Ⅷ. A) Read the passage and complete it with the words or phrases in the box. Each can be used only once. 阅读短文,选择恰当的单词或短语填空。每选项限用一次。
A. the strongest
B. hits
C. worst
D. dangerous
E. weather reports
F. move quickly
Typhoons are some of the 1 storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Most happen in July, August and September.
How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates (蒸发) into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into the sky. Then cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to 2 ______ , making wind. The wind goes in circles and it keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 metres a second, a typhoon begins.
A typhoon has two parts. One is called the "eye". In the eye, the wind does not move so fast.
The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. This is where 3 winds and hardest rain are.
Typhoons are very 4. In November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan killed around 6,000 people in the Philippines. More people were injured (受伤) and some others were missing. What should we do when a typhoon 5?
◎ Stay inside. Close all the windows and stay away from them.
◎ Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your bikes!
◎ Pay attention to the 6 for important information.
◎ If you're told to go to a safer place, do it right away.
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B) Read again and answer the questions. 再读,回答问题。
7. When and where does a typhoon usually happen?
8. How fast does the wind move when a typhoon begins?
9. Where are the strongest winds and hardest rain?
10. When a typhoon hits, how should we prepare and stay safe?
A. the strongest
B. hits
C. worst
D. dangerous
E. weather reports
F. move quickly
Typhoons are some of the 1 storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Most happen in July, August and September.
How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates (蒸发) into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into the sky. Then cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to 2 ______ , making wind. The wind goes in circles and it keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 metres a second, a typhoon begins.
A typhoon has two parts. One is called the "eye". In the eye, the wind does not move so fast.
The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. This is where 3 winds and hardest rain are.
Typhoons are very 4. In November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan killed around 6,000 people in the Philippines. More people were injured (受伤) and some others were missing. What should we do when a typhoon 5?
◎ Stay inside. Close all the windows and stay away from them.
◎ Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your bikes!
◎ Pay attention to the 6 for important information.
◎ If you're told to go to a safer place, do it right away.
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2.
3.
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B) Read again and answer the questions. 再读,回答问题。
7. When and where does a typhoon usually happen?
8. How fast does the wind move when a typhoon begins?
9. Where are the strongest winds and hardest rain?
10. When a typhoon hits, how should we prepare and stay safe?
答案
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7. It usually happens around the Pacific Ocea and the South China Sea in July, August and September.
8. It moves faster than 30 metres a second.
9. They are in the wall of clouds around the eye.
10. Stay inside, bring all of our things inside and pay attention to the weather reports. And if we’re told to go to a safer place, do it right away.
7. It usually happens around the Pacific Ocea and the South China Sea in July, August and September.
8. It moves faster than 30 metres a second.
9. They are in the wall of clouds around the eye.
10. Stay inside, bring all of our things inside and pay attention to the weather reports. And if we’re told to go to a safer place, do it right away.
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