2023届高三英语一轮复习时事新闻语法填空（九全球极端天气多陈子庄）

高中英语时事新闻语法填空 九

一

Winter storms in US set to continue as Europe sees record warmth

全球各地极端天气频现：北美暴风雪、欧洲迎暖流
A huge severe winter storm blasted swathes of the US and Canada, with blizzards and extreme cold 1 ___________(leave) at least 60 people dead and millions without power. Meanwhile, California 2 ____________(hit) by heavy rain and snow in the first few days of 2023, 3 _________(cause) flash flooding and rock slides. As North America battles freezing rain and heavy snow, in Europe, 4 _______start of the year brought record-high temperatures. Belarus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Poland all recorded their 5 _________(warm) ever January days on January 1st, according to Maximiliano Herrera, an independent climatologist who 6 __________(track) extreme temperatures. In Poland, temperatures hit 19°C in Korbielów on the first day of the year, far 7 _____________(high) than the 1°C average temperature for January, while the Czech Republic recorded highs of 19.6°C in Javorník, compared with an average of 3°C for this time of year. It followed a year of record 8 __________(warm) across Europe in 2022, 9 ___________saw the UK provisionally log its hottest-ever year and Europe experience the highest summer temperatures on record. The UK's Met Office has warned that 2023 is likely one of Earth's warmest years on record, with the average global temperature forecast 10 ___________(be) between 1.08°C and 1.32°C above pre-industrial levels.
参考答案：1 leaving  2  was hit 3 causing 4  the  5 warmest   6 tracks  7 higher 8warmth  9which  10 to be  

二

According to a study, 1. ________ students read affects the level of writing they achieve. In the study, researchers surveyed students about their reading materials, and they also took a writing sample from their cover letters. Upon analyzing their 2. _____ (find), researchers concluded that students who read academic journals and literary fiction scored 3. ______ (high) in measures of writing complexity than those who 4. _____ (primary) read popular fiction or web content. Although the study didn’t investigate 5. _______ a link between reading material and writing ability exists, the authors suggest our writing may simply mimic (模仿) what we read.

However, Andrew Jarosz, a psychology professor, says this study had a relatively small sample size and that it’s too soon 6. _____ (conclude) that the complexity of the material we read 7. ____ (affect) the complexity of our writing.

“It could indeed be that reading complex materials leads to more complex writing,” he said. “Alternatively, what if those who are better writers prefer to read complex materials that mirror their own writing abilities? That is, 8. _______is entirely possible that the relationship goes in the other direction.”

Jarosz says other variables (可变因素) may also be responsible 9. _______ why some people write at a higher level than others, 10 . ______ (include) intelligence and the ability to store and process information at the same time. 

 

1. what   2. findings  3. higher  4. primarily  5. why    6. to conclude 

 7. affects     8. it             9. for      10. including

三

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