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CONCORD, N.H.－Torrential rain forced hundreds of people from their homes in parts of New England on Sunday, as water flowed over dams and washed out roads． 　　The governors of New Hampshire and Massachusetts declared states of emergency．Maine's governor also declared a state of emergency for one county．“It's a very serious situation,”said New Hampshire Governor John Lynch, adding that forecasters were predicting 12 to 15 inches of rain by the end of the storm in parts of southern New Hampshire．“It continues to change and the situation continues to worsen．” 　　In some towns, police and fire crews used boats to get people out of their homes and stranded(进退两难的)cars after hundreds of roads were damaged．Others got around in kayaks(皮船)．Some towns shut down, not letting anyone pass except emergency vehicles．“The town is cut right in half,”said Glenn Laramie, police chief in Andover, N．H． 　　A dam in Milton, N.H., was in danger of failing, which could send a 10-foot wall of water downstream, the National Weather Service said in a bulletin．People downstream were being evacuated from the town． 　　In Massachusetts, cars were pulled from flooded streets in downtown Peabody, about 20 miles north of Boston, and about 300 people were evacuated from an apartment complex for seniors．Businesses stacked sandbags at their doors, trying to prevent damage from water that at one point rose to waist-deep． 　　Some parts of New Hampshire had seen 7 inches of rain by midday Sunday and forecasters said up to 5 more inches might come during the day．About 100 residents were evacuated from their homes in Wakefield, N.H., because of concerns about two dams in the area． 　　Flooding in New Hampshire in October killed seven people, carried off homes and washed away miles of roads down to bedrock(根基)． 　　In Maine, flooding was reported on 60 roads in the southern part of the state, said governor's spokeswoman Crystal Canney．More than 50 homes in Sanford and several in Kennebunk also were evacuated, state officials said． (1) What would be the best title for the passage? [　　] A． New England Floods Force Hundreds to Flee B． Flood in New Hampshire C． Rescue Is Going on D． Government Sets Policies to Help Reduce the Damage (2) In paragraph 4,“evacuate”means ________． [　　] A． rescue B． send away C． wash away D． trapped (3) Which is not a part of New Hampshire? [　　] A． Milton B． Concord C． Peabody D． Andover (4) What was done to cope with the situation? [　　] A． People left their homes． B． Towns shut down． C． Dams were open． D． Both A and

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答案：1．C;2．B;3．C;4．D;