IF you lived by the sea, you’d know that typhoons are frequent(频繁的)visitors duri

IF you lived by the sea, you’d know that typhoons are frequent(频繁的)visitors duri

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IF you lived by the sea, you’d know that typhoons are frequent(频繁的)visitors during summer .They bring Strong winds, heavy rain and flooding(洪水)But most of the time, when people stay indoors, they’re just all right.
This is what the people in the Philippines used to believe – until they met the “super typhoon”, Haiyan. 
The typhoon hit the country on Nov 8, at around 5 am, when most people were still asleep. But being at home didn’t keep them safe, since few buildings remained standing once they were hit by wind as violent as 376 kilometers per hour, according to NBC News.
“This is at the top end of any tropical system that we’ve seen on our planet,” said Bryan Norcross, a weather scientist working for NBC. And so far, Haiyan has caused more than 3,600 deaths and left millions of people homeless.
.But where did Haiyan get its destructive power?
According to Brian McNoldy, a tropical weather expert at the University of Miami, US, Haiyan was so strong because “it had everything working for it”
“All typhoons feed off the warm ocean waters,” Colin Price, a weather researcher at Tel Aviv University in Israel, told National Geographic. Tropical storms are like giant engines(发动机),powered by the heat transferred(传导)from the ocean waters to the air above. However, because of climate change, the oceans have been warming up in recent decades. “Warmer oceans will result in more intense(强烈的)storms,” Price said.
Also, Haiyan started near the equator(赤道),where it was able to pick up more heat before heading to the Philippines. Moreover, the route(路线)it traveled was mostly along open ocean, which means no land prevented it from gathering steam(水蒸气).
In addition, there happened to be very little “wind shear(风切变)in the area this time. Wind shear is a sudden change in wind speed or direction, which can tear apart developing storms. This is like when you stir(搅动) a glass of water with a chopstick: a swirl(漩涡)will form, ‘but if you move the chopstick in the opposite direction, the swirl will quickly disappear.”
“When all those things align in a certain way, you’re going to get something like‘Haiyan’.”Jim Kossin, a scientist with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told National Geographic.
小题1:Which of the following is TRUE about typhoons according to the article?
A.They mostly happen early in the morning.
B.They mostly do damage during winter.
C.During most typhoons people can keep safe just by staying at home.
D.This year, more intense storms have happened in the world,
小题2:Which of the following made Haiyan so powerful?
a, lts starting point was the equator
b, The frequency of other intense storms
c. More heat was transferred from the ocean waters to the air above,
d. There was a strong wind shear in the area
e. There was no land in its way
A.abcB.acdC.aceD. ade
小题3:The underlined word “alignin” the last paragraph is closest in meaning to_____
A.disappearB.affect each other
C.Arrive at the topD.Happen at the same time
小题4:The article mainly talks about
A.how destructive Haiyan was
B.Why Haiyan was so destructive
C.how typhoons like Haiyan form(形成)
D.ways to protect yourself when typhoons hit

