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South Asia heatwave kills nearly 100

DHAKA - A heat wave sweeping India, Bangladesh and Nepal has killed nearly 100 people over the past two weeks, officials said on June 3, 2005.

A third of the people died in northern Bangladesh, mostly women and children from dehydration(脱水), heat stroke and diarrhoea(腹泻).

"We are getting reports of several deaths due to heat wave and related diseases almost every day," an official said, as temperatures touched 43℃.

The weather office in Dhaka said the hot weather will last for another week until the monsoon(季风) rains which are normally due by the middle of June.

Severe heat conditions in the southern Indian have killed at least 55 people, officials in the two states said.

While temperatures have fallen from a high of 45℃ in Andhra Pradesh to around 40℃, giving a respite（休息） to people, they are still on the rise in Orissa with Talcher town registering 48.5℃, a weather official said.

At least five people have died in Nepal from extreme heat, the government said.

1.We can infer that the heatwave can cause ______.

A．heat stoke         B．dehydration        C．diarrhoea         D．all above

2.When the monsoon rains come, the temperature will _______.

A．remain the same                        B．go on to rise sharply

C．begin to drop obviously                   D．rise a little

3.Which place is the hottest in the early June, 2005?

A．Dhaka            B．Talcher           C．Andhra Pradesh    D．Nepal

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇新闻报告，介绍了南亚的热浪导致多人死亡的新闻，文章中提供了很多具体的数据。

1.D 细节题。根据文章第三段A third of the people died in northern Bangladesh, mostly women and children from dehydration(脱水), heat stroke and diarrhoea(腹泻).可知ABC三项都是炎热造成的健康问题。故D正确。

2.C 推理题。根据文章倒数第四段The weather office in Dhaka said the hot weather will last for another week until the monsoon(季风) rains which are normally due by the middle of June.

可知这样的炎热的天气将持续到季风的来临，也就是说季风来临以后温度会明显下降。故C正确。

3.B 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段While temperatures have fallen from a high of 45℃ in Andhra Pradesh to around 40℃, giving a respite（休息） to people, they are still on the rise in Orissa with Talcher town registering 48.5℃, a weather official said可知最高的温度出现在Talcher 故B正确。

考点：考察新闻报告类短文阅读