04.高温天气不利影响-2024-2025学年九年级英语上学期阅读热点话题(通用版)

2024-2025学年九年级英语阅读热点话题(通用版) 2024-2025学年九年级英语阅读热点话题(通用版) 4.高温天气不利影响 2 In late June 2018, the weather report said there would be heavy rain in western Japan, but no one was prepared for what would happen. By mid-July, large areas were flooded. Some areas received over 100 centimeters of rain. Cars and trucks floated (漂浮) down the streets. Whole buildings were washed away. At least 225 people died, and millions had to leave their homes. The weather is changing. Over the last few years, heavy rains caused (导致) floods in many parts of the world. There were droughts (干旱) in Brazil and Australia. High temperatures in Europe killed thousands. There were more hurricanes (飓风) in America. As more wild weather events happen, people are asking questions: What is happening with the weather? And why? Is this natural, or are we to blame (指责)? The answer seems to be: a little of both. Wild weather is natural. But most scientists believe human activity makes the Earth warmer. The higher temperatures cause more water to enter the air. This causes heavier rain. Many scientists also believe global warming (全球变暖) makes more hurricanes and other storms stronger. This means we will see more wild weather. “But we don’t have to just stand there and do nothing,” says scientist Michael Oppenheimer. He and other scientists say we need to stop the Earth from getting warmer. We also need to be prepared, to do things that will help save lives. 1．The writer writes paragraph 2 to ________. A．give examples of natural disasters B．describe the big flood in Japan C．show how the weather will change D．ask people to protect the Earth 2．What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 3 refer to? A．human activity B．a dangerous storm C．more wild weather D．the loss caused by bad weather 3．Which of the following may Michael want to say to us? A．It’s too late to protect the Earth. B．We should do something to stop global warming. C．There are no ways to prevent natural disasters. D．Stand there patiently, and we can save our lives. 4．What’s the main idea of the article? A．Scientists try to find out why the weather is changing. B．There were many natural disasters around the world last year. C．Global warming causes wild weather and we should take action. D．A terrible flood hit Japan and made lots of people leave their homes. 2 Floods, droughts (干旱), storms, hot days…extreme (极端的) weather is becoming more and more common all over the world. This is caused by greenhouse gas emissions (温室气体排放) from human activities, reported China Daily. This summer, big storms hit areas of Europe. At least 13 people died in Austria, France and Italy by Aug 19. In Portugal and Spain, huge wildfires have forced thousands to leave their homes. In the US, more than 80 percent of the west is in drought, up from just 20 percent in 2021. Three-quarters of farmers in these areas have stopped growing food. In China, the heat has hit the south since June. The duration (持续时间) of this year’s high temperatures will break the 62-day record in 2013, becoming the longest heat wave in 61 years. Extreme weather events are not only killing people and destroying homes. They also drive more people into hunger. Millions in East Africa have little food to eat today, according to the World Health Organization. For four years, there wasn’t enough rain during its rainy seasons and the land was too dry to grow food. Extreme weather has also made 218 of the known 375 infectious diseases (传染病) more serious, including malaria, cholera and anthrax, according to the journal Nature Climate Change. As viruses (病毒) try to adapt to (适应) higher temperatures, they become stronger and harder to kill. 5．What is causing extreme weather events worldwide, according to the passage? A．Wildfires. B．Droughts. C．Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. D．Heat waves. 6．What are Paragraphs 3~5 mainly about? A．The countries that suffer from extreme weather the most. B．The number of people who died from extreme weather. C．The causes of different types of extreme weather. D．The effects of extreme weather in different areas. 7．What point of view do the underlined sentences support? A．Extreme weather events are killing people. B．Extreme weather events are destroying homes. C．Extreme weather events drive more people into hunger. D．Extreme weather events badly influence people’s life. 8．How does extreme weather make diseases more serious? A．It causes viruses to become stronger. B．It weakens people’s health. C．It offers more food to viruses and serious diseases. D．It increases the number of infectious diseases. 3 Thousands of people die because of bad weather in the world every year. Snowstorms, strong winds, high temperatures and heavy rains are all bad weather. Almost 700 Americans died last year. The bad weather affects（影响）homeless people, or people without（没有）a home. Homeless people live in the street. They don’t have jobs. They stay outside when it is very hot or cold. They don’t have warm clothes and blankets（毯子）for cold weather. They do not have enough food. Homeless people can sometimes stay in shelters and churches（教堂）. A shelter is a building for homeless people. They can live there for some time. But most homeless people don’t like living in the same place. And so sometimes they say “no” to any help. Bad weather makes more people homeless. 20 million people in the world have to leave their homes every year because of it. It is very difficult to work out the problem because there is more and more bad weather. 9．_______ makes 700 people die. A．Snowstorms B．Strong winds C．High temperatures and heavy rains D．Bad weather 10．What is TRUE about homeless people? A．They don’t have homes. B．They have to work every day. C．They usually have good meals. D．Get help from the government. 11．What does the underlined word “shelters” mean? A．防空洞 B．别墅 C．收容所 D．养老院 12．What’s the best title of the passage? A．Where do homeless people live? B．Bad weather and homeless people. C．