C (2026南通启东长江中学月考)
①One of the best parts of autumn is its beautiful colours. Normally green leaves turn red, orange, yellow, and finally brown. This is called “leaf phenology(叶片物候)”, and many people look forward to it every year. However, because of climate change, autumn is changing.
②According to a study, the season length is growing, meaning that it is taking longer for leaves to change their colours. And this is not the only way that climate change is destroying the season.
③“Trees are holding on to their leaves longer,” explained Dr Howard, a climate scientist. “In my own neighbourhood, I can remember that the leaves would drop a lot sooner 20 years ago than they do now. This is a personal opinion, but research actually supports this phenomenon(现象) we’re finding.”
④Climate change isn’t only causing the leaves to change later. We can also expect later frosts(霜) according to Dr Michael, a teacher of a university. Michael said, “That means pests(害虫) will be active for a longer time in autumn, causing a greater health danger to human beings.”
⑤If there is no good news at all, though, we may be able to avoid this development. Michael said that if humans controlled their carbon dioxide emission(二氧化碳排放), they could still stop the worst effects of climate change. “A new study shows that warming will likely stop after the emission of carbon reaches zero,” Michael said in his recent comment for Live Science.
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C
)52. Which of the following is one of the effects of climate change on autumn?
A. The season length is becoming shorter. B. Leaves are changing their colours earlier.
C. Leaves are staying on the trees longer. D. There are more frosts in autumn.
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D
)53. What can we infer from Dr Michael’s words in Paragraph 4?
A. Pests will disappear completely if there are earlier frosts.
B. Later frosts in autumn are good for people’s health.
C. People should try to kill pests in autumn.
D. The longer pests are active, the more dangerous it is for people.
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C
)54. What is the author’s purpose of writing this passage?
A. To tell readers about the beautiful colours of autumn.
B. To introduce the research of Dr Howard and Dr Michael.
C. To show how climate change is affecting autumn.
D. To draw people’s attention to environmental protection.
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A
)55. 创新设题 文章结构 What is the structure of the passage?
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