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What is “extreme” weather? Why are people talking about it these days? “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.
So, what is happening to our weather? Are these extreme events part of a natural cycle? Or are they caused by human activity and its effects on the Earth’s climate? Peter Miller says it’s probably a mixture of both of these things. On the one hand, the most important influences on weather events are natural cycles in the climate. Two of the most famous weather cycles, El Niño and La Niña, 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.
(Source: © 2015 National Geographic Learning.www.ngllife.com/wildweather)
It is stated in the passage that extreme weather is ______.
What is “extreme” weather? Why are people talking about it these days? “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.
So, what is happening to our weather? Are these extreme events part of a natural cycle? Or are they caused by human activity and its effects on the Earth’s climate? Peter Miller says it’s probably a mixture of both of these things. On the one hand, the most important influences on weather events are natural cycles in the climate. Two of the most famous weather cycles, El Niño and La Niña, 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.
(Source: © 2015 National Geographic Learning.www.ngllife.com/wildweather)
It is stated in the passage that extreme weather is ______.
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Đáp án A
Bài đọc thể hiện rằng thời tiết khắc nghiệt thì → ngày càng phổ biến
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Câu 2:
The word -lethal‖ in the second paragraph probably means ______.
The word -lethal‖ in the second paragraph probably means ______.
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án D
Lethal = causing deaths: gây chết người
Câu 3:
What caused thousands of deaths in 2003?
What caused thousands of deaths in 2003?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án A
Cái gì gây ra hàng nghìn các chết năm 2003 → thời kỳ hạn hán thời tiết nóng kéo dài
Câu 4:
According to the passage, extreme weather is a problem because ______.
According to the passage, extreme weather is a problem because ______.
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án C
Theo bài đọc thời tiết khắc nghiệt là vấn đề bởi vì → nó có tính hủy diệt cao
Câu 5:
The word -that in the third paragraph refers to ______.
The word -that in the third paragraph refers to ______.
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án C
That = greenhouse gases : khí gây hiệu ứng nhà kính
Câu 6:
Extreme weather can be caused by ______.
Extreme weather can be caused by ______.
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án B
Thời tiết khắc nghiệt có thể gây ra bởi → hơi nước trong không khí
Câu 7:
Satellites are used to ______.
Satellites are used to ______.
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án C
Vệ tinh nhân tạo được sử dụng để → đo sự thay đổi của hơi nước trong không khí.
Câu 8:
Which statement is NOT supported by the information in the passage?
Which statement is NOT supported by the information in the passage?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án D
Câu nào mà bài đọc không ủng hộ? → Thời tiết khắc nghiệt hiếm khi là hậu quả của hoạt động con người.
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Câu 2:
The beverages mentioned in the first paragraph aim to give consumers ______.
The beverages mentioned in the first paragraph aim to give consumers ______.
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