3.The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose because ____________.

　A.it caused the terrible losses 　B. they didn’t sleep well that night

　C. Typhoon Rose wasn’t as pretty as its name

　D. they couldn’t find their ships after the typhoon

2.What’s the possible result of Typhoon Rose?

　A.Lots of big shops were blown onto rocks.

　B.More than two hundred people lost their lives and many more lost their homes.

　C.People didn’t sleep well in such bad weather.

　D.People turned off the lights at 9:00 in the evening.

1.What’s true according to the passage?

　A.Typhoons all over the world have girls’ names.

　B.Typhoons with pretty names are usually beautiful.

　C.Typhoon Rose only hit Hong Kong.

　D.For ten years, people in Hong Kong haven’t seen a worse typhoon than Typhoon Rose.

4. Which of the following is the right order during Marco’s travel?

　a. traveled with his father b. was made a Chinese official

　c. wrote a book about his travel d. became Chinese emperor’s friend

　e. returned to Venice

　A. c-a-d-b-e B. c-a-b-d-e C. a-b-d-e-c D. a-d-b-e-c

　Passage 45

　Typhoons (台风) in the northern part of the world have girls’ names. Sometimes they have very beautiful names. Rose is a pretty name but there was nothing pretty about Typhoon Rose. It was the worst typhoon to hit Hong Kong in ten years.

　It began to rain in the morning of Monday, August 16th, 1971. At ten o’clock in the morning, Typhoon Rose was still 130 miles away but already the wind was blowing people’s umbrella away. The wind became stronger and stronger. The typhoon shelters (避风港) were soon full of boats. Ships that were too big to go inside the shelters put down more anchors (锚). Some very big shops went out to sea. It is safer for a big shop to be at sea in a typhoon because it cannot be blown onto rocks. Kai Tak Airport closed. No planes were able to take off or land. At 9:00 in the evening, all the lights went out.

　No one slept well that night. It is difficult to sleep in such bad weather.

　In Typhoon Rose, more than one hundred people died. 229 people were hurt and 66 of these had to go to hospital. 1500 lost their homes. The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose!

3. Marco Polo worked as a Chinese official in ________.

　A. 1254　 　B. 1284　 　C. 1271　 　D. 1279

2. What did Marco Polo write about in his book?

A. How he traveled to China with his father.　B. Something too difficult for people to understand.

C. Some strange people and places　D. Something that had been known to people for many years.

1. What made Marco Polo famous during the middle Ages?

　A. His travel to America. B. His travel in the west.　C. His travel in Asia. D. His visit to Venice.

4.What do we learn in the difficult time?

　We learn nothing is difficult if we ___________.

　Passage 44

　Marco Polo was born in Venice in 1254. He was the most famous westerner to visit Asia during the middle Ages. He wrote a book about his travels. In his book he wrote all the things he saw and heard. Many people read the book but few believed what Marco Polo said. He spoke of strange people and places that nobody knew about at that time.

　As a young man, Marco Polo decided to travel together with his father. It took them more than three years to travel to China. He became the Chinese emperor’s friend. He learned the Chinese language when he traveled around and talked to many people. Before he reached the age of thirty he was made a Chinese official.

　After nearly seventeen years in the east, Marco and his father prepared to return home. When they finally arrived in Venice, their family and friends were surprised to see them again. They had been away for almost 25years.

3.Why can medical workers be easily infected?

　Because they have to be with infected patients _______ and _______.

2.How long was Wang Xinying told to stay at home?

　He was told to stay at home for about _______ a _______.