Many people leave their homes. D．We have too much bad weather. 4 California is burning! Wildfires have spread across the US state since Oct. 23, 2019 and smoke has filled its skies. Take the Kincade Fire in northern California for example. It forced 200,000 people to leave their homes within one week. The state's largest power company cut power to about 206,000 homes in order to stop more fires from breaking out, CBS News reported. California has seen many wildfires in recent years. Nine of the 10 biggest fires have happened since 2000, including five since 2010, according to The New York Times. Why is this? California has the perfect wildfire conditions, Park Williams, a US climate expert (专家),told The New York Times. It has dry air and high temperatures from spring through late fall. At the same time, seasonal winds blow across the state every year, causing the wildfires to spread quickly and last for weeks. Global (全球的) warming has also made the fires worse in recent years .It has dried out the state's trees and other plant life, causing them to burn more easily. Humans have played a role as well. Burning campfires ,garbage debris (垃圾碎片), and cigarette butts (烟头) can easily cause wildfires. Humans have caused 90 percent of California's wildfires, according to the US National Park Service. 13．In California, 200,000 people had to leave their homes in a week because of________. A．global warming B．the Kincade Fires C．seasonal winds D．burning campfires 14．How many times have the biggest wildfires happened in California since 2010? A．Five B．Nine C．Ten D．Fourteen 15．One of the perfect wildfire conditions in California is________. A．garbage debris B．cigarette butts C．plant life D．dry air 16．According to the article, most of California's wildfires are caused by ________. A．high temperature B．human beings C．bad weather D．strong winds 5 What is global warming? Global warming is the term used to describe the rising of the average temperature on Earth. It has to do with the whole climate of the Earth rather than the weather on any given day. 　　History of global temperatures The Earth has gone through changes in temperature before. The Earth has even gone through several ice ages, when the temperature dropped greatly and a lot of the world was covered in ice glaciers (冰川). Each time the planet warmed up, the ice melted. 　　 ▲ Even small changes of the planet’s average temperature can have a large influence on the environment. Here are a few of the things that scientists think may happen as the temperature rises. Some of them are already happening: Glaciers melting Many glaciers are already melting and shrinking throughout the world. If the temperature increases, they will continue to melt. Ocean levels will rise As the glaciers melt, the ocean levels will rise. This could cause flooding in cities located near the coast. Migration (迁徙) of animals Animals will migrate to cooler places as their old homes get too warm. This could upset the food chain and put some kinds of animals in danger. Bad weather Some scientists think that warming will bring more powerful hurricanes as well as more droughts and flooding in different areas of the world. Change in ecosystems The tundra (冻原) in Europe, Asia and North America will become smaller, while deserts will continue to get larger. 17．Which of the following best describes global warming? A．The high temperatures on Earth. B．The weather during the summer. C．The increase in the average temperatures on Earth. D．The whole climate of the Earth. 18．What does the underlined word “shrinking” mean in Chinese? A．收缩 B．骤变 C．膨胀 D．冰冻 19．Which result of global warming could put some animals in danger? A．Glaciers melting. B．Rising ocean levels. C．Migration of animals. D．Bad weather. 20．Which of the following is TRUE? A．Animals will migrate to warmer places as their old homes get too warm. B．As the glaciers melt, the ocean levels won’t rise. C．Some scientists think that global warming will bring more flooding. D．Because of the global warming, the tundra becomes bigger. 21．Which can be properly put in ▲ in the passage? A．What causes global warming? B．Why is global warming a serious problem? C．How does the temperature rise? D．What can we do about global warming? 6 A large number of tourists were going to Death Valley in the United States this week, hoping to experience the hottest day on the Earth. Death Valley is a national park in the state of California and is known for being the hottest and driest place on our planet. The desert already holds the record for the hottest day in history—56. 6 degrees Celsius (摄氏度) in July 1913. That’s super hot! Some scientists now doubt whether the record is correct. It is one of many records from the early 1900s that have been questioned by the World Metcorological Organization (世界气象组织), which is considered as the keeper of world record temperatures. Randy Cevermny, who works there says temperatures at or above 54. 44 degrees Celsius have only been recorded a few times, mostly in Death Valley where signs warn visitors not to walk after 10:00 a. m. At the weekend, scientists were tracking ( 追 踪 ) high clouds in the Death Valley area that could keep temperatures below the record mark. “The all-time record seems quite safe today(Sunday), ”said Matt Woods from the National Weather Service. The desert heat comes at a time when the hot weather in the northern hemisphere (北半球) has put about one third of Americans under heat warnings, as well as terrible temperatures across European countries including Italy, Spain and Greece. June in 2023 was the hottest June on record, according to some weather organizations. The climate change caused by human activities, such as the burning of carbon, oil and gas, will make the world hotter over the next 10 years. For us, living a green life has a long way to go. 22．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．National Weather Service is the keeper of world record temperatures. B．The hottest day in history is in August. C．