大学英语快速阅读1.Is El Nino Back.带翻译.课后习题.答案

There are signs that El Nino，the massive warming of the Pacific ocean that affects the worlds weather，may be forming again。a satellite orbiting 600 miles above the Pacific ocean picked up a streak of warm waterforming along the equtoran early sign of the phenom on fel TIt is more than 3，000miles long。the water in it is nine degrees warmer than in surrounding areasa substanial number to ocean ographers。“the warm pool is growing and Has caused government forecasters to put out an advisory(气象报告)”。its a heads-up in advance so that people can properry be prepared for this event。said vernon kou sky of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration s climate prediction center。If a full-blown El ningo does form，Americans would most likey start to feel its effects next fall and winter。the government called the forecast very preliminary-but the warning allows emergency agences to make plans。Right now，we cant predict whether it will be weak，moderate or strong in intensity/said kousky。some scientists say its too early to predict anythinhing at all。id be very careful，Said one who asked not to be namedthere is indeed a very large anomaly(异常状态)in the Pacific right now，and we need to watch it。but these things are very difficult to forecast。elnino can be both good and bad，Depending on where you are。even a relatively small one can bring about signiant changes by shifting the wind patterns from the Pacific ocean that pass over the United States。During the last El ningo，in 1997 and 1998，rainfall doubled in California，causing a $1 billion in storm damage。on the other hand，in Florida，forest fires were put out by the extra rain。choose the best answers to the following questions。1.what can be regarded as an early sign of El Nino？A.A 3，000-mile long water streak。B.a waters trek that is warmer than surrounding areas。C.a streak of water forming along the equtor。D.a huge warm water streak along the equtor。2.the warm pool in the third paragraph refers to .A.the Pacific OceanB the 3，000-mile long warm waterstreakC.the Atlantic OceanD.anew El Nino3.why is it necessary to forecast the corning厄尔尼诺？A.because it would affect Americans next fall and winter。B.because scientists will be able to know whether it will be weak，moderate or strong in intensity。C.because emergency agences will be able to make plans to prepare for it。D.because scientists will be able to observe the formation of El ningo。4.what is the main idea of the last twoParagraphs？A.El ningo can be both beneficial and harmful to us，depending on where it happens，B.evena small El ningo can bring about great changes。C.anel nini caused one billion dollars worth of damage to California in 1998。D.anenino put out forest fires in Florida。S.which of the following words is closest in meaning to heads-up (paragraph 4)？A.Rise、B.Warning。C.Threat .D.Indicator。judge whether or not the following statements agree with the information given in the passage，and mark y for yes，n for no，or ng if information1.judging from the evidence，scientists have made the forecast that a new El ningo is forming。YNNG2.when an El Nino is coming，people cannot feel its straight away . ynng3.when an El ningo is coming，people can take proper precisions against it . ynng4.the rain in California in 1997 was two times more than than in 1996 .Y NNG5.厄尔尼诺is the warming of a massive water body that can heavily influence the worlds weather。Y NNG翻译：厄尔尼诺现象回来了吗？有迹象表明厄尔尼诺可能在太平洋发生一次影响全球变暖的大规模厄尔尼诺现象。一个卫星轨道太平洋上方600英里的连胜温水沿赤道形成最初的征兆现象在全世界最后出现时的感觉只有4年前。这是3000多英里长。水比周围地区暖和9度。海洋学家很多。由于变暖池的增加，政府预测了镇压咨询(气象报告)。“这是事先为人们对这个事件做好准备的领导者。”弗农是国家海洋大气管理局气候预测中心Kousky。完全成熟，厄尔尼诺形成后，美国人会开始感到影响明年秋天和冬天。政府要求进行非常初步的预测，但紧急预警机关允许制定计划。“现在无法预测弱、一般或强度强/Kousky。有些科学家认为，预测什么都早。“我会很小心的”的人说，谁不想透露姓名。“太平洋有一个很大的异常(异常状态)。现在我们必须观察它。但是这些都是非常困难的预测。单击厄尔尼诺的好坏取决于它在哪里。即使是比较小的人，也能从太平洋带来，超越美国，通过风模型带来巨大的变化。1997年和1998年，加利福尼亚州因过去的厄尔尼诺现象，下了两倍的雨。另一方面，在佛罗里达，森林火灾被额外的雨扑灭了。最好回答以下问题。1.厄尔尼诺现象的早期征兆是什么？答：3000英里长的水连胜。b:比周围地区温暖的水连胜。三连胜的水沿着赤道形成。D.沿着赤道巨大的温水连胜。2.提到了“温暖的游泳池”的第三段。答：太平洋b的3000英里温水连胜c的大西洋D.新厄尔尼诺3.为什么要预测康宁厄尔尼诺现象？a:因为这会影响明年秋天和冬天。B.科学家们将知道它是弱、中等还是强。C.因为紧急服务机构可以制定和准备计划。D.科学家们可以观察厄尔尼诺现象的形成。4.最后两个主要想法是什么段落？答：厄尔尼诺可能对我们有益，也可能对我们有害，具体取决于发生的位置。第二，即使是很小的厄尔尼诺也带来了很大的变化。C.厄尔尼诺现象造成的10亿美元损失在1998年具有加利福尼亚的价值。4厄尔尼诺在佛罗里达扑灭了山火。学习