第二篇：
Around the world, people are struggling to deal with dangerous heat waves. In many places, the __36__ arefar above normal for this time of year. So governments are working hard to protect their people from the worsteffects of the __37__ . The US National Weather Service (NWS) says that over 100 million Americans are currentlybeing __38__ by dangerous temperatures. The NWS has __39__ people in these areas to stay indoors if theydon’t need to go out. The heat wave began over the weekend in the West and Southwest, and has now moved east.The states across the central US to the Atlantic coast are __40__ in extremely high temperatures. Governments inmany large cities have set up “cooling centers” to give people a place to escape the high temperatures.
【題組】36.
(A) exposures
(B) pollutions
(C) rainfalls
(D) temperatures