High clouds can keep temperatures below the record mark. D．About two thirds Americans have received heat warnings. 23．The writer develops Paragraph 5 by ________. A．giving examples B．listing numbers C．asking questions D．telling stories 24．What’s the writer’s purpose in writing the last paragraph? A．To introduce some weather organizations. B．To teach people how to protect the environment. C．To show the influence of hot weather. D．To call on people to live a green life. 7 Thirty-one Chinese firefighters and local officials have died while trying to bring a huge forest fire under control. The fire broke out in the mountains of Liangshan, Sichuan. It started on the afternoon of March 30. Five helicopters(直升机) and nearly 700 people were sent to the forest to control the fire. Suddenly, the winds changed unexpectedly and caused the deaths. A huge fireball was formed because of the winds. The 31 firefighters and officials were caught up in the fireball. The death number has been the largest for firefighters in China since 2015. ▲ Their average （平均）age was only 23. One of them was 20-year -old Jiang Feifei. In his last Wechat post, he said, “I am on the way to fight a fire again. Please give me some encouragement.” Those words have touched the hearts of many people. They were spread on Sina Weibo and have receives nearly 300,000 comments(评论). The 31 firefighters and officials have been honored as martyrs. China’s Ministry of Emergency Management(应急管理部) has changed its website into black and white to show sadness for them. In Liangshan, tens of thousands of people lined the streets to pay their respect to the victims(遇难者). Some of them even put white scarves and heart- shaped candles on the road. Because of dry weather and rising temperatures, forest fire are very common in China in spring. In Sichuan alone, there have been 59 fires this year. On April 1, Chinese government presented(发布) the first red warning for forest fires this year. 25．What’s the main cause of three firefighters and local officials’ deaths? A．The sudden change of winds B．Dry weather and high temperatures. C．The huge forest fire since 2015. D．Too many people were sent to the forest. 26．Which of the following sentences is the best to be put in ▲ ? A．The fire caused many deaths. B．Many people liked posting on Sina Weibo. C．It’s great danger to the firefighters. D．The victims were all young. 27．What can we know from Paragraph 4? A．The youngest victim was only 23 years old. B．It’s the second time for Jiang Feifei to put out a fire. C．Jiang Feifei’s post on Wechat has been a hot point. D．Jiang’s words made many people have heart diseases. 28．What does the underlined word “martyrs” mean in Paragraph 5? A．先驱 B．烈士 C．战士 D．将军 29．Why did the government present the red warning for the forest fires? A．Because the government wanted to show sadness for them. B．Because forest fires are very common in China in spring. C．Because many firefighters have died in the forest fires. D．Because the winds changed unexpectedly in China 8 Most of us know about fires, earthquakes, droughts and floods. But from time to time, Mother Nature surprises us, and brings a terrible weather event （事件）.Here are some examples of unusual weather. Strange rain: One day in 2005, people in a small town in Serbia looked out their windows and saw an unusual sight. It was raining frogs! Without any warning （提醒）, they found the streets full of small animals jumping about. “There were thousands of them,” someone said. “I thought maybe a plane carrying frogs exploded （爆炸）,” said another. Scientists believe the tornado passed over the lake, lifted the frogs into the air, and then dropped them in a remote Serbian town. Tornadoes （strong windstorms moving in a circle） of Fire: Tornadoes don’t seem to be dangerous enough, but some of them can be made of fire. When a wildfire reaches very high temperatures, it causes the air to become hot and to rise. Cooler air rushes in to replace （替代） hot air. This causes strong winds. These winds suck away （吸走） burning plants and even the fire itself. When this happens, just as it did in Denver on March 14, 2014, a tornado of fire was produced. This tornado can be up to 15 meters wide and up to 40 stories high. Great Balls of Ice: In 1942, hundreds of thousands of years  skeletons （骨骼） were found under the ice of Lake Roopkund in the Himalayas. Many had holes in their skulls （头盖骨）. But they weren’t hurt in any other way. Scientists thought the people must have been hit from above. But for years, they haven’t found out the cause of their deaths. Today, scientists think these people were killed by giant hailstones—balls of ice. The blocks of ice grew bigger and bigger and turned into hail, until（直到） the wind couldn’t lift them and the hail fell to the ground, often at a speed （速度） of over 160 kilometres an hour. Unlucky people at Lake Roopkund had nowhere to run away, so they were all killed by the hailstones. 30．Which one is TRUE about the frogs raining down in Serbia? A．They fell out of an airplane that exploded. B．They grew in the clouds and then fell down to Earth. C．A heavy rain brought the frogs from a town far away. D．A tornado took them from a lake and dropped them over the town. 31．We can put the sentence “This makes them very dangerous.” at the end of ________. A．Paragraph 1 B．Paragraph 2 C．Paragraph 3 D．Paragraph 4 32．What happens when little pieces of ice move around in the wind? A．They become bigger. B．They become higher. C．They fall to the ground as snow. D．They become raindrops. 33．What can we know according to the passage? A．People’s activities cause these three weather events. B．People in Serbia knew there might be a strange rain. C．High temperatures cause hotter air to replace cool air. D．People at Lake Roopkund were killed by balls of ice from the sky. 34．What is the best title for the passage? A．Unusual Weather B．Mother Nature C．Humans VS Nature D．