《2025年初中英语听读空间八年级上册译林版》

二、阅读理解
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 centimetres of rain. Cars and trucks floated 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 floods in many parts of the world. There were droughts in Brazil and Australia. High temperatures in Europe killed thousands. There were more hurricanes 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?
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 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 and do things that will help save lives.
( A ) 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
( C ) 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.
( B ) 3. Which of the following may Michael want to tell 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.
( C ) 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.

答案： 【解析】：
这是一道英语阅读理解题，主要考查学生对文章内容的理解和分析能力。题目给出了一个关于天气变化及其原因的阅读材料，并附带了几个问题。学生需要通过阅读文章，理解文章的主旨和细节，然后根据文章的内容来回答这些问题。
1. 对于第一题，需要理解第二段的主要内容。第二段列举了近年来世界各地发生的极端天气事件，如暴雨、干旱、高温和飓风等，这些都属于自然灾害的例子。
2. 第二题考查的是对文章中代词的理解。在第三段中，“this”指代的是前文提到的“more wild weather”，即更多的极端天气事件。
3. 第三题需要理解Michael Oppenheimer的话。他认为我们不应该只是站在那里无所事事，而应该采取措施阻止地球继续变暖。这表明他认为我们应该做些什么来阻止全球变暖。
4. 第四题要求概括文章的主旨。文章主要讨论了全球变暖导致极端天气事件增多的现象，并呼吁人们采取行动来应对这一问题。
【答案】：
1. A。第二段列举了近年来世界各地的极端天气事件，作为自然灾害的例子，故答案为A。
2. C。在第三段中，“this”指代的是前文提到的“more wild weather”，即更多的极端天气，故答案为C。
3. B。Michael Oppenheimer认为我们应该采取措施阻止地球变暖，这表明他认为我们应该做些什么来阻止全球变暖，故答案为B。
4. C。文章主要讨论了全球变暖导致极端天气事件增多的现象，并呼吁人们采取行动来应对这一问题，故答案为C。