答案

小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
解析

试题分析:本文介绍了“超级台风”海燕给菲律宾人带来的灾难:3600人死亡,上百万人无家可归。海燕的危害如此巨大的原因有三:1海燕在赤道附近开始聚集更多的热量前往菲律宾。2.它移动的路线主要是沿海,没有土地阻止它收集水蒸气。3. 碰巧那里很少有风切变。
小题1:推理判断题。文章第一段的意思是在夏季的海边台风频繁,台风带来暴风雨,但大多数情况下,菲律宾人相信,只要呆在家里就没事。由此可知,选C。
小题2:细节理解题。在介绍海燕的强大破坏力的原因时提到许多因素使然:1海燕在赤道附近开始聚集更多的热量前往菲律宾。2.它移动的路线主要是沿海,没有土地阻止它收集水蒸气。3. 碰巧那里很少有风切变。故选C。
小题3:词意猜测题。根据上文介绍和本句话的意思(当所有这些事情以某种方式聚齐时,你就会有像海燕那样的强台风。)可知alignin的意思是这些因素碰在一起,与D一致。
小题4:主旨大意题。阅读全文尤其是开头可知,文章主要报道了台风“海燕”强大破坏力的原因,与B一致。
举一反三
President Barack Obama rode a bicycle at the White House Science Fair on April 22. But it wasn’t an ordinary bike. As he pedaled, the President stayed in place, while the energy from his pedaling powered a water filtration (过滤) system. He was testing an invention created by a team of 14 students from Northeast High School, in Oakland Park, Florida.
Payton Karr, 16, and Kiona Elliot, 18, attended the fair as representatives of the project.“We were hoping President Obama would ride the bike, but we didn’t actually expect him to,” Payton told TFK. “ It really meant a lot.” Kiona agreed. “It was pretty awesome to see the invention, which was invented by a group of 14 high school students and one teacher, along with the help of community members, got the interest of the leader of our nation,” she said.
The project was an idea that came about after one of the Northeast students, Kalie Hoke, visited Haiti after the terrible 2010 earthquake and saw how difficult it was to find clean water. The students invented a portable(便携的), bicycle-powered emergency water filtration system, which can provide 20-30 people with drinking water in a 15-hour period. The teens hope their invention will one day be used by relief organizations like the Red Cross. “ They can take it to places after natural disasters so that water can be clean for the people there,” said Payton.
Payton and Kiona were among the 100 students from more than 40 states invited to the third annual White House Science Fair, in Washington, D.C., which is also attended by leaders in science and education. President Obama started the event in 2010 to stimulate students interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths).“Well, if you’re a young person and you produce the best experiment or design, you ought to be recognized for that achievement,” Obama said when he first announced the fair.
President Obama praised the projects during a speech to attendees after the fair. “The science fair projects of today could become the products and businesses of tomorrow,” he said. “If you’re inventing things in the third grade, what are you going to do by the time you get to college?”
小题1:What is special about the bicycle President Obama rode?
A.It can move very fast.
B.It is extremely beautiful.
C.It is used to make water clean.
D.It is made of eco-friendly materials.
小题2:The representatives of the bicycle-powered water filtration system_________.
A.were both community members
B.graduated from a famous university
C.finished the project with the help of their parents
D.were surprised that their invention interested Obama
小题3:The bicycle-powered water filtration system was designed ________________.
A.at the request of the Red Cross
B.for city families to get pure water
C.during the terrible 2010 earthquake in Haiti
D.to provide people in disaster areas with clean water
小题4:The underlined word “stimulate” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by _________.
A.helpB.inspireC.changeD.entertain
小题5:We can know from the last sentence in the passage that President Obama _____.
A.wanted the youth to have big dreams
B.encouraged the youth to go to college
C.worried the young inventors would do nothing in college
D.believed the young inventors would have a promising future

