五、阅读理解

Lake Puraquequara, Brazil
A Village on Water Was Stranded(搁浅的)
The village was usually on the water in the Amazon rainforest. However, there was little rain in Brazil last year. The lake was short of water. The village was stranded on the lake bed as a result.
California, America
Using AI to Stop Fires
California uses AI to report wildfire. The AI can find smoke and fire. It uses over a thousand cameras in forests across the state. In two months, AI found 77 fires before any 911 calls came in.
Ogasawara Islands, Japan
A New Island Came Out
An underwater volcano(火山) broke out on October 21st, 2023. By early November, a new island near Japan came out. The new island was as high as 20 metres above the sea and then it became smaller.
Kenya
Families Left Homes
Many families in Kenya left their homes because of floods. Trains to and from Mombasa had to stop running. The floods started after heavy rain. The warm sea water made the weather worse.
()1. What do people use AI to report in the news?
A. Dry weather. B. Wildfire.
C. Heavy rain. D. Big floods.
()2. In which country do floods make people leave their homes?
A. Brazil. B. America. C. Japan. D. Kenya.
()3. The four news items are about .
A. natural disasters B. interesting places
C. traffic accidents D. tourist cultures

1.B 2.D 3.A

【分析】
这是一道英语阅读理解选择题，需通过定位原文对应信息解题：第1题询问AI报告的内容，需定位美国加利福尼亚相关段落查找AI的用途；第2题询问因洪水导致人们离家的国家，需定位肯尼亚相关段落找原因；第3题归纳四则新闻的主题，需总结四则内容的共性。
【解析】
1. 定位California段落第一句“California uses AI to report wildfire.”，明确AI用于报告野火，对应选项B。
2. 定位Kenya段落第一句“Many families in Kenya left their homes because of floods.”，可知肯尼亚因洪水导致居民离家，对应选项D。
3. 四则新闻分别为：巴西干旱致村庄搁浅、美国用AI防野火、日本火山形成新岛、肯尼亚洪水致居民离家，均属于自然灾害相关内容，对应选项A。
【答案】
1.B 2.D 3.A
【知识点】
阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为基础英语阅读理解题，侧重考查学生快速查找原文细节和归纳文本主旨的能力，文本信息明确，难度较低，适合巩固阅读基础。
【难度系数】
0.8