英语六级听力练习：常速英语5.13(1)
<p> <span word="Intense">Intense</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span>.</p><p> <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="overwhelmingly">overwhelmingly</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="bucked">bucked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="portions">portions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="cooling">cooling</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="heats">heats</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Antarctic">Antarctic</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="Nerilie">Nerilie</span> <span word="Abram">Abram</span>, <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warmer">warmer</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="bands">bands</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span>, <span word="Abram">Abram</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Antarctic">Antarctic</span> <span word="peninsula">peninsula</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="juts">juts</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="westerly">westerly</span> <span word="winds">winds</span>.</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="westerly">westerly</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="belt">belt</span> <span word="circulates">circulates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span> <span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="Change">Change</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="tighter">tighter</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 1,000 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1940<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p> <span word="Abram">Abram</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="reconstructed">reconstructed</span> <span word="Antarcticas">Antarcticas</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="cores">cores</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="conclude">conclude</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>, <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="westerly">westerly</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="tying">tying</span> [<span word="trapping">trapping</span>] <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="stops">stops</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="masses">masses</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span>, <span word="Abram">Abram</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="paradox">paradox</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span> <span word="gases">gases</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="strengthening">strengthening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="westerly">westerly</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="isolating">isolating</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span>.</p>
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