Unusual Tornadoes 9 Health problems which are connected to climate(气候) change are getting worse, say two recent reports. The reports followed 44 health problems that are connected to climate change around the word. They include heat deaths, infectious diseases(传染病) and hunger. “All of them are getting worse,” said Marina Romanello. She is a research director of the Lancet Countdown project. “With global warming getting worse, doing nothing on climate and health will cost more than acting now,” one of the report says. The reports are called “code red for a healthy future”. One report is centered on the US and the other is centered on the whole world. The reports found some dangerous facts. At-risk populations like older people and the very young are more easily infuenced by high temperatures. For people over 65, the researchers found they stayed longer in great heat than the average(平均的) from 1986 to 2005. Also, there are more people living in warm places where it is easier for some diseases to spread. For example, coast areas are warm enough for dangerous bacteria(细菌) to grow. In some poor nations, the season for disease-spreading mosquitoes(蚊子) has got longer since the 1950s. The research also found that 72 percent of countries saw an increase in wild fires. And in 2020, up to 19 percent of the world’s land surface was influenced by extreme drought(极端干旱). In the US, the heat, fire and drought caused the biggest problems. The Pacific Northwest and Canada saw extreme heat waves last summer. An earlier study found that the heat waves would not have happened if there were no human-caused climate change. 35．What did the reports find according to Paragraph 3? A．At-risk populations are more easily influenced by high temperatures. B．Climate change doesn’t influence people who are under 65. C．It’s easier for some diseases to spread in warm places. D．In poor nations, the season for mosquitoes becomes longer. 36．What’s the purpose of the passage? A．To show how to protect the environment. B．To tell people to take action to keep healthy. C．To let more people know the importance of health. D．To ask people to pay attention to environment protection. 37．What’s the passage mainly about? A．The results of climate change. B．The reasons why climate changes. C．Health problems connected to climate change. D．Deaths caused by human-caused climate change. 38．Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? A．   B．   C．   D．   学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$2024-2025学年九年级英语阅读热点话题(通用版) 2024-2025学年九年级英语阅读热点话题(通用版) 4.高温天气不利影响 2 In late June 2018, the weather report said there would be heavy rain in western Japan, but no one was prepared for what would happen. By mid-July, large areas were flooded. Some areas received over 100 centimeters of rain. Cars and trucks floated (漂浮) down the streets. Whole buildings were washed away. At least 225 people died, and millions had to leave their homes. The weather is changing. Over the last few years, heavy rains caused (导致) floods in many parts of the world. There were droughts (干旱) in Brazil and Australia. High temperatures in Europe killed thousands. There were more hurricanes (飓风) in America. As more wild weather events happen, people are asking questions: What is happening with the weather? And why? Is this natural, or are we to blame (指责)? The answer seems to be: a little of both. Wild weather is natural. But most scientists believe human activity makes the Earth warmer. The higher temperatures cause more water to enter the air. This causes heavier rain. Many scientists also believe global warming (全球变暖) makes more hurricanes and other storms stronger. This means we will see more wild weather. “But we don’t have to just stand there and do nothing,” says scientist Michael Oppenheimer. He and other scientists say we need to stop the Earth from getting warmer. We also need to be prepared, to do things that will help save lives. 1．The writer writes paragraph 2 to ________. A．give examples of natural disasters B．describe the big flood in Japan C．show how the weather will change D．ask people to protect the Earth 2．What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 3 refer to? A．human activity B．a dangerous storm C．more wild weather D．the loss caused by bad weather 3．Which of the following may Michael want to say to us? A．It’s too late to protect the Earth. B．We should do something to stop global warming. C．There are no ways to prevent natural disasters. D．Stand there patiently, and we can save our lives. 4．What’s the main idea of the article? A．Scientists try to find out why the weather is changing. B．There were many natural disasters around the world last year. C．Global warming causes wild weather and we should take action. D．A terrible flood hit Japan and made lots of people leave their homes. 2 Floods, droughts (干旱), storms, hot days…extreme (极端的) weather is becoming more and more common all over the world. This is caused by greenhouse gas emissions (温室气体排放) from human activities, reported China Daily. This summer, big storms hit areas of Europe. At least 13 people died in Austria, France and Italy by Aug 19. In Portugal and Spain, huge wildfires have forced thousands to leave their homes. In the US, more than 80 percent of the west is in drought, up from just 20 percent in 2021. Three-quarters of farmers in these areas have stopped growing food. In China, the heat has hit the south since June. The duration (持续时间) of this year’s high temperatures will break the 62-day record in 2013, becoming the longest heat wave in 61 years. Extreme weather events are not only killing people and destroying homes. They also drive more people into hunger. Millions in East Africa have little food to eat today, according to the World Health Organization. For four years, there wasn’t enough rain during its rainy seasons and the land was too dry to grow food. Extreme weather has also made 218 of the known 375 infectious diseases (传染病) more serious, including malaria, cholera and anthrax, according to the journal Nature Climate Change. As viruses (病毒) try to adapt to (适应) higher temperatures, they become stronger and harder to kill. 5．