英语卷·2018届福建省三明一中高三上学期开学考试（2017-09） 17页

三明一中2017-2018学年度上学期开学考试（2017年8月）‎ 高三英语试题 ‎（时间：120分钟；满分：150分）‎ 第一部分　听力(共两节，满分30分)‎ 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。‎ 第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)‎ ‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. What does the woman think of the movie?‎ A. It’s amusing. B. It’s exciting. C. It’s disappointing.‎ ‎2. How will Susan spend most of her time in France?‎ A. Traveling around. B. Studying at a school. C. Looking after her aunt. ‎ ‎3. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. Going out. B. Ordering drinks. C. Preparing for a party.‎ ‎4. Where are the speakers?‎ A. In a classroom. B. In a library. C. In a bookstore.‎ ‎5. What is the man going to do?‎ A. Go on the Internet. B. Make a phone call. C. Take a train trip.‎ 第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. What is the woman looking for?‎ A. An information office. B. A police station. C. A shoe repair shop.‎ ‎7. What is the Town Guide according to the man?‎ A. A brochure. B. A newspaper. C. A map.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What does the man say about the restaurant?‎ A. It’s the biggest one around.‎ ‎ B. It offers many tasty dishes.‎ ‎ C. It’s famous for its seafood.‎ ‎9. What will the woman probably order?‎ ‎ A. Fried fish. B. Roast chicken. C. Beef steak.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Where will Mr. White be at 11 o’clock?‎ ‎ A. At the office. B. At the airport. C. At the restaurant.‎ ‎11. What will Mr. White probably do at one in the afternoon?‎ A. Receive a guest. B. Have a meeting. C. Read a report.‎ ‎12. When will Miss Wilson see Mr. White?‎ ‎ A. At lunch time. ‎ B. Late in the afternoon. ‎ C. The next morning.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Why is Bill going to Germany?‎ ‎ A. To work on a project. B. To study German. C. To start a new company.‎ ‎14. What did the woman dislike about Germany?‎ A. The weather.        B. The food.        C. The schools.‎ ‎15. What does Bill hope to do about his family?‎ A. Bring them to Germany.‎ B. Leave them in England.‎ C. Visit them in a few months.‎ ‎16. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Fellow-travelers. B. Colleagues. C. Classmates.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. When did it rain last time in Juárez?‎ A. Three days ago. B. A month ago. C. A year ago.‎ ‎18. What season is it in Juárez?‎ A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn.‎ ‎19. What are the elderly advised to do?‎ A. Take a walk in the afternoon.‎ B. Keep their homes cool.‎ C. Drink plenty of water.‎ ‎20. What is the speaker doing?‎ A. Hosting a radio program.‎ B. Conducting a seminar.‎ C. Forecasting the weather.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ ‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Pacific Science Center Guide ‎◆Visit Pacific Science Center’s Store Don’t forget to stop by Pacific Science Center’s Store while you are here to pick up a wonderful science activity or souvenir to remember your visit. The store is located(位于) upstairs in Building 3 right next to the Laser Dome.‎ ‎◆Hungry?‎ ‎ Our exhibits will feed your mind, but what about your body? Our café offers a complete menu of lunch and snack options, in addition to seasonal specials. The café is located upstairs in Building 1 and is open daily until one hour Pacific Science Center closes.‎ ‎◆Rental Information Lockers are available to store any belongs during your visit. The lockers are located in Building 1 near the Information Desk and in Building 3. Pushchairs and wheelchairs are available to rent at the Information Desk and Denny Way entrance. ID required.‎ ‎◆Support Pacific Science Center ‎ Since 1962, Pacific Science Center has been inspiring a passion(热情) for discovery and ‎ lifelong learning in science, math and technology. Today, Pacific Science Center serves more than 1.3 million people a year and brings inquiry-based science education to classrooms and community events all over Washington State. It’s an amazing accomplishment and one we cannot achieve without generous support from individuals, corporations, and other social organizations. Visit pacificsciencecenter.org to find various ways you can support Pacific Science Center.‎ ‎21. Where can you buy a souvenir at Pacific Science Center?‎ A. In Building 1. B. In Building 3.‎ C. At the Laser Dome. D. At the Denny Way entrance.‎ ‎22. What does Pacific Science Center do for schools?‎ A. Train science teachers. B. Distribute science books.‎ C. Inspire scientific research. D. Take science to the classroom.‎ ‎23. What is the purpose of the last part of the text?‎ A. To encourage donations. B. To advertise coming events.‎ C. To introduce special exhibits. D. To tell about the Center’s history.