Net loss

3. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Ascension Island has a bright future with morepopulation.

B. Commercialization contributes to the loss offishery in Thai.

C. The January edition of 2014 is to come out in thewinter break.

D. The topics of this magazine focus on geography andinterviews.

4.The passage is written to         .

A. share adventures and discoveries                           

B. give advice on taking photos

C. attract readers to buy the magazine               

D. introduce the content of the magazine

试题答案

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

【解析】

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