[originaltext] A big storm hit Great Britain.(3)Two people died. Roads and h

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问题  
A big storm hit Great Britain.(3)Two people died. Roads and highways are closed. Homes are without power. And travelers are stranded in Great Britain because of record rainfall. The rain set records and affected the northern part of England and Scotland. The national weather service issued a "red" alert for rain in the area.
    Most of the region received between 200 to 300 millimeters of rain over the weekend, according to the UK’s National Weather Service. Honister Pass, an area north of Manchester in the Lake District, received 341 millimeters of rain on December 5.
    Extreme rainy weather is not only affecting the northern hemisphere. The city of Chennai in southern India also received over 300 millimeters of rain in 24 hours last week.
     (4)The rain emergencies came at the same time world leaders are meeting in France to discuss climate change at the COP21 convention.
3. What damage did the storm cause in Britain?
4. What was happening when the storm hit Great Britain?

选项 A、A meeting on climate change was ongoing in France.
B、A heavy rain was pouring down in southern India.
C、Emergency supplies were being sent to Great Britain.
D、Strikes against pay cuts were going on in Scotland.

答案 A

解析 新闻中提到,这场紧急暴雨发生时,世界领导人正在法国举办的第二十一届联合国气候变化大会上共商气候变化问题。
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