‎ B I work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley. Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain. However, when it works, it is simply beautiful.‎ ‎ I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown. She had found a young owl(猫头鹰) on the ground. When I arrived, I saw a 2-to 3-week-old owl. It had already been placed in a carrier for safety.‎ ‎ I examined the chick(雏鸟) and it seemed fine. If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck. My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree.‎ ‎ The homeowner was very helpful. A wire basket was found. I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down.‎ ‎ Now all that was needed were the parents, but they were absent. I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. These advertise the presence of chicks to ‎ adults; they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well. I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring.‎ ‎ A nervous night to be sure, but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings. I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active. And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all — LUNCH! The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.‎ ‎24. What is unavoidable in the author’s rescue work according to paragraph 1?‎ A. Efforts made in vain. B. Getting injured in his work.‎ C. Feeling uncertain about his future. D. Creatures forced out of their homes.‎ ‎25. Why was the author called to Muttontown?‎ A. To rescue a woman. B. To take care of a woman.‎ C. To look at a baby owl. D. To cure a young owl.‎ ‎26. What made the chick calm down?‎ A. A new nest. B. Some food. C. A recording. D. Its parents.‎ ‎27. How would the author feel about the outcome of the event?‎ A. It’s unexpected. B. It’s beautiful. ‎ C. It’s humorous. D. It’s discouraging.‎ C Some of the world’s most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first annual International Jazz Day. UNESCO( United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying(联合) voice across cultures.‎ Despite the celebrations, though, in the U.S. the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.‎ It’s Jason Moran’s job to help change that. As the Kennedy Center’s artistic adviser for jazz, Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more accessible, and preserve its history and culture.‎ ‎“Jazz seems like it’s not really a part of the American appetite,” Moran tells National Public Radio’s reporter Neal Conan. “What I’m hoping to accomplish is that my generation ‎ and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and white anymore. It’s actually color, and it’s actually digital.”‎ Moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost. “The music can’t be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same,” says Moran.‎ Last year, Moran worked on a project that arranged Fats Waller’s music for a dance party, “just to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance music as much as it is concert music,” says Moran. “For me, it’s the recontextualization. In music, where does the emotion(情感) lie? Are we, as humans, gaining any insight(感悟) on how talk about ourselves and how something as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts? Sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context,” says Moran, “so I want to continue those dialogues. Those are the things I want to foster.”‎ ‎28. Why did UNESCO set April 30 as International Jazz Day?‎ A. To remember the birth of jazz. B. To protect cultural diversity.‎ C. To encourage people to study music. D. To recognize the value of jazz.‎ ‎29. What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 3 refer to?‎ A. Jazz becoming more accessible. B. The production of jazz growing faster.‎ C. Jazz being less popular with the young. D. The jazz audience becoming larger. ‎ ‎30. What can we infer about Moran’s opinion on jazz?‎ A. It will disappear gradually. B. It remains black and white.‎ C. It should keep up with the times. D. It changes every 50 years.‎ ‎31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?‎ A. Exploring the Future of Jazz B. The Rise and Fall of Jazz C. The Story of a Jazz Musician D. Celebrating the Jazz Day D A build-it-yourself solar still（蒸馏器）is one of the best ways to obtain drinking water in areas where the liquid is not readily available. Developed by two doctors in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it’s an excellent water collector. Unfortunately, you must carry the necessary equipment with you, since it’s all but impossible to find natural substitutes. The only components required, though, are a 5＇5＇ sheet of clear or slightly milky plastic, six ‎ feet of plastic tube, and a container — perhaps just a drinking cup — to catch the water. These pieces can be folded into a neat little pack and fastened on your belt.