What is causing extreme weather events worldwide, according to the passage? A．Wildfires. B．Droughts. C．Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. D．Heat waves. 6．What are Paragraphs 3~5 mainly about? A．The countries that suffer from extreme weather the most. B．The number of people who died from extreme weather. C．The causes of different types of extreme weather. D．The effects of extreme weather in different areas. 7．What point of view do the underlined sentences support? A．Extreme weather events are killing people. B．Extreme weather events are destroying homes. C．Extreme weather events drive more people into hunger. D．Extreme weather events badly influence people’s life. 8．How does extreme weather make diseases more serious? A．It causes viruses to become stronger. B．It weakens people’s health. C．It offers more food to viruses and serious diseases. D．It increases the number of infectious diseases. 3 Thousands of people die because of bad weather in the world every year. Snowstorms, strong winds, high temperatures and heavy rains are all bad weather. Almost 700 Americans died last year. The bad weather affects（影响）homeless people, or people without（没有）a home. Homeless people live in the street. They don’t have jobs. They stay outside when it is very hot or cold. They don’t have warm clothes and blankets（毯子）for cold weather. They do not have enough food. Homeless people can sometimes stay in shelters and churches（教堂）. A shelter is a building for homeless people. They can live there for some time. But most homeless people don’t like living in the same place. And so sometimes they say “no” to any help. Bad weather makes more people homeless. 20 million people in the world have to leave their homes every year because of it. It is very difficult to work out the problem because there is more and more bad weather. 9．_______ makes 700 people die. A．Snowstorms B．Strong winds C．High temperatures and heavy rains D．Bad weather 10．What is TRUE about homeless people? A．They don’t have homes. B．They have to work every day. C．They usually have good meals. D．Get help from the government. 11．What does the underlined word “shelters” mean? A．防空洞 B．别墅 C．收容所 D．养老院 12．What’s the best title of the passage? A．Where do homeless people live? B．Bad weather and homeless people. C．Many people leave their homes. D．We have too much bad weather. 4 California is burning! Wildfires have spread across the US state since Oct. 23, 2019 and smoke has filled its skies. Take the Kincade Fire in northern California for example. It forced 200,000 people to leave their homes within one week. The state's largest power company cut power to about 206,000 homes in order to stop more fires from breaking out, CBS News reported. California has seen many wildfires in recent years. Nine of the 10 biggest fires have happened since 2000, including five since 2010, according to The New York Times. Why is this? California has the perfect wildfire conditions, Park Williams, a US climate expert (专家),told The New York Times. It has dry air and high temperatures from spring through late fall. At the same time, seasonal winds blow across the state every year, causing the wildfires to spread quickly and last for weeks. Global (全球的) warming has also made the fires worse in recent years .It has dried out the state's trees and other plant life, causing them to burn more easily. Humans have played a role as well. Burning campfires ,garbage debris (垃圾碎片), and cigarette butts (烟头) can easily cause wildfires. Humans have caused 90 percent of California's wildfires, according to the US National Park Service. 13．In California, 200,000 people had to leave their homes in a week because of________. A．global warming B．the Kincade Fires C．seasonal winds D．burning campfires 14．How many times have the biggest wildfires happened in California since 2010? A．Five B．Nine C．Ten D．Fourteen 15．One of the perfect wildfire conditions in California is________. A．garbage debris B．cigarette butts C．plant life D．dry air 16．According to the article, most of California's wildfires are caused by ________. A．high temperature B．human beings C．bad weather D．strong winds 5 What is global warming? Global warming is the term used to describe the rising of the average temperature on Earth. It has to do with the whole climate of the Earth rather than the weather on any given day. 　　History of global temperatures The Earth has gone through changes in temperature before. The Earth has even gone through several ice ages, when the temperature dropped greatly and a lot of the world was covered in ice glaciers (冰川). Each time the planet warmed up, the ice melted. 　　 ▲ Even small changes of the planet’s average temperature can have a large influence on the environment. Here are a few of the things that scientists think may happen as the temperature rises. Some of them are already happening: Glaciers melting Many glaciers are already melting and shrinking throughout the world. If the temperature increases, they will continue to melt. Ocean levels will rise As the glaciers melt, the ocean levels will rise. This could cause flooding in cities located near the coast. Migration (迁徙) of animals Animals will migrate to cooler places as their old homes get too warm. This could upset the food chain and put some kinds of animals in danger. Bad weather Some scientists think that warming will bring more powerful hurricanes as well as more droughts and flooding in different areas of the world. Change in ecosystems The tundra (冻原) in Europe, Asia and North America will become smaller, while deserts will continue to get larger. 17．Which of the following best describes global warming? A．The high temperatures on Earth. B．The weather during the summer. C．The increase in the average temperatures on Earth. D．The whole climate of the Earth. 18．What does the underlined word “shrinking” mean in Chinese? A．收缩 B．骤变 C．膨胀 D．冰冻 19．Which result of global warming could put some animals in danger? A．Glaciers melting. B．