It's official—July was the hottest month on Earth since scientists started recording the planet's temperatures. Data from America's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reveal that last month, the Earth hit its hottest temperatures since records began 136 years ago. NASA spokesman Gavin Schmidt tweeted: "July 2016 was absolutely the hottest month since the instrumental records began." It beat the previous hottest July in 2011 by 0.11 degrees Celsius, which scientists say is a substantial amount. According to NASA, July was the tenth straight month of record-breaking temperatures. It looks like the year 2016 might now become the hottest year on record.

The science website gizmodo.com stated that July could be the hottest month since prehistoric times. It said，"In all likelihood, it was the hottest month since the last inter-glacial period ended 125,000 years ago." Meteorology expert professor Jason Furtado said， "It's a little alarming to me that we're going through these records like nothing this year." The news organization Climate Central reported that the record temperatures of the past few years have been caused by the burning of fossil fuels and the occurrence of the El Nino weather phenomenon. However, Australian politician Malcolm Roberts recently rubbished climate change as a conspiracy theory and accused NASA of corrupting climate change data.

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1.What’s the best title of the passage?

A Climate change.

B The hottest month.

C NASA.

D The El Nino.

解析：选B。文章标题题。文章第一句是本文的主题句，即2016年7月是最热的月份，故选B。

2.When was the hottest month since the instrumental records began?

A July 2013.

B July 2014.

C July 2015.

D July 2016.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第1段的July 2016 was absolutely the hottest month since the instrumental records began可知，选D。

3.What causes the record temperatures of the past few years ?

A The burning of fossil fuels.

B The change of the weather.

C Water pollution.

D Air pollution.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第2段的...the record temperatures of the past few years have been caused by the burning of fossil fuels可知，选A。

4.According to NASA, July was the_____ straight month of record-breaking temperatures.

A seventh

B eleventh

C tenth

D ninth

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第1段的July was the tenth straight month of record-breaking temperatures.可知，选C。

5.What’s the meaning of the underlined words “going through”?

A 经历.

B 穿过.

C 打破.

D 出去.

解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据语境，我们在不知不觉中度过了这最热的天气，因此判定go through应该表示“经历”。选A。