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In the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans, all hurricanes are now given girl's names.
For years hurricanes in the Caribbean were named after the Saint's (圣人) Day on which the hurricane occurred. An example is the “Santa Ana” hurricane which struck Puerto Rico on July 26, 1825 and “San Felipe” (1876) and “San Felipe” (1928) which passed over Puerto Rico on September 3．Early in last century an Australian weatherman named hurricanes in his area after political figures he disliked. Another method of identifying (识别) hurricanes was the phonetic (语音的) alphabet used by the army during World War Ⅰ (Able - Baker - Charlie - etc). The oldest method is the more difficult latitude - longitude (经纬度) description. The first written mention of lady hurricanes may have been in the novel Storm, by George R Steward (1941). During World War Ⅱ the practice of giving the storms girls names became more widespread.
1．Hurricanes were probably first given girls' names in ________.
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2．The oldest method of naming hurricanes was ________.
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A．identifying them by using a phonetic alphabet
B．giving them the name of the saint on whose religious day they occurred
C．identifying them according to their longitude and latitude description
D．giving them the name of a political figure
3．The practice of naming hurricanes after saints' days began ________.
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A．in the North Atlantic area
B．in the North Pacific area
C．in Australia
D．in the Caribbean
4．The weatherman who named hurricanes after politicians did so ________.
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A．in the early 1800s
B．in the mid 1900s
C．in the early 1900s
D．during the Second World War
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：053
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In the 1940s, Pinehaven Park was one of Crafton City's loveliest recreation(娱乐)areas. Over 40 acres of woods and fields were open to the public. In the 1950s, part of the park was taken over by Crafton City's garbage. Fifteen acres were to be used for landfill disposal(理置). As time went on, more and more of the park was used for garage disposal and less for recreation. Two years ago, the park was closed to the public for good. Along with household garbage, industrial chemicals had for years been dumped (倾倒)in the Pinehaven landfill. These poisonous chemicals had begun to seep(渗)back up through the soil. All of Pinehaven Park had become dangerously polluted.
Last year, the fish in the Crafton River began to die. After a series of investigations(研究), it became clear that the people of Crafton City were not to blame. 100～150 miles upstream, big paper mills were dumping industrial wastes into the river. Little by little, the level of poison in the river began to rise. Finally, it became so polluted that the fish themselves could no longer survive.
Downtown Crafton used to be a quiet area. Ten years of remarkable growth changed that in a big hurry. But with Crafton City's new prosperity(繁荣)came a new problem: air pollution. And it is a serious problem. Air pollution levels in Crafton are regularly reaching those of the nation's large industrial cities.
(1)Which of the following best states the central idea of the passage?
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A．Chemical dumping is a serious threat to Crafton City's soil.
B．The rapid growth of industry has brought air pollution to Crafton City.
C．The disposal of garbage can destroy recreation areas.
D．Industrial growth and progress have resulted in the pollution of Crafton City's water, air, and soil.
(2)According to the passage, what portion of the park had originally been marked for use as a garbage dump?
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A．Less than half B．Exactly half
C．About one third D．Most of it
(3)As it is used in the passage, the phrase“for good”means ________.
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A．practically B．for ever
C．thoroughly D．advantageously
(4)According to the passage, one result of dumping industrial chemicals into the landfill was that ________.
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A．the land became unsafe for humans
B．the animals on the land died
C．the poisonous chemicals were washed into the nearby river
D．the smoke from the chemicals polluted the air surrounding the landfill
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科目：高中英语 来源：四川省绵阳中学2009－2010学年高一下学期入学考试英语试题 题型：050
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