2023年高考英语外刊时文精读专题04极端天气不再罕见(含答案).pdfVIP

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Floodsandfires洪水和火灾

Extremenomore极端天气不再罕见

主题语境：人与自然主题语境内容：自然灾害与防范

【外刊原文】（斜体单词为超纲词汇，认识即可；下划线单词为课标词汇，

需熟记。）

TheWilsonsriverbrokeitsbanksonthenightofFebruary27thwhile

Lismore,atownofaround30,000inNewSouthWales,wassleeping.Itsresidents

snoozed（打盹儿）

throughearly-hoursemergencywarningsthat“risktolife

wasimminent（迫在眉睫）”.Withinhoursthetownwassubmerged（淹没的）.

Residentsscrambledintotheirattics（阁楼）.Motherscarriedchildren

ontorooftops.Anarmyoflocalslaunchedtinboatsintothefloodstosave

them.Fourpeopledied.

EasternAustraliahasbeenhammeredbywhatpoliticianscall

“once-in-1,000-year”flooding.Ithasalreadyhadasoggy（浸水的）summer

becauseofLaNiña,aphenomenonwhichtriggersdownpoursthere.Thenon

February23rd,meteorologistswarnedthatanareaof

lowpressurewasformingoversouthernQueensland.Itsuckedmoisture

（水分）atmosphericriver（大气层河流）

fromthesea,formingan“”overthe

eastcoast.Ithasdumpedquantitiesofwatereversince.

Brisbane,Queensland’scapital,receivedalmost80%ofits

annualrainfallinlessthanaweekinFebruary,flooding15,000homes.Asthe

rainedgedintonorthernNewSouthWales,itrippeduproads

anddrownedherdsofcattle.StormslashedSydneyonMarch8th,causing

adamtospil