South Asia heatwave kills nearly 100.DHAKA - A heat wave sweeping India, Bangladesh(孟加拉国)

South Asia heatwave kills nearly 100.
DHAKA - A heat wave sweeping India, Bangladesh(孟加拉国) and Nepal has killed nearly 100 people over the past two weeks, officials said on June 3, 2005.
A third of the people died in northern Bangladesh, mostly women and children from dehydration(脱水), heat stroke and diarrhoea(腹泻).
We are getting reports of several deaths due to heat wave and related diseases almost every day, an official said, as temperatures touched 43degC .
The weather office in Dhaka said the hot weather will persist for another week until the monsoon(季风) rains which are normally due by the middle of June.
Severe heat conditions in the southern Indian have killed at least 55 people, officials in the two states said.
While temperatures have fallen from a high of 45degC in Andhra Pradesh to around 40degC, giving a respite to people, they are still on the rise in Orissa with Talcher town registering 48.5deg C, a weather official said.
At least five people have died in Nepal from extreme heat, the government said.
【小题1】We can infer that the heatwave can cause .A．heat stokeB．dehydrationC．diarrhoeaD．all above【小题2】When the monsoon rains come, the temperature will .A．remain the same B．go on to rise sharply C．begin to drop obviously D．rise a little【小题3】Which place is the hottest in the early June, 2005?A．DhakaB．TalcherC．Andhra PradeshD．NepalD

(答案→)D 解析：文章介绍了南亚的热浪给人们带来的伤害，症状有脱水，休克，和腹泻，已经造成了100人死亡。【小题1】细节题：从文章的第一段：women and children from dehydration(脱水), heat stroke and diarrhoea(腹泻).说明ABC都对，选D。【小题2】推理题：从文章第二段的The weather office in Dhaka said the hot weather will persist for another week until the monsoon(季风) rains which are normally due by the middle of June. 说明炎热天气会持续到季候风来的时候，也就是说季候风来了温度会下降。选C。【小题3】细节对比题：从倒数第二段的they are still on the rise in Orissa with Talcher town registering 48.5deg C,以及对比不同地方的温度，看出是 B。

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