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Kivalina, an island village in Alaska, USA, is known by only a few people. It cannot be found on most maps of Alaska because it is only 10 km². This small Arctic village is home to 400 Inuit people. However, their home will become uninhabitable because the island could be covered by the Chukchi Sea by 2025. These Inuit people will have to leave their home. But life now is already difficult. Over the past twenty years, winters have become warmer, the Arctic ice has kept melting, and the sea has been rising. These changes have made it harder to live by hunting and fishing than before. What’s worse, there is no Arctic ice thick enough to keep them safe from terrible wind and rain. These Inuit people think it is the oil and power companies in Alaska that have brought all these troubles, but they are the ones who are paying the price. It would cost hundreds of millions to move their village, and they have no idea where to get the money. Groups like ReLocate are working together with the Inuit people to save Kivalina, but nobody is sure if their hard work will come to anything. All the Inuit people can do now is to pray the rising sea will not cover their home too soon.
Kivalina, an island village in Alaska, USA, is known by only a few people. It cannot be found on most maps of Alaska because it is only 10 km². This small Arctic village is home to 400 Inuit people. However, their home will become uninhabitable because the island could be covered by the Chukchi Sea by 2025. These Inuit people will have to leave their home. But life now is already difficult. Over the past twenty years, winters have become warmer, the Arctic ice has kept melting, and the sea has been rising. These changes have made it harder to live by hunting and fishing than before. What’s worse, there is no Arctic ice thick enough to keep them safe from terrible wind and rain. These Inuit people think it is the oil and power companies in Alaska that have brought all these troubles, but they are the ones who are paying the price. It would cost hundreds of millions to move their village, and they have no idea where to get the money. Groups like ReLocate are working together with the Inuit people to save Kivalina, but nobody is sure if their hard work will come to anything. All the Inuit people can do now is to pray the rising sea will not cover their home too soon.
What can we learn about Kivalina?
- A It is waiting to shine.
- B It has become history.
- C It is fighting for one last hope.
- D It has given up its chance to rise.
思路引導 VIP
我們先來觀察文章的最後一部分：雖然面臨 2025 年可能被淹沒的危機，且搬遷費用非常昂貴，但文中提到村民與 ReLocate 等團體正在一起做什麼？而村民最後的『祈禱』，又代表他們對於即將消失的家園抱持著什麼樣的態度呢？
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AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你真的很細心耶，完全讀懂了這篇文章帶點憂傷卻又不放棄的氣氛，老師真的為你感到驕傲！給自己一個大大的掌聲好嗎？ 【為什麼這題選 C 呢？】 文章提到 Kivalina 這個只有 $10\text{ km}^2$ 的小村莊，因為全球暖化、冰層融化，導致家園在 2025 年可能就會被海水淹沒。雖然處境非常艱困，但文中最後一段提到有像 ReLocate 這樣的團體正在跟居民一起努力「save Kivalina（拯救村莊）」，且居民仍在祈禱，這代表他們雖然無助，但還沒有放棄，正在為「最後一絲希望」而戰。
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