15.One weekend in May 2015,over 48centimeters of rain fell in Houston,Texas,USA.Soon the city was covered with water.The rising water rushed into the cars on the roads.There were 16deaths that weekend.
Changing Weather
The weather is changing.Over the last few years,heavy rains have caused floods (洪災) in Brazil,Pakistan,and Thailand.Droughts (干旱) have struck Russia and Australia.Heat waves have killed thousands in Europe.There are more different kinds of terrible wild weather all over the world.In 2011alone,the bad weather caused the world to lose 150billion dollars.
Warmer and Wetter
As more wild weather events happen,a worried world is beginning to ask questions like:What is going on with the weather?And why?Many also want to know:Is this natural,or are we to blame (責怪)?
The answer seems to be:a little of both.Wild weather is natural. This global (全球的) warming makes heat waves more likely to happen.The higher temperatures also cause more water to enter the air.This causes much more rain.Some scientists also believe global warming makes some storms stronger.
This means we're likely to see more wild weather."But we don't have to just stand there and take it,"says Scientist Michael Oppenheimer.He and other scientists say we need to stop the Earth from getting warmer.We also need to be prepared,to do things that will help save lives.
38.What is the purpose of the second paragraph?A
A.To give examples of wild weather events.
B.To guess how the weather will change.
C.To explain why the weather is changing.
D.To describe the weather events in 2011.
39.Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph 4?D
A.And wild weather happens more and more.
B.And nature also influences human activity.
C.But humans have already paid enough attention to the wild weather.
D.But most scientists agree human activity has made the Earth warmer.
40.Which of the following would Oppenheimer probably agree with?C
A.It is too late to stop global warming.
B.Humans have nothing to do with global warming.
C.The weather will get better if we can stop global warming.
D.To find ways to keep our things safe is the most important.
41.What is the main idea of the passage?D
A.In May 2015,there was a deadly flood in Houston,Texas,USA.
B.There are more kinds of terrible wild weather all over the world.
C.Many scientists believe global warming makes some storms stronger.
D.Global warming causes wild weather events and that makes people worried.
分析 文章大意:本文講述的是全球氣候變化了,極端天氣出現(xiàn)得更頻繁,給人類帶來了更大的損失.并分析了其形成的原因:地球變暖了,使得更多的濕熱氣流進入大氣中,暴風雨更多更強.同時,科學家們呼吁人們行動起來,阻止地球變暖,行動起來,拯救地球生命.
解答 38-41:ADCD
38題答案:A 主旨推斷題:第二段列舉了巴西、巴基斯坦、泰國的洪災,俄羅斯、澳大利亞的旱災,歐洲的熱浪等等,列舉的是一系列的惡劣天氣,與A項To give examples of wild weather events列舉惡劣天氣的例子吻合,故選A.
39題答案:D 推理判斷題 根據(jù)第四段前句說Wild weather is natural:惡劣天氣是自然的,后句說This global (全球的) warming makes heat waves more likely to happen:全球變暖使得更容易發(fā)生熱浪.可以推測出中間這句過度到談論地球變暖,與D項But most scientists agree human activity has made the Earth warmer.但是許多科學家同意人類活動使地球變暖了,故選D.
40題答案:C 語義理解題:根據(jù)最后一段"But we don't have to just stand there and take it,"says Scientist Michael Oppenheimer.Oppenheimer說:我們不得等著;He and other scientists say we need to stop the Earth from getting warmer他和其他科學家說我們需要行動起來,阻止地球變暖.意思與C.The weather will get better if we can stop global warming.如果我們能夠阻止地球變暖,天氣會變得好一些,故選C.
41題答案:D 主旨推斷題:通讀全文,本文講述的是全球氣候變化了,極端天氣出現(xiàn)得更頻繁,給人類帶來了更大的損失.并分析了其形成的原因:地球變暖了,使得更多的濕熱氣流進入大氣中,暴風雨更多更強.最后一段He and other scientists say we need to stop the Earth from getting warmer.We also need to be prepared,to do things that will help save lives.他和其他科學家說我們需要行動起來,阻止地球變暖,挽救生命.與D項Global warming causes wild weather events and that makes people worried.全球變暖引起了極端天氣事件并且讓人們擔憂,故答案是D.
點評 本文是一篇日常生活類閱讀,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結合原文和題目有針對 性找出相關語句進行仔細分析,結合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確的答案.