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五、（2024·苏州市工业园区期末）阅读理解。
新素养 推理探究 A study of trees has shown that last summer was the hottest in 2,000 years. Scientists usually study changes in temperature by comparing（对比）temperature records in different periods. However，the records before 1850 are not in detail，so scientists decided to use a different way to study historical temperatures. They did this by looking at the tree - ring records from thousands of trees across nine different areas in the Earth's Northern Hemisphere（北半球）.
Tree rings are the circles you see on a stump（树桩）of wood when a tree is cut down. They hold important information. The number of rings shows how many years the tree has been alive，and the rings can also show local climate（气候）conditions.
Using tree - ring data（数据），the scientists were able to work out the temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere every summer between the years AD 1 and 1849. They compared these to last year's summer temperatures and found that 2023 was warmer than any summer during the period studied.
Scientists say that tree rings are useful for studying how the climate has changed over time. However，there isn't enough tree - ring data from the Southern Hemisphere. Because the climate there may not be as seasonally changeable as that in the Northern Hemisphere. Besides，the Southern Hemisphere has less forested area. Historically，more study has been done in the Northern Hemisphere，so more data has been collected.
1. What does “a different way” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. Visiting nine different areas.
B. Studying the tree - ring records.
C. Comparing temperature records.
D. Checking the records before 1850.
2. What information can tree rings provide?
A. The time when trees were cut down.
B. The places where the trees grew.
C. The height of the trees in warmer places.
D. The ages of the trees and local climate.
3. 新考法 写作手法 How is the last paragraph organized?
A. Time order.
B. Space order.
C. General to specific.
D. Specific to general.
新素养 推理探究 A study of trees has shown that last summer was the hottest in 2,000 years. Scientists usually study changes in temperature by comparing（对比）temperature records in different periods. However，the records before 1850 are not in detail，so scientists decided to use a different way to study historical temperatures. They did this by looking at the tree - ring records from thousands of trees across nine different areas in the Earth's Northern Hemisphere（北半球）.
Tree rings are the circles you see on a stump（树桩）of wood when a tree is cut down. They hold important information. The number of rings shows how many years the tree has been alive，and the rings can also show local climate（气候）conditions.
Using tree - ring data（数据），the scientists were able to work out the temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere every summer between the years AD 1 and 1849. They compared these to last year's summer temperatures and found that 2023 was warmer than any summer during the period studied.
Scientists say that tree rings are useful for studying how the climate has changed over time. However，there isn't enough tree - ring data from the Southern Hemisphere. Because the climate there may not be as seasonally changeable as that in the Northern Hemisphere. Besides，the Southern Hemisphere has less forested area. Historically，more study has been done in the Northern Hemisphere，so more data has been collected.
1. What does “a different way” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. Visiting nine different areas.
B. Studying the tree - ring records.
C. Comparing temperature records.
D. Checking the records before 1850.
2. What information can tree rings provide?
A. The time when trees were cut down.
B. The places where the trees grew.
C. The height of the trees in warmer places.
D. The ages of the trees and local climate.
3. 新考法 写作手法 How is the last paragraph organized?
A. Time order.
B. Space order.
C. General to specific.
D. Specific to general.
答案
1. B
2. D
3. C 【解析】最后一段先总述南半球用来研究气候的树轮的信息很少，后具体讲述出现该现象的原因，则此处运用的是从概括到具体的行文思路。
2. D
3. C 【解析】最后一段先总述南半球用来研究气候的树轮的信息很少，后具体讲述出现该现象的原因，则此处运用的是从概括到具体的行文思路。
