单项选择题 The Threat to KiribatiThe people of Kiribati are afraid that one day in the not-too-distant future, their country will disappear from the face of the earth-literally. Several times this year, the Pacific island nation has been flooded by a sudden high tide. These tides, which swept across the island and destroyed houses, came when there was neither wind nor rain. 'This never happened before,' say the older citizens of Kiribati.What is causing these mysterious high tides? The answer may well be global warming. When fuels like oil and coal are being burned, pollutants (污染物) are released; these pollutants trap heat in the earth's atmosphere. Warmer temperatures cause water to expand and also create more water by melting glaciers (冰川) and polar (极地的) ice caps.If the trend continues, scientists say, many countries will suffer. Bangladesh, for example, might lose one-fifth of its land. The coral (珊瑚) island nations of the Pacific, like Kiribati and the Marshall Islands, however, would face an even worse fate-they would be swallowed by the sea. The loss of these coral islands would be everyone's loss. Coral formations are home to more species than any other place on earth.The people of these nations feel frustrated. The sea, on which their economies have always been based, is suddenly threatening their existence. They don't have the money for expensive technological solutions like seawalls. And they have no control over the pollutants, which are being released mainly by activities in large industrialized countries. All they can do is to hope that industrialized countries will take steps to reduce pollution.The people of Kiribati worry that one day their country will be taken away by a sudden high tide.A．RightB．WrongC．Not mentioned

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单项选择题 某年某月某日，某市某化塑制品厂发生火灾，整个厂房被烧毁，造成直接经济损失达127.6万元。 当日8时上班后，工人孙某某在该化塑制品厂压球车间门口西侧用电焊焊接压模。焊接现场的周围除一条3m宽的通道外，堆满了袋装成品浮球及废料，还有数个装丙酮、乙烷的铁桶。8时20分左右，拌料员谷某某要在孙某某作业处西侧约1.5m的地方，从铁桶中抽取丙酮，即告诉孙某某要先停止电焊，孙某某同意后便离开作业处。谷某某用塑料管从铁桶中向塑料桶中抽取丙酮，由于操作不当将丙酮洒在水泥地面上，谷某某没有采取任何措施就离开了现场。孙某某回到作业处，没有检查也没有采取任何防护继续电焊。在焊接约3cm长的一段接缝时，电焊溅起的火花将洒在地上的丙酮点燃。孙某某见起火便用正在焊接的方模去压地上的火苗，但火苗仍然四溅。孙某某与另一名工人先后取来3个灭火器，均未启动。火借风势迅速蔓延，整个厂区被大火吞噬。直到11时，大火才被扑灭。 事故发生后，某市环翠区人民检察院受理了此案，这起火灾事故是由于违章堆放危险品，遇明火而引起的，谷某某等4人对此负有责任。经现场勘查和调查认定，谷某某、孙某某在生产过程中，违反规章制度，导致发生特大火灾，造成集体财产遭受严重损失，他们的行为触犯了《中华人民共和国刑法》第一百一十四条的规定，构成重大责任事故罪。厂领导孙某某和厂长刘某某身为企业管理人员，不认真履行职责，对厂内事故隐患熟视无睹，对工人的违章作业放任自流，以致由于操作工人在事故隐患区域作业而发生特大火灾，他们的行为触犯了《中华人民共和国刑法》第一百八十七条的规定，构成玩忽职守罪。依据《火灾统计管理规定》，这起事故构成( )火灾。A．一般B．重大C．特大D．特别重大E．特级