‎ To construct a working still, use a sharp stick or rock to dig a hole four feet across and three feet deep. Try to make the hole in a damp area to increase the water catcher’s productivity. Place your cup in the deepest part of the hole. Then lay the tube in place so that one end rests all the way in the cup and the rest of the line runs up — and out — the side of the hole.‎ ‎ Next, cover the hole with the plastic sheet, securing the edges of the plastic with dirt and weighting the sheet’s center down with a rock. The plastic should now form a cone(圆锥体) with 45-degree-angled sides. The low point of the sheet must be centered directly over, and no more than three inches above, the cup. ‎ ‎ The solar still works by creating a greenhouse under the plastic. Ground water evaporates (蒸发) and collects on the sheet until small drops of water form, run down the material and fall off into the cup. When the container is full, you can suck the refreshment out through the tube, and won’t have to break down the still every time you need a drink. ‎ ‎32. What do we know about the solar still equipment from the first paragraph?‎ A. It’s delicate. B. It’s expensive. C. It’s complex. D. It’s portable.‎ ‎33. What does the underlined phrase “the water catcher” in paragraph 2 refer to?‎ A. The tube. B. The still. C. The hole. D. The cup.‎ ‎34. What’s the last step of constructing a working solar still?‎ A. Dig a hole of a certain size. B. Put the cup in place.‎ C. Weight the sheet’s center down. D. Cover the hole with the plastic sheet.‎ ‎35. When a solar still works, drops of water come into the cup from .‎ A. the plastic tube B. outside the hole C. the open air D. beneath the sheet 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ If anyone had told me three years ago that I would be spending most of my weekends camping, I would have laughed heartily. Campers, in my eyes, were people who enjoyed ‎ insect bites, ill-cooked meals, and uncomfortable sleeping bags. They had nothing in common with me. 36 ‎ The friends who introduced me to camping thought that it meant to be a pioneer. 37 We slept in a tent, cooked over an open fire, and walked a long distance to take the shower and use the bathroom. This brief visit with Mother Nature cost me two days off from work, recovering from a bad case of sunburn and the doctor’s bill for my son’s food poisoning.‎ I was, nevertheless, talked into going on another fun-filled holiday in the wilderness. 38 Instead, we had a pop-up camper with comfortable beds and an air conditioner. My nature-loving friends had remembered to bring all the necessities of life. ‎ ‎ 39 We have done a lot of it since. Recently, we bought a twenty-eight-foot travel trailer complete with a bathroom and a built-in TV set. There is a separate bedroom, a modern kitchen with a refrigerator. The trailer even has matching carpet and curtains. ‎ ‎ 40 It must be true that sooner or later, everyone finds his or her way back to nature. I recommend that you find your way in style.‎ A. This time there was no tent.‎ B. Things are going to be improved.‎ C. The trip they took me on was a rough one.‎ D. I was to learn a lot about camping since then, however.‎ E. I must say that I have certainly come to enjoy camping. ‎ F. After the trip, my family became quite interested in camping.‎ G. There was no shade as the trees were no more than 3 feet tall. ‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life, college sets the stage for that exploration. I myself went through this 41 process and found something that has changed my 42 at college for the better: I discovered ASL-American Sign Language(美式手语).‎ I never felt an urge to 43 any sign language before. My entire family is hearing,‎ ‎ and so are all my friends. The 44 language were enough in all my interactions(交往). Little did I know that I would discover my 45 for ASL.‎ The 46 began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club 47 their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very 48 of communicating without speaking 49 me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the 50 . This newness just left me 51 more.‎ After that, feeling the need to 52 further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club`s meetings. I only learned how to 53 the alphabet that day. Yet instead of being discouraged by my 54 progress, I was excited. I then made it a point to 55 those meetings and learn all I could.‎ ‎ The following term, I 56 an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was 57 . I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant. 58 , if there had been any talking, it would have 59 us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the 60 way of communication it opens.