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Having said good-bye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home. Still    , Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily. And even little Alex    from time to time. The family were     their trip.
But about three hours later things began to    . It was starting to snow. Alvin      up the car, hoping to arrive home before dark. But it was too dangerous to drive fast now, because it was snowing more and more heavily. So Alvin had to    down. The snow on the     was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to     on it. Their car slipped (滑落) off the way and got stuck in the deep snow and the engine     to start again.
“The snow doesn’t seem to    . Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked. Clare said she     to walk. So they got out of the car with their son and began walking. But     was to come. Soon they lost their way and had to walk     on and on.
Night came. They were not afraid of the dark. But they     that poor Alex would die of cold. However, their faith to keep Alex     filled them with courage, warmth and strength. They __   and rested in turn and then continued their walk. They had     falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their feet again.
One, two, three … seven days passed. On the eighth day, help at last from Alvin’s    , the police and local people. But the young    had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frostbite (冻伤).      , there was nothing serious wrong with little Alex!
小题1:
A.worriedB.sorryC.excitedD.anxious
小题2:
A.cried B.laughedC.smiled D.coughed
小题3:
A.enjoying B.having C.takingD.starting
小题4:
A.happenB.change C.comeD.finish
小题5:
A.climbed B.turned C.took D.sped
小题6:
A.get B.lookC.go D.slow
小题7:
A.land B.highwayC.fields D.car
小题8:
A.walk B.stay C.wait D.depend
小题9:
A.set B.allowedC.refusedD.prepared
小题10:
A.end B.fallC.continue D.melt (融化)
小题11:
A.likedB.preferred C.decidedD.wished
小题12:
A.better B.something C.worse D.nothing
小题13:
A.aimlesslyB.lonely C.hopelesslyD.pleasantly
小题14:
A.thought B.feared C.wantedD.supposed
小题15:
A.happyB.silent C.alive D.dead
小题16:
A.ate B.worked C.watchedD.slept
小题17:
A.few B.severalC.countless D.some
小题18:
A.parents B.friendsC.teachers D.neighbours
小题19:
A.husband B.wife C.babyD.couple
小题20:
A.ThenB.FinallyC.FortunatelyD.Therefore

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"Hey, don"t read in the hallway. Your eyesight will be damaged." You must have heard such warnings many times. “Don’t read in poor light!” This is one of the common beliefs that are supposed to help us live a healthy life. Such beliefs are, however, without scientific basis(根据), according to a paper published recently in the British Medical Journal.
Do you believe in the following sayings?
Reading in poor light ruins your eyesight.
In poor light, you might blink (眨眼) more, suffer from drying and have trouble focusing. But most of eye experts believe it is unlikely to do any damage forever.
We must drink at least eight glasses of water a day.
In 1945, the Nutrition Council in US suggested that people need to drink 2.5 litres of water a day. But the water contained in food, particularly fruit and vegetables, as well as in milk, juice and soft drinks, also counts towards the total.
We only use 10 percent of our brains.
This idea appears as early as 1907. People have long argued about our power of self-improvement and our brains’ possible abilities. But X-rays show that no area of the brain is silent or inactive.
Shaving your legs causes hair to grow black faster and thicker.
This theory is also illusion. Studies say that shaving has no effect on the thickness or rate of hair growth. Just over time, the edge of hair gets worn away and thus the edge of long hair becomes finer (更细).
小题1:What does the paper say about some common beliefs?
A.They are useful knowledge in life.
B.They help us live in healthy ways.
C.They are well-known theories.
D.They do not have scientific basis.
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?
A.People use 90 percent of their brains.
B.Shaving your legs will give you thicker hair.
C.Reading in poor light does harm to people’s eyes.
D.People need not less than eight glasses of water a day.
小题3:The underlined word “illusion” in the last paragraph probably means “_________”.
A.a wrong ideaB.a powerful evidence
C.an interesting storyD.a clear instruction
小题4:This passage is most likely to be found in __________ .     
A.a newspaperB.a guide book
C.a history textbookD.an advertisement

