Anyone who has experienced a cyclone (飓风) will tell you how terrible it can be. Highs winds and lots of rain can destroy a city in less then an hour.

A big cyclone, named Cyclone Debbie, hit Australia’s east coast at the end of March. Winds as fast as 263km/h destroyed houses, trees, cars and boats. Sea levels rose and flooded coastal towns, while rivers also flooded. Many cities near rivers went underwater. Hundreds of thousands of people had to leave their homes and farms, and at least eight people died. The cyclone lasted for about three days, but the flooding is still happening two weeks later. Some cities never recover from a cyclone, while it takes others years to rebuild.

A tropical cyclone (热带气旋) begins when a group of thunderstorms meet over warm, tropical waters. Lots of air and water is sucked into the clouds from the ocean. Because Earth is rotating(旋转), the clouds start to spiral(盘旋上升). That is why the tropical cyclone has a curved(弯曲的) shape when you see it on a map. For this reason, tropical cyclones cannot form near the Equator(赤道) because Earth’s rotation isn’t big enough there. When the wind speed increases to 120 km/h, it changes from a tropical cyclone to a hurricane, typhoon(台风)or cyclone.

So what’s the difference between a cyclone, a hurricane, and a typhoon? The answer is actually quite simple.

All three are the same. We just use different names for these storms in different places. In the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific Oceans around the US, it is called hurricane. The same type of storm in the North Pacific near China is called a typhoon and cyclones form in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean near Australia.

1.Which of the following about Cyclone Debbie is NOT true?

A. It hit Australia’s east coast in March.

B. The wind speed reached 263 km/h.

C. It caused a huge loss for coastal towns.

D. The flooding stopped after three days.

2.How does a tropical cyclone happen?

A. When a group of thunderstorms meet warm, tropical waters.

B. When the water in the ocean flows in a curved shape.

C. When a group of thunderstorms meet near an Equator.

D. When the wind speed reaches over 120 km/h

3.How can we tell the difference between a cyclone, a hurricane, and a typhoon?

A. From the time it takes place. B. From where it takes place.

C. From how it takes place. D. From how many people it kills

4.Which can be the best title for the passage?

A. An Introduction of Cyclone Debbie

B. How a Tropical Cyclone Forms

C. Cyclone’s Deadly Force (力量)

D. The Difference between a Cyclone, a Hurricane, and a Typhoon

1.D 2.A 3.B 4.C 【解析】本篇文章难度适中,主要向我们介绍飓风的相关知识。 1.细节理解题。根据but the flooding is still happening two weeks later可知,洪水两周后还在发生,故选D。 2.细节理解题。根据A tropical cyclone (热带气旋) begins when a group of...

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There are 24 solar terms (节气) in China, and the Grain Rain(谷雨) is one of them. It falls on April 19 this year.

This solar term is called the Grain Rain because it is known for “rain” that helps the grain grow. From its name, we can guess it means a time of more rain. So if you go out in the next two weeks, you may need to bring an umbrella with you.

But this is a great time for planting crops. If you miss the time for planting during the Grain Rain, you will feel sorry later. So maybe you can try to plant some flowers or vegetables in your garden. When the spring rain falls, farmers begin to grow crops (庄稼). Farmers often say, “Spring rain is as precious (珍贵的) as oil.” It brings farmers hope for a good year ahead.

There are also many interesting customs during the Grain Rain. In the northern part of China, people like to eat Chinese toon (椿芽) mixed with eggs. The food made during the Grain Rain tastes wonderful and is good for your stomach. In the southern part of China, the tea leaves are picked during the time. They are called Grain Rain tea, which is famous for its freshness and sweet smell.

1.How many solar terms are there in China?

2.Is it necessary to take an umbrella during the Grain Rain?

3.What is Grain Rain tea famous for?

4.Why is it a great time for planting crops when the Grain Rain comes?

1.Twenty-four. (24.) 2.Yes, it is. 3.Its freshness and sweet smell. 4.Because spring rain is as precious as oil and brings farmers hope for a good year ahead. 【解析】试题本文介绍了中国的二十四节气中的谷雨,这时天容易...

Four years ago, Chinese skater Wu Dajing introduced himself to the skating world by winning a silver medal at the Sochi Olympic Winter Games. At this year’s Pyeong Chang Olympics, Wu not only returned, but also made history.

On Feb 22th, 2018, Wu won the gold medal in the men’s short-track 500-meter race. He set a new world record with a

time of 39.584 seconds. He also became the first Chinese man to take home an Olympic short-track gold medal. BBC said Wu’s win was “flawless”, because he was much faster than all of the other skaters.

“I didn’t give them a chance and I kept my speed from the start,” he told the reporter after the match.

But China’s short-track teams didn’t do well in general at the Games. Chinese skaters in the women’s 500 meters, 3000-meter relay and men’s 1500 meters all failed to take home the gold. Wu was China’s biggest hope, which put a lot of pressure on him. But he proved himself with his great performance.

