Reading Assignment #19

予習の仕方

1. まずは記事を読み大意を把握する。

2. わからない単語を確認し、記事の内容を理解しながらしっかり読む。

3. Quizに取り組む。（解答は公開されません。仲間と意見交換して適切な答えを探すのも良いでしょう)

   • 語彙問題では、パソコンの検索機能Command+F（Mac）、Ctrl+F（Windows）等を使い、本文から単語を探しましょう。

4. もう一度記事を読んで理解を確認する。

5. Further studies

   • 記事のトピックについてリサーチする

   • 記事のサマリーをまとめる

   • 著者について調べる

   • 関連記事を読む

   • その他

1. nature NEWS

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Article Title

• Rare ozone hole opens over Arctic — and it’s big (27 March 2020)

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00904-w

2. Quiz

Answer the following questions.

Exercise: Answer the following questions.

1. Which of the following can substitute for the word shield in "where it shields life from solar ultraviolet radiation"?

a) protect

b) prevent

c) proclaim

2. Which of the following factors is NOT responsible for the ozone layer’s depletion?

a) Cold temperatures. 

b) Clouds that form about 5 kilometers above the ground.

c) Gases that come from refrigerants.

3. Which of the following can replace the word "trigger" in "trigger reactions on the surfaces"?

a) set off

b) set up

c) set forth 

4. Which of the following is correct?

a) The weather is very much alike in the Arctic and the Antarctic in winter.

b) The weather becomes colder in the Antarctic than in the Arctic in winter.

c) The weather is more predictable in the Arctic than in the Antarctic in winter.

5. Which of the following is NOT correct about the ozone hole which has formed over the Arctic this year? 

a) It will probably be the biggest ozone hole ever observed.

b) The ozone level is about one tenth that of the average year.

c) The Arctic has experienced the same level of ozone depletion many times before. 

6. Which of the following is the word "surpass" in "on track to surpass those" closest in meaning to?

a) surprise

b) exceed

c) supersede

7. What was the 1987 Montreal Protocol designed to accomplish?

a) Discontinuing the use of ozone depleting chemicals in stages. 

b) Discontinuing the use of ozone depleting chemicals at once. 

c) Discontinuing some of the ozone depleting chemicals over the years to come.

8. Which of the following is the word "chance" in "there is a small chance" closest in meaning to? 

a) risk

b) possibility

c) opportunity

9. What will happen to the ozone hole that has formed over the Arctic in the coming weeks?

a) It will disappear completely. 

b) It will gradually increase in size. 

c) It may become smaller. 

10. Which of the following can replace the word "eagerly" in "we’re just eagerly watching"?

a) extensively

b) especially

c) keenly