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In 1980,Candy Lightner’s 13-year-old daughter Cad was killed by a drunk driver as she walked down a suburban street in California. “I promised myself on the day of my daughter’s death that I would fight to make this needless accident count for something positive in the years ahead,” Candy Lightener later wrote.
The drunk driver received a two-year prison sentence. However, he avoided prison by serving time in a work camp and a halfway house. Ms. Lightner was very angry about that and so organized Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD), which later changed to Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The aim of her organization was to raise public awareness of the serious nature of drunk driving and to promote tough legislation against the crime.
Before Ms. Lightner’s MADD, intoxication (醉酒), including drunk driving, was not taken seriously. Intoxication was often used as an excuse for otherwise unacceptable behavior: “I didn’t know what I was doing—I was drunk.”
Candy Lightner appeared on major television shows, spoke before the US Congress, addressed professional and business, groups, and worked tirelessly for years to change public attitudes, change judicial(审判的) behaviour, and promote tough new legislation. Ms. Lightner left MADD because the organization that she herself created is changing its focus. “I didn’t start MADD to deal with alcohol. I started MADD to deal with the issue of drunk driving.”
The President of the United States awarded her the President’s Volunteer Action Award and she was the subject of the movie “Mothers Against Drunk Drivers: the Candy Lightner Story”.
小题1:One of the purposes of MADD was to______ .
A.make the public aware of the danger of drunk driving
B.fight against the drunk hit-and-run drivers on the road
C.make new laws against crimes caused by drinking
D.warn people not to drink alcohol while driving
小题2:which way didn’t Ms. Lightner use to achieve her MADD’s goals?
A.Talking on major TV shows.
B.Giving a talk to businessmen.
C.Applying for a job with the government.
D.Giving suggestions to the US Congress.
小题3:We can learn from the passage that______.
A.the drunk driver had not been caught
B.drunk driving didn’t receive enough attention before MADD
C.Candy Lightner played a leading role in a film
D.MADD didn’t get much support from society
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Ways to prevent drunk driving
B.Purposes of founding MADD
C.New law against drunk driving
D.Candy Lightner and her MADD

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"Gangnam Style" by singer Psy from Korea, is a popular song, but its extraordinary global success is really the result of its music video, which is a great piece of genius. On September 22nd, Guinness World Records listed "Gangnam Style" as the most-liked video in the history of YouTube. It"s been performed at West Point (West-Point Style), and Google"s CEO, has done the "Gangnam Style" horse dance at the company"s office in Seoul. Even Samsung is trying to make Psy the new model for the latest type of fridge.
The song"s global popularity is such that the vast majority of people who enjoy it don"t speak Korean, and have no idea what it is about. That"s fine --- part of what makes "Gangnam Style" so fun is, like international pop music, the difficulty in understanding it. When we sing along, "Hey, sexy lady", we don"t really know what we"re singing about.
The joy of incomprehensibleness is familiar to anyone who loves pop music from elsewhere. Anthony Lane, in his 2010 review of the Eurovision Song Contest, Only Mr. God Knows Why, used "Eurovision English" as one of its chief pleasures. It"s "a complex tongue, spoken nowhere else, which raises the heartfelt poetry (诗意) but absolute nonsense to a level of what sci-fi writers could only have dreamed. " In similar ways, "Gangnam Style" is just an over-the-top video where a fat man does a funny dance and sings repetitive words that don"t make sense to most of us.
But on the other, the magic of the song also lies in its funny dance, which reflects not just cultural morals specific to Korea, but cultural values easily recognizable to western viewers. This song"s words may be in Korean, but its scenes are in clear American. The dance moves are simple enough to copy.
Nonsense, in other words, forces us to let down our guards. It makes us relax, and asks us to let in all sorts of feelings from which, otherwise, we might distance ourselves. "Gangnam Style" happens to be so interesting because of its incomprehensibleness.
小题1:Some complex languages are used in pop music because _______.
A.singers regard it as one of the chief pleasures at the concert
B.they make the music hard to understand but poetic and attractive
C.the music can sound more pleasant and beautiful to the audience
D.people like listening to the music which makes special sense to them
小题2:What is true about the popularity of "Gangnam Style"?
A.It was considered as the most popular video on the Internet.
B.It makes people amused and removes their emotional guards.
C.Its dance only reflects cultural and morals specific to Korea.
D.Psy, its singer, has been the new model for Samsung .
小题3:What does the underlined word "incomprehensibleness" mean in Paragraph 3?
A.Being interesting to listen to.B.Being simple enough to copy.
C.Being complex and repetitive.D.Being difficult to understand.
小题4:The text is mainly about ________.
A.how "Gangnam Style" becomes popular among the youths
B.why "Gangnam Style" is popular even if few people understand it
C.how Psy gains worldwide success through his talent and hard work
D.what emotions and cultural morals Psy wants to convey with his song

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