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     Storms Several more rounds of fierce storms,tornadoes (龙卷风) and floods struck many parts of the American Midwest and Northeast as bad weather continued across the US for a second month. Monsoon Storms

    A south-west monsoon has caused great damage in parts of Sri Lanka. Government meteorologists said that unexpected monsoonal winds blew directly across the country from the southern part of the earth at about 100 km/h,producing several rounds of stormy weather. Nearly 250 houses in the capital Colombo were damaged.

   Mt Etna Erupts Sicily Mount Etna volcano erupted shortly after midnight on July 1 ,shooting “bombs” of lava (岩浆 ) on the eastern side of the mountain. The 30-minute eruption could be seen for several miles but did not threaten any nearby villages.

   Hurricane Hurricane Bias lost strength as it moved over cooler waters in the Pacific Ocean to the west of Mexico. Bias formed off south-west Mexico during the last week,but the outer part of the storm swept western Michoacan State,killing four people when their wood and cardboard home fell down.

    Monkey Repellent After years of unsuccessful attempts to keep cropeating monkeys out of Japanese fields,a Tokyo research team believes that it may have finally found a way to prevent the damage caused by the monkeys. Animal ruin of crops was successfully prevented by shooting chili (辣 #〇 powder into the air,irritating the eyes and noses of monkeys that passed in front of carefully placed warning sensors. u We^e tried. . . all kinds of preventive measures,but the monkeys are bright enough to outsmart the trickj^said Toshiaki Wada,director of the Tokyo Forestry Experiment Station in western Tokyo.

1. The monsoon in Sri Lanka .

   A. was of average strength

   B. destroyed more property than previous monsoons

   C. was rare for that time of the year

   D. affected only the outer areas of the nation

2. According to the information,which of the following statements is TRUE?

   A. The eruption of Mt Etna lasted for a second month.

   B. Hurricane Bias was formed off the coast of Italy.

   C. The American Midwest had fine weather throughout July 2005.

   D. The eruption of Mt Etna did not destroy local villages.

3. Toshiaki Wada,director of the Tokyo Forestry Experi- ment Station,would describe the monkeys as.

   A. happy   B. clever

   C. harmless   D. lovable

Answer 1

1. C 2. D 3. B

1. C解析：细节理解题。季风本来应在特定的时间发生，从第二段第二句中的 “unexpected monsoonal winds” 可知是罕见的。

2. D 解析：细节理解题。由Mt Etna Erupts中最后一句可知，没有对附近村 庄造成威胁。

3. B解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段 最后一句中的 “but the monkeys are bright enough to outsmart the trick..."可 知，Toshiaki认为猴子很聪明。