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1、2011高考英语分项突破训练·阅读理解精析精练时文报道类【精选试题】名校模拟题及其答案Saturday,January30,2010—Aweek-longheat-wavehascauseddisasterinsouthernAustralia,wherebushfireshavedestroyeduptotenhomes,weatherrecordshavebeenbroken,andupto19people,manyelderly,havediedduringhightemperaturesaveragingover40°
2、C(104F). Inwhatisdescribedas"BlackFriday",bushfiresareburningacrosstheeastofthesouthernstateofVictoria,whichtodayrisestoahighof45.1°C,itsrecord-breakingthirdcontinuousdayabove43°C． Thebushfires—twoblazesthatcombinedafterwipingoutaplantationatthetownofBoolarraint
3、heLatrobeValleytotheeastofMelbourne—havesofardestroyedareportedtenhomesandburnedthroughmorethan2,260hectares. Fivehundredfirefightershavetriedtoholdbacktheblazesoverthepast24hoursbuttheyarestillburning. OnewomaninBoolarra,namedLaura,haslostherhomeandtoldtheAustr
4、alianBroadcastingthatMelbourneandAdelaideweredisrupted（混乱）bypowerblackoutsasmillionsofoverheatedpeopleswitchedonairconditioners,andpeoplefacedlengthytransportdelaysastrainandstreetcarlinesbuckled（扭曲）intheheat. InAdelaidenineteen,mainlyelderly,peoplearereportedtoha
5、vediedduringtheheat-wave,ahigherthanaveragedailyfigureofsuddendeaths.OnlytwosuddendeathswererecordedlastFriday. JohnHill,theSouthAustralianHealthMinister,wouldnotconfirmwhetherthedeathswereheat-related,butacknowledgedthattheincreasewashigh. Eventhetennisplayersa
6、ttheAustralianOpencouldn’tescapetheheat.OnTuesdayNovakDjokovic,themen’sNo3seed,retiredillfromagameafterheat-relatedcomplaintsandtheretractable（可伸缩的）roofsonRodLaverArenahavebeenclosedforpartofthepastthreedays. Theheat-wavehasalsoaffectedTasmania,traditionallyAustra
7、lia’scooleststate,whichreached42.2°CatScamander—anall-timerecordfortheisland．(1)WhatwastheprobabletemperatureinsouthernAustraliawhenthebushfiresbrokeout?A．under40°C B．42.2°C C．45.1°C D．above(2)Thebushfirescausedbyhightemperaturehaveledtothere
8、sultthat________.A．tenhomesweredestroyedinBoolarraB．MelbourneandAdelaidewereoutoforderC．TennisAustralianOpenhadtobeputoffthreedaysD．electr
