Typhoons (台风) in the northern part of the world have girls names. Sometimes they have very beautiful names. Rose is a pretty name but there was nothing pretty about Typhoon Rose. It was the worst typhoon to hit Hong Kong in ten years.
It began to rain in the morning of Monday, August 16th, 1971. At ten oclock in the morning, Typhoon Rose was still 130 miles away but already the wind was blowing peoples umbrella away. The wind became stronger and stronger. The typhoon shelters (避风港) were soon full of boats. Ships that were too big to go inside the shelters put down more anchors (锚). Some very big shops went out to sea. It is safer for a big shop to be at sea in a typhoon because it cannot be blown onto rocks. Kai Tak Airport closed. No planes were able to take off or land. At 9:00 in the evening, all the lights went out.
No one slept well that night. It is difficult to sleep in such bad weather.
In Typhoon Rose, more than one hundred people died. 229 people were hurt and 66 of these had to go to hospital. 1500 lost their homes. The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose!
1.Whats true according to the passage?
A.Typhoons all over the world have girls names.
B.Typhoons with pretty names are usually beautiful.
C.Typhoon Rose only hit Hong Kong.
D.For ten years, people in Hong Kong havent seen a worse typhoon than Typhoon Rose.
2.Whats the possible result of Typhoon Rose?
A.Lots of big shops were blown onto rocks.
B.More than two hundred people lost their lives and many more lost their homes.
C.People didnt sleep well in such bad weather.
D.People turned off the lights at 9:00 in the evening.
3.The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose because ____________.
A.it caused the terrible losses
B. they didnt sleep well that night
C. Typhoon Rose wasnt as pretty as its name
D. they couldnt find their ships after the typhoon
4.Some big shops didnt go inside the shelters because _______.
A. they had more anchors B. it is safer outside
C. they were out at sea and they werent fast enough to reach the shelters when Typhoon Rose came
D. it was too expensive for big shops to go inside the shelters
5.This passage is mainly about ______.
A. the names of typhoons B. typhoons in Hong King C. Typhoon Rose D. the typhoons
【答案与解析】
短文描写了一九七一年台风Rose袭击香港的情景。Rose来临之前,狂风肆虐,避风港内停满了船只,机场关闭,供电线路也切断了。台风Rose过后,造成了大量的人员伤亡,损失巨大,在香港人心里留下了深深的伤痕。
1.D 短文首段的末句即是答案的依据。
2.C 第三段的这两句话就是答案的出处。
3.A 短文在列举了台风Rose所造成的巨大损失后,又说The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose!。显然,他们不能忘记的原因是台风Rose所带来的损失之惨重。
4.B 本题的答案就在It is safer for a big shop to be at sea in a typhoon because it cannot be blown onto rocks.一句中。
5.C 整篇短文都是介绍台风在香港登陆前后的经过以及它所造成的损失。故答案非C莫属。
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