- 阅读理解A
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题目： The article was written to explain（）. - A 、the greenhouse effect
- B 、the solar effects on the earth
- C 、the models of solar weather interactions
- D 、the causes affecting weather
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
根据文章，作者主要探讨了两种对大气温度变化产生影响的原因——人为因素和自然因素。若以人为原因为主，现在的大气温度应比以前更高，但事实上相反，大气温度似乎在下降；若以自然原因为主，现在应该进入一个新的Ice Age,但是又没有，说明carbon dioxide与solar effects在相互影响着大气的温度，因此，所给的四个选项中，只有D全面表达了文章所要说的内容，即解释影响天气的原因。
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