“District collectors have been asked to investigate and submit reports on other deaths”， Bhimsen Gochhayat, a government official said. Other deaths were reported from northern state of Uttar Pradesh and central Madhya Pradesh states.～2010, but there could be a shortage of 1 million—1.5 million tons due to the heatwave, said Veena Sharma, Secretary General of the Roller Flour Millers Federation of India. “Most of the harvesting is over, but there definitely will be a slight shortage of 1 million—1.5 million tons due to the extreme weather conditions”，she told Reuters. relying on an abundant wheat crop to make up for a 14.2% drop in rice output, the major summer­sown grain, marred by the worst monsoon(季风) in 37 years last year. Weather officials said with summer temperatures in India set to remain above average, there were hopes of heavy rain at the start of the monsoon that would help early sowing of rice, soybeans and lentils.

　　36．The purpose of the passage is ________．

　　A．to tell a piece of news of a heatwave

　　B．to record the highest temperature in India

　　C．to report the deaths in the heatwave

　　D．to inform people of a drop of rice output

　　37．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A．The highest temperature in the history of India is 44℃.

　　B．Schools were closed because of the hot weather throughout India.

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