Can you stand the summer heat?
It has been scorching hot in Taiwan this summer. According to the WMO (World Meteorological Organization), it has been the hottest July on record so far. This reasserts the climate change crisis because of two main pieces of evidence.
First, the average global temperature and the sea surface temperature are higher than before. Second, there is more ice loss in the Antarctic Ocean. These have caused extreme weather like heat waves, wildfires, tornadoes, hurricanes and floods on different parts of the Earth.
Therefore, it is urgent for us to face these serious problems because each global citizen is responsible for combatting climate change.
必備單字
1. record n. 記錄（國中基礎1200字）
2. responsible adj. 有責任的（國中基礎1200字）
實用字詞
1. reassert v. 重申
（assert v. 申明、聲稱、斷言）
2. climate change 氣候變遷
3. global adj. 全球的
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FIRST, the average global temperature and the sea surface temperature are higher than before.
SECOND, there is more ice loss in the Antarctic Ocean.
第一，全球均溫和海洋表面溫度皆比以往高。
第二，更多南極區的冰正在消失。
考題練習：
TOEIC Bridge測驗 X 國中會考題型
1. Why is the temperature in summer getting higher?
(A) Climate change.
(B) Extreme weather.
(C) Wildfires.
2. Which of the following is NOT evidence of climate change?
(A) The higher sea surface temperature.
(B) The ice loss in the Antarctic Ocean.
(C) The lower average global temperature.
3. Based on the reading, what can we assert?
(A) There is no extreme weather in Asia.
(B) This summer is probably the hottest ever.
(C) Scientists should pay more attention to climate change.
解答:
1. (A)
2. (C)
3. (B)
文章由TOEIC Program Taiwan · Chun Shin提供：
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