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     In elementary school (小学), Guadalupe Quintanilla was often referred to (认为)as a "slow learner" by her

teachers. But she really wasn't slow at all. She just didn't understand the language used in the classroom. Her

problem was that she didn't speak English. So she left school after the fourth grade.

     When Guadalupe grew up, married (结婚), and had children of her own, she knew that her children were

clever. But some of their teachers didn't think so. The children were having trouble in school because they

didn't speak English. Mrs Quintanilla was angry. She didn't want people to think that her children were slow

learners. So she decided to learn English herself as a way of helping them. She practised English. She looked

up words in the dictionary. She asked the school headmaster to let her sit in on classes. It wasn't easy, but

she passed all her exams. She said that many of the other students helped her.

     Mrs Quintanilla has helped her children with their lessons. Her two sons have won success (成功). One is

a teacher, and the other is a doctor. Her youngest child, a daughter, is studying in a university (大学).

1. Guadalupe was called as low learner _____.

A. to make her study harder

B. because she wasn't clever

C. because she stayed at home

D. because she didn't speak English

2. According to (根据) the story, children who don't speak English _____.

A. may have more trouble in school

B. have trouble playing football

C. often write a diary

D. grow up to be teachers

3. Which happened first?

A. Guadalupe passed all her exams.

B. Guadalupe left school after the fourth grade.

C. Guadalupe had three children.

D. Her two sons won success.

4. The story is mainly (主要的) about _____.

A. learning to sing and dance

B. the problem of slow learning

C. going to a university

D. Mrs. Quintanilla's success

答案

1-4 DABD

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气候变暖,极端天气频发

  ①近几年的暖冬使人们产生错觉,认为气候变暖就是温度上升,天气越来越暖和。对此,气候专家解释说,气候变暖是大趋势,但不意味着寒冷不再,气候变暖更会导致暴风雪、寒流、暴雨、热浪、干旱等极端天气事件频发。

  ②寒冷肆虐是全球变暖大背景下天气异常的表现。世界气象组织专家库马尔·科利近日在日内瓦表示,气候变暖带来的不仅仅是反常的暖冬,还会导致严寒、夏季高温、海平面上升、岛国消失、南北极地冰川消融等极端天气事件。

  ③由于全球变暖,过去20年里自然灾害增加了3倍多。科利说,上世纪80年代初期,全球平均每年发生120起自然灾害,现在已增至每年500起,受灾人数增加了68%。1985至1994年间,全球平均每年受灾人口为1.74亿;而1995至2006年间,平均每年受灾人口增至2.54亿。

  ④世界范围内极端天气频发。中国气象局局长郑国光指出,大气环流异常和拉尼娜事件是造成中国南方气象灾害的主要原因。在全球气候持续变暖的背景下,世界范围内极端天气气候事件也频发。今年1月29至31日,一场罕见暴风雪袭击了素以气候温暖著称的地中海东部的中东国家,叙利亚和黎巴嫩交界处积雪厚度超过l米。1月8日,伊朗遭到十多年来最大降雪影响。1月中旬,阿富汗持续降雪并引发雪灾,一些地区积雪深达2米。暴风雪也袭击了美国中西部以及加拿大东部地区,部分机场关闭,公路交通瘫痪。

  ⑤气候变暖并不代表气温不断攀升。国家气候中心高级工程师艾婉秀说,气候变暖并不代表气温不断攀升,冬天越来越暖和。“暖冬”是整个冬季气温的平均概念,“暖冬”也可能出现大幅度降温等天气起伏的现象。气候变化是逐步的,但极端天气气候事件的影响是突然的。

  ⑥今冬气候仍属正常偏暖。国家气候中心首席科学家张称意说,尽管今冬雨雪天气非常多,但是从大趋势来讲,今年仍然属于一个暖冬,总体来看,他认为暴雪与气候变化是有关系的。在气候变化的影响下,大气中的水汽含量增加了。水汽含量增加以后,肯定在某一个时刻要降下来。这一过程中必然与天气发生联系。气候变暖是长期的,即使是今年冬天,温度有所降下来,可能还是偏暖状况,目前的预测值表明今年仍然是偏暖的年份。(选自《科技文摘报》,有改动)

1.第③段中运用了哪些说明方法?有什么作用?

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2.第④段“大气环流异常和拉尼娜事件是造成中国南方气象灾害的主要原因”中“主要”一词能否删掉?为什么?

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3.从文中看,气候变暖会导致哪些极端天气事件频发?

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