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15．Whether you live in Seattle or the Sahara desert，the time has come to invest in a good raincoat or umbrella，a new study suggests．
As global temperatures continue to rise，more"extreme rain"events-intense，cats-and-dogs downpours-can be expected，said the study，published Monda y in the journal Nature Climate Change．And that，scientists said，means an increased flood risk，particularly for the world's driest areas．The study challenges the idea that global warming is causing dry areas to become drier and wet areas wetter．
"In both wet and dry regions，we see these great increases in heavy precipitation（冰雹），"lead author Markus Donat，a climate scientist at the University of New South Wales，told Nature．
Donat and his team collected data from 1951 to 2010 on extreme precipitation events from 11，000 weather stations around the world，Nature reported．
In that time，the number of days with"extreme precipitation"increased 1 percent to 2 percent per decade．
"We found a strong relationship between global warming and an increase in rainfall，particularly in areas outside of the tropics，"Donat said in a statement．
"Importantly，this research suggests we will see these extreme rainfall events increases at regional levels in dry areas，not just as an average across the globe，"Donat added．
Peter Stott，a senior climate scientist at Met Office，told Climate Central that the study's findings are important，because more violent rainfall and flooding will"challenge our capability to adapt to a rapidly changing climate．"
As Nature reported，the research aligns（結(jié)盟）with a 2015 study that found global warming has led to a sharp increase in record-breaking precipitation ev ents．Donat told Nature that his study should come as a warning to world governments．
33．Which of the following is one of the study's findings？B
A．Global warming is causing dry areas to become drier and wet areas wetter．
B．Extreme rain events can be expected at regional levels in dry areas．
C．Extreme rainfall events increase at regional levels in wet areas．
D．Rainfall increases particularly in the tropics areas．
34．Why does Scott think the findings are important？C
A．The research aligns with a 2015 study．
B．They are about extreme precipitation events．
C．They remind us to adjust to rapid climate changes．
D．The study involves many famous climate scientists．
35．The purpose of the study is toD．
A．encourage investors to start business in Seattle or the Sahara desert
B．persuade people to take a raincoat or an umbrella with them
C．challenge the previous findings of research on climate
D．warn world governments to focus on global warming．

Answer 1

分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章向我們說明了最新的研究表明隨著全球氣溫的不斷上升，可能會發(fā)生越來越多的極端降雨事件，因此作者借這篇文章警告世界各國政府關(guān)注全球變暖問題．

解答 33．B  推理判斷題，根據(jù)第二段As global temperatures continue to rise，more"extreme rain"events-intense，cats-and-dogs downpours-can be expected，said the study，published Monda y in the journal Nature Climate Change．And that，scientists said，means an increased flood risk，particularly for the world's driest areas．可知根據(jù)極端降雨事件可以預(yù)計在干旱地區(qū)的降雨水平，故選B．
34．C  細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Peter Stott，a senior climate scientist at Met Office，told Climate Central that the study's findings are important，because more violent rainfall and flooding will"challenge our capability to adapt to a rapidly changing climate．"可知這一發(fā)現(xiàn)提醒我們要適應(yīng)快速的氣候變化，因此 Stott認(rèn)為它是重要的，故選C．
35．D  主旨大意題，通讀全文可知作者寫這篇文章是為了警告世界各國政府關(guān)注全球變暖，故選D．

點評 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．