天天练第一十四周（阅读 完形 语法 写作）-【衡师联盟】新高考六合一高中英语天天练（提升A版）

人与自然　 自然地理 121　　 人与自然　 自然地理 Monday 　 巴西热带雨林火灾 阅读理解 新鲜度:★★★★★　 难度:★★★　 体裁:新闻报道　 词数:329　 正确率:　 / 3　 建议时间:6′ 　 　 “The fact that the smoke reached São Paulo and blackened an afternoon proves how unusual the fires that burn in the countryside of Brazil are,” Ricardo Mello,head of the World Wide Fund for Nature􀆳s (WWF) Amazon program,said. The latest figures come at a time of international protest against the inaction of President Jair Bolsonaro􀆳s administration. In July,Brazil􀆳s National Institute for Space Research ( INPE) showed data to the public,which indicated that there had been a significant rise in deforestation (毁林) rates. Particularly,the figures showed that in July 2019,deforestation had increased nearly 300 percent in comparison to③ the same month in 2018. Environmentalists are becoming increasingly concerned,accusing the government of encouraging deforestation and those who want to make use of the forest for commercial gain. During his time in power,Bolsonaro has moved to rob some power of government agencies that are responsible for protecting the rainforest as well as regulations covering native lands and nature reserves. Bolsonaro sees these kinds of regulations as a drag on economic growth in the Amazon region. Fire in the Amazon is used as④ a technique to clear land for agriculture. “Farmers clear cut land to make way for agriculture,and then wait for the dry season to set fire to clear the land so they can plant,” Mello said. “ It􀆳s likely that all of these forest fires are deliberately set by humans. ” Now it is the dry season in the Amazon,which means conditions in many parts of the rainforest are suitable for the fires to spread over large areas. “ It is very unlikely that those fires break out naturally,” Mello said. “ It is important to remember that 2019 is not a strong El Niño year. When we have strong El Niños,weather gets drier in the northern part of Brazil and this favors fires. This is not the case of 2019. ” (　 　 ) 1. Why are defores