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閱讀理解 EARTH WEEK－A diary of the planet 　　Storms 　　Several more rounds of fierce storms, tornadoes and floods struck many parts of the American Midwest and Northeast as had weather continued across the US for a second month． 　　Monsoon Storms 　　A south west monsoon has caused great damage in parts of Sri Lanka．Government meteorologists said that unexpected monsoon winds blew directly across the country from the southern part of the earth at about 100 km/h, producing several rounds of stormy weather．Nearly 250 houses in the capital Colombo were damaged． 　　Mt Etna Erupts 　　Sicily Mount Etna volcano erupted shortly after midnight on July 1, shooting “bombs” of lava(巖漿)on the eastern side of the mountain．The 30 minute eruption could he seen for several miles but did not threaten any nearby villages． 　　Hurricane 　　Hurricane Blas lost strength as it moved over cooler waters in the Pacific Ocean to the west of Mexico．Bias formed off southwest Mexico during the last week, but the outer part of the storm swept western Michoacan State, killing four people when their wood and cardboard home fell down． 　　Monkey Repellent 　　After years of unsuccessful attempts to keep crop eating monkeys out of Japanese fields, a Tokyo research team believes that it may have finally found a way to prevent the damage caused by the monkeys．Animal ruins of crops were successfully prevented by shooting chili(辣椒)powder into the air, discomforting the eyes and noses of monkeys that passed in front of carefully placed warning sensors．“We've tried all kinds of preventive measures, but the monkeys are bright enough to outsmart the trick,” said Toshiaki Wada, Director of the Tokyo Forestry Experiment Station in western Tokyo． (1) The monsoon in Sri Lanka ________． [　　] A． was of average strength B． destroyed more property than previous monsoons C． was rare for that time of the year D． affected only the outer areas of the nation (2) According to the information, which of the following statements is TRUE? [　　] A． The eruption of Mt Etna lasted for a second month． B． Hurricane Blas was formed off the coast of Italy． C． The American Midwest had fine weather throughout July 2005． D． The eruption of Mt Ema did not destroy local villages． (3) Toshiaki Wada, Director of the Tokyo Forestry Experiment Station, would describe the monkeys as ________． [　　] A． happy B． clever C． harmless D． lovable (4) The information in the “Earth Week” diary ________． [　　] A． tells people future weather patterns B． gives advice on dealing with monsoons C． shows that weather can change unexpectedly D． show the effects that storms have on animals

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．D;3．B;4．C;
解析：

(1)	推理判斷題。根據(jù)第2段文章對(duì)發(fā)生在Sri Lanka的一次季風(fēng)風(fēng)暴的描述，在四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中符合描述的只有C“在這一年中是很少見的”，A“中等長(zhǎng)度”不符合本意，B“損害的財(cái)產(chǎn)比前面的風(fēng)暴嚴(yán)重”文中沒有提到，D“只影響了國(guó)家外面的一些地方”也不符合文中所說的…blew directly across the country from the southern part…。
(2)	細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第3段…The 30-minute eruption could be seen…but did not threaten any nearby village可知選項(xiàng)D的說法與本句同義。
(3)	細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段…but the monkeys are bright enough to outsmart the trick可知Toshiaki Wada認(rèn)為猴子非常聰明。
(4)	解析：主旨大意題。本文主要介紹了在一周內(nèi)世界各地發(fā)生的幾起自然災(zāi)害，自然災(zāi)害很多時(shí)候都是防不勝防的，因此選項(xiàng)C“表示氣候的變化是難于預(yù)見的”符合此意。 　　文章大意：災(zāi)難性的天氣有時(shí)是防不勝防的，本文介紹了在一周內(nèi)世界各地發(fā)生的一些嚴(yán)重自然災(zāi)害。