‎ ‎41. A. searching B. planning C. natural D. formal ‎42. A. progress B. experience C. major D. opinion ‎43. A. choose B. read C. learn D. create ‎44. A. official B. foreign C. body D. spoken ‎45. A. love B. concern C. goal D. request ‎46. A. meeting B. trip C. story D. task ‎47. A. recorded B. performed C. recited D. discussed ‎48. A. idea B. amount C. dream D. reason ‎49. A. disturbed B. supported C. embarrassed D. attracted ‎50. A. end B. past C. course D. distance ‎51. A. showing B. acting C. saying D. wanting ‎52. A. exercise B. explore C. express D. explain ‎53. A. print B. write C. sign D. count ‎54. A. slow B. steady C. normal D. obvious ‎55. A. chair B. sponsor C. attend D. organize ‎56. A. missed B. passed C. gave up D. registered for ‎57. A. prohibited B. welcomed C. ignored D. repeated ‎58. A. Lastly     B. Thus    C. Instead   D. However ‎59. A. required   B. caused    C. allowed   D. expected ‎60. A. easy    B. popular    C. quick     D. new 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第二节 语法填空：阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。（共10小题，10空；每空1.5分，满分15分）(61题)‎ There has been a recent trend in the food service industry toward lower fat content and less salt. This trend, which was started by the medical community（医学界）‎ ‎1 a method of fighting heart disease, has had some unintended side ‎ ‎2 (effect) such as overweight and heart disease — the very thing the medical community was trying to fight.‎ Fat and salt are very important parts of a diet. They are required 3 (process) the food that we eat, to recover from injury and for several other bodily functions. When fat and salt 4 (remove) from food, the food tastes as if is missing something. As 5 result, people will eat more food to try to make up for that something missing. Even 6 (bad), the amount of fast food that people eat goes up. Fast food 7 (be) full of fat and salt; by 8 (eat) more fast food people will get more salt and fat than they need in their diet.‎ ‎ Having enough fat and salt in your meals will reduce the urge to snack(吃点心) between meals and will improve the taste of your food. However, be 9 (care) not to go to extremes. Like anything, it is possible to have too much of both, 10 is not good for the health.‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）(62题)‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌中间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：把缺词处加个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎ 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ In the summer holiday following my eighteen birthday, I took driving lessons. I still remember how hard first day was. Before getting into the car, I thought I had learned the instructor’s orders, so once I started the car, my mind goes blank, I forgot what he had said to me altogether. The instructor kept repeating the word, “Speed up!” “Slow down!” “Turning left!” I was so much nervous that I could hardly tell which direction was left. A few minutes late, the instructor asked me to stop the car. It was a relief and I came to a suddenly stop just in the middle on the road.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）(63题)‎ 假定你是李华，想邀请邀请外教Henry一起参观中国剪纸（paper-cutting）艺术展。请给他写封邮件，内容包括： ‎ ‎1.展览时间、地点； ‎ ‎2.展览内容。‎ 注意： 1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ 三明一中2017-2018学年高三上学期开学考（2017年8月）‎ 英语试题参考答案 第一部分 听力（30分，每小题1.5分）‎ ‎1-5 CACBA 6-10 CABCB 11-15 BCABA 16-20 BCACA 第二部分 阅读理解（40分，每小题2分）‎ 第一节 ‎ A篇：21-23 BDA B篇：24-27 ACAB ‎ C篇：28-31 DCCA D篇：32-35 DBCD 第二节 ‎36-40 DCAFE ‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（30分，每小题1.5分）‎ ‎41-45 ABCDA 46-50 CBADB 51-55 DBCAC 56-60 DACBD 第二节 语法填空（每空一词；每空1.5分，满分15分）(61题)‎ ‎1. as 2. effects 3. to process 4. are removed 5. a ‎6. worse 7. is 8. eating 9. careful 10. which 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）(62题)‎ 第二节 书面表达（25分）(63题)‎ One possible version:‎ Dear Mr. Henry, ‎ I’m Li Hua, a Chinese student of yours. I’m writing to invite you to join me in visiting a paper-cutting exhibition, where you can have a close look at traditional Chinese culture as you always wish. The exhibition will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. next Friday in Renmin Park, which is just two blocks away from our school. We can get there by taking Bus Line 101 or Subway Line 2. As is advertised, there will be all sorts of paper-cutting peculiar to China shown on the exhibition, and whoever present will be given a work of a paper-cutting as a gift. For someone so fond of Chinese culture like you, it is absolutely a great opportunity you can’t miss.‎ Look forward to your early reply. ‎ Yours, ‎ Li Hua ‎ 听力原文 Text 1‎ W: Have you seen the movie “Hangover”? We went to see it last night.‎ M: How was it?