氣候變化下的澳大利亞森林火災(zāi)

1、時文拓展閱讀I氣候變化下的澳大利亞森林火災(zāi)數(shù)千年來，澳大利亞的原住民利用野火為自己創(chuàng)造了很多便利，比如清理植被來 開辟土地。與此同時，特定的澳大利亞本土植物群也依賴著叢林大火繁殖，比如大火U閱讀短文并回答問題This season, the bushfires in Australia have burned more than 12.35 million acres of land. At least 25 people have been killed and 2000 homes destroyed.According to the BBC , this is the most casu

2、alties （傷亡）from wildfires in the country since 2009. The University of Sydney estimates that 480 million animals have died in South Wales alone.Zeke Hausfather, an energy systems analyst and climate researcher at Berkeley Earth, said warmer temperatures and extreme weather have made Australia more s

3、usceptible to fires and increased the length of the fire season. “The drier conditions combined with record high temperatures in 2019 createdmain conditions for the disastrous fires. Australias fires were worsened by thecombination of those two. 2019 was the perfect storm for being the warmestyear o

4、n record for Australia and the driest year on record for Australia,”Hausfatheradded on Friday.可以使一些桉樹的種子開裂，從而得以生根發(fā)芽。這成為了澳大利亞生態(tài)的重要 組成部分。可是，自2019年9月初澳大利亞發(fā)生森林火災(zāi)以來，這場持續(xù)了四個多月 的大火給當(dāng)?shù)氐娜嗣窈蜕鷳B(tài)帶來更多的，卻是痛苦和災(zāi)難。What are the numbers about in paragraph 1?The causes of Australian fires.The results of Australian fires

5、.The damaged areas of Australian fires.The property destruction of Australian fires.Which of the following best explains“susceptible to” in the second paragraph?Very quickly to adapt to.Very seriously to focus on.Very likely to be influencedby.Very easily to be protected against.What can we infer fr

6、om Trenberth9s research?Global warming is the root cause of the bushfires.Longer dry weather contributes to global warming.Warmer ocean temperatures promote fires spreading.The imbalanced energy leads to the temperature rising.What does the author intend to do in the last paragraph?To stress the eff

7、ects of Australia fires.To show the methods for controlling burns.To predict the seriousness of Australia fires.To provide some advice about reducing damage.【參考答案】BCAD官單詞學(xué)習(xí)estimatev.估計We estimate that 20 per cent of the harvest has been lost.我們估計損失了 20% 的收成。susceptiblei勿：易受影響的Young people are the mo

8、st susceptible to advertisements.年輕人最容易受廣告的影響。disastrousadj.災(zāi)難性的 a disastrous fire 嚴(yán)重火災(zāi)contribute tosth. 是的原因The report says design faults in both the vessels contributed to the tragedy.報道稱這兩艘船在設(shè)計上的缺陷是造成悲劇的原因。dispatch v.派遣；調(diào)遣The goods are dispatched from a warehouse. 商品從倉庫派送。長難句分析Trenberth believest

9、hat global warming contributed to energy imbalances and hot spots in the oceans, which can create a wave in the atmosphere that locks weather patterns in places, causing longer rain events in Indonesia, for example, and at the same time contributing to drought in Australia.【分析】賓語從句的主干為 “global warmi

10、ng contributed to energy imbalances andhot spots”?！皐hich can create a wave.in Australia”為定語從句，修飾前面的 “global warming.in the oceans”?！皌hat locks weather patterns in places”為定語從句，修飾先行詞 “a wave”?！癱ausing longer rain events in Indonesia, for example, and at the same time contributing to drought in Australia” 為非謂語動詞作結(jié)果狀語。【翻譯】Trenberth認(rèn)為由全球變暖導(dǎo)致的大氣能量不平衡和海洋中炎熱的地區(qū)可以在 大氣中形成一股浪，從而鎖定某些地方的天氣模式，比如在印度尼西亞造成更長時間的降雨，同時又導(dǎo)致澳大利亞的干旱。知識拓展Berkeley Earth:伯克利地球組織，是由理查德和伊麗莎白穆勒在2010年初構(gòu)想的。 他們組織了一個科學(xué)家團隊分析地球表面的溫度記錄，并在2