Typhoon Morakot has caused great _________ to the local economies in Wenzhou.
A.injury | B.wound | C.ruin | D.damage |
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Mike McClure walked into Sarasota Bay for a little fishing on a beautiful day last April. This afternoon, the water was shallow enough at low tide that McClure could easily walk 100 yards offshore and cast (投) his line in any direction.
Near sunset, still without a fish, he decided to turn back. Rather than turn to his earlier course, he chose a more direct path toward shore, thinking the bay wouldn't get deeper along the way. Instead, he was trapped. He tried to walk in different directions, but shallower water eluded (避开) him. Finally, he decided his safest choice was to head straight for land.
"Within about five steps, the water was coming in through the top of the waders (高筒防水胶靴)," says McClure.
He felt the deadweight(重物) of the flooding waders pulling him down and knew that if he didn't get out of them, he would drown. But he failed to kick his way out of the waders. Instead, they pulled him completely below the surface.
Back onshore, Eliza Cameron, 19, Loren Niurka Mora, 20, and Caitlin Petro, 20, had been watching McClure fish as they rested on the grass after a long week of classes. They saw McClure go under and then heard him cry, "Help!"
The three friends kicked off their shoes and ran into the bay. They were all good swimmers, but all hid a fear that he might pull them down too because they'd have to dive to save him.
When they reached him, he'd managed to kick himself out of the waders, but his eyes had partly rolled back. Cameron and Mora each hooked (钩住) an arm under his shoulders, while Petro supported his back and held his hand. Then the three friends tried their best to tug (拉) him towards shore. Finally, they all returned to the shore safely.
Mike McClure didn't turn back by his earlier course because .
A. he wanted to choose a short course
B. his earlier course was dangerous
C. he just wanted to take a risk
D. he knew where the water was deep
What directly trapped Mike McClure in the bay?
A. His wrong decision.
B. The coming high tide.
C. His waders' being flooded.
D. The depth of water.
During the rescue, .
A. the three women were afraid of being trapped in the water
B. Cameron and Petro helped catch Mike McClure's arms
C. the three women removed Mike McClure's waders
D. Mike McClure still wore his flooding waders
What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Enjoy fishing on a beautiful day.
B. Help others when they are in trouble.
C.A terrible experience during fishing.
D. How to rescue people when they’re drowning.
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语音知识(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,找出划线部分与所给单词划线部分读音相同的选项。
1.solution
A. gun B. hunt C. equal D. typhoon
2. stomachs
A. character B. sandwich C. bench D. known
3. bow
A. flow B. fellow C. cow D. tomorrow
4. theory
A. diary B. pioneer C. therefore D. really
5. exchange
A. expression B. exist C. examine D. exercise
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科目:高中英语 来源:2013届浙江省宁波市效实中学高三上学期期中考试英语试卷(带解析) 题型:单选题
The flight was put off due to the typhoon. Otherwise, we______ the beautiful scenery in Greece now.
A.would be enjoying | B.would have enjoyed |
C.will enjoy | D.must have enjoyed |
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科目:高中英语 来源:贵州省遵义市2010届高三考前最后一次模拟测试英语试题 题型:阅读理解
The devastation of Typhoon Morakot over Taiwan and eastern China is a reminder that the northwest Pacific is the most dangerous region in the world for tropical storms.The worst of these are typhoons, which are the same as hurricanes in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific, or cyclones in the Indian Ocean and Australia.They all have winds of more than 118km/h (73mph) spinning around a central core.
These storms start off as a mass of thunderstorms in the tropics outside the Equator.Given the right conditions, they form a bigger and more organised storm and feed off warm seas at more than 26.5C (80F) to get the fuel that they need to become a fully-fledged(羽毛丰满的) typhoon, hurricane or cyclone.Each storm is like a heat engine, extracting heat from the warm, humid air over the sea and turning it into phenomenal amounts of energy — equivalent to about 200 times the entire world’s electrical generating capacity.But warm, moist air is not enough — these storms also need slack winds aloft, because strong high-altitude winds can rip off the top of the storm clouds and send the entire storm tumbling(翻跟头).
The damage from tropical storms often comes from their winds, or the storm surges from the sea as the winds pile up water into a huge battering ram(冲击夯) that floods coastlines.But the devastation from Typhoon Morakot came from its unbelievable rainfall — about a year’s average rain in some places — that set off landslides and mudslides.
1.According to the first paragraph, the common point among typhoons,hurricanes and cyclones is _______.
A.that they all come from the oceans
B.that they all have winds of over 118km/h spinning around a central core
C.that they all cause great damage
D.that they all can generate electricity
2.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A.Typhoon Morakat devestates Taiwan and eastern China
B.How is the typhoon formed?
C.Typhoon Morakot was how to devestate the areas it travelled
D.How terrible is Typhoon Morakat!
3.The devastation from Typhoon Morakot is mainly from ______.
A.its wind B.its rainfall
C.landslides and mudslides D.the storm
4.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A.Taiwan is off the northwest Pacific
B.the damage from tropical storms often comes from their winds
C.tropical storms often happen
D.tropical storms only need warm, moist air
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012届上海市浦东新区高三第三次模拟英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A—F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
A. Forecasting Research B. Well-known Weather Forecasters C. Severe Weather Events D. Weather Forecasting E. The Forecasting Process F. Historical Background |
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