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Reading Comprehension

Extreme heat is currently the deadliest natural 101. Which of the following can be concluded from
hazard in the US, with young children and adults the passage?
over the age of 65 among the most vulnerable A) Extreme heat is no longer a major hazard in the
to heat-related illness and death. Analysis by US due to advancements in cooling technology.
The Texas Tribune found more than 275 people
in Texas died from heat-related illness in 2022, B) Extreme heat primarily affects only Texas and
which was a two-decade high, and this year’s does not pose a significant risk in other regions.
heatwave appears to be worse. Young children, C) The number of heat-related deaths has been
the elderly, the sick, and the poor who cannot steadily decreasing over the past two decades.
afford technology including air-conditioning to help
keep them cool are particularly vulnerable to the D) People with underlying health conditions are
less affected by extreme heat.
effects of extreme heat. High air temperatures can
cause heat stroke, dehydration and affect people’s E) Those who lack access to cooling technologies
cardiovascular and nervous systems. “This are at greater risk of heatwaves.
heatwave has been very stressful for people in the
region, and especially dangerous for people with
underlying health risks,” says Andrew Pershing,
vice president for science at Climate Central, a
non-profit that analyses climate science. Research
by Climate Central found a “significant increase”
in the number of days above local “risky heat
thresholds” in several Texas cities, when heat-
related health risks increase. For example, Austin
has 53 more risky heat days per year than in 1970.

100. According to the passage, heatwave this year 102. According to the research, ----.
----.
A) the number of days, or “risky heat days,” has
A) has caused fewer deaths and diseases that the significantly increased in several Texas cities
elderly would suffer compared to 2022 B) the number of heat-related health risks has
B) is worse than the previous year, which saw a remained stable over the past few decades
two-decade high in heat-related deaths in Texas C) extreme heat has minimal impact on human
C) has had slight impact on the vulnerable health and does not contribute to serious
populations such as the adolescents and the illnesses
elderly D) Texas has experienced fewer heat-related
D) is less severe due to the increased and deaths in recent years despite rising
advanced use of air conditioning temperatures
E) has only affected healthy adults, with no risks to E) access to air conditioning and cooling
the children or the elderly in general technologies has eliminated heat-related health
risks

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