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【正文】 se publicNews Item TwoQuestions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.Scientists found sea levels are rising faster today than anytime over the past 3,000 years. Another group of scientists found that January temperatures in the Arctic hit a record high.The sea level researchers gathered information going back 28 centuries. Their findings were released Monday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Robert Kopp, from Rutgers University in New Jersey, is the paper’s lead author. He said the 20th century rise was “extraordinary” when pared to the past 3,000 years. And, Kopp said, “The rise over the last two decades has been even faster.”When temperatures rise, so do sea levels. That is because snow and ice melt, or break off from glaciers. They flow into the sea. The increased water makes the sea levels rise.The best estimates show that temperatures around the Earth have risen more than a halfdegree Celsius since 1880. Scientists say that most of that rise is because of emissions, or gases, released into the air by machines that humans have built. And it is not going to get better. The sea level rise is going to continue to accelerate if there’s further warming.Questions:1. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the news?2. How many degrees have the temperatures around the Earth risen since 1880?News Item ThreeQuestions 1 to 3 will be based on the following news item.Job growth happened on the east and west coasts of the . last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The map shows that most jobs were created in California. The Los Angeles area produced more than 133,000 new jobs. New York City saw the biggest increase in employment. More than 150,000 new jobs were added in the New York City area in 2015. In Texas, the DallasFort Worth area witnessed a job increase of nearly 100,000 in 2015. And in the Detroit, Michigan area — hurt by years of recession — more than 39,000 jobs were created in 2015. Over the past six years, businesses in America created 14 million new jobs. Nearly million were added in 2014 and 2015.The lowest unemployment rate in . history happened in 1953, when the jobless rate was percent. Today, America’s unemployment rate is percent. But as jobs increased, the average hourly wage in America declined. Many of the jobs created since 2014 are retail and service sector jobs. Many economists believe those jobs are less secure than manufacturing jobs.Questions:1. Which city had the biggest increase in employment?2. How many jobs were created in the Detroit, Michigan area in 2015?3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the news?Task 2 Understanding Long ConversationsConversat
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