‎ W: Jason thought it was extremely amusing, but I was a bit disappointed.‎ Text 2‎ M: Susan, I heard you are going to France. How long will you be staying there?‎ W: A whole year. My aunt lives there. I’m going to do a one-month course at a language school and spend the rest of the time traveling. ‎ Text 3‎ M: Let’s see what drinks you’ve got for the party tonight.‎ W: Everything! Beer, wine, soft drinks like Coke, 7-Up…you name it, I’ve got it! Have you ordered the cake?‎ M: Of course.‎ Text 4‎ M: I don’t have a library card. Do I need one?‎ W: You have to have one only to take books out. You’re okay if you just sit in one of the rooms reading.‎ M: Well then, I’ll just read here. Thank you.‎ Text 5‎ W: I wish I knew the times of the trains to London. But our phone’s out of order.‎ M: Don’t worry, Grandma. I’ll find out for you on the Internet.‎ W: Thank you!‎ Text 6‎ W: Excuse me. I wonder if you could tell me how to find a place to have my shoes mended. I’m new in town.‎ M: Ah, there is a good shop not far from here. Go straight ahead and walk about three blocks. I can’t remember the name of the shop, but you’ll find it. It’s near the police station. By the way, you know about the town guide? It’s a thin book and has all kinds of useful information. You’ll find one in any bookstore.‎ W: Thanks a lot! You’ve been so helpful. Let’s see. Did you say the repair shop was three blocks away from here?‎ M: Exactly. ‎ W: Thanks again. ‎ Text 7‎ M: I’ve been here many times. There are quite a lot of delicious dishes to choose from. What are you thinking of ordering? ‎ W: Well, I haven’t decided yet. What are you going to order?‎ M: I think I’ll have the roast chicken. They really make it well here.‎ W: I had roast chicken yesterday when I ate out with Shelly. ‎ M: Their beef steak is good, too. You can have it served with beans and mushrooms. ‎ W: But I'm not that hungry. Is the fried fish or the seafood salad good?‎ M: Never had them before. Maybe if you get the steak, we could share. ‎ W: That sounds like a good idea.‎ Text 8‎ W: Hello, Mr. White. Do you think it’s possible for us to talk sometime today?‎ M: I’d love to, Miss Wilson, but I’ve got a pretty tight schedule today. I’ve got to finish reading the yearly financial report by 10. Then I have to drive to the airport to pick up an advertiser at 11. After that, I’ll have a meeting with him over lunch. ‎ W: Can I see you after lunch?‎ M: Well, let me see…after lunch, I have to attend a senior staff meeting, which may last about two hours. Can you come at 3? We can talk for an hour before I meet my sales team at 4. ‎ W: I’m afraid an hour is too short. What about tomorrow morning?‎ M: 9 to 11, then. I’ll wait for you at the office. ‎ W: OK, see you then. ‎ Text 9‎ W: Hey, Bill. I hear they’re going to send you to Germany for the new project. ‎ M: Boy, news travels fast around here! I only got the orders a couple of hours ago. Rachel doesn’t even know…‎ W: Oh, no? So, what are you waiting for? When do you plan to tell her?‎ M: Well, she is at work at the moment. She doesn’t finish until 5. I’ll have to wait until tonight now, I suppose. ‎ W: Well, I was posted there before, back in 2008. It’s OK — a bit like England, really. At least the weather is similar, and the people aren’t much different. The only thing I didn’t like is the food, especially the sausages. What do you intend to do about the family? Are you going to take them with you?‎ M: Well, I’d like to, but I don’t know much about the situation at the moment…you know, about schools and all that. But I hope to move the family out there in a couple of months’ time. I don’t think I want to spend a year and a half out there on my own...I mean, without Rachel and the kids. I mean, I don’t see that much of them now as it is. ‎ W: Yeah. Well, that’s the way it is normally in our company, I suppose. ‎ M: Yeah. Well, we’ll see. Let me pay for the coffee.‎ W: No, no. I’ll pay.‎ Text 10‎ W: Hello, everyone. Welcome to our program. I’m Jenny Jackson. The weather here in Juárez has become unbearable. With no rains for over a year, the city is suffering from unusually hot weather. Some light showers have been forecast since last month, but all of them have been effective in surrounding areas. Summer has not even started yet, but temperatures have reached 40 degrees centigrade in the past three days. And people have been warned not to go out of their homes — not if you walk on foot, at ‎ least — between 11 in the morning and 7 in the evening. Little kids and the elderly are the ones who have suffered the most from this extreme heat wave. They must drink water all the time. To help our audience have a better understanding of this extreme weather, we have invited Prof. Torres from University of Mexico to our studio this evening.‎