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1.When the air temperature in one area is different from that of another.
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4.What is the major reason for deaths in ocean storm?(no more than 1 words)
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3.Where can the strongest and fastest winds be found in a hurricane?(no more than 3 words)
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2.Between December and March,do winds flow in the same direction in the northern and
southern hemispheres?(no more than 3 words)
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Storms can result when the air temperature in one area is different from that of another.Warmer air rises and cooler air falls.These movements create a difference in the pressure of the atmosphere.
If the pressure changes over a large area,winds start to blow in a huge circle.Highpressure air is pulled into a lowpressure center.
Severe ocean storms happen less often in the southern hemisphere.There the season of greatest activity is between December and March.
South of the equator,the winds flow in the same direction as the hands on a clock.North of the equator,they flow counterclockwise.
This is because as Earth turns,air is pulled to the right in the northern hemisphere.In the southern hemisphere,air is pulled to the left.
Storms can get stronger and stronger as they move over warm ocean waters.The strongest,fastest winds of a hurricane are found in the eyewall.This is the area that surrounds the center,or eye,of the storm.The eye itself is calm by comparison,with light winds and clear skies.
Winds in severe ocean storms can reach speeds of more than two hundred and fifty kilometers an hour.Up to fifty centimeters of rain can fall.Some storms have produced more than one hundred and fifty centimeters of rain.
These storms also cause high waves and ocean surges.A surge is a continuous movement of water that may reach six meters or more.The water smashes across low coastal areas.Surges are commonly responsible for about ninety percent of all deaths from ocean storms.
Weather scientists use computers to create models that show where a storm might go.Models combine information such as temperatures,wind speed,atmospheric pressure and the amount of water in the atmosphere.
Scientists collect the information with satellites,weather balloons and devices floating in the world’s oceans.They also collect information from ships and passenger flights and from planes that fly into and around storms.The crews drop instruments on parachutes to record temperature,pressure,wind speed and other conditions.
In July,ten scientists released a statement about what they called the main hurricane problem facing the United States.They warned that the problem is development in coastal areas at risk from hurricanes.
They called on government leaders not to support policies that have increased the density of population and wealth in these areas.Their message was that building in risky coastal areas only increases the amount of destruction when a hurricane strikes.
1.Under what conditions do storms result?(no more than 13 words)
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A WEBSITE called the Global Language Monitor recently(日前)announced that the English language now has over 1 million words.Word number 1,000,000 is “Web 2.0”.
Most Americans have a vocabulary of about 20,000 words.The most famous English speaker in history,William Shakespeare,used 30,000 words in his plays.That’s a lot,but it’s not even close to 1 million.So where do all of these words come from?
English likes to borrow words from other languages.Take the word “fiancé”,a French term for someone who’s engaged(订婚).English speakers don’t have a word of their own to describe this,so they just use the French.Don’t forget “feng shui”,the Chinese term now used by English speakers who want to arrange(布置)their furniture in harmony(和谐).
In the age of the Internet, the English language is growing more quickly.Some experts believe that as many as 15 words join the English language every day.Now it’s possible to share information very quickly with people all over the world,and words from all languages are flying through a shared cyberspace(网络空间).
Speaking of cyberspace,in the age of the Internet,a whole new vocabulary is being used.Think of words like “cyber”,“blog”(博客),“World Wide Web”and “email”.Ten years ago,these words were rare(稀少的).Now it’s hard to imagine the English language-and the world-without them!
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website called the Global Language Monitor recently __1__ that the English
language now has __2__words. |
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Where
do all of these words come from? |
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English
likes to __3__ words from other languages. |
__4__:1)English speakers use the __5__ word “fiancé” because they don’t have a word to describe someone
who is engaged. 2)English speakers use the __6__“feng shui” to arrange their furniture in harmony. |
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the __7__ of the Internet,English
is getting bigger and shared faster. |
Examples: 1)Experts believe that as many as __8__words join the English language every day. 2)A whole new __9__ is being used.Words like “cyber” were __10__ ten years ago. |
5.解析:细节理解题。根据文章第五段中的 ...they would prepare some gifts...以及they
planned to phone their mother可知A与B项是庆祝方式,而D项买衣服也属于礼物的
范畴,因此只有C项不正确。
答案:C
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