Rising ocean levels. C．Migration of animals. D．Bad weather. 20．Which of the following is TRUE? A．Animals will migrate to warmer places as their old homes get too warm. B．As the glaciers melt, the ocean levels won’t rise. C．Some scientists think that global warming will bring more flooding. D．Because of the global warming, the tundra becomes bigger. 21．Which can be properly put in ▲ in the passage? A．What causes global warming? B．Why is global warming a serious problem? C．How does the temperature rise? D．What can we do about global warming? 6 A large number of tourists were going to Death Valley in the United States this week, hoping to experience the hottest day on the Earth. Death Valley is a national park in the state of California and is known for being the hottest and driest place on our planet. The desert already holds the record for the hottest day in history—56. 6 degrees Celsius (摄氏度) in July 1913. That’s super hot! Some scientists now doubt whether the record is correct. It is one of many records from the early 1900s that have been questioned by the World Metcorological Organization (世界气象组织), which is considered as the keeper of world record temperatures. Randy Cevermny, who works there says temperatures at or above 54. 44 degrees Celsius have only been recorded a few times, mostly in Death Valley where signs warn visitors not to walk after 10:00 a. m. At the weekend, scientists were tracking ( 追 踪 ) high clouds in the Death Valley area that could keep temperatures below the record mark. “The all-time record seems quite safe today(Sunday), ”said Matt Woods from the National Weather Service. The desert heat comes at a time when the hot weather in the northern hemisphere (北半球) has put about one third of Americans under heat warnings, as well as terrible temperatures across European countries including Italy, Spain and Greece. June in 2023 was the hottest June on record, according to some weather organizations. The climate change caused by human activities, such as the burning of carbon, oil and gas, will make the world hotter over the next 10 years. For us, living a green life has a long way to go. 22．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．National Weather Service is the keeper of world record temperatures. B．The hottest day in history is in August. C．High clouds can keep temperatures below the record mark. D．About two thirds Americans have received heat warnings. 23．The writer develops Paragraph 5 by ________. A．giving examples B．listing numbers C．asking questions D．telling stories 24．What’s the writer’s purpose in writing the last paragraph? A．To introduce some weather organizations. B．To teach people how to protect the environment. C．To show the influence of hot weather. D．To call on people to live a green life. 7 Thirty-one Chinese firefighters and local officials have died while trying to bring a huge forest fire under control. The fire broke out in the mountains of Liangshan, Sichuan. It started on the afternoon of March 30. Five helicopters(直升机) and nearly 700 people were sent to the forest to control the fire. Suddenly, the winds changed unexpectedly and caused the deaths. A huge fireball was formed because of the winds. The 31 firefighters and officials were caught up in the fireball. The death number has been the largest for firefighters in China since 2015. ▲ Their average （平均）age was only 23. One of them was 20-year -old Jiang Feifei. In his last Wechat post, he said, “I am on the way to fight a fire again. Please give me some encouragement.” Those words have touched the hearts of many people. They were spread on Sina Weibo and have receives nearly 300,000 comments(评论). The 31 firefighters and officials have been honored as martyrs. China’s Ministry of Emergency Management(应急管理部) has changed its website into black and white to show sadness for them. In Liangshan, tens of thousands of people lined the streets to pay their respect to the victims(遇难者). Some of them even put white scarves and heart- shaped candles on the road. Because of dry weather and rising temperatures, forest fire are very common in China in spring. In Sichuan alone, there have been 59 fires this year. On April 1, Chinese government presented(发布) the first red warning for forest fires this year. 25．What’s the main cause of three firefighters and local officials’ deaths? A．The sudden change of winds B．Dry weather and high temperatures. C．The huge forest fire since 2015. D．Too many people were sent to the forest. 26．Which of the following sentences is the best to be put in ▲ ? A．The fire caused many deaths. B．Many people liked posting on Sina Weibo. C．It’s great danger to the firefighters. D．The victims were all young. 27．What can we know from Paragraph 4? A．The youngest victim was only 23 years old. B．It’s the second time for Jiang Feifei to put out a fire. C．Jiang Feifei’s post on Wechat has been a hot point. D．Jiang’s words made many people have heart diseases. 28．What does the underlined word “martyrs” mean in Paragraph 5? A．先驱 B．烈士 C．战士 D．将军 29．Why did the government present the red warning for the forest fires? A．Because the government wanted to show sadness for them. B．Because forest fires are very common in China in spring. C．Because many firefighters have died in the forest fires. D．