2018年3月24日托福阅读机经

1、2018年3月24日托福阅读机经本文从网络收集而来，上传到平台为了帮到更多的人，如果您需要使用本文档，请点击下载按钮下载本文档(有偿下载)，另外祝您生活愉快，工作顺利，万事如意！托福考试需要做好全方位的准备，很多机经其实都输不错的复习材料，那么有哪些好的机经呢？这想必是不少出国人士比较关心的问题，你可以往下看文章或者点击收藏，和出国留学网一起来看看2019年3月24日托福阅读机经，欢迎阅读。2019年3月24日托福阅读机经Title:TheClimateofJapanAtthemostgenerallevel,twomajorclimaticforcesdetermineJapansweath

2、er.PrevailingwesterlywindsmoveacrossEurasia,sweepovertheJapaneseislands,andcontinueeastwardacrossthePacificOcean.Inaddition,greatcyclonicairflows(massesofrapidlycirculatingair)thatariseoverthewesternequatorialPacificmoveinwheellikefashionnortheastwardacrossJapanandnearbyregions.Duringwintermonthshea

3、vymassesofcoldairfromSiberiadominatetheweatheraroundJapan.PersistentcoldwindsskimacrosstheSeaofJapanfromthenorthwest,pickingupmoisturethattheydepositasseveralfeetofsnowonthewesternsideofthemountainrangesonHonshuIsland.Asthecoldairdropsitsmoisture,itflowsoverhighridgesanddowneasternslopestobringcold,

4、relativelydryweathertovalleysandcoastalplainsandcities.InspringtheSiberianairmasswarmsandlosesdensity,enablingatmosphericcurrentsoverthePacifictosteerwarmerairintonortheastAsia.Thiswarm,moistureladenaircoversmostofsouthernJapanduringJuneandJuly.Theresultinglatespringrainsthengivewaytoadriersummertha

5、tissufficientlyhotandmuggy,despitetheislandchainsnortherlylatitude,toallowwidespreadricecultivation.Summerheatisfollowedbythehighlyunpredictableautumnrainsthataccompanytheviolenttropicalwindstormsknownastyphoons.ThesecyclonicstormsoriginateoverthewesternPacificandtravelingreatclockwisearcs,initially

6、headingwesttowardthePhilippinesandsouthernChina,curvingnorthwardlaterintheseason.ColdweatherdrivesthesestormseastwardacrossJapanthroughearlyautumn,revitalizingtheSiberianairmassandusheringinnewannualweathercycle.ThisyearlycyclehasplayedkeyroleinshapingJapanesecivilization.Ithasassuredtheislandsample

7、precipitation,rangingirregularlyfrommorethan200centimetersannuallyinpartsofthesouthwesttoabout100inthenortheastandaveraging180forthecountryaswhole.Themoistureenablestheislandstosupportuncommonlylushforestcover,butthecombinationofprecipitousslopesandheavyrainfallalsogivestheislandsoneoftheworld's

8、highestratesofnaturalerosion,intensifiedbybothhumanactivityandthenaturalshocksofearthquakesandvolcanism.ThesefactorshavegivenJapanitswealthofsedimentarybasins,buttheyhavealsomademountainsidesextremelysusceptibletoerosionandlandslidesandhencegenerallyunsuitableforagriculturalmanipulation.Theislandcha

9、in'smountainsbackboneandgreatlengthfromnorthtosouthproduceclimaticdiversitythathascontributedtoregionaldifferences.GenerallysunnywintersalongthePacificseaboardhavemadehabitationthererelativelypleasant.AlongtheSeaofJapan,ontheotherhand,cold,snowywintershavediscouragedsettlement.Furthermore,althou

10、ghannualprecipitationishighinthatregion,muchofitcomesassnowandrushestotheseaasspringrunoff,leavinglittlemoistureforfarming.SummerweatherpatternsinnorthernHonshu,andespeciallyalongtheSeaofJapan,havealsodiscouragedagriculture.Theareaissubjecttotheyamaseeffect,whencoolairfromthenorthsometimeslowerstemp

11、eraturessharplyanddamagesfarmproduction.Theimpactofthiseffecthasbeenespeciallygreatonricecultivationbecause,ifitistogrowwell,thericegrowninJapanrequiresmeansummertemperatureof20centigradeorhigher.dropof23canleadtoa3050percentdropinriceyield,andtheyamaseeffectiscapableofexceedingthatlevel.Thisyamasee

12、ffectdoesnot,however,extendveryfarsouth,wheremostprecipitationcomesintheformofrainandthebulkofitinspring,summer,andfall,whenmostusefulforcultivation.Eventheautumntyphoons,whichdepositmostoftheirmoisturealongthesouthernseaboard,arebeneficialbecausetheypromotethestartofthewintercropsthatforcenturiesha

13、vebeengrowninsouthernJapan.Inshort,forthepasttwomillennia,theclimateingeneralandpatternsofprecipitationinparticularhaveencouragedtheJapanesetoclustertheirsettlementsalongthesoutherncoast,mostdenselyalongtheshelteredInlandSea,movingintothenortheast.Therethelimitsthattopographyimposedonproductionhaveb

14、eentightenedbyclimate,withtheresultthatagriculturaloutputhasbeenmoremodestandlessreliable,makingtheriskofcropfailureandhardshipcommensuratelygreater.ParagraphAtthemostgenerallevel,twomajorclimaticforcesdetermineJaparisweather.PrevailingwesterlywindsmoveacrossEurasia,sweepovertheJapaneseislands,andco

15、ntinueeastwardacrossthePacificOcean.Inaddition,greatcyclonicairflows(massesofrapidlycirculatingair)thatariseoverthewesternequatorialPacificmoveinwheellikefashionnortheastwardacrossJapanandnearbyregions.DuringwintermonthsheavymassesofcoldairfromSiberiadominatetheweatheraroundJapan.Persistentcoldwinds

16、skimacrosstheSeaofJapanfromthenorthwest,pickingupmoisturethattheydepositasseveralfeetofsnowonthewesternsideofthemountainrangesonHonshuIsland.Asthecoldairdropsitsmoisture,itflowsoverhighridgesanddowneasternslopestobringcold,relativelydryweathertovalleysandcoastalplainsandcities.1.Accordingtoparagraph

17、1,allofthefollowingaretrueofthecoldairfromSiberiaEXCEPT:ItgathersmoistureasitmovesacrosstheSeaofJapan.ItisresponsiblefbrthesnowthatfallsonthewesternsideofHonshuIsland.Itiswarmedbythecyclonicairflowsfromthesouththatmixwithit.Itisresponsibleforthecold,dryweatheroftheeasternvalleysandcoastalplainsandci

18、ties.Paragraph1ismarkedwithanarrow.Paragraph2InspringtheSiberianairmasswarmsandlosesdensity,enablingatmosphericcurrentsoverthePacifictosteerwarmerairintonortheastAsia.Thiswarm,moistureladenaircoversmostofsouthernJapanduringJuneandJuly.Theresultinglatespringrainsthengivewaytoadriersummerthatissufficientlyhotandmuggy,espitetheislandchainsnortherlylatitude,toallowwidespreadricecultivation.3.Whydoestheauthorincludethephrase“despitetheislandchainsnortherlylatitude”intheparagraph?Toindicatethatonewouldnotexpectsuc