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河南省信阳市淮滨县某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期

10月月考英语试题

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Lastweek,UnitedNationsSecretary-GeneralAntónioGuterrescreatedanattractivenewterm.Theeraofglobalwarminghasended,hedeclareddramatically,andtheeraof“globalboiling”hasarrived.

Youcanseewhyhesaidit.Julywasthehottestmonthonrecordglobally.HightemperaturesandintensewildfireshaveragedacrosstheNorthernHemisphere.Marineheatwavesaredamagingtheworld’sthird-largestcoralreef,offFlorida.Andasgreenhouseemissionskeeprising,itmeansmanyevenhottersummersawaitus.

Butcriticshavemadenegativecommentsonthephrase.Obviously,“globalboiling”isclearlyanexaggeration(夸张),but“globalwarming”isnowfartooweak.Manyclimatescientistshavepushedfortheterm“globalheating”tobeusedinpreference.Similarly,phrasessuchas“climatecrisis”haven’tgainedenoughattention.That’sbecausemanyofusstillfeelwehaven’tseenthiscrisiswithourowneyes.

Butthatischanging.Inthepastfewyears,extremeweatherandrelatedeventshavestruckmanycountries.Australia’sBlackSummerbroughtbushfiresthatburnedanareathesizeoftheUnitedKingdom.Germanysufferedseriousfloodingin2021.The2022floodinPakistanfloodedlargepartsofthecountry.Chinahasseenbothdroughtandfloods.Savagemulti-yeardroughtshavehittheHornofAfrica.Indiahasbannedriceexportsduetodamagefromheavyrain.

Opponentsofclimateactionoftencomplainaboutwhattheyseeastheoveruseof“crisistalk”.Ifeverythingisacrisis,nothingisacrisis.

WhenGuterresuseshighlychargedphrases,he’snotinvitingustoimagineaHollywood-styledisaster.Whathe’shopingistomakepeoplelisten—andact—nowwecanseewhatclimatechangelookslike.

Aretherebetterphrasestocapturethis?Possibly.Takethechallengeyours