2020年MEM考试考前英语外刊阅读（一）

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In August 2003, France baked. A record-breaking heat wave swept the country for two weeks, pushing the thermometer up to 111.4 degrees Fahrenheit. More than 15,000 people – mostly old people, and often lonely old people – had died because of the unusual heat, they discovered. The country was mortified.

This year, summer struck with a vengeance again; temperatures reached a national record of 114.8 F. But this time the death toll did not exceed 1,462, according to just-released official figures. This year the government unleashed a flood of leaflets, posters, radio and TV spots, and internet advertisements warning people about the heat wave and advising them how to cope with its effects.

The heat wave plan, which has been refined over the past 15 years, is built on careful forecasting by the national meteorological service and widespread diffusion of those forecasts so the public and officialdom can prepare for any unusually hot weather. The plan sets four levels of preparedness, from keeping a special eye out between June 1 and Sept. 15 up to “maximum mobilization” declared by the prime minister.

文本选自：The Christian Science Monitor(基督教科学箴言报)

作者：Peter Ford

原文标题：Heat waves: How France has cut death toll 90% since 2003

参考译文

2003年8月，法国热浪席卷。破纪录的热浪席卷法国全境两周，温度攀升至111.4华氏度。据发现，由于异常高温，超过1.5万人死亡，其中大部分是老人，而且通常是孤寡老人。整个国家处境尴尬。

今夏，热浪再次猛烈席卷;气温达到114.8华氏度，创全国记录。但根据刚刚发布的官方数据，这次的死亡人数没有超过1462人。今年政府投放了大量的传单、海报、广播和电视节目，以及网络广告，警告人们注意热浪，并建议他们如何应对热浪影响。

在过去的15年里，热浪计划进一步完善，该计划是基于国家气象局对高温天气的仔细预测并广泛传播这些预测而建立的，从而让公众和政府部门官员能够为任何异常炎热的天气做好准备。该计划设定了四个级别的应对准备工作，从6月1日至9月15日期间保持特别关注到总理宣布的“最大动员”不等。

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