03讲：外刊精选+语法专题【数词】+中考题型套餐+词汇打卡【字母C】 （讲练）（解析版）-【一轮通关】备战2025年中考英语讲练测（上海专用）.docx

第三讲外刊精选(原创)、语法专题（数词、题型套餐（首字母+阅读问答题）、词汇打卡(字母C)

外刊精选

外刊精选

Climatechangecauseschocolatepriceincrease

气候变化导致巧克力价格上涨

我们平时吃的大多数巧克力都是用在西非种植的可可豆制成的，但今年?2?月西非遭遇严重干旱，破坏了可可树的生长，减少了可可豆的产量。可可豆是生产巧克力的主要原料，可可豆短缺意味着巧克力的价格在未来几个月将变得更贵。

WestAfricawashitwitha?severe?drought?followinga?humid?heatwave?that?drove?temperaturesto?recordlevels?inFebruary.

ScientistsfromtheWorldWeatherAttributiongroupsaytheunusuallyhotweatherwasmadetentimesmorelikelybecauseofthe?greenhousegases?humanityhasbeen?pumping?intotheatmosphere.?

Shortages?ofcocoahavehelpeddrivepricestorecordhighs,andsincecocoaisthemainingredientinchocolate,youcanexpectthepricesofpeoplesfavouritechocolatetreattoriseinthecomingmonths.?

Somebigchocolatecompanies,includingCadburyandLindt,havesaidtheyhavealreadyhadtoincreasepricesinresponsetothecocoashortage.

词汇表

severe严重的

drought干旱

humid潮湿的

heatwave热浪

drove推动了

recordlevels创纪录的水平，历史最高水平

greenhousegases温室气体

pumping排放，向……注入

shortages短缺

阅读理解：请在读完上文后，回答下列问题。

1.WhatnaturaldisasterhappenedfollowinghotweatherinWestAfricainFebruary?

2.Whatincreasedthelikelihoodoftheunusuallyhotweather,accordingtoscientistsfromtheWorldWeatherAttributiongroup?

3.NameoneconsequenceofthedroughtinWestAfrica.??

4.TrueorFalse??Bigcompanieshaven’tyethadtoincreasetheir?prices.

答案

1.WhatnaturaldisasterhappenedfollowinghotweatherinWestAfricainFebruary?

AseveredroughthappenedinWestAfricainFebruaryfollowing?hotweather.

2.Whatincreasedthelikelihoodoftheunusuallyhotweather,accordingtoscientistsfromtheWorldWeatherAttributiongroup?

AccordingtotheWorldWeatherAttributiongroup,?greenhousegasesincreasedthelikelihoodoftheunusuallyhotweather.

3.NameoneconsequenceofthedroughtinWestAfrica.??

ConsequencesofthedroughtinWestAfricaincluderisingpricesofcocoa,andrisingpricesofchocolate.?

4.TrueorFal