1.大学英语四级辅导讲义一!.docVIP

大学英语四级辅导讲义一 I. Words Reading comprehension Section A Direction: in this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word band following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choice. Each choice in the band is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of words in the blank more than once. Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. El Nino is the name given to the mysterious and often unpredictable change in the climate of the world. This strange __ 47 __ happens every five to eight years. It starts in the Pacific Ocean and is thought to be caused by a failure in the trade winds (信风), which affects the ocean currents driven by these winds. As the trade winds lessen in __ 48 __, the ocean temperatures rise, causing the Peru current flowing in from the east to warm up by as much as 5 C. The warming of the ocean has far-reaching effects. The hot, humid air over the ocean causes severe __ 49 __ thunderstorms. The rainfall is increased across South America, __ 50 __ floods to Peru. In the West Pacific, there are droughts affecting Australia and Indonesia. So while some parts of the world prepare for heavy rains and floods, other parts face drought, poor crops and __ 51 __. El Nino usually lasts for about 18 months. The 1982-83 El Nino brought the most __ 52 __ weather in modern history. Its effect was worldwide and it left more than 2, 000 people dead and caused over eight billion pounds __ 53 __ of damage. The 1990 El Nino lasted until June 1995. Scientists __ 54 __ this to be the longest El Nino for 2, 000 years. Nowadays, weather experts are able to forecast when an El Nino will __ 55 __, but they are still not __ 56 __ sure what leads to it or what affects how strong it will be. [A] estimate [B] strength [C]