Wu is now known as a highly talented skater. But things were not always that way. When Wu joined the national team in 2010, he was seen as almost “nothing” compared to gifted skaters like Zhou Yang and Fan Kexin, as his coaches said at the time. Their words made him quite upset. But Wu didn’t want to give up and worked as hard as he could. He practiced skating all year round. He even didn’t return to his hometown for the holidays for 10 years. “I believe in myself,” he told the reporter after his match at the Olympics.

1.At the Pyeong Chang Olympics, Wu Dajing won the gold medal in the men’s short-track

race.

A. 500-meter B. 1000-meter

C. 1500-meter D. 3000-meter relay

2.What does the underlined word “flawless” mean?

A. Ordinary. B. Common. C. Perfect. D. Difficult.

3.Accor ding to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Wu won a gold medal at the Sochi Olympic Winter Games four years ago.

B. Wu set the world record with a time of 39.584 seconds and made history.

C. Wu’s coaches placed great hope on him when he joined the national team.

D. Chinese skaters in the women’s 500 meters, 3000-meter relay took home the gold.

4.What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?

A. The national team and coaches regarded Wu as a talented skater all the way.

B. Wu kept on practicing skating all year round even in the holidays for 10 years.

C. Zhou Yang and Fan Kexin were more hard-working on skating than Wu Dajing.

D. Because of Wu’s hard work, confidence and strong will, he finally succeeded.

5.Which one might be the best title of this passage?

A. From Zero to Skating Hero B. Short-track 500-meter Race

C. Pyeong Chang Winter Olympics D. Rising of China’s Bright Skiing Star

1.A 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.A 【解析】短文介绍了男子短道速滑选手武大靖的故事。四年前,武大靖在索契冬奥会上获得了银牌。在今年的平昌奥运会,他在男子短道速滑500米比赛中获得金牌。还以39.584秒创造了一项新的世界纪录。武大靖在进入国家队时并不被国家队教练看好,由于武大靖永不放弃的精神、刻苦地训练和坚强的意志才取得了他今天的成就。 1.细节理解题。根据...

Rome, Paris and New York are the world's top fashion cities, all of which have produced some of the top trends, form high-low skirts to the hottest new shoes. However, have you ever wondered the negative(消极的)ideas that they've brought

In April 2016, the Advertising Standard Authority(ASA) in Britain stopped an ad from Gucci that has models dancing around and having fun, because the models in the ad were all quite thin. (Gucci, a famous brand(品牌)in the fashion industry and the company in question, said, "It was a personal idea as to whether a model looked unhealthily thin." It isn't new to us. The ASA stopped an ad in the year 2015 for the same reason. In France, it has been ruled that models are to provide a doctor's note which could prove that they are at a healthy weight.

This brings up the question of weight, a hot topic for some people. What is the healthy weight for models? While I couldn't find an exact number, I did find this. According to ABC News, "Twenty years ago, the average(平均)fashion model weighed 8 percent less than the average woman. Today, she weighs 23 percent less." This is worrying. When has it ever been okay for anyone, models included, to weigh less than the average?

People may think that being at an unhealthy weight will help him have the advantages that the models do. This provides a standard of beauty, and therefore people who want to achieve those things may try to do this through unhealthy ways. People may also think that they are overweight, compared to the images(形象)of models' thin bodies. They see something wrong with their bodies, whether they are overweight or not. This may make people feel bad, unconfident about their bodies. Sometimes people may have eating problems.

I'm not blaming(指责)the fashion industry. It's not their fault(错误)that many people look up to the models and expect to live a life like their. I am glad that the ASA is raising its voices when discussing the growing problem of body image in the fashion industry. By stopping the photos and videos, speaking out against them and pushing for doctors' notes from the videos, it's pushing for the idea that the traditional fashion industry's body image standard should be changed and something more needy to be questioned.

1.What does Gucci mean by what it says?

A. Gucci has the right to choose models they like.

B. Gucci has lost a lot of money.

C. Gucci feels sorry for not choosing the right models.

D. Gucci shouldn't be blamed as there're no exact weight standards.

2.The numbers mentioned in Paragraph 3 show that .

A. people don't know why models weigh less

B. many women are eating less to become thinner

C. weight problems of the models are more serious

D. being too thin causes health problems to models

3.What does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about?

A. The advantages of having a thin figure.

B. The bad influence of models' thin images.

C. The methods for having a good image.

D. People's thoughts towards models' images.

4.What's the possible purpose of the ASA′s measures(措施)?

A. To improve the working conditions models are traced with.

B. To set new standard of model's body image

C. To make people have a proper idea of body image.

D. To keep us the good tradition in the fashion industry.

1.D 2.C 3.B 4.C 【解析】这篇短文作者从ASA拒绝了一些时尚广告,因为里面的模特形象都太瘦这件事说起,讲述了模特对人们的审美标准的影响,希望人们对身体形象有正确的认识。 1.推理判断题。根据短文中It was a personal idea as to whether a model looked unhealthily thin.可知,Gucci这家公...

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