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Weather Severe winter weather during the first three weeks of January caused hundreds of deaths in Europe. A massive dome o

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     Severe winter weather during the first three weeks of January caused hundreds of deaths in Europe. A massive dome of cold air became entrenched over northern Scandinavia and northern USSR in mid-December of 1986. It migrated westward and southward so that by January 12 much of the continent was under its influence. On that day, central England had its coldest day since 1945, with London recording 160F (-90℃). In Leningrad, USSR, temperatures dipped to -490F (-450℃), reportedly the coldest in 250 years.     Coastal and river ice brought a halt to shipping in northern Europe. The cold was also accompanied by a major snowstorm that snarled rail and road transport in Western Europe on January 11 to 13. Snow fell as far south as the French Riviera．On January 14, East Berlin recorded January 11 to 13. Snow fell as far south as the French Riviera．On January 14, East Berlin recorded an all-time record low of -130F (-110℃ ), while Paris measured a snowfall of 5.5 inches (14 centimeters) — the fourth heaviest on record.
    During the first two weeks of the month, the cold was blamed for 77 deaths in the USSR, including 48 from heating accidents and 29 from avalanches. In Poland, home fires claimed 27 lives. By the time the cold began easing around January 19, the total reported deaths from snow and cold across Europe and the USSR neared 350.
    The interior of North America was experiencing record mildness.  Parts of Alberta, Canada, enjoyed the warmest January ever, with temperatures averaging up to 18 F (10℃) above normal. The January warmth turned out to be part of a remarkably persistent weather anomaly. From December 1986 through 1987, monthly average temperatures across a large area of Canada remained above normal. From December through April, readings averaged 110F (60℃) above normal in an area extending from eastern Alberta to western Ontario. In Ontario, August was the first month with below-normal temperatures after eight consecutive months above normal.  Localized areas had even more persistent warmth. At Vancouver International Airport, November was the 16th consecutive month with above-normal temperatures. The relative warmth across the continent is a feature often associated with warm ocean waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
选项 A、40
B、41
C、42
D、43
答案C
解析 此题为跳读题。可以“90”为关键词查找。计算时需注意January 12，1945与mid-December，1986之间的时间距离是42年而非41年。
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