题目内容
17.Warmer temperatures are the new normalHotter weather appears to be here to stay,El Nino or not.That's according to the U.N.weather agency.It warned that the Paris climate accord(协定)last year shouldn't give way to complacency(自满)about global warming.The World Meteorological Organization issued(公布)its annual climate report following a record-hot 2015.It drew people's attention to records already announced by different countries'weather agencies.The agency pointed out that 2015 was breaking records on the surface.It also broke records hundreds of meters deep in the ocean.
And the first two months of 2016 were even hotter.These months are so unusual that they"have sent shockwaves around the climate science community."That's according to David Carlson of the World Climate Research Program.
Climate scientists blame record high temperatures last year and this year so far on a combination of a super-sized El Nino.It is a natural warming of pans of the Pacific that changes weather worldwide.Another factor is a long-term global warming trend from the burning of fossil fuels(化石燃料).
NASA said last month was 1.35 degrees Celsius (2.43 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than average.Of that,0.8degrees (1.44 degrees Fahrenheit) comes from the long-term warming.And 0.25 degrees (0.45 degrees Fahrenheit) comes from El Nino.The rest is from unexplained results.This was calculated by climate scientist Stefan Rahmstorf of the Potsdam Institute in Germany and the University of New South Wales.
Even after the El Nino phenomenon becomes less strong in coming months,way above normal temperatures won't exactly go away,Carlson and others said.
"We're on a slope; sometimes the slope goes very steep,sometimes it's a little bit more shallow,but we're going upward,"Carlson said in a news conference."So the normal is going to be increases:It's going to be increased temperature,increased ocean heat content,loss of ice,we know all of these things."
Katharine Hayhoe is a Texas Tech climate scientist who wasn't part of the WMO team.But she agreed:"These records vividly show the destructive power of an El Nino on climate changes."
The WMO predicts warmer weather accompanied by pockets of both drier and wetter conditions,depending on the region,around the world.
WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas told reporters in Geneva that many people believe the climate issue is"solved…since we reached a nice agreement in Paris."But,he said,"We haven't changed our behavior yet."
32.The author wrote Paragraph 1toD.
A.introduce something about El Nino
B.explain the causes of hotter weather
C.warn the world of global warming
D.introduce the main topic of the passage
33.Which of the following statements is true?C
A.The Paris climate accord last year has made a big difference to global warming.
B.The high temperature only increases on the surface of the earth.
C.The records of high temperature in the first two months of 2016made climate scientists shocked and worried.
D.the high temperature was mainly caused by El Nino.
34.It can be inferred thatA.
A.the high temperature will result in natural disasters around the world according to WMO
B.The problem of high temperature will be solved with the disappearance of El Nino
C.Scientists have different opinions on the causes of high temperature of the earth
D.Since we reached a nice agreement in Paris,we needn't worry about the increase of temperature
35.How does the passage mainly develop?B
A.By making comparisons.
B.By analyzing the results and causes.
C.By providing examples.
D.By following the order of time.
分析 文章主要讲述了全球变暖给各国各地带来的影响,只有人类改变自己的行为才能改善这些问题.
解答 32.D 推理题.根据文章内容,第一段主要讲述了现在由于全球变暖而导致的更加热的天气,旨在引出文章话题.结合选项,故选D
33.C 细节题.根据文章内容,And the first two months of 2016 were even hotter.These months are so unusual that they"have sent shockwaves around the climate science community.2016年前二个月的温度比2015年的高温记录更高,这使得科学家们非常的震惊也非常的担忧.结合选项,故选C
34.A 推理题.根据文章内容,These records vividly show the destructive power of an El Nino on climate changes."..The WMO predicts warmer weather accompanied by pockets of both drier and wetter conditions,depending on the region,around the world.由此可知,高温天气会给全球范围带来不可预测的自然灾害,结合选项,故选A
35.B 文章组织题.根据文章内容The World Meteorological Organization issued(公布)its annual climate report following a record-hot 2015..The rest is from unexplained results.,文章主要讲述了全球变暖给各国各地带来的影响,主要是以科学家的研究数据为基础再来分析事情的原因和结果,结合选项,故选B.
点评 本文是广告布告类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.