2024届高考英语外刊阅读天天练：全球极端天气 语法填空专题

高考英语外刊阅读天天练：全球极端天气 语法填空专题 ① Australia headed for hot and dry spring after unseasonably warm winter Almost all of Australia will experience ____1_____(usually) warm temperatures and lower than average rainfall this spring. ____2______ an El Niño has not been formally declared, the climate will still be drier and hotter than usual. “After what looks ___3____(be)our warmest winter on record, spring is also likely to bring warmer days and ____4____(reduce) rainfall,” said a senior climatologist, Lynette Bettio. Last week, the Australasian Fire Authorities Council urged communities to prepare for ____5___ is likely to be the most significant bushfire season since the 2019-20 black summer fires. Large swathes of Australia are likely to experience __6_____“increased risk” of bushfires due to forecasts of above-average temperatures, decreased rainfall, high fuel loads and _____7_____(change) weather patterns. El Niño is characterised by high ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific ____8____weaken the east to west trade winds that blow over the ocean. This climate pattern can drive droughts and heat in Australia, and can push up global temperatures.“We remain at El Niño alert ___9_____ it is likely an El Niño will develop this year,” Bettio said. “Sea surface temperatures are forecast to keep warming above El Niño levels. July was the warmest month ___10___ record globally when including land and ocean temperatures. We know that a warmer climate increases the risk of extreme weather like heat waves.” 【The Guardian (September 1, 2023)】 ②Typhoon Saola: China issues highest warning as storm approaches Hong Kong and Guangdong China has issued the highest typhoon warning as Typhoon Saola crawled ___1____(close) to the south-eastern coastline, ____2______(threaten) Hong Kong and other major manufacturing hubs in neighbouring Guangdong province. Chinese forecasters issued ___3__typhoon red warning at 6am on Thursday. China’s National Meteorological Centre said Saola, ____4