Because the winds changed unexpectedly in China 8 Most of us know about fires, earthquakes, droughts and floods. But from time to time, Mother Nature surprises us, and brings a terrible weather event （事件）.Here are some examples of unusual weather. Strange rain: One day in 2005, people in a small town in Serbia looked out their windows and saw an unusual sight. It was raining frogs! Without any warning （提醒）, they found the streets full of small animals jumping about. “There were thousands of them,” someone said. “I thought maybe a plane carrying frogs exploded （爆炸）,” said another. Scientists believe the tornado passed over the lake, lifted the frogs into the air, and then dropped them in a remote Serbian town. Tornadoes （strong windstorms moving in a circle） of Fire: Tornadoes don’t seem to be dangerous enough, but some of them can be made of fire. When a wildfire reaches very high temperatures, it causes the air to become hot and to rise. Cooler air rushes in to replace （替代） hot air. This causes strong winds. These winds suck away （吸走） burning plants and even the fire itself. When this happens, just as it did in Denver on March 14, 2014, a tornado of fire was produced. This tornado can be up to 15 meters wide and up to 40 stories high. Great Balls of Ice: In 1942, hundreds of thousands of years  skeletons （骨骼） were found under the ice of Lake Roopkund in the Himalayas. Many had holes in their skulls （头盖骨）. But they weren’t hurt in any other way. Scientists thought the people must have been hit from above. But for years, they haven’t found out the cause of their deaths. Today, scientists think these people were killed by giant hailstones—balls of ice. The blocks of ice grew bigger and bigger and turned into hail, until（直到） the wind couldn’t lift them and the hail fell to the ground, often at a speed （速度） of over 160 kilometres an hour. Unlucky people at Lake Roopkund had nowhere to run away, so they were all killed by the hailstones. 30．Which one is TRUE about the frogs raining down in Serbia? A．They fell out of an airplane that exploded. B．They grew in the clouds and then fell down to Earth. C．A heavy rain brought the frogs from a town far away. D．A tornado took them from a lake and dropped them over the town. 31．We can put the sentence “This makes them very dangerous.” at the end of ________. A．Paragraph 1 B．Paragraph 2 C．Paragraph 3 D．Paragraph 4 32．What happens when little pieces of ice move around in the wind? A．They become bigger. B．They become higher. C．They fall to the ground as snow. D．They become raindrops. 33．What can we know according to the passage? A．People’s activities cause these three weather events. B．People in Serbia knew there might be a strange rain. C．High temperatures cause hotter air to replace cool air. D．People at Lake Roopkund were killed by balls of ice from the sky. 34．What is the best title for the passage? A．Unusual Weather B．Mother Nature C．Humans VS Nature D．Unusual Tornadoes 9 Health problems which are connected to climate(气候) change are getting worse, say two recent reports. The reports followed 44 health problems that are connected to climate change around the word. They include heat deaths, infectious diseases(传染病) and hunger. “All of them are getting worse,” said Marina Romanello. She is a research director of the Lancet Countdown project. “With global warming getting worse, doing nothing on climate and health will cost more than acting now,” one of the report says. The reports are called “code red for a healthy future”. One report is centered on the US and the other is centered on the whole world. The reports found some dangerous facts. At-risk populations like older people and the very young are more easily infuenced by high temperatures. For people over 65, the researchers found they stayed longer in great heat than the average(平均的) from 1986 to 2005. Also, there are more people living in warm places where it is easier for some diseases to spread. For example, coast areas are warm enough for dangerous bacteria(细菌) to grow. In some poor nations, the season for disease-spreading mosquitoes(蚊子) has got longer since the 1950s. The research also found that 72 percent of countries saw an increase in wild fires. And in 2020, up to 19 percent of the world’s land surface was influenced by extreme drought(极端干旱). In the US, the heat, fire and drought caused the biggest problems. The Pacific Northwest and Canada saw extreme heat waves last summer. An earlier study found that the heat waves would not have happened if there were no human-caused climate change. 35．What did the reports find according to Paragraph 3? A．At-risk populations are more easily influenced by high temperatures. B．Climate change doesn’t influence people who are under 65. C．It’s easier for some diseases to spread in warm places. D．In poor nations, the season for mosquitoes becomes longer. 36．What’s the purpose of the passage? A．To show how to protect the environment. B．To tell people to take action to keep healthy. C．To let more people know the importance of health. D．To ask people to pay attention to environment protection. 37．What’s the passage mainly about? A．The results of climate change. B．The reasons why climate changes. C．Health problems connected to climate change. D．Deaths caused by human-caused climate change. 38．Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? A．   B．   C．   D．   参考答案 1 1．A 2．C 3．B 4．C 【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章叙述因为地球变暖，气候发生变化，从而导致自然灾害不断发生，人类应为改善气候而做出努力。 1．推理判断题。根据第二段中的“There were droughts (干旱) in Brazil and Australia. High temperatures in Europe killed thousands. There were more hurricanes (飓风) in America.”可知，作者举自然灾害的例子。故选A。 2．词句猜测题。根据第三段中的“As more wild weather events happen, people are asking questions: What is happening with the weather? And why? Is this natural”以及第四段中的“Wild weather is natural.”可知，划线词“this”指代的是上文中的“more wild weather”。故选C。 3．推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“‘But we don’t have to just stand there and do nothing,’ says scientist Michael Oppenheimer. He and other scientists say we need to stop the Earth from getting warmer.”可知，Michael想要告诉我们我们应该采取措施阻止全球变暖。故选B。 4．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要叙述全球变暖造成恶劣天气，我们应该采取行动阻止全球变暖，所以C项正确。故选C。 2 5．C 6．D 7．C 8．A 【解析】本文主要讲述了极端天气造成的原因是温室气体的排放，极端天气给人们的生活和生命造成了巨大的伤害。 5．细节理解题。根据“This is caused by greenhouse gas emissions (温室气体排放) from human activities, reported China Daily.”可知，是由人类活动产生的温室气体排放造成的，故选C。 6．段落大意题。根据“In Portugal and Spain, huge wildfires have forced thousands to leave their homes.”，“Three-quarters of farmers in these areas have stopped growing food. ”以及“The duration (持续时间) of this year’s high temperatures will break the 62-day record in 2013, becoming the longest heat wave in 61 years.”