For many Americans,2013 ended with an unusually bitter cold spell.Late November and December_______(36)early snow and bone-chilling temperatures in much of the country,part of a year when,for the first time in two________ (37),record-cold days will likely turn out to have outnumbered record-warm ones.But the U.S.was the exception:November was the warmest ever________(38),and current data indicates that 2013is likely to have been the fourth hottest year on record. Enjoy the snow now,because________(39)are good that 2014 will be even hotter,perhaps the hottest year since records have been kept.That's because,scientists are predicting,2014 will be an El Nino year. El Nino,Spanish for“the child”,________(40)when su ce ocean waters in the southern Pacific become abnormally warm.So large is the Pacific,covering 3 0%of the planet's suce,that the ________(41)ene rgy generated by its warming is enough to touch of f a series of weather changes around the world.El Ninos are ________(42)with abnormally dry conditio ns in Southeast Asia and Australia.They can lead t o extreme rain in parts of North and South America ,even as southern Africa________(43)dry weather.Ma rine life may be affected too:El Ninos can________ (44)the rising of the cold,nutrient-rich(营养丰富的)wat er that supports large fish ________(45),and the u nusually warm ocean temperatures can destroy coral(珊瑚). A)additional I)logically B)associated J)occurs C)bore K)populations D)chances L)realize E)communicated M)reduce F)decades N)saw G)experiences O)specific H)globally Keys:36—40NFHDJ 41—45ABGMK