Question

WINTER holiday is still a few days away,but nearly 4,000 students in Chang'an No. 1 Middle School in Xi'an,have already had a oneweek rest. This is because more than 20 students in the school caught a cold.

On December 22  and 23,many cities inChinaexperienced a rather cold day,with temperatures dropping to a record low. For example,Inner Mongolia has suffered from a killer cold of —40.   C. Patients with a cold were twice as many as usual.

In Shenyang,people said even their eyelashes began to ice up when they went outside.

"The wind blowing on your face is like knives," people said to China Daily. "Nobody is willing to stay outdoors after work."

The cold even took away some people's lives. Two tourists lost their way on Lingshan Mountain on the border of Beijing and Hebei on December 22. The temperature on the mountain was — 25°C that night and there were strong winds. When they were found at least 18 hours later,they had lost their lives.

Some other countries also suffered from extremely cold weather. InRussia,more than 120 people died because of the winter cold,Dragon TV reported.

Scientists say that the cold started in the Arctic (北極) .The sea ice there has been melting (融化) because of global warming.

This changes how the air moves. "Some areas of the ocean act like a heater as the water is warmer than the Arctic air above it. ” said Professor Stefan.

At the same time,melting ice means more water. This means more water vapor (水蒸氣) in the air,which means more snow.

(   ) 36. The students in Chang'an No. 1 Middle School in Xi'an         .

   A. all caught a cold   B. were having winter holiday

   C. were influenced by the cold   D. lost their way on mountains

(   ) 37. How many cities or places inChinaare mentioned about the cold in the passage?

   A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Six.

(   ) 38. The underlined word   suffered     means        in Chinese.

   A. 覆蓋   B. 遭受   C. 幸免   D. 受益

(   ) 39. According to this passage,         caused the cold.

   A. water vapor   B. patients with a cold

   C. the sea ice   D. global warming

(   ) 40. What's the best title of this passage?

   A. Fighting the cold   B. Catching a cold

   C. Global warming   D. Melting sea ice

  

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