The first people who gave names to hurricanes were those who knew them best — the people of Puerto Rico. The small island of Puerto Rico is in the West Indies, off the coast of Florida. This is where all the hurricanes begin that strike the east coast of the United States. Often they pass near Puerto Rico or cross it on their way north. The people of Puerto Rico expect some of these unwelcome visitors every year. Each one is named after the Saint’s Day on which it arrives. Two of the most destructive storms were the Santo Ana in 1840 and the San Ciriaco in 1899.
Giving girls’ names to hurricanes is a fairly new idea. It all began with a story called “Storm”, written by George Stewart in 1941. In it a weatherman amused himself by naming storms after girls he knew. He named one Maria. The story describes how she Maria grew and developed, and how she changed the lives of people when she struck the United States.
Weathermen of the U.S. Army and Navy used the same system during World WarⅡ. They were studying weather conditions over the Pacific Ocean. One of their duties was to warn American ships and planes when a storm was coming. Whenever they spotted one, they gave it a girl’s name. The first one of the year was given a name beginning with [A]. The second one got a name beginning with [B]. They used all the letters from A to W, and still the storms kept coming. They had to use three lists from A to W to have enough names to go around. This was the first list of hurricane names that followed the alphabet. It served as a model for the system the Weather Bureau (局) introduced in 1942.
Before 1950 the Weather Bureau had no special system for naming hurricanes. When a hurricane was born down in the West Indies, the Weather Bureau simply collected information about it. It reported how fast the storm was moving and where it would go next. Weather reports warned people in the path of the hurricane, so that they could do whatever was necessary to protect themselves.
This system worked out fine as long as weather reports talked about only one hurricane at a time. But one week in September 1950 there were three hurricanes at the same time. The things began to get confused. Some people got the hurricanes mixed up and didn’t know which was which. This convinced the Weather Bureau that it needed a code for naming the storms in order to avoid confusion in the future.
1．Hurricanes were first named after the _________.
A. date on which they occurred                         
B. place where they began
C. amount of destruction they did                     
D. particular feature they have
2．The practice of giving girls’ names to hurricanes was started by _________.
A. a radio operator        B. an author                  C. a sailor                     D. local people
3．The purpose for which weathermen of the army and navy began using girls’ names for hurricanes was _________.
A. to keep information from the enemy
B. to follow the standard method of the United States
C. not given in the article
D. to remember a certain girl
4．The Weather Bureau began naming hurricanes because it would help them _________.
A. collect information more rapidly                  
B. warn people more efficiently
C. make use of military (军事的) records          
D. remember them

WHEN an Iraqi journalist threw a shoe at former US President George W.Bush at a news conference last December,the president’s bodyguards quickly moved to protect him.

Those bodyguards were from the US Secret Service.Their job is to protect the president.Now America’s first black president Barack Obama also has the same people at his side.Here are some details about these mysterious men and women.?

History?

       ◇The Secret Service is known today for protecting public officials and their families.

However,when it began in 1865,it was started to protect money.A third to a half of all US money during the Civil War was fake (假的).President Abraham Lincoln created the United States Secret Service to find those responsibly.?

      ◇The first 25 presidents had no special protection.That changed after President William Mckinley was murdered in 1901.?

Who gets protection?

       About 30 people get full-time protection in the United States (more in an election year).

Included are:?

      ◇Presidents and vice-presidents and their wives,for up to 10 years after leaving office,and their children up to age 16.Anyone can decline protection after leaving office.Richard Nixon did.?   ◇Candidates for president and vice-?president,their wives and children at a cost of $500,000 a month for 30-plus special agents (特工).?

◇The Secretary of State,National Security Adviser and others.The Secret Service also protects 80 to 200 visiting foreign political leaders every year.?

       Getting around?

        Rules for president

      ◇Limousines (豪华轿车) that can withstand a missile are used.?

      ◇Entering and exiting are never done on a street.?

      ◇Exact travel plans are kept secret.?

      ◇Bulletproof reading stands for speeches are used.

Agent’s task

     ◇Teach the president how to wave and move.

     ◇Test his food for poison.?

     ◇Use special radio channels for the police and the Secret Service.?

     ◇Use X-ray checks before allowing entry to secure areas,and search bags.?

     ◇Check lists of hundreds of people known to be dangerous.?

     ◇Keep files on thousands of people who have made even vague threats.?

     ◇Be part of counter-sniper (反狙击) teams.

What’s the purpose of writing the passage??

    A. To tell us how to be a bodyguard.?

    B.To introduce the US Secret Service to us.?

    C.To give us some information about US

        presidents.?

    D.To inform us of the incident at a news

        conference. ?

  Which is the special agent’s task according to

    the US Secret Service??

    A. Have dinner with the president’s family.?

    B.Teach the president to behave politely in

        public.?

    C.Keep a record of possible murderers.?

    D.Check people carrying bags with X-ray.  

What do you know about the US Secret

    Service from the passage??

    A. It is made up of 30 people.?

    B.It protects only US presidents.?

    C.It is responsible for the safety of all

       Americans.?

    D.It was created to protect money.

   Which of the following can be inferred from

    the passage??

    A. The bodyguards from the US Secret

         Service have no privacy.?

    B.The US Secret Service bodyguards’ job is

       full of challenges.?

    C.No one knows the exact travel plan of

        presidents.?

    D.Every president in American history has a

        bodyguard. ?

