题文
阅读理解。 In a natural disaster-a hurricane, flood, volcanic eruption, or other catastrophes-minutes and evenseconds of warning can make the difference between life and death.Because of this, scientists are
working to use the latest technological advances to predict when and where disasters will happen. They
are also studying how best to analyze and communicate this information once it is obtained.
On September 29, 1998, Hurricane Georges made landfall in Biloxi, Mississippi, after damaging Haiti,
the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and several islands of the Caribbean badly with torrential rains and
winds up to 160 km per hour.Few people lost their lives along the Gulf Coast of the United States, although
hundreds died in the Caribbean.
This was a very different outcome from 1900, when a powerful Gulf Coast hurricane made an
unexpected direct hit on Galveston, Texas, killing at least 6,000 people.
Vastly improved hurricane warnings explain the different circumstances at either end of the 20th
century--residents of Galveston had no advance warning that a storm was approaching, while residents
of Biloxi had been warned days in advance, allowing for extensive safety precautions (预防).
At the same time that people in Biloxi were thankful for the advance warning, some residents of New
Orleans, Louisiana were less satisfied. A day before Georges made landfall, forecasters were predicting that
the hurricane had a good chance of striking New Orleans.Because much of New Orleans lies below sea
level, the city is at risk for flooding.Emergency management officials must begin evacuations (疏散) well
before a storm strikes. But evacuation costs money: businesses close, tourists leave, and citizens take
precautionary measures. The mayor of New Orleans estimated that his city' s preparations for Georges
cost more than 50 million. After Georges missed New Orleans, some residents questioned the value of the
hurricane forecasts in the face of such high costs.
The different views on the early warnings for Hurricane Georges show some of the complexities related
to predicting disasters. Disaster prediction is a process of providing scientific information to the government
officials and other decision makers who must respond to those predictions. 1. What is the purpose of disaster prediction according to the passage?A. To identify the cause of disasters.
B. To save people' s lives and property.
C. To prevent natural disasters from happening,
D. To apply advanced technology to disaster prediction. 2. Which of the following areas suffered the most severe damage? A. Puerto Rico.
B. New Orleans.
C. Biloxi, Mississippi.
D. Galveston, Texas. 3. The city residents of New Orleans were unsatisfied because ___. A. their preparations were made in vain
B. the hurricane warning arrived rather late
C. the forecast hurricane did not hit the city
D. they suffered from a heavy hurricane attack4. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. The different ways of disaster prediction.
B. Technological advances in disaster prediction.
C. The benefits and preparations of disaster prediction.
D. The importance and uncertainty of disaster prediction. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
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该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
