2015职称英语理工类考试阅读理解练习题(1)
<p> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Nino">Nino</span> 厄尔尼诺现象</p><p> <span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="matched">matched</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>-<span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Nino">Nino</span> <span word="occurrences">occurrences</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1980 <span word="and">and</span> 2000 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anticipate">anticipate</span> <span word="E">E</span>1 <span word="Nino">Nino</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1857, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>-<span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journal">journal</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="convince">convince</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="methods">methods</span>.<span word="said">said</span> <span word="Weare">Weare</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Nino">Nino</span> <span word="at">at</span> 1<span word="ong">ong</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="models">models</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>-<span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="data">data</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="Weare">Weare</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Nino">Nino</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1991 <span word="and">and</span> 1997, 200 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>.<span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2002 <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p> <span word="E">E</span>1 <span word="Nino">Nino</span> <span word="tends">tends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reaches">reaches</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="February">February</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="tends">tends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="between">between</span> 9 <span word="and">and</span> 12 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="E">E</span>1 <span word="Nino">Nino</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>. <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="Wrong">Wrong</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>-<span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="EI">EI</span> <span word="Nino">Nino</span> <span word="occurrences">occurrences</span>. <span word="C">C</span>.<span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span></p><p> <span word="C">C</span>.<span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span></p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Nino">Nino</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="peak">peak</span>. <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="right">right</span></p>
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