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A heat wave (热浪) happened in parts of India in 2015. Temperature in parts of the country during those days went up to 48℃. Over 1,100 people died.

Very hot weather is common in many parts of the world. Hot weather can cause (导 致)health problems and death.

Floods (洪灾) and other natural disasters kill a lot of people every year. And we hear much about them in news reports. But we hear little about heat. Scientists say it may be nature′s most dangerous killer.

Scientists say that since the year 1900, very hot weather has killed more people in the US than any other natural disaster. One year-the strange hot summer of 1980-caused about 1,700 deaths in the US. In 1995, more than 600 people died in another heat wave in one city- Chicago.

Doctors say people can not only drink lots of cool water, but also do some other things to stop health problems caused by heat. Stay out of the sun, if possible. Wear light-colored clothes. Wear a hat while in the sun. Eat less hot food. And when possible, make dinner cooler time of the day. If possible, rest more often.

（    ）1. What′s the main idea of the fourth paragraph?

A.     It is not common that high temperature causes deaths.

B.     Hot weather makes no difference to people′s life.

C.     The number of deaths caused by very hot weather is high.

D.     Hot weather is common only in the US.

（    ）2. How many ways are there to stop health problems caused by heat in the passage?

A. Six.         B. Seven.         C. Eight.         D. Nine.

（    ）3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A.     Floods can also make people lose their lives.

B.    More than 1,100 people died in India because of the heat wave in 2015.

C.    Heat may be nature′s most dangerous killer according to scientists.

D.     People should have more hot food to keep healthy in hot weather.

（    ）4. What′s the passage mainly about?

A.     Different kinds of natural disasters in the world.

B.     Some health problems caused by hot weather.

C.     Health problems caused by hot weather and ways to stop them.

D.     Special places where heat waves happen more often.

【回答】

1C 2B 3D 4C

知识点：日常生活类

题型：阅读理解