fdhdcnhxcc GLOBAL SUCCESS 11,Extreme weather is an unusual weather event such as rainfall, a drought or a heat wave in the wrong place or at the,wrong time. In theory, they are very rare. But these days, our TV screens are constantly showing such extreme weather,events. Take just three news stories from 2010: 28 centimetres of rain fell on Rio de Janeiro in 24 hours, Nashville,,USA, had 33 centimetres of rain in two days and there was record rainfall in Pakistan.,The effects of this kind of rainfall are dramatic and lethal. In Rio de Janeiro, landslides followed, burying hundreds of,people. In Pakistan, the floods affected 20 million people. Meanwhile, other parts of the world suffer devastating,droughts. Australia, Russia and East Africa have been hit in the last ten years. And then there are unexpected heat,waves, such as in 2003 in Europe. That summer, 35,000 deaths were said to be heat-related.,Peter Miller, a National Geographic columnist, says what is happening to our weather is probably a mixture of,numerous factors. On the one hand, the most important influences on weather events are natural cycles in the climate.,Two of the most famous weather cycles, E1 Nino and La Nina, originate in the Pacific Ocean. The heat from the warm,ocean rises high into the atmosphere and affects weather all around the world. On the other hand, the temperature of,the Earth's oceans is slowly but steadily going up. And this is a result of human activity. We are producing greenhouse,gases that trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere. This heat warms up the atmosphere, land and oceans. Warmer oceans,produce more water vapour - think of heating a pan of water in your kitchen. Turn up the heat, it produces steam,more quickly. Satellite data tells us that the water vapour in the atmosphere has gone up by four percent in 25 years.,This warm, wet air turns into the rain, storms, hurricanes and typhoons that we are increasingly experiencing.,Climate scientist, Michael Oppenheimer, says that we need to face the reality of climate change. And we also need to,act now to save lives and money in the future.,(https://www.ngllife.com/wild-weather),1. The article says extreme weather is _____.,A. becoming more common B. not a natural occurrence,C. difficult for scientists to understand D. always affecting places where lots of people live,2. Extreme weather can be caused by _____.,A. very hot and rainy summers B. routine environmental phenomena,C. human beings' manufacturing industry D. both natural and manmade activities,3. The underlined word "lethal" in the passage is closest in meaning to _____.,A. harmless B. deadly C. beneficial D. modest,4. By writing 'Australia, Russia and East Africa have been hit in the last ten years' in paragraph 3, the author means,_____,A. these countries also have drought in the last ten years,B. these countries have made some records in changing the climate,C. they are very populous areas in the world,D. they are also severely affected by extreme weather,5. The underlined word "this" in the passage refers to _____.,A. the production of greenhouse gases B. the heat from the ocean,C. the growth of ocean temperature D. trapping heat in the atmosphere,6. What happened after pouring rain in Rio de Janeiro?,A. a bad summer B. a severe drought,C. slides of a large mass of dirt and rock D. a period of hot weather,7. Which of the following is considered normal?,Yeuooneeeeeoomeeennooeeeeee n

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fdhdcnhxcc GLOBAL SUCCESS 11,Extreme weather is an unusual weather event such as rainfall, a drought or a heat wave in the wrong place or at the,wrong time. In theory, they are very rare. But these days, our TV screens are constantly showing such extreme weather,events. Take just three news stories from 2010: 28 centimetres of rain fell on Rio de Janeiro in 24 hours, Nashville,,USA, had 33 centimetres of rain in two days and there was record rainfall in Pakistan.,The effects of this kind of rainfall are dramatic and lethal. In Rio de Janeiro, landslides followed, burying hundreds of,people. In Pakistan, the floods affected 20 million people. Meanwhile, other parts of the world suffer devastating,droughts. Australia, Russia and East Africa have been hit in the last ten years. And then there are unexpected heat,waves, such as in 2003 in Europe. That summer, 35,000 deaths were said to be heat-related.,Peter Miller, a National Geographic columnist, says what is happening to our weather is probably a mixture of,numerous factors. On the one hand, the most important influences on weather events are natural cycles in the climate.,Two of the most famous weather cycles, E1 Nino and La Nina, originate in the Pacific Ocean. The heat from the warm,ocean rises high into the atmosphere and affects weather all around the world. On the other hand, the temperature of,the Earth&#x27;s oceans is slowly but steadily going up. And this is a result of human activity. We are producing greenhouse,gases that trap heat in the Earth&#x27;s atmosphere. This heat warms up the atmosphere, land and oceans. Warmer oceans,produce more water vapour - think of heating a pan of water in your kitchen. Turn up the heat, it produces steam,more quickly. Satellite data tells us that the water vapour in the atmosphere has gone up by four percent in 25 years.,This warm, wet air turns into the rain, storms, hurricanes and typhoons that we are increasingly experiencing.,Climate scientist, Michael Oppenheimer, says that we need to face the reality of climate change. And we also need to,act now to save lives and money in the future.,(https://www.ngllife.com/wild-weather),1. The article says extreme weather is _____.,A. becoming more common B. not a natural occurrence,C. difficult for scientists to understand D. always affecting places where lots of people live,2. Extreme weather can be caused by _____.,A. very hot and rainy summers B. routine environmental phenomena,C. human beings&#x27; manufacturing industry D. both natural and manmade activities,3. The underlined word "lethal" in the passage is closest in meaning to _____.,A. harmless B. deadly C. beneficial D. modest,4. By writing &#x27;Australia, Russia and East Africa have been hit in the last ten years&#x27; in paragraph 3, the author means,_____,A. these countries also have drought in the last ten years,B. these countries have made some records in changing the climate,C. they are very populous areas in the world,D. they are also severely affected by extreme weather,5. The underlined word "this" in the passage refers to _____.,A. the production of greenhouse gases B. the heat from the ocean,C. the growth of ocean temperature D. trapping heat in the atmosphere,6. What happened after pouring rain in Rio de Janeiro?,A. a bad summer B. a severe drought,C. slides of a large mass of dirt and rock D. a period of hot weather,7. Which of the following is considered normal?,Yeuooneeeeeoomeeennooeeeeee    n

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