Hurricane(飓风) Babette reached the northeastern United St Wap版

试题详情及答案解析

Hurricane(飓风) Babette reached the northeastern United States today and caused death and destruction everywhere. The killer storm carried winds of 135 miles per hour. The high winds and heavy rains, together with the force of the Atlantic Ocean, created extremely dangerous waves. It is not yet known how many people died or were hurt in this storm, but it is said that the numbers will be very high. The damage to homes, business and crops will run into billions of dollars. Now that the storm is over, the long, slow rebuilding will begin.
With the arrival of the tornado season, the National Weather Service is again telling people how to protect themselves from these deadly storms. The winds from tornadoes are the most violent winds on earth. They can blow up to 400 miles per hour. A tornado looks like a funnel(漏斗). It is also very loud. It may sound like a train coming at you. In fact, the winds from a tornado can pick up a train and throw it around. If a tornado is seen in your area, it is very important that you protect yourself. A basement (地下室) is the safest place to go. Try to wait under a table in the basement. If your building does not have a basement, stay on the ground floor but lie flat under a bed or table. Stay away from windows. If you are outside or in your car, try to find a narrow place to lie down in.
As the area tries to deal with the worst flood of the century, there are many heartwarming stories of people helping other people. From all over the world people have sent food and clothes to help the thousands who have had to leave their homes. Many volunteers have come to help to make sandbags and use them to build walls against the overflowing river. While the result of this disaster will be terrible for many, it is beautiful to see people coming together to help others and save lives, and property (财产).
【小题1】What are the three short passages about?

A．Newspaper articles about the weather.

B．Bad weather forecasts in newspapers.

C．Introduction to climate in different places.

D．Popular science on climate.

【小题2】We can learn from the passages that ________.

A．Hurricane Babette damaged the northwestern coast of US

B．when there’s flooding, sandbags can be made and used to build wall

C．the National Weather Service often takes measures to protect the local people

D．people are often reminded of how to protect themselves from snowstorm

【小题3】What does the word “tornado ”mean?

A．台风

B．龙卷风

C．洪水

D．冰雹

【小题4】According to the passages, a person who sees a tornado in his area, had better Not _______.

A．stay on the ground floor but lie down under a bed

B．go to the basement and wait under a table

C．find a deep narrow place to lie down in

D．drive his car away as fast as possible

答案：【小题1】A
【小题2】B
【小题3】B
【小题4】D

试题分析：本文讲述了自然灾害带给人们的灾难及怎么在这些灾难中自保的方法，还有这些灾难中涌现的英雄人物。
【小题1】A 主旨归纳题。第一段讲述飓风造成的损失，第二段讲述龙卷风中人们如何自救，第三段讲述了这些灾难中涌现的热血人物。故这篇应该是一篇关于天气的新闻稿。故选A
【小题2】B 细节题。由第三段make sandbags and use them to build walls against the overflowing river可知沙袋可以筑成墙抗洪。故选B
【小题3】B 细节题。由第二段blow up to 400 miles per hour. A tornado looks like a funnel(漏斗)可知这是一个吹动的漏斗，所以是龙卷风。故选B
【小题4】D 细节题。由第二段最后一段or in your car, try to find a narrow place to lie down in.
可知应该停车而不是快速行驶。故选D
考点：考查新闻类阅读

2015学年福建四地六校高一上第二次联考英语试卷（带解析）