可知，根据第三至五段的内容可知，作者列举了极端天气在不同地区的影响。故选D。 7．推理判断题。根据“They also drive more people into hunger. ”和“Millions in East Africa have little food to eat today, according to the World Health Organization. For four years, there wasn’t enough rain during its rainy seasons and the land was too dry to grow food.”可知，划线句子是为了说明极端天气使更多的人陷入了饥饿，故选C。 8．细节理解题。根据“As viruses (病毒) try to adapt to (适应) higher temperatures, they become stronger and harder to kill.”可知，当病毒试图适应更高的温度时，它们变得更强，更难被杀死。可见，极端天气使疾病更加严重是因为极端天气会导致病毒变得更强。故选A。 3 9．D 10．A 11．C 12．B 【解析】本文主要讲述了恶劣的天气让更多的人变得无家可归，也让人们失去了生命。这个问题很难解决，因为有越来越多的恶劣天气。 9．细节理解题。根据“Thousands of people die because of bad weather in the world every year…Almost 700 Americans died last year.”可知，恶劣的天气让700人死亡，故选D。 10．细节理解题。根据“The bad weather affects（影响）homeless people, or people without（没有）a home”可知，“homeless people”指没有家的人，故选A。 11．词义猜测题。根据“A shelter is a building for homeless people”可知，收留无家可归的人的地方就是“收容所”，故选C。 12．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文围绕“恶劣的天气”和“无家可归的人”这两点展开描述，所以B选项“恶劣的天气和无家可归的人”符合本文标题，故选B。 4 13．B 14．A 15．D 16．B 【解析】本文介绍了加利福尼亚州易发生火灾，对人们生活造成的影响和造成火灾的诸多原因。 13．细节理解题。根据第二段“Take the Kincade Fire in northern California for example. It forced 200,000 people to leave their homes within one week.”，可知北加州的金卡德大火迫使20万人在一周内离开家园，故选B。 14．细节理解题。根据第三段“Nine of the 10 biggest fires have happened since 2000, including five since 2010, according to The New York Times. 据《纽约时报》报道，自2000年以来，最大的10起火灾中发生9起森林大火，其中包括2010年以来的5起。”，可知2010年以来发生5起森林大火，故选A。 15．细节理解题。根据第四段“California has the perfect wildfire conditions, Park Williams, a US climate expert (专家),told The New York Times. It has dry air and high temperatures from spring through late fall.”，可知加州有着完美的森林大火条件，就是从春天到深秋，这里空气干燥，气温很高，故选D。 16．细节理解题。根据最后一段“Humans have caused 90 percent of California's wildfires, according to the US National Park Service.”，可知加州90%的森林大火是由人类引起的，故选B。 5 17．C 18．A 19．C 20．C 21．B 【解析】本文主要介绍了全球变暖的定义、全球气温的历史以及全球变暖的危害。 17．细节理解题。根据文中的“Global warming is the term used to describe the rising of the average temperature on Earth.”可知，全球变暖是术语，用来描述地球平均温度的上升。故选C。 18．词义猜测题。根据前半句“Many glaciers are already melting…”可知，许多冰川已经在融化，结合常识可知，冰融化成水后，体积会缩小。由此可推断，画线部分单词的意思是“收缩”的意思。故选A。 19．推理判断题。根据文中的“Animals will migrate to cooler places as their old homes get too warm. This could upset the food chain and put some kinds of animals in danger.”可知，动物迁徙到凉爽的地方，这可能会打乱食物链，使某些动物处于危险之中。由此可推断，全球变暖导致的动物迁徙可能会把一些动物置于危险之中。故选C。 20．细节理解题。根据文中的“Some scientists think that warming will bring more powerful hurricanes as well as more droughts and flooding in different areas of the world.”可知，一些科学家认为，全球变暖将给世界不同地区带来更强的飓风以及更多的干旱和洪水。故选C。 21．主旨大意题。下文介绍了全球变暖会对环境产生巨大影响，因此，选项B“为什么全球变暖是一个严重的问题”为最佳小标题，放在文中“▲”处最合适。故选B。 6 22．C 23．A 24．D 【解析】本文由“本周，大批游客前往美国死亡谷，希望体验地球上最热的一天”这个情况来引出全球变暖这个问题，目的是呼吁人们要过绿色的生活，保护环境。 22．细节理解题。根据“At the weekend, scientists were tracking ( 追 踪 ) high clouds in the Death Valley area that could keep temperatures below the record mark”可知，科学家们正在追踪死亡谷地区的高云，这些高云可能会使气温保持在创纪录的水平以下，故选C。 23．细节理解题。根据“The climate change caused by human activities, such as the burning of carbon, oil and gas”可知，通过举例的方式描述第五段，故选A。 24．主旨大意题。根据“For us, living a green life has a long way to go.”可知，目的是为了号召人们过绿色生活，故选D。 7 25．A 26．D 27．C 28．B 29．B 【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了四川凉山特大火灾中消防队员的相关情况，在救火细节、救火人员、伤亡情况及荣誉授予等方面都有细节描写。 25．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Suddenly, the winds changed unexpectedly and caused the deaths. A huge fireball was formed because of the winds”可知突然， 风向发生了意外的变化，造成了人员伤亡。一个巨大的火球因为风而形成。故选A。 26．推理判断题。根据文章第四段第二句内容“Their average(平均) age was only 23.”可知他们的平均年龄只有23岁，所以推断受害者都很年轻。故选D。 27．推理判断题。根据文章第四段“Their average age was only 22.3. One of them was 29-year- old Jiang Feifei...”可知，可知其中一个是29岁的姜菲菲，在他最后一条微信中，他说：“我又在救火的路上了，请给我点鼓励”，这句话打动了很多人的心，在新浪微博上流传，收到了近30万条评论。故选C。 28．词义猜测题。根据文章第五段内容“The 31 firefighters and officials have been honored as martyrs. China's Ministry of Emergency Management...”可知，这31名消防队员和官员被授予烈士的荣誉称号，此处martyrs是“烈士”的意思，故选B。 29．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Because of dry weather and rising temperatures, forest fires are very common in China in spring”可知，由于天气干燥，气温上升，中国春季森林火灾十分普遍。故选B。 8 30．D 31．C 32．A 33．D 34．A 【解析】本文主要列举了一些异常天气的事例。 30．细节理解题。根据“Scientists believe the tornado passed over the lake, lifted the frogs into the air, and then dropped them in a remote Serbia town.”可知，科学家们认为龙卷风经过湖泊，把青蛙们带到了空中，然后把它们扔到了遥远的塞尔维亚小镇。故选D。 31．推理判断题。根据“This tornado can become 15 metres wide and grow as tall as a 40—story building.”可知，这场龙卷风有15米宽，有40层建筑物那么高，这样是很危险的，由此推断，“This makes them very dangerous.” 这句应该放在第三段末，说明这场龙卷风的危险性。故选C。 32．细节理解题。根据“The blocks of ice grew bigger and bigger and turned into hail, until the wind couldn’t lift them and the hail fell to the ground…”可知，小的冰雹在风中运动，变得越来越大，直到风托不住时就会掉在地上。故选A。 33．细节理解题。根据“Unlucky people at Lake Roopkund had nowhere to run away, so they were all killed by the hailstones.”可知，鲁普孔德湖的不幸的人们无处可逃，所以他们都被冰雹砸死了。故选D。 34．最佳标题题。根据“Strange rain:…Tornadoes (strong windstorms moving in a circle) of Fire:…Great Balls of Ice:…”和全文内容可知，本文主要列举了一些异常天气的事例。故选A。 9 35．A 36．D 37．C 38．A 【解析】本文主要是介绍与气候变化有关的健康问题越来越严重，意在呼吁人们重视环境保护。 35．推理判断题。根据“The reports found some dangerous facts. At-risk populations like older people and the very young are more easily infuenced by high temperatures.”可知高危人群更容易受到高温的影响，故选A。 36．推理判断题。根据“Health problems which are connected to climate(气候) change are getting worse”，“doing nothing on climate and health will cost more than acting now”和“the heat waves would not have happened if there were no human-caused climate change”可知本文意在要求人们注意环境保护，故选D。 37．主旨大意题。根据“Health problems which are connected to climate(气候) change are getting worse, say two recent reports.”以及下文对研究报告的详细介绍可知本文主要是讲与气候变化有关的健康问题，故选C。 38．篇章结构题。根据“Health problems…are getting worse, say two recent reports”，“The reports followed 44 health problems”，“The reports are called ‘code red for a healthy future’”和“The research also found that”可知第一段是总述，第二、三和四段是分开叙述，因此，本文结构是总分的形式，选项A符合题意，故选A。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$