Question

【题目】When high temperatures are around the country, some things also go up. Here are four things expected to rise along with our desire to stay indoors and best the heat.

①Sales of goods that keep you cool.

Malls are high on the list of places where people often go for free air conditioning outside home in summer.【1】Goods related to keeping cool, like air conditioners, fans or sun care items, are very popular.

②【2】

Pests like stink bugs(椿象) grow fast during summer heat waves, and many agriculture experts are expecting a repeat of last year’s incident that harmed fruit and crops, particularly on the East Coast.

③Energy bills

【3】With all those air conditioners and fans working, it makes sense that energy bills will be higher than average.【4】“Not only are people going to have extremely high energy bills for July, it will also put increased stress on power plants, and we’re going to see more air pollution because of it,” says Angela Fritz.

④Violence

Heat waves may cause violence, right?

Not necessarily, says Richard Larrick, a researcher. He took a unique look at the relationship between violence and heat through baseball. Larrick and his research team examined 57,294 Major League Baseball games taking place between 1952 and 2017 and found that while heat may increase violence, there always has to be a motive. “【5】Instead, heat affects a specific form of violence,” he said.

A. Air pollution

B. Pest population

C. Rising heat is the expected response in any summer

D. Heat does not directly lend to more violence in general

E. More and more people are worried about their expenses

F. As more energy is used, air-quality problems may occur

G. So it’s not a surprise that some sales jump during heat waves.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】B

【3】E

【4】F

【5】D

【解析】当高温遍及全国各地时，一些东西也上升。本文介绍有四件事会随着我们呆在室内的愿望而增加。

【1】G

根据上句：购物中心排名很高，在那里夏天人们常常到室外去免费空调。因此，在热浪中一些销售猛增并不令人意外。故选G。

【2】B

此空是小标题。根据下文叙述，可知在讲像椿象这样的害虫在夏天生长很快，和专家们的一些预测。可知B项 Pest population符合题意。关键词pest。

【3】E

根据下文：所有的空调和风扇都在工作，能源账单高于平均水平是有道理的。可知，越来越多的人担忧他们的开支。故选E。

【4】F

根据上句：所有的空调和风扇都在工作，能源账单高于平均水平是有道理的。由此可知，随着更多的能源被使用，空气质量问题可能发生。故选F。

【5】D

根据下文：相反，热影响是一种特定形式的暴力。 由此可知，一般来说，高温并不能直接导致更多的暴力。故选D。