Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or II to indicate the answer to each of the question.

As Hurricane Florence zeroes in on the southeastern US, scientists are warning that climate change is exacerbating the effect of tropical storms. The powerful Category 4 Atlantic weather-front is slow moving, an increasingly common phenomenon that poses a different manner of threat to states in its path. In the event that Florence stalls or comes to a halt altogether over land, it has the potential to deposit catastrophic quantities of rainwater, posing a risk of severe flash flooding.

While the high winds and waves generated by faster storms moving inland from the ocean pose a significant danger to human life and property, the effect of heavy rain can be just as devastating, if not more so. When Hurricane Harvey hit in August 2017, it dropped 60 inches of rain over Houston, Texas, flooding the streets, leaving 93 dead and hundreds more having to be rescued by boat, causing millions of dollars-worth of damage.

James Kossin of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a study in the journal Nature in June suggesting that slow-moving tropical cyclones, which would include those like Florence and Harvey, have become more common over the last 70 years, dropping in speed by 10 per cent in that time. According to Mr Kossin, global warming as a result of man-made air pollution is causing the poles to become warmer, which in turn reduces the difference in temperature between the Arctic and Antarctic and the equator, altering atmospheric pressure and slowing down the whipping currents of wind that pass between them and drive hurricanes.

In the 3rd paragraph, James Kossin suggests that ______.

A. over the last 70 years, human activities have made global warming worse.

B. over the last 70 years, people cause the poles to become hotter.

C. over the last 70 years, Florence and Harvey are common in Texas.

D. over the last 70 years, slow-moving tropical cyclones have become more common.

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án D

Trong đoạn 3, James Kossin gợi ý rằng_______________.

A. Trong 70 năm qua, các hoạt động của con người đã làm cho hiện tượng trái đất nóng lên trở nên tồi tệ hơn

B. Trong 70 năm qua, con người khiến cho 2 cực của trái đất nóng lên.

C. Trong 70 năm qua, Florence and Harvey luôn xảy ra ở Texas

D. Trong 70 năm qua, những trận bão nhiệt đới di chuyển chậm hay xảy ra hơn.

Căn cứ vào thông tin đoạn 3:

“James Kossin of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a study in the journal Nature in june suggesting that slow-moving tropical cyclones, which would include those like Florence and Harvey, have become more common over the last 70 years”. (James Kossln thuộc Cơ quan Khí quyển và Đại dương Quốc gia đã công bố một nghiên cứu trên tạp chí Nature vào tháng 6 cho thấy các cơn bão nhiệt đới di chuyển chậm, bao gồm những cơn như Florence và Harvey, đã trở nên phổ biến hơn trong 70 năm qua.)