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3．Hurricane Sandy was a hurricane that destroyed parts of the Caribbean and the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States during late October 2012，with minor impacts in the Southeastern and Midwestern states and Eastern Canada．Sandy，classified as the eighteenth named storm and tenth hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season，was a Category 2 storm at its peak intensity．While it was a Category 1 storm off the coast of the Northeastern United States，the storm became the largest Atlantic hurricane on record．Previous estimates of losses due to damage and business interruption are estimated at 65.6 billion，which would make it the second-costliest Atlantic hurricane，behind only Hurricane Katrina．At least 253 people were killed along the path of the storm in eight countries．
Sandy developed from a tropical wave in the western Caribbean Sea on October 22，quickly strengthened，and was upgraded to Tropical Storm six hours later．Sandy moved slowly northward toward the Greater Antilles and gradually becoming stronger．On October 24，Sandy became a hurricane，made landfall near Kingston，Jamaica，a few hours later，entered into the Caribbean Sea again and strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane．On October 25，Sandy hit Cuba，and then weakened to a Category 1 hurricane．Early on October 26，Sandy moved through the Bahamas．On October 27，Sandy briefly weakened to a tropical storm and then restrengthened to a Category 1 hurricane．Early on October 29，Sandy turned from north to northwest and then moved ashore near Atlantic City，New Jersey，as a post-tropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds．
In the United States，Hurricane Sandy affected 24 states，including the entire eastern seaboard from Florida to Maine and west across the Appalachian Mountainsto Michiganand Wisconsin，with particularly severe damage in New Jersey and New York．Its storm hit New York City on October 29，flooding streets，tunnels and subway lines and cutting power in and around the city．Damage in the US is estimated at over 63 billion．

47．According to the passage，which of the following wind forms is the strongest？D
A．Tropical wave．
B．Tropical storm．
C．Category 1hurricane．
D．Category 2hurricane．
48．We can learn from the passage thatB．
A．Sandy caused 253deaths totally in the USA．
B．Sandy reached its strongest in the Caribbean Sea．
C．Sandy resulted in great loss in most states in the USA．
D．Sandy is the second largest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded．
49．Which of the following graph shows the development of Sandy？B
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B．
C．
D．

50．What is the writer's purpose of writing this passage？B
A．To tell us how terrible Sandy is．
B．To inform readers of Sandy and its damage．
C．To teach us what to do in face of hurricanes．
D．To warn readers of the dangers caused by hurricanes．

Answer 1

分析 本文为一篇新闻报道．文章向人们具体介绍了飓风Sandy的产生、风力强度的发展及它经过各个国家时所带来的危害．

解答 41．D．细节理解题．根据文章第一段中"Sandy…was a Category 2 storm at its peak intensity"可知，在它强度最强时达到了2类风暴．而文章第二段具体对其发展的描述可知Sandy由"tropical wave"发展而来，加强后变成"a hurricane"，再加强到"a Category 2 hurricane"，然后减弱到"a Category 1 hurricane．"，接着减弱到"a tropical storm"，所以最强的应是"a Category 2 hurricane"，故选D．
42．B．细节理解题．根据文章第一段"Sandy…was a Category 2 storm at its peak intensity"及第二段中"Sandy …entered into the Caribbean Sea again and strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane．"可知，Sandy在the Caribbean Sea加强到最强即a Category 2 hurricane，故选B．
43．B．推理判断题．根据文章第二段"Sandy developed from a tropical wave…，quickly strengthened，…and gradually becoming stronger．…became a hurricane，…and strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane．…and then weakened to a Category 1 hurricane．…briefly weakened to a tropical storm and then restrengthened to a Category 1 hurricane．…as a post-tropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds．"可知，Sandy由"tropical wave"发展而来，加强后变成"a hurricane"，再加强到"a Category 2 hurricane"，然后减弱到"a Category 1 hurricane．"，接着减弱到"a tropical storm"，后又增强到"a Category 1 hurricane"，最后变成了"a post-tropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds．"，可见，变化图象应有两个波峰，且第一个高于第二个．故选B．
44．B．主旨大意题．通读全文可知，本文向人们具体介绍了飓风Sandy的产生、发展及它所带来的危害．故选B．

点评 本文为新闻报道类阅读．新闻报道类在英语阅读理解中是一种特点十分鲜明的题材．因为文章往往呈现出"倒金字塔"的特征，此类题的英语阅读理解技巧是重点看导语．导语位于新闻报道的首段，高度概括新闻事实，通过它点出新闻的主题，其次寻找关键词，理解题意，做出解答．