In terms of history, Australian cuisine（烹饪）was on the basis of traditional British cooking brought to the country by the first settlers．Modern Australian cuisine，however．has been heavily influenced by Australia’ s Asian and Southeast Asian neighbors．The trend，encouraged by long-term government health programs，is towards low-fat healthy cookery including low-fat meat and lightly cooked，colorful，steamed or fried vegetables．Besides，1ike many English families，in many Australian homes，a widespread tradition of having roast turkey，chicken，and ham for Christmas 1unch or dinner still remains．

    Generally breakfast is light in most parts of Australia．but in the colder regions porridge or meals similar to the full English breakfast may be consumed．In recent years，however，most Australian people prefer light breakfast in order to control their weight．The 1ight breakfast commonly consists of cereals（谷类），toast and fruit．A heavier breakfast will frequently include fried bacon，eggs，mushrooms，etc．Drinks taken at breakfast include tea，coffee，milk or juice．

    The evening meal is the main meal of the day for most Australians，and when consumed at home，it is often eaten with members of the immediate family．The dishes served will vary widely according to the tastes and background of the family．A typical Australian restaurant might offer sandwiches，chicken or other meat-based dishes and cakes．

In recent years，take—away food is becoming popular in Australia．American-style chain restaurants are common including Subway，KFC，and Mcdonald’s．They a11 come from America．Most of these restaurants sell high quality food at reasonable prices．

With the high 1evels of immigration（移民）from the Middle East．South and Southeast Asia．Korea．China and other countries from a11 over the world to Australia．many authentic（正宗的）and high-quality restaurants are run by first-and second-generation immigrants from these areas．

According to the first paragraph，what does the Australian government encourage its people to do?

    A．To try to eat 10w—fat healthy foods．

    B．To have roast turkey for Christmas dinner．

    C．To use traditional British cooking methods．

    D．To 1earn from Asian neighbors to cook foods．

The main idea of the second paragraph is          ．

    A．what breakfast is 1ike in Australia

    B．w hat Australian people drink at breakfast

    C．that Australians often have a heavy breakfast

D．that most Australian people don’ t have breakfast to lose weight

The underlined part the immediate family in Paragraph 3 probably mean people who      .

       A．have the same family names

       B．do some cooking together at times

       C．live next to one another in the same area

       D．are very directly – related members of a family

From the passage, we learn that        .

       A．fewer and fewer immigrants enter Australia every year

       B．Subway is a chain restaurant and it is from the USA

       C．home cooking is becoming more and more popular in Australia

       D．a typical restaurant mainly offers porridge and noodles for supper

 In terms of history, Australian cuisine（烹饪）was on the basis of traditional British cooking brought to the country by the first settlers．Modern Australian cuisine，however．has been heavily influenced by Australia’ s Asian and Southeast Asian neighbors．The trend，encouraged by long-term government health programs，is towards low-fat healthy cookery including low-fat meat and lightly cooked，colorful，steamed or fried vegetables．Besides，1ike many English families，in many Australian homes，a widespread tradition of having roast turkey，chicken，and ham for Christmas 1unch or dinner still remains．

    Generally breakfast is light in most parts of Australia．but in the colder regions porridge or meals similar to the full English breakfast may be consumed．In recent years，however，most Australian people prefer light breakfast in order to control their weight．The 1ight breakfast commonly consists of cereals（谷类），toast and fruit．A heavier breakfast will frequently include fried bacon，eggs，mushrooms，etc．Drinks taken at breakfast include tea，coffee，milk or juice．

    The evening meal is the main meal of the day for most Australians，and when consumed at home，it is often eaten with members of the immediate family．The dishes served will vary widely according to the tastes and background of the family．A typical Australian restaurant might offer sandwiches，chicken or other meat-based dishes and cakes．

In recent years，take—away food is becoming popular in Australia．American-style chain restaurants are common including Subway，KFC，and Mcdonald’s．They a11 come from America．Most of these restaurants sell high quality food at reasonable prices．

With the high 1evels of immigration（移民）from the Middle East．South and Southeast Asia．Korea．China and other countries from a11 over the world to Australia．many authentic（正宗的）and high-quality restaurants are run by first-and second-generation immigrants from these areas．

1.According to the first paragraph，what does the Australian government encourage its people to do?

    A．To try to eat 10w—fat healthy foods．

    B．To have roast turkey for Christmas dinner．

    C．To use traditional British cooking methods．

    D．To 1earn from Asian neighbors to cook foods．

2.The main idea of the second paragraph is          ．

    A．what breakfast is 1ike in Australia

    B．w hat Australian people drink at breakfast

    C．that Australians often have a heavy breakfast

D．that most Australian people don’ t have breakfast to lose weight

3.The underlined part the immediate family in Paragraph 3 probably mean people who      .

       A．have the same family names

       B．do some cooking together at times

       C．live next to one another in the same area

       D．are very directly – related members of a family

4.From the passage, we learn that        .

       A．fewer and fewer immigrants enter Australia every year

       B．Subway is a chain restaurant and it is from the USA

       C．home cooking is becoming more and more popular in Australia

       D．a typical restaurant mainly offers porridge and noodles for supper

单词拼写（每小题1分 共15分）

1.It sounds a good idea, but it r__________ to be seen whether it will succeed.

2.She prefers pop music and jazz to c__________ music.

3.A m_______ is a person who performs or writes music, especially as his/her job.

4.Many countries, i_________ China, are strongly against terrorism (恐怖主义).

5.C__________ among youths to enter the best colleges is intense (激烈的).

6.Unexpected difficulties a__________ when they were doing their experiment.

7.Man should protect w__________ for his own existence.

8.There is no _________ (怀疑) that he can do the job well.

9.More than a hundred people were killed in the crash and only five passengers ______(幸存).

10.People in Europe are not ________ (熟悉) with Chinese music.

11.We will ___________(替换) any goods that are damaged.

12.The noise from the street __________ (影响) our work.

13.What should we do to punish those who do _______(危害) to the animals?

14.I would _________ (感激)it if you could pay in cash.

15.Hangzhou is an ancient city with many c      sites. Many visitors come to Hangzhou every year.